Carlos paced as Bosco came in with Mikey, asleep in his arms. Carlos was sobbing as he watched the doctor's work on his wife.
"I never should have left her. I should have stayed home. What kind of husband am I?" Carlos looked at the ground and stopped pacing.
"You had no way of knowing. Don't blame yourself. You know damn well Mercedes wouldn't have let you stay home. " Bosco assured him. He had called his mother to come to the hospital.
The doctor came out as they moved Mercedes upstairs to the Maternity Ward.
"We have her stable. Her membrane ruptured causing the bleeding. It is a setback, but she is conscious and they are bringing her upstairs to see if they can deliver the baby early."
Carlos nodded and rushed to his wife's side. Bosco thanked the doctor and went after Carlos as his mom walked in.
"Maurice! How's my baby?" She looked up at him worry covering her face.
"They took her upstairs to Maternity. They are going to induce labor." Bosco looked down at Mikey who was oblivious to the situation. Kim walked up.
"If you want to stay Mrs. Boscorelli, I can take Mikey home with me. I have tomorrow off and Joey loves playing with him."
"Thank you Kim. If you wouldn't mind, I would appreciate it. Thank you again." Bosco passed Mikey to Kim and went to the elevator.
Getting off at the maternity ward, they asked what room she was in. Moving into the room, a nurse was standing there, adding a line to one of Mercedes' IV's. Carlos sat next to her, holding her hand, talking softly to her. The nurse walked out for a moment and Bosco sat with his mother.
"How are you feeling Merc?" Bosco looked at her. She looked tired and half-asleep.
"Tired. But they said that was because of the fall." She moaned moving slightly. Her Doctor came in and felt under the sheets.
"Hello Mercedes. How are we feeling?"
"Tired."
"Well, the Pitocin will kick in soon and you'll be having a baby. Rest while you can" The doctor's humor passed all of them and no one smiled.
"Allrighty. We will be in every hour or so to check on you. Any discomfort, press the buzzer."
"Yay. I'm on a game show." Mercedes closed her eyes and fell asleep. Carlos pet her hair, as he waited patiently. Rose went to wait out in the hall since more than 2 people weren't allowed in.
About 45 minutes after she fell asleep, Mercedes sat up in bed and screamed bloody murder. Carlos jumped and asked her what was wrong.
"Contraction. Oh god. Son of a bitch!" She breathed, trying to let it pass and rang the buzzer. A nurse came in and checked on her, calling for the doctor. After a moment the Doctor walked in, checking the monitors.
"Ahh, every 90 seconds. That Pitocin kicked in, didn't it?" Mercedes rolled her eyes at the happy doctor and wanted to barf. He reached under the sheets and checked her
"You're fully dilated. Nurse gets the bassinette and my resident." Mercedes looked shocked and felt another contraction.
"Awe god!" She squeezed Carlos' hand and he let out a yelp. Bosco moved to take her other hand and was almost crippled by the death grip. After breathing for a moment she calmed down.
"All right Mercedes. On the next contraction, push as hard as you can."
"Easy for you to say. This hurts!" Putting her legs in sir-ups, she moved her body down so she could push. Feeling another contraction she moaned.
"Push Mercedes." The doctor leaned down and watched as she pushed, rearing down as hard as she could. When the contraction ended she laid back, panting hard.
"I cant do this. Its hurts too much" She started to cry as Carlos kissed her cheek.
"You can and you will. I'm right here, Mo is right there, and we will get you through this." Carlos said reassuringly.
"Bite me." She screamed and pushed as she felt another contraction.
"That a girl. Just 2 more and the baby will be out."
"Doctor." The nurse called him as the fetal heart rate dropped.
Looking up, the doctor nodded.
"Mercedes you have to push harder. Now push." Mercedes pushed as hard as she could as the fetal heart rate stopped.
"Oh god. My baby." She started to cry as the doctor asked for a scalpel.
"Mercedes, I'm going to have to cut a little. This will hurt."
"Just help my baby!" Carlos looked frantic as Bosco felt 2 fingers crack.
"Push!" Mercedes pushed as hard as she could, then fell back against the bed. Carlos felt her hand go limp as he looked down to her. Mercedes was slipping in and out of consciousness, her head moving around as she moaned about pain and fatigue.
"Mercedes! Stick with us, just one more push! Come on!" The doctor looked up at her as the Nurse helped her rear down one final time to push the baby out. Making a loud groan Mercedes let out of a exasperated cry and laid down. The doctor pulled the baby out and rushed it to the bassinette. After a moment, the doctor looked back at them, a sad look in his eyes.
"The baby. Why isn't the baby crying?" Mercedes said, exhausted. Carlos looked at the doctor as the doctor shook his head.
"The baby is stillborn. The cord was wrapped around his neck. There is nothing we can do." Bosco looked over at the little blue figure and held back tears.
"My baby." Mercedes started to cry as a gush of blood poured onto the floor.
"Damn it! She's hemorrhaging!" The doctor moved back between her legs as the nurse passed him some gauze. She proceeded to move to the heart monitor and put the finger monitor on her index finger. Watching her heart rate, the doctor looked up at Carlos. Carlos was in tears. He had lost another baby.
"I never should have left her. I should have stayed home. What kind of husband am I?" Carlos looked at the ground and stopped pacing.
"You had no way of knowing. Don't blame yourself. You know damn well Mercedes wouldn't have let you stay home. " Bosco assured him. He had called his mother to come to the hospital.
The doctor came out as they moved Mercedes upstairs to the Maternity Ward.
"We have her stable. Her membrane ruptured causing the bleeding. It is a setback, but she is conscious and they are bringing her upstairs to see if they can deliver the baby early."
Carlos nodded and rushed to his wife's side. Bosco thanked the doctor and went after Carlos as his mom walked in.
"Maurice! How's my baby?" She looked up at him worry covering her face.
"They took her upstairs to Maternity. They are going to induce labor." Bosco looked down at Mikey who was oblivious to the situation. Kim walked up.
"If you want to stay Mrs. Boscorelli, I can take Mikey home with me. I have tomorrow off and Joey loves playing with him."
"Thank you Kim. If you wouldn't mind, I would appreciate it. Thank you again." Bosco passed Mikey to Kim and went to the elevator.
Getting off at the maternity ward, they asked what room she was in. Moving into the room, a nurse was standing there, adding a line to one of Mercedes' IV's. Carlos sat next to her, holding her hand, talking softly to her. The nurse walked out for a moment and Bosco sat with his mother.
"How are you feeling Merc?" Bosco looked at her. She looked tired and half-asleep.
"Tired. But they said that was because of the fall." She moaned moving slightly. Her Doctor came in and felt under the sheets.
"Hello Mercedes. How are we feeling?"
"Tired."
"Well, the Pitocin will kick in soon and you'll be having a baby. Rest while you can" The doctor's humor passed all of them and no one smiled.
"Allrighty. We will be in every hour or so to check on you. Any discomfort, press the buzzer."
"Yay. I'm on a game show." Mercedes closed her eyes and fell asleep. Carlos pet her hair, as he waited patiently. Rose went to wait out in the hall since more than 2 people weren't allowed in.
About 45 minutes after she fell asleep, Mercedes sat up in bed and screamed bloody murder. Carlos jumped and asked her what was wrong.
"Contraction. Oh god. Son of a bitch!" She breathed, trying to let it pass and rang the buzzer. A nurse came in and checked on her, calling for the doctor. After a moment the Doctor walked in, checking the monitors.
"Ahh, every 90 seconds. That Pitocin kicked in, didn't it?" Mercedes rolled her eyes at the happy doctor and wanted to barf. He reached under the sheets and checked her
"You're fully dilated. Nurse gets the bassinette and my resident." Mercedes looked shocked and felt another contraction.
"Awe god!" She squeezed Carlos' hand and he let out a yelp. Bosco moved to take her other hand and was almost crippled by the death grip. After breathing for a moment she calmed down.
"All right Mercedes. On the next contraction, push as hard as you can."
"Easy for you to say. This hurts!" Putting her legs in sir-ups, she moved her body down so she could push. Feeling another contraction she moaned.
"Push Mercedes." The doctor leaned down and watched as she pushed, rearing down as hard as she could. When the contraction ended she laid back, panting hard.
"I cant do this. Its hurts too much" She started to cry as Carlos kissed her cheek.
"You can and you will. I'm right here, Mo is right there, and we will get you through this." Carlos said reassuringly.
"Bite me." She screamed and pushed as she felt another contraction.
"That a girl. Just 2 more and the baby will be out."
"Doctor." The nurse called him as the fetal heart rate dropped.
Looking up, the doctor nodded.
"Mercedes you have to push harder. Now push." Mercedes pushed as hard as she could as the fetal heart rate stopped.
"Oh god. My baby." She started to cry as the doctor asked for a scalpel.
"Mercedes, I'm going to have to cut a little. This will hurt."
"Just help my baby!" Carlos looked frantic as Bosco felt 2 fingers crack.
"Push!" Mercedes pushed as hard as she could, then fell back against the bed. Carlos felt her hand go limp as he looked down to her. Mercedes was slipping in and out of consciousness, her head moving around as she moaned about pain and fatigue.
"Mercedes! Stick with us, just one more push! Come on!" The doctor looked up at her as the Nurse helped her rear down one final time to push the baby out. Making a loud groan Mercedes let out of a exasperated cry and laid down. The doctor pulled the baby out and rushed it to the bassinette. After a moment, the doctor looked back at them, a sad look in his eyes.
"The baby. Why isn't the baby crying?" Mercedes said, exhausted. Carlos looked at the doctor as the doctor shook his head.
"The baby is stillborn. The cord was wrapped around his neck. There is nothing we can do." Bosco looked over at the little blue figure and held back tears.
"My baby." Mercedes started to cry as a gush of blood poured onto the floor.
"Damn it! She's hemorrhaging!" The doctor moved back between her legs as the nurse passed him some gauze. She proceeded to move to the heart monitor and put the finger monitor on her index finger. Watching her heart rate, the doctor looked up at Carlos. Carlos was in tears. He had lost another baby.