Chapter 81 Hospitalization.
When Cheng Shi was not at home, He Susu continued to live her life as usual.
Fortunately, her mother is with her, and Erbao also comes over during the day, so the house is much more lively, which can somewhat dispel her longing for Cheng Shi and some of the anxiety in her heart.
He's mother also knew that she was easily woken up by leg cramps at night, and her son-in-law usually helped her massage her legs. But now that her son-in-law was not at home, she was naturally worried about her daughter sleeping alone.
He's mother simply moved into her daughter's room and slept with her. If there was any noise at night, she would wake up immediately to help massage her daughter's calves.
She knew how painful pregnancy was, but when she woke up several times every night to massage her daughter's calves, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her daughter.
But having children is inevitable, and she can only be thankful that she is still alive and well enough to take care of her daughter like she is doing today.
Perhaps because her mother was by her side, He Susu's mood gradually became more cheerful.
She knew what was going on. She knew that it was useless to worry about Cheng Shi because he was away on a mission. On the contrary, a bad mood might affect the child, and his mother would also be worried. In just one or two days, he returned to his usual cheerful and cheerful self.
At night, when the mother and daughter lay together, He Susu couldn't help but whisper, "Mom, we haven't slept together for a long time. If Cheng Shi hadn't gone on a mission this time, we really wouldn't have had this opportunity."
Since she was a little older, she had her own room at home and got used to sleeping by herself. After she got married, she slept with Cheng Shi here, and now she had someone to keep her company.
But the company of a husband is different from the company of a mother. He Susu couldn't help but lean over to her mother's side, hugged her and said with a smile: "Sleeping with my mother is very peaceful."
It is said that a child grows up in the womb listening to the sound of the mother's heartbeat. This is true for the child in her womb, and it was also true for her in her mother's womb. So now that she is close to her mother, close enough to hear her heartbeat, she feels particularly at ease.
He Susu couldn't help but smile happily.
He's mother seemed to recall the time when she took her daughter to bed when she was a child.
She smiled and patted her daughter's hand and said, "I feel at ease sleeping with you. You're right. If Cheng Shi hadn't gone on a mission, we wouldn't have had much chance to sleep together."
Let her take care of her daughter like this.
The mother and daughter live a good life at home. After He's mother came to the army, she learned a lot of dishes for pregnant women from Cheng Shi, and now she cooks them in different ways for her daughter.
Every ten days when she goes to the county town, it only takes one morning. She feels at ease knowing that Erbao is at home with her daughter.
As her daughter's due date approached, He's mother bought some soybeans in advance and kept them at home. She also wanted to buy some pig's trotters.
But my daughter said it was better to buy these things fresh, as there was still a long time to go, so she could just write a list and give it to the cook in the canteen to help buy them. Only then did she give up.
In fact, she was counting the days in her heart, looking forward to her son-in-law's return every day, but she dared not tell this to her daughter.
He Susu took some time to pack a delivery bag with her mother, so that when she went to the hospital for hospitalization, she could just take the bag with her.
The delivery bag contained her spare clothes, coat, socks, maternity pad, sleeping pants, three or four towels, the baby's clothes, diapers, bottles, swaddle, and most importantly, pain relievers, as well as some documents, medical records, and money.
If she hadn't thought of some things carefully, her mother would help her think about them and would promptly find and put anything she thought of into the package.
One package was not enough, so I ended up filling two packages. Anyway, I had prepared everything I needed. It didn't matter if there were any unexpected things, since my home was so close, I could just come back and get them when the time came.
Days passed one by one, and when the day came that the doctor had reminded her to go to the hospital, He Susu got up in the morning, had breakfast, and made up her mind: "Mom, since Cheng Shi hasn't come back yet, let's go to the hospital to get admitted. It's due date, so it's more reassuring to stay in the hospital."
He's mother thought so too. The due date was approaching and the baby could be born at any time. The doctor told her to go to the hospital two or three days in advance, so it must be right. As for her son-in-law, he would not come back if she waited at home. If he did, he would naturally find the military hospital.
She nodded: "Okay, then we'll pack up and go to the hospital later."
The delivery bag for the hospitalization was already prepared. He's mother went to boil a pot of hot water and put it in her and her daughter's kettles so that they could take them out later.
She also took two aluminum lunch boxes and chopsticks and spoons. My daughter said there was a canteen at the military hospital where they could get meals, and they could eat directly in the hospital.
Then she went to collect the mother and daughter's toothbrushes, toothpastes, mouthwash cups and washing towels, and also brought a washbasin, bucket, soapberry and clothes drying rack.
Thinking that she would have to go home to get it later, He's mother packed the things she was going to take into a package and planned to pick it up when she came back.
He Susu also went to the room to pack up some small things.
Su Yu sent Erbao to her aunt's place as usual. When she heard her mother-in-law say that she would accompany her aunt to the hospital, she said quickly, "Then I'll take Erbao to school. Mother and little sister, you guys go to the hospital and be careful. Lianzhou and I will come to see you in the evening to see if there's anything I can help with."
Mother He was not polite either: "Okay, come to the hospital ward to see us in the evening. I heard from Susu that it's in the obstetrics department. You should know if you ask."
Now that the son-in-law is not around, the only ones who can be relied on are the third brother and his wife. The daughter is in the hospital to give birth, so of course the third brother has to come and see her.
She explained, "I've been accompanying Susu in the hospital ward these days. I'm probably sleeping next to the bed. Ask Lianzhou to move the camp bed from home over. I'll take the quilt and pillow over here."
He's mother had been to the third brother's house several times, and she basically knew what was there. What's more, the camp bed was placed behind the door, and she had to ask the third brother before she found out that it was a camp bed.
Su Yu nodded: "Okay, mother, I've got it all in mind. Lianzhou and I will deliver the camp bed to you tonight."
Because she was in a hurry to go to school, she saw her aunt coming out to show some concern, and agreed to visit her in the hospital in the evening, and then she hurriedly left with her eldest and second child.
He Susu and her mother also packed their things and went out with two maternity bags. Since she was pregnant, her mother was reluctant to let her daughter help carry things, so she carried one bag on her left shoulder and another on her right shoulder, all done!
The wind wasn't that cold that day, and it occasionally hurt my face, but I was wearing enough clothes, so I wasn't cold.
The mother and daughter soon arrived at the military hospital. He Susu led her mother to the inpatient department in a familiar manner. They went up to the nurse's station in the obstetrics ward on the second floor, reported their name, handed over their medical records, and said they wanted to be admitted to the hospital.
Because she often went to the gynecology outpatient clinic, the doctor here was in charge of both the ward and the outpatient clinic. She had made an appointment with Dr. Chen to be hospitalized in the next few days. I think Dr. Chen had explained it to her. As soon as the nurse heard her name, she took the medical record book, flipped through it, and started the hospitalization procedures.
It is actually very simple to be hospitalized. You just need to fill out an admission form, be asked some questions about your physical condition, and then be taken to the ward.
The ward was a triple room with three beds. There were square bedside tables between the beds, leaving a passageway between the beds. When she came in, two beds were already occupied, and the bed assigned to He Susu happened to be the one by the window.
He's mother directly picked up two packages and unloaded them and placed them on the bedside table, then called to her daughter: "Susu, sit on the bed and rest for a while, don't get tired."
"Okay, Mom, you take a rest too." He Susu walked over and sat down on the hospital bed.
After a short break, He's mother began to pack up her things, putting the things that could be put on the bedside table so that they could be used at any time. She would still put the things for the child in the package and wait until the baby was born.
Seeing that there was a quilt and pillow on the bed and there was nothing to clean up, He's mother smiled and started dealing with the other two beds.
He Susu listened and knew that the woman in the middle bed had just given birth yesterday, and her mother-in-law was taking care of her and the child. The woman in the bed against the wall had been admitted yesterday and was also about to give birth, so her mother-in-law went home to get something.
Obviously, both of them were surprised when they heard He's mother introduce her as He Susu's mother. Nowadays, there are not many mothers who come to take care of their daughters and give birth to children.
They lived in family quarters four and five respectively, and had hardly gone out in the later stages of their pregnancy, so they had no idea that what was happening in Captain Cheng's family had already spread to family quarters one.
He's mother was a talkative person and she immediately asked about all the trivial matters concerning the hospitalization.
The ward has a toilet connected to the balcony. If you want to take a shower, you can go to the hot water room at the end of the second floor to boil hot water and bring it over to take a shower. If you want to get boiled water, go to the boiled water room. If you want to eat, you can go to the canteen behind the first floor of the inpatient department to get food. You have to pay for it and the price is reasonable.
As for sleeping, the caregiver had to bring his own bed to sleep in. The inpatient department also had camp beds available for rent at 30 cents a day. He's mother was glad that the third child had a camp bed at home, otherwise she would have to rent a bed at 30 cents a day.
Seeing that her daughter was fine, He's mother simply went home and carried the remaining packages, quilts and pillows to the ward and put them away. Then she took out two aluminum lunch boxes and went to the cafeteria behind the first floor to get food.
He Susu walked around the obstetrics ward area. Almost every ward was occupied. Occasionally, a newborn woke up and cried, and the cry was particularly loud. She walked back to the ward and sat on the bed to rest.
Soon, He's mother came back with lunch, and she was very satisfied: "Susu, you know what, the food in the hospital cafeteria is really good. There are three dishes and three meats to choose from, and they look fresh and delicious. I ordered steamed meat pie, braised fish with preserved vegetables, and stir-fried choy sum, plus six taels of rice, which is enough for us."
In fact, she was reluctant to cook two meat dishes, but her daughter said that the money her mother-in-law gave her was to let her eat well and replenish nutrition, and she couldn't save money on food since she was staying in the hospital. He's mother was so willing to cook two meat dishes, and her daughter would feed two people.
"It looks pretty good, let's eat quickly." He Susu said.
Fortunately, although there are no accompanying beds in the ward, each bed is equipped with a chair for family members to sit on.
At this time, two aluminum lunch boxes were placed on the bedside table. He Susu sat beside the bed. He's mother pulled a chair over and sat over. The mother and daughter took turns eating food.
The minced meat should have been marinated in advance before being steamed into meat patties. Some chopped water chestnuts were sprinkled on it and mixed together to increase the crispness and sweetness. The minced meat was tender, salty and delicious, and went very well with rice.
The fish pieces are fried until golden and crispy before being stewed with preserved vegetables. The sauce is thickened with the sauce-colored soup, which tastes salty and slightly sweet from the preserved vegetables. The fish skin is crispy and the fish meat is tender. Even the seasoned scallions are delicious. The choy sum is fried with lard, which has a meaty aroma.
The mother and daughter were very satisfied with the meal and finished all the portions.
He Susu said, "Mom, I think this is good for lunch. From now on, we can just order two meat dishes and one vegetable dish."
He's mother responded readily: "Okay, I understand. I'll do the same thing as I did at noon from now on."
She also felt that the food in the hospital cafeteria tasted good and was not expensive, so of course she had to let her daughter eat better and get more nutrition.
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and when they saw that the people in the two beds next to them had started to take a nap, He's mother urged her daughter, "Susu, you lie down on the bed and take a nap. I'll just lie on the edge of the bed and take a nap."
He Susu also knew her own situation. As a patient, she must sleep in a bed. Without a camp bed, her mother could only lie on the edge of the bed and sleep for a while. She responded, "Okay, mother, let's sleep for a while."
The bed was a hard bed with a thin mattress, and it was hard to lie on. He Susu closed her eyes and fell asleep. He's mother lay on the edge of the bed and fell asleep quickly after closing her eyes.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, but Doctor Chen came to check on her. After asking about He Susu's recent condition, he said, "It will probably be a few days. The nurse will come to draw blood tomorrow morning. You should move around more often. If you feel something is wrong, call the nurse immediately."
"Okay, I got it. Thank you, Dr. Chen." He Susu said with a smile.
Doctor Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, you're welcome." Then he left the ward and returned to the office.
In the evening, He's mother went to get dinner early and came back to eat. After eating, she took the lunch box and bowls directly to the water room to wash.
Then he went back to the ward and got two buckets to boil water in the hot water room and poured it into the buckets. He went back and forth twice and carried the buckets back to the toilet next to the balcony of the ward and put them there: "Susu, go take a shower first."
He Susu agreed. She had already prepared a change of clothes, a bath towel and soap nuts, and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
The ward toilet was about two square meters, and after placing two buckets, it was barely enough to move around. Fortunately, she brought two buckets with her, as she used them just enough to wash her hair and take a shower.
She moved very carefully, fearing that she would slip and fall.
He's mother sat and waited, and was relieved when her daughter came out of the bath. She went to the bathroom to fetch the empty bucket, took it to the hot water room to boil water, and then brought it back to take a bath herself. She also washed the clothes of the mother and daughter and hung them on the balcony.
At about 7:30, He Lianzhou came to the ward carrying a camp bed and Su Yu.
He Susu was sitting on the hospital bed. She smiled when she saw the people coming and said, "Third brother and third sister-in-law, you are here."
Su Yu nodded and smiled: "Yes, I'm here. I think the environment in the ward is good and not too crowded."
She gave birth to her first and second children in the county hospital, where there were four beds in a ward. The room was not as big as here, and the mother and her family had to live together, so she basically didn't sleep well during her hospitalization.
He Susu agreed: "Yes, the environment here is good, and the other two beds are quiet, not too noisy, and I had a good nap at noon."
He Lianzhou put the military bed in place and said with a smile, "Just sleep comfortably. It's only a few days and it will pass. If anything happens while you're in the ward, you can always call a doctor or nurse to come and see you."
He Susu nodded: "It's like this, Doctor Chen came to see me this afternoon, asked me about my condition and told me to stay here without any worries."
He Lianzhou: "That's good. You've been checking with this doctor all the time, so you're familiar with him and can pay more attention. I've come to check on him every night these days. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll bring it to you."
He Susu smiled and agreed.
Su Yu expressed her concern a few more times. Seeing that her mother-in-law had brought everything she needed, and could handle things like getting meals and bathing, she felt relieved that she could take good care of her sister-in-law.
Knowing that Cheng Shi had not returned from a mission, Su Yu had privately expressed her concerns to her husband, but this time she did not mention it at all. She just smiled and said, "There are so many people here, so don't worry, little sister."
He Lianzhou also asked about his younger sister's health. Seeing that his mother and younger sister had been spending the day in an orderly manner, he was somewhat relieved.
There was only one chair next to the bed, so He Lianzhou and Su Yu were standing to talk. He Susu chatted with her brother and sister-in-law for a long time, and quickly asked them to go home first: "There is no one to take care of Dabao and Erbao at home, you should go back quickly. Mom and I are fine here, don't worry."
He Lianzhou realized that it was getting late and the ward had set visiting hours, and if he stayed late it would disturb other patients' rest, so he went home with Su Yu.
There was nothing to do here, so He Susu simply lay down on the bed and prepared to sleep.
He's mother also opened the camp bed and placed it next to her daughter's bed. She took out a quilt and pillow from the snakeskin bag and put them on the bed. She then lay down on the camp bed and prepared to sleep.
The lights in the ward were turned off at nine o'clock and we prepared for sleep. All night long, except for the newborn in the middle bed who occasionally whimpered and cried when he woke up, the sound soon stopped.
He Susu and her mother slept well that night and woke up full of energy the next day.
In the early morning before daybreak, the nurse came to draw blood from He Susu and sent her to the hospital for routine examination. He Susu didn't feel anything about it, and she pressed the needle hole with a cotton swab for a while and the bleeding stopped.
The breakfast in the hospital cafeteria was also good. He's mother went to get some scallion rolls, meat buns, and a bowl of vegetable and minced meat porridge, and the mother and daughter shared them.
There is nothing much to do in the ward all day. I occasionally get up and walk around, eat, sleep, or chat with my mother.
However, He Susu also washed her hair when she took a bath at night. She could not be sure when she would have a baby, and she could not wash her hair during the confinement period after giving birth. She had to be prepared at all times to keep her hair dry after washing.
He's mother was also planning that starting tomorrow she would take some time to go home and make a bowl of brown sugar eggs and put it in the ward. When her daughter started having contractions, she would heat it in water and give it to her to eat, so as to save strength for childbirth.
What if there is no attack on the same day? Just treat it as a snack to supplement your nutrition.
I stayed in the hospital for four days, but there was no movement in my stomach. Doctor Chen came to check on me and said everything was normal. It would probably be over in the next few days, so I just had to relax.
He Susu was not nervous either. Living in the hospital was not comfortable but not unpleasant either. The food in the cafeteria was good, and there were doctors and nurses who could be called for help at any time. She just waited patiently for her stomach to get better.
Seeing her daughter so calm, He's mother, who had been a little agitated, also calmed down.
There were so many women in the village in the past. Like her, there were three daughters-in-law who were ten months pregnant. They didn't wait deliberately. Whenever they had stomach pain, they would call the midwife to deliver the baby.
On the afternoon of the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, He Susu woke up, drank a glass of water, and told her mother that she wanted to go downstairs for a walk together.
Suddenly, a man in olive green military uniform broke into the ward. He had a handsome face under his short hair. It was Cheng Shi who had not been seen for a long time.
He returned to the army, handed over the affairs to the regiment, and made records, then hurried home. After opening the door and finding no one, he suddenly remembered that Susu must have been hospitalized as her due date, and the baby might have been born.
His heart skipped a beat and he rushed all the way to the military hospital. When he reached the inpatient department, he went up to the second floor and asked where Susu was in the ward, then walked over quickly.
He Susu was surprised to see Cheng Shi and asked, "You're back?"
He's mother was also happy to see her son-in-law. Thank God, he finally came back before her daughter gave birth. It seemed that the child had been quiet for the past two days and was waiting for his father to come back.
Cheng Shi came over and held Susu's hand: "Mom, Susu, I'm back. I saw that no one was home, and I thought you must be in the hospital, so I rushed over."
He Susu held his hand back and smiled in relief: "I'm glad you're back. Are you okay?"
He's mother also looked at her son-in-law nervously, fearing that he was injured.
Cheng Shi smiled and shook his head: "I'm not injured. I just have a little wound on my elbow. I'll be fine with the hemostatic medicine. Don't worry."
As he said this, he rolled up his right sleeve to reveal the scabbed wound on his elbow so that his mother and Susu would feel at ease.
Seeing that the wound was not big and had already scabbed over, He Susu said nothing more: "It's good that you're okay."
Cheng Shi asked about the situation in the hospital, and He Susu briefly said, "The living conditions are good, and the food in the hospital cafeteria is also good. My mother and I are used to living here. The doctor checked the child and there is no problem. Maybe he just wants to stay a few more days before leaving."
"Child, you must be good and don't make your mother suffer." Cheng Shi smiled and reached out to stroke Susu's belly a few times, greeting the child he had not seen for a long time.
It was unknown whether the child sensed something, but He Susu suddenly felt waves of pain in her abdomen. It was not that painful at first, just vague, and then it became more and more obvious, but still within the tolerable range.
She grabbed Cheng Shi's hand and said, "I think I'm about to give birth. My stomach is starting to hurt."
Cheng Shi was shocked and stood up immediately: "I'll go find a doctor now."
He's mother also stood up quickly and said, "This child is really sensible. He will come out as soon as his father comes back. Don't worry, Susu. It will hurt for a while. I'll go and heat up a bowl of brown sugar eggs for you."
She took the bowl of brown sugar eggs she had made at home that morning and went to the water room to get some water to heat it up.
He Susu was relatively calm. While her mother and Cheng Shi were not around, she carefully moved herself to open the bedside table, took out the delivery bag, found the pain-relieving medicine, and swallowed it with warm water.
This is a precious pill that can relieve 95% of her pain. After she took it, she felt that her stomach didn't hurt as much after a while.
Soon Cheng Shi came over with a nurse. The nurse checked and said, "The pain won't come so fast at the beginning. You can get up and walk around more to help dilate your cervix. I'll also notify the operating room to get ready and come to pick you up later."
He Susu smiled and agreed.
She knew that her stomach wasn't hurting as much now, but that didn't mean she wasn't having an attack. On the contrary, the pain was still getting worse, but she just didn't feel it as deeply.
Cheng Shi supported Su Su and asked with concern: "How do you feel now? Can you get up and walk?"
"Sure." He Susu stood up with Cheng Shi's help. After the pain was relieved, it was easier for her to stand up and walk. She felt almost the same as usual.
He's mother came back soon, and seeing her daughter walking around, she smiled and nodded, "You have to walk more, so that the baby will be born faster."
After her daughter walked around the ward a few times and stopped, she quickly took a spoon and asked Susu to eat the bowl of brown sugar eggs to fill her stomach.
He Susu had just finished eating the brown sugar eggs when the nurse came over and took her to the operating room.
Before entering the operation room, he nervously held Susu's hand and said, "Susu, I'll be waiting for you outside the door."
"Don't worry." He Susu responded, turned around and followed the nurse to the operating room.
Her stomach contracted rapidly, and then her amniotic fluid broke, and her cervix was dilated to the point where she could give birth. He Susu lay on the operating table. She didn't feel any pain and was full of strength, so she was able to follow Dr. Chen's instructions and give birth.
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