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Meredith lay in her room waiting with Derek. Even though her daughter had only been born less than two hours ago, apparently she needed to be fed. Babies tended to be delicate, so she didn't't want to risk the life of her daughter by saying she was too exhausted from just giving birth to do it.

"Mer shut your eyes and rest, I can feed Ava." said Derek in hushed tones, not wanting to speak to loud.

"No, no I can do it." said Meredith sitting up waiting for the nurse to bring in Ava.

The nurse entered the room handed Meredith Ava and gave her a bottle filled to the rim with formula. She explained how to feed her, and how to hold her while feeding her. She then proceeded to the door saying she would be back soon to check up on them. Meredith went to put the bottle in Ava's mouth, but the small infant turned her head and refused to put it into her mouth.

"Well I can see I'm already screwing up motherhood." said Meredith to Derek.

"Meredith you are not screwing up motherhood, maybe you're not putting into her mouth right?"questioned Derek

Meredith repositioned the bottle in her mouth slightly, but again Ava turned her head and showed definite signs of Meredith's stubbornness already. Meredith sighed out in frustration, tears starting to well up in her eyes, realizing she couldn't't even feed her own baby.

"Here let me try." said Derek.

He gently picked up Ava from Meredith's arms and repositioned himself in the chair he was sitting in close to the bed. He gently put her so she lay comfortably in his arms. He then took the bottle with his other hands. He tried putting the bottle in her mouth twice, but unsuccessfully like Meredith, Ava refused to take the bottle. After awhile they both gave up and decided they needed the nurse's help.

"Yes?" asked a nurse poking her head in the room.

"Sorry to bother you, but we're having a hard time getting her to take a bottle. said Meredith indicating to Ava

The nurse took the baby from Derek's arms and tried to also feed her. Just like she did with her parents though, she refused to eat.

"Well you're only other option besides a bottle is breast feeding". said the nurse.

"Whoa whoa,breastfeeding was not in the plan''. said Meredith in a panicky voice.

"Well some babies prefer that to bottle feeding, try it and see". said the nurse as she exited the room.

Meredith doubted it would work but unhooked her bra,and let the newborn try.To Meredith's complete surprise, she latched right on.

"I don't believe this". said Meredith genuinely surprised.

"Well maybe she wanted to be closer to you". joked Derek.

"Yes, but this wasn't in the plan,now I'm going to have to pump milk, and sit here and let her gnaw at me". said Meredith in hushed angry tones.

Derek laughed then said"But look at that face, you can't say no to that face."

Meredith laughed and looked down to see Ava's blue eyes wide open and looking around at her surroundings.

"Well I guess I can make the sacrifice for you". said Meredith in a cutesy affectionate voice.

Later that night

Meredith smiled as she watched Derek sleep peacefully as she fed Ava again. She looked down at Ava's almost sleeping face."I admit, I wasn't too fond of the idea of feeding you like this, but I would d anything for you".she said as she affectionately kissed the top of her head.She then watched Ava's eyes slowly close into a deep sleep. She kissed her head once again, and put her into the bassinet next to her hospital bed. With her eyes too heavy with sleep, she gently lied down, and fell asleep with a smile on. Happy and at peace with her life in this perfect moment.

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