I thought I would start the day like any other day, bangun dlm pukul 5 Am and getting ready for work. But I felt so tired that day cause I hardly got any sleep.. last2 ckp dgn abg malas nak gi keje, rasa tak sihat sgt and planning to come to work mid morning.
9 AM: Ingat nak siap2 pegi keje, owh rasa malas teramat sgt..huahua...and ade rasa sakit perut sikit2. So cancel la plan nak pegi keje. Last2 melepak atas katil watching 'My super ex girlfriend' from my Blackberry curve. I didn't eat anything for lunch. Rasa kenyang sgt..
3:30 PM: Start masak kuih bakar. Saje je terasa nak makan since dulu lagi. Dlm kul 4:30 PM dah siap. Abg balik je ajak abg masak roti jala. I cooked the curry, zuhri made the roti jala. Bukak puasa hari ni rasa complete sgt, mcm bukak puasa kat msia pulak, makan roti jala + kuih bakar, yummy!
That night, I felt so restless, not because of the masak2. Rasa susah nak jalan and mcm ade something tak kena. At that point, I knew that 'the big day' is getting really close...dalam hati dah terasa...it might be this weekend..
Sept 11 2008
It was 4:45 AM.. abg was getting ready to sahur. I heard him heating something in the microwave. Aaahh...it's going to be another day at work...malasnye. Dah la tak dpt tido lagi semalam, 2 nights in a row. Letih betul la..perut sakit2 and jadi keras gile the whole night. Dlm hati dah terpikir nak call in sick lagi. Hadus habis la kena marah nanti asyik tak dtg keje je. Org mesti la ingat aku ni pemalas and guna 'pregnant' as an excuse.
Tgh2 terpikir nak pegi ke tak keje...skali tiba2 terasa a very mild kick in the tummy, burstttt....tiba2 terasa banyak gile air keluar. Aku dah panic, what the heck. Don't tell my that my water just broke...NOOOOOO... air mencurah2 keluar, aku yg tgh panic terus menjerit panggil abg. Wahhhh...panic betul. Zuhri masuk dlm bilik, tanye kenapa..I told him what has happened sambil aku menangis2. I was so scared, I knew it was my water but we were totally not prepared. Crib tak siap lagi, baju baby tak basuh lagi, banyak mende tak beli lagi. Aku terus nangis gile2...Zuhri tried to calm me down. He told me to focus on my condition right now and think about the baby. Aku pun finally pulled my strength together and call doc. Doc suruh pegi hospital as soon as possible within 1-2 hrs. Aku and Zuhri pun bersiap2 la..makan, pack bag, mandi etc. Tiba2 terasa nak cherry, tp doc tak recommend and suruh pegi hospital right away.
7 AM: We headed to th hospital. I was so nervous..
Sampai hospital pukul 7 lebih, check in etc. Then terus buat medical check up, check blood pressure and dilation. Checking dilation was the worst part, sakit mcm nak mati..aku jerit2 and nangis2.
8 AM: I was 4.5 cm dilated...horror nye. So kitaorg pun disuruh check in ke bilik RM 152. The room is very nice and cozy, the nurse attached the IV connection to my left hand. sakit jugak tu. Then she told us to walk around and do some of the methods to induce labor.
11 AM: Nurse datang and checking on my progress. Dia buat lagi dilation check. Mak aiii sakit nak mati lagi. Terseksa betul la. I was 5.5 cm dilated. I wasn't sure whether it's a good or bad progress. The nurse started to talk about inducing medically (using pitocin) *tak guna punya nurse, dia nak senangkan keje dia je..sakit woo kalau induce medically without epidural*. I told her that I don't want to be induced just yet.
My contraction was good at first, but slowly decreasing. I didn't make good progress. The nurse was saying that my uterus wasn't cooperating, malas punya uterus la. So kitaorg pun try la berjalan and do some exercise mcm org gile hehe.
4 PM: My contraction was getting worse, but not too bad. Contraction ni ala2 period cramps, in my case not as bad. I could still handle it, dlm hati terpikir..tadela sakit sgt, apsal ramai org ckp sakit gile. Nurse recommended that I took epidural at that point before the contraction getting worse. I was thinking about the same thing. And I was a lil afraid it'll get worse jugak, sbb kalau nak amik epidural kena stay still bila jarum nak cucuk ke dlm spine.
4:30 PM: Contraction jadi makin teruk, so I called the nurse and told her that I want epidural NOW!
5 PM: The anesthetic came by, get everything ready and yeay I was finally pain-free!
After epidural, I was not allowed to eat or drink, just ice chips. Gile betul..I was 8 cm dilated few minutes after having the epidural.
8 ish PM: The nurse checked my opening again. Still at 8 cm..the contraction is not powerful enough to make any progress. Adoi2..So around 8 ish, I was induced with pitocin.
9 ish PM: The baby's heartbeat got really low. Kesian baby distressed sbb pitocin made the contraction stronger. The drastic changed caused the distression. We were so panicked, 4-5 nurses came in, help me to re-position, gave me oxygen and coach me throughout the whole critical phase. After few minutes, the baby and I were doing fine alhamdulillah.
10:30 PM: I started to push. The baby's head has engaged, just nak push a little further sampai crown. Push punya push (agak sakit jugak rasa contraction even tho dah pakai epidural), 12 PM mcm tu dah agak crown.
12:19 AM Sept 12 Irfan bin Zuhri pun keluar.. the nurse, Stephanie placed Irfan on my chest (without cleaning). I was so scared. He looked sooo fragile and pale, dah la lampu dim, so sangat la takut. I never thought that I would get pregnant and give birth?!@%#
Afterall, it has been a blessed. Zuhri and I have gone through the whole pregnancy and birth together. Zuhri did great, he coached me through the labor. Even after Irfan lahir, dia la yg banyak take care of Irfan from changing diapers, getting crib ready, masak, etc. I won't trade him for anything. Thanks for everything abang =)
Few hours after birth
Three of us ready to go home
1 week birthday
Like father like son
