Chapter 8

okay just to clear up some things that i saw in the comments. the scheme is what happens at the beginning of the story guys. lol but this chapter im gonna continue where i left off. i hope you guys enjoy. :)


   Doctor Smith ran up to the machine Nicki was connected to. She quickly yet carefully look at the heart rates.

  "Baby B's heart rate is dropping like crazy! I need her up to Labor and Delivery ASAP! Nurse, bring a wheelchair," she screeched at her co workers.

  She then looked at Nicki. She seemed fine, but she looked really sleepy. Her eyes were half open as she began asking questions.

  "Onika, honey are you feeling okay?" the Dr asked worriedly.

  "Yes I'm fine, just exhausted and I have a horrible headache. What's going on with my babies?" she asked looking up at the doctor tearfully.

  "Sweetheart I need you to remain calm. I need you to sit in this wheelchair so we can look at those babies more closely in the delivery ward."

 "Okay," she sniffled as she slowly sat in the wheelchair.

   Safaree ran behind the wheelchair with Mama Carol as the rushed her to Labor and Delivery frantically explaining to his mother the situation. They finally got her in a room and hooked up to the heart monitor again while setting up the ultrasound machine.

  "Baby B's heart rate is low already, but every now and then it plummets then rises again. She's in distress," said Doctor Smith.

  Tears streamed down Nicki's cheeks as the doctor did the ultrasound. Once the doctor began moving the probe around on her belly, the sound of two heartbeats filled the room. One was strong and was was very weak.

  "Okay baby, i'm gonna give you an oxygen mask and lay you on your left side okay? This will reduce the pressure on your Vena Cava vein, which can cause a decrease in blood flow to the placenta  This can be depriving your daughter from the oxygen she needs." The doctor explained sweetly to calm down the stressed teenager. Her emotional state was no help to this.

 "Okay. I'm scared. What if this doesn't work?" Nicki asked nervously.

 "Well we don't know until you try. I'm gonna bring you some extra pillows so you can get comfortable. Just relax, maybe get some sleep. You're exhausted baby, if anything happens i'll wake you up."

 Nicki laid on her left side, Safaree sitting beside her holding her hand while Mama Carol was rubbing her back soothingly. She quickly fell asleep to the sound of her children's heartbeats and her mother's loving attention. She was beyond exhausted.

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  An hour later a nurse came in to check on them. The heart rate had finally made progress. Mama Carol had gone home being that Nicki had to stay overnight, and Safaree climbed in bed with her. They were both sound asleep. The Nurse grabbed her chart, wrote down her progress, put it back by the end of the bed and left.

  As the nurse shut the door Nicki woke up with a start. Feeling Safaree's hands wrapped tightly around her and the lights dimmed she knew everything was okay. She pressed the button to call the nurse in.

  "Nicki, is everything okay?" she asked.

  "Yes. uhm, when can I go home? I wanna sleep in my own bed," Nicki chuckled nervously meeting the nurses gaze.

  "The doctors want to keep you over night. They still don't know what your daughters heart rate decreased so much. She's fine now but if you have to sit on the oxygen mask 24/7 you may be here until delivery.

  Nicki let out a sigh. Staying here for another 12 weeks was gonna kill her, but she desperately wanted her kids to be okay.


*okay so this is kinda short guys. some of you didnt want the delivery to be so quick so ive spaced it out with some events. i hope you enjoy guys :)