Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Arrival Of Our Bundle Of Joy

I could not sleep on the night before I gave birth. I have mixture of feeling, happy that we can see our little prince after 9months wait but at the same time I was so worried about baby's health, labour smoothness, I have no experience in taking care of baby, can I cope etc?

23 Aug 2006,
8:00am, I reported myself to the hospital to prepare for ceasarian at 11:00am.

At 11:15am, I was on the operation theater, epidural was admitted by my anesthetist. I chose epidural so that hb can go into labour room to witness the arrival of our little prince. I was so worried and panic because my legs can still feel after the epidural was admitted! I was screaming to my anesthetist! :) I was too nervous till I forgotten that pain nerve and feeling nerve are different! hahahaha.......

Finally saw my hb's face appeared in the room at 11.30am, my gynae told us that we can hug our prince soon! I was so excited! Wail! Wail! Wail..... little darling's cries! Wow! he cries so loud! My gynae lifting up our little prince above the curtain to let me take a look at him before send him for cleaning! I was so touch and tears had flooded my eyes.

Do you believe or not! During this messy period, I can still remind my gynae to collect cord blood! :P :P :P I super worried that this important task was left out!

So happy and relief when seeing our little darling lying quietly on my chest. He stopped cried, his little face was so chubby, so tender! He is 100% looks like daddy!

Daddy followed the nurse sending baby to nursery while I stayed on the operation theater for stitching. I was advised to rest in our room after came out from the observation room at 1:00pm+. Nurse brought our little darling to let him latch at 4pm after I fully recovered from numb.

I was so lucky that my wound did not give me much problem. I went down from bed to go to washroom with help (because my injured pelvis still not recovered) the next day evening. We were delighted that we were allowed to go home together with our little darling on Saturday morning.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Twisted My Pelvis Joint

I had very bad water retention and my stomach was super huge! Many people thought I was carrying twins or triplets! :)

20 July 06 2:00am, I was thinking of going to washroom but my pelvis was too painful for me to move even with hb's assitance! I could not get up, unable to move to lie down nor to sit properly. My hb dialed an ambulance to send me to hospital and I was hospitalised for 3 days. I twisted my pelvis joint.

My gynae told us that it will takes at least half year to recover. I could not stand, sit and walk properly. I must on wheelchair till after I gave birth. I must tried to move and exercise my legs to ensure blood circulation at my lower part and legs. Just a simple action can kill me and caused my tears dropped because it is too painful. I must relied on pain killer which I was relunctant to take initially. Besides this, I must take aspirin to prevent arterial clotting and pills to prevent pre-term contractions.

On 8 Aug, we went for a routine checkup at my gynae clinic. With my injured pelvis, I could not have naturally delivery. We scheduled to have ceasarian to bring out our little precious one when he turns 37weeks old! I feel so sad and sorry to my little one that I could not keep him longer in my womb till he is full term. On the other hand, I was happy that we could see him and hug him earlier! What a contradiction!

My gynae ordered me started to jab at my stomach instead continue with aspirin and these must be done 2 weeks before my delivery.

Those jabs were nightmare to me, I couldn't bear to poke on my stomach! I felt so painful when the nurse poked on me and I was advised to do it myself for the next 14 days! It was too troublesome to have my jab at GP as I am on wheelchair and hb has to work. So I decided that I do it myself. When I first tried to jab on myself on 9 Aug, I pinched as hard as possible on the area I intended to poke needle, deep breath and gather full courage, the needle poked on my fresh! Goodness me! It was so painful and my tears dropped! Due to my lousy skill, it was bleeding. The fresh red blood wetted two big pieces of cotton wool and I was so panic to see so! Luckily it was stopped after I pressed on the tiny hole using gauze.


I was so worried when I have to jab on the following day. I sitting tight on the wheelchair, took deep breath and action to poke..... failed to poke the needle in! I have been repeated the deep breath and action to poke for more then half an hour but the needle just simply do not go into my layer of fats! I gave the nurse a ring, she advised me to rub the area I intend to poke till it numb, relax and poke. I followed and feel slightly better but again bleeding and I cried! This poking needle job really can kill me! I can't imagine that I have to do it for another 13 days! :-(

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