After 40 weeks of long waiting, our princess Adelle is born! Well we never expected that it is exactly 1 year & 1 month after our wedding. How interesting ya? ;-)Okie here are my birth story :
As recommended by gynae, we decided to try out induce first to see if i can deliver naturally so was told to go to hospital @8am on 16th Jan.
08:30 - Admitted to MT A & change into the hospital attire and lie on the bed waiting...
09:30 - Dr Adrian came & was furious that the nurse did not start the CTG to monitor fetal heartbeat and nothing was done. Very quickly, the nurse went to get everything up and few minutes later Dr Adrian came back in and tell me that he will start to burst the waterbag. After several attempts, waterbag burst & it just keep flowing out non-stop until the bed was wet!!! I was also put on drip and started to monitor the CTG rate. He also checked the cervix & it was only 2cm dilated.
10:30 - I started to feel contractions coming in. It was ok & Dr Adrian did tell me that if i need epidural, do let the nurse know. Also he did tell me that he will return @3.30pm to check on my progress. If i don't dilate by 6-7cm, he will recommend me to proceed straight to c-section.
11:30 - Nurse came in & out at 30 minutes interval to check on me & change the protector sheet as it was really wet & some greenish color! She told me that she suspected that bb shit inside me?!?!?! Oh no... sign of danger.
13:30 - The pain is getting intense & i am getting a little irritated. Told the nurse if i can ask for epidural & one of them say No as it was instructed by gynae.
14:00 - Another nurse came in & i ask if i can have epidural & she say yes if i really want or she give other types of pain relief & whether i can stand the pain for now. So far still a little bearable. So she did a cervix check to see how much i was dilated & it is only 2.5cm..... SAD.... slow progress.... getting anxious.. i prayed real hard but sigh.....
14:30 - Another nurse came in & i told her i want epidural but she say gynae instructure no epidural as i might proceed to c-section due to the greenish water that i leak out earlier on. So bopian, she say why not wait for gynae to come & review on me. She also commented that my pain tolerance is very good cos i am having good & regular contractions.
15:30 - Dr Adrian came & did cervix check to confirm that i am only 3cm dilated.... Oh no... bad news.... super slow progress so Dr Adrian ask us for our decision on whether to continue to wait or proceed to c-section. Hubby felt that i have suffered enough so tell me to forgo the torture & go for c-section. I opt for c-section with epi than GA so that hubby can witness the birth of Adelle.
16:00 - I signed on the paper that i will go for c-section... SAD.. but what to do.. my baby so big & i got small pelvic bone so baby can't go down the birth canal.
16:15 - I was pushed into the operation theatre & was given epidural via my back. It was painful & i started shivering. I was on the bed & can see via the operation theatre lights that Dr Adrian holding the knife getting ready to cut me. The only thing on my mind at that moment was "where is my husband?"
16:17 - Hubby came in & i ask if he brought camera in. :-p Then, hubby saw Dr Adrian trying to get baby Adelle out and due to her size, Dr Adrian cut longer length and using a clipper to pull her out. Another assistant doctor was also helping to push baby out and commented that she is a big baby. Sigh..... What a big baby that i have!
16:41 - Baby crying sound was heard! It is our baby Adelle! Finally she is born after several hours of pain & agony. Tears of joy dropped down from my eyes and it was a mix feeling for me. Sad that i was being "CUT" but happy that she is born healthy & chubby! She was cleaned up by the midwife and i get to see her for the first time. We took a family photo though my hair was in a mess cause of the earlier struggle during the contraction.
17:00 - Hubby was told to follow the nurse to do the weight(3.745kg) & length(57cm) while i was being stitch up. After the operation, i was pushed to a common area & they monitor my blood pressure. The nurse commented that i have high blood pressure. After monitoring for 30 minutes, they pushed me back to the ward - 359B.
17:00 - Hubby was told to follow the nurse to do the weight(3.745kg) & length(57cm) while i was being stitch up. After the operation, i was pushed to a common area & they monitor my blood pressure. The nurse commented that i have high blood pressure. After monitoring for 30 minutes, they pushed me back to the ward - 359B.
17:30 - Back at ward, i was still shivering and the nurse say my temperature is slightly high and blood pressure is still high so need to monitor closely. Shortly after, my hubby, mum & sis came to see me @ my ward.
19:00 - Baby Adelle is pushed to my ward & everyone get to cuddle her for the first time. As i was still on drip, i can't carry her and hubby put her next to my bed for a photo shoot.
During our 4D3N stay @ MT A, many friends & relatives came to visit us. Also we received many gifts, hampers, bird nest & chicken essence. We would to thank Serena, Florann, Jamie, Anne, Airrence colleagues, Suping & Jack, Lifang & Ryan, Meiying & Renhui, Jessica & Derrick, Monica, Eileen & Darren, Esther & Royy, Michelle & JinJun, Clara, Vozza & Trixie, Bingfu, Chris & Debbie colleagues for the gifts & visiting us!
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