Sat (14th Nov) waterbag broke at around 8.30am took a bath, got ready, reached SGH at 9.30am. they did an assessment of Tidus, and by then it was 11.30am. 1cm dilated. At this point, cramps were an equivalent to severe menstral cramps. those that made you curl up and hide under your blanket. checked in to maternity ward, settled down, watched TV. Had horrible lunch. cramps were inconsistent, but increasingly severe. felt a bit nervous by then. at 9.30pm, i felt myself gasping for breath as i endure the cramps. MAYBE THIS IS IT... so i called the nurse, and told her i needed pain relief. moved to labor ward. no epidural. not dilated enough. They convinced me to use Nitrous oxide, which basically was laughing gas. Far from laughing, I was close fainting. It did nothing for me except make me more dizzy and sick. i STILL had to endure the pain. By about midnight, i asked for 2 pethidine jab, 4 hrs apart, and i got sufficient pain relief. managed to catch some sleep. Baby slept on the couch, which was obviously too short for him. 10am, i was ONLY 2cm dilated. doctor decided it was dragging on too long, and decided to induce me. I FREAKED OUT. induce = massive pain = plskillme wells epidural was God's grace to me. some people say that the epidural jab itself would hurt but God was merciful. no pain. zero. thank God. so i felt ZERO pain after the epidural. 2 hours later, i was fully dilated and ready to push. felt the bearing down sensation.. yes it really feels like you need to clear your bowels. it was so freaking hard to push. i nearly died. When Tidus finally came out, i felt this warm thing slide out of me. i thought i'd cry or be very overwhelmed or smth. but no. i was just so relieved the pain was all over. and i needed sleep. vomited after that due to the nitrous oxide. really bad. =( so that was it. they dont call it labor for nothing.
