Chapter 719 - Breastfeeding
Madam Liu was stunned when she received the news. She hadn't expected that her youngest daughter would give birth prematurely without any warning. In the countryside, there was a very low survival rate for premature babies. This was her daughter's first child, so things must not go wrong ah!
When she saw her young maternal grandson, her heart completely relaxed. Her young grandson wasn't small, and he was just slightly thinner than a full-term baby. The situation wasn't too bad. It was much better than when her daughter was just born.
Her two daughters were twins. Her eldest daughter was alright. She was somewhat small, but she had a strong cry. Her younger daughter, on the other hand, was not much bigger than her father's palm. She cried softly, like a little cat. Even the midwife said that she wouldn't be able to survive to adulthood!
When her youngest daughter was a child, she was indeed brought up on medicine. Fortunately, her health gradually recovered. It was often said that 'one who escaped from a great disaster was blessed with great fortune afterwards'. Wasn't this true for her youngest daughter? Not only did she gain such a big family business with her own abilities, but she also married Imperial Prince Xu. Even her maiden family was blessed thanks to her.
To be reborn in her daughter's belly, her young grandson must also be one who was blessed. However, what was wrong with this child? They had been taking turns to hold him for a long time. During that period, he had woken up and opened his eyes to look at them, but he didn't cry at all. Earlier, she had deliberately poked his chin. Although the little fellow showed an annoyed expression, he still didn't cry. This didn't seem right ah...
Just as she was thinking about this, the little fellow wrinkled up his face and grunted twice. Seeing this, Princess Consort Jing hastily said, "Is he hungry? Where's the wet nurse? Quickly come feed my dear little grandson."
Yu Xiaocao and Zhu Junyang were stunned for a moment, and then they looked at each other. Princess Consort Jing saw this and asked, "It can't be that you guys didn't hire a wet nurse, right? Just look at these two kids. How can there not be elders around to look after you guys? Senior Servant Li, what did I send you over for? The young imperial prince and young princess consort are inexperienced, but how can you not know about these matters?"
"In reply to Your Highness, the young princess consort said that those who have been nursing for more than half a year have little nutrition in the breast milk. Therefore, we selected two wet nurses. One hasn't given birth yet, while the other still has ten or so days until she's done with her one-month post-natal confinement..." Senior Servant Li felt wronged.
The young princess consort was famous for her medical skills in the capital, so her words must be right. But, who would have thought that the young princess consort would give birth two months ahead of schedule? This proved that saying, 'plans could never keep up with the changes'.
Seeing that her in-law was anxious, Madam Liu hastily comforted, "When a child is just born, he needs to discharge meconium first. I reckon that the child doesn't seem to be hungry. Let's first check if he has defecated."
With that, she skillfully unwrapped the swaddled cloth and pulled out his diaper. Sure enough, it was stained with dark green feces. Madam Liu cleaned her young maternal grandson's butt with warm water, and then put on a clean diaper. The little fellow felt comfortable now. He opened his gleaming black eyes and stared fixedly at his maternal grandmother. He kicked his legs and appeared very clever.
A group of granny-aged women were fawning over him. However, they encountered slight difficulty when they were rewrapping the swaddling cloth. The little fellow had experienced the taste of freedom, so he no longer wanted to be tied up and unable to move. He worked hard to kick his two little legs, which weren't considered very strong. Madam Liu wrapped up her little grandson again with much difficulty.
