"The closer you can stay now the better. As things progress your scent will strengthen,  it will reassure him and help him to relax between contractions. You will soon, if you haven't already, begin to feel an echo of the contractions in your bond. It won't be everything Severus is feeling but it will let you know when it’s time to push and when it is time for the babies to be born," Abigail told him. 