My Baby Girl - 24th September 2007

Hey all.. my baby girl finally arrived to this world on 24th September, Monday, Mooncake festival eve. In time to carry lantern.

It was a painless labour - due to Epidural ! I only felt few very painful contraction before i decided to take the injection at very beginning stage. after the epidural which was done in less than 20 minutes at my back.. the subsequent contractions were felt as tummy muscle tightening only.. not extreme diarrhea pulling your muscles(actual contraction)..

But, pushing part, i was really lousy. No energy to push baby out. ended up, doc has to use forcep to assist the baby's delivery. i can only felt thing sliding out from below.. no pain at all.. the magic of epidural.. even the stiching done by doc.. he said 3 layer of skins were stitched. the outer layer was stitched 5-6 stitches.

My hubby watched the whole process. including the moment when baby was out..he said.. very bloody.. as the baby's shoulder was out rather in rush.. doc din even have time to do the cutting.. so.. imagine the tear i got there..blood was splatter on the wall .. as if horror movie..haaa.. and basically my buttock was soaked in a pool of blood. Luckily i din see all these.. else, i think i may be the one fainting !!

The moment i saw my baby, really hard to believe i can actually deliver a human being of 3.3kg that i have carried for so long in my tummy.. so so so amazing..feel so touching when think about it..i have given birth to a new life...her first cry will always in my memory...

After the whole labour..i was wheeled back to ward. The side effect of the epidural i felt was naseauness.. but i din vomit.. just felt like vomitting, and very light-headed. i almost faint when i stood up to sit on tne bed. But after lying for awhile, i felt better. and i dun have very weak limbs.. just felt numbness ..so different people have different reaction towards the epidural side effect. But, whole night i cannot sleep well due to the soreness on my back..

I opted for total breastfeeding during my stay in hospital. Beginning it was ok. But the soreness is getting on me.. hopefully i can continue after this.

i stayed for 1 night in hospital, as eveything is normal, i can pass urine on my own and the stitches wound is not very painful. I was given pain killer, vitamins.baby is doing fine. so, off we go.. go home .. bring baby to her home for the very first time !

The first night home was a nightmare as baby cannot differentiate morning and night..so my mum and i became panda the next morning as we have to attend to her basically the whole night long.. only manage to catch fewm minutes of sleeps in between.. fainted.

More updates when i have the time..:)