Life during a war
Chapter 40: Born
Another contraction hits me just as Tobias comes bursting into the room. He kicks the door shut and runs over to me, taking my hand in his as I cry out in pain, squeezing his hand as well as my mum's.
"I'm sorry I wasn't here." He tells me, kissing my forehead.
"It's okay, you were in a meeting." I reply when the contraction is over.
I'm crying, hot, sweaty and a complete mess right now.
I have been in labour for one hour and forty-ish minutes. My contractions are about eighteen/nineteen minutes apart now.
It's horrible.
But I don't mind. After this I get to see my son.
Our son.
"How far along is she?" Tobias asks Hana.
"About two centimetres dilated. She's still got a long way to go." Hana answers him.
He nods and I see tears in his eyes, one of the makes their way down his cheek.
"Why are you crying?" I question.
"Because I don't like seeing you in pain. And I'm going to be a dad soon. I love you, Tris."
"I love you, too, Tobias."
We kiss but I pull away when another contraction runs through my body.
My mum and Tobias rub my back, whispering soothing things in my ears as I squeeze their hands, crying out. Hana just tells me to breathe.
I try and breathe the way she taught me how to, the way she is showing me now. it helps a bit but it still hurts like hell.
When is this going to be over?
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I have been in labour for ten hours now and it's just getting worse. The contractions are a lot closer together, and a lot more painful.
I have a contraction every two-ish minutes, I barely have time to rest before another one races through my body, like it is now.
All I want to do is sleep. I'm so tired right now.
But I also want to see my baby so this is what I have to do to be able to see him.
"Tris, you're ten centimetres dilated. I know you're tired but on your next contraction I need you to give me a really big push okay." Hana says.
I just nod.
I'm too exhausted to say anything right now.
My mum has a cold, wet flannel on my forehead, trying to cool me down and mop up the sweat that had pooled on my head, causing my hair to stick to it.
Tobias is sitting next to me, facing me, holding my hand, rubbing my back, telling me soothing words of encouragement.
I am sitting here, crying, in pain and exhausted. Just wanting this whole thing to end so I can see my baby and go to sleep.
I feel another contraction and I push, screaming, squeezing my boyfriends' hand, tears running down my cheeks.
"We're going to have our baby soon Tris. Our little boy." Tobias says and I can see his tears sliding down his face. "I really don't like seeing you in pain." He mumbles that but I still hear it.
"Well done Tris. Just a few more pushes and your baby boy will be here. Just breathe okay, and on your next contraction I need another big push."
"I can't do this." I cry.
"Yeah you can. I know you're tired, and in pain, but you're strong, Beatrice, so strong. You can get through anything." My mum tells me, wiping some tears off my face with the pads of her thumbs.
"How did you do this? Twice?" I ask her, dumbfounded as to how any woman could do this, especially more than once.
"Well, it hurt, a lot, but I had your dad with me. He helped. And I just thought to myself that after all of this pain has gone away I'm going to have a baby, in my arms, my baby. The baby I will love and cherish until the day I die. No matter what happens."
"You're mum's right Tris. I did it twice as well, I know it hurts like hell but think of your baby and it will help you get through it. You have me, your mum, and Tobias here with you, you aren't alone. You can do this. So I need you to give me another big push, okay. You haven't got long to go now, I promise."
I feel the contraction coming and I push, as hard as I can.
I push again, and again, and again, and again. Probably about ten times before the pain goes away and I hear my baby boy cry.
I collapse back on the mountain of pillows behind me and breathe.
It's over.
My son is here.
I watch as Tobias cuts the cord, crying but with a smile on his face as he looks at our son.
I watch as Hana dries him with a towel and wraps him in a blue blanket before placing him in my open arms.
I look down at my little boy with a smile on my face and tears still rolling down my cheeks, but they're happy tears, not tears of pain.
He has Tobias' hair and when he opens his eyes to look at me I see that he has my eyes.
He's beautiful.
Tobias wraps his arm around my shoulders and kisses my forehead.
"I'm so proud of you, Tris. He's beautiful, just like you. I love you, so much, and our son." He whispers to me.
"We love you, too." I tell him before planting a small but sweet kiss on his lips and turning back to look at our son.
"He's gorgeous. What's his name?" My mum asks, looking at her grandson with a look of awe on her face.
"Oliver Andrew Eaton." I reply, kissing my sons' forehead gently.
"That's cute. I'm so proud of you, sweetie." Mum tells me.
"Thanks, for being here."
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else."
I hear the door open and look over to find all of our friends standing in the doorway, watching us.
"Can we come in and see him?" Christina asks.
I nod and they enter the room, smiling.
We spend about half an hour, passing him round our friends and everyone saying how cute he is. That is before I start yawning and my mum and Hana kick everyone out. Excluding Tobias.
Tobias helps me get washed and changed into some clean clothes whilst Hana and my mum change the bedsheets. Tobias and I put our son into a diaper and a blue baby grow before climbing into bed, with Oliver in the middle of us. Hana and my mum say goodnight to us before leaving the room.
Tobias and I are laying on our sides, so we are facing each other, and our son.
"I love you, Tris, and little Oliver." Tobias tells me.
"We love you, too." I reply.
Oliver is already asleep in between us. But it doesn't take me long to fall asleep as well, thinking about our future and what it might be like.
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