Content: Fpreg, giving birth at home, unassisted birth
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Itâs been a pretty sound summer night, Ashley and her wife Lex are asleep on their bed. That is, until Lex wakes up at 1:17am in the morning to the pang of an intense contraction.Â
âOhhââ Lex immediately gets up and breathes in and out deeply as the contraction passes over her. She gives her belly a gentle rub. The baby inside her is moving alot, more than usual, making her a little nauseous. Thereâs pressure building up in her pelvis.Â
Lex is 38 weeks pregnant, her due date being a couple days ago. She looks beside her to see Ashleyâs still sound asleep, her body having moved and turned to the other side facing outward the bed. Lex doesnât want to wake her wife up, but she knows she has to because the baby just might be coming tonight.
The laboring woman decides not to wake her wife up yet and for now just to wait out contractions to see how quickly her labor progresses. She gets up out of bed to drink some water from the glass on her nightstand and waddles to the bathroom to splash her face with cool water from the sink.Â
Once Lex finishes wiping her face dry with a towel, sheâs hit with another strong contraction. âNghh!!â Lex moans and clutches her belly. âAhhhhâŠâÂ
She hunches over, groaning and holding her gravid pregnant belly with one hand while gripping the edge of the sink counter with the other. The pain passes through her, and she takes the moment to catch her breath.Â
âOkay, youâre coming. Hi,â Lex says to the baby inside her. The woman gives her enormous stomach another gentle rub. âJust hold on. Your mamaâs gotta get back to bed first.âÂ
She waddles back out of the bathroom and gets herself in bed. Lex leans back against the pillows, seeing how quickly her labor will progress. She breathes deeply as a couple more cramps pass through him. Lexâs contractions feel like theyâre 12 minutes apart or so. The baby inside her is moving around and kicking strongly.Â
Lex smooths a hand over her belly, smiling softly. âItâs okay, itâs okay.â She whispers to her baby. âI know, I want to meet you too.âÂ
The contractions hurt too much for Lex to try and get any sort of rest. She turns to Ashley and reaches her hand out to her shoulder. Â
âAsh, wake up,â Lex nudges her.Â
âMmmâŠhoney, what is it?â Ashley groans, still waking up and rubbing her eyes.Â
Ashley's eyes widen. Sheâs fully awake now. âWhat? Shitââ Ashley gets up and puts her hand on Lexâs stomach. âDid your water break?âÂ
âNo, but Iâm having contractions, and they hurt, I canât sleep through them.â Lex soothingly rubs her aching belly again. âI think Iâm gonna have this baby tonight.âÂ
Ashley grabs her glasses from the nightstand and puts them on. âOkay, um, you wanna try and walk around?âÂ
For these several minutes sheâd been riding out contractions in the bedroom, they had come in closer with one another, very quickly. Lex lets out loud groans as she paces around on the carpeted floor while Ashley timed her laboring wifeâs contractions on her phone.Â
âAughhhâŠâ Lex moans out. âOh godâŠmmmâŠhooohhhhhhâŠâ She has another contraction, maybe 10 minutes apart from the last one. She holds her hands to her dropped belly, groaning as the pain passes through her. Beads of sweat are dripping from her forehead. âMake it stopâŠfuck make it stopâŠâ She mutters.
âAre you still doing alright, babe?â Ashley asks.
âThereâs so much pressure.â Lex clenches her teeth. âLike itâsâŠitâs alot.âÂ
âDo you need me to call the midwife?âÂ
With the labor pains ramping up, Lex finds it more difficult to think clearly about a response. âI donât know, IâohâŠOHHHH!!!â The woman yells out when she suddenly feels a horrible pressure. She grabs her heavy, dropped belly as a massive gush of fluid pours out between her legs onto the carpeted floor. âMy waterâŠit broke!â Lex exclaims.
âYour water brokeâŠâ Ashley repeats.Â
âYes it broke! Now help me!âÂ
Ashley has Lex sit on the edge of the bed while she stands in front of her. Ashley reaches her hands out so Lex can hold onto her. They link arms as Lex lowers her head into Ashleyâs chest, taking deep breaths with each contraction. Ashley holds Lex closer and rubs her back.
âOh my god, ohhhhâŠâ The laboring woman moans through a strong contraction.
âBreathe. Breathe deeply.â Ashley says softly. Lex does so accordingly, taking slow, deep breaths. With Lexâs water broken, the babyâs head is pushing towards her birth canal. Pressure continues to mount in Lexâs back and pelvis, and itâs painful.Â
âIâŠI canât wait for the midwife, this babyâs coming too soon.â Lex tells Ashley. If they called their midwife now, the ETA that she would arrive would be about an hour given how far the couple lived from her. Too long of a wait given how fast Lexâs labor was progressing.
âOkay,â Ashley nods. She squeezes her wifeâs hands, knowing they will be delivering this baby, just the two of them. âWe got this.âÂ
Ashley guides Lex back into bed before rushing to the bathroom to get a towel to place underneath her. Lex takes off her soaked panty and sinks herself back against the stacked pillows. Ashley stays next to her wife as she labors.
âOw, owwwwwâŠohhhhâŠ.â Lex whimpers. The contractions are coming in much closer, almost on top of each other. Lex moans as the pressure intensifies in her belly, rubbing the taut skin of her bump. Tears pour out of her eyes. âIt hurtsâŠâ
Ashley keeps her hand on Lexâs back. âI know, I know. Just breathe, remember to breathe.âÂ
Lex breathes in and out deeply, panting heavily, letting out more groans and shuddered breaths with each contraction. Ashley continues to stay attentive to her wife, comforting her through the intense labor.
âHnghhhhhâŠAsh!â Lex groans at another intense contraction, gripping at Ashleyâs tank top. The laboring womanâs breath hitches, letting her wife know sheâs in pain and needs her.
âIâm here, Iâm here,â Ashley immediately assures. Her hand rubs Lexâs aching belly, her other arm underneath her head, hand cupping her face with her thumb stroking her jaw. And Lex acknowledges it by burying her head into Ashleyâs chest, taking comfort in her embrace.Â
âI love you, baby, youâre gonna be okay.â Ashley brushes Lexâs hair back from her sweaty forehead. âItâs okay.â
Lex clings to Ashley tighter, trying to control her breathing through the contractions. The labor hurts, definitely still does. But Lex feels safe, being held by her wife like this in the warm, comfortable bed. Makes the pain at least a little more bearable.
âI love you too.â Lex nuzzles into Ashleyâs chest, managing a smile through the pain and exhaustion. âWeâre having this baby, finally.â
âWe are,â Ashley smiles, giving another kiss to her forehead.
âI trust you so much.â Lex looks up at Ashley. âI love you.âÂ
âI love you too,â Ashley repeats back, kissing Lexâs hand again. âYouâre gonna do great.âÂ
They stay in their cuddling position for a bit, Lex just panting and groaning softly through contractions which are basically on top of one another and Ashley continuing to kiss her and rub her belly and whisper soothing words to her.  Â
Suddenly Lex has a contraction, this time stronger and more intense. Thereâs alot of pressure between her legs. She lets out an alarming yell and pushes herself back up with her hands pressed into the mattress.
âHoney, whatâs wrong?â Ashley asks, putting her hand to her laboring wifeâs back.
âAsh, I have to push,â Lex pants.Â
âI have to pushâŠI HAVE TO PUSHâŠ!!â Lex cries. âHURRY!!! ITâS COMING!!!âÂ
Ashley rushes in front of Lexâs spread legs to look between her thighs, sheâs 10cm fully dilated. âOkay, youâre ready. Push.âÂ
Lex sucks in a deep breath, grunting and groaning as she gives a big first push. Ashley watches as Lex gives birth in front of her. Lex flops back on the pillows on a hard push, panting and heaving. Her body is covered in sweat and tears stream from her eyes.Â
âOkay good, that was good. Just breathe. Youâre doing so well.â Ashley reassures. Her voice is panicked too, but she tries to be calm, for Lexâs sake.Â
âIt hurts.â Lex sobs. âI canât, I canât do this, I canâtâŠâÂ
âYes you can, babe. You gotta keep going. Youâre very strong. You and I both know it.âÂ
Lex nods. She anticipates another contraction, giving a big push. Lex moans and grunts and curses loudly with each push, gripping the pillows and bearing down hard. She lets out more wrecked sobs of exhaustion.Â
âAsh, can you see anything?â Lex pants.
Ashley looks underneath her wife and sees the babyâs head inching almost completely out.
âYeah I can. The head is almost out. Keep going.âÂ
Lex reaches between her legs and feels with her fingertips the babyâs head of hair. Lex breathes in deeply and screams through another big push. A few more big pushes, and just like that the head pops completely out. Lex flops back onto the pillows, sobbing, overwhelmed from the hardest part of pushing.
âGood, that was very good,â Ashley encourages, her voice still nervous.Â
âYour babyâs big,â Lex huffs through clenched teeth.Â
âSmall pushes, honey.â
âI have to push harder!â Lex groans through heavy breaths. âNeed this baby OUT OF ME!!âÂ
âI know, I know. JustâŠjust breathe,â Ashley reminds her, rubbing Lexâs shin. âGive gentle pushes. Donât strain yourself.âÂ
Lex sits herself up, taking more deep breaths with each contraction, groaning out with each big push. Ashley gently coached her wife, comforted her and kept a supportive hold on her throughout the process. Lex continues to breathe in and out deeply as her belly tightens with more contractions. Her body is drenched in sweat, her spread legs shake and tremble with each hard exertion of force she makes to push. With more big pushes, Lex grips the pillows and digs her feet into the mattress, breathing and panting heavily.Â
âOhhhh godâŠ!â Lex exclaims as she feels the strong urge to push. âASH!!!â
Ashley holds her hands out underneath Lexâs legs, cupping the babyâs head. âIâve got him, keep pushing!â Ashley says.
With that, Lex screams loudly and she gives a big, hard push which releases the baby completely out of her and into Ashleyâs waiting hands. Lex pants and catches her breath, flopping back onto the pillows, eyes shut. She opens her eyes again and lifts her head to face Ashley, who just caught their baby.
âHere, here he is.â Ashley holds their son. âYou did it, honey, itâs over.âÂ
Their baby starts to cry loudly. Lex lets out a big sigh, sheâs both exhausted and relieved.
âAshleyâŠgimme him,â Lex reaches her hands out so her wife can place the baby in her arms. Lex lays her back against the pillows, holding her son in her arms and in contact with her bare, leaking chest. The new mother sighs another breath of relief as her baby is feeding well.Â
âLexâŠâ Ashley speaks, wrapping her arm around her wifeâs shoulders and kissing her sweat and tear-soaked face multiple times. âYou did it.â
âWe did it,â Lex breathes.
The couple sat in their bed together, with their new baby, in the quiet of the very early morning.