Hello! Planet Earth (Beware: Long Long Long Entry)

Hello Everyone!

After Mama has rotted at home for 2 weeks, I have finally decided not to waste her maternity leave and decided to arrive on 2nd May 2009, 15:12 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Mama started her contractions on 1st May 2009 around 11+ p.m.

At first, she thought it was Braxton Hicks since those contractions were painless

Then at 12+ a.m, the contractions started to get regular. Once every 15 min.

Then she told Papa that I might be coming out soon.

At around 1+ a.m, Mama saw red patch on her panty when she went washroom.

She knew that it's time to go to the hospital le.

After showering and some little packing, we arrived at Mount Elizabeth at around 3a.m.

Nurse at the delivery suite checked on Mama. Mama was dilated at 1cm.

Then as every hour passed, contractions were getting more and more painful.

Finally, at around 6:30a.m, Mama could not take it anymore and asked for epidural.

But poor Mama still have to withstand 1 hour of contraction pain as the doctor only arrived to give her epidural at 7:30a.m. =(

But But But

Mama was all smiles again 15 min after epidural was given to her. She could even enjoy the cable TV at the delivery suite =D

Doctor Kowa arrived and checked out Mama at around 8a.m.

He told Mama that dilation was only 2cm and it takes 10cm for normal delivery labour

He estimated the earliest time for labour would be around 4-5p.m.

And so, Papa and Mama continued to "enjoy" the TV shows.

At around 10:30a.m, nurse checked on Mama's dilation again.

OMG! It was still 2cm!

Nurse said I was too high up, refusing to move down.

Nurse also told Mama that I might come out at night-time as the dilation was slow.

And if the dilation still doesn't reach 10cm at night-time, Mama might have to do C-section cause long labour is not good for the baby.

Papa and Mama fret out as the cost of C-section is double of normal delivery.

So they started to talk to me. Hee Hee..

Papa said he would get me a pair of shoes and Mama promised to get me a Fisher-Price seat.

Ho Ho Ho... So, I started to do some work by moving down.

Then at 1p.m, Doctor Kowa checked Mama's dilation again. It was 5cm!

Papa and Mama was thrilled!

Mama's dilation finally reached 10cm at around 2:30p.m. and real labour started at 3p.m.

Mama spent around 15min pushing me out. Dr Kowa and nurse praised Mama for being a good pusher. Hee Hee

Ok la...Enough of the long long story...

Let's enjoy my pictures...

Ho Ho Ho

Zzz-ing...

I just had a sour plum...No la...Duno why I like to make this facial expression...

Po Po said Mama used to make this expression too when she was a baby...

My charming smile =D