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"Have you been experiencing any contractions at all before you came in?"

I shookthat I noticed"

"Sometimes, your cervix is ready and with some women, they don't feel the sensation of pain until the very end I'd say that's you"

I was anxious that it"Is my baby okay?"

"We're going to put you on a monitor, so we can watch how he handles the contractions"

While I adjusted own after the exam, she attached a belt around ave out a strip that showed my contractions and how the baby's heart rate responded

"Oh, here coh it, the way Vanessa showed me

Luke took my hand "That was a minute and a half"

When th of it and the spacing on a receipt from his wallet

"Keep track on the contractions Call ht outside at the nursing station It's a pretty quiet night so we're in luck"

For the next hour, my contractions reed

Luke went to find Vanessa when they began to be only one minute apart

She carientle hands were uncomfortable

"Okay, we'reyou to the delivery roo in the next half hour Tell me if you feel like you have to push"

"Okay," I said