I've been procrastinating starting a blog for BB but I guess now's as good a time as any.
BB's EDD was originally 14th August and HW and I were hoping for bb to turn up on 9th August (National Day!) or even 8th August (080808). Never did we expect bb to turn up before August even started!
Keston's birth story is as follows (very drama):
23rd July: I noticed a little bit of pinkish-brownish discharge. I was worried that it'll be the mucus plug but then there was really too little to be of any bother.
24th July: Still having the same weird colour discharge, so decided to visit my gynae early. Gynae did a VE and confirmed no dilation, and that the discharge was probably due to cervix starting to open. Asked him when I can expect labour to start, he said can be these 2 days or the next 2 weeks!
25th-27th July: Still seeing the same small amts of discharge everyday but didn't really bother as even if it's really the mucus plug, it's said that the actual delivery can be up to 2 weeks later. On the 27th July still happily went for Johnsons&Johnsons baby massage workshop!
28th July:
4.50pm-
Was in my parents' home and around 4.50pm I felt a trickle of water flowing down my leg. Saw that it was red bloody water. Went to the toilet and it became a gush of bloody water, no clots though. Again I was sure it wasn't labour yet cos' no pain but abit scared so called HW who called our gynae. Was instructed to head straight for the hospital delivery ward. Hosital bag haven't even prepare, hospital admission letter wasn't with me and I didn't even carry my IC! But again, I was sure it was false alarm so got my dad to drive me there.
5.15pm-
Reached hospital and slowly walked to the delivery ward when I was still calmly and abit paisey telling the nurse that my gynae asked me to check in cos' got blood. Nurse asked for my admission letter and i said HW will come with it in a little while. Asked to put on hospital gown and lie on the bed to be put on CTG machine. Blood still flowing. Midwife came to do VE. F*cking painful! When she withdrew her hand, huge gushes of blood came out. She tried again, same thing. She got abit shocked so quickly summon gynae to come. Cervix was only 2cm dilated.
5.30pm-
Dr arrived and did VE for me also. Same thing, huge gushes of blood came out whenever he removed his hand. The nurse changed the bed padding for me dunno how many times liao. Dr dig even deeper, trying to find the problem..which result in, of course f*cking pain! Suddenly Dr said "Prepare for EMERGENCY C-SECTION!" and the next thing I know, someone on my left side sticking a drip into my hand. Haven't even had time to register the pain when someone on my right was sticking a urinal tube up my ahem. It was damn painful lah, but at the same time, another person beside me had some forms for me to sign. To be honest, I was so blur that I didn't read what I was signing. Just keep on signing. Then HW appeared and he also look just as blur, but telling me don't worry. Dr pat me on the leg and said don't worry, the placenta came loose or something.
5.55pm-
Wheeled into the Operation Theatre. It still hadn't transpired to me that I am actually going to give birth now. I was given an oxygen mask, which didn't seem to dispense oxygen. Had such a hard time trying to suck air out of it so when the nurses weren't looking, I left a gap between the mask and my mouth so I can breathe! The anaesthesia guy (forgot what you call him) came and put something into my drip. Then my Dr was telling me don't worry if I feel sleepy. In my head, I was thinking "Yeah right! I'm so wide awake!" But then almost immediately, the room seemed to spin around and I was gone.
6.16pm-
Baby Keston breathed his first. HW, my dad and mum got to see him first.
BB's EDD was originally 14th August and HW and I were hoping for bb to turn up on 9th August (National Day!) or even 8th August (080808). Never did we expect bb to turn up before August even started!
Keston's birth story is as follows (very drama):
23rd July: I noticed a little bit of pinkish-brownish discharge. I was worried that it'll be the mucus plug but then there was really too little to be of any bother.
24th July: Still having the same weird colour discharge, so decided to visit my gynae early. Gynae did a VE and confirmed no dilation, and that the discharge was probably due to cervix starting to open. Asked him when I can expect labour to start, he said can be these 2 days or the next 2 weeks!
25th-27th July: Still seeing the same small amts of discharge everyday but didn't really bother as even if it's really the mucus plug, it's said that the actual delivery can be up to 2 weeks later. On the 27th July still happily went for Johnsons&Johnsons baby massage workshop!
28th July:
4.50pm-
Was in my parents' home and around 4.50pm I felt a trickle of water flowing down my leg. Saw that it was red bloody water. Went to the toilet and it became a gush of bloody water, no clots though. Again I was sure it wasn't labour yet cos' no pain but abit scared so called HW who called our gynae. Was instructed to head straight for the hospital delivery ward. Hosital bag haven't even prepare, hospital admission letter wasn't with me and I didn't even carry my IC! But again, I was sure it was false alarm so got my dad to drive me there.
5.15pm-
Reached hospital and slowly walked to the delivery ward when I was still calmly and abit paisey telling the nurse that my gynae asked me to check in cos' got blood. Nurse asked for my admission letter and i said HW will come with it in a little while. Asked to put on hospital gown and lie on the bed to be put on CTG machine. Blood still flowing. Midwife came to do VE. F*cking painful! When she withdrew her hand, huge gushes of blood came out. She tried again, same thing. She got abit shocked so quickly summon gynae to come. Cervix was only 2cm dilated.
5.30pm-
Dr arrived and did VE for me also. Same thing, huge gushes of blood came out whenever he removed his hand. The nurse changed the bed padding for me dunno how many times liao. Dr dig even deeper, trying to find the problem..which result in, of course f*cking pain! Suddenly Dr said "Prepare for EMERGENCY C-SECTION!" and the next thing I know, someone on my left side sticking a drip into my hand. Haven't even had time to register the pain when someone on my right was sticking a urinal tube up my ahem. It was damn painful lah, but at the same time, another person beside me had some forms for me to sign. To be honest, I was so blur that I didn't read what I was signing. Just keep on signing. Then HW appeared and he also look just as blur, but telling me don't worry. Dr pat me on the leg and said don't worry, the placenta came loose or something.
5.55pm-
Wheeled into the Operation Theatre. It still hadn't transpired to me that I am actually going to give birth now. I was given an oxygen mask, which didn't seem to dispense oxygen. Had such a hard time trying to suck air out of it so when the nurses weren't looking, I left a gap between the mask and my mouth so I can breathe! The anaesthesia guy (forgot what you call him) came and put something into my drip. Then my Dr was telling me don't worry if I feel sleepy. In my head, I was thinking "Yeah right! I'm so wide awake!" But then almost immediately, the room seemed to spin around and I was gone.
6.16pm-
Baby Keston breathed his first. HW, my dad and mum got to see him first.
7pm-
I slowly regained consciousness....still remember struggling to make my little finger move (like those coma patients you see on tv!)..then very very slowly, I woke up and realised I was still alive! You see, one of the things I hated about having GA is that I may never wake up again. *touchwood* The other, being I won't get to hear bb's first cry.
The reason for the early delivery, was that my placenta had broken into 2 pieces. Hence the bleeding. During surgery, doc also found that naughty BB had been entangling himself in his umbilical cord. So it was really a blessing in disguise.
2 comments:
Oh thank God! So how are you now? You had a C-section? So recovery is slower huh? Wow wow wow. That's quite the delivery story. Take care, praying for you and baby, and for health and recovery! Blessings and congratulations!!!
aileen~~~ that's a "painful" delivery story...i'm so~~~~~ proud of u.....really hope u will recover soon and keston b is gonna stay healthy all the time...^^
take very good care...ur family have the blessings from all of us...^______________^
(yeah...i'm nosy to find this blog out and hey you...dun be lazy...post more pix.)
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