a beautiful date to remember! 4th April 2010

cos baby ayden arrives!!! and make our beautiful family complete... =)

4.50am ~ 1st wave of contractions felt.. and i tot i was dreaming... zzzzzzzz...
5.00am-12pm+ ~ contractions were painful but erratic @ abt 1/2 to 1hr apart..
1pm-3pm ~ got back to mum's place as contractions were still erratic.. contractions got nearer to about 20 mins or so and the whole family urged me to check myself into TMC as none of them wana be my midwife! hahaha..

3.30pm ~ reached TMC and contractions were intense but at 13-15 mins apart.. was monitored for abt 1/2 hr or so. no dilation and Dr. Wong spoke to me over the phone & thinks i shd go home to rest and come back only when contractions are 5mins apart. sigh.. paid $49.50 for the observation! hmpf!

4.30pm ~ reached home & played with weewee for awhile. missed her already as she was so sad she couldn't join us the 1st time we went to TMC.

4.45pm-5.30pm ~ contractions started to be 5 mins apart!! argh! ayden must be joking with us.. tsk tsk.. told mum i'll smack his bum even if doc doesn't! hahaha..

6pm+ ~ reached TMC and the delivery ward nurses laughed when they saw me. i shouldn't have gone home! grrr... nurse wang wei still had my notes! cervix was checked and dilation was 2 cm.

6.30pm-7pm ~ was given enema and then moved to delivery room #5. nurse ww checked again and i was about 3cm dilated and contractions are getting damn painful! anaesthetist came by to administered the epidural. dear could watch the process this time round and confirms with me that the needle is indeed thick and big! but all went well and funny anaesthetist can even comment on my tattoo! hurhurhur..

7.50pm ~ dr. wong arrives and VE shows i m 4cm dilated but now. she orders dinner for me as she doesn't think i will pop anytime soon cos dilatin is ard 1cm per hour. (my tots: maybe ayden will be like weewee. she didnt expect i will pop early too! ha.. ) catheter inserted and water bag was burst by dr. wong. was also given a drug thru' drip to hasten the contractions. current contractions @ 3-5mins apart.

8.15pm-8.30pm ~ nurse ww increased dosage of epi as the VE still hurts and the stupid catheter is making me so uncomfortable!! i tried hard to sleep.. dilation was 5cm.

9pm ~ change of nurses' shift (just like during weewee's time..) and snr staff nurse sarina came by to take over and check on me. told her about the pain that i felt at the pelvic area. like bb's bearing down.. VE done and i m 8cm dilated!!! she prepared room for delivery and informed dr. wong. another 2 VE done and i went from 8cm to 9cm to 10 cm in just 10 minutes time!! piangz. this nurse is damn good.. hahahaa..

9.20pm ~ wave of contractions. she taught me how to push (obviously i have forgotten! if not, i wouldn't have even tried for #2, would i?? LOL!). BREATHE IN. HOLD. AND PUSH! a set of 3 was done during this contraction and she could already see bb's hair.. and for a moment, i tot bb ayden can make it out @ the same time as jie jie adri @ 2126.. =)

9.30pm ~ 2nd wave of contractions. she had her fingers in place to aid in the delivery. dr. wong arrived in the midst of the 2nd round pushing and while preparing herself, she made me promise her something.. "my dear, do me a favour. for #3 (to which i was already shaking my head at!), do not go home even if the nurses or myself tell u to do so!!" wakakakaka...

9.30pm-9.41pm ~ 3rd wave of contractions. dr. wong took over and bb ayden came out on the 4th push. delivered safely to my 2nd bundle of joy @ 2141hours.. bb was cleaned and weighed in @ 3.465kg/ 52 cm long/ 35 cm HC.... i tink dear & i did a good job!!! *pats on our backs*

9.41pm ~ stitched and cleaned up..

10.20pm+ ~ settled down in room 615.. and still feeling elated over my darling's arrival.. waiting anxiously for the next day so sweetheart weewee can meet her lil' brother!