Each pregnancy is different and each comes with it’s own unique story.
This week, theAsianparent.com talks to stay-at-home mum, Eileen Too, age 36, about the delivery of her second son, Darius Ho Yan Heng.
TheAsianparent.com (TAP) : Was your pregnancy planned? And how old were you?
Eileen Too : Yes! I was 34.
TAP : What were your reactions?
Eileen Too : I cried (again!)
TAP : How did you know that you were pregnant?
Eileen Too : My taste buds changed.
TAP : Who did you first tell?
Eileen Too : Hubby!
TAP : Did you have morning sickness?
Eileen Too : Similar to my first pregnancy; I vomited throughout.
TAP : What did you crave?
Eileen Too : I did not have much of an appetite, but towards the end of the pregnancy, I craved for ice-creams and chocolates!
TAP : What irritated you the most?
Eileen Too : My slow weight gain and the lack of appetite.
TAP : How much weight did you gain in total?
Eileen Too : 6kg
TAP : Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?
Eileen Too : Low placenta and I had very itchy rashes on my tummy.
TAP : Where did you give birth?
Eileen Too : Mount Alvernia Hospital
TAP : How many hours were you in labour?
Eileen Too : It was just like my first born, Damien’s. Two hours after I was admitted, the baby’s heartbeat dropped. An emergency c-section had to be performed but this time round, I had an epidural, so I was awake when the gynae begin the operation. It still gives me the creeps when think about it.
TAP : Who watched you give birth?
Eileen Too : Hubby, my gynae, the aesthetician and the nurses.
TAP : Was it natural or c-section?
Eileen Too : Emergency C-section
TAP : Did you take any painkillers?
Eileen Too : Besides the epidural, I did not take any pain killers.
TAP : What was Darius’s weight?
Eileen Too : 2.74kg
