Cute Little Princess Vera: Labour

Vera "popped" out of me on 29 Dec 2009.. What an exciting day! EDD was supposed to be on 11 Jan 2010. And I hoped Vera could be borned in 2010 so that she would have a headstart advantage to her peers but, oh well, she decides to come meet papa and mama earlier!

The whole labour process was drama-mama! Actually on 28 Dec 2009 (Monday), there was slight show (bleeding) appearing, so I decided to rest at home and wait for D-Day from 29 Dec 2009 onwards (my maternity leave starts on 4 Jan 2010). Since EDD was supposed to be on 11 Jan, I reckoned I still have some time to have a hair cut and do some pedicure and facial so that I will feel prettier during confinement.

On 29 Dec 2009, I still went for lunch with Wengfai! Then contraction starts from 3pm and Dear Hubby and me decides to visit the doc. He puts me on the CTG scan for one hour and concluded that I could have a false contraction. He asked me to choose to stay in hospital or go home to wait for more pain. However, he could not guarantee that I could deliver within these 2 days. And if I could not deliver, I will need to be induced!

Oh well, so two of us blur blur stupid stupid went home...... and the torture of contractions begins at home from 6pm......

At 9pm, the pain was too much to bear.. I was squirming in bed and trying all sorts of positions (sounds wrong though) to make myself more comfy but the pain was unbearable.. For those who ask me to describe the pain - 50 times of your need-to-rest-in-bed-and-eat-panadol-most-painful-menses-cramp. GRRRR

So I quickly changed and decides to head to the hospital. And guess what? A huge show came out!! (means the blood plug).. Wah.. sibei ganchiong.!!. Luckily we already packed our hospital bag because we went to the hospital in the afternoon thinking we might be asked to admit.

My poor hubby drove at top speed (not very fast because Singapore's traffic is horrible) as fast as he could while I was at the back of the car SCREAMING!! SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM!!!!

Finally when reaching the hospital, my stupid waterbag burst! Poor car is a little wet but heng most of the water is soaked by my dress!

When I reached hospital at 9.45pm, I delivered at 10.30 pm. Only a short 45 minutes! Of course I chose to take epidural. In fact, I was DEMANDING it. But it was too late, I was already 9 cm dilated!!!! (10 cm to give birth). I scolded the nurse, scolded everybody upside down! I screamed until my throat is sore and "pop" comes Vera (what a relieve!)

Weighing at a mere 2.375kg, Vera is abit underweight. So she has to be on a strictly 3-hourly feed. Doc blames me for not resting enough. But oh well, I will be resting for a one whole month of confinement, of course I have to go and enjoy while I am still free!