My Labour Experience

Labour Experience

hmm... how should i start this... some people might not be interested in this topic, but i just wanna share it here... 5 to 10 years down the road, i have something to look back at... something to remember forever... :P

in my previous post, i did mentioned that i have started my maternity earlier on the 19th of October, resting and waiting for "it" to come...

let me cut the story short...

EDD: 27/10/10 (according to my last menstrual)

24/10/10 (during the check ups)

Actual Day: 24/10/10

23/10/2010

7pm - spotted some brownish discharge...

8pm - texted my Dear to be prepared for it, cos he was still working...

9pm - had my late dinner..

from 10pm - 12am, i was steadily watching TVB series inside my room... waiting for the pain to come... i even called my mum to tell her i might deliver anytime the next day.. she was more nervous than me, asked me to quickly get myself admitted to the hospital which i refused... cos i knew it was the "early stage of labour"...

24/10/2010

12am - spotted some blood-tinged discharge... i knew it's getting nearer....

1am - i was hungry, my Dear went out and "tapao" supper for us... had a piece of roti canai with fish curry... after my supper, i tried to get some sleep before the D-day... earlier, i've done some research and read some article saying that we need to get some good rest to save the strength for later on... but too bad, the 1st contraction came... although it's quite mild but i still couldn't sleep.. texted my sis, informed her that i might deliver soon (that was the last text that i sent, before i passed my phone to my Dear)... :P

3am- after much hesitation, my Dear sent me to Pantai Hospital Cheras...

4am - examined by a midwife, only 1cm dilated !! strapped on CTG to check the heartbeat and time the contractions...

5am - being asked to rest in the ward... need to go back to the Labour Ward at 7am... rolled on the bed and couldn't sleep at all... being offered the painkiller jab but i rejected... nurse came and checked my blood pressure and baby's heartbeat...

6.15am - had a cup of tea and two slices of bread...

6.45am - walked to the Labour Ward, strapped on CTG again... contractions became more and more intense...

7.30am - after a called to my doctor, the midwife put me on drip to induce the labour... the contractions became stronger and stronger...

8.30am - Dr Chow came and burst the water bag... at that time, i couldn't take the pain anymore so i asked for the painkiller jab ....

from 9-10am, i was very much in pain, the midwife told me that the painkiller will make me drowsy and feel like sleeping.... i was very "high" indeed... i think i managed to get some "sleep"...

10am - Dr Chow came and checked, 4 cm dilated !!! oh my god, the pain was so unbearable... my whole body was shivering and cold sweating as well... i was very frustrated and stressed... how long more i have to wait ???

10am-10.40am, i don't know did this happen, i was fully dilated to 10cm... and i heard Dr Chow shouted "Ok, she can deliver already... everyone get ready!! " when i heard this, i was so happy and waited for his further instruction... he asked me to start pushing whenever there's contraction.... i still can remember clearly, he keep on shouting "Good, continue pushing... you are doing very good !!"...

10 mins before 11am, i delivered baby Jordan in a few pushes without forceps and vacuum, totally forgot about the epidural and gas... in less than 15 mins... phew !! overheard the nurses saying he weighed 3.8kg !! still wondering how i did it... :)

i need to stayed inside the Labour Ward till 3pm for monitoring purpose due to excessive bleeding... i was sent back to normal ward, still very weak and dizzy...

and, i've not been sleeping for more than 24 hours...

that's about it...