"Stop worrying about not being able to push! Give her the epidural quickly! Canât you see sheâs in unbearable pain?"
"Yes... yes, of course!"
After the epidural was administered, things improved a lot. For a long time, Qianxun no longer screamed in agony. They could chat, talk about everything and nothing.
Gu Liancheng always thought that once the epidural was given, there would be no more problems. Qianxun didnât seem to be in pain anymore, and it looked like she could still have a pleasant childbirth?
But Qianxun knew it wasnât like that. She didnât tell him because she was afraid that apart from worrying, he wouldnât be able to do anything else.
In fact, seeing how distressed he was for her earlier, she really wanted to tell him not to come into the delivery room, because it might be even more terrifying then, and without a certain mental fortitude, it would be hard to withstand.
But she really wanted him to be there with her, even if he did nothing, just having him by her side would be enough to give her strength.
Eventually, as the cervix dilated more and more, the epidural began to lose its effect. Qianxun was in pain just like at the beginning, screaming in agony. The doctor came in to check the cervix and kept saying, "Almost there, almost there, Mrs. Gu, hang in there a bit longer, the cervix is about to be fully dilated, and then we can prepare for delivery."
"Ahâ" Qianxun screamed with all her might, grabbing Gu Lianchengâs wrist tightly, "Youâve been telling me âalmostâ for an hour!! Itâs been an hour! Itâs not fully dilated to ten fingers yetâ! Ahâhusband..."
At this moment, Gu Liancheng couldnât feel the pain in his hand anymore; his heart was breaking into pieces as he kept comforting her, "Just hang in there a bit longer... If the doctor says âalmost,â then it really is almost..."
When talking to Qianxun, he said this, but when he turned to the doctor, it was the same...
"When is âalmostâ really almost? When will this end? This child canât be born!"
In the doctorâs mind: At this point, whether you want to or not, the child has to be born... or else itâs a matter of life and death!
After shouting, he held Qianxun, heartbroken, "Alright, alright, no more births, never again..."
"It hurts..." Qianxun cried and shouted, "Iâm not giving birth... just kill me... sob... I donât want to give birth anymore..."
The doctor and midwife were used to this; everyone who experienced this Level 10 pain would scream like this, all the same.
The doctor kindly reminded, "Mrs. Gu, stop screaming, youâre using up all your strength right now, and you wonât have any left when itâs time to push. Breathe deeply with me, okay? Slowly adjust your breathing; itâs really almost ten fingers dilated."
After the reminder, he also advised Gu Liancheng, "Really, Mr. Gu, have Mrs. Gu save her strength so she can push with all her might in one go to deliver the baby, alright?"
"How can I tell her to stop shouting! Sheâs in so much pain!"
"Iâm not giving birth..." Qianxun kept crying and shouting, "Iâm not giving birth... I want to die... I want a C-section... anything to end this quickly..."
"C-section...!" Gu Liancheng had already given up and was agreeing to whatever Qianxun said, "C-section now!"
"...Mr. Gu, I really donât recommend that youâ"
"C-section!"
"Alright, alright... then go sign the agreement first, and Iâll arrange it."
"Honey, it wonât hurt anymore, weâll go for the C-section now, the pain will be gone."
The procedures were unusually tedious, making Gu Liancheng a bit impatient. Just then, the doctor suddenly said, "Itâs open, itâs open! The cervix is fully dilated! Push her in, prepare for delivery!"