Moths to a Flame

55. It's Time +

Aria pov

September came in with a vengeance. This pregnancy was kicking my ass. The eighth month for me, I kept getting false contractions and the baby was moving so much. The baby was so active that I had to hospitalized to St. Mungo's when it kicked my stomach and made me throw up so violently. I was actually being sedated to get the baby to calm down. Then I couldn't use the bathroom and the healers were concerned that the baby could be pressing on my intestines and blocking the way. So they had to monitor that. They could only use so much magic or potions. They did give me a potion to help me go to the bathroom. When I did it was so uncomfortable that I had to have help cleaning myself, it was so embarrassing but there was nothing else I could do. When I was well enough to go home they let me. Sebastian and Ominis were so concerned. They took time off of work to help care for me.

Mother and father also came to help. They mostly came to pick us up more food so Seb and Omi can cook food. They would leave for the night, they helped me to bathe and go to bed. Then they spent the night rubbing my bump to soothe baby. I haven't slept through the night in months, ever since baby started kicking me. So I was more cranky and irritable, because of my lack of sleep and energy. When I would snap at someone I would apologize almost immediately, they don't take it personally I know that they kept reassuring me. But my emotions were all over the place. I would cry over the silliest things now. If I dropped food on the floor or spilled a drink, even soiled a dress, I would start to cry over it. I would get soothes by one of my husbands but this pregnancy was really hard and I was ready for it to be over. The only good thing was that the summer heat had started to die down and bring in the crisp autumn weather.

When October came I was about ready to sigh of relief knowing it's the ninth month and only have weeks left to go. My due date is October 19th. Only I was feeling sick, I was brought back to St Mungo's with only a week left, they couldn't understand why I was feeling ill. It was a waiting game now, waiting for the water to break. I was admitted and the healers would check up on me every fifteen minutes. When the 19th came and went and nothing happened. The healers have to now figure out what to do. Sebastian and Ominis were at my bedside the whole time. I was so uncomfortable I couldn't even sit in the bed for more than five minutes before I had to stand and pace the room. Get winded and sit back down it was becoming a vicious cycle. The healers were discussing potions they could give to me without it affecting baby. It wasn't until the evening of October 29th ten days later, while I was eating supper with Ominis, Sebastian had gone home to make sure everything was taken care of there. I felt it. It's one of two things I either pissed myself again, or my water just broke. Believing it was  the latter option came with a flurry of pain.

"Ominis! My water broke" I shout.

"Now? That would mean—"He says

"It's Time! Yes!" I said cutting him off and  thinking it was the dumbest thing to ask. I heard them run from the room. Just then I heard rushing footsteps and the door burst open. And a number of healers came in. One was ushering Ominis into some outfit, at some point Sebastian must have returned and is also being rushed onto the same outfit.

"Mrs Sallow it's time" the healer said. I nodded cause that was all I could do. They hoisted my legs up. One came to my head with a vile of a glittering silver potion.

"Ma'am this is a pain reducing potion" a young healer said and tilted the bottle into my mouth. I swallowed it and I felt the pain dissipated. I was two centimeters dilated they should.

"Alright start pushing" she said. I grabbed the hands of my husbands tight and pushed as much as I could.

"That was great" she said. "Three centimeters"
"You're doing so well" the healer was coaching and talking me through the process. "Alright there's more time between these dilations you need to be at ten" she said to me. I was just grunting and trying not to get angry.