- It has been a month since our life changed completely. I think we are doing fine as first time parents.There are moments when i feel flustered with the mundane activity of nappy changing/ feeding and burping but overall it has been fine.Little A is also having Reflux and therefore he is quite unsettled at times.He has been given Infant Gaviscon which has brought some relief to his tummy.He has been to hospital in the middle of the night where doctor said his intake of milk is more than what his tummy can handle.So from then he has been given 90 ml of milk.
- With Little A in our lives now - our schedule depend on his nap and feeding times. I still do housework/ surf net/read and watch television but everything is done in snatches of time.At present my mom is here and she takes care of lot of things like cooking which gives me time to do other stuff.Everything else is done in a rush so that when Little A wakes up - we can give all our time to him.
- Our baby has started to smile -mostly in his sleep but today he smiled at A while his nappy was being changed.He also sometimes smile when we touch his chin.He is most happy when my mom gives him massage in the mornings.Only once he has cried while having his massage but overall he has been good.
- Today Little A has been extremely unsettled throughout the day and so in the evening i bought a pacifier. A is not really happy to use a pacifier as he thinks he will get used to it and it will be difficult for us to get rid of.I am aware of this but sometimes it gets difficult to listen his cries all through the day. I have decided to use it only in extreme circumstances when i am losing my patience.I do get stressed with Little A 's cries.. sometimes i feel so helpless that there is nothing i can do to soothe him. The only reassuring thing is that he is feeding well and gaining weight with no symptoms of any illness.
- I saw Hindi movie "Dil Bole Hadippa" in cinema. I was resisting to go to cinema as i was not sure how will Little A take to this outing. But his dad insisted that we should go. Little A woke up as soon as the movie started and so A took him to the nearby mall so that i can watch the movie.
- We have been very lucky in one thing-we hardly faced any sleepless nights with our baby. He sleeps quite well in the night almost 4-5 hrs in one go.Touchwood.He sleeps well in the first half of the day which gives me enough time to complete chores.After lunch he becomes quite restless and becomes difficult to handle.
Wednesday 30 September 2009
New Life
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Birth Notes
My due date was 26Th August.It came and went and i felt nothing.I had my Midwife appointment and she suggested a Membrane Sweep - which i declined.I wanted things to start naturally and was getting impatient that why things are not happening quickly.I knew that first pregnancies are often delayed.She also told me that baby is big for my height.After the appointment A and i went for a coffee locally and i spoke to one of his colleague about her birth story.
Saturday -early morning i started getting slight labour pains. I took Paracetamol which gave me some relief and i slept for few hours.By evening the pain was getting unbearable and A suggested that we should go to Hospital.I knew that it was of no use but as my parents and A felt that i should be seen by a Midwife.. i had to give in.
In Hospital - I was seen in the Triage Unit where Baby's heart beat was monitored.Midwife told me that i am in very early stages of labour and not dilated at all.We all came back home as this was the answer i was expecting.I could not sleep at night and started getting contractions which were 10 minutes apart.
Sunday- My contractions were fairly irregular as they were sometimes 10-14 mts apart. Again that late night around midnight we went to hospital and midwife told me i am only 2cm dilated.I came back home around 2 am. I took a hot water bath and it did give me some mild relief but after a while it became unbearable.
Monday :-We decided to go to hospital again around 5 am.
I was finally admitted to the Labour Ward around 7 am.Pain was getting beyond my control but midwife told me that i was again only 2-3 cm dilated. According to them i was still in the early stages of labour but i felt as if it was enough for me.
After seeing that i am unable to bear the pain - i was given Pethidine injection which gave me immense relief and i was knocked out for few hours. I remember i was in and out of sleep. Again after few hours i was examined and told that i am still 2-3 cm dilated.This time it was decided that my waters will be broken. The waters were broken and i was told to go for a walk around the hospital.By this time my contractions were irregular but as the effect of injection was going down i started getting the pains.Now i started using the Gas and Air which was effective for an hour or so but after that i was getting hysterical with pain.I also had a hot water bath in the hospital and it helped me pass 2 hrs.
Around 4:30 pm i was given Epidural - which finally got my misery to an end.I was told that my contractions are fairly regular and now i am 6 -7 cm dilated.
I was also told that it is quite a possibility that baby is not getting enough oxygen.My Blood Pressure was going low and therefore they decided to do a Foetal Blood Scan of the baby. They did this thrice in a span of 2 hrs. The result came out fine.Now i was full 10 cm dilated.By 9 in the evening i was so exhausted and disoriented that i had lost the urge to push the baby.During the entire process i also threw up quite a few times. There were 4 doctors who were now involved in my delivery.They tried to use Ventouse twice but were not able to take the baby out.
Finally after a lot of struggle and with the use of Forceps my baby was born at 10:45pm in the night.I suffered a major blood loss and my haemoglobin came down to 7 which led to blood transfusion.Even after the Blood Transfusion my haemoglobin level was 7 and the doctor was suggesting that again two units of blood needs to be given. I decided against that and requested them to discharge me. So on the fourth day i came back home with my baby.
Saturday -early morning i started getting slight labour pains. I took Paracetamol which gave me some relief and i slept for few hours.By evening the pain was getting unbearable and A suggested that we should go to Hospital.I knew that it was of no use but as my parents and A felt that i should be seen by a Midwife.. i had to give in.
In Hospital - I was seen in the Triage Unit where Baby's heart beat was monitored.Midwife told me that i am in very early stages of labour and not dilated at all.We all came back home as this was the answer i was expecting.I could not sleep at night and started getting contractions which were 10 minutes apart.
Sunday- My contractions were fairly irregular as they were sometimes 10-14 mts apart. Again that late night around midnight we went to hospital and midwife told me i am only 2cm dilated.I came back home around 2 am. I took a hot water bath and it did give me some mild relief but after a while it became unbearable.
Monday :-We decided to go to hospital again around 5 am.
I was finally admitted to the Labour Ward around 7 am.Pain was getting beyond my control but midwife told me that i was again only 2-3 cm dilated. According to them i was still in the early stages of labour but i felt as if it was enough for me.
After seeing that i am unable to bear the pain - i was given Pethidine injection which gave me immense relief and i was knocked out for few hours. I remember i was in and out of sleep. Again after few hours i was examined and told that i am still 2-3 cm dilated.This time it was decided that my waters will be broken. The waters were broken and i was told to go for a walk around the hospital.By this time my contractions were irregular but as the effect of injection was going down i started getting the pains.Now i started using the Gas and Air which was effective for an hour or so but after that i was getting hysterical with pain.I also had a hot water bath in the hospital and it helped me pass 2 hrs.
Around 4:30 pm i was given Epidural - which finally got my misery to an end.I was told that my contractions are fairly regular and now i am 6 -7 cm dilated.
I was also told that it is quite a possibility that baby is not getting enough oxygen.My Blood Pressure was going low and therefore they decided to do a Foetal Blood Scan of the baby. They did this thrice in a span of 2 hrs. The result came out fine.Now i was full 10 cm dilated.By 9 in the evening i was so exhausted and disoriented that i had lost the urge to push the baby.During the entire process i also threw up quite a few times. There were 4 doctors who were now involved in my delivery.They tried to use Ventouse twice but were not able to take the baby out.
Finally after a lot of struggle and with the use of Forceps my baby was born at 10:45pm in the night.I suffered a major blood loss and my haemoglobin came down to 7 which led to blood transfusion.Even after the Blood Transfusion my haemoglobin level was 7 and the doctor was suggesting that again two units of blood needs to be given. I decided against that and requested them to discharge me. So on the fourth day i came back home with my baby.
Monday 7 September 2009
New Arrival
Our Angel arrived on 31st August after a long labour.We are both in awe and over the moon.
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