Happy Birthday Too...

Chapter 26

Jac's Labour Part 2

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"Maybe we could grab a coffee or something and go and sit in the peace garden for a bit, and call Sacha to see how Emma is doing" Jac suggested as they walked hand-in-hand down the corridor.

"Yeah sounds brilliant baby! And Emma will be fine we only left her hour ago, if that!" Jonny replied letting out a small laugh as he spoke to her.

"I only worry about her Jonny, it's natural! Now hush and walk quicker before I have another contraction!" Jac answered nudging into him.

"Come on Mrs M!" Jonny said jokingly, which made Jac nudge him slightly harder this time.

"Hey!" Jonny said wrapping his arm around her I'm stepping into the open the doors.

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The lift had just reached the ground floor of the wyvern wing, leading out to the reception area, where the hustle and bustle of people who were wondering around, trying to find the wards where they needed to be.

Jac and Jonny stepped out of the surprisingly empty lift, walking over to the coffee shop, to collect some refreshments for the, to take to the peace garden.

"What are you having my dear? Coffee?" Jonny asked, holding onto Jacs hand, trying to get her attention as she stared into thin air.

"Jac!..." He added, finally snapping her out of her day dream.

"I'll just have some water, I don't fancy a coffee!... Oh god here we go again, ah!" Jac replied, putting one hand on the desk in front of her and the other resting underneath her bump.

"Can I have a Latte and a bottle of water please?... Jac, breath through it, don't tense up it'll make it worse!" Jonny said to the barrister before he turned his attention to his fiancé.

" I am breathing through it Jonny, I have had a baby before! I'd love to know how many babies you've given birth to!" Jac said quietly so nobody heard her.

"Now now! Enough of that Naylor!" Jonny said, as he took the drinks from the barrister after passing the money over.

"Do you want to go and sit down baby?" Jonny said,

"No, give me s minute.. It'll be over soon... When did Jean say the.. Consultant guy was coming around to see me?" Jac asked, battling through the pain.

"I'm not sure, I'm sure she said half an hour, just to see if you dilate a little more or something, but don't quote me!" Jonny replied, taking a sip out of his coffee.

"I'm ok now, ooh! Come on before I change my mind!" Jac said, waddling off to the entrance.

"What do you mean! Change your mind?... Jac!" Jonny said, jogging so he could catch up with her.

"Just hurry up else we are going back up to maternity! Oh and grab some bowls, I feel sick again!" Jac said standing in the doorway.

"Ok, ok keep your wig on Naylor!" Jonny said now speed walking, grabbing a few sick bowls as he passed the reception desk.

Moments later, they had managed to make their way to the peace garden, Jac lowered herself down slowly onto the wooden bench, using the arm to support her. Jonny sat down beside her, shuffling up next to her so they could keep warm from the chill In the air.

"You feeling any better yet sweetie?" Jonny asked, as he looked over to Jac, who was holding on to her bump and gazing into thin air again.

"Yeah, just feeling a bit achy that all, I'll be fine in a minute!" Jac answered, letting out a smile before she tried to relax a little.

"It won't be long now, she'll be here before you know it" Jonny said, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her closer to him.

"Yeah, well I'd wish she'd hurry up, I'm sick of being in pain and throwing up constantly! I just want to go home!" Jac answered, resting her head on Jonny's chest, just as her phone vibrated in her jacket pocket.

"I promise you it won't be for much longer now Jac! Your doing great and are close! We'll go back up soon, the consultant will be around to see you!" Jonny said before giving her a reassuring kiss on the head.

"Yes, it's to cold out here anyway!" Jac said, staring at the phone screen with a confused look on her face.

"Is everything ok? Who was the text off? Is it Sacha? " Jonny asked, putting his arm around her back.

"Erm, yeah he's just.. Letting me know how.. Emma is" Jac said, stuttering her words as she tried to get her head around the text.

"I bet she's having a blast!... Now come on you, back up to maternity!" Jonny replied, drinking the rest of his now luke warm coffee before helping Jac up to her feet, Jac quickly put her phone into her jacket pocket before she took hold of Jonny's hands.

"Oh god! Ugh!..." Jac said suddenly as she took her first step, clutching on to her stomach.

"It's ok, it's ok! I'll go and grab you a wheelchair! Let's sit you back down and I'll be back in a second!" Jonny said, quickly lowering Jac back into the bench before shooting off to collect the nearest available wheelchair, then jogging back to Jacs side

"Here we go, your chariot awaits! Come on... That's it, let's get you back up to maternity!" Jonny added, supporting most of Jacs weight as he lifted her and guided her into the chair

"Ugh! I need pain relief it's like my insides are being ripped open!" Jac said under her breath, beads of sweat forming on her forehead as she tended up her body.

"You will have whatever you need when we get back to the labour suite, but for now just breath through it!" Jonny replied pushing her as fast as he could as they re-entered the hospital, heading straight for the lift.

Minutes later they both arrived back up on maternity, to be greeted by Jean who was messing around with the computer.

"Hello dear, how's everything going?" Jean said as she caught a glimpse of them in the corner of her eye

"How do you think!" Jac snapped, breathing heavily as she fought against the contraction.

"I'm sorry, she's being really snarky! She's in absolute agony, is there anything she could have now other than gas and air?" Jonny appologised before asking about pain relief options.

"That's ok dear, I've heard worse! I'll just go and get the consultant and I'll come along shortly to talk about pain relief!" Jean replied, giving him a small smiled once she had finished speaking.

"Thank you!... Come on baby, let's get you settled in again!" Jonny said, wheeling Jac through the double doors and down the corridor to their room.

They both then re-entered their labour suite, Jonny instanty putting the break on the wheelchair before supporting and helping Jac back into bed.

"I think I'm going to get into my pyjamas, just for comfort! Will you help me?" Jac asked, as she took grip onto Jonny's muscly arms for support .

"Of course I will, but first let's sit you on the bed and I'll sort them out for you!" Jonny replied as he started to lift her out of the chair.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah! Stop stop it hurts! Jonny" Jac screeched in pain, her body aching from all the pain and tensing it had experienced

"It's ok, you'll be fine! Are you ready to move again!" Jonny asked, screwing his face up as Jac squeezed his arm tightly. Jac nodded her head and gritted her teeth as she turned herself around and lowered herself onto the bed

"Ooh ooh!" Jac muttered under her breath, trying to get as comfortable as she could whilst Jonny got her pyjamas.

"I packed your sexy pj's and your granny Pj's! Which would you prefer? Preferably id like to see you in the sexy ones myself!" Jonny said trying to lighten the mood as he carried over her spotty bottoms and plain white top.

"Shut up you idiot! I hardly think it's an appropriate time to be wearing sexy pyjamas Jonny!" Jac replied, finding it hard not to laugh at his stupidity.

"I guess the granny one will have to do then! It was worth a try!" Jonny said, with a little chuckle in his voice, as Jac playfully slapped him on the arm.

"Hey, what was that for!" Jonny added, still laughing.

"I think you know why you fool, now help me into these! Before Jean walks in on us!" Jac replied letting out a small smile.

Moments later, Jac had finished getting into her pyjamas, just as a knock came on the door.

"Come in!" Jac said, loud enough for whoever it was to hear them, as she got comfortable again.

"Hello Jac, Jonny, this is Dr Jae Mason, he is the on call consultant for today, he's going to check the baby and see what position her arm is in and just give her a check over! In the meantime I'll organise you some pain relief!" Jean announced, while here consultant prepared the ultrasound machine.

"Is there any chance I could have an epidural? I'm in agony... And I'm sorry for the little outburst earlier!" Jac asked before apologising about earlier.

"It's fine, really! I've heard much worse my dear! I'll just go and organise that for you now!" Jean replied, placing a reassuring hand on Jacs shoulder before she scooted off.

"Right then Jac, could you uncover your bump and we'll get cracking!... This will be a bit cold!" Dr Mason said, placing the probe into the lower part of Jacs swollen and hardened bump.

There was an eerie silence around, as Jac and Jonny stared at the ultrasound machine monitor as best they could while to doctor checked the baby's position

"Is everything ok?" Jac asked, getting a little bit worried that nothing had been said yet.

"I'm just going to check the baby's heart a little closer... Don't panic Jac!" Dr Mason, zooming in on the picture before her listened to the heart beat, nothing a slight flutter.

"There's something wrong, Jonny there's something wrong with her heart, I heard the flutter!" Jac said, her voice breaking as the tears began to flow

Jonny just looked at the screen, listening as best as he could, hearing the flutter himself but not wanting to believe it.

"Everything will be ok Jac, the doctor knows what he's doing! It's just your clinical side taking over" Jonny explained squeezing Jacs hand for support.

"Right the good news is that here arm is no longer up by her head, she's moved it on her own accord. However I did notice a slighty and I mean very slighty atriel flutter, there's nothing in your notes to suggest this was diagnosed at your last scan, but it's looking promising that baby will make a full recovery! I'm going to stick you on the foetal heart monitor for the next hour just to check baby's heart rate during the contractions, Of her heart rate changes or it drops, we have have to perform an emergency c-section!" Dr Mason announced to a worried looking Jac and Jonny.

"She's going to be ok isn't she?" Jac asked just as Jean walked back into the room.

"She'll be fine, it's only a slight flutter and it will probably correct itself at birth... Right Jean we need 10 minute Obs, if any change to baby's heart rate, please page me and theatre! And can we have some intramuscular Pethidine and anti nausea medicine please- hold off on the epidural for the time being!" He answered as he rubbed some alcohol gel into his hands.

"Why can't she have an epidural?" Jonny asked whilst Jean was putting the foetal heart monitor back onto Jacs bump.

"Because we may need to take her into theatre, we will give her the Pethidine for the pain for now and continue the monitoring for the next hour!" Dr Mason said, Jonny nodddd in agreement as he returned his attention back to Jac. Dr Mason then made a quick exit to attend to his other patients

"Jonny I'm scared! What will happen if the heart flutter dosent repair itself when she's born? Why is it happening with our children? First Emma having CDH and now Ovy having an atriel flutter! My poor children!" Jac explained, breathing heavily and panicking as another contraction began to make an appearance.

"I know your scared baby, but I'm here with you every step of the way! Ivy will be fine, just like Emma was, they tough like their mum! Now come here don't get yourself upset! Our baby will be fine!" Jonny announced quietly in Jacs ear as he pulled her in to a hug.

Jean then put her hands on both Jac and Jonny's shoulders lovingly, to try and give them some form of comfort.

"Don't worry yourselves ok! Dr Mason has to explain the worse case scenario, Ivy will be fine, we have the best medical team to help her if she needs some extra help!" Jean said, trying to give them some piece of mind.

"I'll go and fetch those meds, you calm yourself down ok?" Jean added with a reassuring smile before leaving the room.

"Jonny don't leave me please! Could you just... Just hold me please.. Agh!" Jac said before the full force of the contraction hit her

"It's ok baby I'm here, I'm never going to leave you! You and our girls are too precious to me! Breath through it, have some of this!" Jonny said gripping onto Jac tightly, before passing her the gas and air mouth piece, then staring at the heart monitor making sure everything was ok, before he just sat there holding Jac and trying to help her though the pain and heartache...

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Hi all,

Sorry I hadn't update earlier, my week off turned out to be a busy one!

*i am not a medical professional and my stories are fiction!*

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