i hv to start writing back..i wnt to talk about the labor process..yes,the experience i'll nvr forget for the rest of my life..ppl call it labor for very good reasons,ohh yessss..till then..this post is a reminder for myself to keep on writing n tht i owe myself some polishing in writing skills..russstyyyyyy man!
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it was my daily check-up wth prof gynae on tht day (8th March 2012). i hv planned some questions to ask him about my soon-to-be labour mainly about our plan to meet our lil darling earlier..so,we were wondering if it is possible n feasible and also the after effects if the procedure is done and in what way will it affect me n my lil precious...and not to my surprise, he said 'yes, why not!'. ohh yeahh, he is one ever positive man n nothing is a problem to him n tht's why we never doubt any of his actions and decisions..from his explanation, i can tell tht the procedure is just a normal one tht is done for early labour which is to induce labour using some kind of drugs n the contraction wl be doubled from normal labour. this is because the drugs wl trigger contractions faster n as u woman knows, it does come wth severe pain and the rest is history. Little did i know that the most frightful moment is yet to come. my gynae said tht the procedure can only be done if he is able to check the condition of my cervix n then to determine whether it is ready for labour. he inserted two fingers through my cervix and i jumped a bit n my heart skipped. it was tough to do because i was not relax at all..yeah,i was so embarassed n not able to calm myself, too shocked i guess..the most icky moment in my life.period.
i had a pillow talk wth mak that night n she asked whether i am that sure wth my decisions to go through early labour n i said of course because i need people (read: u,mak) to take care of me during my first week of confinement..as a young mother who r clueless of how to deal wth postpartum hormones n what more to deal wth a delicate lil one, a strong support group (read: my family) is what i need to face the most crucial time in my life tht i'm yet to experience
and so the day has come for me to face the battle..i was asked to check-in at the hospital so that my gynae could get me checked and briefed me about the procedure. thanks to ayah who was able to company me to the hospital until zawji arrived. we arrived around 10.30 a.m..i changed to the hospital attire and was attached to the CTG machine for contraction monitoring purposes. zawji arrived at noon as well as siti..they were there with me until mak, kak yu and her children joined us..thank goodness we decided to get a private room as it was packed wth my family..what more could i asked at tht time than to be with all of them,my ever supportive backbones..and so, i had series of minor contractions which i couldn't feel at all. my prof gynae only got in at about 3 p.m. and briefed me about the procedure.blablabla and inserted two giant-sized pills into my cervix to get the contractions going and oh boyyy! it really got me after an hour. it felt tht my backbone is kinda prickly and the 'zappy' feel of the contractions were at times, unbearable. my zawji, who was ever so accomodating and caring managed to walk me on the aisle outside the ward so that the labour process could be easier, as per advised by prof gynae..i managed to do three rounds of walking and climbing up and down the stairs while carrying tremendous pain.
Finally, the frequent contractions came with a gush of blood and water,indicating that the water had broken. after a plea of help and endless 'help me!' to the nurses, i was brought to the labour room around 8.45 p.m. i was too miserable and focus on the pain that i was being bitter to others. yes, i was bitter,said zawji..i didn't want to get strapped with the CTG machine and i refused to be consoled..hohoooo..blame the hormones and the pain! at the labour room, i was left alone while the nurses were preparing things for my delivery..i was screaming for help because i could feel that the baby was really cominggg. the nurses came to check my condition and to their surprise it was already 8 cm! they let me inhale some kind of gas to ease the pain and let me tell you, it did wonders! the pain was all gone and i'm in wonderland....then, i had to wait for prof gynae to reach hospital (he was at home at that time because he predicted that i won't be delivering until midnight or the next morning). when he arrived, the nurses asked me to take deep breaths and i was told to release the gas inhalation. they taught me how to push the baby out and after a few pushes, my lil one was savely arrived. alhamdulillah! but, the drama didn't end there..lutfiyah apparently got strangled with the umbilical cord and they had to quickly cut it to prevent her from getting drown. zawji was so impressed with the job well done by the gynae.well, he was a prof btw..lutfiyah was given a pat at the back for being a strong strong girl by the gynae. He wasn't expecting tht because the CTG reading was normal and for that, u r one tough baby girl and u hv proven us right in this 8 months! good on you darling and we are your proud parents ever :)
***********************and here goes the story****************************
it was my daily check-up wth prof gynae on tht day (8th March 2012). i hv planned some questions to ask him about my soon-to-be labour mainly about our plan to meet our lil darling earlier..so,we were wondering if it is possible n feasible and also the after effects if the procedure is done and in what way will it affect me n my lil precious...and not to my surprise, he said 'yes, why not!'. ohh yeahh, he is one ever positive man n nothing is a problem to him n tht's why we never doubt any of his actions and decisions..from his explanation, i can tell tht the procedure is just a normal one tht is done for early labour which is to induce labour using some kind of drugs n the contraction wl be doubled from normal labour. this is because the drugs wl trigger contractions faster n as u woman knows, it does come wth severe pain and the rest is history. Little did i know that the most frightful moment is yet to come. my gynae said tht the procedure can only be done if he is able to check the condition of my cervix n then to determine whether it is ready for labour. he inserted two fingers through my cervix and i jumped a bit n my heart skipped. it was tough to do because i was not relax at all..yeah,i was so embarassed n not able to calm myself, too shocked i guess..the most icky moment in my life.period.
i had a pillow talk wth mak that night n she asked whether i am that sure wth my decisions to go through early labour n i said of course because i need people (read: u,mak) to take care of me during my first week of confinement..as a young mother who r clueless of how to deal wth postpartum hormones n what more to deal wth a delicate lil one, a strong support group (read: my family) is what i need to face the most crucial time in my life tht i'm yet to experience
and so the day has come for me to face the battle..i was asked to check-in at the hospital so that my gynae could get me checked and briefed me about the procedure. thanks to ayah who was able to company me to the hospital until zawji arrived. we arrived around 10.30 a.m..i changed to the hospital attire and was attached to the CTG machine for contraction monitoring purposes. zawji arrived at noon as well as siti..they were there with me until mak, kak yu and her children joined us..thank goodness we decided to get a private room as it was packed wth my family..what more could i asked at tht time than to be with all of them,my ever supportive backbones..and so, i had series of minor contractions which i couldn't feel at all. my prof gynae only got in at about 3 p.m. and briefed me about the procedure.blablabla and inserted two giant-sized pills into my cervix to get the contractions going and oh boyyy! it really got me after an hour. it felt tht my backbone is kinda prickly and the 'zappy' feel of the contractions were at times, unbearable. my zawji, who was ever so accomodating and caring managed to walk me on the aisle outside the ward so that the labour process could be easier, as per advised by prof gynae..i managed to do three rounds of walking and climbing up and down the stairs while carrying tremendous pain.
Finally, the frequent contractions came with a gush of blood and water,indicating that the water had broken. after a plea of help and endless 'help me!' to the nurses, i was brought to the labour room around 8.45 p.m. i was too miserable and focus on the pain that i was being bitter to others. yes, i was bitter,said zawji..i didn't want to get strapped with the CTG machine and i refused to be consoled..hohoooo..blame the hormones and the pain! at the labour room, i was left alone while the nurses were preparing things for my delivery..i was screaming for help because i could feel that the baby was really cominggg. the nurses came to check my condition and to their surprise it was already 8 cm! they let me inhale some kind of gas to ease the pain and let me tell you, it did wonders! the pain was all gone and i'm in wonderland....then, i had to wait for prof gynae to reach hospital (he was at home at that time because he predicted that i won't be delivering until midnight or the next morning). when he arrived, the nurses asked me to take deep breaths and i was told to release the gas inhalation. they taught me how to push the baby out and after a few pushes, my lil one was savely arrived. alhamdulillah! but, the drama didn't end there..lutfiyah apparently got strangled with the umbilical cord and they had to quickly cut it to prevent her from getting drown. zawji was so impressed with the job well done by the gynae.well, he was a prof btw..lutfiyah was given a pat at the back for being a strong strong girl by the gynae. He wasn't expecting tht because the CTG reading was normal and for that, u r one tough baby girl and u hv proven us right in this 8 months! good on you darling and we are your proud parents ever :)
