The closer the delivery period was, the more nervous Qin Guanglin felt.
It felt like I was going to be a dad...well, I was going to be a dad.
Because of her pregnancy, why not wake up several times every night, every time there is a slight movement, Qin Guanglin will wake up with her, help her get out of bed and put on her slippers, then follow her to the door of the bathroom, and wait quietly.
The slippers have already been replaced with thick-soled cotton mops, which are guaranteed not to slip. In the bathroom, they will be mopped with dry mops every time they take a shower—this child cannot tolerate any accidents. Children in ordinary families are treasures, and their Children are even more special.
If something goes wrong, why not even if it doesn't collapse, it will be regretted in the bottom of my heart for the rest of my life, becoming an incurable heart disease.
"Are you going to accompany the delivery?"
"If you don't mind, I want to accompany you."
Qin Guanglin was worried that she would stay inside alone, while he waited outside.
Accompanying childbirth was not popular at the beginning. Later, as the demand increased, many hospitals increased this service. In recent years, due to various reasons, some hospitals have chosen to cancel this project.
On the one hand, the husband tends to leave a shadow. On the other hand, the pregnant woman is emotionally unstable. If someone accompany the child, she may be encouraged, or she may become more delicate and fragile. She could have had a normal delivery but was affected by a caesarean section. It all depends on the individual. different.
He believed that He Wu would not become more delicate just because he was by his side, on the contrary, only when he was by his side could He Wu feel at ease, needless to say he also knew it, just like he had to watch He Wu to be at ease.
In the most painful time, there must always be someone to rely on, rather than fighting alone.
"Aren't you afraid of leaving a psychological shadow?" He Wu asked.
"Did I accompany you last time? Is there any shadow?" Qin Guanglin didn't bother to think, and asked her the answer directly.
If you didn't accompany me last time, you must accompany me this time; if you accompanied me last time and there was no shadow, you must accompany me even more this time;
Anyway, as long as He Wu agrees, he has to go in and stay by the bedside—unless He Wu doesn't want him to see her most embarrassing side, he will respect He Wu's choice.
Regarding the advantages and disadvantages of accompanying childbirth, Qin Guanglin has already understood very thoroughly. Not only accompanying childbirth, but also everything from waiting for childbirth to confinement in the future. He has read countless examples and materials in his spare time. He understands everything clearly. All considered, it's just a matter of choosing.
Sure enough, why not shake his head and said: "I didn't last time, I don't want you to see my worst side, and I didn't let you in."
"But I don't want to wait outside. Although I haven't experienced it, that kind of waiting must be uncomfortable."
As long as Qin Guanglin thought about the scene of himself standing outside the delivery room looking at the light on the door, rubbing his hands and stomping his feet anxiously, he felt uncomfortable.
After a pause, he continued: "I heard that the fast ones only take tens of minutes, while the slow ones take hours... Do you have the heart to make me wait outside for a few hours?"
"I wasn't so slow last time."
"Last time you were not overnourished."
"...Okay, when the time comes, you will go in with me." Why not touch his face with a smile, "I have already thought about it, this time you will accompany me."
All in all, there is nothing that cannot be shared, so is happiness, and so is embarrassment.
The two of them are indistinguishable from each other.
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New Year's Day is the Gregorian calendar year. In previous years, we would have a dinner together. This year, because of the reason why we are waiting for labor, our life is very simple, no different from ordinary days.
In the afternoon, Qin's mother came over, brought a change of clothes, and moved into the room that had been prepared for her a long time ago. From then on, she prepared to take care of her daughter-in-law until the end of confinement.
The two children are both first-time parents and inexperienced—Qin's mother thinks so, and has been worried about Qin Guanglin's lack of care. After moving here, seeing how Qin Guanglin is proficient in taking He Wei to eat and walk, she has settled down a lot. Check everywhere, the sharp objects that should be put away have already been packed and hidden, and thick sponges are glued to the corners of the table, more careful than her, a former mother.
"The due date is still about ten days away? Do you want to go to the hospital first?"
Qin's mother gave birth at home at that time, and she didn't know much about the current hospital delivery process, so she hesitated and asked Qin Guanglin and the others.
"Don't worry, the doctor said everything is normal, wait until the two days before the birth."
Qin Guanglin also had this kind of consideration before, and felt that it was better to take care of him in the hospital all the time than at home. Why didn't he listen to what he said, and he gave up the plan after asking the doctor, and explained to Qin's mother: "The hospital ward is better than our home. It’s clean, but the toilets in the aisles and corridors are not necessarily the same, and there’s also that...that puts pressure on pregnant women, and there are things like eating, work and rest... It’s better for pregnant women to be in a familiar environment at home.”
"Oh... yes."
"You don't have to worry about that. Have a baby... Neither of us is in a panic, let alone you, everything is well arranged." Qin Guanglin helped He Wei knead the somewhat swollen calf, and patted his chest to reassure him.
If it is not necessary, he does not want other people to participate in the matter of becoming a father, even if it is a person from the previous generation, but my mother can't refuse if she has good intentions, so she can only try her best to do everything by herself.
It was not easy to bring him up. Now that he has a child of his own, he doesn't want to bother the old man anymore.
Qin's mother has wanted to be a grandmother for a long time. Regardless of the situation or reason, she should help take care of her daughter-in-law's childbirth. Three and a half, let He Wu feel the feeling of being surrounded by stars.
Clothes to stretch out hands and rice to open mouth, except when I was a child, I can enjoy it during pregnancy.
From New Year's Day, Qin Guanglin began to live like a year, paying attention to He Wei's fetal movement every day, leaning down close to her belly to listen to the movement, He Wei's nervousness was washed away by his reaction, and he calmed down and waited for the labor that day.
Qin's mother has always been familiar with this new home, the kitchen, egg beater, juicer, milk warmer... These are all very new. She lived with Qin Guanglin in the old house and never messed with these things. She didn't care much about the quality of life. Now I can't help but feel gratified to see their exquisite life. One generation is better than the next. This is the wish of every parent.
On the 7th, Father He rushed to Los Angeles. He only told He Huan and his wife in advance that he would come over. He asked about the expected date of delivery, but he didn't say when he would come. He let them know when he got off the train. Qin Guanglin hurried to pick him up. Wechat discussed with He Wu, and temporarily placed him in the hotel next to the street—there was only the master bedroom of the couple at home, and Qin Ma's room, plus a small room for the daughter, and the small room naturally couldn't let the old man He moved in first, and he couldn't sleep in a small bed, so he had to stay in a hotel temporarily.
On the 10th, why not go into labor at two o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Guanglin didn't take a moment's delay, carried the waiting bag, checked the documents, medical insurance card, cash, etc., and Qin's mother helped He Wei get into the car, and Dad He sat in the car. The co-pilot and the family went straight to the hospital.
"How do you feel? Are you going to give birth?"
While waiting for the traffic lights on the road, his palms were already soaked in sweat, he squeezed the steering wheel tightly, and looked at the two women in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
"It's just a labor pain, not so fast..." He Wu felt inexplicably calm at this moment, holding Qin Ma's hand tightly, feeling the pain in his body.
The child is ready to come.
Mama Qin felt the strength of her grip, and her palms were also stained with sweat. She looked more nervous than He Wu, her heart tightened, and a thin layer of sweat oozes from her forehead in winter. He Wu's sweat came out from pain. Khan was nervous.
"Don't panic, you'll be at the hospital soon."
Father He looked very calm, but the hands that kept rubbing his trouser legs still revealed his inner unrest.
I always thought that my daughter was still young, a little girl, and even if she got married, she would still be the little girl who called her daddy, but in a flash of God, she also wanted to be someone else's mother.
"Guanglin is here, don't be afraid, we'll be there soon..." He didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort him softly.
It's not the father, but Guanglin. He can tell who is the most important thing to his daughter now.
"Yes, I am here."
Qin Guanglin nodded vigorously, his eyes were fixed on the front, he drove fast and steadily while paying attention to the road conditions, and went straight to the hospital.
It was afternoon, there was not much traffic on the road, and there was no traffic jam. The family rushed to the maternity hospital smoothly. After parking the car, the two elders helped him get down. Qin Guanglin took a step ahead and trotted all the way to the emergency room for registration.
By the time the doctor made a diagnosis, why not see red.
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"Pain is normal, don't worry, it's always painful to have a normal delivery...you go to the hospital first."
After the diagnosis, the doctor comforted Qin Guanglin and sent him to go through the formalities.
"Those who don't hurt will have to have a caesarean section. Don't worry,... everyone's body is different, and it can last from a dozen hours to a day or two. Go ahead and stay in the hospital for observation."
It was the same middle-aged female doctor who had been in charge of He Wu's prenatal checkups since the early stages of pregnancy. She had been familiar with them all the way from the time they were first conceived to the time of delivery. Seeing Qin Guanglin's impatience, she said a few more words.
"Thank you! Thank you! I'll go right away!"
Qin Guanglin has always been trotting, jogging to register, jogging to go through formalities, jogging to fetch hot water for He Wei to drink.
"It's coming soon, the doctor said everything is normal, the pain is normal, bear with it... If it hurts too much, you can bite me, I have a lot of flesh on my hands..."
"I know." He Wei pushed his hand away weakly, "Take off your stinky hooves, it stinks."
"Yes, yes, it stinks!"
"I want to drink."
"Give."
"Hot..."
"Wait a minute and I'll pour it for you."
Qin Guanglin, who will be 30 years old in less than a month, is nervous like a child at this moment, holding two cups tightly, pouring hot water back and forth, puffing his cheeks and blowing hard.
…
The labor pains lasted for eighteen hours, and Qin Guanglin remembered clearly that he stayed by his side for eighteen hours.
Eighteen hours later, the intervals of labor pains gradually became regular. He Wei was sent to the waiting room. He couldn't go in, so he could only walk back and forth in the corridor, looking up from time to time, taking a deep breath, going to the bathroom to wipe his face and coming back to wait.
"Let's have some dinner. I only drank some porridge from yesterday to today. Don't be hungry."
Father He brought the packaged fast food and handed it to Qin Guanglin. Both Father He and Mother Qin went to rest all day and night. Only Qin Guanglin couldn't persuade him no matter how hard he tried, and he took it to help clean up the porridge after he couldn't eat it. .
Qin Guanglin subconsciously wanted to refuse, glanced at the door in the direction of the delivery room, opened it in his hand, and began to eat.
"Am I overly nervous?" He smiled shyly with food in his mouth.
Others are nervous, but there is no such thing as him, who has not yet started to give birth, but has already panicked like this when he entered the waiting room due to labor pains.
"It's okay, I can understand." Dad He nodded, "It's the first time... you'll be nervous, but you're overreacting, so relax. There are so many children every day, and nothing will happen."
"Well, relax, relax."
Qin Guanglin ate his food, and answered vaguely.
Although he knew everything was normal, he just couldn't restrain the inexplicable panic in his heart. It wasn't the panic about the childbirth itself, but the sudden worry in his heart the moment he stepped into the hospital.
Why not be an ordinary pregnant woman, all of this is now achieved by the couple's hard work.
She escaped time, went back ten years and re-experienced everything, trying to restore the accident a few years later.
He is just an ordinary person. He doesn't know whether there are gods and Buddhas, whether there is reincarnation, everything is unknowable, and he can no longer keep calm when his mind is in such a mess.
Qin Guanglin gulped down the food in his mouth, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, took out the faded amulet in Zhongnan from his wallet, held it tightly in his hand, and put it to his mouth to touch it lightly.
I don't know if there will be a corresponding price for doing everything, if so, why would he be willing to bear everything.
Ask gods to bless you.
It's past eight o'clock in the evening, so why not wait for the second stage of labor in the waiting room. In the corridor separated by a wall, Qin Guanglin closed his eyes and prayed facing the dark night sky outside.
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At four o'clock in the morning the next day, eight hours of tormented waiting, going in and out of the delivery room, reaping countless disappointments, and Qin Guanglin, who became more and more anxious in his heart, finally got the news that He Zhi entered the delivery room.
"I want to accompany her. I agreed. I have already paid the fee!" Qin Guanglin, who wanted to go in and have a look, was stopped outside the door, and hurriedly looked for his paternity certificate from his bag. The thin receipt was The thing he needs most right now.
"Don't worry, I know you want to go in to accompany the mother, but you can't do it now, you can wait until you open your three fingers." The nurse has long been used to seeing all kinds of expectant fathers, and she is not impatient, and patiently explains to him, "This is According to the regulations, wait a little longer, and I will call you."
"Wait?!"
Qin Guanglin stood on tiptoe and tried to look inside, but couldn't see anything, so he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"about how long?"
"Everyone is different. This time depends on the individual's physique, patience and so on."
"Thanks."
At four o'clock in the morning in winter, it was still pitch black outside, and there were only a few sparse stars in the sky. Father He couldn't help being sleepy, and sat on a chair in the corridor with his head stuck. Mother Qin went to the bathroom to wash her face. With drops of water dripping from his chin, he came out, kneading his hands together tightly, waiting for his grandson to be born.
A neat family stays here, which is not uncommon or uncommon in hospitals. There are people with no one to accompany them, and there are more than a dozen people waiting together. All kinds of situations are staged in this small corridor every day. When standing here, every time I wait for several hours, I can feel the hardship.
More than an hour later, Qin Guanglin was squatting in the corridor, facing the door of the delivery room, staring at the crack of the door without blinking. When he was thinking wildly, there was finally a movement in the door, and he got up subconsciously, turning around with some numbness. He walked over to meet him, but saw the doctor come out with a list and a pen with a tired face, turned around and closed the door, and raised his head to call He Wei's family.
Qin Guanglin's heart skipped a beat, and a very bad premonition gushed out from the bottom of his heart.
"Master Bao!"
This voice scared Father He into a fright, and he rolled down from the chair. Mother Qin shook her hands, and suddenly raised her head, and the other strangers who were not sleeping in the corridor also looked sideways.
In the 21st century, there is still the saying of protecting the big and protecting the young
The doctor froze on the spot in bewilderment, looked down at the form in his hand, pondered for a while and said, "Uh... this is a painless injection, you paid the fee before, and you need to sign it."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Qin Ma's whole body went limp, and she slumped on the bench, looking at Qin Guanglin's back with complicated eyes, wishing she could cover his face with more than 30 yards of shoe prints.
Father He propped himself up on the ground, a little dumbfounded, this son-in-law is far worse than he was then.
Qin Guanglin also knew that he was ashamed, and his almost stagnant heart slowly came back to life. It was only at this time that it was beating violently, and a layer of cold sweat oozes from his back. Sign your name solemnly.
Before asking any questions, the kind doctor took the form back into his hand, glanced casually to make sure, and said, "Is it you who will accompany the delivery? You can go in."
"Thank you doctor!"
Qin Guanglin's bloodshot eyes flashed surprise, he took a deep breath, followed the doctor's instructions to make a series of preparations such as putting on a sterile suit, and looked for his wife who was working hard on the delivery bed with anxiety.
Why not still have the strength to chat and laugh with him when entering the waiting room, at this time, he was lying there with a pale face, looking at him sideways, with chapped lips and messy hair sticking to his face, trying to lick the corners of his mouth at him.
"You came."
With a soft voice, Qin Guanglin helped her brush aside her messy hair, and squeezed her hand distressedly, "Well, I'm here."
"very nice."
(end of this chapter)