Chapter 2668 Production
Changyu returned with a full load. Even Mingda couldn't help but pick out a piece of jade, a very beautiful mutton-fat jade. She planned to have someone make it into a bracelet to wear.
Seeing that it was getting late, Manbao stood up and saw them out. Zhou Lijun also saw them to the door with her big belly.
Seeing their carriage go away, Zhou Lijun was about to turn back, holding her stomach, when she suddenly cried "Ah". Manbao quickly reached out to support her, "What's wrong?"
"I, I think I twisted my waist. No, that's not right. I think I'm bleeding, or my water broke? Aunt, aunt..."
Manbao took a look and said, "Don't be afraid, she should be giving birth soon."
She said, "The date calculated is also within these few days. It's normal. Don't be afraid. It will take a while for the baby to come out. Come on, I will help you go back."
Zhou Lijun took just one step and then she didn't want to go any further. She felt wet, and it seemed to be flowing down. She was a little scared and shook her head, "No, no, I can't walk."
Manbao thought so too and quickly turned to look at Bai Shan. Bai Shan had already asked someone to bring the spring stool.
Xiang Mingxue came running over after hearing the news. He was so anxious that his legs looked a little lame. He looked at Zhou Lijun with sweat on his forehead. He wanted to reach out but didn't dare. "What should I do?"
He wanted to hug someone, but he knew that he definitely couldn't afford Zhou Lijun at this moment.
Zhou Lijun took a deep breath after listening to her aunt's words and slowly calmed down. She comforted Xiang Mingxue and said, "I'm fine. I'll wait."
The servants quickly brought over a stool with a quilt on it.
Manbao helped her lie down, and then he used the stool to have someone carry her to the delivery room.
After entering the delivery room, Manbao took a look at her and asked in surprise, "She's going to give birth so soon?"
Zhou Lijun also felt that it was fast. This was different from what her aunt and sister-in-law had told her. "Aunt, didn't they say that labor pains would last a long time before the onset of labor? I, I didn't feel any pain."
Manbao said: "This shows that the child loves you. This is a good child."
Manbao comforted her and said to her, "Don't be afraid. Although you are about to give birth, it will take time for your cervix to open. Just lie down and listen to me. Everything will be fine."
Manbao helped Zhou Lijun adjust her breathing, and after making sure she was relaxed again, he went out to ask someone to call a midwife.
That’s right, a midwife is still needed to deliver the baby, even if Zhou Man is here.
Xiao Qian quickly washed her hands and came over, bringing Fang and a few others to help.
It was not the first time for them to give birth, especially Xiao Qian, who had helped her sisters-in-law when they gave birth over the years, so she arranged everything outside in an orderly manner. If they wanted hot water, there was hot water; if they wanted cold water, there was cold water; if they wanted brown sugar and eggs, there were brown sugar and eggs.
Old Madam Liu and Zheng also rushed over.
The yard was suddenly filled with people.
However, the delivery room was very quiet. Only Manbao, Xibing, and Wuyue were busy. When Xiao Qian came in, she wanted to kick them all out. After all, they were all young girls. They couldn't even get married, and yet they were here to deliver babies...
But she endured it, and after taking a look outside, she said, "You guys in the Imperial Medical Bureau are really something. You don't even give students a holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Otherwise, you still have Li Ru at home to help you."
Manbao said vaguely: "We will release it after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Because a lot of people were going to be brought from the Imperial Medical Bureau this time, in order to prevent the news from being leaked before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Imperial Medical Bureau was directly closed and students were not allowed to enter or leave.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the emperor's personal expedition is announced to the world, they will be able to come out.
Manbao was ready. After confirming that everything she needed was complete, she even took out the needle bag and put it aside. She nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, no problem. Now we just have to wait."
Wait until her cervix is dilated enough for delivery.
The midwife's family was not close by, and although the Zhou family had already made an appointment with her, because it was the first child for both of them, according to experience, it would take a long time for labor to begin after the contractions, so no one thought of bringing the baby home to raise him.
So it still took quite a while to go back and forth.
As soon as the midwife arrived, she was about to rush into the delivery room, but was stopped by May and Xibing who were waiting outside. She went to the side room to change clothes and wash her hands before being allowed in.
The midwife smiled and said, "Oh, I didn't forget. I changed my clothes on the way here, and I will wash them again when I go in."
She and Doctor Zhou were not strangers, and she had been delivering babies for more than ten years, so she knew the rules.
Wu Yue smiled and said, "Don't be offended, this is our second aunt's first time giving birth, so she's a little nervous."
After cleaning the midwife and sending her in, Manbao was already standing by the bed, instructing Zhou Lijun. Zhou Lijun had practiced before, so he didn't yell or scream. Instead, he took a deep breath, held it tightly, and then pushed as his aunt said, but...
It really hurts, it hurts so much...
Even Zhou Lijun couldn't help crying out of pain. Xiao Qian wiped her tears and held her hand tightly.
Manbao adjusted her posture again and said to her, "You are not using your strength correctly. Take it easy first. I will ask you to inhale later, and you hold your breath, and then use more strength..."
The midwife went up to take a look, and Manbao gave her his seat.
The midwife asked, "Is the fetus in the correct position?"
"just!"
The midwife took a look at the size of her belly and found it wasn't very big. She had visited Zhou Lijun before and knew that her pelvis was fine, so she said, "Don't panic, Madam. Your belly is not big and the fetus is in the right position. Your cervix is open now and the baby will be born soon. Come, follow me and inhale, exhale, inhale and exhale again, take a deep breath, hold it, hold it, sink down, push down..."
Manbao: ...
It was clearly the same words, so why did she use the wrong strength when she was giving instructions, but everything was right when the midwife came?
Zhou Lijun was clenching his hands tightly, closing his mouth and eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, he looked at the midwife and followed her movements to inhale and hold his breath...
The midwife shouted, "Yes, yes, just push like that. I can see the baby's head coming out. Come on..."
The midwife was shaking all over. She stood in front of the bed, opposite Zhou Lijun, and made large movements with her hands, teaching her to breathe in and out. She followed suit, then took a long breath and held it, shouting at her to push harder, harder...
Manbao stared at her in amazement. This was not the first time the two of them had worked together, but she had never paid much attention to the midwife's movements before.
Manbao looked at her, then at Zhou Lijun, and subconsciously wanted to learn. He also shook his body up and down like the midwife, allowing Zhou Lijun to hold his breath and then exert force.
Xiao Qian, who was standing by, witnessed the whole scene: ...
How could the child I raised suddenly become like this?
The midwife said excitedly: "It's coming out, it's coming out..."
She reached out and held the baby's head, guiding her to keep pushing, and soon the whole baby came out.
She deftly cut the baby's umbilical cord, tied a knot, handed it to Zhou Man, and then went to clean up Zhou Lijun.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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