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1. You read the pregnancy test. The next course of action would be to approach a doctor.
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2. You take up exercises for pregnancy to help your body in a smooth delivery.
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3. So you walk a lot and stay hydrated during pregnancy? That’s great!
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4. Your Lamaze lessons will be put to test in the labor room.
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5. The scales keep going up in weeks.
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6. You do a second-guessing for the baby name.
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7. The pre-labor visits when you are all smiles. Your baby seems to be growing well too.
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8. You love the ultrasound sessions….you can see what your baby is doing inside.
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9. You try figuring out the ‘exact’ face of your baby.
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10. You try preparing the older child of the imminent arrival of a sibling.
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11. When the contractions start…..
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12. You look at the time and realise it was not hours but only seconds that your previous contractions lasted!
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13. You mentally prepare yourself for the delivery.
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14. And then comes the toughest of times…..you are set into labor, and you endure it all!
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15. When you are asked to push, and you feel you can’t push for even another second longer.
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16. A lot of hands will be going inside you, and everyone seems to know what’s happening but you.
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17. Having your spouse or partner by your side gives you great moral strength.
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18. Your joy of life arrives mucky yet beautiful and healthy.
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19. The first skin-to-skin contact is an amazing feeling.
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20. You wonder how your newborn would cope with his first bath in the hands of the hospital staff.
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21. You might be anxious at how the older child will react, but will be happy with all the smiles when he visits his little sibling.
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22. You can’t stop loving and wondering at the little bundle of joy.
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