Being Mum
Chapter One: Welcome to the World, Annabelle Louise Thropp.
"That's it Elphaba, just one more push" said the midwife.
Elphaba groaned and gave a huge push into her bottom and seconds later a small cry filled the air, she fell back against the pillow and sighed her mind drifting back to the night that had lead her to this moment, nine short months ago.
"God Elphaba you feel so good, let go for me"
"So close, don't stop please don't stop" said Elphaba seconds later she felt herself climax then another wet/warm sensation, realising what had happened she shot up right pushing her partner off of her "Did you just do what I think you did"
Her partner laughed and smiled "you didn't really think I was going to shag the village vegetable and not get the full experience" He got off the bed and started to put his clothes back on, once he was dressed he turned to her again "thanks for the sex it wasn't half bad for a vegetable with no previous experience"
"How could you, I thought you loved me" sobbed Elphaba.
He laughed as he opened the door "Love don't make me laugh how could anyone love you" he laughed again closing the door behind him.
Elphaba was snapped out of her thoughts by the midwife handing her a blanket wrapped bundle.
"Here you go Ms Thropp, you have a beautiful baby girl" said the midwife she laid the baby into Elphaba's arms.
The green woman held her little girl tight in her arms and looked at her, she was perfect with a small amount of raven black hair, dark eyes and not a bit of green just perfect pale skin.
Six hours later.
"There you go sweetheart" said Elphaba as she gently laid the little girl into her Moses basket in the front room of her small cottage, that stood on the outside edge of munchkinland. The green woman sat gazing at her tiny daughter for a few minutes, just taking in her tiny features then slowly stood up "well Mummy can't sit here looking at you all evening"
Grabbing her small hospital bag from the hallway, she headed into the small kitchen and put it down on the table before unzipping it and removing her dirty clothes, she then put them into the washing machine and switched it on. Turning back to the bag she took out the dirty feeding bottle from the baby's first feed, unscrewed the top and emptied the last small bit of milk out then washed the bottle and teat in hot soapy water before putting it back into the steriliser, she was about to take the rest of the stuff through to her bedroom when she heard a small whimper from the front room.
Elphaba walked back into the front room and over to the Moses basket in the corner as she neared it a smell hit her nose and she knew exactly why the baby was whimpering.
"Hey baby have you got a dirty nappy my darling" said Elphaba scooping the baby up into her arms "it's ok Mummy's going to get you cleaned up".
At that moment the door bell rang. Sighing she carried the baby out of the front room and over to the front door, looking through the peep hole she smiled when she saw a familiar blonde on the other side of the door.
" Hi Glinny" said Elphaba as she opened the door. The blonde girl squealed loudly as soon as she saw the tiny baby in Elphaba's arms.
"Oh Elphie she's absolutely beautiful" said Glinda "can I cuddle her pleaseee".
Elphaba laughed and hugged her friend "of course you can cuddle her but first I need to change her nappy unless you fancy doing that as well"
Glinda grimaced "erm not thank you I'm off luxuries this week".
"Very funny Glin, can you go into the kitchen and grab me a nappy and the wipes from my hospital bag please?" said Elphaba. Glinda nodded and headed into the kitchen.
Elphaba walked back into the front room and sat down on the settee, laying the baby onto her lap she quickly undid the poppers on her baby grow and took the baby's legs out then, undid the ones on the baby's vest tucking both bits of clothing up out of the way, just as Glinda came back with the nappy and wipes.
"Here you go Elphie" said Glinda handing it to her as she sat down on the other end of the settee.
"Thanks Glin" said Elphaba. She quickly opened the baby's nappy and used the front of it to wipe away the worst of the poo from her tiny bottom then grabbed a wipe from the packet and finishing cleaning her before putting on the clean nappy, doing up her clothes and then handed her over to Glinda for a cuddle.
While Glinda cuddled the baby, Elphaba disposed of the dirty nappy and washed her hands, then headed back into the front room. The sight that met her eyes made her smilie, Glinda was sitting with the baby laying length ways on her lap and she was quietly singing her famous popular song to her.
"If Mummy has her way you won't be talking to any boys until you are at least thirty little lady" said Elphaba lifting the baby into her own arms then walking over to the Moses basket she laid the baby into it and tucked her pink fluffy blanket (a present from Glinda) over her "there you go sweetie sleep tight". She turned around and found Glinda staring at her a huge grin on her face.
"Oh Elphie you are already such a great mother" said Glinda "have you told him yet that he's a father"
Anger filled Elphaba's eyes and face "he might have got me pregnant but he's not my baby's father not after how he treated me."
"Elphie what he did was wrong, believe me I've pulled him over the coals for it but that's his daughter too he has a right to know" said Glinda.
"Glinda leave it please she's my baby I will decide who knows what about her" said Elphaba "Now if you don't mind I'm very tired and she's going to need her feed soon"
The blonde woman sighed and stood up "Elphie please don't be upset with me, I don't want us to fall out over something so silly, but I really think her father has a right to know his daughter no matter what he did"
Elphaba sighed "Ok I will tell him just give me a few days to recover from the birth, now I really need to finish unpacking before she wakes up to be fed."
Glinda nodded then hugged the green woman "you only just had her and you need to rest Elphie can't the unpacking wait" then seeing the her face she nodded again then left.
Once the blonde girl had left Elphaba went back into the kitchen, grabbed her bag then took it into her bedroom and quickly finished emptying it out. Once all her things were put away and her bag back in the wardrobe she went into the kitchen and flicked the kettle on to boil. Then grabbed a bottle from the steriliser and the tub of formula, she opened it and put three scoops of milk into the bottle then closed it again just as the kettle clicked off the boil she took hold of it and added three ounces of water to the bottle, put the kettle back down, screwed the top onto the bottle and gave it a good shake then left it on the side to cool down, she then went into the baby's bedroom and found a clean baby grow, vest, bib, Muslin cloth, towel, cotton wool, nappy, some baby body wash and the top to toe bowl.
After taking all the things into her bedroom and laying them out on her bed, she took the bowl into the bathroom and filled it with warm water then took it back into her bedroom being careful not to spill it and put it down next to the changing mat on the bed, as she did so she heard a small cry from the front room.
"Hey baby it's ok Mummy's here" said Elphaba as she scooped the baby out of the basket into her arms "let's go and give you a nice wash then a nice warm bottle"
Back in her bedroom Elphaba sat down on the bed and laid the baby onto the changing mat which was covered with the towel then gently removed her baby grow causing the baby to start squawking out of insecurity, quickly popping the little pink dummy into the baby's mouth she made quiet shushing noises while she washed her face with the cotton wool.
Next she removed the baby's vest making her squawk even louder, then squirted a small amount of baby wash on her hands then rubbed it onto the baby's tummy and chest then washed it off with the cotton wool making sure all the blood and slime from the birth was removed , with a clean ball of cotton wall she washed the baby's arms and legs then dried her off with the towel before moving on to her nappy which she quickly changed making sure her bottom and front were clean and dry, then put the clean vest and baby grow onto her.
"There you go sweetie all nice and fresh, now let's give you your milk" said Elphaba She put the bib around the baby's neck then lifted her into her arms before removing the top from the bottle and rubbing the teat onto the baby's lips, she immediately took it into her mouth and started to suck happily, once she had taken a ounce of milk Elphaba removed the bottle and the baby started to cry as she was lifted onto the green woman's shoulder head and arms right over facing her back and legs on the front.
Elphaba then gently rubbed her hand on the backs back in and upwards motion until she burped, she then laid her back down and fed her the rest of the bottle.
Once the baby was tucked into her cot asleep, Elphaba walked into the bathroom and ran herself a warm bath, she longed to add some of her favourite relaxing bubble bath but knew she couldn't for a few days, she sighed as she settled herself into the warm water. After giving her hair a quick wash and making sure her private areas were clear of blood and grime she got out of the bath, as she was wrapping a towel around herself she heard a cry erupt from the baby's room which was interrupted every now and then with a hiccup.
Quickly going into the kitchen she grabbed one of the small five ounce bottles from the steriliser and pour some of the cool water from the kettle into it, screwed the top on a gave it a shake then dashed into the baby's bedroom, switching on the small soft lamp in the corner of the room, Elphaba then looked into the cot she took the lid off the bottle and rubbed it on to the baby's lips she took it into her mouth and drank the water.
"There's a good girl all better now" said Elphaba as the baby spat the bottle out and started to whimper, she grabbed the little pink dummy from the cot and put it into the baby's mouth, she started to make soft sucking sounds and her eyes began to close "that's it baby you go back to sleep"
Once she had settled the baby, Elphaba went into her own room and got dried and dressed into her pyjamas then tidied away all the baby things from her bed before heading into the kitchen to find herself something to eat.
As she stirred her soup around in the pot with a wooden spoon her mind drifted to Glinda's words from earlier.
"A father has the right to know his daughter no matter what he's done"
She shook her head and poured her soup into a mug, grabbed a couple of slices of bread then headed into the sitting room to eat. As she spooned the soup into her mouth, Glinda's words kept playing over and over in her mind. Sighing she dropped the spoon into her now empty mug with a clang then reached for her phone. Scrolling through her contacts she stopped when she got to his name her finger hovered over the call button for a few seconds then taking a deep breath she pressed it and put the phone to her ear.
It rang a few times then went to voice mail, once the beep sounded she left a garbled message and hung up.