Upon admitted, the mid wife had checked that the opening is about 2cm so we have to wait in the labour ward for the gynae. Before the gynae arrives the pain was so intense that I requested for Entonox The gynae arrives at 2pm plus and again checked the opening, this time rd was abt 3cm. He suggested to speed up the labour by inducing and breaking the water bag. The given estimated time of delivery was 7-8pm in the evening.
Once labour was induced the pain became unbearable that again I requested for another pain relief - Pethidine. Its an injection that will help to relief partial labour pain for 4-6 hrs. Within half an hour, the nurses told Andy that I am ready for delivery. At that time, I was high and drowsy by breathing in Entonox that I couldnt concentrate on my thoughts and breathing but could only hear voices.
In the delivery ward, Andy kept reminding me to control and concentrate on my breathing while I gripped tightly onto his hands. I could hear the nurses telling Andy that I am doing very well and determined moreover considering its my first birth.
While waiting for the gynae to come, the urge of pushing was so strong that I kept pushing. The moment the gynae arrives, he was just in time to catch the baby while I pushed out. Thereafter Andy cuts the umbilical cord and the gynae delivers the placenta and stitching up. As the deliver was too fast, the gynae didnt have the time to do a cut and estelle was forced thru leaving a tear about 0.5-1cm away fr the anus. While the gynae was stitching, estelle was brought for measurement and cleaning. Shortly, we are brought to the ward.
After being discharged for 2 days, I had a taste of motherhood by facing the 'ong ah, ong ah' song every 2-3 hrs or so, changing diapers, breastfeeding, etc. While Andy plays with her after work.
Life shall nv be the same again with the arrival of estelle.. It will be even better cause we are the ACE Family!! Andy, Cassandra, Estelle.
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