12 Dec 2008
6am i woke up feeling panty is wet, went to toilet & check & smell. doesn't smell like urine, doesn't look like my yellowish pregnancy time urine too. shout for husband, he thot i urine so bo chap.
EDD is 24th Sept08 , as the date getting close, me getting nervous, keep telling her, before coming out, must do something to inform me, also pls chose a date that daddy is at home with me. Decided to start my maternity leave on 15th sept, 1 of the reason is because my boss only mange to get a new staff to cover my duty on 4th of Sept. and other reason is I’m not going to utilizes my 4 months leaves at one go.
Delivery of my first child
My first delivery was very smooth. My son, Ashton was delivered less than 3 hours after we arrived in hospital. I credit this to pre-natal bonding. His expected due date is on the 23 Jan but when I went check-up on the 21 Jan, my doctor told me that there was no sign that he was going to pop any time. He then arranged for me to check into the hospital on 23 Jan to be induced. I heard some stories that inducing birth is a very painful process and I prayed that I would not have to go through it.
We went for my routine check in the morning. Everything was fine with the baby and my gynae told me that he (baby) should be ready to come to this world in another week or two. Went back home, took a nap and was out for dinner around 7ish. On my way back, I felt as though my whole body was tearing apart, I could only managed a few steps and had to stop many times to catch my breath. Upon reaching home, I went to the bathroom and discovered some brownish/reddish discharge. Panicked, I called my elder sis who advised me to go to the hospital immediately. We took a cab to TMC and called my parents and in-law on our way there, smsed a close friend as well and she replied: “I’ll pray for you”, I didn’t know then that I would rely on lots of prayers for the next 3 weeks. Reached the hospital few minutes past midnight. The nurse checked and declared that I’m only 1cm dilated (gosh, how long is this going to take). I mentioned about the discharge but she doesn’t seem to be alarmed at all, I believe she’s more experienced than anyone else, so I wasn't very worried at all. I was strapped to a machine that measured my contractions and the baby’s heartbeat. Everything seemed normal to us, and I didn’t feel much discomfort. Hubby and I chatted and played some card games to pass time. It wasn’t until much later (around 2 hours) when another nurse came in and noticed the irregularity in my baby’s heartbeat. Without hesitation, they called my gynae and she arrived shortly, announced that they need to perform a full GA c-section! I was frantic and trembled uncontrollably, “What’s wrong with my baby, is he going to be alright?” While I was wheeled to the operating theatre, I was in tears and held on tightly to hubby’s hand, “I’m so scared..” “Don’t worry, I’ll be here waiting for you!” I still remember my gynae’s word while I was lying on the OT bed: “Don’t worry much, perhaps he’s just choosing the quick way out!” How I wished that was just the case…
Chickenpox during my Pregnancy
My name is See Kah Lin, I have a daughter Victoria & expecting my 2nd baby.
I would like to share my experiences of pregnancy and do hope it would encourage anyone who maybe going through the same season in life.
At the end of the sixth month of my pregnancy, I contracted chicken pox. My relatives and colleagues all had a 'jaws dropping' expression. Amazingly, throughout the illness, I felt no discomfort or extreme itch.
My gynaecologist Dr Gordon Tan Wee Teck is a Christian, prayed for us at his clinic. Those who visited us, including Pastor Susie Seow and our families, prayed that God would keep both baby and I safe and free from any complication. Still, we prepared our minds and hearts. My husband and I discovered through the Internet that there can be serious consequences to the baby when a woman has chickenpox during pregnancy. If infection occurs in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, there is a risk that the baby will be born with Congenital Varicella Syndrome, a group of serious birth defects.
If infection occurs around the time of delivery, the baby may be born with chickenpox infection. If this infection is treated, most babies have only a mild illness. Without treatment, some infants die.
It seemed that chicken pox hit me on the "least risky" time, but I knew only the Lord could fully protect my child. We claimed by faith the promises from Psalms 139:14 that a child is fearfully and wonderfully made; "…His (your) works are wonderful."
“So, do you prefer to have a son or daughter?” I cheekily asked my husband Phil after we have excitedly accepted the fact that we will be having a new member to our family. “Let God decide.” came his reply after a couple seconds of hesitation.
Birth Story 1
It begins in 2005.
My water bag burst around 5am . I was sleeping at that time and woke up thinking to myself did i wet the bed? In a daze, i checked my bed and found it wet. Quickly awaken my hubby who was still in dreamland. Then we quickly search for Dr Lim, my gynae at TMC emergency number. He returned the call shortly and advise me to come to the hospital after breakfast.
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