Breastfeeding a baby?
Yes, there is no precedent for nobles from aristocratic families to breastfeed their own children, let alone concubines.
Even if there are one or two exceptions occasionally, they are secretive and hidden and will not be spoken out.
But are they still considered nobles? Do you still have the conditions to find a nanny?
Obviously this is impossible, Jiang Jingwan already knows clearly what the situation is now.
Facing Wen Xian's question, she came back to her senses, shook her head and said in relief: "Of course, this is my child. If I don't breastfeed, who will?"
Hearing this, Wen Xian laughed completely and said with admiration: "That's right. Your child takes care of himself. This is good for both the child and you."
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Wen Xian began to cook goat milk with satisfaction.
After the goat milk is cooked, if you sprinkle some sugar into it, it will be much more delicious.
Unfortunately, they didn't have much sugar left and had to use it wisely, so Wen Xian gave up the idea.
Every day for the next day, everyone drank fresh and warm goat's milk. Eleven people plus Xiao Huihui can save a lot of food just by drinking milk.
It can also be drunk as water, reducing the frequency of drinking snow water. For a time, the quality of life improved dramatically, and no one thought about mutton anymore.
Ewe: I thank you.
After drinking goat's milk until the last day of January, which is New Year's Eve, everyone can see changes in their bodies.
First I gained weight, and second my skin got better. Everyone became more and more pleased with the ewe, and from time to time they would go outside to find the freshest food possible for it.
On New Year's Eve, they cooked a big sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
In addition to fragrant polished rice, there are also egg pancakes, bacon, sausages, stewed chicken, salted fish and various seafood feasts.
In short, Wen Xian found out all the food reserves they had and made a portion.
If you have more in reserve, make larger portions; if you have less, make smaller portions. This meal was the most sumptuous meal we had on the island, and everyone was very satisfied.
The child in Jiang Jingwan's belly is probably very satisfied, otherwise it would not be possible to rush out on New Year's Eve.
"Husband, madam." Jiang Jingwan, who was lying on the bed waiting to stay up late, changed her expression, stretched out her hand towards Wen Xian and said, "Madam, I seem to be giving birth."
She could already feel a chill under her body, which was probably because her amniotic fluid had broken.
"You're about to give birth?" Wen Xian stood up suddenly, "Quick, quick, everyone, get ready."
Jiang Jingwan's due date is mid-to-late February, which is more than half a month early.
Fortunately, in order to make Jiang Jingwan's delivery smoother, Wen Xian had led others to practice delivering the baby early.
At this moment, those who are boiling water, those who are boiling poached eggs, and those who are preparing clean handkerchiefs and baby supplies are also actively preparing.
What's more, they even took out all the medicinal powders they had stored in case of emergencies.
Wen Xian first asked Jiang Lingling to help Jiang Jingwan up, and after laying the leather coat on Jiang Jingwan's bed, Wen Xian and Jiang Lingling carefully helped Jiang Jingwan to lie down on the bed.
Then he first put the fox fur cloak on Jiang Jingwan, carefully helped Jiang Jingwan take off her pants, and then put the quilt on her.
This was also a last resort. Rather than soiling a quilt that was difficult to wash and leaving Jiang Jingwan without a quilt after giving birth, Wen Xian would rather soil her leather clothes and fox fur.
Jiang Jingwan nervously held Wen Xian's hand. To be honest, this was her first time giving birth, so she would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous.
Wen Xian patted her hand and said, "Don't be nervous, this is just the beginning. There are still a few hours between the dilation of the cervix and the birth of the child."
Generally speaking, vaginal birth is divided into three stages of labor.
The first stage of labor is from the beginning of labor until the cervix is fully dilated. This labor process usually takes five or six hours for mothers giving birth for the first time.
The second stage of labor is from full dilatation of the cervix to delivery of the fetus, which normally takes about an hour for first-time mothers.
The third stage of labor is the process from the delivery of the fetus to the delivery of the placenta. This process, whether it is a first-time mother or not, usually takes about a quarter of an hour to complete.
In other words, it will take six or seven hours from now until the child is successfully delivered.
It's not yet midnight, but it's six or seven hours into the morning of the first day of the new year.
Jiang Jingwan nodded and pretended to be calm: "I'm not afraid, madam. In the past, I've seen other sisters give birth to babies that lasted two days and two nights. I'm prepared."
Speaking of which, out of the eleven of them, three of them were inexperienced. Although the other seven people have experienced human affairs, they have never given birth to children.
Among them, Jiang Jingwan was the first to give birth to a child.
"Bah, bah, bah, what two days and a night." Wen Xian said angrily, "Two days and a night is called dystocia. I hope I can hold the baby early tomorrow morning."
Dystocia can be life-threatening. When she first studied medicine, she often heard about deaths during childbirth.
Especially when encountering amniotic fluid embolism, even a handful of large hospitals in previous lives could not guarantee that the person could be saved.
Wen Xian still remembers that she had a sister in her hometown who died of amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth. The small hospital in the county was helpless when it came to amniotic fluid embolism. On the way to the large comprehensive hospital in the city, there were no patients.
At that time, she felt sad for a while, and she also had doubts about giving birth to a child.
Of course, some were rescued. For example, when she was an intern at one of the top three general hospitals in the country, she saw successful cases.
The mother was also very lucky and happened to meet a doctor who was experienced in obstetrics.
The senior doctor made a quick judgment as soon as he discovered the signs of amniotic fluid embolism. They also contacted other departments to make preparations. With the close cooperation of various departments, the mother's life was saved.
But not everyone has such good luck, and not every doctor has such high sensitivity.
What if I encounter a non-general hospital, or give birth at night or on holidays?
Such tragedies have been countless in previous lives, let alone in backward ancient times. Wen Xian believed that she did not have the ability to turn the tide.
Jiang Lingling echoed: "That's right, Sister Wan, listen to Madam, don't think too much, we are all here to accompany you."
"Ma'am, come on." Wu Junlan's hand shaking when filling the firewood shook, but she held on to prevent Jiang Jingwan from noticing anything strange and cheered her up.
Zheng Rou ran over and hugged Jiang Jingwan: "Ma'am, come on."
Needless to say, a simple hug and cheers are enough.
Upon seeing this, Hu Keer also ran over, hugged Jiang Jingwan and encouraged her, saying, "Come on, madam."
Immediately afterwards, everyone followed and took turns giving Jiang Jingwan a big hug and cheering her up.
Wen Xian stepped aside helplessly, and after they finished their expressions, she said: "After the preparations are done, you will take turns going to bed. Tomorrow morning is the key point."
Once the cervix is fully opened, I will probably have to go tomorrow morning. If everyone doesn't sleep, how will they have the energy to take care of Jiang Jingwan tomorrow?
(End of chapter)
