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or in the delivery room until the baby
was born. Your father had to stay out in
the waiting area. Once I was settled into
my bed, the nurse checked me. ‘You’re
not anywhere near ready,’ she said. ‘You
might as well go back home for a while.’
“I told her I knew my pregnancies
better than she did, and it wouldn’t be
long. She was a young nurse who was
just new out of school, and she felt she
knew better than me. She just grunted,
rolled her eyes, and left the room. The
contractions were intense, and about
fifteen minutes later, I knew the baby
was coming. I pressed the nurse’s
button, but no one came. I continued to
press it, but still, no one came for about
