8 Jul 2008
6 am - I went to the toilet and realise uncontrollable water keep leaking. But still unsure whether is my water bag burst or just false alarm. I put a sanitary pad and when back to the bedroom and wake my hubby up. He asked me what shall we do, then he went to take his cam coder and start recording the story of the day. As for me, I quickly sms my colleague I can't go work and need to go for gynae check up and confirm. (Actually, I should just go TMC. Just becos we thought we got save some bucks if we wait till 11am then admit to the hospital. Some more I don't feel and contraction at the moment. But in the end, the check up with gynae also cost us quite a lot of extra bucks.)

7am - Already done my last bath and had wantan soup for breakfast, just in case admitted to the ward and unable to intake any more food.

8am - Hubby asked got any pain, but I don't feel and pain. Just that I had a feeling water bag some how is leaking, cos the pad I place at 6am already super wet. Since gynae's clinic open at 9am so we decide to slack a while at home then go to visit her later.

9am - We make our way to the gynae's clinic and register for our turn.

10am - Gynae's just arrived the clinic.

11am - Gynae done a few test and confirm my water bag burst and I will have to deliver within 24hr after my water bag burst. Then I only had 2 cm dilation. and I will need to induce and admit to the observation ward. She ask me to have my lunch first then go to do admission to the TMC.

12pm- Gotten my lunch (Chicken Rice), then admitted to the observation ward. Then straight away the midwife empty my bowel. Then check for my contraction status. I still don't feel the pain yet. So happy rest on the bed. While the mid wife is checking for available delivery ward for me.

130pm - We got a delivery ward. Ward 9 of the TMC delivery ward. Then waiting for 10 cm dilation

5pm - my dilation only 5 cm, and I start to feel the pain. I check with nurse still got how long to go? and she told me now half way and normally is 1 hr 1 cm dilation. I was like "huh? still got 5 more hours to go? Sigh.... " I still able to endure the pain, but start to have a bit of stress. Whenever hubby wan to take photo or video. I keep ask him to keep himself entertain and leave me a lot. Gynae had a check on me and decide to add on the drip for induce, to accelerate the speed.

7.30pm- Due to the accelerate in the contraction, I am not able to take the stress. Even though just 3cm more to go. I decided to go for epidural, as the nurse also realise I start to push unnecessary. I afraid ended fainted at 10 cm. lol. Then hubby told me he meet one of his childhood friend here, whose wife also in the delivery ward which is next to me. Then her EDD also same with me. What a coincidence!

9pm - 10 cm dilation. I am so happy, cos with epi I don't feel anything. But due to the numbness, I also had problem in pushing. Cos They want me to push before gynae arrive.

10pm - gynae arrive and they only manage to see a very little part of baby head, and gynae decide to assist me in delivery. 1st by vacuum with kiwi cup. Wht a cute name. But the assistance was failed due to the technique I push is incorrect. Baby head got a bit of bruises and injury due to this. Gynae decide to use forcep to assist me.

1045pm - Xanthus finally arrive... phew... 3.205KG 7.1 pounds. 51 cm length.


11pm - Gynae continue to do the clean up and we realise due to my unnecessary push and resulted the gynae and the nurses got my blood stain. Even the delivery room's ceiling. lol the vacuum really too power.