(emotional music)
- [Jessica] Is this the first clip?
- [Stephen] This is the first clip, yeah.
- Hi Hunter!
It's Mum and Dad here.
We are currently at the beach.
We're taking some snaps
because I'm officially
40 weeks pregnant.
Which means you're ready to come,
but you're not ready to come?
Like we've been waiting,
and you still don't wanna come out.
So--
- [Stephen] You're still inside there.
- Kinda need to hurry up.
- [Stephen] You need to come outside.
- You need to come into this too.
- Okay.
Excited to meet you.
- I know! Just, come out already please.
- Hopefully you're not too many days overdue,
but I supposed you will come when you decide its time.
- When you're ready.
You're enjoying.
You're enjoying the womb.
(both laughing)
- But, this is our favorite beach.
It's a beautiful sunset.
Last one for a few more days
'cause there's a big storm comin'.
- Who would have thought?
41 weeks pregnant,
and still no baby.
(both laughing)
- We've been waiting every single day.
And nothing keeps happening.
- So, it is currently just after seven.
It is the first of June, 2020.
- Can't believe we're not having a May baby.
- I know.
This whole time we thought that you would be here last week,
but you're not.
So you're kinda getting evacuated from, uh.
From your mums belly. - Yeah.
It's time to go.
(Jessica giggling)
- [Stephen] Your mums bags are nice and packed,
and I'm just saying,
this is a much calmer experience than.
- Than what we were expecting.
- [Stephen] Yes.
- We thought it was gonna be like, you know,
a dramatic,
it's 2:00 a.m.,
and I'm like "Stephen, my water's broken!
Call the ambulance!"
And then we leave.
But um, I'm just sitting here casually packing a bag,
and we're about to head off to the hospital.
- So we're both so excited to finally meet you,
and last week, on your due date, on May 26th,
we went down to the beach
to get our last bit of sun here in Perth.
- This is our last walk with just me and you.
Beautiful sunset.
And there's a lot of rainbows out.
And ever since that day,
we have seen rainbows everywhere.
And it's kinda become your official
or your unofficial theme.
- Okay, so I have my bag.
Hunter's bag,
and a snack bag.
Most important!
- Yeah, I'll hang onto this.
- It's got snacks and it's got coffee.
Okay.
- Kinda cool. Next time we come back here,
there's gonna be three of us.
- Oh my gosh!
Feels so weird!
There's like a nervous quietness in here.
(laughing)
- Like a little calm before the storm.
Nobody's here.
- It's like the moment you drive in,
it's just the nerves hit.
- Oh really?
- Yes, I'm nervous.
- Aw, you're gonna do so well though.
- I have to talk to a doctor.
- I'll be there when you talk to the doctor.
You just do the pushin'.
- Okay, this is the hospital that you were born in.
Joondalup Hospital.
- [Stephen] So, we've now come into the hospital.
And this is the beginning of Jess's induction day.
- They're just checking her.
- [Stephen] They're just checking.
- But I got a wrist band.
- [Stephen] It's your very first hospital band,
'cause you have never been in the hospital before.
- You wanna check on the heartbeat?
- [Stephen] Let me come over here.
We can see your heartbeat.
Look at this!
There's your little heartbeat inside Jess.
- [Jessica] It's like the movies.
- It is.
And it's got the little like Richter scale over here.
- [Voice On Phone] Hi love.
- I'm officially in the hospital.
(cheering over phone)
(Stephen Laughing)
- Okay.
So now the waiting game is on.
So they've done something that is going to
start, um, things to progress,
but they say sometimes it can take up to 24 hours.
So Stephen's allowed to stay with me for another hour,
and then he has to say goodbye.
And then tomorrow morning is when I think,
the big even starts.
- [Stephen] Yes, but I've got my phone on.
- Just in case.
- [Stephen] Just in case.
And visiting hours tonight is at six.
Of course, I can't be here the whole time
'cause of what's going on,
but at least I can be here for the start of it.
- But you can when I'm actually in labor.
- Yes. - Which is amazing.
So we just got to wait for that to actually happen.
- [Stephen] Which could be now.
Could be tomorrow.
All right, I will see you,
(lips smooching)
hopefully soon.
But maybe tonight.
(chuckling)
- Hopefully with a baby.
- No no.
I wanna be there for that.
No, no , no.
Hold it.
(laughing)
- So it looks like tomorrow,
Jess might have to do some fasting.
'Cause she's gonna go on like an IV drip.
So I said, "You know what?
"This is the last meal you're gonna have
"before you push out the baby."
And I was like, "What do you want?"
She's like "I just want some good old, Hungry Jack's."
I went and picked her up some flowers,
a little card for her, as well as some chocolates.
And also so many of the nurses and doctors and stuff,
they are working during such crazy times.
So I decided to also pick them up a little present.
A little thank you note from us,
because of course,
they're helping deliver our baby
during these crazy times.
- [Stephen] How you doing?
(giggling)
- We just enjoyed a nice little H.J.'s dinner date,
and um, I've started to get a little bit of pain.
Which is kind of exciting,
but they definitely don't want the pain to, uh,
get too crazy until tomorrow morning.
Because tomorrow morning is showtime,
that's what we're calling it.
Showtime.
But they've just been monitoring me,
and the midwives here are so nice.
And.
- [Stephen] It's been good.
- I'm nice and full.
- [Stephen] And I'm glad I could see you
for at least an hour.
- I know it was very very fast,
but now I'm feeling actually really tired from the day.
- [Stephen] You sound tired.
- Yeah.
So um.
- [Stephen] You gonna have a shower?
Watch some Master Chef? - Shower, Master Chef, sleep.
Hopefully have a good night's sleep.
- [Stephen] Yeah.
- And I'm gonna see you in the morning.
How crazy is that?
- [Stephen] That's gonna be cool.
- In the morning they're gonna break my waters,
and then,
things will start.
- [Stephen] That's when the big day.
This is kinda like the pregame show.
- Yes today's getting the cervix ready.
Tomorrows getting the baby out.
- [Stephen] First time in a hospital,
how's it going?
- Oh, its definitely not as scary as I thought.
- [Stephen] Oh that's good.
- I think it's 'cause the people are so nice,
and Hungry Jack's make everything better!
(both laughing)
- [Stephen] All right, I'm gonna go.
- Okay, thanks for the flowers.
- [Stephen] Visiting hours over.
- It was so fun.
- [Stephen] I know, one hour is so quick.
Especially when I haven't seen you all day.
- I know.
- [Stephen] All right, I'm gonna.
(sheets rustling)
- Hey bubs!
- [Jessica] I'm not sure if I'm allowed to call you or not.
- You can call me, it's okay.
- [Jessica] Oh my God, it's so bad.
Now it's making me feel like I'm gonna throw up.
- Really?
- [Jessica] Yes, it's happened so fast.
- And that's why they're calling the doctor?
- [Jessica] Yeah.
Like every time I have one it hurts so bad,
it makes me feel like I'm gonna throw up.
- You're doing good though.
- [Jessica] It's so, it's so early though.
- Yeah.
- [Jessica] Like how am I gonna deal with this all night?
It makes me feel like I'm gonna throw up.
I'm gonna go just in case the doctor comes in.
I'll call you after.
- Yeah.
- [Jessica] 'Cause its hard to talk through them.
- Okay, give me a call after, all right?
(somber music)
- So it's now 3:45 in the morning.
I just got a call from your mum,
And she's actually being moved from the induction suite
over to the birthing suite.
And she says she's one centimeter dilated,
which means I should be able to hang out with her
for the rest of the time,
which is so good,
until we finally meet you.
(door sliding open)
(intercom buzzing)
- [Receptionist] Hello, can I help you?
- [Stephen] Hi, I'm Jessica's husband.
- [Receptionist] Oh, okay, yeah.
I'll open these bottom doors,
just come up to the second floor birth suite, okay?
- [Stephen] Thank you so much.
- I'm in zen mode.
- [Stephen] You're in zen mode?
How you doing popsy?
- I've been laboring for about eight hours without you.
And now finally I was two centimeters dilated,
so they brought me to the birthing suite.
Which means Stevie could come,
which I'm so happy.
- [Stephen] I'm so happy to see you.
(relieved sigh)
- And then they're just checking the baby.
And then we're gonna have an epidural,
and I'm so excited!
Its was hard the nine hours of
contracting all by myself.
- [Stephen] You did so well.
- Yeah, I was proud of myself.
- [Stephen] Wow this is so cool to finally see it.
This is going to be,
in probably just a few hours,
you're gonna be sitting in here.
Oh, this is so nice.
- I'm so excited.
I've had the epi, and I feel amazing!
I am so ready now.
- [Stephen] You look so much better.
- So what's the time now?
- [Stephen] The time is 5:30.
- Okay, and I came in here at 8:00 a.m. today.
- [Stephen] Wow.
- I know.
- [Stephen] And then what time did like.
- Contractions start?
- [Stephen] you start feeling contractions?
- Around 6:00 p.m.
- [Stephen] 6:00 p.m.
- 'Cause they had to get my cervix ready.
And it was so good 'cause I went into labor all by myself,
because this morning we thought
we were gonna have to get a hormone put in.
And I didn't need it, I went into Labor myself.
So, I'm so happy.
- [Stephen] You did so good bubs.
- And I dealt with the pain all by myself.
I'm like really proud about that.
- [Stephen] You should be.
I'm sorry I couldn't be here.
- And you what I'm even more proud?
- [Stephen] What?
- That I've had an epi.
(both laughing)
I just feel so good now,
and I'm four centimeters dilated.
So now it's time to dilate.
Dilation time.
- [Stephen] Time to dilate.
Maybe you can have a little nap?
- Oh yeah, I haven't slept all night.
- [Stephen] And the sun is probably gonna rise
in like maybe an hour or so.
- That's our plan.
We're gonna relax, watch the sunrise,
drink your apple juice.
Stephens been very good,
he only threw up once.
(both laughing)
- I'm proud of you Stevie.
- [Stephen] No, no I'm proud of you bubs.
- And you feel good now, eh?
- [Stephen] Yeah I feel good.
- Yay!
- [Stephen] And then this,
we can hear you beating away.
- You're so happy right now.
You're just sitting there smiling.
(giggling)
(thoughtful music)
- [Stephen] So seeing as its now just
a bit of a waiting game.
We've gone and picked out
her first little outfit to go into,
a little, kinda snuggle bit here.
And this is her little card
that we're gonna fill in when she's born.
- Just been snoozing.
- [Stephen] Just been snoozing.
It's now 11:40.
(serious music)
- I'm so excited!
I'm currently nine centimeters dilated.
So we got one more centimeter to go,
and then I can start pushing.
What's the time now?
- [Stephen] Time is just after four.
- Wow!
- [Stephen] So we're gonna check you at 10 to five
- So I've been in this room for 12 hours now.
I've had an epi for 12 hours.
- [Stephen] You've loved it, every moment.
- Yeah, just been chilling in bed.
Having naps.
Listening to Jack Johnson,
- [Stephen] Its been good.
- [Stephen] Excited to finally meet her?
- Yeah.
I can feel a contraction coming right now.
He he, he's coming!
I can lift this like that.
[Nurse] Yeah.
- I don't know how I'm gonna lift this one.
- [Nurse] Maybe kind of,
still rest it on the bed a little bit.
Same as this one, you can just rest it a little bit.
- Oh, so it's just you pushing against?
- [Nurse] Yeah and just pull against both sides
- Push this leg a little bit closer to me.
And then it should stay.
There we go.
- [Nurse] Good?
- Yep.
- [Nurse] So yeah, when you start to feel
your contraction build,
I want you to take a deep breathe in,
chin to chest.
I'm gonna put my fingers in
and you concentrate on pushing my fingers away.
Like you're doing a big poo.
- Okay.
- [Nurse] For as long as you can.
And then when you can't do it for any longer,
let it out, another deep breathe in,
and then do the same push again.
And try and do that three times,
each contraction if you can.
- And you can take the thing off my head.
- [Stephen] Yeah?
- I feel like its gonna get in the way
- [Stephen] Of course.
- [Nurse] And only push when you have a contraction, okay?
- Yeah.
- [Stephen] Well its 5 to 6:00, June 2nd.
- 5 to 6:00, okay.
- [Nurse] Definitely having an evening baby now.
- Yes.
- [Stephen] Yeah.
- [Nurse] Night time baby, the suns gone down.
You saw the sun rise and the sun set.
- Yeah.
Visiting hours end in an hour?
- [Stephen] Yeah.
- So--
- [Stephen] You got an hour to get this baby out.
(Stephen laughing)
- Okay I feel one starting,
but I wait for the peak?
- [Nurse] Yeah, wait for it to build a little bit.
Whenever you,
Oh, I can see her hair.
Deep breathe in,
chin to your chest,
and push my fingers right back down below.
Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
Beautiful job, well done, Jess.
Good job.
Keep it there,
let it out when you need to,
and big breathe in again.
(inhaling deeply)
- [Nurse] And push my fingers away again,
right in your bum.
That's it.
Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
Really good job,
and let it go.
Relax your muscles in between.
I can see her hair.
Got long hair, she doesn't have jet black hair.
It looks dark blonde at the moment.
- Oh I really wanted her to be blonde,
I'm so excited!
I'm already crying.
- [Nurse] She's got lots of it.
Lots of amniotic fluid and stuff,
so it might look a bit darker
than what it actually is when she comes out.
But dark blonde for now.
- That's exciting
(laughing)
- [Nurse] It's very exciting
- And the pushing felt okay.
- [Nurse] Yeah, it looks good from the outside so,
like I say,
it's a little bit of a process for everyone,
just getting around that bend.
So keep on going with those long pushes.
- Yeah.
- [Stephen] So good bubs.
- I'm excited.
- [Stephen] Good first push.
- [Nurse] So exciting!
- I need to like, calm down my emotions.
(laughing)
- [Stephen] Emotions are allowed.
- [Nurse] Well done, good job.
Best pushes yet.
- [Jessica] It was good having your hand there
the whole time.
You felt fine doing it?
You can see all the hair?
You can actually see it?
- [Stephen] Yeah.
- [Nurse] She's got a little strand of hair
that just hangs out all the time.
- [Jessica] Oh my God, that's so crazy.
- [Doctor] With the next contraction,
we have to deliver your baby.
You are doing very well,
but it's very important that we do deliver.
So make sure that you give us.
- [Nurse] everything you've got left now okay?
- One's coming.
- [Nurse] Yeah.
Give it to us.
Big push, Jess.
- [Doctor] Come on, come on, come on.
- [Nurse] That's it, that's it, that's it.
- [Doctor] Come on, come on, come on.
- [Nurse] Well done, well done.
- [Doctor] Push now, push now.
- [Nurse] There we go.
There she comes.
Her head's out Jess.
- [Doctor] All right, now,
I'm gonna ask you to do a big push for me okay?
- [Nurse] So next push is your baby out.
That's it.
Her head's out completely.
- [Stephen] So good bubs, she's almost here.
(Jessica crying)
- [Nurse] There we go.
Happy Birthday little girl.
(laughing excitedly)
She's crying.
Happy Birthday.
(Jessica crying)
(baby crying)
(staff talking in background)
- [Stephen] You did so well.
- Oh my God.
- [Stephen] She's doing so well.
- She's so warm.
(baby crying)
- [Nurse] Can we pass her on to the baby doctor,
for a second, just to get her checked out?
- Oh, Steve.
- [Stephen] She's right there.
(laughing)
- [Stephen] You're doing so well.
(baby crying)
- Congratulations!
- [Stephen] Thank you!
- She's gorgeous!
- [Stephen] Aw.
(baby crying)
- She's so cute.
- [Stephen] She's so cute.
- [Doctor] Beautiful heart rate.
- [Stephen] She looks perfect.
She looks like a real baby.
- [Nurse] See all that hair
that we saw when you're pushing?
- [Stephen] She looks so cute.
Hello.
Welcome to the world.
- [Nurse] You want her in your right hand,
or your left hand?
- Um, sure.
(laughing)
- That sounds good.
- [Nurse] Do you want a photo?
- It's okay, we'll do one after,
thank you so much.
You did it.
- I can't wait to see what she looks like.
- [Stephen] She looks so cute,
I had a little snuggle session before.
- Yeah.
- [Stephen] She's coming over.
- Get a good look at her face
before I put her on your chest,
cause you can't see her face properly.
She's got a grumpy face on.
- She's so cute!
- She's been through an ordeal as well haven't ya?
- [Jessica] Oh my gosh.
(laughing)
- [Nurse] She's like, "What's going on?"
- Hello.
- [Nurse] Right in the middle of your chest there.
I know, it's a bit cold without those blankets isn't it?
Beautiful.
And we'll tuck her feet underneath your gown
just so you keep her nice and toasty.
(exhaling)
- She has a strong neck.
(sighing)
- That was so dramatic.
Oh my Gosh.
- Dramatic entrance into the world.
- [Stephen] Look at this, right there on your neck.
- [Nurse] You could tell you were pushing
with all of your might,
but she just wasn't coming around that bend.
- Yeah.
- That stubborn little thing.
- [Stephen] She's a little stubborn,
didn't want to come out,
but she's here now.
- She didn't need any help either when she was born.
- Yeah she cried straight away.
- [Stephen] Yeah cried straight away.
(hopeful music)