Labour room

Ftm here. Ill be delivering at KKH in sept. Read alot of people went thru long hours of labour, especially if its their first pregnancy. Assuming ill be having a normal delivery. Since i have zero experience, Is there anything i should expect or take note of during labour ? Do we pee and poo as per normal in between ? As im the type that pees and poo very easily. Heard that by 8cm or something they wont allow us to use the bathroom, what if we need to pee/poo? Since labour is long hours, are we allowed to eat anything ? And how often will nurse check on us, our dilation etc. Is there instances where im already 10cm dilated but nurse or dr is not in the room? And how long do you usually need to push before baby is out and any tips for minimal tear? #FTM

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I had an assisted delivery using vacuum at kkh HAHAH.. I recommend you to voice out and switch nurses if you feel like ur nurse is the newbie one. During my time at the delivery room, there was this nurse that kept trying to find my vein and poking me all sorts of way on top of my contractions and it hurt like hell. my husband was the one who voiced out to the nurse and eventually she stopped poking me but left me swollen lol. so dont be afraid to voice out if u hv any concerns yea. next , dont be scared to take an epidural. go for it to enjoy your birth experience more. trust me it helps alot. but at the same time, it has some future effects on ur back thats all. yes i wanted to pee during labour and the nurse brought like a cardboard basin thingy for u too pee and honestly the experience was not bad 😂. you are not allowed to eat anyt during labour but i did ask for water and the nurse said a few sips is fine. nurse checks on me every 30 mins/1hr yes , but dont worry if ur 10cm dilated the nurse wouldve came in and checked already . or if u feel like pushing already u can always press the button to call the nurses. my baby was 3.5kg n i was pushing for 1hr30 mins at first to bring his head down n 20 mins with assisted delivery using vacuum once the doctor came in. the doc snipped down below. but i know some tips which is dont lift ur butt up. and keep ur head down to ur chest to help push the baby out. GOODLUCK w your delivery and congrats!

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