Zachary has arrived!

I didn't expect this blog came so soon after my last blog. Well, I'm glad that he decided to see the world early and here I would like to share my experience on my labour process. Some friends were curious to know if the Music for Unborn works for me ~especially the short labour pain.

Ok, here's the chronological order of my labour pain, huffing, puffing, grinding, ....all in one day, 3rd Nov 07 (Mon).

4:25am - Woke up with some menstrual cramp feeling. Not intense to make me rush to the
hospital. Decide to sleep back.

4:45am - Crampy feeling comes back again. Decide to time it. With my notebook and a pen on
hand, start jotting down the time. Geez, this is madness!

7:30am - Same feeling again but very intense. Too sleepy to bother it. Slept through it again.
Told myself to call my gynae later in the morning to bring forward my appt. to Tues.

9:05am - Woke up with some intense pain at front abdominal. Went to toilet to pee and had the
"show".

9:10am - Called clinic and inform them on my situation. Told to go there immediately for a
check.

9:50am - Arrived clinic. Did a CTG and VE check by gynae. Gosh, I was told I'm 4cm dilated!
Was sent to delivery suite and told that labour will happen later in the evening.

12:05pm - Reached delivery suite after got lost like sotong. Pass a few times the delivery suite
without realising. Change gown and getting ready for labour.

3:20pm - Given epidural ( I should call it "Happydural"). Crampy feeling getting more frequent
and intense thou still bearable but told myself, dont try to be SuperWoman. Just get
it done and fast. Did VE check and only at pathetic 5cm dilated.

6:00pm - I'm 8cm dilated! Baby's heart beat drop and contraction comes in too near within
one another. Sense something is not right and nurse face turn from smiley to
frowning. Don't like this feeling as I'm hoping to have a natural birth.

6:15pm - Baby's heart back to normal. SMiley face from the nurse again. Phew.... Pray no more
frowning from them.

7:00pm - Gynae came to do another VE again. Told I'm fully dilated. Very happy look and told
I can start pushing soon.

7:15pm - Pushing starts! All eyes on me as if I'm giving out the TOTO no. Very encouraging
from everyone.

7:40pm - Gynae decides I need some assistance.

7:49pm - Zachary has arrived! He was vacum out by my last push. He was plopped on my
body the moment he was delivered and I felt in love again.... awww.......

Here's some pics of Zachary and will try to post more of him.

Day 1 (in the delivery room)

Day 3

Day 3