Pregnancy Series (Harry Styles) // Book 2

25. Labour (Part One)

You had been having discomfort for the past few days. You had been feeling contractions but they would come and go, you had been needing to pee every 5 minutes, you backache had gotten ten times worse and you had been super emotional. You knew it was early labour but there was nothing you could do.

Harry was doing everything he could. He had been running me a bath each day and then wrapping you in warm towels, watching all of your favourite movies whilst rubbing your back, making all of my favourite meals and taking me on long walks to get the labour moving on. And it was working. Your contractions had been pretty constant about 40 minutes between them.

You were lying on the sofa in between Harry's legs when your contractions gradually got closer and closer together. He timed them and you knew it had to almost be time to go to the hospital.

"They're 15 minutes apart. Let's just go to the hospital baby," you nodded and he stood up helping you. Harry had already put the bags into the car so he helped you in and clipped your seatbelt and then ran around to his side.

The drive to the hospital was terrible. You were in pain and every time you went over a bump you thought you were going to wet yourself.

When you finally arrived you were put into a delivery suite almost instantly and Harry called the boys, your and his parents and Gemma. They all decided to come once the baby had been born and you were feeling up to it.

"Have your waters broke?" You shook your head.

"Ok, I'll give you a hospital gown to put on now and then you can put your one on once your waters break," You stripped out of all your clothes and slipped it on. You got onto the bed while Harry was fetching the nurse.

When she came back, she hooked you up to the contraction monitor. You were having contractions ever 3-4 minutes now lasting 50-60 seconds each.

"I'm just going to check how far your dilated ok?" You nodded and spread your legs.

"Ok so you're only 3-4cm right now. Did you want any pain relief?" You shook your head.

"Just gas and air," she nodded walking to the side of the bed and passed you a tube.

A few minutes later there was a gush of fluid between your legs. You buzzed for a nurse.

"Oh god. I need to change," you said as Harry smiled and helped you off of the bed. You found that walking was easing the pain a little so took off the gown you were wearing and slipped on your own after cleaning yourself up.

"Oh your waters broke," she smiled noticing the spill around the bed. You nodded sheepishly.

"Can we go for a walk?" The nurse nodded.

"Of course. Your still in Active Labour so the next stage is Transition which usually lasts an hour or so. If you feel the urge to push resist it, you won't be fully dilated yet and make your way back here and buzz for a nurse," you nodded and Harry took your arm.

You walked for 40 minutes or so before the contractions started to get worse and you didn't know if you could walk any longer.

You made your way back to your birthing suite and tried to sleep. You succeeded.