Chapter 405 You must love yourself before you can love others
Instead of answering the midwife Sun's question directly, Li San Niang told her own story.
"...After giving birth to Dewdrop, I made up my mind that I would not be able to get pregnant again for at least two years."
After all, a child needs his mother the most before the age of three, and a mother's body needs at least a year to recover after childbirth.
Furthermore, those of you who have been midwives for many years, think back: aren't women who have had a string of pregnancies and births often in poor health? And aren't their children also often not very healthy, appearing thin and weak?
Li San Niang's perspective aroused questions in the minds of the women present who had already given birth, and they all began to recall the situations of the women who had delivered babies in the past.
"This...this really is how it is!"
Some women get pregnant again right after giving birth, and the second pregnancy is less than a year younger than the first.
I didn't pay any more attention to how the child fared afterward, but the woman did indeed suffer from persistent bleeding after childbirth, and due to her weakened state, she passed away when her two children were less than three years old.
Yao Qingqing's words made all the young women present start to ponder.
Only then did Li Ersao realize why Li Erxiong hadn't touched her again for almost half a year after giving birth to Li Sanlang—it was all for contraception!
Li San Niang nodded, "That's right."
Only a strong and healthy mother can give birth to a healthy child. Some of you have already given birth to children like me, and some of you, like my mother, already have grandchildren. Do you think a child without a mother can live a good life?
Li Ersao murmured, "A child without a mother is like a blade of grass; a child with a mother is a treasure."
"That's why I say that as a woman, you need to know how to get pregnant more easily, and you also need to know how to prevent pregnancy."
It's not that we shouldn't have children, but rather that we should consider everything carefully before and after the birth and make all the necessary preparations.
Not just for myself, but also for the children.
The midwife shifted uncomfortably, avoiding Li San Niang's gaze.
Chunlan, sitting next to midwife Sun, seemed lost in thought.
Chunlan thought of her mother. Her mother seemed to have mentioned a few words to her. After having her, her mother became pregnant again immediately, but the child died before it was born. More than three years later, her current younger brother was born.
Next, Li San Niang explained how to calculate the ovulation period of a woman, the body position during intercourse, and what to do after intercourse.
The married women, who had been married for many years, blushed as they listened, while young girls like Jin Zhenbao felt no embarrassment at all.
"Okay, that's all for this morning."
Let's get ready and go to a restaurant.
The lunch, hosted by Linglan in a private room at the restaurant, was attended by mostly women, except for the little Ping'an lying in the basket.
Li San Niang also took Lu Zhu'er with her. Lu Zhu'er was overjoyed. Of course, for a little boy, being able to go out with his mother was a great joy, let alone being able to go to a restaurant for a feast.
As the banquet drew to a close and everyone had a cup of tea to aid digestion, Madam Qin began to speak: "I had a cousin who passed away more than ten years ago."
She became pregnant in the same year she got married, and after giving birth to a son the following year, she became pregnant again after her postpartum period.
I remember when my mother took me to see her, she was pale and bloodless. She was still taking medicine to replenish her blood and qi after her confinement period, but she stopped taking the medicine after she had another child.
Her husband's family was alright; they did everything they could to help her with her pregnancy. But the year I got married, her belly got too big, and she couldn't give birth. In the end, she and her unborn child died.
They left behind a child who was not even two years old.
My brother-in-law remarried the following year.
This true story was so moving that it touched everyone's heart, and they all sighed with emotion.
"That child must have wondered where his mother went when he was young."
Let alone in the city, even in the countryside, a child who loses their mother will also lose their father in the future.
Whether or not he will receive a share of the house and inheritance depends entirely on whether his father has a conscience.
"Sigh, Chenglang is alright because his family looks after him. In the end, my father and the elders of the clan also went to his home. It was fair. Apart from my sister's dowry, the family property was divided equally with the two sons born later, and then the property was distributed."
After hearing this story, everyone had some thoughts about the woman's contraception.
After resting for a while, everyone returned to the school of the Women's Assistance Association.
Li San Niang then told everyone about Xiang Niang (who appears in Chapter 239; the prostitute killed her entire family after giving birth).
“This is a misfortune for the young lady. Even the law cannot protect her. Who can protect her besides herself?”
Therefore, please listen carefully to the contraceptive methods I am about to explain. Whether you use them yourself or later become a midwife or a female doctor, you can also share them with other women.”
After Li San Niang finished speaking, Jin Zhenbao said excitedly, "Mr. Li, isn't this just reversing the method that makes it easy to get pregnant? Doesn't that make it difficult to get pregnant, and thus prevent pregnancy?"
"Haha, Miss Jin's summary is quite good, that's exactly the point."
Next, Li San Niang blurted out a prescription: "This is a common and frequently prescribed contraceptive decoction, but as I said before, no matter what method is used, it is not guaranteed to be successful in preventing pregnancy."
Therefore, it is still necessary to prohibit sexual activity during special periods.
Okay, that's all for today. This is the lesson I've covered. Write it down carefully, and I'll need to collect it for you next time.
Just as Li San Niang was about to sit down and rest, she saw Yao Qingqing standing at the door, not yet gone.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Yao Qingqing mustered up her courage and approached Li Sanniang. After bowing, she asked nervously, "Mr. Li, do you have any plans to take on another disciple?"
Do you think I'm suitable?
Li San Niang was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Yao Qingqing to ask this. After thinking about it, she felt that it was only natural to ask such a question, since she had just introduced Linglan to them today.
Li San Niang smiled, invited Yao Qingqing to sit down, and then slowly said, "Madam Yao is intelligent and has experience in midwifery. I can tell that you are a person who is truly eager to learn."
Although praised by Li San Niang, Yao Qingqing did not appear happy. Sure enough, Li San Niang said the word "but": "However, given the current situation, Yao Niangzi is not the most suitable person to be my disciple."
It's not that Madam Yao is bad, it's just that it's not really suitable in the current situation.
"What? What's so inappropriate about this?"
I can change, I can learn. Mr. Li, could you give me a chance?
I can take that as a reference; if I fail the assessment, I won't say a word.
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