In the following days, Chen's mother came over every now and then, making delicious food in different ways and sending it to Qu Ting. The food was much more nutritious than what Tian Cai had eaten directly in the cafeteria.
It was at this time that Tian Cai understood what Qu Ting meant when she said that her mother-in-law liked to add water when cooking.
The eggplant was stewed into a mushy paste, and its original appearance was no longer recognizable. It was a box of mush that could be eaten with rice.
The beans were so mushy that you didn't need to chew them. You couldn't even pick them up with force, or they would break on your chopsticks.
The garlic terrace that Tian Cai had praised before was in a similar situation.
She glanced at Qu Ting, expressing her sympathy for her with her eyes, and then quickly found an excuse to leave.
After seeing Qu Ting walk around, the woman in bed number one couldn't help but ask Tian Cai, "Miss Tian, I have no milk after giving birth. Do you have any solutions?"
Tian Cai had noticed this before. This person had given birth to a child several days ago, but still had no milk. She was just a little surprised that she could ask herself.
She does know how to use acupuncture to increase milk production, but they are not related in any way, and Tian Cai will not take the initiative to find work for herself. It would not be good to interfere too much in someone else's hospital.
She said honestly, "Acupuncture can indeed increase milk production. You can ask the hospital if there is a doctor who can give you a few acupuncture needles."
Ma Guilan's eyes lit up. "Then can you help me with the tattoo?"
Tian Cai refused. "I'm not a doctor in this hospital. I can't give acupuncture to anyone casually. I asked Qu Ting to see me because I didn't feel comfortable leaving her with anyone else. You should find a doctor. There should be doctors in the military region who know acupuncture. As long as they pierce the right acupoints, they can clear the milk meridians and your milk will come out quickly."
"Oh, that won't do. The doctors who know acupuncture in the military district are all old men. I'm so young, I can't let an old man look at my breasts. If this gets out, how can I be so ashamed to stay here?"
Ma Guilan finally saw some hope, but she couldn't give up just like that. She had been worried about having no milk for many days. Although she had milk powder, her family couldn't afford that expensive stuff. Her own milk was better, at least it didn't cost anything.
She can get out of bed now, but she breaks into a sweat every two steps. Logically, she should be able to produce milk, but these two big things are useless!
"Miss Xiaotian, you're a girl too, and it's convenient for us women to see each other. Besides, I trust your skills. Could you please be so kind as to give me a couple of injections?"
Ma Guilan kept pestering her, and later Old Lady Feng also came to her aid. Finally, Tian Cai gave Ma Guilan a few injections for the sake of the crying baby who was starving.
As usual, he would feel the patient's pulse first to determine the problem. Then Tian Cai took a silver needle and inserted it into the acupuncture points such as Ru Gen, Shao Ze, Tan Zhong, and Tai Chong.
Ma Guirong had prepared herself mentally, thinking that being pricked by such a long needle would be very painful, but when it was actually pricked, she realized that the pain was not much different from a mosquito bite.
I felt a tingling sensation at the needle insertion site, as if something was running around in my chest.
After a while, Tian Cai took out the silver needles one by one.
"It's done?" Ma Guiying rubbed it with her hands, but found it was still soft inside. She immediately became anxious, "Why is there still no milk?"
Qu Ting couldn't stand it any longer. She said unhappily, "Do you think we, Cai Cai, are gods? We can expect the effect with just one injection? I've had it injected so many times and it's still not fully healed. Do you think two injections will make your milk come in? If it's that easy, why don't you go find a doctor yourself?"
Ma Guilan was not angry at what Qu Ting said. She closed her clothes awkwardly and said, "I, I am not as serious as you!"
Qu Ting rolled her eyes. Her kindness was really taken for granted.
Until Tian Cai left in the evening, Ma Guilan didn't feel anything special. Only after the people left did she curl her lips. Really, if she had known it would have no effect, why would she say so many nice things? It was such a waste of saliva.
That night, Ma Guilan felt a little swelling in her chest. She put her hand there and felt it carefully. It seemed that there was something different inside.
But when I touched it carefully, there seemed to be no difference.
As soon as I put my hands down, I felt my chest swelling again.
She put her hand on it again, over and over again, and finally fell asleep in this way.
When she woke up in the morning, Ma Guilan discovered that her already large grain bag had become even larger, and it no longer felt soft as before. It seemed to be filled with something, and the places that were originally sagging due to being too large were now bulging.
She happily touched it and refused to let go, with a huge smile on her face, and kept showing off to Qu Ting and Old Lady Feng, "Look, am I lactating? Look, it's so big! If my son eats this, won't he be very full?"
"Oh, so this is what breast engorgement feels like?"
Old Mrs. Feng was also very surprised. She came here at the same time as Ma Guilan. Of course, she knew that she was treating the milk purple that seemed to be very effective but was actually useless. She didn't expect that the girl had engorged breasts today after just a few injections yesterday!
She quickly reminded him, "Put it in the baby's mouth and let him suck it, maybe the milk will come out!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Ma Guilan was so excited that despite her age, she had no experience in breastfeeding. Finally, under Qu Ting's guidance, she used a wet towel to clean her nipple before putting it into the crying baby's mouth.
The little guy felt the food next to his mouth and immediately took a bite, sucking it instinctively.
"Oh, my eldest son is so smart. I didn't even teach him how to breastfeed; he learned it all by himself!"
Ma Guilan felt what it was like to be held in the child's mouth. The feeling was quite wonderful. She looked down at the little one in her arms. This was her son, the son who could breastfeed!
She had no place to shed her motherly love, so she wanted to pick up the child and rub her face against him, but before she could touch the swaddling clothes, the baby inside started crying loudly again.
It turned out that the milk duct was still blocked. The little guy sucked for a long time and his forehead was sweating, but he still didn't get anything. So he was angry.
"What's going on? Why is he still crying?" Ma Guilan checked the diaper in a hurry. It was still dry, but the child just kept crying.
Ma Guilan had no choice but to stuff the bag of food back into his mouth, and the world suddenly became quiet.
But the little guy tried for a long time but still couldn't get any milk. He cried after taking a few sips, and cried after taking a few sips, over and over again. Ma Guilan was so exhausted that she didn't even care about the pain of her wound.
"Why hasn't Miss Xiaotian come yet? What's wrong with me? My milk is already full, so why can't I get any?" She held the child in her arms with an anxious look on her face, wishing Tian Cai would come right away.
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