Chapter 8 Holding the Child

The confinement lady invited by Shin Shin is a gold medal confinement nanny, and she does almost everything during the confinement: watching the children, washing diapers, cooking, and taking care of the mother...... Even the work of wiping the table and mopping the floor was packaged. When the confinement lady was there, Xinxin didn't feel much about the housework brought about by adding a child to the family, because everything was done by the confinement sister-in-law. At that time, the in-laws made a bite to eat by themselves, and Xinxin's meals were cooked by the confinement sister-in-law. Mu Nan eats some Xinxin every day, and the rest is enough. Xinxin is not very edible in the confinement, but the confinement lady does it differently, three or four dishes at a meal, and she can do it casually. Mu Nan has become the main force in cleaning leftovers, and after a month, Xinxin has not gained much weight, but Mu Nan has gained a lot of weight. Yue's sister-in-law's surname is Wu, and both Xinxin and Mu Nan call her "Sister Wu". Sister Wu is in her forties, has rich experience, and is quick with her hands and feet, often serving adults and children well, doing all the housework, and taking time to look at her mobile phone and surf the Internet. The mother-in-law saw that Sister Wu could have a short period of time to be free every day, and she also talked to Mu Nan a few times behind her back: This month, my sister-in-law went to rest again, and it was a great loss to spend so much money to invite her! Mu Nan persuaded her mother-in-law: You forgot that you were tired like that after staying up for two days in the hospital, someone would have to work for you, why do you want to do so much? The mother-in-law didn't say anything more.

After the confinement sister-in-law left, the Xinxin family was very busy for a while. Only then did everyone realize the importance of Sister Wu. Not to mention anything else, taking care of the children, washing diapers, and cooking have to be rearranged for people to do it. The diapers were originally washed by the mother-in-law and Shin Shin, and later the father-in-law was the main force. Cooking was originally her mother-in-law's job, but Mu Nan felt sorry for her mother, and saw that the old lady complained about back pain every day, so she took over the job. So the mother-in-law's main job is to watch the children. Shin Shin originally had no objection to such an arrangement. But soon, Shin Shin made an astonishing discovery: her mother-in-law, who has always advertised that she has seen several children, actually doesn't know how to look at children!

It may be because she was accustomed to the confinement lady's skillful and scientific parenting techniques, and as soon as her mother-in-law took over, whether it was the way she held the child or the way she coaxed the child, she was greatly unaccustomed to it. Xinxin told her about the method taught by the confinement sister-in-law, but her mother-in-law didn't listen to it, just one sentence inside and out: "The confinement lady knows a fart!" ”

Xinxin negotiated with her mother-in-law several times, but to no avail, there was no way, she simply took care of the child's affairs by herself and did not let her mother-in-law interfere. Every time her mother-in-law came to get the child, she stepped forward first and said, "Mom, you have worked hard, rest for a while, I'll come, I'll come." ”

Once or twice is fine, but after many times, the mother-in-law can see that she doesn't want to let herself touch the child, and her face begins to look ugly. But I can't find fault with Xinxin, people feel sorry for you and let you rest, can you still go and complain to your son? Of course, the complaint still has to be sued, but Mu Nan's reaction can be imagined, naturally she thinks that Xinxin is kind, and her mother-in-law doesn't have to think about it. The mother-in-law was so angry that she simply left it alone.

Shin Shin is not a strong person, and the caesarean section wound did not heal well, and soon, because she was too tired, the wound hurt again. Xinxin had to ask Mu Nan for help, but Mu Nan had to go to work and the time to help was very limited.

On the one hand, Mu Nan felt sorry for Xinxin, and on the other hand, he also knew how much his mother wanted to hold the child, so he tried to persuade Xinxin to open her eyes and close her eyes, and wait for the wound to be good before looking at it herself, and let her mother-in-law watch it first. Xinxin couldn't, so she had to follow Mu Nan's idea first.

The next day, Shin Shin tried her best to turn a blind eye to her mother-in-law's behavior, but no! She's too much! Xinxin really can't understand how she raised her 6 children! From the time the child is handed over to the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law is one thing to be with the child every day - to hold it. It may be that the mother-in-law has been too long in the month of confinement, and she finally has the opportunity to hug her grandson, as if she wants to make up for what she lacks this month. Feeding milk powder and hugging, sleeping cuddling, talking hugging, walking hugging, changing diaper hugging, crying hugging, not crying and hugging. She doesn't seem to want to hold the child all the time, but she is small, has a fat belly, and has short arms, so it is a little difficult to hold the child. In addition, after all, it is still a little tiring to hold the child all day long. So she straightened her belly and held the child against her, holding the child with both arms like a noodle bag. This position is easy and comfortable, but the child is very awkward. There were several times when the child couldn't stand it anymore and cried and struggled, and she reluctantly put the child down under Shin Shin's repeated requests. As soon as the child returned to bed, he stopped crying or fussing. Xinxin immediately said to her: "Mom, you see, the child wants to play by himself for a while, and he doesn't want to let him hold it." At this time, my mother-in-law would always say, "Oh yes! Xinxin thought that she would not hug her like this anymore and could breathe a sigh of relief. But in fact, this is all coping, and after a while, she ran to pick up the child again, whether the child wanted it or not.

In private, Xinxin asked Mu Nan angrily: "Since she likes to hold her child so much, why does she let her hold her during the confinement, but she always asks the confinement lady to hug her?" ”

Mu Nan said: "Then doesn't she think it's so expensive to invite a sister-in-law, can't she rest." ”

Xinxin became even more angry when she heard this: "The money is not from her, but from my mother, is she distressed?" ”

Mu Nan had to persuade her: "You let her hug it, wait a few days, she has had enough, if you want her to hug her, I'm afraid you still ask her." ”

Xinxin snorted angrily and said, "Think beautifully!" In my heart, I hope that what my husband said is true. So under Mu Nan's appeasement, Xinxin promised to endure it for a few days.

But what makes Shin Shin unbearable is still to come. A few days later, the mother-in-law had basically met the initial ** needs and began to resume her original life. But she didn't hold the child anymore, but she had to do something else with the child, watching TV for a while, listening to a book for a while, drinking water for a while, and seeing what others were busy with for a while. It is often the case that the child is held in one hand and begins to drink and eat with a cup in the other.

Even the father-in-law, who is most devoted to his mother-in-law, sometimes can't help but say: "Put down the child and drink water, and I am not afraid of scalding him." ”

The mother-in-law looked confident: "It's okay, it's okay." Mu Nan: When they were young, I didn't hold them in one hand and eat them in the other. The rice porridge that has just come out of the pot has never been hot in my hand. ”

Xinxin also said it a few times, but her mother-in-law ignored it, what should she do, seeing that Xinxin was not satisfied, she had to perform for her, and she became more and more energetic. It was very distressing to see Xinxin. The child is so small, the bones are still soft, usually Xinxin is light when he hugs, for fear that he can't stand it, the mother-in-law is good, it's like fiddling with a doll, rude, absent-minded, even when feeding milk powder, he refuses to look at how much the child drinks, his eyes are staring elsewhere, for a while he thinks that his father-in-law's mop is not in the place, and for a while he says that Mu Nan's table is not clean, and she doesn't know if the child's bottle is empty, so that the child sucks a full stomach of gas, a strong milk.

Xinxin also tried to reason with her from the bottom of her heart, but her mother-in-law has her own clever way to deal with it, that is, accept it with an open mind and resolutely not change! was so angry that Xinxin secretly shed tears, and her milk became more unstable.

Although Mu Nan felt sorry for Xinxin, she thought that her mother had seen so many children, and she was more experienced than Xinxin, so in most cases, she still relied on her mother-in-law to persuade Xinxin to give in. I hope that as the child grows up healthily, Shin Shin will slowly accept her mother-in-law's approach.