Wow...it's been a while since I put up any entries...and since then I was busy nesting. Cleared up the house to make space for Harith,who arrived on the 24 of February,normal.
Anyway, the last few weeks was torturing as I was getting less sleep and was sweating constantly,even when the AC could probably create snow! I had a 'mak bidan' or a confinement lady who is 73years old came to the house to give me a light massage, just 2 weeks before I gave birth. Maksu, as I called her, also did my berurut,bertungku and bengkung when I delivered Fateeha...so I simply had to have her after giving birth to Harith.
(Contrary to western believes,the Malays thinks it is ok to give a light massage towards the end of the pregnancy,especially when you are in aches and pains! Plus should you feel pain on any side of your body the mak bidan will probably move the baby to a correct position -I never experienced this before tho).
This time my delivery was different.Since I had more experience, whenever my contractions came, I took note of the time consistency.Sometimes I knew it was a false alarm so I simply ignored it by watching HBO or AXN when the pain comes at 3am in the morning.Because of it, I only found out that I was already opened 3cm+ when I had my check up...of course the doctor asked me whether I wanted to deliver on the same day or wait naturally. I simply agreed to be admitted which was around 10am in the morning and Harith was out at 3.10pm...sounds pretty short...but trust me..its was pretty painful...but you will forget the pain the moment they place your baby in your arms!
What happens in labor?
1.Some laxatives will be given to you to remove your stools so that your baby won't choke on it or comes out during delivery.
2.They would break the waterbag.
3.Saline is put in to expidite the process.
4.They would ask if you opt for epidural etc. - I had none,except for pain killers.
5.Wait for your contraction gets closer and you have that feeling to pushhh...This might take time.First pregnancy may take longer.Mine took about 6 hours.
(I have never been to a lamaze class, but since this is my 2nd time,I already had a general idea what to do:))
6.The doctor will tell you to take a deep breath and count to 20 and push.Push as hard as you can. The doctor will stop you if you are pushing wrongly. You will have a gap during the contraction which is the 20second count for you to take a deep breath and gather your energy.
7.After several push...the baby is out!Hooooray...you made it!!!
8.The doctor will do the necessary cleaning up on you...stiches etc.You can request for oxygen if you feel pain - but the doctor will give you a general anesthetic before stiching you up...
9.And you are done. Your nurse will assist you to wear your maternity pads,clothes etc before pushing you to your room for you to recover.
What happens to the baby??
1.Once out,baby is put on you.During this time the umbilical cord is cut.You get a few minutes of interaction before they take the baby for suction and cleaning up. (This the time to do azan +tahnik for muslims).
2.The baby is then taken away to the nursery for feeding,checks etc.
3.After an hour or so, you will get to see your baby and will be asked to breastfeed your child.
What happens to the placenta?
I believe that most Asians or muslims will take back the placenta...I wouldn't want the placenta to be used as part of some beauty product!!!
By the way, I want to thank my gyne, Dr.Ariza and every nurse who attended Harith and me.You are my heroes:)
Remember,every pregnancy, labour,procedures are different to every women in every country. This is just my experience.(The hospital I went to was Ampang Putri...will update more on the address and current package).
By the way, I want to thank my gyne, Dr.Ariza and every nurse who attended Harith and me.You are my heroes:)
Remember,every pregnancy, labour,procedures are different to every women in every country. This is just my experience.(The hospital I went to was Ampang Putri...will update more on the address and current package).
