Assalamualaikum
and a great day to all…
It’s a full
moon for my lil princess that I got the chance to write my birth story. Trying
to VBAC makes me exhausting all sorts of efforts to make it a reality. I took
my class with Nadine Ghows as early as 20th weeks. It’s really an
eye-opening for me and my husband about the whole process of laboring and
birthing.
It’s a
smooth sailing pregnancy, just like my 1st one. At 36th
week, I started consuming RLT. Took it a cup a day as a starter but the effect
hits me immediately. The bearable surges start to kicked in, daily from 11pm
till 3am, every day when I took my RLT which lead me to sleep deprivation. I
became restless during day and having unstable mood *cepat nak marah* so I
PM-ed Nadine and consulted her. Then, I stopped my daily RLT intake and
Alhamdulillah, everything back to normal.
Time passed
to 39th week, which I don’t get it during my previous pregnancy
(Akir delivered at 38th week) but still no sign of anything except
the surges comes and go. We tried everything for natural induction (everything
that listed, u named it, we’ve tried LOL) but I guessed my lil one just love n
enjoying her time in my womb. Just enjoying the bearable surges that visited me
from time to time. At this point of time, I had a terrible diarrhea and
vomiting every single food I ate. Yet, I was told, this is some cleansing
process and my body is getting ready for the big day, insyaAllah.
40th
weeks, no surges, nothing but my feet were badly swollen. I was given a week of
medical leave *yeay!!* by my gynae. So, being at home, I got more chance to do
my activities. Cooking, washing, cleaning up etc. I went on window shopping,
walk a lot to do groceries, anything that require me walking. The surges keep coming but it's bearable. The pool is readily inflated to be use..
26th
June – The day I was scheduled for my next appointment with Dr Idora. So, my
husband and I went out as early as we could to avoid the long wait in hospital.
After sent off my son to his playschool *this day, he is super clingy and
refused to get into his school*, we went straight to the hospital. It’s only
8.30am and normally I will get #4 or #5 but today my turn was #14.
10.30am –
we took the number and went out for lunch. Before that, we stopped by at UM as
my husband out of the blue reminiscing his good ‘ol days in UM. So, we go
around the area he used to walk, jog and play football..
11.30am –
we went straight to Midvalley Megamall for our lunch. Had a quick last minute
shopping for our lil one and hubby’s new pants for raya.. Felt thirsty and get
a cup of pineapple juice from Gelato booth. Then, we had our lunch in Sushi
King, tetiba teringin nak makan sushi so indulging myself with lotsa
sushi..aaaand, another glass of pineapple juice. My husband just get along the
way but feeling nervous with the amount of pineapple I’ve had.. BTW, I had the
surges comes and go that is bearable since morning..
1.00pm – Dr
Idora’s assistant rang me, asking my whereabout. Gave me 15 minutes before
she’d call my turn. We arrived about 15 minutes at the hospital, walk up to her
clinic. Awaited for 30 minutes before we were called at around 2pm. Masa ni, I
dah duduk bangun sekejap2 tu bear the waves.
2.00 pm –
In the Dr’s clinic, she greeted us like usual, asking my condition. So, I was
asked to lay down for further assessment. Once she touched my tummy, “ Hurm, ni
tgh contraction ni, kan?” Yeah, memang masa tu tgh layan waves.
She kept smiling and nodding, “ lama ni, dah consistent ker mcm ni?”.
Unfortunately, I don’t timed my surges so agak2 ja jawapan, “blum consistent Dr.”
She asked for my permission to do the ultrasound, from there everything seems very good; the amniotic fluid, plassi and the baby, just like the last 4 weeks, engaged tapi masih mengiring on my left tummy.
Gently n politely she asked me again, “boleh tak kita check if u had dilated, I need to made myself clear.” In her smiled, she sounded serious and curious.. so I followed my inner instinct and agreed to her.
So, she did d assessment, gently and smiling, nodding and shaking her head.
Then, she burst into laughed,"Nana, u know what? U r now already 5cm dilated. Tak rasa apa2 ke? Tak sakit?”. And I just shook my head. Immediately after that, she filled my admission letter and asked me to go straight to the LR. We nodded and went out of her clinic.
She kept smiling and nodding, “ lama ni, dah consistent ker mcm ni?”.
Unfortunately, I don’t timed my surges so agak2 ja jawapan, “blum consistent Dr.”
She asked for my permission to do the ultrasound, from there everything seems very good; the amniotic fluid, plassi and the baby, just like the last 4 weeks, engaged tapi masih mengiring on my left tummy.
Gently n politely she asked me again, “boleh tak kita check if u had dilated, I need to made myself clear.” In her smiled, she sounded serious and curious.. so I followed my inner instinct and agreed to her.
So, she did d assessment, gently and smiling, nodding and shaking her head.
Then, she burst into laughed,"Nana, u know what? U r now already 5cm dilated. Tak rasa apa2 ke? Tak sakit?”. And I just shook my head. Immediately after that, she filled my admission letter and asked me to go straight to the LR. We nodded and went out of her clinic.
This is
when my husband got nervous maybe? I asked to follow him going back to
Putrajaya tapi he a bit reluctant. Convinced him that it is still bearable so
he just agreed to it. Went to solat and now the surges became more intense
*psychology maybe* It is really soothe me during sujud. Went back
to Putrajaya, I squatted in the car and it felt better than sitting still on
the seat. Sampai rumah,my husband grabbed our bags while I rushed to the bathroom
and took a warm shower, so soothing and relaxing. The surges came in and
swaying my hips made it went away. Masa ni la nak igt balik on breathing, my
husband truly a great doula as he coached and assisted me to get d correct
breathing rhythm kalau tidak, ke laut..
I missed my
son and was thinking going to his nursery just to passed his bag but his nanny
convinced us that he is ok and they’ll (atuk and nenek, the nanny) took care of
him. Just sent us their prayer for a safe and smooth delivery. So, we went
straight back to hospital.
5.20pm –
arrived at the hospital, my husband was about to drop me at the Emergency but I
insisted that I could walk so we just went to the parking level and
Alhamdulillah, it was so easy to get a parking lot *despite the normal
situation of hunting a car park*So, I walked slowly from basement carpark to
labour room, stop once or two during the surges and swayed my hip to get the
sensation went away.
Once arrived
LR, we were told that our gynae has been looking for us, lol..she’s been
calling every half an hour from her clinic.. we were given a suite and left
there. I immediately went to the toilet and sitting on the loo is just
comforting. The nurse kept knocking the door asking about me being too long
inside. I even had my shower again to bear the sensation.
Once I came
out of the loo, the nurse asked me to lie down on the bed and I was strapped up. This is when I got annoyed. I let my husband went down for admission and by then, the nurses kept asking me questions for her paperwork.. annoyed to the max tapi layankan jer, when the wave came in, i kept quiet, focus on my breathing and smiled to them. Satu lagi yang menggeramkan, the nurse kept asking me *somehow urged me* untuk ambil gas to ease my pain. She just can't get it when I kept repeating I don't need it. I was still strapped. I asked them to remove the strap after a while as what Dr and I agreed in birth plan. But the nurse, said she called my Dr and she needed me to be monitored continuously. But I couldn't care less, as the wave came I will sit straight rather than lying down on my back. That's the best position for me to enjoy the waves. This made the nurses to come in as they can't get 'a good chart'. But i don't care. LOL
6.30pm- We were left all alone in the room sebab nurses dah tak tau nak cakap apa to make me sit still on my back. No way I will.. The surges were more intense. Each wave all I can do is to grab to my husband and hug him. I always remind myself not to clenched my jaw nor to hold my fist. I kept on smiling, humming and hug my husband as the waves visited. I just couldn't describe it in word as it is so soothing, as it took away the intensity of the wave. He did coach me on breathing too, dah ke laut la jugak kekadang dgn nurse asyik offer drug. Sigh, nurse baru 4 hari dkt situ...
Around 7pm, Dr arrived at my suite. She checked everything needed and sit quietly at the corner, doing her thing. She let me off the strap, lega and I asked to be on my knee. So she adjusted the bed to be 45 degree up and i hugged the bed head. This is really a help for me. She is just so patience and calm, MasyaAllah. Nurse yang kelam kabut asyik tanya nak gas ke tidak till lastly, Dr told the nurse to let me be alone and focus on birthing. Relieved. Dengar la the midwife cerita she just came back from Dubai and it's normal there gas being on demand. Dia tak pernah lagi tengok org tolak gas and me being her 1st case, terkejut dia.. Suddenly my water burst and Dr checked me. She smiled and asked me if I felt like pushing. Then, she waited again. Kurma and zamzam mmg sentiasa dikunyah.
It's really intense by then, Dr suspected I have fully dilated. By this time, I dah mula meracau. And my body trembling and shaking as the waves came..
"Dr, tolonglah bagi cepat' and all..hahaha, mcm2 dlm otak dah but Alhamdulillah, my husband never stop supporting me and Dr just smiled. Her words, "Nana boleh, sikit jer lagi."
It's was during Azan when I felt the urged to push. I asked Dr to be on my feet and she let me change my position from knealing to squatting. My surges becoming quite apart from each surges. So, Dr wanna make use of each waves came. Breathing out my baby and by then, I am quite lethargic. That's the point bila Dr asked my permission to assist me. Just focus on your breathing. And she did mentioned about vacuum. I am not sure why and when I nodded to her. It's just my internal guts and decision. And it was fast, saw her prepped her thing and then the wave came in.
"Ok nana, breath your baby out, contraction here." I tried to breath out, boleh tersalah pulak, instead of breathing out I pushed really hard and made the vacuum slipped from Dr's hand...she set it up again. And this time with 1 breath, I could felt 'plop' and another breath I could feel my baby slide out..
Alhamdulillah, it was 2100H 26 June 2014 I had my vbac with vacuum assisted for my little princess.
She was placed on my chest immediately and we had a skin-to-skin moment. MasyaAllah, Alhamdulillah biiznillah...Can't thank enough. I will still burst into tears, reminiscing those moment. While Dr checking up, I have no tear Alhamdulillah and the plassi came out in less than 5 minutes, all intact. Once the cord stop pulsating, my Dr honoured our wish and let my husband cut the cord. Blood still flowing, non-stop. Bila ditekan di bahagian rahim, lagi byk keluar. Dr awaited for almost 10 minutes when she decided not to wait anymore. Being too much bleeding, she suggested for a jab and my husband agreed to it. Then after, we were left for our skin-to-skin time and delaying any procedure for my lil bubs till about midnight when they took her for measurement. Alhamdulillah, we had a great journey of VBAC.
Nur Aisyah Sofia binti Sarizuan
9.05pm / 26 June 2014
Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur
Vacuum Assisted VBAC
Around 7pm, Dr arrived at my suite. She checked everything needed and sit quietly at the corner, doing her thing. She let me off the strap, lega and I asked to be on my knee. So she adjusted the bed to be 45 degree up and i hugged the bed head. This is really a help for me. She is just so patience and calm, MasyaAllah. Nurse yang kelam kabut asyik tanya nak gas ke tidak till lastly, Dr told the nurse to let me be alone and focus on birthing. Relieved. Dengar la the midwife cerita she just came back from Dubai and it's normal there gas being on demand. Dia tak pernah lagi tengok org tolak gas and me being her 1st case, terkejut dia.. Suddenly my water burst and Dr checked me. She smiled and asked me if I felt like pushing. Then, she waited again. Kurma and zamzam mmg sentiasa dikunyah.
It's really intense by then, Dr suspected I have fully dilated. By this time, I dah mula meracau. And my body trembling and shaking as the waves came..
"Dr, tolonglah bagi cepat' and all..hahaha, mcm2 dlm otak dah but Alhamdulillah, my husband never stop supporting me and Dr just smiled. Her words, "Nana boleh, sikit jer lagi."
It's was during Azan when I felt the urged to push. I asked Dr to be on my feet and she let me change my position from knealing to squatting. My surges becoming quite apart from each surges. So, Dr wanna make use of each waves came. Breathing out my baby and by then, I am quite lethargic. That's the point bila Dr asked my permission to assist me. Just focus on your breathing. And she did mentioned about vacuum. I am not sure why and when I nodded to her. It's just my internal guts and decision. And it was fast, saw her prepped her thing and then the wave came in.
"Ok nana, breath your baby out, contraction here." I tried to breath out, boleh tersalah pulak, instead of breathing out I pushed really hard and made the vacuum slipped from Dr's hand...she set it up again. And this time with 1 breath, I could felt 'plop' and another breath I could feel my baby slide out..
Alhamdulillah, it was 2100H 26 June 2014 I had my vbac with vacuum assisted for my little princess.
She was placed on my chest immediately and we had a skin-to-skin moment. MasyaAllah, Alhamdulillah biiznillah...Can't thank enough. I will still burst into tears, reminiscing those moment. While Dr checking up, I have no tear Alhamdulillah and the plassi came out in less than 5 minutes, all intact. Once the cord stop pulsating, my Dr honoured our wish and let my husband cut the cord. Blood still flowing, non-stop. Bila ditekan di bahagian rahim, lagi byk keluar. Dr awaited for almost 10 minutes when she decided not to wait anymore. Being too much bleeding, she suggested for a jab and my husband agreed to it. Then after, we were left for our skin-to-skin time and delaying any procedure for my lil bubs till about midnight when they took her for measurement. Alhamdulillah, we had a great journey of VBAC.
Nur Aisyah Sofia binti Sarizuan
9.05pm / 26 June 2014
Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur
Vacuum Assisted VBAC
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