Chapter 300 - 300 Confinement
300 Confinement
Gu Qingming was in her own room for confinement.
Her room was not air-conditioned, but it was warm.
Before Gu Qingming returned, her aunt had already built a charcoal stove.
In the countryside, it was important to warm your forehead, shoulders, and waist by the fire during confinement. In the future, you would not have a headache and there would not be pains in the shoulders and waist.
Gu Qingming sat in the countryside. This was not the first time she had warmed herself by such a fire.
The first time she warmed herself by the fire, she was quite surprised.
In the south, the winter was cold to the bone.
No matter how good Gu Qingming’s physique was, she still felt that the winter here was too cold.
As soon as she entered the house, Gu Qingming untied her scarf and took off her down jacket. Just as she was about to take off her hat, her grandmother immediately stopped her. “Darling, you can’t take off your hat. You have to wear it for 120 days. During these 120 days, you can’t use cold water. If you want to go into the water, you can only use warm water!”
Gu Qingming asked in confusion, “120 days? Grandma, doesn’t confinement only last for 30 days?”
She always thought the period for confinement was 30 days. Could it be 120 days?
“Hehe, confinement is thirty days. But during these 120 days, you have to be careful. For example, some vegetables and fruits can only be eaten after 120 days. You can’t touch cold water for more than a hundred days, and…” Grandma explained a lot of things to take note of.
Gu Qingming was confused when she heard these things.
“So, Grandma, what’s the difference between 30 days of confinement and 120 days of confinement?” Gu Qingming was confused.
Grandmother smiled and said, “There’s a difference. During the 30 days of confinement, you usually stay in your room and don’t go out. Occasionally, you can bask in the sun. After 30 days, you can go out. You just have to pay attention to keeping warm. During the confinement period, don’t climb the stairs. You can open the window in your room, but you can’t face the wind. Also…”
“What?I can’t wash your hair for a month? I can’t bathe for a month?” Gu Qingming was shocked when she heard that she couldn’t wash her hair for a month. “How can this do?”
She was not used to not washing her hair for a day. How could she not wash her hair for a month?
Because she had just given birth, she had not bathed for the entire night.
However, if she continued not to wash up, that would simply be… unimaginably sloppy.
Grandmother smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it’s not like we can’t wash our hair for a month. In the past, when we were in confinement, we couldn’t wash our hair for a month. However, now, everyone is incorporating some science into their practices. If we don’t wash our hair for a month after giving birth, it will breed many bacteria that will affect the child’s health.”
Gu Qingming nodded and said, “That’s true!”
It was understandable that one did not wash her hair for thirty days in winter. It was cold, so long as she did not sweat, it should be fine.
However, if she did not wash her hair for thirty days in the summer after confinement, the smell would breed countless bacteria.
Gu Qingming immediately shuddered and said, “Grandma, no! Not to mention not bathing or washing my hair for a month, I can’t even stand not bathing or washing my hair for a day. I definitely have to wash it every day.”
Grandmother smiled and said, “Child, why are you in such a hurry? I’ve already prepared the things you need for your confinement. If you want to shower early every day, I’ll boil water for you every day. Just let the water cool down a little. However, you can’t wash your hair every day. At most, you can wash it once every two days.”
Gu Qingming thought for a moment and said, “Alright, I’ll wash my hair once every two days.”
Grandma said, “Are you tired? Why don’t you lie on the bed and rest first? Your aunt has already boiled a bath for you. When it cools down a little, you can shower!”
Gu Qingming said, “I don’t want to lie on the bed now. Let me warm myself by the fire first! I’ll rest after taking a shower!”
She didn’t feel so comfortable resting without taking a shower!
“Alright, you can warm yourself up by the fire first!” Grandma said.
After Grandma left, Mrs. Gu and Grandma Gu came up.
When Grandma Gu saw Gu Qingming, she held her hand and said with heartache, “My precious granddaughter, it’s been hard on you! You gave birth to such a cute little baby angel for our Gu family!”
Gu Qingming smiled and said, “Grandma, I’m also very happy to have her born. She’s very cute and beautiful, isn’t she?”
“Yes, she’s very cute and beautiful!” Grandma Gu gently stroked her hat and said, “She looks like you!”
Mrs. Gu smiled and nodded. “Yes, she looks like you when you were young! Her skin is fair and her eyes are big. However, when you were just born, you weren’t as beautiful as the little darling!”
When Gu Qingming insisted on giving birth to this child, she was not very willing.
However, the moment she saw the little girl, she instantly liked her.
No matter who this child’s biological father was, she was her daughter, a member of the Gu family, and their little baby!
Grandma Gu said, “Baby, you’re the most beautiful child I’ve ever seen in my life. You’re fair and chubby without any wrinkles. You’re even prettier than a one-month-old child.”
“The most surprising thing is that when this child opens her eyes, her eyes will roll and she’ll look over in the direction of the voice. The child must be very smart!”
Mrs. Gu nodded and said, “The child is really beautiful!”
She was also the most beautiful child she had ever seen!
Perhaps every family thought that their children were the most beautiful.
Gu Qingming was speechless. When her child was in her womb, she had undergone marrow cleansing.
Mrs. Gu and Grandma Gu chatted with Gu Qingming for a while before going out. They all wanted Gu Qingming to rest more. A woman who had just given birth was the weakest and needed to rest!
The child was not carried back to her room. Everyone was very curious about this newborn baby. Besides, this child was really cute and beautiful.
Other babies were born with elongated heads. It was said that when they were born, they were suppressed by the birth canal.
However, this child’s head was round the moment she was born.
She had black hair, a round little face, tender white skin, rosy white skin, black hair, fair and chubby little flesh, long and narrow eyes, and eyelashes fluttering. She was really too cute!
Children in confinement, from the time they were born to the time they were one month old, would spend more than 20 hours a day sleeping with their eyes closed. When they were awake, they would pee or drink milk.
This child was hugged by many people.
Those who had never carried a child before were afraid of hurting the child. They wanted to carry her but did not dare to!
Grandma came over and said, “Alright, the child can’t stay outside for too long. Hurry up and carry her back to the room.”
“Xiaoyu, go and see if the bath water is cold. Your sister wants to take a shower now. After taking a shower, she can rest!”
“I’ll go take a look!” Zhou Xiaoyu went outside to take a look at the two buckets of water that were meant for women who were in confinement.
The water was boiled in a pot with dried ginger leaves and red vines. When the water turned black, it could be scooped out and cooled so that the pregnant woman could take a bath.
Zhou Xiaoyu saw that the water was not too cold, so she used a washcloth to stir it to make it cool faster.
A moment later, Zhou Xiaoyu carried the water up.