Shen Yanming and Zhang Heping spoke in hushed tones, seemingly oblivious to the chaos outside.
Around noon, the two babies started whimpering. Shen Yanming quickly went over and patted their little bottoms to see if they had drawn maps on their bottoms.
As it turned out, Old Shen actually felt something warm.
He quickly unwrapped the blankets, preparing to change the babies' diapers.
However, new dads really don't know anything.
Although he had read books, watched videos, and listened to doctors and nurses explain, he was still quite flustered when he actually tried it.
For example, right now, he opened the diaper and saw the dark green meconium. After taking off the diaper, he was dumbfounded.
He realized that he had not prepared a basin or hot water, nor had he taken out clean diapers and placed them nearby.
The baby was still crying. He looked around, and finally, having no other choice, he put the little one directly on the swaddle blanket without a diaper.
As a result, the clean little blue blanket inevitably became stained.
Zhang Heping was speechless for a moment. He stepped forward and said, "Old Shen, just tell me what needs to be done. You give the orders, and I'll do the work."
Shen Yanming nodded and tossed him the car keys. "I have a few small plastic basins in my trunk. Could you please bring them up?"
"Is there anything else needed?" Zhang Heping asked.
"Let's leave it at that for now, we'll talk about it later if we remember anything," Shen Yanming said.
Actually, there are some noodles, dried vegetables, and salted duck eggs in the car, so cooking noodles in the ward shouldn't be a problem.
However, he didn't want to use the communal cooking utensils, so he thought he would go home and cook some food when Qiao An woke up.
Zhang Heping didn't say much, grabbed the keys, and went downstairs.
After he left, Shen Yanming first locked the ward door, took a kettle into the bathroom to clean the outer wall and inner tank, and then filled a kettle with water and boiled it for later use.
He opened the suitcase and reached inside to put in several clean blankets and diapers. He also stuffed in some tissues, towels, underwear, sanitary napkins, and other items.
Then he opened the suitcase zipper and openly took out two clean diapers and two clean blankets.
Although there were no surveillance cameras in the ward, Comrade Shen was still used to being more cautious when using the space outside.
After he finished tidying up, he got up and woke up Bi Qiaoan, who was still fast asleep.
She must have exhausted herself from the exertion during childbirth, because even though people were talking in the ward, it didn't wake her. Like now, the baby is crying, but she still doesn't seem to react.
Shen Yanming felt a pang of heartache, but he had no choice but to wake her up.
The sooner a new mother breastfeeds her newborn, the better. They've already been delayed for several hours, and it's really not good to wait any longer.
Moreover, the babies were crying, and he thought it wasn't just because they were uncomfortable from pooping, but also because they were hungry.
Shen Yanming nudged her several times, but Bi Qiaoan didn't react. If it weren't for the fact that her complexion had regained its rosy hue and her breathing was steady and long, he would have thought she was unconscious.
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Wife, wake up, okay? Let's go back to sleep in a little while."
It's unclear how long they called out before Bi Qiaoan groggily opened her eyes. Looking at the handsome face looming before her, she was momentarily stunned.
"Waaaaah!" A baby's cry reached her ears. Bi Qiaoan subconsciously touched her stomach, then her expression changed drastically. "Where's the baby?"
Her voice was incredibly hoarse; even just uttering three words caused a burning pain in her throat.
"Yes, yes, the babies are fine. They pooped, and I put them aside. I haven't cleaned them up yet," Shen Yanming quickly explained.
Following his gaze, Bi Qiaoan saw two swaddles. One was half-open, and the other was fully swaddled, but both babies were crying.
Bi Qiaoan frowned, "Why didn't you get the baby ready first?"
Using his backpack as cover, Shen Yanming took out a bottle of spiritual spring water from his spatial storage, intending to feed his wife a couple of sips, only to find that it was cold.
He could only sigh and then sheepishly put it back.
Unexpectedly, Bi Qiaoan took it from him, then, using the blanket as cover, stored it in her spatial storage. She poured it into a kettle with her mind, heated it slightly, then poured it into a bottle and took it out.
The whole process takes a few minutes, and the couple didn't just wait around doing nothing; instead, they started preparing for breastfeeding.
Shen Yanming explained that he was having some trouble handling the two dumplings. Bi Qiaoan found it amusing and simply told him to keep trying.
Shen Yanming nodded and tilted the hospital bed up so she could sit up.
Then go to the bathroom, wash the towel with warm water, and give it to her so she can wipe her chest.
Bi Qiaoan took it without hesitation, unbuttoned it, and started wiping herself. She had sweated profusely during childbirth last night and felt sticky all over.
After she finished wiping herself, she asked Lao Shen to wash the towel again. After repeating this process twice, she finally felt much more refreshed.
Taking the still-whimpering blue swaddle blanket, and looking at the little monkey with its eyes closed, no longer so wrinkled, Bi Qiaoan felt an overwhelming surge of maternal love and wanted to lean in and kiss it.
However, when she saw her baby's tiny face, she hesitated. She felt the child was too young to withstand her loving care.
So let's hold back and wait until the baby is a bit older.
Without even unwrapping the baby, she held him to her chest and let him start suckling.
The child was probably very hungry, and when something entered his mouth, he instinctively started sucking.
This was also Bi Qiaoan's first time breastfeeding, and the sensation was truly indescribable.
Although the baby is small, he is developing very well in the womb, so he is super strong. Before he has even sucked a few times, sweet milk is already in his mouth.
Once he tasted something delicious, he was even more reluctant to let go, sucking on it nonstop with his little mouth.
Shen Yanming glanced at it and then went to clean up after his little princess. Although he hadn't gotten the plastic basin yet and couldn't wash her bottom, getting out the little princess's soiled diaper wasn't a problem.
Shen Yanming took out the diaper, which was covered in dark green meconium, and threw it into a corner. He then used a tissue to clean the dirt remaining on the skin before putting the little princess on the swaddle blanket.
No wonder new dads are inexperienced; all he could think about was washing the baby's bottom after a poop, completely forgetting that he could have used tissues first.
When I was taking off my son's diaper just now, his mind went blank, and he ruined that blue swaddle blanket. I guess it'll be a lot of cleaning to do later.
He only realized what a stupid thing he had done when he put tissues in his suitcase.
But it doesn't matter, since we've already done something stupid, we might as well just wash it clean.
Shen Yanming wrapped the little princess up and stood aside, somewhat hesitant.
Although there was another "grain mill" on the other side, he wasn't sure if his young wife could handle it.
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