Chapter 75
Jiang Zhinian held the ultrasound report in his hand and admired it all the way.
"Shi Ye, how big do you think the baby is now?"
"About the size of an apple."
The two of them walked in, Jiang Zhinian's eyes were still fixed on the black and white ultrasound picture, so Shi Ye had to help her take off her scarf and mask, and pushed her into the living room.
"Today's ultrasound doctor said that the baby can stretch." Jiang Zhinian circled around Shi Ye in the living room. "An apple can stretch. Don't you think it's interesting?"
Shi Ye took the thin piece of paper from her hand and said, "Go wash your hands first."
"Where are you going to put the list?"
Shi Ye took out a folder from the drawer and said, "From now on, put all your checkup sheets in this folder according to the time. Bring it with you every time you go for a prenatal checkup so that the doctor can understand your condition."
Jiang Zhinian washed her hands and fell onto the sofa, gently stroking her belly: "Shi Ye, I don't know why, but I feel like I've survived a catastrophe."
Especially when she met Wen Heqing today and found out that there was something wrong with her NT results, she was really nervous.
Shi Ye walked over, sat next to her, and touched the fine hair on her forehead.
Every time I look at Jiang Zhinian from this angle, I feel that she is still a little childish, like a child, but in fact, she is already a mother.
"Then to celebrate the baby's first difficult time today, let's have something delicious tonight."
"What delicious food to eat?"
"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to eat barbecue? We can make some barbecue rice."
He had searched it online before and didn't think it was too difficult.
"Okay." Jiang Zhinian sat up and hugged Shi Ye's arm. "By the way, the girl I met today said she wanted to do a non-invasive DNA test, but I remember you said amniocentesis."
"Non-invasive DNA testing is done by drawing blood, which is relatively safe. Although this method has an accuracy rate of up to 99%, it is only a screening method and cannot confirm a diagnosis."
"Amniocentesis can confirm the diagnosis, but there are certain risks of infection and miscarriage. The specific decision depends on the doctor's judgment, as well as the patient's physical condition and specific wishes."
Shi Ye took out his cell phone, searched for an amniocentesis operation diagram and showed it to Jiang Zhinian.
Jiang Zhinian covered her mouth exaggeratedly: "Such a long needle is going to be inserted into the stomach?"
She felt pain just looking at it.
"Yes, that's why many people are reluctant to choose amniocentesis."
Although the examination will be carried out in conjunction with B-ultrasound, nothing in the world is 100% successful. Even a doctor who has experienced many battles cannot say that there will be absolutely no mistakes in every operation.
Therefore, amniocentesis is an examination that is only recommended when there are certain indications.
Jiang Zhinian leaned against Shi Ye and said blankly, "Being a mother is really not easy."
Shi Ye touched the soft flesh on her earlobe: "Do you regret it now?"
"I don't regret it. Don't say anything nonsense. Let the baby hear it."
She read in a book that babies can already hear sounds at 12 weeks.
Shi Ye was amused by her angry look and gently pinched her earlobe: "Okay, I'll go downstairs to get a package, you go take a shower first."
I had an ultrasound today, and the coupling agent remaining on my stomach probably made me feel uncomfortable.
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Shi Ye finished opening the package and was about to fry some barbecue when he suddenly heard Jiang Zhinian calling his name in the bathroom.
"What's wrong?" He knocked on the bathroom door.
The door was opened, and Jiang Zhinian stuck his head out, his face showing an unspeakable sense of shame.
"Shi Ye... I just discovered... there seems to be a black line... on my stomach..."
She sounded embarrassed when she said it, but Shi Ye smiled.
"This is normal, don't worry."
To put it bluntly, it is the progesterone in the pregnant woman's body that is causing trouble. As the pregnancy progresses, this pigmentation will appear in some parts of the body.
"The black line is still relatively light in color now. Do you think it will..."
"Yes, it will get deeper and deeper."
"What about after giving birth?" There won't be an extra black line on her belly from now on, right? Although she doesn't like wearing belly-revealing clothes, but... it's very strange.
"Don't worry, it will go away after you give birth." After giving birth, the hormone levels in the mother's body will drop sharply.
"That's good."
Jiang Zhinian retracted her neck and wanted to continue taking a shower, but Shi Ye held the door and teased her: "Let me see?"
"No!" Jiang Zhinian refused to obey.
A straight black line extends from the belly button to the lower abdomen. It's so ugly.
Shi Ye smiled and didn't force her. He let her close the door and reminded her, "Don't take a bath for too long. It's easy to get hypoxic."
"Okay, got it."
Shi Ye rolled up his sleeves to marinate the meat and washed some side dishes for the barbecue.
When Jiang Zhinian came out of the shower, dinner was already prepared.
But her eyes were attracted by a small instrument on the sofa.
"What's this?"
Shi Ye waved for her to come over: "Fetal heart monitor, we can listen to the baby's heartbeat today."
Originally, the fetal heartbeat would be listened to during the prenatal check-up, but it happened to be the Chinese New Year, and Shi Ye didn't want to squeeze into the clinic just to listen to the heartbeat, so he simply bought a home instrument and kept it at home.
Jiang Zhinian was a little surprised: "Can I listen now? Should I sit or lie down?"
"Lie down. You'll hear a sound...similar to a train."
"The sound of a train?" It's hard to imagine that a heartbeat could sound like a train.
Jiang Zhinian slowly lay down and was about to unzip her clothes when she remembered the annoying black line on her stomach.
Shi Ye sat cross-legged beside him, looking down at the instrument's instructions: "What's wrong? Are you afraid of me seeing it?"
"No wonder." Shi Ye didn't insist on looking just now, but it turned out that he was waiting for her here.
Jiang Zhinian closed his eyes: "Just look, but don't laugh at me."
Shi Ye took out the instrument, held it in his palm to warm it up to prevent it from being too cold, and then lifted Jiang Zhinian's pajamas to reveal her belly.
There is indeed a faint black line appearing on the abdomen.
"It's ugly, isn't it?" Her skin was very white, so the black line looked even uglier, like a black line drawn on a flawless sculpture as if by a prankster.
"It's not ugly." Shi Ye gently traced the line with his index finger, then leaned over and kissed the line.
Jiang Zhinian's face suddenly turned red.
Before she could say anything, the instrument was placed on her lower abdomen. After finding a few positions, she heard the train-like sound that Shi Ye had mentioned.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
It flows quickly and without stopping.
Jiang Zhinian's eyes suddenly turned red and tears flowed down.
At this moment, her mind was blank. No matter how beautiful the words in the world were, they could not express her current thoughts. Only the tenderness in her heart could express her initial infinite emotion for life.
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