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Post by Jackson Poe on Jan 25, 2011 21:07:59 GMT -5
When it was said that Emma was having a quick labour for a first child, Emma had asked if it was a good or bad thing. Jackson looked at Sarah, hoping it was the first, rather then the latter. He listened to what she said, and nodded a little. But Jackson did think about Emma and her accident, and hoped that the quick labour might be working in her favour due to that. Emma thanked Sarah, and Jackson nodded, "Okay." He saw that smile from Emma, and he returned it, hoping that if it was a quick labour and delivery, then it would be over soon, and they would meet their beautiful baby.
When Emma said she felt like pushing, Sarah had said not yet, but Jackson told her to check again, hearing how his voice was sounding. He hadn't meant to sound like that, but he couldn't stop it from happening. Emma started to talk to him, and he gave her an apologetic look, but she only got so far into what she wanted to say, when she had another contraction. As she was laying back, Jackson got his hand on the side of her body, and rubbed deeply in a circular motion, hoping that it would help. He had apologised to Sarah, who spoke, saying that it was okay, telling him that she gets it from the expectant fathers. She then said she would check Emma again.
Jackson had then kissed her forehead and apologised to Emma, and he gave her a weak smile when she shook her head. When she touched his face, his eyes closed for a second, then he opened them to look at her. He nodded at what Emma said, then kissed her on the forehead and lips softly, saying that he loved her so much. Jackson gave her a better smile this time, as he returned the one that she gave. He sat down in the chair again, and it was soon stated that Emma was at the time now to deliver. Without thinking, Jackson's eyes grew wide, and his heart began to race. "Oh my God," he said in a small but panicked voice. He then looked at Emma, and heard what she said. Jackson nodded in aknowledgement, and then got up, still holding her hand. He looked at Emma, then at Sarah, then at the monitors, and back to Emma again. He let out a deep breath, and gave Emma's hand a squeeze, "You can do this. We can do this." He then waited for the time when Emma would start to push.
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Post by emma on Jan 30, 2011 15:52:45 GMT -5
When it was made clear that Emma was ready to start delivering their baby Emma heard the slight panic in Jackson’s voice as she exclaimed ‘oh my God’ and all Emma could do at that point was give him a reassuring smile. Emma was quite excited about delivering the baby despite knowing that it would probably be the biggest part of the labour and probably the most painful, it was also going to give them their baby and she couldn’t wait to hold their baby in her arms. Emma soon saw Jackson stand up but still holding her hand and then looked from her to Sarah to the monitors and back to Emma where she gave him another smile.
Jackson then gave Emma’s hand a squeeze and spoke saying that she could do it adding that they could both do it. Emma nodded her head and squeezed his hand also. “Yes we can and I love you.” She said knowing that she might not be able to talk now until she had finished pushing. Sarah then got Emma into position with her legs ready for the delivery and she stood at the bottom of the bed to watch how everything was going to go and then looked up at Emma and gave her an encouraging smile. “Okay Emma when you’re ready give your first push and give it all you can give.” Emma nodded her head and then glanced at Jackson and then squeezing down on his hand as much as she could and with her other hand on the edge of the bed she pushed with everything she had letting out a deep moan as she did so.
She then flopped back onto the pillows and breathed in and out a few times she turned to look at Jackson but didn’t feel like she could say anything instead just giving him a weak smile and squeezed his hand gently this time and knowing that she was perspiring on the forehead. Sarah then checked to see how it was going and then looked back at Emma. “That was a good strong push Emma, another with either the next contraction you feel or when you’re ready will hopefully let me see the baby’s head crowning.” Emma nodded her head, “Okay.” She said simply and turned to Jackson again and gave him another smile.
Emma then felt another contraction coming on, “I have to go again.” She said and pushed herself up slightly as she once more pushed with everything she had while the contraction took hold of her at the same time and it didn’t feel so bad now because she was pushing at the same time. As she pushed Emma let out another deep moan going into a scream until she felt like she couldn’t push anymore and once again flopped back onto the pillows. Once more Sarah checked and then looked back up at Emma, “You’re doing really good Emma I can see the baby’s head crowning now, one or two more pushes should get the baby’s head out.” Emma nodded her head again while she tried to get her breath back.
Sarah then turned to Jackson, “I’m not sure how you feel about this, but some first time fathers like to see their baby’s head as it’s crowning, do you want to take a look before Emma needs to push again?” She asked Jackson and waited for a response from him before waiting for when Emma would be ready to push once more. A couple minutes after Jackson was asked if he wanted to see the baby’s head crowning Emma felt yet another contraction come over. “I have to push again.” She said in a breathless voice and then sat up slightly as she once again squeezed down on Jackson’s hand with her other on the edge of the bed and gave it everything she gave with a deep scream also escaping this time.
She flopped back onto the pillows again and looked at Jackson feeling completely exhausted already and hoping that she had got the baby’s head out with that last push. Sarah checked and then looked up at Emma. “You’re doing really well Emma.” She said in an encouraging voice, “I will need you to push one more time to get your baby’s head out, once you get the head and shoulders out, the rest of your baby will come fairly easy with one final push.” Emma began to shake her head and looked at Jackson with tears falling from her eyes, “I don’t think I can, I don’t think I can do this anymore, I’m so exhausted.” She said and then looked away.
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Post by Jackson Poe on Feb 4, 2011 22:08:44 GMT -5
When Jackson said that she could do it, and they could both do it, in regard to the delivery of the baby, he saw Emma nod her head. He felt her squeeze his hand, and acknowledged it, adding that she loved him. "I love you too Em." He placed his other hand over her own, then looked at Sarah to see what she was doing. Jackson felt his heart beat a bit faster, knowing that in a little while they would be holding their child. He still had this gut feeling that it was a girl. If it was a boy, he would love it just as much.
Soon enough Sarah told Emma to push and give it her all when she was ready. Jackson kept his hand in Emma's, and waited for her to start when she was ready. Emma soon began to push and felt her squeeze the life out of his hand. He swallowed, and felt like he was holding his breath as she pushed. When Emma finished, he let out a silent breath. He saw Emma turn to him, and give him a weak smile, which he returned. Jackson saw that Emma was really perspiring, and let go of her hand to retrieve a cloth, and dipped it in one of the water containers beside her bed, making a note of which one he had just used. He squeezed some water out of it, and folded it in four, then placed it across her forehead. Jackson gently pressed it on her forehead, hoping that it was doing some good.
She then pushed again, and Jackson quickly took her hand, and saw that she was pushing this time with a contraction. Since Emma had pushed herself up slightly, with his other hand, Jackson rubbed at her lower back, hoping that anything he tried helped. When she had finished, Jackson hoped that it would be all over soon for her. He had no idea how it was feeling for her, but hearing how she was when she was pushing, it made him wince a couple of times. When Emma flopped back on the pillows, Jackson moved his hand from her back quickly, then again put the cloth in the water, wringing it out and then placing it on her forehead, this time dabbing at it. Sarah soon spoke, and Jackson turned to Emma as she nodded in reply.
Sarah then spoke to Jackson, and hearing what she had to say, he didn't know what he wanted to do. "Uh.... sure..." Jackson let go of Emma's hand and then moved to see what was going on. "Oh my God!" Jackson's eyes grew wide, then looked at Emma. "How are you doing this?" He quickly shook his head, "Sorry, just .... I have no other words right now." Jackson looked again, just in amazement of what was happening. The baby's head was dark with hair, and had to smile at that, knowing that the dark hair was definitely from Emma's side, as his own hair was blonde. He then moved around to the side of Emma's bed, and held her hand gently, carressing it slightly.
Soon enough Emma had to push again, and Jackson rode it out with her. Hearing her scream with the pushing it made him wince again, and he looked down the bed to hopefully hear Sarah say that the head was out. But after Emma stopped pushing, Sarah said that she was doing well, but she needed to push one more time for the baby's head to come out, and also the shoulders. Jackson blinked, not knowing what Emma might say about that. He could see that she was just over it by now, and just wanted the baby out.
Jackson saw her shake her head, and he sighed a little. Emma then looked at him, with obvious tears in her eyes. She soon spoke, and Jackson felt concern come over him. He took her hand in both of his hands, and then looked at her, "Em, you can do this. I have faith in you. Just think that with one or two more pushes you will get to meet the little bundle that we have been waiting for all this time to meet." Jackson lent in, and kissed her on the lips, then kissed her again, "Let's do this okay." He nodded to Emma, and then stood up straight, waiting for Emma to start pushing again.
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Post by emma on Feb 12, 2011 16:01:10 GMT -5
When the baby’s head was crowning and Sarah had asked Jackson if he wanted to see his baby’s head as most first time father’s liked to do that he soon replied saying sure, although Emma thought she could hear him hesitate ever so slightly. However she soon felt him let go of her hand and moved to the bottom of the bed. Emma was really tired already and had a feeling that she had a bit to go yet and hoped she was going to be able to do it. When she heard him say ‘Oh my God’ and ask how she was doing it she laughed a little and began to cry all at the one time because it was just so emotional hearing Jackson talk like that. “I have no clue.” She replied and laughed again a little through her happy tears. Soon enough Jackson was next to the side of the bed and had taken her hand again in his own and she turned to him with a huge smile on her face but with the tears rolling down her face.
Emma had then said she had to push again and once finished had flopped back onto the pillows again and thought that would be it, but then Sarah had said she needed to push one more time to get the head and shoulders out and she had turned to Jackson shaking her head saying she couldn’t do it anymore. Jackson soon took her hand in both of his and began to talk to her giving her obvious encouragement. She wanted to believe that she could do it, but she was exhausted already. She blinked a few times and knew that she had to do it. She gave him a weak smile and nodded her head, “Okay, okay I do want to meet her.” Jackson then kissed her twice and stood up straight and spoke saying they were to do it. She nodded her head again just as she felt the contraction come over and knew that pushing at the same time seemed to really help the last time.
She pushed herself forward and with one hand in Jackson’s and the other on the other side of the bed she pushed again with all she had and screamed out along with it once more. She held it for as long as she could and then breathing in and out a few times she stopped and waited for a second before flopping back onto the bed. She really hoped that would be it this time but then the monitor began to bleep and Emma immediately looked at Sarah and could feel herself beginning to panic. “What’s that, what does that mean, what’s wrong?” She asked in a panic and Sarah looked at Emma with a bit of a frown. “That’s a sign that the baby is in distress, I need to check something, it could mean that the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby’s neck, don’t push again until I say so Emma.” Sarah said and Emma just nodded her head in stunned silence.
She turned to Jackson, “That doesn’t sound good; I’ve read about that, it can strangle and kill the baby.” Emma said as she began to cry and then get frustrated because she could feel another contraction and couldn’t push. She made a grab for Jackson’s hand and began to squeeze it as she breathed in and out deeply a few times. In the meantime Sarah washed her hands again and covered them in sanitizer before putting on fresh gloves and began to feel around the baby’s neck and managed to hook the cord onto her finger, while using her other hand to gently turn the baby’s head which actually out she managed to free the baby’s neck of the cord and the bleeping began to stop. “Okay Emma, I’ve managed to free the cord from the neck and so when you feel like you want to push again it’s safe to do so. One more should have the shoulders out, which is the hardest part of the delivery over with.” Sarah said and Emma began to relax again.
“I thought we might have lost her Jackson.” Emma said softly and then felt the contraction come over her again. “Here we go again.” She added and then sat forward and once more got her hands into position and again pushed with everything that she had and this time as she began to stop she could hear the baby crying and this made Emma begin to cry all over again with happy tears. “Very good Emma, just one more push and we’ll have the baby completely born.” Sarah said and Emma knew that now she had heard her baby cry she could do the rest, she could finish this; she wanted to meet their little girl. Emma nodded her head and sat forward and pushed once more with everything that she had and the soon as the baby was completely born Emma could feel the difference already but flopped back onto the pillows feeling exhausted.
Sarah then used some surgical scissors to cut the cord and looked at Emma and Jackson, “Congratulations, you have a gorgeous baby girl.” She then wrapped the baby in a white blanket and lifted her up to Emma’s chest, “I’ll just let you have a quick bonding session and then we’ll take her to clean her up and check her over and we’ll have her right back to you, but everything looks good.” As Sarah placed their baby onto her chest Emma lifted one arm to cradle their daughter and then she turned to Jackson with flowing happy tears. “She’s just so gorgeous.” Emma managed to say and put her hand up to her baby’s tiny little mouth and touched it slightly. The baby looked up at Emma with her little eyes squinting slightly and Emma couldn’t help but begin to giggle nervously through her happy tears and then turned to Jackson, “Ashleigh, I think we should call her Ashleigh.”
Sarah then returned with a camera, “Just want to take the first photograph of the happy family, are you ready for that Emma?” Sarah asked and Emma nodded her head and when Jackson said he was ready Sarah took the Polaroid shot of them together. She held it in her hands and waved it slightly until the picture was clear and dry and then handed it to Jackson. “We’ll take your little princess now and get checked over and cleaned up, I’ll have her back to you soon I promise.” Emma kissed the top of her baby’s head and then handed her over to Sarah and when she walked away with her she turned to Jackson, “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but you know something?” She asked but didn’t really wait for an answer, “I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.” She then began to cry happy tears all over again.
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Post by Jackson Poe on Feb 14, 2011 4:30:19 GMT -5
Jackson just couldn't believe how Emma was delivery their baby. He was secretly happy that it was the woman who had to do all this work, and not a man. Really it wasn't possible for them, but just happy all the same. He was just happy to be there for support, and to encourage Emma as much as he could for her to deliver their baby. As he looked up from seeing the baby crowning, he saw her laughing a little and also crying. Hearing what she said in reply to what he asked it made shake his head a little. "Well whatever you are doing you need to keep going okay?" He gave her a reassuring smile.
After Jackson told her that she could it, after she said she couldn't push anymore, he hoped that what he said would allow her to keep going. She soon stated that she did want to meet their baby, stating the word 'her' in there. Jackson just hoped for both their sakes that the baby was a little girl. He kissed Emma twice, and smiled at her, "That's my girl." He stood up straight then, and said that they were to do it. Jackson glanced in Emma's direction as she nodded, then saw her push up again, and pushed with all she had.
Jackson hoped that this would be one of the last pushes she would have to do, as he could see that she was definitely getting exhausted. Really, she was basically pushing out something the size of a watermelon. As Emma finished pushing again, the machine that had been monitoring the baby began to make a noise, and Jackson's eyes diverted to where it was, frowning, and his heart began to beat fast. Emma soon questioned what was wrong. Jackson saw Sarah's face, and to him it wasn't good. Sarah soon stated what it meant, and this time Jackson began to feel sick to his stomach. It anything happened to the baby, he wasn't sure what he would do.
Emma had turned to him, stating that it didn't sound good, and that she had read about it. Hearing what she said about what could happen, made Jackson swallow, and blink a couple of times. He saw Emma crying, and he rubbed at her back a little hoping that it would soothe her a little. His free hand soon felt Emma take it with one of her own, and he instantly looked at her, seeing her breathing. If nothing had happened, he knew that she might have been able to push again. He glanced over at what Sarah was doing, and hoped that whatever it was would help their unborn baby.
Soon enough Jackson heard the machine stop making the bleeping noise, and he soon felt relief wash over him. Thank God, thought Jackson. He then heard Sarah speak about freeing the cord from the baby's neck, and that when Emma was feeling like pushing, then it was safe to do so. Jackson heard that the next part would be the hardest part, and he looked over at Emma to see what she might say about any of that. Emma soon said that she thought that they might have lost the baby, and Jackson slowly nodded in acknowledgement. He had hoped that it wouldn't have happened, but if Sarah hadn't of managed to fix the problem, it might have.
Emma soon began to push again, and Jackson felt Emma squeeze his hand and watched her push with everything she had. Then as Jackson thought that she should stop, as it seemed that she was going for a while, well to him it did, he heard a cry from the baby. He looked towards Sarah, and felt tears sting in his eyes. Jackson blinked a few times, trying to keep them at bay, and when he turned to Emma, he saw that she was crying, obviously happy tears. Sarah soon said that with one more push the baby will be born. Jackson firmly rubbed at Emma's lower back, and willed her to continue in his head. Soon enough Jackson watched her flop back on the pillows, and he quickly wiped at her forehead with the cloth. "You did it Em. I am so proud of you."
Jackson then turned to Sarah, who was cutting the cord, and when she looked at him and Emma, he felt a few tears escape his eyes. He wiped them away a little, and all he could do was smile widely at Sarah, when she congratulated them both. Then hearing her say that they had a baby girl, more tears escaped his eyes, and he didn't bother wiping them away this time. His heart skipped a couple of beats, as his eyes set their sights on the baby girl. Sarah soon gave the baby over to Emma, stating that she would let her having a quick bonding session, then will take the baby to clean her off. Hearing that the baby looked good, he nodded towards Sarah.
Seeing Emma with the baby was just the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, and he couldn't help to shed more tears quietly. Emma soon looked at him, and spoke. All Jackson could do was nod, and then slowly reach up to touch the baby's head with his fingers gently. He let his fingers drop, and then watched Emma touch the baby's mouth. To Jackson, the baby was just so tiny, but just gorgeous. He reached over and kissed Emma on the head, and just kept close to his newly formed family. Emma then said that they should call the baby Ashleigh. Jackson looked at the baby, then back at Emma, "Sounds good to me." He then looked back at the baby, and smiled at her, "Hey Ashleigh. I'm your dad." Just saying those words made a couple of tears escape his eye.
Sarah then suggested that she wanted to take a picture of them. Jackson turned to see if Emma was right, and saw her nod. He looked at Sarah, and nodded also. "Ready when you are." Jackson was just so happy right now, and knew that the picture would show that even more. The picture was taken, and once it was ready, Sarah handed it to him. He glanced at it, and just seeing that first picture of their new family, it made him smile all the more, feeling very proud of everyone involved, especially Emma. Sarah soon took Ashleigh off of Emma, and took her to get cleaned off.
Once Sarah had left them, Emma soon spoke to him. He caressed her hand, as he listened to her, and had to shake his head slightly, when she said 'you know something'. She then said that she would do it all in a heartbeat. As Emma began to cry again, Jackson sat on the edge of the bed, and took her in his arms. "You know that I would go with whatever you want to do Em. But I have to say that I can't wait to have another down the track." He kissed her on the lips then hugged her gently to himself. He was just so happy, and he knew that the smile wouldn't be wiped off his face any time soon.
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Post by emma on Feb 23, 2011 13:56:30 GMT -5
When Emma had said that she had no clue how she was delivering their child Jackson soon responded to that telling her to keep doing whatever it was she was doing. Emma could only give him a weak smile and nod her head in acknowledgement. The thing was she wasn’t sure she could keep going. She was feeling drained and exhausted already and knew that there was still a bit to go yet. Emma had soon made it known that she didn’t think she could do anymore after her last push when she just felt so tired. Jackson had then naturally given her some encouragement to will her to carry on and she soon admitted that she wanted to meet their baby referring it to a she. Jackson soon kissed her twice and when Jackson said ‘that’s my girl’ she could only give him a weak smile. It was exhausting but she did want to hold their baby in her arms as she had been carrying their child for all this time.
Emma had then given another push with everything that she had but then the machine that was monitoring the baby had made a noise and it was soon apparent that the cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck. Emma had then turned to Jackson saying that it didn’t sound good and she had begun to cry. Jackson then started to rub at her back which was helping slightly but right now she was just worried that something was going to happen to their baby and they wouldn’t get to meet her or hold her after all. During the time Emma had been told not to push she had another contraction and had to take Jackson’s hand as she did her breathing knowing that could easily have pushed again at that point and knew she couldn’t.
Thankfully Sarah managed to free the baby’s neck of the cord and when Emma felt like pushing again she could. When Emma felt ready she began to push again and once more put everything she had into it as she just wanted their baby born already. When Emma heard the cry from their baby she began to cry with happy tears just knowing that everything seemed to be alright with their baby. After one more push their baby was born and Emma had flopped back onto the pillows feeling exhausted and Jackson soon spoke saying that he was so proud of her and she just turned her head slowly to look at him and smiled with tears rolling down her cheeks. Happy that it was over and happy that their baby was fine and they would be meeting her soon.
When Sarah congratulated them and said they had a baby girl Emma saw the tears falling from Jackson’s eyes and it made her feel happy and content as more tears fell from her eyes too with the emotion of it all. Sarah had then placed their baby in Emma’s arms allowing for a quick bonding session before taking her off to get cleaned up. As Emma kept the baby close to her and touched her tiny little hand and then her mouth she saw Jackson move closer to the both of them. When Jackson touched their baby’s head with his fingers Emma started to sort of giggle through her tears just feeling so happy with their new little family. She then felt Jackson kiss the side of her head and as his lips touched her she leaned into the kiss gently. Emma had then spoken of calling their baby Ashleigh and Jackson soon responded to this saying it sounded good to him and then when he spoke to their baby saying that he was her dad Emma cried some more through her giggling. “And I’m your mummy.” Emma added and kissed the baby’s forehead gently.
Sarah had then taken a photo of them together when they were all ready and had handed the photo to Jackson. Once the photo was taken Sarah had then taken Ashleigh to clean her up. Emma had spoken to Jackson saying that it was the hardest thing she had ever had to do but would do it all again in a heartbeat and had begun to cry again. Jackson then sat on the edge of the bed and took her in his arms and said that he would do whatever she wanted to do adding that he would be quite happy to have another down the track. Before she could say anything Jackson had kissed her and then hugged her to him. She sighed gently then, “I’m so glad that you understand me so well despite my changeable mind.” Emma said and then laughed a little and then leant into Jackson smiling feeling the happiest she had since their wedding day.
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