CHAPTER 48
The first thing he did was arrange the room with a dim light that Katelyn liked, set a playing music list that they had prepared before, burn the soothing aromatherapy that Katelyn had chosen previously, bring some baby clothes that Katelyn chose to accompany her contractions. He also asked Aunt Jen to prepare water, some juices and some healthy snacks for their room. Sean then helped Katelyn change into comfortable clothes, then brought a birthing ball near Katelyn if needed and prepared the bathtub with warm water.
For two hours, Katelyn sat on the birthing ball and moved her body slowly up and down on the ball while Sean held her hands and kept her from falling. Occasionally Sean handed Katelyn a drink. Every time a contraction came, she would stop and regulate her breathing with Sean's instructions until the pain disappeared.
He changed to walking around the room with Sean leading him. He was about to stop and squeeze Sean's hand when a contraction came. Sean just endured the pain in his hand from being squeezed by Katelyn. He felt what his wife was feeling and immediately guided Katelyn to regulate her breathing until the contractions stopped and Katelyn could walk again. Sean also regularly checks the app to monitor when it's time for them to go to the hospital.
Their parents and in-laws who had arrived at their house immediately met them. The fathers waited outside the room while the mothers also provided moral support to Katelyn. They left the room to help Aunt Jen prepare food while Katelyn and Sean moved to their bathroom. Katelyn leaned against Sean in the bathtub filled with warm water. Sean leaned his back against one side of the bath tub as he supported Katelyn's body which was leaning against him. Sean hugged his wife's body and stroked her back waist as Katelyn wanted.
The contractions that Katelyn felt became more frequent and longer in the bath tub, which made Katelyn change her body position facing Sean to find a comfortable position for her. Sean kissed Katelyn's lips gently, trying to provide comfort to his wife and whispered "Love you Lily...very much." Katelyn just smiled when the contractions hit again so Sean buried Katelyn in his chest and guided Katelyn to catch her breath.
Sean invited Katelyn to finish soaking in the bath tub when he remembered that Katelyn hadn't eaten anything after breakfast. After changing into dry, comfortable clothes, Sean patiently fed Katelyn little by little even though Katelyn often refused. The app beeped indicating it was time for them to go to the hospital because Katelyn had regular, painful contractions lasting one minute each and occurring at least every five minutes for more than two hours, it's time to go to the hospital..
They immediately drove to the hospital where The team of doctors and Elena were waiting there. Once there Sean carried Katelyn to the gurney that greeted them in the hospital lobby. Katelyn was taken to the labor and delivery room. A nurse hooks a fetal monitor to Katelyn's belly to check the baby's heart rate then measure Katelyn's contractions. Sean, who was always beside him, held Katelyn's hand tightly.
Sean continued to whisper encouraging and strengthening words to Katleyn even though he was actually very worried about his wife. He continued to stroke Katelyn's back and back, which felt sore when Katelyn lay on her side. In the midst of a strong contraction, Katelyn felt something pushing out and something breaking, so she wanted to push. Katelyn screamed and the doctor immediately checked whether Katelyn was dilated to 10 centimeters. The doctor gave Katelyn the signal to push.
Katelyn held Sean's hand tightly and started pushing. Sean kissed Katelyn's head as if channeling strength into Katelyn to push. Without realizing it, he shed tears seeing Katelyn's struggle to give birth to their baby. After resting for a while, Katelyn started pushing again under the doctor's instructions.
Sean held his wife's hand more tightly , giving Katelyn the strength to push even harder. On the third time when she pushed, Katelyn felt something come out from under her body and it was followed by a loud baby cry. Sean kissed Katelyn's forehead releasing all her worries and thanking her for surviving and fighting for him. they. Katelyn just smiled weakly in response to Sean who stroked her face to clean the sweat that was dripping down her face. After confirming Katelyn's condition, Sean approached the doctor and nurse who were cleaning their baby's body. After finishing, the doctor handed over their baby and said, "Congratulations on the birth of your first son."