15:30 p.m.:
“Angisakuvumi, ngicindezela inkinobho yokuzongibona. Umbelethisi (ohlala enjalo) uyangibuza ukuthi ngiyayifuna yini i-epidural. Nakuba ngangingafuni ekuqaleni, ngathi yebo. Uyangiqinisa, intamo iqhele ngo-3-4 cm. Athi angihambisele ingane izinto zefoger abuye azongilanda in 15 minutes.
15:45 p.m.:
Ngafika ekamelweni lokubelethela, ngagqoka ihembe, uSébastien wafaka ijazi likasokhemisi. U-Céline ulungisa indaba ye-epidural. Ungibuyisela kabili umjovo, kusukela isibhamu sokuqala, iyangikhumbula! “Unemithambo emihle, kodwa isikhumba siqinile…” Ngiphinde ngibe nemihuzuko emihle. Nginikezwa ukuphuza umuthi ovimbela ukuhlanza ngenxa yokufinyela, uma ngingagwinyi ngiba nesicanucanu… kodwa siyanqamuka ngokushesha.
16:15 p.m.:
Udokotela obulala izinzwa uyafika, ubonakala ebanda futhi ekude, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo unomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu. USébastien kufanele aphume. UCéline uyangiqinisekisa, angibambe ngesandla, angisize ngiphefumule futhi angichazele okwenzekayo. I-epidural igqoke, ngizizwa "zen" futhi igama libuthakathaka! “Ngiphakeme” futhi ngihleka ngaso sonke isikhathi… Ukuze ngikhululeke, nginjalo, futhi ngiphefumula ngokujulile. Ngikude ngo 5-6cm, woza baby, iyeza maduze. Sixoxa no-Sébastien kanye no-Céline, angikuzwa konke ukufinyela, futhi ngiphilile.
19:00 p.m.:
Ngiqhele ngo-9 cm, nginikezwa i-antibiotic ngoba ngephule isikhwama emahoreni angaphezu kuka-12 edlule. Sivumele ingane ukuthi ihlanganyele kancane iyodwa, angikwazi ukulinda ukuthi ngimphikisane nami.
20:00 p.m.:
U-Céline uqeda umsebenzi wakhe, futhi nguMaryse othatha izintambo. Bengingathanda kube umuntu ofanayo, kodwa kufanele aqede ukusebenza ngelinye ilanga. Umbelethisi omusha uthulula esinyeni sami ukuze kuhambe kahle.
21:00 p.m.:
UMaryse ungitshela ukuthi kuhle, ngiyakwazi ukuphusha. Ungenza ngifuthe ibhaluni u-Sébastien alincinza. Aphinde angenze ngibambe izinsimbi eceleni, kodwa ngeke ngikwazi ukwenza ngalezi zangaphambili, zikude kakhulu. Uyalibona ikhanda lengane, kodwa ayisafiki. Ubiza udokotela wezifo zabesifazane osemsebenzini ukuthi asebenzise inkomishi yokumunca, ngithuke kancane. Angifuni ingane yami idlule kulokhu. Konke sekumi ngomumo uma kudingeka, inkomishi yokumunca isiphumile. Udokotela wezifo zabesifazane ufika ekhululeke kakhulu, uncike emadolweni ami abekwe ku-stirrups ... Ngabe lokho kwenza umntwana asheshe aphume??? Ngigxilise ingqondo, ngibeke wonke amandla futhi ekugcineni ingane iqale.