Chapter 912 Giving Birth
Zhou Xi felt it soon after Manbao's needle was inserted. She stared closely at the midwife's mouth, followed her every inhalation, held her breath, and then pushed harder, only to feel the pain until she lost consciousness...
She subconsciously grabbed something nearby and squeezed it tightly. Manbao's little hand was caught by her, and she felt like her hand was about to break. She clenched her other hand into a fist and stuffed it into her mouth...
The midwife exclaimed in surprise, "I see the head, I see the head. Come, let's hold our breath again and wait for the baby's shoulders to come out..."
Manbao wanted to go and take a look, but Qian held her down firmly. She felt that the younger girl was even less troublesome than the older one. How could a little girl like her watch something like childbirth?
All Manbao could hear was the midwife's constant shouting, and then saw her elder sister taking a breath with a face twisted with pain, and then trying harder. Manbao's heart was in his throat watching...
"It's out, it's out..." The midwife caught the baby, cut the umbilical cord first, then cleared the stuff blocking the baby's mouth and nose, and then gently patted the baby's buttocks, and the baby cried loudly.
The midwife was delighted. She first held the baby up to the exhausted Zhou Xi and took a look at it, saying, "It's a big fat boy. Congratulations, madam."
Zhou Xi just raised his eyes to take a look, and the midwife took the baby aside to wash it. Xiao Qianshi helped and nimbly took out the swaddling clothes that had been prepared long ago.
The midwife then washed the child and handed it to Xiao Qianshi. When she turned around, Manbao had already pulled out the needle and was taking Zhou Xi's pulse.
She smiled and walked forward, taking care of Zhou Xi while praising Qian: "The old lady is so lucky to have such a young lady in her family. Where did she learn this medical skill? It's really good."
Qian smiled and said, "She learned it from Doctor Ji of the Jishitang in Yizhou City. She is still young and will learn a lot in the future."
The midwife was filled with envy, "That's great, there aren't many female doctors in this world."
Manbao hesitated and said, "I always feel that Big Sister's pulse is a little weak. Is she bleeding too much?"
The midwife took a look and said, "It's a bit much, but it's normal. It's mainly because your nephew is too old."
At this point, the midwife complained a little, "I told you when April came, just eat enough, don't eat too much or too well, it will be difficult to give birth if the baby is too big."
Qian glanced at Zhou Xi. She had also reminded him of this, and even Manbao had said it.
Zhou Xi blushed slightly and whispered, "I just feel hungry, so I always have to eat an extra bowl of noodles at night before I can fall asleep."
Then Guan Xin felt sorry for Zhou Xi and couldn't help but beat two more eggs when cooking noodles for her, or bought some meat and stewed it to give her a midnight snack in the evening.
Qian couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand, but seeing her lying on the bed with a pale face, she couldn't say anything to her, so she could only apologize to the midwife.
Manbao looked at this and that, then silently took out the needle again. After thinking for a while, she gave Zhou Xixing a set of needles. "It's okay, big sister, you take a rest for a while, I'll stew some medicine for you."
Everyone: ...
Xiao Qian had already taken the child out to show Guan Xin and Zhou Dalang.
Zhou Dalang smiled until his eyes narrowed, and said happily: "This is my eldest nephew."
Guan Xin's hands and feet were weak, and he gestured beside the swaddling clothes for a while but still didn't dare to hold it. He smiled at Xiao Qian and said, "Sister-in-law, I, my hands are heavy. What if I hurt the child? You hold it, you hold it. How is Xi? Can I go in to see her?"
Xiao Qian took a look inside and said, "The child is too big. It will be difficult for Xi to give birth. Mother and the midwife are taking care of her. Please wait a moment."
Guan Xin couldn't stand still any longer. He took two steps, looked inside, and asked, "Should we call a doctor?"
Xiao Qianshi said, "Manbao is here. Let's wait and see what Manbao has to say."
Of course, Xiao Qian knew that Zhou Xi was fine, but why would such a big thing as giving birth be treated so lightly?
There is lochia after childbirth, but too much bleeding is not normal. Qian knew the importance of this matter too well. In addition to being tired and hungry, all her illnesses were caused by childbirth.
If you don’t take good care of yourself during the confinement period, you will suffer for the rest of your life.
In the past, no matter whether I was weak or bleeding, I basically relied on myself to endure it. I would be fine after I got through it. I would only call a doctor if I bled a lot all of a sudden and it looked like I was about to die.
Naturally, she didn't want her daughter to suffer the same suffering she had experienced, so after thinking it over, Qian took Manbao to live here, intending to take care of Zhou Xi during the confinement period and take care of her after the birth.
Although Qian said she believed in her daughter's medical skills, she was still a little unsure in her heart. So after taking care of Zhou Xi, she came out and said to Guan Xin, "Go to Jishitang and ask a doctor to take a look. If there is nothing wrong, ask Manbao to prescribe medicine."
If there is any problem, it would be safer to let an old doctor treat it.
Guan Xin quickly agreed and ran to call a doctor.
The doctor at Jishiditang was also quite familiar with Manbao. After they arrived, they exchanged greetings. He felt Zhou Xi's pulse and asked about his condition before saying, "You're bleeding quite a bit. I'll prescribe some medicine."
After saying that, he paused and looked at Manbao, "Manbao, have you ever given your elder sister a needle to stop bleeding?"
Manbao nodded.
"What about the recipe?"
Manbao immediately showed him the prescription she had written. The doctor took a look at it and handed it to her. He stood up and said to Qian Shi with a smile, "I don't need to review this. Manbao's prescription is very good. I can't prescribe a better one than hers."
Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
The doctor turned around and discussed the topic of postpartum care with Manbao.
Manbao has been working on this topic recently. She talks about it very clearly, but she has almost no experience. The doctor can tell it as soon as she hears it, but she is very good even if she recites it word for word.
So the doctor gave some advice that he could, and at the same time learned from Manbao some prescriptions and acupuncture methods that he didn't know.
After the two finished their conversation, the doctor couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Doctor Ji sent a letter to our shop every two days after you came back. You are truly a genius in medicine."
He also studied medicine since childhood, but he did not learn these at the age of twelve.
At that time, he had just finished memorizing medicinal materials and was working as a medicine dispenser in a pharmacy. He occasionally memorized some prescriptions and learned to make some plasters. He was very happy when he was taken by the doctor to feel his pulse.
But he didn't expect Manbao to learn so quickly. Now he can prescribe medicine independently, and the prescriptions he prescribes are no worse than his. The doctor is not only envious, but also jealous.
As expected, people cannot be compared.
The doctor sighed and left. Guan Xin, who was in the yard, was almost paralyzed by fear. He turned stiffly to look at his brother-in-law, and asked with a trembling finger, "What does this mean?"
Xiao Qian, who had escorted the doctor out, heard this and side-glanced at him, saying, "It's nothing serious. The bleeding is a bit heavy, but Manbao can treat it. She'll have to take medicine next. My son-in-law is really something. He told her earlier to control her diet and not eat too much, so why are you still feeding her five meals a day?"
Guan Xin lowered his head in shame.
"Alright, this is the prescription Manbao wrote. I'll have to trouble you to get the medicine, boil it up and send it to her later." Then he said to Zhou Dalang, "You go back first. Manbao and I will stay here to take care of Xi. Manbao has to go back to class the day after tomorrow, you can come and pick her up."
Zhou Dalang agreed.
The next update will be around 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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