Ht: 50 cm
Wt: 2.89 kg
Small sweet and cute!
So peaceful now - her entrance was amazing!
Labour pains started at 1.35 am at home and she was born at 2.46 am at the hospital! A &E!
Pains came in hard and fast the minute we left home- first long wave was under the block - I clutched onto my dad for the wave to pass.
Apparently just before that Saro had wanted to ask my dad to stay home no need to trouble him!!! Shows how little grasp we had on the gravity of the situation!
In the car the contractions came again. As we passed the Chinese temple I remembered thinking if only the hospital were this near! Haha! That was like 2 min from my home!
I called the hosp again asked them to prep the water birth coz I was thinking I may not have time to make use of the water birth facilities if they only set it up after I came in. Okay so some of the gravitas was finally sinking in- but not to the full extent yet! That was when we were entering cte.
Woa pains came in wave after wave after that. Couldn't record contractions on my contractions timer anymore. Was all I could do to just stay calm. I asked my dad to rub my back - he kept going for my bag haha! I gave one quite extreme scream which sent my dad and Saro panicking- Saro was swerving a bit - Appa said hang on almost there- it was cairnhill! That wasnt nearly there!!!!! That was far! Saro reminded me to breathe in and out and I did- breathe in and out and focus on my happy picture in my mind- of ashwin and Saro on one hammock and akshaya in another hammock and me rocking on yet another - backdrop of the sea... Helped calm me but pains were intense!
I kept saying I feel like going to the toilet. Then I peed- or so I though but I guess now my water bag broke then.
Then a few more times I yelled I need to go to the toilet. Saro knew that meant baby was coming but he didn't say anything to me just that it was ok. Haha I thought that was permission to soil my pants ! Appa kept saying hold it hold it.
Saro them said we are very near and we were - I could see the hospital across the expressway - such relief. Saro had been speeding and all sorts of thoughts had been running in my mind- what if police stopped us. Thank god no accident. Etc.
Then I saw north buona vista and south buona vista exit. As we took the exit I pushed - lurched up practically standing in car - either bowels or baby! - and it felt so heavy I thought it was baby!!!! I told them - baby is here . Baby is here. Dad told Saro to beat the red light but thank god Saro kept his head. Cars were bearing down on us! i said no he can't go! Haha! Then no cars one side dad said go again but Saro kept watch for traffic on the other side- finally he beat the light - when it was safe:) and told me we are going straight to emergency - I was trying to direct him! Haha! Next turn I said. Saro had to reverse a bit to get into the turning. Dad jumped out. I lay down across the seat saying baby is here. Saro had drive down a bit more I think to ambulance stopping area. No stretcher in first stop! They brought a stretcher out. Saro said -i think she's delivering! something like that- they asked me if I could stand- I could - I just kept repeating I think baby is here. When I stood and felt that weight I knew it was really too heavy for poop!!! Oh man. It didn't even occur to me to worry about lack of crying of baby etc.
I got on the stretcher- they pushed me in- their faces told me they understood the seriousness! That was a relief. It was good there was no queue nothing at a and e! Inside they told Saro no time to go to delivery suite. They announced to a and e- deliver here! They wheeled me In- this doc came in and baby was born in 5 min! Really head and shoulders had already emerged in car in my pants!!!! Rest of baby came with one push ! Baby cried! And there I saw my darling Aishwarya! I kept saying I want my husband to cut the cord but they ignored me! Cord blood couldn't be collected either. At a and e no baby weighing machine nothing. So they just checked baby a bit and gave her to me for skin to skin contact. Gynae came in by then helped deliver the placenta- painful ! Haha! Then Saro came in saw our baby.
What a delivery what an entrance! Saro accompanied baby up to delivery suite to be cleaned and weighed while I stayed down at a and e awhile more.
When I went up I saw my dad- he said he has seen his granddaughter. Apparently the nurse pushing her up told my dad here's your granddaughter who came flying in!
By gods grace truly everything went ok. I breastfed baby while they stitched up a small tear- that was so painful I couldn't understand it till they told me that I'm my previous pregnancies my epidural had masked everything- I hadn't even known this part would hurt! I calmed down after that and let the doc get on with it.
Well so that was it! My birth story!!!
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