So I decided that I'd be a much happier baby if I stayed in Mummy's tummy longer. Mummy did try loads of things to get me out earlier but I persisted.

And then 16 April rolled by. Mummy knew that she was fighting a losing battle and so tried to be mentally prepared for what was going to come the next day...

17 April 2013
0400 - Mummy woke up to get ready for the day.
0430 - Daddy woke up as well.
0545 - Mummy & Daddy set off for Thomson Medical Centre (TMC).
0615 - Mummy & Daddy reached TMC and were brought to delivery room 7. Mummy commented about some "lucky seven" thing which I didn't understand but I suppose it was meant to be something good?
0640 - Mummy was given something to pass motion *ewwwwww*
0700 - Dr Chan made her appearance and did a quick check on Mummy. Cervix had dilated to 1cm. She then said that she was going to break Mummy's water bag and in that instance, my swimming pool started losing water. Before she left, she told Mummy that her cervix should dilate 1cm/hr so I should be out by 5pm.
0820 - Mummy started to feel regular contractions, or rather, she only realized that the nudging sensation she had felt were contractions when the nurses pointed out that Mummy's pain threshold was very high as she didn't even bat an eyelid when her contractions reached the 100 mark.
1320 - Dr Chan came by to check on Mummy again. Cervix had dilated to 3cm. *not looking good as the dilation was taking too long* She suggested that Mummy be administered with epidural so that she can relax more.
1400 - Anaesthetist Dr Y C Lim popped by to administer the epidural on Mummy. Very jovial and pleasant uncle.
1535 - Nurse came over to check the progress of dilation. Now at 4cm.
1640 - Dr Chan dropped by again and told Mummy that cervix had still only dilated to 4cm. She suggested for Mummy to go for a C-section as it seemed that I was stuck. Mummy was not very happy with this result.
1700 - Daddy persuaded Mummy to go with Dr Chan's suggestion.
1705 - Mummy agreed to a C-section delivery. Dr Chan informed Dr Lim to get ready while she went to prepare herself.
1710 - Mummy was wheeled to the operating theatre while Daddy went to change into an operating gown.
1715 - Dr Lim administered a heavier dosage of epidural and some other drug that was supposed to make Mummy feel sleepy.
1730 - I ARRIVED!!! Mummy was still in a blur and Daddy had to nudge her to tell her that I was being cleaned up before she realized that I was no longer inside her. The nurse brought me to see her and when I peered at Mummy with my semi-opened eyes, she was so overwhelmed that she started tearing.

Then, Daddy followed me to get my measurements taken while the doctors continued monitoring Mummy in the observation ward.

It was around 8pm by the time we met again at Mummy's ward when Mummy got her first (unsuccessful) attempt to breastfeed me. *In fact, Mummy only managed to achieve a small success after we were discharged on Saturday but that's another different topic altogether*

Over the next 2 days, tons and tons of people came by to take a look at me. I'm just so irresistible!

So I decided that I'd be a much happier baby if I stayed in Mummy's tummy longer. Mummy did try loads of things to get me out earlier but I persisted.

And then 16 April rolled by. Mummy knew that she was fighting a losing battle and so tried to be mentally prepared for what was going to come the next day...

17 April 2013
0400 - Mummy woke up to get ready for the day.
0430 - Daddy woke up as well.
0545 - Mummy & Daddy set off for Thomson Medical Centre (TMC).
0615 - Mummy & Daddy reached TMC and were brought to delivery room 7. Mummy commented about some "lucky seven" thing which I didn't understand but I suppose it was meant to be something good?
0640 - Mummy was given something to pass motion *ewwwwww*
0700 - Dr Chan made her appearance and did a quick check on Mummy. Cervix had dilated to 1cm. She then said that she was going to break Mummy's water bag and in that instance, my swimming pool started losing water. Before she left, she told Mummy that her cervix should dilate 1cm/hr so I should be out by 5pm.
0820 - Mummy started to feel regular contractions, or rather, she only realized that the nudging sensation she had felt were contractions when the nurses pointed out that Mummy's pain threshold was very high as she didn't even bat an eyelid when her contractions reached the 100 mark.
1320 - Dr Chan came by to check on Mummy again. Cervix had dilated to 3cm. *not looking good as the dilation was taking too long* She suggested that Mummy be administered with epidural so that she can relax more.
1400 - Anaesthetist Dr Y C Lim popped by to administer the epidural on Mummy. Very jovial and pleasant uncle.
1535 - Nurse came over to check the progress of dilation. Now at 4cm.
1640 - Dr Chan dropped by again and told Mummy that cervix had still only dilated to 4cm. She suggested for Mummy to go for a C-section as it seemed that I was stuck. Mummy was not very happy with this result.
1700 - Daddy persuaded Mummy to go with Dr Chan's suggestion.
1705 - Mummy agreed to a C-section delivery. Dr Chan informed Dr Lim to get ready while she went to prepare herself.
1710 - Mummy was wheeled to the operating theatre while Daddy went to change into an operating gown.
1715 - Dr Lim administered a heavier dosage of epidural and some other drug that was supposed to make Mummy feel sleepy.
1730 - I ARRIVED!!! Mummy was still in a blur and Daddy had to nudge her to tell her that I was being cleaned up before she realized that I was no longer inside her. The nurse brought me to see her and when I peered at Mummy with my semi-opened eyes, she was so overwhelmed that she started tearing.

Then, Daddy followed me to get my measurements taken while the doctors continued monitoring Mummy in the observation ward.

It was around 8pm by the time we met again at Mummy's ward when Mummy got her first (unsuccessful) attempt to breastfeed me. *In fact, Mummy only managed to achieve a small success after we were discharged on Saturday but that's another different topic altogether*

Over the next 2 days, tons and tons of people came by to take a look at me. I'm just so irresistible!