Phew!
I can't believe it's going to be almost 2 months post delivery! It was so full of ups and downs for sure.
My birth experience was something that is worth documenting, for I want to remember it some time in future. :)
My due date was on Christmas last year. The doctor however did not want to wait that long though. So she was planning to induce me 2 weeks earlier before Christmas if I don't go into labour naturally. My deadline was 12th December which was supposedly my last check up date before the doctor decides to induce my labour on 16th December.
I have already planned to work from home from 10th December onwards which will give me some time to prepare myself mentally to go through the labour. However, from early December on, the few steps I take from my bed to the bathroom was already too much to bear for me. What more to get ready for work?
I decided to make use of the medical leave and worked from home. I took it easy and spent most of my time taking short naps. Sleeping was a chore on its own! Despite the heaviness that was draining my energy day in and out, I spent 4 hours walking in the Big Bad Wolf sale. The sale started on 6th but I only went there on 9th, and that too at night. The following day, I was too tired for anything else after spending hours looking at books. So, I continued to work from home and by afternoon I badly needed a sleep. I woke up couple of hours later in the evening with some contraction pain, which was irregular.
I knew from my antenatal classes that irregular contractions are often false labour, which I have been having on and off some days of the week. I ignored the pain and took a warm shower. Made myself a cup of coffee and sat down in front of the TV.
As the hours passed, the contractions became more and more apparent. I used an Android application, Contraction Timer, to time the contractions. I told Anand about the pain taking a regular pattern. He insisted to get to the hospital right way. But I still felt it was false labour and that I can wait. It was the night of 10th December. My follow up check up is not until 12th. I was trying to decide whether I should wait or head to the hospital.
The moment I started getting stabbing pain under my belly, I knew it was time to get the hospital and have it checked. Anand and I took a quick shower, got our bags and headed to Hospital Pantai KL.
