In the middle of the night of Tuesday, 17 June, I experience some leaking.... Not a lot to be alarm kind... And some contraction which is happen over the past few nights too.... I try to sleep till morning and told Nick that I think I will not go to work and call up the hospital later... We send Charlotte to school and went for breakfast before I call the clinic in the hospital at 8.30am. I told my boss and colleague that I m not sure if it's a false sign....
The nurse check with my gynea and suggest I make my way to the hospital and head straight to the labour ward. I knew it's going to be today! At 10am, We arrived at raffles hospital and head to level 8 labour ward... Room 2 where Doc Watt name is on the signage... Doc Watt came in less than a min after we arrived. She jokingly made the remark... "U are anxious to delivery rite" I changed into the gown and getting ready for inspection.... Doc said I m 3 cm dilate... She broke the water bag and this time round I dun feel relieve and the gushing of water wasn't that strong also. She mentioned that it will depends on the speed of how the cervix open up... She will inject oxytocin later on. She suggested that I take the epidural immediately... But I wasn't having any contraction... She said it's going to hurt badly once the oxytocin is in.... So I agreed to the epidural immediately...
It was the same doc as 5 years back for the epidural... But the experience is damm bad... I was close to tear when he poke in the needle. 1 nurse was holding on to me to make sure I relax else the needle can't go in.... I dun remember the epidural being so painful 5 years back. Conclusion..... I had the epidural too late during Charlotte time... The contraction pain was much more than the epidural injection back then.
As the delivery ward is quite empty for the day I guess... The nurse keep coming in to check on me... Back then during Charlotte time... The labour wards are full and the nurses seldom come in.... This time is different. Nick went to drink kopi with Joey and Daniel who is also at the hospital for their checkup with Doc Watt... And I m glad I had my breakfast before admission.
At 12pm, Doc Watt came in and check on me... I am only 4cm... She asked the nurse to put in the cathera to drain the urine... She says the full bladder is blocking the baby from descending.... She expect the delivery to be in early noon...Earlier on the nurse did ask if I want to put... I says if can hold on I prefer later ...stupid choice.... Because after she drain the urine...at 1.30pm, after 1 hour 30 min... I was already 7 cm! On and off the nurse keep asking if I want to increase the epidural, I say no... as I do not want to be overdose by medication.... Somehow or rather, I do agree that by taking the epidural earlier did help lessen the suffering.... I could feel the contraction and it was all in the bearable range. The nurse explain that during Charlotte time it could be the late introduction of epidural which did not have enough time to act on my body and thus the painful contraction felt back then. This time round I was able to concentrate and "enjoy" every contraction. The poor hb did get any scolding this time... I was jokingly telling him that we can still hold a conversation this time round... He said he dare not speak because last round he keep talking and I was angrily telling him do not talk to me.... Hahahhaah...
At 2pm... The nurse came in to warm the baby bed... Woh... Nowadays the baby has warm bed waiting....I ask the nurse if I m at the peak of contraction .... She said it on the peak already.... The contractions are really manageable with the epidural... Then 2 midwives came in and ask me to push... We tried lying down, on the side and a new style which is like dog peeing... I ask the midwives if this is a new "position"... She said it has been a old style... Hahahha.... As I can feel the contraction, I knew it coming before the chart...hahahah... After half an hour, Doc Watt came in to check on me and said she will be back in 30 min... The midwives continue to help me to push... One of the midwife asked if I want to see my own pushing... I asked how? She said by mirror... I answered why not.... I was thinking this is going to be my last time giving birth as I do not think we would have number 3. The midwife said some people are scared to see... I told her, instead of watching you tube, I would prefer to see my own... I knew Nick dare not see... I told him not to see if he is uncomfortable. I know how scary it was as I have been scared by those you tubes... Hahahahha
She positioned a mirror just right "there" so that I get a good view... I know it sound gruesome but it's mother nature of how things work... When I pushed... I could catch a glimps of the hair! When I relax the opening close... I thought I have to push out the head myself... So with every contraction I try my might to push. I was also wondering how come the leg hold gadget has yet to be set up. After a while, the midwives walk out of the room leaving nick questioning why they just walked off? I just keep on pushing with every contraction. They returned shortly with Doc Watt... In the speed of light, Doc Watt changed into the "fish monger" outfit... The nurses transform the bed with the leg stand...Doc Watt asked if I am exhausted... I replied no as I was all ready to the finale! I saw Doc Watt taking the scissor and I knew it coming so I tried not to see... With 2 midwives one at each side pushing my tummy and Doc Watt was digging (I could feel).... Baby Clovy is out in 3 final pushes. Nick said 1 push the head out, another one the whole body just gush out. I could feel I use "cow strength" in the final pushes... It's just natural. Baby Clovy was put on my tummy and the miracle feeling was felt once again... It happen 5 years back and the feeling is the same... I guess with every child, the feeling is always awesome.
After a while, baby Clovy was handed back to the nurse and I saw her private when they put her in the warm bed... I told nick, it's a girl! We weren't sure throughout the Preggy because of mixed "signs"... Nonetheless, the name Clovy was given before she arrived... Hahahah... Doc Watt "finished" the final part... collected the cord blood as I made arrangement to donate to national cord blood bank. I wasn't show the placenta this time round.., so I asked Doc Watt if my placenta is ok.. She said no problem.
We get some bonding time with Baby Clovy before she was send to shower. :)
A drawing from Charlotte upon the arrival of her little sister.
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