Chapter 258 Daily Life After Confinement
The next morning when Lin Xiaotong woke up, Gao Xiulan had already come over, and the mother and son were talking in a low voice.
"Wake up, mom will take you to the bathroom."
Going to the toilet is equivalent to getting out of bed and exercising, which helps to expel gas after childbirth.
I just came back from the bathroom. My legs are shaking and it hurts a little when I walk. Fortunately, there is no bleeding down there.
After walking a short distance, he was sweating again. He took the hot towel handed to him by Xie Yi and wiped it off.
After a quick wash, she started to eat breakfast. Gao Xiulan didn’t make anything too greasy this morning as she didn’t have much appetite due to the hot weather.
I drank some millet porridge with stir-fried vegetables, ate a boiled egg, and ate a crisp peach after the meal.
During this period, because I have to feed my child, I can't eat spicy food and my diet is light.
Xie Yi was chewing on a steamed bun on the side, enjoying it with pickled mustard greens.
The sun rose, and my daughter's mouth moved, automatically finding the right place to drink milk.
Xie Yi reached out and pulled the curtains to block the view. The newborn baby could not withstand the strong light from the outside.
Gao Xiulan saw it and nodded. It’s different being a father.
"This child is very well behaved. He stopped crying and making a fuss after drinking. He knows how to feel sorry for his mother."
"Of course, that must be... what Xiaotong looked like when she was a child."
Xie Yi met his mother's unfriendly look and was too embarrassed to say that his daughter looked like him.
"It would be fine if it looked like you. By the way, have you named the child yet?"
Lin Xiaotong replied: "Yes, his name is Xie Cheng, the Cheng with three water drops."
I reached out and moved the child to another side. He had made a small nest when he slept there last night.
Gao Xiulan was also quite satisfied: "It's very good, very good, and it's not difficult to pronounce."
Xie Yi laughed: "My nickname is Orange."
"Well, it sounds like you and Xiaoju are from the same family. It must be hot, so open the screen window a little to get some fresh air."
Lin Xiaotong was wearing cotton clothes and felt okay about it. Her bed was not directly exposed to the sun in the morning.
After eating and resting for a while, the nurse came in to check on me.
After a careful examination, I found that she was recovering well and there was nothing wrong with her. She could be discharged from the hospital and go home in the afternoon.
"It's better to go home. I'm always a little worried about staying here. It would be more convenient to go back."
It is not very convenient to wash in the hospital. It is a bit noisy with so many people around. I have to be very careful when someone passes by the door at night.
"Your dad even set up the crib when he went to work this morning, just waiting for Orange to come back."
Xie Da Jiao felt a little uneasy about the crib this time, so she specially asked the third uncle to come and take a look.
The third uncle knocked and hammered on it to make sure there was no problem.
Xie Da Jiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and happily went out to work.
Lin Xiaotong moved her butt. The bed sheet was still a little hot after sitting on it. Xie Yi used a fan to gently create a breeze, but did not dare to blow it directly on her head.
Chengzi was very well-behaved. When Gao Xiulan wiped her face with a towel soaked in warm water, she knew she felt comfortable and came over.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, another pregnant woman was admitted. As there were more people in the ward, it started to get noisy.
After Lin Xiaotong finished lunch, Gao Xiulan helped her pack up and prepared to go home with Orange in her arms.
Xie Yi helped her downstairs, and the group returned to the compound.
It was just after lunch, and most people were taking a nap.
The yard was quiet and only the chirping of cicadas could be heard.
Xie Da Jiao was about to go to bed after finishing lunch alone when he heard Xiao Ju and Zhima running out the door. He followed them out in his slippers.
"You're back! Come inside quickly! It's too sunny outside and you're getting too hot."
The crib was placed next to the bed in the couple's room. Gao Xiulan carried the child in and Xie Dajiao came over to watch.
Lin Xiaotong lay on her bed, leaning comfortably on the pillow.
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Xie Yi worked hard to put the cart back by himself, and sat on the bed talking to his wife.
When Xie Da Jiao felt pain in her feet from standing, she turned around and saw the young couple sleeping with their heads touching each other on the bed.
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There is a big apricot tree in front of the house, which prevents sunlight from shining directly into the house.
The wind in the afternoon is just a breeze, and you won’t feel a headache even if it blows for a long time.
It’s different to have confinement at home. Xie Yi helps her wipe her body every day.
Now that my body is clean, I feel less upset.
She also cut her hair short after the Dragon Boat Festival. She doesn't have oily hair, so she can tolerate not washing her hair for a short period of time.
Gao Xiulan was happily humming a song while washing eggs in the kitchen. After the eggs were cooked, she added some red yeast rice to dye them red and gave two to each family in the compound.
When I got off work in the evening, my aunt Jingqian also came over, riding a bike with a lot of bags.
After washing his hands and face outside, he came into the house, first checked on Xiaotong, and then looked at the child.
"How are you feeling now? You're feeling well, aren't you? Your uncle-in-law hasn't finished get off work yet.
Look, I exchanged this for someone else specifically so it will be more convenient for you to feed your baby."
As he spoke, he took out a white glass bottle in the shape of a peace dove from his bag, with scale lines on it.
The entire bottle is 19cm long and about 7cm wide, and it feels a bit heavy in the hand.
It is produced by Tianjin No. 3 Glass Factory. When using it, just put a pacifier on the pigeon's mouth.
Peace dove shaped glass bottle
Lin Xiaotong had never seen this thing before, and was very curious. She took it in her hand and played with it for several times.
"This design is quite unique. There's also one with a blue dove. I bought both."
She originally only wanted to change one, but both looked so good that she had to buy them both.
"Look, there's this big pomegranate downstairs that your Aunt Niu brought back from her hometown. It's so sweet, try it."
After trying to break it open but failing to move it, Gao Xiulan took it and broke it open with force, revealing the bright red pomegranate seeds, which looked particularly pleasing to the eye when they were close together.
"This pomegranate is good, definitely sweet."
Xie Yi went to the kitchen to get a large bowl, returned to the room and peeled the pomegranate obediently.
Gao Xiulan couldn't sit still anymore, so she pulled the person outside to talk.
"Her aunt, you're really wasting money. By the way, take a look at these cotton diapers. I've been drying them in the sun for several days..."
"Her elder sister also brought some fish, do you want to see if they are fresh?"
Jing Qian came here with great preparations, and she will definitely not lose again like last time.
Xie Yi handed her a bowl filled with half a bowl of pomegranate seeds and said, "Try it. When I was a kid, the milk bottles I used were ordinary square tube milk bottles."
Sitting on the chair, he took the pigeon milk bottle and looked at it in his hand:
"Our daughter is so lucky! She has a new bottle before she even opens her eyes."
"You are already an adult, and you still have the nerve to say this."
She stuffed a spoonful of pomegranate seeds into her mouth, which were very sweet and bursting with juice. Finally, she spat the seeds into the shell.
Xie Yi took the pomegranate and ate it directly. He never spit out the seeds when eating pomegranates, just like he was eating an apple.
Perhaps because he smelled something sweet, Orange's little nose moved, he pursed his lips, kicked his legs, and leaned his head towards the head of the bed.
"My daughter wants to drink milk again. When can I tell her to open her eyes?"
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Mom said two days will be enough."
Lin Xiaotong lifted up her clothes and fed the child. Chengzi lay on her mother like a boneless child, so soft and slippery that Xie Yi didn't even dare to touch his daughter's little face.
When she was in the room, Gao Xiulan and Xie Dajiao would knock on the door before coming in.
"By the way, how many days of leave did you take this time?"
"Five or six days."
The reason he was able to come back this time was because he had recently completed several missions in succession and the island had been busy with daily training recently, so Captain Qiu agreed to approve it.
"You take this with you..."
"Sister, how can I accept this? Xiaotong, I'm leaving."
The sound of two people arguing was heard outside the house again, and finally Jing Qian ran away.
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