{"id":32080,"date":"2025-12-05T20:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=32080"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:14:27","slug":"32080","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=32080","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Then, the labor began.<\/p>\n

It started as a dull ache in my lower back, a rhythmic tightening that quickly sharpened into jagged peaks of pain. I called Mark, my hands trembling so hard I nearly dropped the phone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t talk,\u201d he answered, his voice clipped. \u201cI\u2019m in the middle of the boardroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMark, it\u2019s time. The contractions are five minutes apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a pause. A sigh that sounded almost like annoyance. \u201cOkay. Look, the meeting is running long. Call a taxi. I\u2019ll meet you there as soon as I can. Don\u2019t worry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n

I sent Emma to school with a neighbor and took the taxi alone, clutching the door handle through every wave of agony. By the time I was settled in the delivery room, Emma had been dropped off by the school principal, rushing to my side.<\/p>\n

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Then, the labor began. It started as a dull ache in my lower back, a rhythmic tightening that quickly sharpened into jagged peaks of pain. I called Mark, my hands trembling so hard I nearly dropped the phone. \u201cI can\u2019t talk,\u201d he answered, his voice clipped. \u201cI\u2019m in the middle of the boardroom.\u201d \u201cMark, it\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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