The Big Day!
I woke up super early today and getting myself prepared to see Dr. Tan. I wore my usual black maternity top and my yellow funky pants. I look huge! Today I am 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. I really wonder when I can see my baby boy. I really can’t wait!
I woke Jan up and as usual, he grunts. I lay beside him and talk softly to his ears. “Good morning handsome….I think I am giving birth today..” I always says this line. And I end up dissapointed. Finally after blowing softly into his ears and give him soft kisses on his face, he wakes up. He asked me how I feel and I told him that I feel that the baby will arrive today. He smiled…I asked him if I should bring my labour bag and he says no. It will be embarresing to bring home the big bag. Well….men!
Anyway…hehehe…Me and Jan walked into Dr. Tan’s cllinic and not much people were waiting. We were next. We went in and he asked me how I feel. I asked him immediately, “Can you induced me? I feel really heavy and tired. My legs aches and my back is giving me lots of problem”. He looked at me and asked me to lay down on the bed. He checked me internally and found that the baby’s head is really low. He is surprised! For 2 months, my baby’s head has not been engaged and now, it is really low!
I told him that I have been getting braxton hicks contraction quite a lot. He sent me to the other room and strap the ECG machine on my huge tummy. After 30 mins later, he came in and saw the chart and told me that my I had one big contraction a few mins ago. I did??! Contractions are pretty painless….hehehe
He asked me to lay down on the bed in the consultation room again. He checked me internally and told me that I am 3cm dilated!! What??! Serious ah! But I was feeling fine…women starts screaming when their cervix opens up to 3 cm. I was smiling and joking around. He attached a drip on my left hand and asked me to go down to admission and straight to labour ward. I said to Dr Tan..”I can’t give birth today! I have not shaven my legs…!!” hehehehe.
Jan took me to the labour ward. I still didn’t feel a painful contraction yet. Just Braxton Hick’s contraction every 3 mins or so. The bell boy even asked me if I need a wheelchair. No! I can walk! I want to walk!
So here I am, in the labpur ward. The midwife gave me a dress to wear and I changed. Jan went back to bring my labour bag. I waited for Jan to come back. I was scared. Really scared. My sister came to the hospital immediately after I called her. But she cannot come in. Only husbands…. 
So…Jan got back and went back home again as he forgot the most important thing. The Camera!! He is too excited I think…hehehe
At about 11am, Dr. Tan gave me an Enema. Don’t ask me what is it…it’s something I am shy explaining! After a few mins later, I was in the toilet, doing my thing…hehehe. I got back to my bed and Dr Tan says he wants to break my waterbag. Sure…no probs. The midwife teaches me how to use the Entonox gas and I did some trial and it makes me real tipsy. I like it!
The waterbreaking process was not something I will forget easily. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life! I feel when he was poking to break the water, my life went up to myy throat! I really thought I will die. I breathe in too much gas and I was semi unconsious for about 1 min. I had lots of tears in my eyes. It breaks Jan’s heart to see me like this. He touches me forehead and tells me it’s?ok. I was crying and telling him that it hurts so bad.
Soon after the water breaking process, my contractions starts. It hurts bad. Dr. Tan checked and I was only 4cm dilated. He asked me I want Penthidine. I said no at first and when i feel the contractions getting stronger and stronger, I begged for it!
At 1pm, Dr Tan comes in again and checked me and I was still 4cm dilated. I asked the nurse when is the pethidine gonna kicked in. She said, after an hour ago and I still didn’t get much pain relief. She asked me if I want epidural. I said No. I am a tough woman! I can endure this!
At about 4pm, I can’t stand it. I let go of the Entonox and I am begging for Epidural. Dr. Tan checkd me and this time I was 6cm dilated and?calls for Dr Lim, the? anesthetic and it took him about 20 mins to come. My blood pressure was down to 86/45 and my baby’s heartrate went down to 56 beats per minute. I heard?Dr. Tan?was saying to Jan, “This is scary!”??Finally, Dr Lim came and I was asked to turn my body to my side and he asked my name.?He asked my name a few times and I didn’t answer him. I was in a semi consious state. I was completly exhausted and has no energy left to even lift a finger. I was just going..”OOhhhhh….oooohhhh” at every contraction. Dr Lim injected my back and slowly, I can feel that my contraction is getting lesser and lesser. Within half hour, I can’t feel my legs at all. I was completely numb was waist down.?
At 5pm, Dr. Tan checked me again and finds out I was 9cm dilated. He changes into some nice yellow boots and blue gown and white gloves. The nurse asked me to sit up and put lots of pillows behind me so that I can feel more comfortable. The two nurses hold me each from each side and Dr Tan screams…”Push!” I push! and push! and push! and at 5.35pm, my little Daniel came out! He was a huge baby! 53.5cm in length and weighs 3.02kg. Dr. Tan uses a vacuum to suck him out! His heartrate is falling and his umbical cord was found around his neck.
Dr. Tan places him on my chest the moment he was born. I was so happy!! Finally…all the waiting and all the pain…my baby is born! A healthy boy! My love! My Daniel.
Time flew by fast eh! I got everything already…except the Baby Bjorn carrier and a baby monitor. hehehehe. My labour and baby bag are packed and I am ready to go. But the baby seems really comfortable inside. He shows no signs of wanting to come out. He doesn’t kick much now as I know he doesn’t have much space to move around. Me and Jan went to see Dr Tan last Friday and he told us that Daniel is about 6 lbs now. He could be slightly bigger than expected as his parents are also having not so petite frame. hehehhe. I am 1.7m tall and Jan is 1.88m tall. 
Many of you might be interested to see how big my tummy is…well….here it is!
I asked Jan to take some pics of me and my tummy last night. I felt that I had?a basketball under my top last night. hehehe. I and Jan went to the warehouse last night again. It was a short trip, like 1/2 hr I think. We then walked to Gallery Hotel and had some calamaris, potato wedges, chicken nuggets and hor fun for dinner. Yum! I realised something last night thought. I could not bend down. Meaning…if the table is too low, I have to bend and I can’t do that. Jan is convinced that I am really pregnant!
I woke up pretty late today. Slept quite late last night as well. At 2.30am. Woke up twice I think, grabbing my inhaler as I could not breathe well or I when I am wheezing. Woke up again at 6.30am to grab my dear noisy female 3 yr old cat from outside my bedroom door and throw her in the study room. She did this every morning. Anytime between 4am till 7am. Really annoying! If I let her in, she will hide under the sheets and start grabbing toes and sometimes sucking toes and me and Jan just couldn’t sleep anymore. Anybody wants to adopt this cat?! hehehehee…..
Wow! How times flies. I can’t believe it that in less than 2 months, I am going to be a mom! My tummy is getting really huge and I always wake up with headache and indigestion. My rib cage do hurt now. As for Braxton Hick’s contraction, I have no idea if I have ever experienced it. I do get cramps almost everyday but at the end of the cramp, I asked myself whether is it false labour pain or stomache ache pain. hehehehehe. My feet and thighs hurts a lot. I am very heavy now and moving around for few hours is a problem. Usually, I can move around or shop for the whole day but now, 3 hrs is very tiring.
I have been watching quite a few of birthing videos and even when the mother underwent an emergency C-section, I cried.? I cried quite a lot these few days. When the contestants in the Amazing Race cried, I cried too! Hmmmm….