Preethi Singh Instagram – Taksh’s Birth Story- 2/3
Part 2
By the time I reached 4 cms dilation, I begged for an epidural and thankfully the doctor administered it and in half an hour I was smiling again, (which would have been unbelievable if you were present in the room and saw me weeping) I could still feel the contractions but the pain was reduced and infact felt painless.
I quickly progressed to 10 cms dilation and my labour lasted only 4-5 hours. My doctor and I were both happy that my exercise routine throughout my pregnancy worked well and I was ready to push.
Well the easy part ends here, what happened next was something that none of us anticipated!
I reached 10 cms dilation and the Doctor put me off epidural, since you need to be able to feel the push. A little tip here to all pregnant women, please learn everything there is to know about pushing a baby out, the breathing technique, the position etc. I jumped into it blindly and things didn’t go as planned.
I started to push with every contraction, but somehow I wasn’t able to push hard enough I guess and I just couldn’t get my baby out. My husband who was in the room, kept motivating me to push and I tried my best but it just wasn’t working. With all that was happening, my babies heart rate started to fall and he was under distress. I knew I had to give it my all and push no matter what, after what seemed like an eternity Taksh was born, but I didn’t hear him cry and my heart sank.
In my entire life I’ve never felt what I felt at that moment, I was so so scared. I can’t even begin to describe it.
The Paediatrician checked him and told us that everything looks fine but his breathing is too fast since he was under distress and he needs to be taken to the NICU. He will be given oxygen to correct his breathing and kept under observation for 24 hours.
….. Continued in the next post | Posted on 17/Dec/2021 06:28:55
