Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I trust your arrangements completely, I'll listen to you." After saying that, Lin Xiaoxiao paused for a moment and said casually, "Mom, how about I just check into the hospital in the next couple of days, so that the house doesn't become a complete mess?"
"I was just making a suggestion. If I were in the hospital, you wouldn't be so worried. You all look at yourselves; it seems like I'm the only one in the family with the best complexion."
Lin Xiaoxiao genuinely thought so. Her family members all seemed anxious, with dark circles under their eyes. She figured she might as well just go to the hospital to prepare for childbirth.
These days, hospital beds aren't in short supply at all. People only come to the hospital when they're about to give birth. Some people with limited resources simply call a midwife to come to their home. Lin Xiaoxiao can stay in the hospital for as many days as she wants, unlike in later years when, in huge hospitals, people might say they don't want to give birth, but when you arrive, there are always plenty of pregnant women queuing up for checkups.
With so many people, hospital beds are in short supply. In later generations, if you want to be hospitalized, doctors will only arrange a place for you after you have dilated or your water has broken.
These days, people are reluctant to go to the hospital, not only because it costs a lot of money, but also because they don't trust Western medicine.
There are too many beds.
Upon hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's suggestion, Bai Hehua began to ponder it. It was indeed a good idea. Staying in the hospital meant that even if their family members weren't there, there would still be doctors and nurses available for checkups at any time. And even if they were about to give birth, someone would make arrangements.
Unlike at home, where things would definitely be chaotic and messy, and if time and opportunity were wasted, it would be a real loss. Lin Xiaoxiao had another reason for coming up with this idea. She was also worried about everyone's state of mind. This family was more or less affected by her anxiety.
Bai Hehua knew this, but she really couldn't resist.
Now that she had this good idea, Bai Hehua stopped worrying and decided to go to the hospital first. Running between the two places herself was better than staying at home and overthinking.
That was settled. When it was time for dinner, Bai Hehua brought up the suggestion. With Lin Xiaoxiao cooperating, no one in the family could object.
After deciding to go to the hospital, Bai Hehua and Han Qiushi packed the necessary items together, and Han Qiushi would take them there early the next morning.
Lin Xiaoxiao also packed her things, which was easy to do. She stood for a while and then felt her lower back start to ache. After the ache subsided, her stomach started to tighten. At this point, she was no longer nervous and knew that she was having contractions again. She wanted to lie down and rest properly, but the feeling came in waves, making it difficult for her to move.
She instinctively grabbed the table next to her and took a deep breath.
Han Qiushi, who was standing nearby, had been watching Lin Xiaoxiao's condition closely. Upon seeing this, he immediately put down what he was holding, and with a "thud," the item fell to the ground. "What's wrong? Is your stomach hurting again? Go to bed and rest for a bit."
Bai Hehua was very anxious. "Are you about to give birth? I'll have Han Qiulin drive right now, and we'll go to the hospital tonight."
Lin Xiaoxiao stopped Bai Hehua: "Mom, I'm having contractions again. It's nothing serious. We can go tomorrow."
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to be in good spirits, Bai Hehua relaxed her furrowed brows and said, "It's good that you're really alright. You should rest now. We'll take care of preparing these things."
No sooner had she finished speaking than her aunt, who came in with some things, drew her attention: "Xiaoxiao, don't you feel any pain?"
"Get him to the hospital immediately."
As they were talking, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that her underwear was wet, and soon it seemed to have soaked down to her back.
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and grabbed Han Qiushi's arm: "Qiushi, hurry to the hospital, my water seems to have broken..."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room immediately panicked, hurriedly gathering their belongings and running outside to let Han Qiulin drive the car.
Seeing Han Qiushi holding Lin Xiaoxiao's hand tightly, Auntie clapped her hands excitedly: "Qiushi, don't just stand there, quickly take Xiaoxiao outside and get her in the car! She's given birth so suddenly, you guys hurry up and get her to the hospital first. I'll pack my things and have your dad take them over, and I'll also get some food and go with them."
During childbirth, pregnant women need to eat something to line their stomachs, otherwise they won't have the strength.
After her aunt brought all the things over, Lin Xiaoxiao and Han Qiushi had already gone into the delivery room.
Outside, Bai Hehua, Han's father, Han Qiulin, and some other people were waiting.
"How is Xiaoxiao? She went in without even taking a bite of this." Aunt said, holding up the food in her hand.
Bai Hehua glanced at it, then leaned over to her aunt and said, "I was so in such a rush that I forgot to tell you. Xiaoxiao's twins probably won't be easy to deliver naturally; she'll have to have a C-section. She probably won't need to eat anything to cushion her delivery."
"That's true, I used to do the same thing. We've cooked quite a lot, and it'll probably be sitting in there for a while. Why don't we share it? Xiaoxiao's health is important, so you all need to take care of yourselves too."
"Qiushi, he'll probably be up all night, so he'll need to eat something."
"He's inside." In later generations, some hospitals were willing to allow a birthing partner, but others were not.
The current environment is incomparable to that of later generations, and the idea of a man entering the delivery room is still quite taboo. However, because Lin Xiaoxiao is pregnant with twins, and fearing that she would feel too burdened, Han Qiushi insisted on going in to accompany her during the delivery. This was better than waiting outside and fighting for her. The hospital was too busy currying favor with the Han family to object to this.
Not long after, the Kong family arrived, and Li Qiutang, having finished her work, came up to wait with them.
"How is it? Has Xiaoxiao given birth yet?" Kong Xi asked.
"Definitely not yet, it can't be that fast." He was immediately met with a glare from his wife.
When it comes to pregnancy, men only care about having fun and getting pregnant, but it's always the women who suffer.
The women here have all given birth.
Although the man in the family treats her fairly well, during childbirth, when there are dangers, the worries don't disappear just because her husband takes good care of her. He must be very worried about Lin Xiaoxiao's condition.
That's what everyone was thinking, but no one said it out loud. Saying it would only create tension. It's better to save your energy for praying that Lin Xiaoxiao will have a safe delivery.
Giving birth is definitely not that quick; even just the dilation of the cervix takes time.
Some women may not be able to give birth even after just one night for their first child, while others conceive very quickly.
Lin Xiaoxiao's cesarean section didn't require waiting for dilation, but since it was still surgery, it's normal for it to take a little longer.
While everyone waited anxiously, Lin Xiaoxiao in the delivery room wasn't so nervous, but she wasn't feeling too comfortable either.
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