The changes in body after labour

It was the toughest night for me after the labour, share with those mummy to be..

Body temperature drops drastically, not only cold, it was freezing! My teeth were biting and I requested for 3 layers of blankets.

The nurse pressed her palm on my tummy hardly without giving any notice. That was terribly PAINFUL! She said that was to check whether my womb was contracting well. I looked at her with my nearly weeping eyes and groans, hoping she could be gently.. but she did not. Other than that time, the tummy was warm and still can feel the afterpain as it contract down.

A heavy discharge of menstrual blood especially when the nurse press on my tummy , I realized she is helping me to press out the clots (lochia) as I can feel the flowing each time she rubbed on my tummy.

Other than my head and both hands, the whole part of my body could hardly move, that’s why I said it was a tough night as the body and legs remained the same position the whole night, really uncomfortable.

The nurses did their routine check on me during the midnight to help me change the nursery pads. She will press gently on my lower tummy and asked if I feel an urge for urine. Though I can’t feel the urge when she pressed, but I think I need to. Anywhere, I used my little left strength to life up myself for her to put the container. That’s weird, I can’t urine. Is it normal? The nurse told me to relax and she left me alone. Urine is a very natural body act but I can’t do it for that 1st urine after birth. Very very very weird experience. Finally it took me around 10 mins.

The body was tired and battered physically but the mind was clear mentally and emotionally.

Therefore… sleepless.


expecting the next sunny day...

the day when Ryan arrives

Ryan is 2 mths old by now, but still i would like to recap the day when he arrives..

The expected due date for Ryan to arrive was 26/06/10 and I started my maternity leave 1 week before 26th. I waited for the day at home accompanied by my sis.. however day by day pass and there's no news yet till 26th. Then my gynae suggested for induced delivery.

At first, I would worry how would Ryan calls for his arrival.. tummy contraction? waterbag break? or bleeding? in the end, there's no drama for that circumstances to happen. Indeed, hubby no need to take urgent leave, I calmly took the hot shower, prepared everything well , took the cab and we report to hospital TMC on the day given by gynae. Since there's no "ganjiong spider" scene to happen, everything just came in planned. my mind and heart is just as calm to go through all the procedure.

3.00pm - check in TMC, changed n wait at observation room
3.20pm - induced with 2 tablets, a bit pain when the midwife insert the tablets.
baby heartbeats monitoring
4.30pm - check into the 2-bedded ward which upgraded from booked 4-bedded room
mild menstrual cramp starts
5.30pm - Dinner. finish all in order to have enough strength later
menstrual cramp continues n starts bleeding
8.00pm - went back to observation room for baby heartbeats monitoring

for the rest i can't remember the timing as i need to concentrate with the contractions!

Then finally i see my gynae. I'm still able to cope with the cramp by the time he checks on me. He suddenly burst my waterbag by barely using his finger. oooOOhh.. i felt the warm water just flowing out uncontrollably. I was also given antibiotic as body temperature was high. Gynae pat my knee and said "dun worry, everything is alright, it's 3cm now" before he left. okay.. my cervix is 3cm now and i still need to wait till it's 10cm for labour.

right after that, i was being pump by duno wat liquid for my bowel clearing 通便. I think i sat inside the toilet for 30mins and that's the time when my contractions become more frequent. When I'm back on bed, i was given dripping for the increment of womb contraction. Within that 1 hour, my contractions become sharper and sharper.. oh .. i'm getting unbearable.

I can't take the pain anymore and decided to go for epidural. I read the paper and signed with my shaking hand. oh dear.. the pains are just too PAINFUL.. how long am I going to wait for the epidural? the midwife said.. "mummy.. the doctor is on his way now"

When there's 1 pain that i feel something is pushing out from my bottom, i screamed out and hubby called for midwife. The midwives immediately checked on me, she hold my hand and told me gently.. "Mummy, we can't wait for epidural already, baby is coming out"

WHAT !!

"har.. I'm so scared...."
"Don't worry Mummy, listen to me, you can do it. just breath and blow now"

I was given the laughing gas. I hold the gas mask with my own, I groan.. breath.. blow.. praying myself while my bed was being push to labour ward. I dunno how do I react at that time, i was keep reminded by midwife to breath in and blow out... the laughing gas made me blur and unclear what is going on... but i know i keep groaning .. "i'm scared .. i'm cold .. i can't hear you". Every contraction come I tends to push out but the midwife reminded me to relax while waiting for gynae to arrive. she inserted her finger in my opening to prevent my further tear.

then I heard "doctor is here"... my both legs are immediately lifted up to each side. Gynae want me to push when the next contraction come. with 1 hand holding the gas mask, the other hand grabbing my own thigh, i'm preparing for the push.. the 1st push.. not good enough.. 2nd push.. I tried my very best. Immediately, i heard the loud baby crying..

uh.. give birth alr? I opened my eyes and saw my boy was put on top of my tummy! He is crying loud! the midwife clear up the water in his mouth while clipping his umbilical cord. Then he was carried away, i continue with the laughing gas, a warm discharge from opening.. while i continue to breath hardly, i know gynae is doing the stitch for me.. slowly.. my conscious started to black out.. i feel the surrounding is dark.. the only thing i can hear is the crying sound of my baby. few seconds later, the brightness come in and i regain my conscious.. i realised it's over now.

Oohh.. i just went through the pain and given birth. I did it!! I told myself.

the whole thing is just too fast~ from the waterbag burst till labour just took 3hrs plus. I'm really lucky that I did not need to bear for the pain for long hours.

After Ryan was cleaned and with his measurements taken.. he was finally put beside me. He is so quiet now compared to his loud crying just now. he was wrapped and put beside me while both of us was being trolley to his nursing ward and my ward.

A sleepless night for me. The pain from below and tummy still there and the labouring is just so vivid in my mind. I wish the dawn to come quickly as most importantly.. i wan to see my baby~~

A stunning day for both myself and hubby as he stood by my side the whole labouring.

There marks the beginning of our parenthood days.

My days from 25” to 38”

I would say that I’m a lucky preggy.

I hardly have any morning sickness or vomiting before my confirmation of pregnancy at week 10 and that explained why I only have pregnant suspect so late as I thought it was just another late of period.

That was funny when I first use of pregnancy tester. I did not put it through the urine long enough and end up the result was blur, alamak, not sure bingo or not.. in the end, need to buy another one to re-test again.

Sourced from forum and decided to visit the gynae clinic’s at SK, not only near to where we stay, he also serve 6-9pm slot which is convenient for both of us that taking leave is needless. I knew this gynae is popular but never expect that the Q would be so long! His popularity + SK homed by newly wed = long waiting Q.. sometimes.. waited for 2 hrs.

The only thing bothered me during 1^st trimester is a bit of giddiness and low appetite. I don’t like to eat any of the food and end up keep eating porridge, which made me feel hungry faster and end up to have vomiting feel. But all these were soon go off when I enter 2^nd trimester.

It was a 180 deg changed starting from week 15. All the vomiting feel, giddiness and low appetite gone! I craved for any food and indeed I ate every food (except seafood) and I feel energetic as there’s totally no morning sickness or insomnia.

I started to spend my time reading the pregnancy books and he started to browse the forums to learn more about pregnancy. As usual, I drove to work and continued attending whatever site meetings. I informed my office on my pregnancy when it was 3 mths. I thought the job scopes would be adjusted but nothing changed till the end.. bush.. kns..

I tried my very best to keep myself healthy, along the 9 mths, I only claimed for 2 times MC which I suffered from diarrhea. Other than the vitamins given by gynae, I drink the milk for pregnant mummy, bird nest, pao shen long yan shui, a lot a lot of fruits… etc

Coming closer to 3^rd trimester, we spent time to source and buy baby stuff. Wuh.. sometimes $$ would just spent like that in order to get the best for baby.. daddy & mummy’s love already bloated before baby is born.. haha

new blog cover

changed the blog cover photo as i entered a new chapter of life

time to put more post from now hee hee

just a recap, the previous cover photo

Happy Chinese New Year 2010 !

2009 呢

结婚，搬进自己的“豪宅”，零加薪，然后就是工作，工作

2010 呢

小小Bonus, 小小加薪。

然后我要孕育小生命， 做个健康的mummy ~

祝大家

新年快乐，虎年行大运！！