Cutie
the labour pain for me is definitely more painful. Somehow can't really describe it...I know I felt as if my body is breaking into 2.. not trying to scare u gals but I feel this is the beauty of being a woman...I feel woman r able to tolerate pain better than man...maybe this is the reason. =) But thinking on the bright side..think happy thoughts..etc does reduce your pain... so dun worry... relax dun panic..here's my labour story... [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
08/10/07
1200hrs - induce by inserting the pill.
1300hrs - 1 hour CTG done at gynae's clinic n can see the start of the contractions. still no show or water bag burst.
1400hrs - admit to the labour ward n I can feel the contractions starting to get abit intense but still bearable. I was put at the transitional ward (wif 4 beds) cos all the labour suites were occupied.
1515hrs - Labour contractions getting intense... me starting to perspire.

tried the Lamaze breathing technique learnt during the pre natal classes. =)
1630hrs - my gynae came up n checked me. Cervix only 3cm dilate n he sees me like in great pain, suggested to take epidural but I die die dun wan... =p actually it's not that bad maybe I was frowning alot I guess. keke... He told me to conserve energy as he tot the action would be the next day. Explained to me he wans to put wat oxytoxin drip lah..blah blah... I wasn't listening cos trying to deal wif the pain here. (End of the day, I didn't have any IV drip on at all! haha )
1645hrs - given enema to clear bowels. Super high man... try going to s**t wif the pain ...GOSH! Only in labour then can experience the highness...
1800hrs - transferred to the labour suites. Asked for entonox n IM pethidine.
1920hrs - Nurse came to check. Cervix 5cm dilate.
2100hrs - Super duper intense pain... hubby at side kept wiping my perspiration till all soak thru... haha.. have the urge to push... rem that it's the transitional period where we can't push. "pant pant blow...." =) cervix 7cm dilate
2330hrs - Pain gets very intense and have the urge to poo poo.... told hubby abt it n hubby asked me if I wan the nurse to come n check me. keke... ask him to decide lah...too painful to care.

got show... but water bag not burst yet.
2345hrs - hubby rushed out to call the nurse in...(too kan cheong..forget there's the call button..keke) nurse came n check 10 cm dilate. ACTION TIME. Nurse trying to teach me to push correctly... asked me to push till she can see the crowning. Meantime my gynae is being summoned. Nurse did a VE (vagina examination) n told me the baby is descending down in a ballon cos the water bag is still in intact!!
09/10/07
0001hrs - gynae arrived. BOY...All i can say I think this delivery part is more siong than running a marathon. Very tiring.... lucky got nurses n hubby's encouragement... kept pushing n till to a point that i was thinking " what the f***. HECK... give it all out liao lah.... quan2 huo4 chu1 qi4!!!"
0106hrs - Jayden's finally out!! Water bag burst somewhere along the way out...keke... =) HAPPY HAPPY!!!! =)