Saturday, May 16, 2015

Chronicles of Fatherhood - A new beginning

16 May 2016

1011am - we welcomed baby Amber. Everything was very smooth. Staff and gynae all said everything looked very good. I was actually skeptically wondering if that's what they say to all mums-to-be. Fortunately, we were really smooth. Two strong pushes was what it took. Epidural also helped shield a lot of the pain. 

Baby Amber is beautiful. I can't described how I felt when I held her in my arms. I was happy. Really happy. 

This is an entirely new beginning. This is real now. Amber is here!!!!!!!

Chronicles of Fatherhood - The Prequel part 2 - the Awakening

16 May 2015

4am - epidural is a very strong anesthetic. Wife totally can't feel her legs while the staff are getting busy fiddling ard. "6cm already! Good". How long more do we have? "Probably another 3 hrs." Okay time to try to squeeze in more sleep....

630am - once again staff are getting busy. "Very good, 9cm already. Shld be soon. Water likely to burst soon. Don't be afraid." With epidural, how to feel anything? So I'm earnestly looking out for dripping. It's getting so real. Butterfly population boom in my enclosure.

Chronicles of Fatherhood - The Prequel

15 May 2015

Noon - bought lunch back for my wife. She's complaining about pain in her tummy area and coming quite frequently. Judging by her usual low pain threshold, this seems very slight. Should not be a contraction.

Evening - after work, I met up with my wife at our new house where she had spent the day overseeing some deliveries. She's still complaining about the pain and she's timing the intervals. 

Dinner - she still held on through the pain and it still seemed bearable but the frequency is quite consistent. 

After dinner - sms the gynae about the situation. Gynae said it's likely to be contractions and sounds like labour. I still feel skeptical. 

9+ - went home and gathered the stuff and went over to the hospital to check it out. Still wondering if it's just false contractions.

10+ - hospital staff checking on baby's vitals. Finally sunk into my mind that this could be it!!!

11pm - hospital staff told me to go ahead with the check-in procedures. This is it!!!!! So much running thru my mind. Confinement nanny, Reno works, electrical works, etc. bills!!! 

16 May 2015, Midnite - epidural administered to reduce pain from the contractions. Dilation still ongoing.

2am - wife able to rest but I'm having a butterfly enclosure in my tummy. Not sure if it's the food from dinner or anxiety.