Baby #2 arrived earlier than expected…she’s one wk old now…(tat explains why I’ve been ‘missing’ the whole of last wk)…the whole ‘process’ was not wat I expected…so different from the time I gave birth to Sweetie…
The Contractions – 08/01/10
12.05pm – I started having weird feelings (the hardening of tummy)…but it was soon gone & I tot baby must be having fun inside…‘bullying’ me…
1.15pm – The hardening feeling came again but I didn’t really bother abt it…cos my mind was elsewhere…Sweetie is not well…I was busy calling her doc to see wat time I can bring her for a check-up…
2.40pm – Same hardening feeling again & tis time round I sort of panic…I called my gynae…he asked me to monitor till 5pm & call back to let him know if I still have tis feeling…
3.30pm – Drove Sweetie to her doc…around 3.50pm…I felt something was not rite…my tummy turned so hard…it feels like I’m carrying a rock instead of a baby inside…
4.15pm – Gynae called to check how I’m feeling…told him the hardening feeling was on-going for the past few hrs…but only once per hr…he asked me to go hospital for a check…just to be safe…
7.15pm – Reached the hospital…went to Observation Room to ‘check’ & see if I’m having contractions…the graph shows tat I’m contracting but it’s quite mild…only 50-60…not strong enough for labour to really start…furthermore I didn’t have any ‘show’ & the water bag did not break yet…after awhile the contraction did increase to 100 & beyond…but it was only for a short while…most of the time it was around 50-70…gynae suggested tat I stay the nite…
9.30pm – In the hospital room…waiting for things to happen…actually I’m also not sure wat I’m waiting for…
11.30pm – Nurse came to see if I’m okie…if there’s any ‘action’ going on…but there was none…the contractions are still very mild & irregular…took my temperature & blood pressure…all is okie…
The Wait – 09/01/10
2.30am – The nurse came again…still nothing…
4.30am – Nurse came…took temperature…blood pressure (again)…nothing else happening…
7am – I can’t stand it any longer…I asked the nurse if its okie for me to be discharged…cos I see no point in waiting in the hospital…they called my gynae…
9am – Gynae came to see me…he gave me an option…I can choose either to be discharged or stay & wait or to induce labour…@ tat particular moment…I dun know why but I didn’t tell him immediately tat I want to be discharged…I told him to give us (husband stayed with me thru the nite) 30mins to think abt it…
9.05am – Went toilet & there was ‘show’…! Sigh…I guess the choice has been made for us…we have to stay…now…either stay & wait or induce…
9.30am – Gynae asked me to go Delivery Room to wait for him…he’ll ‘check’ & from there advise wat to do…contractions getting stronger & more regular…baby is coming…no stopping…I’m more than 37wks…baby is considered full-term…so we decided to induce…
The Birth – 09/01/10
10am – Everything was moving very slowly…there was no pain…I’m so thankful to God…all these time there was only discomfort & no pain…
11.30am – Still waiting…nothing much…but I’m starting to feel the pain…
12.15pm – Pain increasing…but I’m not really dilating…oh no…!!
1.15pm – Goodness…! The pain is killing me…!
2.59pm – Baby is finally born…!!
