A/N I know not much is going on at the moment and I'm sorry but it gets
better, I promise!!
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Stephanie watched them walk out of the room and gave Paul a small smile.
"I'm sorry for what I said." She said meekly.
"You're forgiven. This can't be easy for you." He said as he placed his hand over hers.
"Another ones coming."
Stephanie grabbed hold of Paul's hand and began breathing like she was taught.
"Remember what they taught you in the birthing classes babe." Said Paul Holding her hand and rubbing her back.
Stephanie panted and nodded. "I know."
"Ok Stephanie. When the next contraction comes, I want you to push." Said the doctor. "I'll tell you when."
Stephanie nodded. Paul wiped her brow with a flannel and kissed her head. "I'm here honey, I'm right with you."
Another contraction began.
"I want you to push as hard as you can Stephanie now." Instructed the doctor.
"Aaaaggggghhhhh." Stephanie screamed through the contraction as she pushed. She began breathing again.
"That's great."
"Can you see anything?" Paul asked the doctor.
"Not yet, after the next push, I should be able to see the head." The doctor smiled.
"Your doing great Steph." One of the nurses said as she smiled. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I just want it to be over."
"It won't be long now. The baby doesn't want to hang around." Smiled the nurse.
Stephanie breathed. "Ohhhh, here it comes. Paul..."
"I'm here babe. Squeeze my hand as hard as you want," he pushed the hair out of her face.
Stephanie pushed as hard as she could and squeezed Paul's hand for all it was worth.
"I can see the head. At the next contraction, I want you to push hard, the head will be out then ok? You're doing fine."
"I think you're going to break my hand if you squeeze much harder sweetheart." Paul winced.
"Sorry." Steph said in a breathless laugh.
"If it makes you feel better you can squeeze it as hard as you want."
Another contraction came. Stephanie leant forward and pushed for all she was worth.
"The head's out." The doctor smiled. "One more push and it'll be over and you'll get to hold your baby."
That was the thought that spurred Stephanie on. The contraction came.
"Agggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Stephanie screamed as she slumpt back onto the bed.
The scream of a newborn baby filled the room.
Stephanie laughed out of relief. "Is it ok?" She asked the nurse, who was wrapping it in a blanket.
"Beautiful. Congratulations, you've got a baby girl." The nurse said as she handed the child to Stephanie.
Stephanie held her newborn daughter in her arms for the first time and looked down at her. She bit her bottom lip in amazement. The baby stopped crying as she settled into the arms of her mother. Paul stroked the baby's face.
"She's beautiful." Paul whispered. "Thank you for our baby girl." Paul said to Stephanie.
Stephanie looked at Paul with tears in her eyes. "She's amazing."
Paul kissed Stephanie on the cheek. "Like her mom."
The midwife came over and smiled. "Do you mind if we take her for a minute?"
"What for?" Paul asked full of concern.
"Nothing to worry about. Just weight and length and a few other things."
Stephanie handed her daughter to the midwife. "You better go and tell everyone."
"Yeah. I'll be right back."
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Stephanie watched them walk out of the room and gave Paul a small smile.
"I'm sorry for what I said." She said meekly.
"You're forgiven. This can't be easy for you." He said as he placed his hand over hers.
"Another ones coming."
Stephanie grabbed hold of Paul's hand and began breathing like she was taught.
"Remember what they taught you in the birthing classes babe." Said Paul Holding her hand and rubbing her back.
Stephanie panted and nodded. "I know."
"Ok Stephanie. When the next contraction comes, I want you to push." Said the doctor. "I'll tell you when."
Stephanie nodded. Paul wiped her brow with a flannel and kissed her head. "I'm here honey, I'm right with you."
Another contraction began.
"I want you to push as hard as you can Stephanie now." Instructed the doctor.
"Aaaaggggghhhhh." Stephanie screamed through the contraction as she pushed. She began breathing again.
"That's great."
"Can you see anything?" Paul asked the doctor.
"Not yet, after the next push, I should be able to see the head." The doctor smiled.
"Your doing great Steph." One of the nurses said as she smiled. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I just want it to be over."
"It won't be long now. The baby doesn't want to hang around." Smiled the nurse.
Stephanie breathed. "Ohhhh, here it comes. Paul..."
"I'm here babe. Squeeze my hand as hard as you want," he pushed the hair out of her face.
Stephanie pushed as hard as she could and squeezed Paul's hand for all it was worth.
"I can see the head. At the next contraction, I want you to push hard, the head will be out then ok? You're doing fine."
"I think you're going to break my hand if you squeeze much harder sweetheart." Paul winced.
"Sorry." Steph said in a breathless laugh.
"If it makes you feel better you can squeeze it as hard as you want."
Another contraction came. Stephanie leant forward and pushed for all she was worth.
"The head's out." The doctor smiled. "One more push and it'll be over and you'll get to hold your baby."
That was the thought that spurred Stephanie on. The contraction came.
"Agggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Stephanie screamed as she slumpt back onto the bed.
The scream of a newborn baby filled the room.
Stephanie laughed out of relief. "Is it ok?" She asked the nurse, who was wrapping it in a blanket.
"Beautiful. Congratulations, you've got a baby girl." The nurse said as she handed the child to Stephanie.
Stephanie held her newborn daughter in her arms for the first time and looked down at her. She bit her bottom lip in amazement. The baby stopped crying as she settled into the arms of her mother. Paul stroked the baby's face.
"She's beautiful." Paul whispered. "Thank you for our baby girl." Paul said to Stephanie.
Stephanie looked at Paul with tears in her eyes. "She's amazing."
Paul kissed Stephanie on the cheek. "Like her mom."
The midwife came over and smiled. "Do you mind if we take her for a minute?"
"What for?" Paul asked full of concern.
"Nothing to worry about. Just weight and length and a few other things."
Stephanie handed her daughter to the midwife. "You better go and tell everyone."
"Yeah. I'll be right back."