The next morning when Lin Yan woke up, the doctor came to check on her and examined her incision.
"Mrs. Lu has recovered very well. Today we can start helping her get up and sit for a while, and then pass the lochia."
Because the Lu family hired a special confinement nanny and postpartum rehabilitation therapist, the doctor only gave a few brief instructions.
Lin Yan had always known about lochia discharge, but she had never experienced it, so she had no idea how difficult the process was.
The confinement nanny pressed on her abdomen, and she couldn't stop even though the pain was so severe that her eyes were filled with tears. Lu Jinghuai, who was standing by, couldn't help at all and frowned tightly.
After the procedure was completed, Lu Jinghuai helped Lin Yan wipe her body and change her pants. Lin Yan originally thought that she might feel a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, but after the pain, she didn't care about anything anymore.
The child next to her started crying again for some reason. Lin Yan hadn't yet started to lactate, so the confinement nanny fed her milk powder and then coaxed the child.
Another confinement nanny also spoke up: "Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, if you decide to breastfeed, it is best to stimulate the milk production as soon as possible. I will give Mrs. Lu a massage to stimulate the milk production."
In fact, the confinement nanny tried to help Lin Yan with lactation yesterday, but failed. The main reason was that Lin Yan cried in pain when she was touched. Lu Jinghuai stopped before Lin Yan even said so.
Lin Yan had just finished cleaning up when she heard the confinement nanny's words. Her whole face wrinkled and was full of nervousness.
In fact, she originally wanted to adopt a feeding mode of half breast milk and half formula, but she really had no milk production.
She tried to get her milk circulated yesterday, and the pain made her want to cry, but it still didn't work. Logically, she was in good health and had a professional confinement nanny to help her, so she should be able to get her milk circulated soon. However, the reality tortured her and made her exhausted.
Lin Yan took a deep breath and was about to agree when Lu Jinghuai spoke up.
"If it doesn't work, just drink the milk powder." Lu Jinghuai's tone was serious, and he didn't sound like he was joking.
In fact, Lin Yan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but then she pursed her lips tightly and licked them again, feeling a little conflicted.
"Are you not breastfeeding anymore?"
"Yeah." Lu Jinghuai poured her a glass of water. It was just a simple word, but his tone was serious. Seeing Lin Yan took the water and drank it, he began to explain.
"There are so many different kinds of formula nowadays, there's no need to cling to breast milk, so we just feed with formula."
The little maternal love that was generated by childbirth dissipated when she thought of the pain of lactation.
Lin Yan hesitated for only a few seconds before decisively nodding in agreement, mainly because she really couldn't bear the hardship.
However, after the confinement nanny left, she couldn't help but lower her voice, feeling a little lost.
"Am I a particularly selfish mother? I don't want a natural birth, and now I can't even breastfeed."
"How could that be?" Lu Jinghuai rubbed Lin Yan's head. "There's not much difference between a baby born by caesarean section and a baby born naturally. You'll suffer less. The same goes for milk powder."
"You are Lin Yan first, then my wife, and finally the mother of our child."
Lin Yan's mood suddenly brightened, her eyes curved: "Okay."
"But we only want this one child." Lu Jinghuai held Lin Yan's hand tightly.
Although he did a lot of homework and preparation during the pregnancy, he still couldn't help Lin Yan in many cases.
"I thought you would want both a son and a daughter." Lin Yan glanced at Lu Jinghuai.
"No need." Lu Jinghuai said calmly, but firmly: "One is enough."
Lin Yan chuckled and leaned her head on Lu Jinghuai's arm. She suddenly felt lucky to have met Lu Jinghuai.
Although the current society talks about gender equality, she knows better than anyone that most people still want a boy to inherit the family business, and the Lu family really has a "throne" to inherit.
She had heard before that getting married is not just about choosing a husband for yourself, but also about choosing a father for your children.
It’s great that she helped her daughter choose a good father.
Lu Yingqian came again in the afternoon with some fruits in her hands. Her eyes lit up when she saw that Lin Yan was awake.
"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"
At this time, the child next door woke up, and the confinement nanny also brought the child over. Newborn babies sleep more and wake up less often. When Lu Yingqian came yesterday, the child was sleeping with his eyes closed, so Lu Yingqian was the happiest when the child woke up today.
"This is my little niece, so cute." She gently squeezed the child's hand and touched her little face.
There was a smile in Lin Yan's eyes. To be honest, although she also liked her own child, she really couldn't say how good-looking the child was against her will.
The newborn baby's face was red and wrinkled. Lin Yan could only comfort herself that the baby would grow out in a couple of days, which kept her awake at night.
But even so, in the eyes of Lu Yingqian's aunt, she is cute with a filter.
Lu Yingqian also took out the small gold lock that she had bought specially and put it in the child's hand.
Lin Yan watched this scene with her eyes bent, but Lu Yingqian felt a little embarrassed.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't know what my niece could use, so I bought her a small gold lock."
"I want to thank my aunt on behalf of my baby." Lin Yan said with a smile, "This little gold locket is very beautiful. It's the first gift my baby has received."
Lu Yingqian's smile became even brighter. She teased the child and asked Lin Yan about the child.
"Sister-in-law, have you chosen a name for your niece?"
Lin Yan looked at Lu Jinghuai. Lu Jinghuai originally wanted her to choose a name, but Lin Yan was bad at naming. She couldn't come up with a good name after thinking for a long time, so she had to return the naming right to her.
Lu Jinghuai's expression froze for a moment, and he cleared his throat twice, "Almost there."
Lu Yingqian curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by soon? You should pay more attention to your niece!"
Lu Jinghuai remained silent and didn't say anything in the end. He hadn't decided on a name because he cared too much about his daughter.
He has thought of almost thirty or forty names since yesterday. He feels that each one is okay, but none of them is worthy of his daughter, so the name has not been decided until now.
Lu Yingqian didn't know about Lu Jinghuai's dilemma, but Lin Yan did. She held back her smile and spoke up to help Lu Jinghuai out.
"There's no rush to choose a name for the baby. You can take your time and decide on one before registering the baby. But the baby can't be left without a name forever. Didn't the nurse say yesterday that we needed a name for registration?"
Lin Yan thought for a moment and spoke again: "How about we give it a nickname first?"
"Okay." Lu Jinghuai naturally wouldn't object: "You pick the nickname."
Just call your family by your nickname, and don’t be too cautious about it. It’s okay to choose a name even if you don’t have any idea about it.
"Hmm." Lin Yan responded and thought carefully before speaking, "How about calling me Doudou?"
"The Doudou who eats, sleeps and plays Doudou?" Lu Yingqian hesitated and looked at her little niece who closed her eyes and started to sleep.
"No, it's Doudou, the bean sprout. Ever since she was in my belly, I felt that she was tiny, like a small bean sprout. When she was born, she was still a small bean sprout."
After Lin Yan finished explaining, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She also felt that this nickname seemed too casual: "How about calling her Yaya?"
"I think Yaya is okay!" Lu Yingqian quickly agreed. Yaya is better than Doudou, and it sounds like a little girl's name.
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