It was 21st of May, at 8.45pm, I was admitted to the hospital and my cervix was 2cm opened.
It was my third birth, so the doctor suggested that I stayed in the labour room. My husband and I requested to have supper and it was consented by the doctor. We went for supper at a  restaurant in the residential area nearby. It was about 10.30 pm then.
 

At about 11.30pm, we went back to the hospital and the doctor came over to check my cervix again, It was 5cm opened. I thought our baby will be coming out soon. Then we rested in the labour room. I listened to my Rainbow Relaxation CD and fell asleep.

On the 22nd May 7.00am, I woke up, had a bath and took my breakfast. At 8.00 am, the doctor came and checked my cervix it was 6 cm opened. He said that soon the baby will come out. My husband and I stayed in the labour ward. We had lunch and tea. We listening to music and watched a movie on DVD. On and off, the midwife checked my baby’s heartbeat. It was normal. The surges continued to get more frequent and stronger.

At 3.30 pm, the doctor came again to check my cervix. It was 7 cm opened. The progress of opening was a bit slow but the rate was acceptable. I was very relaxed and I also walked around and chatted with the nurses on duty. They were so surprised that I was able to do so without any sign of pain or agony.

On the same evening around 5.30 pm, the doctor came and checked the cervix. It remained 7cm open but the membranes had just released. The surges became more intense and I began to feel the pressure. We took our dinner at 6.30pm. After dinner i listened to my Rainbow Relaxation CD and put on some essential oil to relax.

At 7.30 pm, I could feel that the baby was on the way out. The doctor and the midwives were ready to help but it was difficult to birth out the baby because I was a bit tired and my husband suggested me to squat. With the help of gravity, the baby came out smoothly into the doctor’s waiting hands. He immediately passed my little princess to me.

She was so calm was started to look around. She didn't cry and I breastfed her immediately. The umbilical cord was left uncut until it had stopped pulsating. The doctor waited about 20 minutes before handing over the scissors to my husband to cut it. “It was very tough indeed”, commented my husband. Our bonding is very close. Zhi Xuan was with me within the first 2 hours in the labour room. This is very important for the baby to feel secure after leaving the mother’s womb as the practice of separating the baby from the mother immediately after birth is shocking for the baby.