Saturday, February 27, 2010

The birth process

The following was written on the night of 16th on my cell when I couldn't sleep in the hospital. One was because I couldn't sleep well on a new bed, and also felt unrealistic being a mummy with baby in nusery.

16 Feb 2010

2:30am: play cards till then and sleep.

5am: go to pee and find out bleeding, take shower, get all ready

6:30am: on cab

6:38am: reached hospital

6:55am: water bag break at the moment get on bed for examination. Dilation 2cm. Transferred to labour room

9:30am: doc arrived, check again, still 2cm. not strong contraction every 7 to 8 mins. Ordered bkt, induce drip given

12pm: regular and tense but bearable contraction started

1:30pm: dilation 3cm. intense contraction

3pm: epidural. Dilation 5cm, sleepy

5:50pm: Dilation 7cm, baby head is not low enough; change position to lie on left side

6:15pm: full dilation, start to push

6:55pm: baby was born. 3.165Kg and 52cm

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