6am in the morning, a slight cramp in the tummy. What could it be? The sashimi that I ate last night ? 6:15am, MummyLo felt it again. With half excitement and half uncertainty. MummyLo kept this pain to herself. It was a strange cramping sensation, like a tummy cramp. To be certain, MummyLo went to open her bowels in case it was just that. 6:35am, should I tell DaddyLo ? 7:00am , MummyLo told DaddyLo there could be something going on, but couldn't be sure. 7:10am, it's about 8mins apart. But not always on time. It doesn't hurt that much either. 8am - MummyLo decided to tell Grandma Mak. She was questioning herself whether this is the time, is it real ? 8am to 1pm - MummyLo was in bed the whole time. It is real. It was a numbing sensation that comes in waves. MummyLo called the Westmead hospital and they said that early contractions are like that. MummyLo thought that she will also have tightingings in the tummy area as well. 1pm - contractions were 5mins apart. DaddyLo and Grandpa Mak persuaded MummyLo to go to the hospital now instead of waiting for the contractions to get more severe. MummyLo was worried that she has to sit around and wait for people while she is in pain. 1:30pm- midwive checked CTG. Your heartrate was good. My cervix was 4cm dilated. 4pm - my cervix is still 4cm dilated. I used hot shower as my initial pain relief. MummyLo just want to be knocked out until you were ready to come out. I asked for gas (nitrous oxide) for pain relief because MummyLo didn't want to be tired of pain when it comes to the hard pushing part. 5pm- Dr Chua came to examine MummyLo and he broke the water as a method to speed up your arrival. From then on, the contractions were nasty. It was close together and each wave was a hard wave. The gas didn't help much at all. It actually stopped me from breathing properly for pain relief. 8:30pm- MummyLo was about 8-9cm dilated. She was urging for someone to check just in case BabyLo is ready to come out already and no one was paying attention. MummyLo has a strong urge to push with every contractions, but the nurse was asking MummyLo not to push because the cervix is not fully dilated. I told them I can't help but to push. 9pm onwards - Dr. Chua was here to help now. MummyLo was told to push 3 times hard and long with every contractions. But MummyLo was half out of breath. With every push, MummyLo cannot last as long as Dr Chua tells her to. But they said that I have very good push. And BabyLo will soon be arriving. With every contraction, DaddyLo and Grandma Mak stood by my side and yelled for encouragement. I squeezed DaddyLo's hand tightly. So lucky to have DaddyLo by my side. And every time GrandmaMak yelled for encouragment, it really gave MummyLo strength to withstand the pain. Dr Chua said that your head is half out, the next push, the baby will land on your tummy. That sentence was the most beautiful sentence of the night. It was so promising. So with the next contraction, MummyLo pushed with all her might. BabyLo came out bubbling with mucous and blood and landed on MummyLo's tummy. It was a great sensation. It's done. MummyLo woke up from the misery of pushing you out and was filled with joy. All MummyLo could think of that moment is .. it's done, it's over ! As soon as they rubbed BabyLo, you started crying and vomiting out mucous. I waited for the delivery of the placenta. A big blood mass but it was interesting and Dr Chua was explaining to me where you were. You measured 3.27kg, 51.5cm long, head circumference is 34cm, 37 degrees celcius and your Apgar score is 9. Poor MummyLo had a first degree tear and had to be stitched up. The next few hours was the most relaxing hours of the night. I sat there to wait until you were cleaned, then i breastfed you for the very first time. You were a good feeder, quick to learn and fast to feed. Then it was the most anticipated shower, even though when I got out of bed, I was followed by a blood trail. 1:30am- BabyLo did another poob. And happily slept through the night. MummyLo was worried the whole night about BabyLo and had to check for breathing every 5mins. Tonight was a long night. But it was overwhelming with emotions. My sleep was much disrupted that night, but i still had a sweet dream.
Just when I thought life couldn't get better at age 25 when I was near finishing my Phd and with a man of my dream,I was hit by a pleasant surprise that totally turned my life upside down. Becoming a mummy was a big deal for me but I am loving every minute of it .. so far at least. Hello BabyLo beepbeep.. beepbeep..盧爸爸和盧媽媽在映幕上看到一個4cm 新生命的跳動. 盧爸爸說 " 是真的..真的有了小寶貝". 從這一刻開始,我倆的生活被你倒轉了..但是每天都變得更精彩, 更有意思.
6am in the morning, a slight cramp in the tummy. What could it be? The sashimi that I ate last night ? 6:15am, MummyLo felt it again. With half excitement and half uncertainty. MummyLo kept this pain to herself. It was a strange cramping sensation, like a tummy cramp. To be certain, MummyLo went to open her bowels in case it was just that. 6:35am, should I tell DaddyLo ? 7:00am , MummyLo told DaddyLo there could be something going on, but couldn't be sure. 7:10am, it's about 8mins apart. But not always on time. It doesn't hurt that much either. 8am - MummyLo decided to tell Grandma Mak. She was questioning herself whether this is the time, is it real ? 8am to 1pm - MummyLo was in bed the whole time. It is real. It was a numbing sensation that comes in waves. MummyLo called the Westmead hospital and they said that early contractions are like that. MummyLo thought that she will also have tightingings in the tummy area as well. 1pm - contractions were 5mins apart. DaddyLo and Grandpa Mak persuaded MummyLo to go to the hospital now instead of waiting for the contractions to get more severe. MummyLo was worried that she has to sit around and wait for people while she is in pain. 1:30pm- midwive checked CTG. Your heartrate was good. My cervix was 4cm dilated. 4pm - my cervix is still 4cm dilated. I used hot shower as my initial pain relief. MummyLo just want to be knocked out until you were ready to come out. I asked for gas (nitrous oxide) for pain relief because MummyLo didn't want to be tired of pain when it comes to the hard pushing part. 5pm- Dr Chua came to examine MummyLo and he broke the water as a method to speed up your arrival. From then on, the contractions were nasty. It was close together and each wave was a hard wave. The gas didn't help much at all. It actually stopped me from breathing properly for pain relief. 8:30pm- MummyLo was about 8-9cm dilated. She was urging for someone to check just in case BabyLo is ready to come out already and no one was paying attention. MummyLo has a strong urge to push with every contractions, but the nurse was asking MummyLo not to push because the cervix is not fully dilated. I told them I can't help but to push. 9pm onwards - Dr. Chua was here to help now. MummyLo was told to push 3 times hard and long with every contractions. But MummyLo was half out of breath. With every push, MummyLo cannot last as long as Dr Chua tells her to. But they said that I have very good push. And BabyLo will soon be arriving. With every contraction, DaddyLo and Grandma Mak stood by my side and yelled for encouragement. I squeezed DaddyLo's hand tightly. So lucky to have DaddyLo by my side. And every time GrandmaMak yelled for encouragment, it really gave MummyLo strength to withstand the pain. Dr Chua said that your head is half out, the next push, the baby will land on your tummy. That sentence was the most beautiful sentence of the night. It was so promising. So with the next contraction, MummyLo pushed with all her might. BabyLo came out bubbling with mucous and blood and landed on MummyLo's tummy. It was a great sensation. It's done. MummyLo woke up from the misery of pushing you out and was filled with joy. All MummyLo could think of that moment is .. it's done, it's over ! As soon as they rubbed BabyLo, you started crying and vomiting out mucous. I waited for the delivery of the placenta. A big blood mass but it was interesting and Dr Chua was explaining to me where you were. You measured 3.27kg, 51.5cm long, head circumference is 34cm, 37 degrees celcius and your Apgar score is 9. Poor MummyLo had a first degree tear and had to be stitched up. The next few hours was the most relaxing hours of the night. I sat there to wait until you were cleaned, then i breastfed you for the very first time. You were a good feeder, quick to learn and fast to feed. Then it was the most anticipated shower, even though when I got out of bed, I was followed by a blood trail. 1:30am- BabyLo did another poob. And happily slept through the night. MummyLo was worried the whole night about BabyLo and had to check for breathing every 5mins. Tonight was a long night. But it was overwhelming with emotions. My sleep was much disrupted that night, but i still had a sweet dream.
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