My Labour Experience

Not going to have much pictures in this post because I wasn’t expecting labour so early.

I remember the night of my contraction. Hubby and I had to go for our last 2 prenatal classes and we had Harvey’s after. The night went by smooth and Hubby slept around 1 in the morning!  Right when he fell asleep – that’s when my contraction started. I thought it was just something small because it didn’t hurt much. But the point was I kept going to the washroom so often. I thought it was nothing and continued watching my TV in bed. I woke Hubby up after 3 to 4 hours of my contraction. I still felt like it was false contraction because it wasn’t painful at all. I felt like it was just period cramps. Till I saw brownish liquid coming out down there. At this point – the pain was bearable. I took a warm bath before I called the hospital. I got dressed and took my hospital bag.

As I wasn’t expecting it to be “real” contraction – I didn’t even bother bringing my camera nor my phone charger with me. I should of though!

During my car ride to the hospital – my contraction got a lot stronger. To the point it really did hurt. It was about 2 minutes apart. I didn’t forget – it was an icy night driving down to the hospital – very cold too. Hub drop me off at the emergency doors and parked. After he parked – we walked to the baby center. At this point – the contraction was insane! We arrived to the hospital around 4:30AM in the morning.

The nurse checked me up and told me I was “3 centimeter dilated”. I asked her “What does that mean? Does that mean I’ll be giving birth today???”. I was beyond scared at this point and her answer was “Yes”! Than I told her “I’m not ready for this yet…………………”. She gave me a funny reply “ready or not hear it comes ”. Than she sent Hubby and I out to sit till the nurses got the room ready for us. When she sent us out to sit – that was the worst contraction feeling! No lies – it was hurting bad. I couldn’t sit nor stand. I didn’t know what I could do at that time – contraction was every two minutes apart.

Twenty minutes later – I was finally given a room. Told me to change into a gown and the epidural doctor was right there for me. When the epidural doctor was preparing his needle – I kept saying “I’m soooooo scared – I’m sooooo scared”. The nurses tried to calm me down and Hubby was holding my hand. After the needle – I was shaking so bad because it felt so cold. I shake for about a couple hours. The epidural worked like magic – I stopped feeling the pain after like 5 minutes! Everything got back to normal – I just waited and went on my phone to update news on Facebook. I was pretty much relaxed by than.Nurses told me that I was dilating really quick and my cervix is thin – so its easy for munchkin to come out.

By the afternoon – the in-laws came to visit. Munchkin wasn’t out yet – we were still waiting. But I did start pushing here and there. So much energy is required in order to push this baby out. I didn’t even eat anything. I ended up puking a lot of water out while I was trying to push.

My last push was at 3 in the afternoon. How did I do it? Well – the doctor threatened to use the kiwi vacuum to take the baby out because I couldn’t push. So I gave it my ONE last push – than there it is. My munchkin came out very slimy but with no blood on him. He didn’t cry much though. Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me! Or else I would of snapped a lot of photos of him while still slimy! He came out weighting 6lbs and 2oz.

My labour experience? Not a tough one I must say. Why? Because I heard worst! Way worst – like those women going through 24hours of pain. Or the baby wasn’t co-operating and needed a c-section. Yep – I was only in pain for a very short period of time – thank god! I have to say – no more than an hour of “real” pain. Really got to thank God for an easy and fast labour experience!

Would I do it again? I doubt it. This one wasn’t as painful but who knows if the second one would be painful right? I’m so not good with pain!!!

Summer is here!

Not lying – summer is here and it’s only March in Toronto! We are having such beautiful weather but I’m indoor most of the time with the little munchkin. It’s alright – we only go out during the weekend when hubby is home. I’m getting quite bored though – missed the freedom of just going anywhere and doing anything. But I’m still enjoying motherhood though! Summer is here and we are thinking of investing in a firepit table this year – so we can enjoy outdoors more. Haven’t decided which one to get yet though – this one looks pretty nice eh?

To Accomplished List after Pregnancy

What to accomplished after Pregnancy? Here’s my LIST!

• Lose WEIGHT!
• Exercise often & eat healthy (less junk food)
• Be more patient
• Be the best mommy & wife
• Sleep less (no more 10-12 hour sleep)

What else am I missing here??

Things to work on this year

In terms in having a newborn baby – I know there’s a heck lot to learn and take in. But that’s not the only thing I want to work on this year. Although there’s a pile of things on top of my mind right now – one huge thing I want to work on is the relationship with my brother. It’s a quite complicated relationship because of all the family issues we had in the past. Some says – what’s in the past belongs in the past but these memories will always stay. I would want to be or you can say – learn to be a better, loving, and caring sister. I’ve been a sister for the past 20 years and I know I haven’t been the best sister because of all my stress and frustration in the past. I hope one day he’ll realize how much I really love and care about this little brother of mine. It’s hard to say these words but I hope one day he’ll feel that.

Pregnancy Joy

Don’t let the picture fool you – I haven’t given birth yet! It’s my best friend’s newborn baby! Feels so nice to hold a newborn baby – I haven’t held one for almost four years! FOUR years – that’s crazy long eh? I went to visit the newborn after 12 hours that she gave birth. Hearing her story – scares me a lot because of the painful process.

Anyways – I’ve been enjoying a lot more being pregnant now. In the beginning it was quite hard because of the extra weight and the uncomfortableness. Honestly – for the first couple months of being pregnant – I didn’t know how I would go through this. But now – I feel a lot better. I can sleep during the night and sleep very well. I’ve heard some pregnant women can’t sleep during nights because of discomfort but for me – I have no problem in that area. If I could be given 15 hours of sleep a day – I would actually do it. I enjoy and love my sleep way too much. Since I know my time is very limited now – I’ve been keeping myself very busy during the day and night. I feel very privileged  and grateful to be working at home and I can work ahead my schedule. Been working and planning a lot during these days because I know I won’t be able to when the baby arrives. There’s a lot of sitting in front of the computer – but that’s only going to be one more month left. I do get to pamper myself once a week with a massage at the salon though – so it really isn’t that bad. Pregnancy massage is actually very important because my arms and legs been really swollen. It is PAINFUL!

Labour in a month! I’m quite scared after watching all these videos at the prenatal classes. What was I thinking? My dream was to always be a mother – but I never really looked into the painful labour part. Now that he’s coming so quick – it scares me a lot. Hopefully it’ll be a fast and quick process. With my hubby being there – I know he’s going to be one of the greatest father.

Valentine’s day plans

Do you have any Valentine’s Day plans in mind with your special someone yet? I’ve thought about it ever since January and I was/am planning to make the husband dinner at home but I seriously don’t know how I would feel like that day. I can’t stand for too long these days because of the extra weight. Sometimes I’m more tired and lazy. I know making dinner at home is more thoughtful but I don’t think I can do it this year. We’ll probably go out for a romantic candle light dinner and just enjoy the day. I’ll make him something special next year. But if I feel like it – I’ll add baking a cake for this year. What’s your plans? Share with me!

Toys for Kids

What a spoil little brat already eh? He’s already been receiving toys while inside my stomach. I’m not a huge fan of buying kids toys because who cleans them up afterwards? Nope – course not the little man. ME! I will be the one cleaning it up after he’s done playing with it. When he understands things – I’m going to train him how to clean his own toys up or else he can’t play with it. He’s been receiving a lot of toys – I think when he grows out of toys – I’m going to have to buy a yard sign to have a yard sale or probably donate it to a charity of some sort.

Pantry Set up for Babies

I never thought about having a pantry place for the little man till my mother-in-law suggested it. Than that hit me – because this little guy does have a lot of things that needs to be put in the kitchen. So here it is – all organized for him. The only thing I need to do left is sterilize and clean everything before he arrives. A baby consists of more room than an adult eh? When I moved in – I didn’t need a place in the pantry or anything. Soon he’ll be taking over the family room with his bouncer/swing sets/play pan and you name it. What a baby!

Planning a kids future

As I’m counting down each day for his arrival – I’m really counting down for a lifetime commitment. Having a kid is a lifetime commitment – even if they’re in their 20s – 30s – 40s you constantly worry about them. It’s just part of being parenthood right? I didn’t understand this when I was a teen but since being pregnant for 8 months – I’ve realized a lot. A lot – so much of what parents are worried about. Parenthood doesn’t stop when they graduate, when they get a full time job nor does it stop when they are married. Being a parent is a life time thing – it never ends.

We’ve been planning a lot of things for this little one. Being a mom – I never had the things his father had. I want this little one to appreciate what was given to him and live a happy and normal life with lots of love and care from the both of us. When I plan – I plan far far ahead. It’s just very satisfying to me to know what is up ahead in life for all of us. I don’t like the “unknown”.

As of now – were holding off on the music part of his life. I don’t want to push this little one into doing something he doesn’t enjoy or like. We do have a list of instruments in mind though – piano, takamine, violin, flute, and etc. But this is all up to him. I just believe that if I push a kid into doing something he doesn’t want or enjoy – he’s just wasting your money. Like my husband – he was asked to learn piano when he was a kid but he didn’t enjoy it. Piano lessons ain’t cheap these days eh! So when he’s old enough to know what he likes – he will eventually tell us.

Winnie the Pooh theme for Nurseries/Baby Room

I feel like I’m one picky-annoying woman when it comes down to colors and themes. I wonder if other people are like me – so far non of my friends are like that. Maybe I’ll discover someone just like me later on in life eh? *haha* Anyways – the little man’s room is almost complete except the diaper/changer table. It took us a month to finally get everything together – there’s so much into a complete baby room. Been going to Babies R Us every week but the good thing about it is – when you order some of the stuff online – they have free shipping. So yep – I’ve been getting packages delivered to me every week now. I feel like online shopping is more exciting then purchasing the items in store. It’s just that feeling. That reminds me that I need to place an order of enzo angiolini shoes online as a gift. Shopping online can make life so much easier instead of running around looking for it.

Everything is well-organized and prepared for the little one. I just need to open the boxes up and figure out how to use the sterilizer, bottle warmer, and breast bump soon. So I don’t have to know everything last minute. That reminds me – I gotta pack my hospital bag soon. Not only my stuff but with Hubby’s stuff too since we upgraded our hospital room to a private room – he can stay over night with us.

To be honest – he’s much more excited to meet his little son than I am. I’m just more fearing about the pain right now. I cannot imagine how painful it is! Well – I watched it on TV and everything. I have a feeling that I’ll be screaming like a witch! YES – WITCH! So it’s best not to have people I know around when I’m giving labor. *hahahha*