Blog 21 - My Third Birth Story
I should have known Mel would do this to me to make her birth plans work...
As I said in the last blog, It was my last finals test that day and I was woken up by a contraction hitting hard and I’ve broken my waters. “Dammit Mel, I knew you’re up to something.” I muttered quietly, after asking, begging her not to have me go into labor before finals were done.
She’s still sleeping soundly as her final tests were already done yesterday. She did say that she was planning to pick me up later at the university after I finished my finals, so that was the obvious hint.Â
I took a quick trip to the bathroom to freshen myself up, wore my tight, yet comfy leggings and shirt that covered my top half of the belly before leaving the apartment and taking the bus. Obviously people were staring at me and my huge belly, especially when I was in labor pain, constantly rubbing my belly and making laboring noises. The strangers and bus driver were even more surprised when I dropped off the bus right at the university’s entrance.Â
I came in 30 minutes earlier to go through my notes one last time before the other students came in. The labor was annoyingly painful, distracting my last minute study as I had to take pauses when the contraction hits.Â
Soon enough, the professor came in and began distributing the test papers and I started working right away, hoping the tests will be easy enough that I can finish it early… but only a page into my 4 page tests, I started feeling the urge to push. I paused and endured the urge to push, cursing Mel under my breath for making this difficult for myself and for her own enjoyment (though admittedly, when I was only reading these types of scenarios on other fanfics and birth stories, it was hot.)
I pushed through the finals test, pausing every time the contraction hits, panting and holding off pushing, but with each contraction, the baby’s slowly coming down and through the canal.
This went on for the whole 2 hours. By the time I was finally done, . I was spreading my legs wide and the baby was firmly crowning into my leggings. I stood up and awkwardly waddled to the professor to submit the test before coming out of the class… only to see Mel hanging outside the class, waiting for me.
“How was it?” She asked, “Couldn’t focus when the baby’s coming, dammit.” I responded.
She laughed as she went to me and examined the bulge coming out of me, moaning as this was what she had planned. “Oh yeah there’s the head. Sorry about that, but…come on… giving birth during finals, it’s really hot, y’know.” She said cheekily.,
“I know it’s hot! Just… ngh… had to stop writing to endure the contractions and the pushing urges. I could've finished an hour earlier if I wasn't giving birth. Urgh... Let’s get out of here so I can deliver back home.” I said to Mel. She agreed and helped me walk through the empty halls to the parking lot. Whenever the contraction hits, I pushed and felt the head slowly coming out of me, pressing against my leggings. At the building’s entrance, the head was already fully crowning as another contraction hits and I pushed hard, feeling the head suddenly surged out and making a huge bulge on my leggings. “Ohhh… the head’s out…” I groaned, reaching down and feeling the head sticking out of me.
“That’s great, Jess… just a bit more and we’ll have the first in the car.” She said to me. The contraction disappeared and we continued waddling, the head brushing against my inner thighs with every step until I reached the car and climbed to the backseat. I was side-lying as Mel entered the car too, kneeling in front of me and examining the head that’s bulging out of me. She probed the bulge, indulging in the moment.
“God it is so hot, especially helping you walk and seeing the head poking out like a sore thumb.” She said joyfully to me. I felt the contractions hitting and pushed again, feeling the shoulders turning but the baby remained stuck after I pushed. “Come on… one more…” I moaned before pushing again.
After a short struggle, the baby finally slipped out and popped out, right into my leggings. Mel pulled the baby out and into my lap. “It’s a boy!” She said, announcing it to me. I patted and nursed the baby in my arms while Mel watched. “Alright… I think we can go, have you deliver the second baby back at home.” She said to me,
She went to the driver seat and started driving, but not long after, I was moaning and pushing again, the second baby’s already coming down. “Mel… It’s coming…” I groaned and pushed, looking at Melody while she’s driving. “I know… just hang on. We’re almost there.” She said calmly, since this was not our first rodeo.
I grunted and pushed, feeling the head starting to crown and bulging my pants once again. I cupped the crowning baby head while Mel continued to drive towards our apartment and into the basement parking lot. She parked the car and came to the backseat and helped getting me out of the car by holding the newborn baby in her arms and pulling me out. I held on the car door as I put my feet on the ground and pushed."Ngh... it's right there..." I moaned, the head fully crowning when the contraction ended.
“The head’s almost out.” I said to Mel. “Just breathe… there we go…” She responded. She helped me take steps towards the elevator door. I pushed again when we reached the entrance of the elevator and felt the head popped out, before Mel helped me go inside the empty elevator.
I labored in the lift, holding my urges with each passing seconds until we reached our floor. We got out and slowly waddled into our apartment.
“Oh Mel, the baby’s almost out!” I said, as I entered the apartment and immediately fell into on all fours position, and I could feel the baby almost slipping out of me. Mel saw me pushing and saw the baby come out into my pant leg. She helped me undo the leggings and pulled the second baby out and into my arms. I sat right there on the floor, relieved that I’ve finished another birth.Â
I undressed my top and began nursing the twins with Mel. “I did it…” I said to Mel, relieved and enjoying this small tender moment with her… before scolding her for making me give birth like this. It’s not that it hurts a lot or anything… but more like annoyed that Mel made me go into labor at the worst times because that’s what she wanted..Â
Still… giving birth like that… it’s… addicting, despite how painful and awkward it was…And I’d do it again in a heartbeat when I know that I’ll inevitably get pregnant again. I know it because Mel’s showing no signs of slowing down.
For now, and for the rest of summer break. It’s resting and recuperating while take care of… 4 kids now. I’m definitely going to to hire a babysitter at this point, and Mel's been thinking of moving to an actual house once I graduated. Only 1 more year to go until I graduate, then it's open doors for me for work, or maybe… something else… not sure yet.