I Get By With A little Help
Anna grunts and sighs loudly as the contraction ends, leaning into Tom for support. He doesnât say anything, just rubs her bare back and holds her as she cries through another contraction. He can tell theyâre getting intense now, and heâs starting to worry about this home birth.
âThatâs it, deep breaths. Good girl,â he whispers to his wife and she leans back when the contraction finally ends, her face contorted with discomfort.
âThereâs so much pressure,â she pants and Tom nods, his hands feeling around the circumference of her over-stretched belly.
âLean back against the headboard, love. Iâll check how things are going.â
Anna accepts his help, shifting back and opening her legs wide for him. He knows this will hurt, so he gently kisses her belly and inserts two fingers, frowning when she clenches around him.
âI know it hurts, sweetie. But you need to relax so I can feel.â
She takes a deep breath, relaxing her muscles a little as he works his way in. Tom feels around, his fingers measuring. When he pulls out, he smiled at her tired face.
â9 centimetres, baby. Almost there.â
She just nods, gasping as the baby starts to move down, opening her insides more than she wanted to be opened.
âLetâs stand up, let gravity do the work.â
Anna moans loudly as her husband pulls her to her feet. She can feel her heavy baby pushing down on her, working her way into her birth canal. When the next contraction hits, Anna wraps her arms around his neck, letting Tom hold her body weight as she calls out, crying in pain, her belly pressing hard into his torso. Tom frowns when she tries parting her legs. She needs to be upright to let baby move down, but standing isnât working.
When the contraction ends, he kisses her sweaty forehead and slowly leads her to the bathroom. She doesnât need any instruction, just collapses on the toilet and cries out in pain as another contraction moves her baby down, her birth canal stretching too far.
Tom just crouches down and caresses her belly, tracing lines in the stretch marks. She was huge, but she didnât need to be told that. At her last checkup the doctor had estimated over 10lbs, but 2 weeks had passed, growing bigger each day. He had tried to convince her to do this in the hospital. He wanted people there to help her when she inevitably needed it, but Anna had been so insistent that her body would know what to do when the time came.
As another contraction started, Anna yelled out, this one different. The pressure was unbearable and she parted her legs on either side of the bowl, reaching out to grab the air as liquid exploded from her groin. She cried out and Tom quickly rubbed her thighs to sooth her, watching the last of the liquid drain.
âAlmost there now,â he says gently, but Anna just grunts, feeling the baby press deep down inside her.
âSheâs so heavy,â she complains quietly, leaning back and closing her eyes to try and get a moments rest. She can feel herself opening with every contraction. She knows it wonât be long. Tom just nods and kisses her thigh, unable to offer any comfort.
The next few contractions are more intense, and Anna can barely handle it, calling out as she tries to resist the urge to push. She doesnât want to tear. Sheâs determined not to, but itâs so hard to resist. Tom watches her body push without even realising. She opens up a little with each contraction, her lips already pink and sore.
âUgh. Oh god. The pressure!â
Tom tried to centre her, bracing her thighs to try and keep her from freaking out.
âBreathe. You got this. Iâll check you and make sure.â
Anna moans at the thought, but opens her legs a little wider to give him better access. When his two fingers slip inside, she starts to cry, unable to take both his hand and her unborn baby at the same time. Tom tries to drown out her cries and pushes in further, using his fingers to try and measure. When the next contraction hits earlier than expected, Anna yells, pushing down and smacking him to try and get him out. Tom persists, but his eyes open when something round and hard rams into his fingers. He can feel wet curls. He pulls out slowly, letting her finish the contraction before he breaks it to her.
âSheâs right there now, babe. Keep pushing. Youâre doing so good.â
Tom reaches up to tuck a loose strand of sweaty blonde hair behind her ear, frowning at how miserable she looks. He feels around her belly, the hard surface now softening as their child prepares to make her way into the world. When the next contraction comes, her whole body tenses and Anna holds her breath, pushing deep into her bottom. He can see how hard she is straining, and she can feel that head ramming its way down, past her cervix now and ready to start showing. When it ends, another contraction is right on top of it and Tom encourages her to push again.
âShit. Fuck. God. this. hurts,â she pants, unable to stay quiet any longer. Tom frowns and kisses her low hanging belly, unable to help. When the next contraction comes, she pushed again, before reaching out to grab him and crying out, a bulge forming in the depth of her vagina.
âUghh,â she grunts, struggling to keep herself sane. It feels like a bowling ball is pressing into her sensitive skin, the pressure immense.
âBreathe and take it slow,â he coaches, reaching in to cup the fleshy mound gently. It feels hot and heavy. Her lips are only slightly parted, but as she ignores his advice and pushes, she opens wider.
He keeps his hand supporting her, watching as she parts and dark curly hair pokes through the slit, before retreating with the end of the contraction.
âI canât do it!â She pants, barely able to speak in between blowing the pressure away.
âYes you can sweetheart. She just needs time to stretch you. Push again and see what happens.â
Tom watches her as she pushes, cries, pants and moans her way through a few more contractions. With each painful push, Annaâs pink lips part, giving Tom a clear view of the top of the babyâs scalp, before the head retreats at the end of each push, leaving her slightly ajar.
âItâs not coming!â Anna cries at the end of a particularly intense contraction. Tom presses down on her belly and tells her to push as hard as she can. He canât stand the sounds of protest as she pushes and he presses, but itâs working. He stops pressing and watches her lips part, the baby shifting down with unbelievable volume. This time, Tom keeps his fingers on her as the contraction ends and she stays open, her vagina parting an inch now, the head poking out.
âPant, baby, let it stretch!â
Anna starts blowing with intensity, her breath heavy and her hands gripping Tomâs shoulders to try and cope.
âI know sweetie. Itâs stretching.â
Anna moans as the next contraction starts. She takes a deep breath and pushes, her lips gaping further with painful force. Another inch later and she gives up, the pressure and the burning too much. When she starts crying, Tom does his best to console her.
âYouâre doing so good, honey. Sheâs nearly here. Just a little longer.â
Tom rubs his fingers around the delicate half-crown and knows sheâs right. Two inches of the head are visible, but the bulge in her vagina shows him thereâs still so far to go. Heâs not too sure how this is going to work. During the next contraction he uses his fingers to try and stretch her, but sheâs resisting, trying to push her legs together to escape the burn. He knows she needs her legs back, which isnât going to happen on the toilet.
âSweetheart,â he starts slowly, knowing she wasnât going to like this. âWe need to get you on the bed.â
Annaâs eyes widen, still panting to try and control her urges.
âI canât walk!â She protests, and Tom looks at the baby parting her. âThereâs a head coming out of me!â
He doesnât give in to the argument. Getting his baby out safely is more important, but as he pulls her to her feet, he cringes as she screams, her legs parting in a slight squat.
âAhhh!â He holds her and slowly walks her out of the bathroom, Anna crying and heaving with each step. The pressure is insane now, her tight lips fighting the force of gravity.
âPlease!â She cries desperately, feeling her baby pushing down into her burning opening. Tom keeps walking her, his hand gripping the slow crown to try and stop any sudden movements.
When they finally get to the bed, Tom lowers her onto her back and climbs up to sit between her legs.
âWell done, sweetie. I know that was hard.â
Anna just grunts, instinctively holding her legs back as the contraction hits.
She pushes hard, the stretch unbearable. Tom stretches her with his fingers as she pushes the head out a little further, making her so much tighter.
Tom keeps his fingers tracing her crown as she pants and grunts, feeling as though sheâs about to rip open. When it inches forward to a full crown, Anna screams and Tom applies pressure, hoping itâs enough to keep her from tearing. Anna tries so hard to pant, knowing this is a crucial moment. She is on fire. It feels like someone is holding a flame to her vagina.
âBreathe, baby. Pant her out now, youâre so close.â
She screams again as a little of the forehead slips out, stretching her even further, something she didnât think possible.
âPant. Come on, honey. Nice and slow.â
She cries out as more of the head inches out and does her best to pant, in and out, one of her husbands hands applying pressure to her perineum, the other pressing the skin that is threatening to pull her clitoris apart.
âHooo hoooo hoooâ she pants loudly, a blood curdling scream filling the room when her skin finally gives way and the head barges out, followed by a gush of fluid.
âFuck!â She exclaims loudly, struggling to catch her breath as Tom holds the giant head in his hands. It looks massive. He doesnât understand how she got it out. He didnât have time to check, but he was sure she had torn as the babyâs cheeks emerged. He keeps that information to himself.
âGood job, baby. Deep breaths, now. Youâre okay. Iâve got you.â
Anna pants and moans as Tom feels to make sure the cord isnât around the babyâs neck. When it is clear, he helps the babyâs head turn towards his wifeâs inner thigh and looks up at her exhausted face.
âBig, hard pushes now. Letâs get her shoulders out.â
Anna doesnât need to be told twice. She holds her legs back and pushes with all her might, hollering as the shoulders ram into her bruised and worn vagina. Despite the incredible burn, she persists in pushing, as hard as she can. During the third push Tom pulls a little, the shoulder stretching her opening once more.
âGahhhh! Ooooooh! Ahhhhhh!â
She grunts and yells and swears as Tom pulls again, the second shoulder widening her entrance one last time, before thereâs a tug, a scream and a gush of fluids. Itâs over.
- This is my first one, so let me know what you think :)