I salute mothers who never take epidural during childbirth...

Im back...not back back, but trying to resume my normal life as little as i can..ok, this shall be a rather long blog..wana capture my feelings thruout the whole experience of it all and let little T know that its not easy bringing him in the world!!! =p

Here how it all started...

7th Mar
Went for my usual checkup with the gynae..Not really gd news-the water where xbb is residing in ( yang shui) is quite low and this is quite dangerous as the baby will not have any nutrients. She asked me to come back again on Wed and if the level dropped again, she will have to induce labour for me. *glup*

11th Mar ( 1st day of my maternity leave btw) and 12th Mar
Appt was 8.30am..bb took leave to accompany me to see the gynae. Had a hard time waking him up. I hardly cld sleep! was excited yet scared yet nervous at the same time..Gynae checked and confirmed that the water level has indeed dropped and thus i will need to be induced into labour. A tablet was inserted in me and i was sent home to get ready and to come back at noon. Oh no, im going to be a mother today!! Went to market to grab a quick lunch then head back home to shower, get my bag and prepare some stuff for b to bring to my mum's plc after that. One gd thing abt this is that i had time to prepare and mentally gear myself for the whole thing, unlike some whose water bag just burst or the contractions just came etc.

Felt a bit of contractions when i went back at noon, but it was still bearable..Gynae said that i cld check into the labour ward le..*glupglup* Its happening! Got 'strung up' in the machines to monitor my contractions and xbb's heartbeat and med was fed into me via a tube. And the waiting game begins. Gynae said that if everything goes as plan, xbb will be out tonite, ard 10pm..B and me started smsing our frens and families to inform them. Actually wanted to attend Alex and Kim's wedding but cldnt as well..=( Hours past...still not dilated as according to plan...gynae advised that likely to be early the next morn..ard 2am..sigh..

B dabaoed dinner and tempted me with the waft of his fried rice. Hmm..i only cld have sandwiches! Watched the Ninja variety show on channel 5 and still joked abt how silly this show is. Contractions came and go, more intense each time. Still can tahan..no epi needed..=)

at 9pm, suddenly, the contractions were so intense! once it came, i just gripped the side of the bed and moaned, my whole body shaking thruout and tears just welled in my eyes..( not trying to scare those who havent give birth, but its really an experience which i think all mothers wannabes shd exp! Its a ironic wonderful exp) I quickly told the nurse that i wanted epi. the dr only came abt 45mins later cos he's not stationed at the hospital. By then, i was so in pain that no words can describe it..the dr came and injected the epi into my pain. That was also painful but i tell u, after that, my legs just went numb and there's no pain at all! At ard 12+ am, the nurse came in and checked and told me she est ard 5/6am that the baby will come out...argh..wait again! she said that the xbb's heartbeat is v gd, maybe he cant bear to leave my womb...Hmm...

Aniwae, b and me prepped to watch the Man Utd and Champ League match at 2am, when suddenly the nurse came in for another check and told me that im fully dilated and he's ready to come out! Wah..he wants to catch the match as well! Gynae came soon after and taught me how to move..and to cut the whole thing short, Forceps was used to pull xbb out as i cant seem to feel my legs to push him out and his heartbeat was quite irregular then. We later found out that his unbilical cord was ard his neck! So scary and thank God, everything was ok..and thats how Thaddaeus Chan Yu Hung aka Little T met the world at 12th March, 0233hrs...=)

Still adapting to having a baby at home. the lack of sleep, the constant worry whether he's alright, the pain of the stitches etc...but i guess its a matter of time and i really thank God for what He have done thruout the whole pregnancy...Thanks also to Bb, family and frens for their constant support, gifts, visit to the hospital and my house and smses...They really kept my sanity on. =)

Note to self~still need to shed the 12kg of preg weight!!