KarenLV
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Hi Everyone,
Well,my little boy arrived at 16:27 on May 25. As he was so early he only weighed 2.2kgs but all his vitals were perfect. He's a little fighter! I gave birth normally with the good help of Mr. Epidural. Girls,if there is one piece of advice I can give you is to go for the epidural. It makes giving birth such a better experience. The lady in the delivery room next to me wanted the all natural way without painkillers and you should of heard the screams that came out of her room! I did not experience any pain. In fact the only pain I had was when the nurse inserted the IV needle into my hand. Even having the epidural inserted was not painful at all. My water actually broke at 11pm on 24th. I was on my way to the toilet and suddenly a big gush of water came running down my thighs. It really was a lot of water,so there is no mistaking. It was clear water and did not really smell like anything. I did not even have any labour symptoms at all except for the water breaking. My parents drove me to the emergency room of the hospital and I was whisked off to the Delivery rooms of the Maternity Ward. The doctor came and checked me out and said we will go ahead with delivery later on. At 9am I started getting contractions. First you feel strong pain in your pelvic area and then in your lower back. It was alternating all the time and getting stronger,so at 10am I requested an epidural. The epidural can take upto an hour to work,so dont take too long to request for it if your in pain ladies! After that they just monitored my contractions (which I wasnt feeling,thanks again Mr. Epidural). At 16:10 the doctor said that I am now fully dilated and ready to go.I started pushing and at 16:27 our baby boy was born. He screamed his little head off but calmed down as soon as the nurse wrapped him up and warmed him. I had one stitch in perineum. The doctor said the tear is actually so small but she will put in a stitch for precautionary measure.Everything went so well,even just before Skyler was born the doctor and I was making jokes! My dad asked me after the birth why I was laughing in the delivery room.... I am supposed to be suffering!!! Well,that is my story. It was all a very positive experience for me. Skyler is a lovely boy who thinks mommy is a milk machine. Here is a photo the nurse took of him on the day of his birth.
Well,my little boy arrived at 16:27 on May 25. As he was so early he only weighed 2.2kgs but all his vitals were perfect. He's a little fighter! I gave birth normally with the good help of Mr. Epidural. Girls,if there is one piece of advice I can give you is to go for the epidural. It makes giving birth such a better experience. The lady in the delivery room next to me wanted the all natural way without painkillers and you should of heard the screams that came out of her room! I did not experience any pain. In fact the only pain I had was when the nurse inserted the IV needle into my hand. Even having the epidural inserted was not painful at all. My water actually broke at 11pm on 24th. I was on my way to the toilet and suddenly a big gush of water came running down my thighs. It really was a lot of water,so there is no mistaking. It was clear water and did not really smell like anything. I did not even have any labour symptoms at all except for the water breaking. My parents drove me to the emergency room of the hospital and I was whisked off to the Delivery rooms of the Maternity Ward. The doctor came and checked me out and said we will go ahead with delivery later on. At 9am I started getting contractions. First you feel strong pain in your pelvic area and then in your lower back. It was alternating all the time and getting stronger,so at 10am I requested an epidural. The epidural can take upto an hour to work,so dont take too long to request for it if your in pain ladies! After that they just monitored my contractions (which I wasnt feeling,thanks again Mr. Epidural). At 16:10 the doctor said that I am now fully dilated and ready to go.I started pushing and at 16:27 our baby boy was born. He screamed his little head off but calmed down as soon as the nurse wrapped him up and warmed him. I had one stitch in perineum. The doctor said the tear is actually so small but she will put in a stitch for precautionary measure.Everything went so well,even just before Skyler was born the doctor and I was making jokes! My dad asked me after the birth why I was laughing in the delivery room.... I am supposed to be suffering!!! Well,that is my story. It was all a very positive experience for me. Skyler is a lovely boy who thinks mommy is a milk machine. Here is a photo the nurse took of him on the day of his birth.
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