I finally understand the pain that my mother went through to give birth to me...
Let me share what I have been through with you.
(1) Epidural is not painful at all! I cannot imagine last time who women give birth without any help of these jabs. I find that the drip is more painful. Dr Chen is right as she told me that if I had experienced contractions, I will find epidural not painful at all. I have a low threshold for pain. Very low actually. The nurse told me epidural = hapi-durial.
After the jab I felt nothing at all ... stitches, contraction pains etc
After giving birth to baby you have to do a second delivery... of the umbilical cords.
Oh I actually vomitted and shivered but its not due to the epidural. I think its due to the antibiotics that the nurse gave me. I dunno how it feels when the water bag burst in normal circumstances but I ask for epidural immediately after Dr Chen burst my water bag. Cannot tahan the pain le.
(2) Breastfeeding is not easy. Its rather painful. Just imagine someone sucking at ur nipples non-stop n especially when hunger strikes, the more pain u may experience. I really salute the person who invented the electrical breast pump! *thumbs UP for you* I have tried manual breast pump and its really painful. My fingers went numb after using it. I felt like a cow *moo-moo*
(3) Most babies have jaundice. Morning sunlight have little help. You have to strip your baby naked and sun them internally provided if you have morning sunlight in your house. Afternoon sun is no good n evening sun does not help much.
Best is to feed your baby and jaundice will come out together with the poo.
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I am now on my maternity leave and everyone may think that I am enjoying myself at home.
I felt that I am being jailed! My confinement nanny makes it worst! She's like that discipline mistress that I have during my secondary school days. She refuses to allow me to drink plain water saying that I will be swollen. All I drink everyday is red dates tea n lou han guo water. Until I got high fever due to breast engrogement then Dr Chen told my mum to tell her that I need to drink lotsa plain water if not the clogs in my breast will not be dissolved. I hate MILO n those milk formula for breast feeding mothers. Red dates tea provides iron and 1 cup per day is more than sufficient!
Next time if you engage a confinement nanny please make sure that she is not that naggy if not you may anytime suffer from post natal blues man. Luckily that I am those that does not take things to heart. I have flared up so many times at her. My father-in-law called her *guan jia por* something like housekeeper.
Just another 2 weeks and me n baby can rest in peace.
I think I can make a better mother without her pestering me like a pest!
Wish me luck k... Cheers to my bundle of joy!
