Labour of L.O.V.E

Yes, yes, I know that Labour Day has just passed...but this is indeed a LABOUR story. :)

05:40 Woke up to go to the toilet as I had the some bowel movements. Big business! Had slight stains. Thought nothing, it will take long before the contractions set in. So went back to sleep. Didn't bother to call hubby also.

05:50 Second time for big business. Just had the urge to do it again. Funny. Stains were more. Pain came in. Started to time my contractions. Unbelievable. It was 5 mins apart at first, and getting stronger!!! Mum was cool and calm... asked me to take my time to bath and get ready.

06:00 Contractions was really painful, and it was only 3 minutes apart after that. Called hubby and can calmly ask him to take his time. (Heard too many stories from friends that it usually won't be so soon). Took my bath, WASHED my hair, yes, very important to wash hair. And at most times, I was trying to stand the pain in the bathroom. Giving short-short-long breathes as what I have learnt in the ante-natal classes.

06:50 Reaching hospital soon, called hubby to tell him we're on our way to the hospital and I think we reached already. Can't remember.

06:55 Mum dropped me at the A&E and a nurse helped to wheel me in. At the entrance, the person at the registration had the cheek to ask me for my IC!!!!! I frantically searched in my handbag which was with me (thank God) and just put the IC on the desk. (I know this is dangerous, but heck care! I was in PAIN!) I was just ouch-ing the whole way through and the nurse brought me straight to the maternity ward.

There, she asked me what type of room I want. Single-bedded or double? I said single. Thank God there was a room available. She wheeled me in, and then, checked me through. Asked me a few questions on the way like what time contraction started, bla bla, is this your FIRST child? bla bla... Then wheeled me straight to labour room. I was like. So fast? On the way in, they were getting info on me, like who's my doc, and who's the child's doc. I was on the labour bed and the midwife just told me to PUSH. I remembered in class about dilating first then only push. So I asked her, and she told me I was FULLY dilated. I was like. Ok.. just 2 days ago, doc said I did not dilate even 1 mm. And now, fully dilated, thank God!

But the midwife probably didn't know Sara was abit big, so I began pushing with all my might and strength. And when I finally thought that her head was out, I just felt lots of water gushing out. And next minute I know, she was telling me, oh no.. "Baby poo inside already, water is yellowish-greenish". Fine. That's all I need to know to make me panic and the other stupid nurse made me anxious by saying the "C" word. Yes, C-section.

I said a fast prayer, HELP ME GOD!. Push and pushed but no signs of her crowning. Doc finally came in about 15 mins later (he was stuck in the traffic jam, and of all days, it was raining heavily some more). He came in, explained the situation to us (yes, mum was with me! But I could see the look on her face was not a pleasant one). Hehehe

Doc gave me 2 choices. He will try to help me with the vacuum suction or, c-sect. At that point of time, I couldn't give him the answer direct, but in my heart, I wanted c-sect. Fast and don't have to endure the pain. But of course, I chicken out at the thought of c-sect too. So without wasting much time, doc took out the vacuum thing and started to insert to try. My next contractions came and I really gave my all in pushing, and her cute little head popped out. Mum saw and first thing she mentioned, "Aiyohh.. so cute her cheeks!". The doc plopped her on my thighs since the paed was not around yet. Just then, the paed was around, came in and tried to suck out the stuffs from her lungs and all that, then came to pass her to me. She's so adorable, but I had no reaction to her because I was still in pain. It took the doc another about half an hour to stitch me up. Imagine how many stitches I had! I had to be on local anesthetic for the stitches, but no pain relief for the actual delivery. How irony!!

Anyway, still wanna thank God for the fast delivery that we have prayed for. And such a cute little blessing from Him. Appreciate my mum who has been such a great help all the while until now, taking care of me and Sara, having her sleepless nights, and also having to use up her leaves. Love you lots mum! (Now I really know what it takes to be mum!). Oraits... gotta go... Need to see the lil one if she's done her big biz or not. Hehehe. :)