生產紀錄

覺得是時候來寫一下我的生產紀錄
其實很想看能不能把欣怡的生產紀錄copy只要改個時間就好
不過這種東西還是不能抄別人的

話說我一直已為我會早生 因為媽媽姐姐都比預產期早生
而且我的肚子低到從二月底就有人警告我應該快生了
我還特地在預產期前一個禮拜開始請待產假
順便陪遠道而來幫我做月子的爸媽

等待的過程一天就像一個禮拜
爸媽已經等到很無聊了 我也等的沉不住氣
每天在散步 帶爸媽出門 及花兩三個小時工作下渡過
不知道為什麼我很不習慣這樣沒什麼目標的生活
可能是心裡一直牽掛著沒寫完的研究計畫(現在還是沒寫完)
我老公倒是趁著爸媽在的這段不用煮飯洗碗的日子
多花點時間在他的論文上

預產期(4/20)那一周的產檢 只開了1cm
那代表…我有可能當天會生…也有可能兩個禮拜後生 (反正就是不知道何時會生)
醫生說如過一切沒問題 要預產期過後兩個禮拜左右才會催生
那個星期五再去做一次產檢 一樣還是開1cm
這次內診搞的很痛 害我之後到生產時一直在出血
到這個時候, 我已經做了要催生的最壞打算
也不想再神經質得把一點點不舒服都認為是生產的前兆

星期六(4/24)一整天在外面趴趴走
早上帶爸媽去買菜 下午去家裡附近的Frick House看古董車展兼散步
下午覺得有點像生理期來時的不舒適 想說應該是內診出血造成的
傍晚的時候 覺得有經痛的感覺 不過也沒放在心上
一直到吃晚餐時才警覺會不會這就是陣痛 而開始做陣痛紀錄
這個時候 疼痛也慢慢變規律…不過還可以在疼痛的時候說話
(聽說到痛無法說話時就真的要進入產程了)
打電話問了醫生, 醫生要我在家觀察一陣子
我們還放了星際大戰來看 我也一邊翻譯給爸媽聽
晚上九點多 陣痛已經是每五六分鐘一次
這個時候的痛 讓我不能在邊看電影邊講解給爸媽聽
我決定去洗個澡 也把該帶去醫院的東西做最後整理
我老公還老神在在的繼續講解star war的劇情
由於我從前一天持續的在出血 所以也分不出是不是見紅
在醫生的同意下 決定在晚上十點半去出發去醫院

4/24 1130pm
醫師內診 開3cm (終於!) 雖然還沒進入active labor (要開4cm才算)
醫生想說也不遠了 就決定讓我住院待產
等到手續辦完到生產房也已經是要半夜12點多了
這時的陣痛已經很難忍受了

4/25 1am
再次內診還是3cm 醫生徵求我的同意要幫我破羊水 加速產程
(痛……………..)
由於星期六一整天都沒有怎麼休息
這個時候的我已經是又累又痛
我一直想自然生產不用無痛 所以還在ㄍ一ㄥ
陣痛時躺在床上最難受….可是又沒什麼力氣到處走
我就在搖椅和birthing ball上渡過這幾個小時的陣痛

3am
我已經痛到想打人了 再次內診 還是3cm
有種欲哭無淚的感覺 我不知道自己還可以撐多久
醫生徵求我同意說要打催生針 因為產程進行的有點慢
我痛到累到沒有印象說 “好” 只覺得好像有護士幫我接上IV
想說應該是為了避免我脫水打的IV
醫生也再一次的勸我打無痛 他怕我再痛下去沒有體力生小孩
再三跟我保證很安全
我心裡超級猶豫 想打 又覺得guilty
幾千幾萬年來的女人沒有無痛針可打 還不是照樣生小孩
想說自然最好 再撐一下看看好了

這個時候 陣痛越來越強烈 身體越來越沒力
整個人趴在Brian身上 痛到眼淚一直掉
心裡還在掙扎要不要打無痛 最糟的是還吐了起來

4am
這時才知道三點左右裝IV時 催生針也順便一起打下去了
所以才會痛的很慘又吐的亂七八糟
這個時候的我知道自己已經撐不下去了
催生針打下去只會讓我的陣痛更加難以忍受而已
所以我決定放棄堅持 淚眼汪汪的跟Brian說
“I can’t do this anymore, I just can’t. I need epidural.”
麻醉師應該是不到十分鐘的時間就出現在我的病房
依照規定是要跟我解釋整個過程及危險
心裡其實很OOXX, 因為我已經痛到不知道他的英文在講什麼
我只聽道在打的時候即使是陣痛身體也不能動 (這是最機車的地方)

打完無痛後的15分鐘 我已經可以說說笑笑了
套Brian說的 打無痛前後 像是 day and night的差別

7am
這個時候的我 已經斷斷續續睡了3個小時 精神好了很多
這次的內診大大進步 開了6cm
醫生說 我之前痛的難過全身緊繃 也可能是讓產程慢下來的原因之一
打了epidural 身體放鬆 反而有助益
醫生叮嚀等到我有持續感覺便意的時候 她會再過來檢查

930am
雖然打epidural不會痛 但是還是感覺的到壓力
這時我已經有持續好幾次的便意…可是好像也沒有很強烈
這次內診只有一兩秒的時間 因為醫生馬上就碰到baby的頭了
她說 ”It’s time to push”
這個PUSH是有學問的 有人幫忙扶小腿腳踝
可是自己要抓著大腿(或膝蓋)出力 讓整個上身弓起來
同時還要把臀部壓低…..我也搞很久才慢慢了解到底是要怎樣PUSH
我就這樣用力了70分鐘
好險有打epidural 有休息到 不然應該沒有力氣用力那麼久
終於在4/25上午10:41把baby擠出來
我的撕裂傷很小 只縫了一兩針 (感謝我兒子沒有遺傳到我的大頭)
(美國剪會陰不是routine, 有必要才剪….所以我也很幸運沒剪到)

Voila~ 這就是我的生產經驗
整個過程跟我的birth plan完全不同
(本來不希望催生 不希望打無痛 也沒料到會人工破水)
還是很高興一切都很順利
雖然最後還是屈服打了無痛
不過我也是有經歷到好幾個小時的想打人的痛 這也就夠了

還有 媽媽姐姐的生產經驗完全不能拿來做參考
Every birth is different.
And remember to keep your options open

P.S. 我後來發現我洗臉的時候臉頰好痛 沒料到PUSH的時候臉頰也出了那麼大的力

Little Bu Meets World

Well, it only took a few days since YT's last post and our waiting is over. Little Bu made his appearance to the world as we know it today, Sunday morning April 25 at 10:41, after a long night of labor. He weighed 6lbs 13oz and was 19 inches long. Things have quieted down a bit now, so I thought I'd take a bit of time to record for myself and posterity the ins and outs of how it went down. 

First of all, history will note that Little Bu (LB) was very nearly born on April the 22nd, which as you all know is of course also Earth Day (as I learned recently). This is relevant for reasons that will be more apparent soon, I hope. In the early afternoon that day, YT started to experience painful contractions, and we thought the time was upon us. They were somewhat regular, but didn't yet reach the magic 5-1-1 we had been told to wait for (5 minutes in between, 1 minute duration, for 1 hour). We took YT's mom's advice and went for a nice long walk in Frick Park, which is just down the road. It was a beautiful spring day, and we really enjoyed the sun glistening through the green leaves in the wooded park. I couldn't help but sing In the Bulb There is a Flower (1st verse) to him, which seemed quite fitting. Despite all our efforts to convince him it would be much cooler to be born on Earth Day rather than the day after Earth Day, he didn't listen. Instead of becoming regular and more intense, the contractions actually sort of faded away. They were painful, but probably Braxton Hicks and not the real thing. I think LB was just trying to help us learn to be patient.

Friday (4/23) went by with no developments, and it seemed like things were back to 'normal'. Saturday (4/24)  morning YT even went to the strip with her parents to buy groceries and other sundries at the Chinese grocery store. We even tried to find stuff to do to keep her parents from getting bored, so we walked back down to Frick Park to see the Clayton House (former home of Henry Clay Frick) and associated exhibits. After dinner, we started to watch a movie (Star Wars: A New Hope, mainly because YT's parents hadn't seen it before and I had it at home). There were no subtitles, so YT and I were both trying to translate/explain what was happening.  Before too long, we found we were translating/explaining between increasingly regular and intensely painful contractions. We saw Ben fall to Darth Vader before we got the return call from the OB and we prepared to head to the hospital. I guess LB couldn't handle the suspense. Poor guy.  If you see him, please don't ruin the ending for him.

 

We packed up the car and drove to the hospital around 10:30pm, and went into triage around 11:10pm. Not too long before midnight, we were officially admitted to the hospital -- 3cm dilated.

The rest of the story will be resumed later.  Mother and baby are down for the count, and I'm practically there myself.  I believe for the first time in a long time, I will really sleep like a baby.

Bb

39W

今天是39週的最後一天
也就是說明天就是我的預產期 (4/20)
一直以為我會比預產期早生
因為兩個姐姐的小孩都是比預產期早一到兩個禮拜生
加上爸媽3/30就到達Pittsburgh
就所幸的在預產期前一個禮拜開始請假
順便陪爸媽到處走走
沒想到他們已經來快三個禮拜了
我家的小Bu還是不肯出來跟大家見面

Today is the last day of my 39W, which means tomorrow is my due date. I always thought I would have this baby before my due date because my two sisters had their babies about 1-2 weeks prior to the due date. In addition to my parents’ arrival in the end of March, I took a week off before the big day to spend more time with them. Who knows…our little Bu is still happy inside mommy’s tummy.

我這個人本來就不擅長等待
這一個禮拜在家裡已經悶的發慌了
每天也盡量安排至少兩三個小時的活動帶爸媽出去走走 (買東西居多)
雖然還是有斷斷續續的在寫我的研究計畫 可總覺得提不起勁
我看我還是不怎麼適合當米蟲 注定是一生勞碌命吧

I’m not very good in waiting (Brian knows that pretty well). I’ve grew tired of waiting during this week-long off. I tried to schedule 2-3 hr activity for my parents everyday (mostly shopping) and also work part-time on finishing my grant, but I still felt certain level of weariness. I guess I’m not quite a material for being a long-term couch potato (who is??) and would probably work one way or another all my life….sighs.

不知道為什麼我沒有像姐姐和媽媽一樣早生
或是因為我生第一胎的年齡都比她們大
或許因為我兒子是半個白人….所以這招不管用
或許因為大家希望他出來的時間都不一樣…所以他confused
不過可以確定的是
現在大家都非常期待能夠早點見到小Bu
因為萬一過了預產期太久 要催生就不大好了
I don’t know why I didn’t “inherit” the “early labor” gene. Maybe because I am older than my sisters were when they had their first baby; maybe because my son is half Caucasian, so this “gene” doesn’t work; or maybe because he got confused about when to leave the womb since everyone has different agenda. But one thing is for sure that everyone is very looking forward to meeting him. I would not want to see this little boy being induced by medication.

小 Bu是個愛動的小baby
尤其是去看醫生或照超音波的時候
幾天前因為沒怎麼感覺到胎動 馬上很擔心的到醫院做了fetal monitoring
果然 才把監視器都還沒裝好 小 Bu就動個不停
害我這個做媽的覺得有點小丟臉

Little Bu has been an active baby, especially at the doctor’s visit. I didn’t feel much of his movement a few days ago and doctor wanted me to come in right away to do fetal monitoring. And of course, he started moving like crazy even before nurse finished strapping the monitor on my belly. It was a bit embarrassing.

親愛的小Bu…..你就快點出來吧 大家都很期待和你見面喔
Dear little Bu, please hurry up!! Everyone is very looking forward to meeting you!!!