Labour!

After so many months of protecting little Ayden in my tummy... He's finally brought into this world. During my last Pre-natal check, gynae was saying that the amniotic fluid in my tummy is not enough for little ayden to grow full-term, thus was advised to induce labour to bring Ayden into this world 5 days earlier...& the date chosen was 05 Sept 2008 (Fri)! The last week before labour was a jittery one for me... waiting for any signal from Ayden anytime before the date of induction... but then...no news at all except for slight contractions on & off. Comes Thursday and I'm getting all nervous right from morning about admitting into Mt E after midnight that day. I'm sure my dear hubby was also on standby throughout the whole week.. he was even more excited than I am! The day was a memorable one for me though, cos hubby spent some private moments with me specially before Ayden was born. He KO earlier from work, then brought me for a movie at West Mall (watched the cute movie "Wall E"), then headed back home for dinner with the family. After dinner was a nice game of Wii Bowling (which I misses), then packing up & getting ready to set off for hospital. MIL and BIL were both excited too! Both of them were so nice to drive us to the hospital and of cos..how can we miss supper before this important event?? (I need all the energy for the 'pushing' that's coming) We went to Newton Circus after midnight, and I gulped down 1 big bowl of " Ba Chor Mee". Next, we headed for the big event...at Mt E Hospital.

After admission, I was sent straight to the delivery ward....where the arduous journey began. I was induced by 2am...and my waves of contractions started! From a smiley me (at pain scale of 1 -2).. I countered several tight waves of contractions for nearly 5 hrs before my pain scale upgraded to a 7-8. That was when my " Hee Hee Hoo" doesn't work anymore(no matter how loud or long I do it)! That was also the time when I succumbed and pleaded for Epithural! I can't take it anymore! After that injection (I tell you..) comes heaven... Contractions carry on, wave after wave... BUT... NO PAIN at all!!! Woo Hoo!!! I was a happy girl once more... I can even sing, joke and smile to my hubby, who was anxiously accompanying me & supporting me by my side! Of cos... coming to this... KUDOS to my dear hubby, he's been really nice, staying by my side all the way, supporting me every minute of the labour process, holding my hand, stroking my forehead, encouraging me to go on... & of cos... asking me to PUSH!!!! All these will not be possible without him by my side.. Thanks dear!

Next.... after the injection, was numbness, I can't feel my legs, can't feel my muscles, not to say find energy to push. When I was told to push...I just exert whatever I have in me (who knows which muscles I was exerting anyway)..Finally, at 3.28pm on 05 Sept 08, Little Ayden came out to meet the world, with the help of my gynae & his formidable forceps! Weighing 3.170kg, measuring 51cm long....Our little precious has arrived!!! Haa... It's the 1st time I saw his bloody, but angelic face... & of cos hear his miraculous greetings to us! How wonderful the whole journey has been.. Of cos, this leads to the beginning of another wonderful journey, with our new addition, Ayden Goh.