Susan leant back against the pillows and breathed in deeply. She rubbed her huge core as the painful cramps rose in strength. She squeezed her eyes closed and tried to focus. Breathing helped for a short duration until the pressure doubled between her legs. The mother to be continued to massage her aching belly. She could feel the tightening of her full womb as the mounting contraction twisted and throbbed down the birth canal. Clutching the sheets, Susan panted rhythmically as the rising pain continued to power towards its next peak.
The midwife entered the room with a large porcelain bowl of steaming water and set in down on the side table. She knew the contractions were coming stronger and closer together now. The hot water would be useful for reducing the pain of early crowning. She took note of Susan's laboring breaths and hurried to her side.
"Is there another one building? Just keep breathing. Just like your present efforts. You are doing so well."
Susan nodded with effort as the midwife wiped her damp face and gently stroked back some wet strands of hair from one of her flushed cheeks. Rapid panting accompanied with soft moaning escaped from Susan as she gripped the midwife's free hand for extra support. The midwife smiled and continued to encourage the laboring woman's focused work. Stroking her gigantic lower body, Susan arched her back as the violent contraction finally peaked. Panic filled her eyes as she looked directly at the midwife for what to do.
"Breath into the pressure! Breath deeply and follow the urge. It is time to bear down hard and with all your strength. The baby wants to begin to crown."
Susan moaned out long and loud, following through with a strenuous grunting push! She bore down, groaning with all her might. The strong exertion sent the pounding pressure through her birth canal, thrusting the massive head forward and down through her folds.
"Oh oh oh oh oh! OOOOOOWWWWWWWWEEEE! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! OH OH OH OH! OH THE PAIN! ITS TOO MUCH!"
Sweating down her brow, Susan tried again, stronger and longer with her next exertion. The baby's head was very heavy and extremely large. The stretching sensation as it was heaved forward through her birth passage was intolerable.
"I am pushing it! I want it out! I want to get it out! OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEE! GET OUT! THE PAIN! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
The midwife supported her quivering thighs during her hard work of pushing and attempting to crown the top of the head. A small amount of damp hair was visible as the birthing mother began delirious. The exhausting contraction lasted one torturous minute before it released its brutal strength.
Susan gasped loudly and collapsed back on the soft mountain of pillows, shaking and fighting to regain her composure. The midwife gently covered her legs with her long gown and lowered her legs.
"You did so well! I could see some of the crown with your amazing pushing. You are so strong."
The midwife used the hot steaming water and soft cloths to relieve some mounting pressure forming at her swelling red lips. The crown was filling very slowly with dark, damp hair and a large dome of scalp.
An hour passed and Susan was grunting wildly on her hands and knees, fighting the endless pain as the humongous head forced its way deeper through her tight opening. Groaning with each effort, the present contraction was brutally spreading through her. Rocking back and forward, she could barely keep balanced as she pushed and strained harder and longer.......
"Thats it! Feel the head comes through you, Susan. Your efforts are incredible. Bear down and push with ALL of your strength. This baby wants to be born. It is time to feel the pressure and endure the toll of birthing!"
The midwife spoke with detailed birthing efforts as this is what helped the mother to focus but also to support what kind of birth Susan wanted to experience. She wanted to feel every push, every effort and endure each long, intense contraction. She wanted to be vocal and be in the moment as birth approached with all its intensity and strength.
"I can feel it! I can feel it all! Its so big! SO BIG! SO STRONG! OH THE PAIN! HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE! I HAVE TO PUSH IT!"
Susan was supported by strong hands as her trembling legs shook. The midwife kept a keen eye on the emerging head as the birther yelled out as more of the enormous head powered through her burning entrance. Susan grunted and shouted out as the painful pressure parted her narrow opening to accommodate the largest part of her baby's crown.
"I AM HAVING THIS BABY! IT HURTS! SO MUCH! MUST PUSH IT.......I CANT STOP! I AM ABOUT TO......GIVE BIRTH!"
The midwife nodded at the frantic words as the birthing mother bore down! She yelled to the walls of the birthing chamber as the baby's head began its final birthing journey. Susan cried out, screaming through the most painful sensation. The eruption came without warning. The explosion was brutal, propelling the head fully outwards with a roaring release of energy and strength.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......I AM GIVING BIRTH! IT IS COMING OUT! RIGHT NOW! I AM HAVING THIS BABY! RIGHT NOW! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THE PAIN! THE PRESSURE! GIVING BIRTH! HURTS SO MUCH!"