in hospital (part 2)

day 2 in hospital..

Dr.adrian came very early in the morning..I was still asleep...
he just asked me 2 questions:
1. can you walk around? yes
2. do you want to go home by this afternoon? *confused* can I? only 2 days? of course YES!

wahh leganya....lgs called my hubby and told him the good news...hehehe that means can save more money!! Praise God too...He has given me a good pain treasure..semalem emang aku berasa uda lebih kuat lagi..I can walk to the toilet without the nurse help..and I even carried the baby at night and latched her on without any help..so I think I can go home and handle my baby too..

sekitar jam 10...the nurse came again..and told me that they would do some tests on the baby..if everything's ok, baby can go home with me..otherwise baby will still have to stay in hospital..and it's up to me whether I want to extend my stay or go home...
wah ini saat2 paling mendebarkan...kayaknya gak rela banget kalo hrs pisah sama baby...bisa nangis deh kayaknya..so i kept on praying and praying...I told myself..we named him caleb because he's a strong boy...ngga bakal gampang sakit...he's strong..strong and healthy...

by 12PM, hubby was called to settle payment..I've packed my things and changed my clothes..
when hubby came back..it was already 12.30pm..and baby was not ready yet...
we waited until 2PM and finally the nurse came with my baby..she said baby had passed hearing tests and he could go home with me...yayyy...praise GOddddddd!!!!

so Pst.Untung and benny arrived to send us home...
thanks for the lift :)

in hospital (part 1)

I woke up very early in the morning...to my surprise, it's not painful...hehehe ternyata masih di infus pain killer...trus dikasi minum milo....
ngga lama hubby dateng jam 8 pagi...

trus jam 9 susternya anterin caleb ke ward supaya aku bisa breastfeed dia...OMG...lucunya babyku hehehe...lebih lucu dari pertama kali aku liat kemaren stelah operasi :)
trus pas itu ada lactation consultant yg lewat...and aku diajarin caranya latching baby..sayang ASI ku belom keluar...tapi at least aku dah tau caranya lah...
meanwhile i let the nurse to feed him formula milk..aku pake merk NAN-nestle..

rada siangan...susternya ngelepas infus and aku dah siap2 bakal rasain sakit setelah infus lepas...eh tapi ternyata udah berjam jam lewat ngga ada sakit apa2...sampe akhinya aku mau pipis..kan mesti jalan ke toilet..dan pas turun dari ranjang itu baru terasa kayak perih2..and jalan mesti pelan2 juga..but so far i feel the pain is bearable...masih lbh sakit kontraksi kemaren (itu pun yg masih bisa tahan)..puji Tuhan lah...

My labour story-part 3

around 11.15pm - anethethist came to inject me epidural...
and within minutes I'm already in the operating room...
I think they start the surgery around 11.30PM
my hubby was not allowed to look inside waktu lg proses surgerynya..tapi waktu baby hampir keluar dia boleh masuk sambil bawa kamera/handy cam...

pas lagi dikerjain...aku gak berasa apa2..sama skali! when i saw hubby..i even talked to him and smiled..and i was thinking..mungkin memang yg terbaik ya..kok gak rasa sakit..enak juga...
and then suddenly and so quick..
11.43PM - i heard a baby cried! OMG..that's my baby...(that fast????)
I saw hubby lg video-in baby..trus dia dibersihin...
ngga lama..CALEB PETER LIM was put on my chest...OMG he's so adorable....just like what I've been praying! so I welcomed him..called his name and smiled..said hi to him...hehe..so touching..dropped a few tears after that..
the doctors and nurses congrats me..and commented: you have a big baby...and u know what..he's 3.470kg!!! just yesterday I went for a check up..he was 3.2kg..and within 1 day he put on another 200grams..woww...

lanjut...
hubby keluar sama baby..and i was still inside...dr adrian did the stitches..it didnt hurt too...slese..nurses cleaned me...they said I bleed alot but it's good coz my uterus contracts very well...

akhirnya aku dipindah ke kamar....praise GOD aku bisa dapet 4 bedded room yg di upgrade ke 2 bed room. tadinya aku ambil single room tp krn caesar, aku ga mau biaya bengkak..jd minta downgrade kamar..puji Tuhan..krn sebelomnya pihak hospital ngga kasi downgrade since aku uda check in ke single rm nya sambil nunggu induksi tadi...tapi dr.adrian ngomong sama pihak hospitalnya..eh malah aku bisa dapet kamar yg 2 bedded dgn harga kamar 4 bedded..so it's quite cheap..

I'll continue my stories later when i have time ok...still have alot to tell..about my days in hospital, 1st day baby at home and so on...

*to be continued..

My labour story-part 2

continued...

8.45PM the nurse came and checked my blood pressure, then insert ENEMA so I can pass motion/bowel
9.30PM the drip induction is on
9.50PM started to feel cramp like menstrual pain gitu..the pain came every 3 mins..wahh bayanganku..uda deket dong..kan kalo jarak kontraksinya deket berarti uda mulai pembukaan..
at first pain-nya masih bisa tahan
10.15PM mulai sakit...ragu2 mau panggil dokter utk suntik epidural apa ngga...
10.30PM semakin sakittt...
10.40PM dr adrian came..do VE check...waaaaa sakit bangettttttttttttt
trus slesenya...dr adrian bilang: only 1cm dilated..and ur cervix is so tight..when is ur due?
dalem hati..haaaaa kan hari ini due nya...and dia yg suruh aku induksi hari ini dan gak mau nunggu..
trus dokter check sekali lg...and hasilnya tetep sama...
so dia kasih option..mau c-sect skrg ato mau nunggu...tapi honestly kalo nunggu bisa lama banget and chance utk aku deliver normal jg very slim..coz my cervix bone sempit sedangkan babynya besar...kalo mau nunggu boleh..tapi kalo in the end uda buka 10 tapi di push tetep ngga bisa, sama aja..end up c-sect...malah tambah mahal biayanya..so it's better to decide now..
aduhhh gila ngga...aku sama sekali ga prepare mental utk caesar! dan juga dananya! haha..mahal bgt itu 2x lipat harga delivery normal...dan kasusku ini considered emergency caesar..otomatis jg lbh mahal dari planned caesar.
akhirnya aku telp my mom...dia blg terserah sih mau gimana...tapi tadi pagi2 dia sms...kalo in case ga bisa normal ya gpp..sometimes keinginan kita ngga sama dgn maunya Tuhan..tp percaya pasti itu yg terbaik..smua sudah diatur...
ya aku cuma keinget sama kata2 itu..so aku decide utk berserah aja...
so c-sect go ahead....
ngga tau knp aku merasa bisa berserah dan ngga takut...padahal sebelom ini mati2an aku nolak caesar...i just felt that God is with me and He gave strength to go through...

*to be continued

my labour story-part 1

23/03/09 11PM
*taking a walk with hubby for 45 minutes..continued with squatting...hopefully tomorrow will dilate fast..
*decided to change my hospital bag to a luggage
*some more squatting hehe..

24/03/09
*woke up feeling a bit of menstrual cramp..hopefully it's contraction...then eat breakfast..and sleep again..considering today will be a long day, I need more sleep...
*woke up again at 10.30 and crampy feeling is gone..means its not the real contraction! :(
*decided to have a nice lunch with hubby..so went to the mall and had a set lunch at pizza hut (soup,pasta, garlic bread n chicken wing)
*decided to do walking again for the last time!
*went back home ...drink anmum milk, eat fruits and drink 2 bottles of chicken essence..hehehe so kiasu...takut ngga ada energi buat push, so eat alot!! yea..
*done last packing
*did some squatting again..
*pray together with hubby
*call a cab and leave to hospital

@ Hospital
we arrived at 3.15PM and took a queue number to register for admission
queue is so long...took one hour to wait...and finally get to register...sign a few forms... and the staff sent me to labour ward..
the midwife there welcomed me...and lead me to the toilet to change to blue hospital gown..then I peed in a cup as instructed..
Next..they inserted what they called to be a tablet to soften my cervix...I found out later that this is actually not the real induction..they arrange induction for me at 9PM..ohhh...so long.... :(
btw when the nurse inserted the tablet to the V...it was quite painful!
after that...the nurse put a device (i think it's called a doppler) to monitor baby heartbeat and contraction..they put the device on my tummy (tied with a belt)..for the first time I can hear baby's heartbeat and it's so loud :)
then hubby came..took pictures of me and record my video heeheee....

after an hour..around 6PM the midwife sent me to my ward to rest and have my dinner...(just found out that I'm allowed to eat..i thought once i get to hospital i wont be allowed to eat anymore)

and now I'm waiting...

*to be continued...

1 centi

1 cm dilated!!!!
finally hehehe....though it means nothing...bukaan 1 or 2 bukan berarti bakal give birth any time soon..but still I'm happy to know..daripada gak ada progress sama sekali..rasanya sia2 dong uda jalan banyak2..
well my baby balik lagi beratnya jadi 3.2kg..tapi kata dokter termasuk besar..considering aku first time mother, kalo baby-nya gets any bigger takut ntar susah ngeluarinnya...
so...karena itu dia saran supaya besok by 3pm aku udah admit ke hospital to induce...and baby should be delivered by midnite or early wednesday..

haizz..kata org2 induce itu sakit banget...tapi kok dokterku bilang ngga usah pake epi dulu..kalo sakit baru minta epi...tapi setelah tanya2 ci jeanny..tenryata induce itu macem2..ada yg by infus, pecahin ketuban ato pake tablet. yang sakit banget itu kalo dipecahin ketubannya...
tadi sih dokterku cuma mention pake tablet doang...gak ada bilang pecahin ketuban...
but anyway I'll be precautious aja...if they want to burst my water too, I'll ask for epi first...

but i still have 22 hours before my appointment tomorrow..I'm still hoping ngga perlu induce...hoping bisa bener2 natural..sapa tau ntar malem hehe...
ntar kalo hubby pulang...aku berencana mau jalan2 seputar block..pokoknya jalan banyak supaya bukaannya tambah cepet...

oh ya ada enaknya juga kalo gini...aku bisa atur waktu...bersih2 rumah dulu, packing2 dll...hehe enaknya ngga mendadak, jadi ngga tiba2 panik....

btw,my mom cant get the valuair ticket for tomorrow..and wednesday ngga ada flight...silk air juga uda full besok and it's expensive too..so she can only come on thursday...and by thursday I might still be in hospital..or kalo uda oke, kata dokter bole pulang kamis..otherwise latest is friday...
yah aku pikir ngga papa lah dia dateng kamis...yang penting pas aku nyampe rumah, dia jg uda dateng..slm di hospital ada banyak nurse yang bisa bantu..and most probably juga aku bakal rest alot in hospital (pushing must be a tiring job!!)

well friends...mohon doanya supaya smua lancar yaa...wish me a smooth, quick and painless delivery :)