Chapter 89 Breastfeeding
After giving birth, Shen Zhixia was very tired, so she fell asleep again. This time, she slept very soundly and didn't have any dreams.
But she also knew that the original owner was doing very well in her world.
For her, this is also a good thing.
The original owner didn't like this world. She was constantly pampered to death by her family and was eventually murdered. She didn't actually like Huo Chenzhou either. Now she's living the life she wanted in that world, which is a good thing, isn't it?
As an orphan who had never experienced family, she was able to get married and have children here, and she was very satisfied with her current life.
They both achieved the lives they wanted.
Shen Zhixia slept very soundly. When she woke up, there was a kind old woman in front of her, holding two children, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "These children are so beautiful, they look exactly like you when you were little."
Huo Chenzhou frowned as he looked at the child, and after a moment of silence, asked, "Are you sure you look like me?"
The two children were tiny, their bodies all red, and he really couldn't see any resemblance to him.
He actually hoped that the child would grow up to look like Shen Zhixia. Shen Zhixia was so beautiful, and he hoped that the child would be as fair and tender as her. However, he felt that the chances of having two children were slim.
The old woman chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, look at their eyes, they're just like yours."
Huo Chenzhou couldn't see any resemblance between their small, swollen eyes and his own, so he remained silent in the end.
The two children are identical twins. Although they are fraternal twins, they look exactly alike. However, the younger brother looks rounder and a bit fatter, making him easy to distinguish.
Shen Zhixia moved her body and realized that she was now back in the family compound.
It seems she was discharged from the hospital while she was asleep.
Seeing that she was awake, Huo Chenzhou quickly asked, "Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?"
As he spoke, he draped a coat over Shen Zhixia's shoulders—his own military coat, which was incredibly hot.
She noticed that the windows inside the room were closed, and the room was dimly lit by a kerosene lamp, making her feel uncomfortable and disoriented.
Shen Zhixia took off her clothes and said speechlessly, "Why did you close the window?"
Huo Chenzhou said, "You're in your postpartum period now, so you can't be exposed to drafts. You can just stay in bed from now on."
Shen Zhixia: "?"
She glared at Huo Chenzhou: "Who told you to do this? If I stay in bed all the time, I'll be ruined. Even if I'm in postpartum confinement, I still need to get up and walk around every day for my health. Also, the windows need to be open so I can breathe fresh air, otherwise I'll suffocate."
Huo Chenzhou was taken aback: "Is that so?"
He didn't really understand postpartum care; he only knew that one shouldn't be exposed to drafts or get tired during this period, so he did just that.
Shen Zhixia nodded: "Of course, open the window quickly, I can't breathe right now."
Huo Chenzhou then got up and opened the window, and Shen Zhixia felt that the air in the room was a little better, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
She moved her body slightly, but still felt some pain, so she didn't move further.
Having just given birth, she could only stay in bed for a few days before she was able to get up.
"Wife, this is your first time postpartum, how do you know so much?" Huo Chenzhou humbly asked for advice.
Shen Zhixia said, "It's not that difficult. Of course, I heard it all from Sister Zhang, and some of it I read in books."
Huo Chenzhou nodded. He felt that he still knew too little and needed to study hard in order to take good care of Shen Zhixia.
At this moment, the old woman came over, carrying a bowl of chicken soup to Shen Zhixia, and said, "Drink the soup quickly."
Shen Zhixia looked at the old woman and remained silent for a moment.
She didn't recognize this person, but she felt a strange sense of familiarity with him.
Huo Chenzhou said, "I told Mom about this when your due date was approaching. She took an overnight train to come. You need someone to take care of you during your postpartum period, so I had her come."
It turns out she's Huo Chenzhou's mother.
When the two got married, the original owner had met Huo Chenzhou's mother, but she didn't care at all, so she had no memory of her.
Shen Zhixia smiled and said, "Mom, I'll have to trouble you during this time."
She did need someone to take care of her during her postpartum period, but unfortunately, her mother died early and her father was unreliable and had been sent to prison. As for other relatives, they were even less important. So, all things considered, the original owner was actually a lonely person.
Even during postpartum confinement, it's impossible to find reliable relatives to come over.
The old woman was stunned for a moment; she seemed not to have expected Shen Zhixia to call her "Mom."
She had met Shen Zhixia once when Huo Chenzhou and Shen Zhixia got married. She went to the wedding, but Shen Zhixia didn't think much of her and didn't call her. At the time, she was only happy that Huo Chenzhou was getting married, and that he was marrying a woman from the city. She didn't care at all.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhixia actually called her "Mom" this time.
Shen Zhixia didn't think that much about it. She was naturally very happy and grateful that Huo Chenzhou's mother was able to come all the way from so far away to take care of her.
She wasn't actually hungry, but her body did need nutrition, so she drank the whole bowl of soup and ate the chicken and mushrooms in it.
When Huo's mother saw that she had an appetite, she was also happy: "It's good that you can eat. You need to eat to produce milk."
Milk……
After Huo's mother pointed it out, she realized that her breasts were swollen, a strange feeling. At the same time, she suddenly felt that her attachment to her child had deepened.
She knew it was due to hormones; after giving birth, her body produced many hormones that made her want to care for her child.
She doesn't dislike this feeling, after all, she now has a happy family and two lovely children, and she will raise them well.
She actually really likes children, and she thinks it's a great thing to have raised a son and a daughter.
Just then, the two children suddenly burst into tears.
Huo's mother's expression changed, and she quickly picked up the child to comfort him, while Huo Chenzhou also picked up the other child to comfort him.
But it was no use; the two children still cried until their noses were red.
Mrs. Huo said, "They are hungry."
Shen Zhixia was sleeping the whole time, so the two children never drank her milk. They only made some formula for the children to drink. The quality of formula in that era was generally not as good as breast milk.
"I'll feed them," Shen Zhixia said.
She planned to breastfeed initially, since breast milk is rich in nutrients and more suitable for feeding the baby, and then switch to formula later.
She took the child.
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