As I finally got to sit down in front of my laptop to actually update my dusty blog, Little One is now 22 days old. Little One popped out and said hello 22 days ago, how time flies! I know some of you definitely are maybe a bit curious on the whole experience and all that, well here is how it all went down. Thinking back it was kind of funny, a little embarrassing and pretty much quite a blur.
I had my scheduled appointment with my doctor just a day before my estimated due date, still no signs of Little One being ready to say hello, and my cervix was apparently still shut tight! So my doctor advised me to get induced if nothing happens at the night of the due date, before Little One gets even bigger. Meanwhile he said he's going to assist in opening my cervix a little, to get the bodily chemicals working (that's how he described it). And boy was it an UNPLEASANT FEELING!! I got to say, from that on, I am freeze every time I hear the doctor or midwife say "We need to check your cervix".
On the day of the expected due date, I had a little false alarm or false scare, whatever you want to call it because I started bleeding a little. Turns out it was nothing, after making a trip down to hospital and discovering that the bleed was caused by my doctor's attempt to assist the cervix in opening up. But by dinner time, that's when the pain started. Of course being pregnant for the first time, and having a baby arriving soon, I would assume that they were contractions. I was scheduled to admit the very next morning to get induced, so I toughen up and wait it out till morning. it was the worst 12 hours I had to endure, watching the clock every half an hour, not being able to sleep with all the discomfort and pain while the hubs snores away.
After the long wait till it was time to get admitted, no time was wasted, the nurses, midwives, my doctor started checking Little One's heartbeat and tracking my contractions then giving me the medication to induce labour. About a couple of hours after I was given the medication, my water started to leak, but nothing was really happening yet but just wait. A lot of waiting and a lot of getting check up on, while the hubs was sweet to accompany me all day in my hospital room. The pain got more intense as the hours past, I was a wuss and ended up asking for painkillers which would make me a little sleepy, and then more waiting.
Nearly more than 12 hours later, my doctor said its time to take me to the labour room to give me some sort of IV drip the help with the inducing, because I was only like less than 4cm dilated, I think? I asked for more painkillers but I wasn't allowed any, but I could only have laughing gas and water. So bring it on! The laughing gas didn't really help much with the pain but it did make me really dizzy and sleepy, so dizzy that I puked and got a little dehydrated. Not long after the doctor finally came in and said "Okay, time to get ready to deliver your baby. You're still not dilated enough but I have to help you already la." Having not slept for more than a day, drugged with painkillers and laughing gas. I was so out of this world all blur and confused, a lot was happening which I will not go into details. I do remember asking the hubs if it was too late to opt for a c-sec because I no longer had any energy left to continue. I do remember the hubs and my doctor laughing saying everything is fine, and no c-sec because the anaesthesiologist already went home.
I was actually sorta half expecting the hubs would be standing one side, but instead he was watching the whole "crime scene" even chatting with the midwives asking when am I suppose to push and all that. I was so impressed! He seemed pretty relaxed through the whole delivery which made everything less of a panic for me. Little One finally popped out to say hello, and she really is a big baby! We were all relieved that everything went well, I'm fine, Little One is fine,the hubs is fine. Though I suddenly had the energy to joke around with my doctor as he stitched me up (she really is a big baby!).
And that's the some what delivery story of the day we welcomed our little Kyra Anne~~!!!!! Next challenge, taking care of a new born, oh dear oh my...
