Chapter 82: Having a child.
When He Susu woke up again, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening and it was pitch black outside the window.
Cheng Shi had been guarding beside the bed. When he noticed Su Su woke up, he happily asked, "Su Su, how do you feel now?"
Because the effect of the medicine was still there, He Susu basically felt no pain, just like she was lying in bed resting as usual.
She remembered that she fell asleep after hearing Dr. Chen say that the baby was born. It seems that even if the pain was relieved, the delivery consumed her physical strength and energy, which is why she is sleeping until now after giving birth.
She shook her head slightly: "I feel okay, not as bad as I thought."
Cheng Shi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good."
He Susu couldn't help but ask, "Where's the child?"
Cheng Shi smiled and said, "I'm sleeping next to you."
Only then did He Susu notice that there was a small bundle of blankets under her right armpit, and her child should be inside the bundle of blankets.
She raised her head slightly, reached out to lift the small blanket, and saw the newborn baby who was still a little red. The baby was sleeping with his eyes closed, his nose and mouth were so cute, and his hair was so soft, she loved it no matter how she looked at it.
She smiled gently: "The child is so cute."
Cheng Shi leaned over and saw the child and couldn't help but smile: "Mom said the child's eyebrows and mouth look like you, but the eyes and nose look like me. Anyway, it's very good-looking. The child weighs seven pounds. Susu, you've worked hard."
In this day and age, a newborn baby can weigh as much as 15 pounds, which means the baby is well cared for during pregnancy. Of course, the mother also suffers a lot when carrying such a heavy baby.
Because of the pain relief from the pain medication, He Susu did not suffer much during the delivery process. Even Dr. Chen praised her for being such a cooperative mother, and she looked in good condition.
"It's not hard. I'm satisfied just seeing the child. Is it a boy or a girl?" He Susu asked with a smile.
Cheng Shi said: "It's a boy."
He Susu nodded: "That's great. You haven't decided on a name yet, how about calling her Tangyuan?"
When she just woke up, she suddenly wanted to eat Tangyuan. The child looked round and looked like Tangyuan. After saying this, she felt that the name Tangyuan was better.
Cheng Shi naturally listened to his wife: "Okay, let's call it Tangyuan."
"Tangyuan, Tangyuan, you are so good." He Susu called the child twice in a low voice and couldn't help smiling.
Cheng Shiji was concerned about Susu's health and said, "The doctor is off work now. I'll call the nurse to come and check on you."
He Susu smiled and agreed.
The nurse came over quickly, checked and said, "Basically there is no problem. You can drink water and eat. If your stomach is a little bloated, it will recover in a while."
"Thank you, nurse." He Susu thanked.
She asked Cheng Shi to get her some water, and then asked, "Where's mom?"
Cheng Shi explained: "After seeing you and the child, mother coaxed the child to sleep and went home to make some food for you to eat whenever you wake up. Third brother and his wife also came to see you at night, but when they saw nothing happened, they went back."
He Susu nodded to indicate that this was the case.
After all, she was tired after giving birth, so she said a few words and then closed her eyes to continue resting.
He's mother went home and prepared food that a woman who had just given birth could eat. She also specially boiled some pig's trotters and soybean soup. When she heard her son-in-law say that her daughter woke up and fell asleep again, she decided not to call her for the time being.
Unexpectedly, my daughter woke up by herself after hearing the sound.
"I'm glad you're awake. Are you hungry? Mom has cooked some vegetable and minced meat porridge for you. Drink some first. It's easy to digest. There's also soybean and pig's trotter soup. Drink some of it to help with milk production." Mother He said as she opened the aluminum lunch box and soup can, and took out chopsticks and spoon to prepare to feed her daughter.
He Susu sat up with the help of Cheng Shi, who stuffed a pillow behind her back for her to lean on, and then started to eat. The green vegetable and minced meat soup was tasty and easy to drink, and she finished the whole bowl in a short while. She also drank a bowl of soybean and pig's trotter soup and ate some pig's trotters.
He's mother wanted to pour her some soup, but He Susu said, "Mom, that's enough. I can't drink any more."
"Okay, then keep these here and heat them up for you when you're hungry." Hearing this, Mother He closed the soup pot and took the aluminum lunch box to the water room to wash. When she came back, she saw her daughter had already lain down, so she helped to lift the quilt to see if she needed to change the mattress.
Her daughter had told her about the functions of the things in the delivery bag before, and He's mother had already laid out the maternity mat before her daughter was pushed out and put back on the bed after giving birth. This thing is actually quite useful, as convenient as paper and as thick as cotton cloth.
He's mother said to her daughter, "It takes at least a day to have milk after giving birth. When you were still asleep, I had already prepared some milk powder and fed it to Tangyuan. Fortunately, you prepared a bottle, so it's convenient to feed the baby. Tangyuan looks strong and started drinking as soon as he bit the nipple."
She just found out that her grandson's nickname was Tangyuan, which was easy to pronounce.
He Susu looked down at Tang Yuan sleeping beside her and smiled: "Okay, thanks to your help, mother."
She didn't expect this to happen. Fortunately, she often drank some milk powder at home and there was some left, so both adults and children could drink it. Tangyuan could drink the milk powder and not go hungry.
Mother He smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite? Go to sleep. I'll be watching over Tang Yuan."
Cheng Shi also said, "Go to sleep. Mom and I are here to take care of you. I have already reported to the army for leave, and I can rest for one day after returning from the mission, so I have four days to take care of you."
He had saved up some vacation time before, just waiting for Susu to give birth to a child so that he could be by her side to take care of her.
He Susu smiled and agreed. She was mentally exhausted and fell asleep quickly after closing her eyes.
He's mother still slept on the camp bed, while Cheng Shi just sat on a chair and leaned back to sleep for the night. Fortunately, he could usually sleep in all kinds of harsh environments when on missions, so sleeping in a chair like this was no big deal.
Originally, Cheng Shi wanted to let his mother-in-law go back home to sleep because she was old, and come to the hospital during the day. But his mother-in-law said that Susu had just given birth and Tangyuan was still young, and she was afraid that he had no experience in taking care of her alone, so he had to watch over her here. Cheng Shi thought so too, and simply agreed.
He Susu slept comfortably that night. She was woken up by Tangyuan's crying in the middle of the night, but her mother and Cheng Shi took care of her, so she didn't have to worry about it.
When she woke up during the day, she found out that Tangyuan had made trouble twice last night. Once, he had peed, so she just changed his diaper and he behaved well. Another time, he was hungry, so he fell asleep after drinking some milk powder and being coaxed into a coaxing position.
Mother He prepared breakfast for her daughter: "This child is quite well behaved and not noisy. She is easy to coax."
"Maybe newborns like to sleep more, so they only cry to let us know when they are hungry or uncomfortable." He Susu smiled. She ate her breakfast, which was still vegetable and minced meat porridge, eggs made by her mother at home, and fresh soybean and pig's trotter soup.
He's mother heated up the soybean and pig's trotter soup left over from last night and shared it with her son-in-law. Her daughter was very weak after giving birth, so it was better to eat fresh food if conditions allowed.
For the next day, He Susu rested most of the time, waking up occasionally to see the child.
Tangyuan can open her eyes, her dark little pupils are like grapes, she cries with her hands clenched into fists and waves them, and when she smiles, her slightly fleshy cheeks have dimples, which are exactly the same as He Susu's.
He's mother was not idle either. Yesterday she taught Cheng Shi how to hold a child, and today she taught him how to change Tang Yuan's diaper. Cheng Shi operated very carefully, and when he lifted Tang Yuan's calf, he was afraid that he would hurt him if he used too much force. After changing the diaper, he was sweating.
He didn't mind the dirtiness, so he took the diaper and immediately went to the bathroom to wash it and hung it on the balcony.
Mother He held Tangyuan in her arms and coaxed him to sleep, saying with a smile, "Thank goodness you, Susu, prepared so many diapers. We have enough to change Tangyuan no matter how many times he pees. And the little clothes are perfect for Tangyuan to wear."
He Susu smiled and said, "It's good enough as long as it's enough."
In the afternoon, she felt some changes in her chest. When she told her mother, she realized that her milk was about to come. When Tangyuan started crying because of hunger again, He's mother directly put the child into her arms and let her feed him.
He Susu had only hugged Tangyuan once, and his small body was so soft that she felt like she was hugging a ball of cotton and was afraid that if she used too much force or used the wrong posture she would hurt him.
He's mother pulled the curtain of the bed to block out the outside view.
He Susu had just lifted up her shirt when Tangyuan, who seemed to be extremely hungry, found the direction of his food by himself and came over to eat vigorously. At first, she was a little uncomfortable, but she held Tangyuan and looked down at him eating vigorously, and then she slowly got used to this way.
After the child was full, he opened his mouth and some food overflowed from his smacking of lips. He's mother watched and quickly wiped it clean with a small towel.
He Susu put down her clothes, picked up the child and rocked him gently. Soon, she coaxed Tangyuan to sleep and placed him beside her to let him sleep quietly.
Cheng Shi happened to go home to take a shower and came back. Doctor Chen also came over to ask about the situation. After listening, he smiled and said, "It's fine. If there is no problem, you can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. It's better to rest at home. Remember to wrap a headscarf and wear a hat, and don't be exposed to the wind."
He Susu smiled and responded: "Thank you, Doctor Chen."
She also observed the conditions of the other two patients in the ward. Doctor Chen did not come to inquire about their conditions often. After all, he was still familiar with them because he had seen them regularly before.
Cheng Shi and He's mother also thanked Dr. Chen repeatedly and sent him out of the ward before returning.
Mother He said, "That's great. You can have a good rest when you go home tomorrow. Susu, didn't you knit a hat for yourself a while ago? Then wrap it with a headscarf and dress warmly. You will definitely not be exposed to the wind and you will be home in no time."
Cheng Shi said, "I'll go borrow a bicycle from my comrade later, and then I can take you home." After thinking for a while, he changed his mind and said, "I'd better ask Li Yang when he's free tomorrow to borrow his bicycle so that we won't be exposed to the wind when we take the car."
He Susu naturally agreed, she would not joke about her own body. As for Li Yang, Cheng Shi would thank him as much as he could.
He's mother was also happy to hear this. Although it was not far from the military hospital to home, it would be best if they could take a car.
That night, He Lianzhou and Su Yu came over to see Xiaomei and Tangyuan and sat for a while before going back.
He's mother still sleeps on a camp bed in the hospital, fearing that her daughter or Tangyuan might make some noise at night and her son-in-law would not be able to handle it alone.
The next morning, after preparing breakfast for her daughter and watching her feed the child and coax him to sleep, He's mother went home to tidy up the house. She opened the windows of her daughter's room to ventilate the room, and then closed the doors and windows when her daughter came back.
Because Li Yang's car could only be borrowed in the afternoon, He's mother and He Susu packed up their things after a nap at noon, while Cheng Shi took the hospitalization list to go through the discharge procedures and pay the fees, and then went to borrow a car again.
He Susu wrapped Tangyuan in a small quilt, making her look even more like a ball. The child also wore a small hat on his head, with only his face showing. He looked at his mother with his eyes open, showing his dimples, and it was unclear what he was laughing at.
The child would usually only wake up for a short while and then fall asleep again soon. He Susu put him back on the bed and checked if there was anything he had missed.
The camp bed was sent back to the third child's house in the morning. Her own clothes, quilts, and pillows were also taken back in the morning. He's mother checked her daughter's two maternity bags and put her daughter's and grandson's things in them. There were no clothes drying on the balcony. She nodded and said, "Everything is packed."
"Okay, then let's wait for Cheng Shi to come." He Susu put on her thick cotton jacket, and because her belly was flat, she could button up her clothes and wrap herself up tightly. She put on her cotton hat and held a square handkerchief in her hand, waiting to put it on again.
Standing at the window and looking down, when she saw the military green car appear at the outpatient department, He Susu said, "Mom, Cheng Shi is here, let's go downstairs."
She put on her headscarf.
He's mother should be fine.
He Susu picked up the child, and He's mother carried two packages, and the mother and daughter went downstairs.
Cheng Shi opened the car door, first helped his mother-in-law take the two packages and put them in the car, then took the dumplings, and handed the dumplings back to Susu after she got in the car. He then went around to the driver's seat and drove.
After a while, they arrived at the door of their house and got off the car and went into the house one after another.
He Susu was quite relieved to be home, as home was always more comfortable than the hospital. She didn't stand there for long before her mother urged her to go back to the room and lie down, and put the child on the bed.
Mother He smiled and said, "You and Tangyuan should have a good rest from now on. Cheng Shi and I are at home and we will definitely take good care of you two."
He Susu smiled and agreed. The baby was still wrapped in the small blanket and covered with a small quilt to prevent him from getting cold. She reached out and patted Tangyuan gently, and soon coaxed him to sleep.
She also lay down and went to sleep.
I don't know why, but she was quite sleepy these few days after giving birth. I thought it might be because her body had not recovered from the damage she had done to it, so it would be good to get more rest. If the baby wakes up and is hungry, she will have to feed him, and she will have to wake up too. It would be better for her to take a nap with Tangyuan.
After Cheng Shi went to find Li Yang to return the car, he came back and quietly opened the door. He saw Susu and the child sleeping soundly inside. He quietly left and closed the door.
He's mother was busy in the kitchen making chicken soup so that her daughter could drink it when she woke up.
Her daughter needs to eat some nourishing food during her confinement period. The last time she went to the county town to buy things, she didn't dare to buy these things because her daughter hadn't given birth yet. Now that she needed something, she would go directly to the canteen and ask the cook to help her buy it. She could pay a little more money and get fresh food.
Her daughter had taken her there once before, and now she is familiar with how to operate it if she goes by herself.
By the way, she prepared the meat and vegetables for dinner. She walked out and saw her son-in-law coming out of the room and smiled, "Susu and the child are probably sleeping. You've been busy and tired in the afternoon. Why don't you take a rest with them?"
Cheng Shi smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not that tired, I'll have a good rest tonight. Mom, you've worked hard too."
Mother He said indifferently: "It's not hard at all. I have it so easy here. I'm happy to cook something good for Susu to nourish her body. By the way, have you told your parents about Susu giving birth to Tangyuan?"
Cheng Shi nodded: "I went to the mailroom yesterday and called my parents to tell them. They were very happy and said that Susu had worked hard."
He had told Susu about this, but his mother-in-law was not around at the time, so she didn't know about it.
He's mother smiled after hearing this and said, "It's good enough if the in-laws tell us."
When it was time for dinner, He Susu wanted to go out and sit at the dining table to eat, but her mother refused to let her: "Just eat in your room, so you won't be exposed to the wind if you go out."
He Susu said with a smile: "Then why not just close the doors and windows at home?"
He's mother insisted: "The doors and windows are closed, but you'd better eat in the room, otherwise it's not called confinement. If you really want to go out, you have to wait for half a month."
He Susu couldn't persuade her mother, so she had to agree: "Okay, okay, I'll just eat in my room."
Fortunately, there was a desk in the room, and it was quite comfortable to eat at the desk. He's mother brought in rice and various meat dishes on a plate, as well as a bowl of chicken soup.
He Susu saw that the food her mother cooked was quite light, and she should eat light food this month. She said, "Mom, I can eat here by myself, you should go out and eat first."
He's mother should go out.
Cheng Shihou came in and saw Susu was already eating, so he was urged to go out and eat too.
The steamed bun with minced meat is more crispy with the addition of water chestnuts, the egg cake is quite fragrant with sesame oil, and the stir-fried water spinach with bean paste is just right, neither too salty nor too bland, and it goes well with white rice.
After eating, she drank a bowl of hot chicken soup, which made her feel particularly refreshed.
He's mother knew that she didn't like greasy food, and she couldn't eat greasy food at this moment, so she skimmed off the oil on the chicken soup before bringing it to her. Now she couldn't even feel sick after drinking a whole bowl of it.
At night, Tangyuan slept with He Susu and Cheng Shi. Even though He's mother wanted to take care of her grandson and let her daughter have a good rest, there was nothing she could do. After all, if the child was hungry in the middle of the night, she still had to bring him to her daughter to feed him.
In my daughter's words, it would be better for her to get a good night's sleep and help take care of the children during the day.
Fortunately, the carpenter was asked to make the bed bigger, so the couple usually have plenty of space when they sleep there, and now with little Tangyuan sleeping in the middle, they don’t feel crowded.
He Susu looked at Tang Yuan who was sleeping soundly beside her and couldn't help but smile: "He looks like he can sleep well."
"Babies sleep a lot when they are just born. Basically, they eat and sleep all day long. As they grow older, they sleep less and less." Cheng Shi looked at Tangyuan who was sleeping soundly, and Susu who was looking at the child with a smile on her face, and explained with a smile on his face.
He said, "Susu, you should go to bed early too. You should have a good rest from now on."
He Susu smiled and agreed. Even though she slept a lot during the day, she lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep after wanting to sleep.
Tangyuan cried several times during the night. Every time he returned, he would react the fastest and sit up to check on the child. If the child had urinated, he would change the diaper directly; if the child was hungry, he would call Susu to get up and feed him.
A well-fed child is easy to coax to sleep. Cheng Shi held Tang Yuan in his arms and rocked him gently, and Tang Yuan soon fell asleep. When he put Tang Yuan back on the bed and covered him with a small quilt, he looked up and saw that Su Su had fallen asleep. He smiled and lay down to sleep.
The next morning, Cheng Shi woke up and took out Tangyuan and the quilt. The child was sleeping soundly and showed no signs of waking up even when his father carried him out like this.
When he saw his mother-in-law, he said, "Mom, I'll take Tangyuan to your room to sleep. If he pees later, you can just change his diaper so as not to disturb Susu's sleep."
It's hard to sleep at night with a child in hand, so He's mother naturally wants her daughter to sleep better. She is very satisfied with her son-in-law's considerations. Seeing how skillfully he holds the child, you can tell that he has taken good care of the child.
She smiled and agreed: "Okay, hold him over to my side and sleep. The diapers hanging out in the yard are dry, so I'll go get them and put them away. I can also change Tangyuan's diapers later."
Cheng Shi carried Tang Yuan to the bed in his mother-in-law's room and put her down. He sat beside her and watched for a long time. When he saw that the child was sleeping soundly, he left the room. He left the door open, fearing that he would not be able to hear the child crying when he woke up.
He's mother invited him to have breakfast.
Cheng Shi sat down and said, "Mom, I plan to ask a carpenter to make a crib for Tang Yuan, the kind with wheels, so that he can sleep in the crib during the day and it's convenient to push it anywhere in the house. When he grows up, he can also sleep in the crib, and it will be convenient to keep an eye on him in our room."
He's mother also thought this was a good idea: "You're very thoughtful. If we have a crib, we can push Tangyuan outside when he wakes up more often, and I can help watch him while I work."
Cheng Shi nodded: "Okay, I'll ask a carpenter to make a crib for me when I go to the county town on October 1st."
Mother He: "Okay, then you can buy the meat and vegetables later. I won't go with you. I will stay at home to help Susu take care of the children."
Cheng Shi naturally agreed.
When He Susu woke up, her mother came in with a washbasin, toothbrush and towel to wash her. Hearing that Tangyuan was sleeping soundly in the next room, she felt relieved and sat at the desk to eat breakfast.
This desk, which I usually used to write manuscripts, has been used as a dining table for at least half a month.
Cheng Shi was afraid that Susu would be bored, so he sat beside her bed and chatted with her while she ate, and talked about his plan to build a crib.
He Susu also agreed: "It's a good idea to have a baby crib. We didn't think of it before, otherwise we would have built it in advance."
Cheng Shi: "It's not too late to fight now. See if there's anything you want to eat or buy. I'll go to the county town in a few days and buy it back."
He Susu replied, "Okay, I'll tell you when I think of it. By the way, when Tangyuan wakes up, bring him back here so I can keep an eye on him."
Cheng Shi agreed with a smile. After Susu finished her breakfast, he took the dishes to the kitchen to wash them.
Not long after, Tangyuan woke up and Cheng Shi carried him back to the room.
He Susu took the child and held it in her arms. The child was obviously hungry. As soon as he fell into his mother's arms, he tried hard to grope for food. Seeing this, she had no choice but to send Cheng Shi out and close the door, then opened her clothes and started feeding the child.
After the child was full, he smacked his lips with a look of satisfaction. His round eyes were wide open with incomparable purity, and when he grinned, dimples appeared immediately.
He Susu hugged him and teased him: "Hey, little Tangyuan, are you awake? Do you know who I am? I am your mother."
She even waved her hand in front of the child's eyes, trying to attract his attention. Tangyuan was really attracted, and he looked wherever his mother's hand moved, mumbling something.
But the new child has limited energy. He could only cooperate for a while and fell asleep in the blink of an eye.
He Susu had no choice but to put him back on the bed, cover him with a small quilt and let him sleep.
When she was free, she touched her hair and found it a little oily. She didn't have time to take a shower or wash her hair on the afternoon of the day she gave birth. It was already the fourth day, and even in the twelfth lunar month, her hair was already a little oily.
He Susu simply sat down at the desk, opened the cabinet, took out the box of dry hair powder, opened it, dipped her fingers in the dry hair powder and applied it on her hair as evenly as possible. Of course, she remembered that the product details said to avoid the scalp as much as possible.
After applying dry hair powder all over her hair, she waited for a while and touched her hair again. It felt dry and smooth again, just like she had just washed and blow-dried her hair.
He Susu couldn't help but sigh, it is worthy of being a product of the shopping system, it is really a savior for people in confinement.
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