Chapter 493 Twins

Sun Yijian and Shijiu made contact with Li Dalang. When Li Dalang received Li Jia'ai's package, Li Sanniang had already started her daily duties in Yongpingfang, Chang'an City.

Li San Niang opened her medical record book and looked through it to see which patients were due for follow-up appointments recently.

Just as I was looking at it, I heard a cheerful "Dr. Li" coming from across the room.

Hearing that familiar voice, Li San Niang immediately smiled and looked up to see that it was indeed Ying Niang.

Yingniang, dressed in a light green, high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), walked in with Shunzi. After exchanging their numbers, Yingniang sat down at the consultation table facing Li Sanniang. Her smile was like the sun in the sky, warming everyone who saw it.

After receiving the number plate from Shunzi, Li Sanniang heard Yingniang's voice again: "Doctor Li, I'm very obedient. As soon as we packed up, Shunzi and I rushed over."

I feel pretty good overall, except my belly is a little protruding. Apart from that, everything else is fine.

However, I'm obedient. Dr. Li, you said last time that I should come to check my pulse on this appointed day, so here I am!

Li San Niang glanced at her just now and realized that Ying Niang's belly wasn't just slightly protruding, it was already quite protruding.

Although the high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) already covered the belly quite well, the belly of twins, when it was more than five months along, could not be hidden at all.

"Extend your hand first so I can take your pulse."

"Okay, we'll do whatever Dr. Li says."

Yingniang obediently placed her wrist on the pulse pillow. Li Sanniang carefully examined her pulse and found that her condition was quite good. Because she was still young and her pregnancy was still in its early stages, and it seemed that her family valued this pregnancy very much, judging from Yingniang's fair and rosy complexion, she was at least not being mistreated in terms of food.

"Come in, let me feel your belly and take a look."

After Qiu Xiang drew the curtain, Li San Niang washed her hands and rubbed them together to warm them. At that moment, she saw Ying Niang, who had already skillfully lifted her skirt and was waiting there with her belly exposed.

While performing palpation, Li San Niang used her X-ray vision to check whether the fetus in Ying Niang's womb was normal and healthy.

The probability of twins is not particularly low, but it is also not common.

Moreover, although twins can result in two babies, twin pregnancies are actually a significant challenge for both the pregnant mother and the babies.

It's still relatively good now. If it were late pregnancy, when the fetus had grown larger, it would be a considerable burden on the mother.

Moreover, as mentioned earlier, from a purely clinical medical perspective, a fetus is essentially a "parasite" on the mother's body. One fetus is already quite a burden, and two fetuses are not simply a case of 1+1=2, but rather 1+1>2.

At the same time, the mother's body can only provide a limited amount of nutrition to the fetus. Twin pregnancies can create a situation where one fetus is strong while the other is weak.

At this moment, what Li San Niang saw was that the fetus in Ying Niang's womb was now showing one large and one small.

After the inspection was completed, Qiu Xiang stepped forward to help Ying Niang tidy up her clothes.

Once everything was settled, Li Sanniang asked Yingniang, "Have you been able to feel the baby moving in your belly lately?"

"He moves around a lot around noon every day, haha, this child is quite active."

"Yingniang, Shunzi, you must listen carefully to what I am about to say."

Shunzi, who hadn't said more than a few words since sitting down, quickly sat up straight and adopted an obedient attitude when he heard Li Sanniang call his name.

“Dr. Li, we’re old acquaintances, so please feel free to speak.”

Looking at Yingniang and Shunzi, Li Sanniang said directly, "Yingniang is pregnant with twins this time, there are two babies in her womb."

Because there were two, her belly appeared quite large even though she was only a little over five months pregnant.

I just checked her pulse and palpation, and Yingniang and the children are both doing well.

However, while twins are a good thing, they also come with risks, so we should be very careful.

Li San Niang paused for a moment, giving the two ample time to react.

Sure enough, as soon as Li San Niang stopped talking, she saw Shunzi's eyes widen. After glancing at Li San Niang, he turned his head down to look at Ying Niang's belly.

Shunzi's mind was filled with disbelief. "Ah, not only am I going to be a father, but I'm going to be a father to two children?"

Am I going to have two kids?

Two kids!

two! "

Yingniang's reaction was even more adorable. She reached out and touched her protruding belly, staring blankly at Li Sanniang and asked, "I... I have two babies in my belly?"

Li San Niang nodded, and seeing that the two still looked incredulous, she smiled and said, "Yes, there are two babies."

The pregnancy is still quite far along, and the baby's condition looks good.

You're someone who listens to advice. As the pregnancy progresses, the burden on your body will likely increase.

Just stay where you are now, eat and drink as you please, but it's best to avoid doing any work that requires bending over or exerting force.

Walking a few thousand steps slowly every day is enough to get some exercise.

If conditions allow, you can prepare some meat dishes, but you shouldn't eat too much. If you eat too much, the child will grow too big, and it will be difficult to give birth.

Also, twins are often born prematurely, so you should be prepared and try to let the babies stay in the womb for as long as possible.

No matter what, don't worry, I'm here for you.

As soon as Li San Niang finished speaking, Shunzi immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, we'll listen to Doctor Li."

"Eat! After we leave the clinic, we'll go buy meat, lots of it."

Turning his head, Shunzi grabbed Yingniang's arm and patted his chest to assure her, "Yingniang, don't worry, our family will definitely do everything for your own good. Just tell us what you want to eat."

Yingniang's hand was still being held by Shunzi. She only smiled slightly at Shunzi's statement. Yingniang then turned to Li Sanniang and asked with some nervousness and caution, "Doctor Li, I've heard of twins."

In my mother's village, there was a woman who gave birth to twins, also before her due date.

"Dr. Li, I'm really happy to be pregnant with twins, but I'm also afraid of twins," Yingniang glanced at her belly, looked at Li Sanniang and continued, "After all, I'm carrying two babies at once."

Dr. Li, when do you think I should come next time?

Ten days? Twenty days? Or...?

"Come back to the clinic to see me again in about thirty days."

When you're close to giving birth, just have Shunzi come to the clinic and ask me to come out for a house call.

"Okay, we'll do whatever Dr. Li says!"

After seeing off Shunzi and Yingniang, who were beaming with joy and smiling at everyone they met, Li Sanniang was also very happy.

New life always brings joy.

Just as Li San Niang was about to speak with Qiu Xiang, she heard a familiar voice calling out again. When she looked up, she saw an old acquaintance had come to her door.

"Qiu Niang, what brings you here?"

Is something wrong? Or are you feeling unwell?

"Third Miss, please wait a moment, I'll get a number plate."

After Shen Qiuniang (who appears in chapters 31-33) sat down, Li Sanniang carefully examined her face and began to have some guesses.

Sure enough, upon examining the pulse, it was a slippery pulse.

Shen Qiu Niang is pregnant!

Seeing the affirmative look on Li San Niang's face, Shen Qiu Niang felt a surge of joy welling up in her heart.

"It's been about two months, why are you only arriving now?"

Overjoyed, Shen Qiuniang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiled at Li Sanniang, and then replied.

"I didn't change my clothes last month, but I just assumed I was too tired lately, so I didn't think much of it."

But when the due date came this month and it still hadn't arrived, I realized something was wrong.

I already had some suspicions in my mind, but there were only two people in this family, Tuva and I, and no elders. The neighbors were ultimately outsiders, so how could I talk to anyone about it?

"That's why I finally found some time to come to this clinic to see Third Sister."

Li San Niang called Shen Qiu Niang into the inner room again, checked her over using her special abilities, and found everything was normal. She then gave her many instructions and sent Shen Qiu Niang out of the clinic.