Taken on Christmas morning. 10 day old Jarrett wearing his Christmas prezzie from Aunty Tricia.Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas!!!
Taken on Christmas morning. 10 day old Jarrett wearing his Christmas prezzie from Aunty Tricia.
The Delivery
4.30am: Woke up from bad cramps. First thoughts "Oh no..another false alarm?" Started timing and like before, it was irregualar but definitly stronger intensity than before. Dozed on and off.
7.00am: Hb was up and by then cramps were really quite strong, enough to get me in tears. Wx started timing the contractions.
8.00am: Contractions coming in a every 5-10mins. Called the gynae and was told to admit myself and get monitored.
9.00am: On the way to GlenE, contractions slowed down both in frequency and intensity. Decided to stop over at Caltex for petrol and breakfast at Dover. Had fried carrot cake thinking it will be a long time before I am allowed to have any. By the end of breakfast, contractions got even more irregular. Called up clinic and was told to monitor by myself.
10plus am: Went to Botanic Garden for a drink and bump into Tricia who's back for a holiday from London. But I was too grumpy to be decent company. Contractions still irregular, infact it slowed down a lot, to almost every 20-30mins. Decided to move on. I felt bad glowering at Tyler too.
11 plus am: Reached Centerpoint. Wx went off to meet his classmates for discussions and I went shopping by myself. When in Mothercare, I was hit with a strong contraction. A salesman even offered help, but I continued onward to Gap and Robinsons. Somewhere along, Wx came to meet me and we got really clueless what to do. Decided to head home, but I called up Agnes and she advised drinking Rasberry tea. Gosh..I never knew pure rasberry tea is not easy to find in local supermarts/organic shop. In the end bought Rasberry, Strawberry tea from Great World Cold Stroage and guess what, bumped into Tricia again.
2pm: Reached home and we both Zzzzzzzzzzzz.....mild contractions on and off.
5.30pm: Contractions started again. Mum called and asked for ward and bed no. She thought I had delivered.
7.30pm: Contractions strong enough to make me lose my appetitie and snapped at the Mr. Went to the loo and realised I was spotting.
8.00pm: Head out to GlenE for the 2nd time that day. Told Wx the cramps were really bad, if it was another false alarm, I would get the hospital to give me painkillers!!
9.00pm: Got admitted. Midwife did a VE check. It was so darn painful and gasp! bloody too!Only 1-2cm dilated.
9.30pm: Given enema.
9.45pm: Midwife asked if I wanted epidural. Contraction hit! Midwife was very nice, waited till it passed and told me not to wait till I got too distress then ask for epidural. I also rem. Dr Chew saying no epi. once 5cm dilated. Was told 126 reading on the CTG scan means maxi pain. I experienced the 120 score, it wasn't nice. Chicken out and asked for epi.
10.15pm: Was given epi, all done within 15mins, quite painless too. Impressed with the doc who came in slippers.
10.30pm: Side effects of epi kicked in. Die..felt dizzy and nauseated. dosage lowered and i could actually feel contractions w.o pain.
12am (16Dec): Only 2 cm dilated. Things dun look too good. Nurse said if still not much progess, had to be induced by 5am. Puked twice cos of the epi. Shivered too. Felt darn awful and told hb there will be no 2nd baby.
4am: 4-5cm dilated. Nurse didn't look very happy with the progress.
4.45am or so: both hb n I decided to catch some sleep but suddenly nurses rushed in, on all the lights n started running round the room, preparing for delivery. One of them told me baby's heartbeat was dropping. another checked n said i was fully dilated. Another said she called my gynae to come immediately and said I had to deliver ASAP with forceps cos baby had to come out now!! Both Wx & I were so scared, confused and lost. Didn't help tat the nurses look very anxious too and when one commands my gyane to do anything, it must have been dead serious. The whole time I just grabbed onto Wx and kept thinking "Shit! I dunno how to do this!" Amazingly the doc arrived within 10 min, apparently he lived rite behind GlenE and he too came in slippers!
Seriously i dun rem much of wat happened then. Nurses and doc were rushing, I was just scared stiff. When told to push by the nurses and doc, i was so lost it was hilarious. i didn't know who to listen to. so i did the next best thing, just anyhow push. 3 push, baby was out!!! The actual labour was very short, according to Wx, it probably only took 3 mins max.
So saturday was the real thing. My mum now thinks she has a crazy daughter who refused to get admitted when she was in labour. Anyway, thanks a lot to Midwives Christie, Yang and Mila who took great care of me and baby! The only regrets were that Wx didn't get to cut the cord and see the birth from the Dr's view cos I was grabbing on to him so hard that he forgot to tell the Dr. abt the cord and couldn't move away from my side. Hahahaha....
And oh..the suffering started once the epi. worn off..Ouch, ouch and ouch from the stitches!!!
7.00am: Hb was up and by then cramps were really quite strong, enough to get me in tears. Wx started timing the contractions.
8.00am: Contractions coming in a every 5-10mins. Called the gynae and was told to admit myself and get monitored.
9.00am: On the way to GlenE, contractions slowed down both in frequency and intensity. Decided to stop over at Caltex for petrol and breakfast at Dover. Had fried carrot cake thinking it will be a long time before I am allowed to have any. By the end of breakfast, contractions got even more irregular. Called up clinic and was told to monitor by myself.
10plus am: Went to Botanic Garden for a drink and bump into Tricia who's back for a holiday from London. But I was too grumpy to be decent company. Contractions still irregular, infact it slowed down a lot, to almost every 20-30mins. Decided to move on. I felt bad glowering at Tyler too.
11 plus am: Reached Centerpoint. Wx went off to meet his classmates for discussions and I went shopping by myself. When in Mothercare, I was hit with a strong contraction. A salesman even offered help, but I continued onward to Gap and Robinsons. Somewhere along, Wx came to meet me and we got really clueless what to do. Decided to head home, but I called up Agnes and she advised drinking Rasberry tea. Gosh..I never knew pure rasberry tea is not easy to find in local supermarts/organic shop. In the end bought Rasberry, Strawberry tea from Great World Cold Stroage and guess what, bumped into Tricia again.
2pm: Reached home and we both Zzzzzzzzzzzz.....mild contractions on and off.
5.30pm: Contractions started again. Mum called and asked for ward and bed no. She thought I had delivered.
7.30pm: Contractions strong enough to make me lose my appetitie and snapped at the Mr. Went to the loo and realised I was spotting.
8.00pm: Head out to GlenE for the 2nd time that day. Told Wx the cramps were really bad, if it was another false alarm, I would get the hospital to give me painkillers!!
9.00pm: Got admitted. Midwife did a VE check. It was so darn painful and gasp! bloody too!Only 1-2cm dilated.
9.30pm: Given enema.
9.45pm: Midwife asked if I wanted epidural. Contraction hit! Midwife was very nice, waited till it passed and told me not to wait till I got too distress then ask for epidural. I also rem. Dr Chew saying no epi. once 5cm dilated. Was told 126 reading on the CTG scan means maxi pain. I experienced the 120 score, it wasn't nice. Chicken out and asked for epi.
10.15pm: Was given epi, all done within 15mins, quite painless too. Impressed with the doc who came in slippers.
10.30pm: Side effects of epi kicked in. Die..felt dizzy and nauseated. dosage lowered and i could actually feel contractions w.o pain.
12am (16Dec): Only 2 cm dilated. Things dun look too good. Nurse said if still not much progess, had to be induced by 5am. Puked twice cos of the epi. Shivered too. Felt darn awful and told hb there will be no 2nd baby.
4am: 4-5cm dilated. Nurse didn't look very happy with the progress.
4.45am or so: both hb n I decided to catch some sleep but suddenly nurses rushed in, on all the lights n started running round the room, preparing for delivery. One of them told me baby's heartbeat was dropping. another checked n said i was fully dilated. Another said she called my gynae to come immediately and said I had to deliver ASAP with forceps cos baby had to come out now!! Both Wx & I were so scared, confused and lost. Didn't help tat the nurses look very anxious too and when one commands my gyane to do anything, it must have been dead serious. The whole time I just grabbed onto Wx and kept thinking "Shit! I dunno how to do this!" Amazingly the doc arrived within 10 min, apparently he lived rite behind GlenE and he too came in slippers!
Seriously i dun rem much of wat happened then. Nurses and doc were rushing, I was just scared stiff. When told to push by the nurses and doc, i was so lost it was hilarious. i didn't know who to listen to. so i did the next best thing, just anyhow push. 3 push, baby was out!!! The actual labour was very short, according to Wx, it probably only took 3 mins max.
So saturday was the real thing. My mum now thinks she has a crazy daughter who refused to get admitted when she was in labour. Anyway, thanks a lot to Midwives Christie, Yang and Mila who took great care of me and baby! The only regrets were that Wx didn't get to cut the cord and see the birth from the Dr's view cos I was grabbing on to him so hard that he forgot to tell the Dr. abt the cord and couldn't move away from my side. Hahahaha....
And oh..the suffering started once the epi. worn off..Ouch, ouch and ouch from the stitches!!!
Baby Jarrett!
Born on the 16th Dec 2007, 5.17am
Birth Weight: 3.125kg
Very alert right after birth. Only 2 cries were heard.
The Ngs!
Day 3 at home. One of his favourite poses. Superman!!!
Or the fortune cat!
Birth Weight: 3.125kg
Very alert right after birth. Only 2 cries were heard.
The Ngs!
Day 3 at home. One of his favourite poses. Superman!!!
Or the fortune cat!Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Snug & Cozy
After 4 false alarms and regular cramps for the past week, I am dead tired. Somehow, the false alarms only happened at night, and always in the wee hours. At one point, I really thought the baby's coming. Woke up from pretty bad cramps on Sunday morning and had regular contractions for about 2 hours, but around 5.30am, the cramps kind of slowed down to every 30mins or so....
Went to the gynae yesterday and he said to return and see him again later this week. If I have dilated by then, we will go for a planned delivery (note: not induced) if I really cannot take it anymore.
Our conclusion, baby must be feeling really good and happy inside my small but snug and cozy tummy and apparently, "Anytime now" can turn out to be a long wait.
Went to the gynae yesterday and he said to return and see him again later this week. If I have dilated by then, we will go for a planned delivery (note: not induced) if I really cannot take it anymore.
Our conclusion, baby must be feeling really good and happy inside my small but snug and cozy tummy and apparently, "Anytime now" can turn out to be a long wait.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
False Alarm
We are both exhausted! False alarm can be so not fun!
1. It got us all anxious
2. Timing contractions takes patience
3. For a first timer, I wasn't even too sure if what I experienced was indeed contractions.
The experience
2.30am: Loo visit
2.45am: Half asleep/awake, felt some aches and cramps in lower belly, and had trouble trying to remember menses like cramps meant contractions!
Decided not to tell the hubby yet since I wasn't sure what was happening.
3.04am: Another bout of cramps, this time round quite sure it felt like menses cramp but still decided to monitor myself.
3.22am: Cramps again. Decided to get hubby to time contractions. Hubby got all excited and anxious and starting going round the house to gather things for the hospital.
3.40am: Loo visit again, not sure if I was having another bout of cramps but felt like a mild one. Got hungry and ate a piece of cake, cos I remember Brenda's advise about eating before admitting myself into the hospital. Also remember Doc's instructions to remove nail polish before admission, so got the hubby to do that since I couldn't reached my toes (since don't noe when) and I thought it could help to calm the Mr. down.
After that we both settled back in bed, there was some mild cramps here and there, but decided it should be a false alarm and I was too tired to care (!!! hahaha) and went back to sleep.
1. It got us all anxious
2. Timing contractions takes patience
3. For a first timer, I wasn't even too sure if what I experienced was indeed contractions.
The experience
2.30am: Loo visit
2.45am: Half asleep/awake, felt some aches and cramps in lower belly, and had trouble trying to remember menses like cramps meant contractions!
Decided not to tell the hubby yet since I wasn't sure what was happening.
3.04am: Another bout of cramps, this time round quite sure it felt like menses cramp but still decided to monitor myself.
3.22am: Cramps again. Decided to get hubby to time contractions. Hubby got all excited and anxious and starting going round the house to gather things for the hospital.
3.40am: Loo visit again, not sure if I was having another bout of cramps but felt like a mild one. Got hungry and ate a piece of cake, cos I remember Brenda's advise about eating before admitting myself into the hospital. Also remember Doc's instructions to remove nail polish before admission, so got the hubby to do that since I couldn't reached my toes (since don't noe when) and I thought it could help to calm the Mr. down.
After that we both settled back in bed, there was some mild cramps here and there, but decided it should be a false alarm and I was too tired to care (!!! hahaha) and went back to sleep.
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