Chapter 18
Before Abbey could answer, a third voice answered.
"Get up next to her head and help her push."
"Millie!"
"Thank God!"
"Move Jed. Let me do this."
"Gladly." The sense of relief was quite evident in his voice.
Jed moved to Abbey's head as another contraction hit.
"Uggghhh!"
"Wait Abbey. I've got to see if you're completely dilated."
"Millie, I have to push! I have to!"
"Okay. You're ready. Go ahead. Grab your legs and pull on them. Count to ten Jed. Help her sit up as much as she can."
"Uggghhh!" Abbey's face turned beet red as she pushed.
"That's great, Abbey. A couple more of these and we will have ourselves a very impatient baby. Jed, let her relax between contractions. But then help her push again on the next contraction."
"It's starting again. Jed, help me."
"Ugggh!"
"That's it, Abbey. Good pushes. One more." Millie continued the verbal support when she realized that Jed was concentrating on helping Abbey through the pushing.
"Ugggh!"
"Okay. Don't push. We have a head." Millie had brought supplies from the hospital so she placed the bulb syringe in the baby's nose and mouth to clear the airway.
Jed looked at this process in amazement. He had seen puppies born but never a human birth so he was fascinated with what was happening. For a brief moment, he forgot that it was his baby being born.
"Okay. Go ahead. One big last push and we'll have ourselves a baby."
"Ugggh!"