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***Athena's POV***
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Pagkatapos ng halos sampung oras na nagla- labor ay tuluyan ko na rin naisilang ang isang batang lalaki at isang babae. Tama lang ang laki ng mga ito at ayon sa doctor---- healthy naman pareho ang mga ito.
Hindi basta't basta ang sakit na dulot habang nanganganak. Especially during labor, it was hard to put into words just how painful it was. The contractions felt like my lower body was being torn apart, and the pain was almost unbearable. My whole body would shake, and I felt so weak and exhausted, as if I had no strength left to push through.
Thankfully, Mary was always by my side. She guided me and gave me the strength I needed.
The pain of childbirth is like no other—so intense and draining—but when I finally heard the first cries of my babies, every
