Finally get a chance to blog.
Olivia is born on 20/03/09 at 1842pm at Thomson Medical Centre.
Remember, I wrote in my previous blog that there was a decision made by Dr Chan? And Yes, she wanted to induce my labour if I still dont feel anything in the next two days before Fri (20/3). And she decided the date that my bb will be born. I actually wanted to choose the next day 18/3 so that it be the same as my date of birth(tho month is diff), but since Dr Chan chose 20/3 and its not too rush, I let it be 20/3 bah.
I was ask to check in to TMC as early as 7am in the morning. So I wake up at 5.30am to bath and wash my hair. I did not eat anything cos if there is a need to carry out c section, food will be a disruption. I was so nervous that I didnt sleep the whole night. I went directly to Level 2 Delivery Suite. They bring me to a room(they call it the delivery suite), while my hb went to do the administrative stuffs. They made me change and they insert some liquid to make me clear my bowel. That liquid is really effective...and fast. Thereafter, its a long waiting process...Tho the tv was on, but I have no mood to watch at all cos im very uncomfortable lying there paralysed....everything got to be done on the bed..eating and even pee..(before they insert tubing for me). First, they withdraw three tubes of blood for me for the cord donation, n they directly start the glucouse and drugs drip to induce my labour. So my left hand was occupied. And then, they tie my adomen for the ctg scan. More to be describe later.
Dr Chan came at 8am (before her clinc open), she need to break the waterbag to see if the water is clear or gloomy, if its gloomy, then c section has to be done, cos it means bb hv pass motion inside. Dr Chan ask for the laughing gas for me, cos i stil hesistates whet to start epidural at such early time. She ask me breathe in and out several times before she start, during the process, she asked many times if i feel anything, if i feel HIGH, SLEEPY...but seriously, i dont feel anything, it doesnt has any effects on me at all. Bobian, she got to start the breaking of waterbag. OMG, as my V is stil very tight, she got to go all the way in to break the bag, and the feeling is TERRIBLE...i must say this is the worst pain during the whole labour porocess. Its painful, i was struggling....but it was done in a min time. Water began to gush out in a few times....and i was so shocked everytime it gushed out..(i ket teling my hb, i feel wet wet wet..ask the nurse to come)....
The nurse continue to ask if i want epidural..cos they need to contact the anathesia and it need time..i dont know wat to expect..and im scared.so i say okie okie.start epidural before pain comes..in less than half hr, Dr YC BEH came. I remb his name was specialy indicated in my admission ltr by Dr Chan. And phew, thanks for her great recommendation, Dr Beh is such a nice doctor...he promised that the pain is just like how they insert needles for the glucouse drip..and its true. I dont feel much pain..and very comfortable..not even the cooling effect. He also said that its not true that once u move, u be paralysed....im so heng.
So now my spine has a tubing that conects to the epidural...and on my right hand, they tie the blood presure scan on it..So both my hands and n spine are all with tubing or scan...including the adomen. Not only that, theres another tubing at the bottom to collect my urine. How am i suposed to move? Moving left to right is also difficult n need much efforts.
Dr Chan allowed me to take breakfast, lunch..n i finish all..inorder to hv energy...Lunch need my hb to feed me. Thereafter its waiting n waiting with nurses coming in every now n then. At about noon, i started to feel something at the lower part of my adomen...i cant be sure if thts contraction...cos ep is already on...the pain gets stronger n stronger..i feedbk to my hb and then to the nurse..to realise the contraction is at the peak now. As ep is on very low..hence, i will still feel the pain. Nurse chk my dialation and realised its opening from 2cm to 5cm..they on the ep to the highest...from then on, my leg began to feel weaker n weaker..n numb. Pain disapear too.i cant feel any pain alredy.
Dr chan predicted that i can only the labour from 4pm onwards, as its my first bb..and i thoughti can began ealrier, since its open to 5cm at such fast speed...i tot im the lucky ones..but nurses say, No, Dr chan alw predict correctly. She came again, to chk diaaltion...at 4pm, still not fuly dialated..but she wan me to rest well and joking w me that, later at 5pm, u got to start WORKING...(meaning pushing).
Nurses came in n out...dialation seems to slow down, im still not ready even at 5pm, 6pm..i tried to push, but still not ready...nurses went to other room to help other patients alreadi..since im not ready..i kept hearing bb cries in this n that room..n i wonder, when is my turn.
At about 6plus...nurses really get me push very hard..but i don feel any urge to push.cos my legs are totaly numb..not even able to hold on to the stand well...they can feel the bb head..but i hv to push before she can be out. Dr Chan came, and she really get me started...we tried many times to no avail. Whenever they saw contraction on the ctg monitoring chart, tey ask me to push...cos i cant feeel anything. Dr chan kept asking if i feel anyting.feeel presure.but i really feel nothing. Teey hv reduce the ep dosage from 8 to 4 but i still feelnothing, bec the ep is already in my body..i cant even feel any contraction. or pain. She decided to use vacum suck, bec she noticed that bb heartbeat is reducing..everytime got contractions.they put a green piece of cloth in front of me..n dr chan have a smal equipment on her hand, n she told me that the nurses wil help me to push my tumy..n everyone shouted Push Push, including my hb...haaa.i tried really hard, but got some reserves(cos im afraid to pass bowel out,it be embarrasing, cos i really hv the urge)...n in spilt seconds, i feel a strong power and something zoom out from my tummy onto the green cloth...its an amazing power n feeling...all of a sudden, i see Olivia in front of me..and her eyes are open..and she began to cry. Duing the last stage of labour when i coudlnt get Olivia out despite much pushing, i was realy demoralised and nervous, im afraid they may send me for c section..i cried in fact...but when Dr Chan came in, i try to hold bk my tears(cos paiseh mah).
Finally Olivia is out..what a relief...the feeling is realy amazing n i dont know how to describe. I didnt cry, but i feel a total relief...and the nurses inserted some tubing to her nose n shortly, they carry bb over..and they ask my hb to chk bb tag n go out. Dr Chan began to start her stitching...and she ask me to rest n dont thk so much. I feel very cold...n i trembles again....
After done, they carry bb back to me and let me cudle n cary her...she cry at times again...veri fierce.me and hb dont kn what to do...we pacified her..but to no avail at times...we just wait in the room for some time.before they take a pic for us and send me back to my room at 624A.
Im not the last case for Dr Chan, it seems that she has one or two more case aft me. Dr's life is really not easy hor.
During my labour, my sis n coleagues msg me a lot of times asking for progress...my hb has been helping me to reply. Even before my labour was over, my family already waiting at lvl 6 for me..when they are pushing us back..i can see my bb eyes is looking around curiously...and quietly...esp when the nurse push really fast. When i reach lvl 6, i saw most of my family members there, im so touched actually. Mum, Dad, Sis, Bro in Law, Big aunt,Uncle Andrew, my lovely Kenson and my mother in law are already waiting for me. They take a glimpse at Olivia and then, they send Olivia back to nursey to wash up.
I feel quite energetic actually.I finish my dinner...everything..cos im so hungry. nd i chatted with eveyrone..dont feel tired at all...hb and mil waited till 11.30 to see bb again...then they went off after that. Nurses continue to drop by eveyr now n then to chk on me.change for me etc...n send bb to me for breastfeeding...i dont know how to breastfeed, but the nurses taught me and then jus leave bb with me leh...n they go off...omg,i dont know how to..but bb manage to suckle aft some practices.
Thats my adventurous and exciting 20 Mar 2009. I will never forget this day.
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