27 posts tagged “pregnancy”
My birth experience is a terrible one. For aspiring mothers-to-be/wannabe, dun let me scare you off.
26 mar
12 noon: Went to my obgyn, Dr Ang's clinic for induce.
10:30pm: Admitted into Mt. Alvernia hospital. Obgyn came for check up and found out that iI was still 1 cm dilated, as of the case for the past 3 weeks, so he inserted more dosage of pill in me to aid the dilation.
27 mar
12+am - 5am: I had the show and then
subsequently felt the contractions. Though they are not that frequent, but because of the effect of the pills, the contraction pains were quite intense. I asked for the gas and a thigh jab
to help relieve the contraction pains. However the gas doesn't work well
with me and I puked every hour(!). I really, really hate puking, and that's
the thing I hate the most during my pregnancy.
5:45am: My water bag broke and the contraction pain escalated. I have overestimated myself and thought I can go for a natural delivery. :\ The drug's effect has intensified the pain which seems like never-ending. So I took epidural. There goes my plan for a natural birth! I did get some sleep with epidural coz it makes me v sleepy. I suppose I was lucky in the fact that I don't have any negative reactions with the epidural.
10+am: Obgyn visited me again and used another type of medication on me to speed up the delivery process. Contractions started to be even more intensive and the time lapse is shorter.
4pm: The nurse called the obgyn, coz she and the midwife thought that I am 9cm dilated, but turned out that i was 9cm dilated at the peak of contractions. I was only 6cm dilated otherwise. Nevertheless Dr ang asked me to try pushing. I tried pushing for 3 times when he realised that bb was in distress and pooed in me. So we had a quick discussion and went in for an emergency c-section.
By 4:45pm, I was in the OT. I could feel the needles pricking me, as they tested me for sensitivity to pain, so I opted for GA. By 5:26pm, my Alexander was born. :)
BUT
His face was accidentally nicked by the scapel during the c-section and that resulted in a 2cm long wound. The wound is superficial but we feel so heart pain about it. :( The PD used some glue meant for facial use to seal the skin together. The wound is healing fine now and I hope there is no scar. During the operation I had almost required a transfusion of blood as there were some complications. :(
So this is my long and detailed story of my delivery which in all took 17 hrs. Giving birth was really not easy for me and I salute those who go natural all the way. Having a no.2 is faraway from my mind now but bb Alex is our bundle of joy and I could never trade off this experience.
Heh. Title courtesy of Anny.
I have been receiving messages from friends whether I have given birth. Nadah at week 39! Went for checkup yesterday and I am still pathetically dilated at 1cm still. I would have thought with more walking, the situation would have improved. I consoled myself that bb Alex is very comfortable inside the oven. Another good news is that bb Alex is now over 3kg. That's what I have been praying about, i.e. to reach the 3kg mark and continuance to grow in utero.
The weight gain is a relief and unsurprisingly coz I have been expecting it. The obgyn was afraid that I will have another melt-down in his office. I was upset and big, fat tear drops just rolled down my cheeks... I couldn't stop tearing for ages. So drama-mama of me! This episode happened 2 weeks ago when I learnt that bb Alex hasn't gained any weight for 2 weeks in a row. I coped and dealt with my emotions alone, coz I chose not to share my feelings or reveal much. I have always been honest about my life and my opinions, be it good or mostly the bads, but as I aged, I realised that I should focus more on happiness and count my blessings. Now that I have came to terms with my feelings, I have this thought that everyone of us will have our down moments. Sometimes it's just feel better to speak out and receive the love and concern from loved ones and friends. Situation may not change immediately and the sky still looks grey, but hope prevails. We will walk out from the shadows one day unscathed. ^_^
The obgyn had wanted to induce me if he could, but I preferred to wait. He voiced out that he is not a risk taker hence he will arrange for induce on the day after my EDD. So in a week's time we will all see bb Alex. :) :S Actually anytime after this Friday is alright with me, coz this mummy-to-be here still wanna do some more shopping and attend the Easter service!
All the bb stuff are more or less prepared, but I still haven't quite come to the term of holding our baby by this time next week. I am sure that I will love him more than I have when I had first seen his heart beatings. Now having said that, he better don't give me a hard time and be an easy baby to take care of. Hehe. BTW, I will be delivering at Mt Alvernia Hospital, if anyone is interested to know.
Prayer works. TG! Went for my weekly checkup last evening, and bb has gained some weight, so that makes me a happy camper. Did my CTG scan twice yesterday too, coz bb was sleeping during the first scan. How cute is that?
The obgyn has noted my comment on bb moving less (maybe bb was just sleeping in me), so I will have to return on alternate days for CTG scan. He had offered to induce me, however I expressed my preference for natural birth (letting bb come out at his timing) and the fact that i was only at most 1 cm dilated. Wk 38 and only 1cm?! I think this is what my body is telling me that bb and I are not ready yet.
Another
thing... I am reading Gina Ford's The contented little baby book. Apparently she's got quite a following. I like it how she offers practical advice on bb caring. For example, she's a stickler for routine.
e.g. to get the bb to sleep thru the night with only 1 feeding, she has
suggested the following timetable: 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm. 11pm, 3am. The key thing is to start the routine on the dot at 7am and ensure that
bb gets a full feed each session. Gonna try out some of her tips when it's my turn (quite soon actually).
Very soon it will be 3 of us instead of 2 of us. Even as we are preparing for bb's birth, it's just 2 of us that our daily living pattern revolves around. Life is going to be so different after 2 weeks. Like how life was different after we got married. Accommodating to each other's habits, learning how to compromise and working out a solution for things that happened. Living with a life long partner brings issues closer to our heart, which is entirely another level as compare to dating time. We can sail through this.
I was irritated that I couldn't sleep becoz of the %^$#&& nesting instinct last night! It kept me awake till 4am! I just got well from my flu and cough and it wouldn't be fun to fall sick coz of late night. I have nothing much to tidy up already. What else could I do....
So what I did? I woke up to surf net and ate. Urgh. I had also attempted to wake up Andrew to whine a bit. I jabbed him and shook him. You know what he did? He suddenly sat up. I thought he's finally awake... Then he promptly fell back and slept like a log again!!! It's kinda funny to me even in my irritable state. But oh boy, I will have some long nights ahead of me the next time. The silly hubb won't be of any help at night!
I have the nesting instinct since yesterday. Last night I went to bed tired out but I just can't sleep. So I got up and roamed around the house. I had this urging to clear more stuff for the bb. The urge wasn't so primal then, coz I ate and watched TV instead.
But today... suddenly it's like I have more energy than ever. I cleared my desk tonight after procrastinating for some time, and actually caught myself contemplating to clear more stuff (for the bb!). I am tired and alert (more so) at the same time. This sucks coz I am coughing again. Argh! I hope this doesn't mean that I will give birth within the next few days. I still need to do some more shopping for the bb! Argh!!!!
I looked up the various definition for nesting instinct on the web... all says its near the onset of labour... but when???! I am 37 wks as of now. 2 more weeks pls!
祸不单行之一
我以我的人格保证，孕妇的确患有短暂失忆症。昨天我差点把我家给烧掉。。。 厨房内烧了一壶水，怎知水壶失灵，没叫水开。。。我正还想屋子里怎么那么热，是不是我内部体温过高咧？那时雨刚下完，该不该开些窗透透气呢？然而才发现整壶水已经烧干了。锅盖的塑胶提手也溶了，还跳下小悬崖自我了断。 看到这般情景，自己吓得魂魄丢了些！我怎么这么不小心，差点危害了我们俩的性命。
祸不单行之二
我还挺招水咧。。。今早外出想透透气，逛逛街，顺便把午餐也在外解决。 正在等待食物时，什么人动作也没，就突然来了一杯热腾腾的奶茶洒了我一身，正中我的大肚皮咧。我真的是XX的倒霉！我该庆幸的是还好没烫伤了肚皮，只是湿透了衣裳，。。。我也没惊吓过度，来个ＡＭＫ ｈｕｂ购物中心的第一个生产儿。
如果我跟老公报告，他的心脏又要停顿一会儿啦。每次打给他，他就会担心我是不是要生啦。 想想一下，这是祸不单行还是红颜”获“水呀。。。 我还真ＸＸ的苦中作乐咧。T_T
I dunno why but I woke up to a pretty sedate mood this morning. Maybe the mood is due to the reason that I had the best sleep last night in these 2 weeks. Bliss oh bliss~~~
I have been enduring and suffering from this pain in the ass (literally) ache. I actually limp when I walk and it's not an old injury that I had. Some nerves (oh the nerves it have) are rubbing against my body parts which cause the pain. It hurts a great deal that I pretty much want to cut down on going out and put myself under house arrest. T_T The yoga moves I learnt to counter the pain didn't help much. Checked with the obgyn, the only solution he offered was to give birth (huh?!) or otherwise pop some paracetamol to temporarily relieve the pain. I thought I had to continually suffer until birth time but I learnt another yoga move from the instructor yesterday. I am so thankful that the new move I learnt have really helped! I feel like a new woman! :D All pregnant woman should learn some yoga~~~ Now I am an advocate of Yoga~~~
Prince Alexander definitely weighs about 2.8kg now and this makes him slightly ahead of his peers. Our preparation for his arrival is slowly and surely getting done. 不是二二三三，而是七七八八哦！ Last night we were so amused that he turned my tummy into a cone shape. Maybe he's doing some yoga moves of his own inside too. :)
My obgyn is an experienced guy, but I am thinking whether I should change to another obgyn next time. 90% of the time I visit him, he had to rush off for delivery, coz he charges cheap and sees a lot of patients. As a result, I don't have the deserved attention which I think I am entitled to from him. Just last week, I spent a total of 2 hours in his clinic, first half which is to wait to see him and 2nd half waiting for the bill. There wasn't much seats and my feet swelled like crazy. So my visit this week will be scheduled during day time and see if situation is better.
Ok, off to think of a Chinese name for Alex now. :)
Not just coz it's VD (I don't care abt VD as much as my previous post may make me sound as though), but... I have two March mummies friends given birth today. 2 mummies, 4 babies 3 mummies, 5 babies(one is a triplet!) Another one may be giving birth later today too! Hope to see the little girls and the mummies soon.
Woooo I am so excited for them and nervous for myself. I think I will be able to get ready the bb stuff prepped by end of the month. I am on a roll!
The main reason I had to shop today is for hubb's VD present. VD is around the corner. Though we don't need to celebrate the occasion with fancy dinner or expensive present, but it's nice to acknowledge the fact that we have each other on the day.
It's getting harder and harder to buy stuff for him, coz I think he has everything he needs. Likewise for him, he also finds it hard to buy stuff for me. I had hinted, told him, and finally threatened him that if he forgets about any important date in the ground rules I laid out before when we were dating, I will be very, very, very angry. Kekeke. :P I walked the entire man section at Isetan before deciding on something he had wanted.
Walking for an extensive period is tough. Backache beckoned and I couldn't bend over to look for stuff. After shopping for him, I also ended up with a big bag of bb stuff. I am getting the bb stuff prepared... slowly but surely. It's also the fact that my March mummies friends who are birthing tomolo giving me a knock on the head.
Then I met hubb at Plaza Singapura. We went to browse at Barang Barang for a dining table set. Having lived in this house for quite some time, we still haven't gotten a dining table set coz there wasn't anything that we fancy what we had came across. Somehow this time we decided on a set and the table will be delivered on Monday... :) but the chairs in end April. :(
So yeah, shopping is trippy but I am dead tired now.
