Chapter 7
Two hours passed and Matt came in to check on Mary.
"How are you feeling?" Matt asked his sister.
"Better since the epidural, but I still feel like pushing," Mary told her brother.
"Okay, well let me examine you," Matt told Mary.
"Mary you are still dilated 3 centimeters. I am going to have to give you some more medicine to make the delivery go faster," Matt told his sister. With that, Matt went to get some more medicine. When he returned, he injected it into Mary's IV and then left.
Mary immediately felt the effects of the medicine. Her contractions got closer together and she got more of an urge to push.
"OWWWWWW," Mary groaned in pain.
"Breathe, Mary, Breathe," Ben said trying to comfort his wife.
"I have to push," Mary said, feeling a lot of discomfort.
"Mary, you can't. Remember what Matt said, take long deep breaths. You can do this, just hang in there," Ben told Mary, as she started to take long deep breaths.
"Do you want some ice chips?" Ben asked as he wiped Mary's forehead, which was dripping with sweat.
"Yes, please," Mary said; her throat and lips were incredibly dry. Ben gave Mary the ice chips, which she accepted eagerly. Just then, Mary gasped in pain as she squeezed Ben's hand once again.
"Another one?" Ben asked. Mary nodded as she tried to breathe through the pain. Finally, the contraction ended and Mary rested her head on the back of the bed and started to cry.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Ben asked Mary.
"It hurts so much. I can't do this." Mary said through tears.
"Yes you can." Ben simply told her. At that moment, Mary sat up abruptly and squeezed Ben's hand as she tried to breathe through the pain of yet another contraction. Just then, there was a knock on Mary's hospital room door.
"Mary, I need to check you," Matt said. With that, Matt started to examine Mary.
"Okay, you are dilated 4 centimeters, but the babies are sill really high, which means, I have to up the dose of the medication a little," Matt told Mary after he had checked her. With that, Matt left the room and returned and injected the medicine into Mary's IV.
"I will be back in a while to check on you. You're doing great, hang in there." Matt told his sister, right before leaving the room. Matt came in a few moments later and ejected yet another dose of medicine into Mary's IV.
Once again she instantly felt the results.
"OWWWWWWW," Mary yelled out in pain, as a contraction hit her.
"Honey, breathe. You're doing great," Ben said, as he kissed his wife on the forehead.
"I am going to go and let everyone know how you're doing," Ben told his wife, after the contraction had ended. With that, Ben went out into the lobby and asked Lucy if she would go and sit with Mary.
"Sure," Lucy told him.
"How is she doing?" Lucy asked, as she got up and headed towards Mary's room.
"She's in a lot of pain, but she is hanging in there," Ben whispered to his-sister-in-law. With that, Lucy continued her way to Mary's room.
"How is she doing?" Everyone asked Ben moments later.
"She is in a lot of pain, but she is hanging in there," Ben told them. With that, he returned to Mary's room, while Lucy went back to the lobby.