Chapter 38 – Early Labour
"Argh!" I exclaimed, as I felt more pain in my lower back.
I'm 30 weeks pregnant and have been having really bad back pain for the last few days. Carlisle has said that most women who experience back pain when pregnancy are going to be in labour soon or are in labour already; he said that I could go into labour anytime time in the next few days. At the moment, though, Jake, Keira and I are staying at the main house until the pain has passed or I've given birth.
"Do you want me to get you a heat pad?" My mom asked. I was lying on the couch, while Mom and Dad sat on the love seat, and Uncle Emmett and Jasper sat in the armchairs. Keira was spending the day with her auntie Rachel and the other imprints.
"Yes, please." I replied, as she headed into the kitchen to get me one. When she came back, she helped me to put the pad on my back, before sitting with my father again.
An hour later, just after Emmett had put a football game on, I felt some kind of liquid trickle down my legs; I lifted my blanket up and saw that there was a wet spot between my legs. Once I realised that my waters had broken, I felt a massive pain in that area.
"Ahhh!" I screamed, as I clutched at my stomach. "Mom! Dad!"
"What's wrong, honey?" Mom asked, smoothing my hair back.
"Her water's have broken." Dad murmured, as he sifted through my thoughts, before picking me up and rushing me upstairs to Carlisle's study. We were swiftly followed by mom and my uncles.
"Mom, can you phone Rachel and ask her if can stay with her until tomorrow?" I asked, through another contraction. She nodded her head and kissed my forehead before leaving the room to make the call.
"Emmett, phone Jacob and tell him that Ness has gone into labour. Jasper, phone Carlisle and tell him the same thing." Dad instructed his brothers, while I clutched his hand as another contraction hit me.
"Rachel said that's fine, and that she doesn't mind having her for a couple of days." Mom said as she re-entered the room.
"I spoken to Carlisle, and he's on his way. If you need me, I'll be downstairs with Alice and Rose." Jasper said, poking his head round the door.
"Thank you, uncle Jasper." I whispered.
"Jake's on his way; he'll be about 45 minutes." Emmett said, coming into the room and giving me a hug. "Stay strong, kiddo. If you want me, just shout; I'll be right downstairs."
"Thanks, Uncle." I whispered, falling back onto the bed as he left the room.
"Nessie, honey, do you think you'll be able to stand up for couple of minutes?" My father asked. "It's only to help me and your mom put a medical gown on you."
"Sure, dad." I replied, moving off the table with the help of my parents. I stood on my weak legs while they took of my clothes and put on the medical gown that Carlisle kept at home and then I went back onto the bed.
45 minutes after my water's broke, Carlisle arrived home. He headed straight up stairs to check on me.
"Good afternoon, everyone. How are you feeling, Ness?" Carlisle asked, putting his bag down on his desk before putting on a pair of sterile gloves and coming to check on me.
"It really hurts, grandpa." I said, as tears trickled down my face. "I'm scared, as well; he's ten weeks early." Another contraction hit me then; they were only a few minutes apart now.
"It's going to be alright, sweetheart. I'm just going to see how far you are dilated." Grandpa replied, lifting the blanket that was covering me up and moving my legs so that he could check my cervix. "You are 4 centimetres at the moment; in a few hours you should be ready to push." I nodded my head, weakly, to show that I understood what he had said.
Just as my father was about to speak, Jake burst through the door and came straight to my side.
"Jake!" I breathed, as I wrapped my arms around him and as he breathed in my scent.
"Hey, baby. I'm here now; I'm here." He murmured, before he got into the bed behind me to support me.
I've now been in labour for 6 hours and Jake has been supporting me for the last 5 hours. In the last half hour, Carlisle has said that I'm nearly ready to push and at the moment he and my father are getting ready for it. Jake is still sitting behind me, giving me support while my mom keeps putting an ice-cold cloth across my forehead to cool me down.
"Okay, Ness, everything's ready for you to start pushing. I'm just going to check one more time to see how far you are dilated, then I'll tell you when to push." Carlisle said.
"Okay, Grandpa." I whispered, exhausted from the contractions that have wracked through my body over the last few hours. He quickly checked my cervix before saying that I was ready to push.
"Now, Nessie, I'm going to count to 3 and then I'll tell you to push on your next contraction. The head and shoulders will be the hardest part and then the rest will be easier." He reassured me. I nodded before I grabbed Jake's arms. "Okay, Ness; one, two, three… push."
I pushed with all my might, along with encouragement from Jake and Grandpa Carlisle, until the contraction ended. When the next one hit, I pushed again, gritting my teeth so I didn't scream out load.
"Okay, Ness, the head and shoulders are almost. Only two more pushes then it'll all be over." Grandpa said.
When the next contraction hit, I pushed again until Carlisle said that the head and shoulders were out and I heard the cries of my newborn child. When the final contraction hit, I pushed until my baby's body was completely out. I collapsed against Jake, as my father and grandfather cleaned him or her up, weighed and measured him or her. While that was happening, my mother cleaned me up a bit; she wiped the sweat off of my body but I wouldn't be having a bath or shower until tomorrow.
"Congratulations, Nessie and Jake, you now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy." Grandpa said as he passed him over to me. I looked down at my son; he has Jake's black hair and his skin in a lighter colour of Jake's. His chocolate brown eyes are an exact replica of my mother's and mine when she was human.
"Jake, I know what I want to name him." I said, gazing at my beautiful baby boy, whom I know Keira will protect.
"What do you want to call him?" Jake asked, pulling my hair back from my face.
"Ryan Mason Black." I whispered, as Jake pressed his lips to my head.
"It's beautiful and really suits him." Jake agreed.
A/N: Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I would have uploaded it sooner but I found it really hard to write it; I also had a busy week at college before we broke up for Christmas so I didn't have time to write anything then. I know this is late but Merry Christmas everybody and a Happy New Year for tomorrow! This is the last chapter of this story but there will be a sequel, which I will start writing in the New Year. Lots of Love! X X