allonlinenovel Chapter 283 Dystocia
Chapter 283 Dystocia
The midwife looked anxious and said helplessly, "There's no such thing as a fixed saying in this world. Different places and different people have different sayings. Those are just rumors that people pass on from one another, and they have no basis at all."
Liu Cai'er nodded, almost paralyzed with fear. She felt very sorry for her sister as she saw her lying on the bed crying out in pain.
She pleaded with the midwife, "Auntie, you've delivered babies for so many women, hundreds of children, you're the most experienced. Please help my sister. She's endured so many years of hardship, and she's finally made a good life for herself. You absolutely can't let anything happen to her."
"The two children are still young, and this one in her belly is finally full-term. There can't be any mishaps. Please help her deliver the baby smoothly."
The midwife was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She sighed repeatedly, "Alas, who doesn't want the mother and child to have a smooth delivery? Don't think I'm just a midwife. I hope they are doing well even more than you do. But the baby is in the wrong position, and I have no other choice but to pray for their good luck. The rest is up to fate."
Resign yourself to fate?
Lin Xiaotang never believed in these things. She said, "Mother-in-law, feel my mother's belly and see what position the baby is in. See where the head is and see if you can turn the baby around and straighten it by moving the belly."
The midwife was taken aback. Could a breech presentation really cause this?
She turned to look at Xiaotang, a little girl of six or seven years old. She spoke like a little adult, but she was still a child. How could she possibly do what she said?
So she said impatiently, "Go away, go away. Adults are talking, children shouldn't interrupt. You can't help in this room. The room is too small to move around. When your mother gives birth, it will be very bloody. It won't be good if it scares you. Go out and wait."
Seeing her mother in such pain, Xiaoyu was already terrified; how could she possibly go out to wait?
Lin Xiaotang isn't a real child. Her mother's baby is in an abnormal position and is in danger of dying, so there's even less reason for her to go out and wait.
Seeing that the midwife didn't believe her, she immediately put on a stern face and raised her voice, saying, "Just do as I say, you don't need to worry about anything else."
How could the midwife not be worried? She had decades of experience in delivering babies, and even she was at a loss and panicked when faced with such a difficult birth. Asking her to listen to a clueless young girl was not an option; she was far from being senile.
"Oh dear, your mother is already like this, don't make things worse."
"what……"
Liu cried out in pain as her water broke, revealing a baby's foot underneath.
The midwife was terrified. She was so shocked that she stammered, "The feet... the feet came out first! What are we going to do?"
Liu Cai'er was also terrified and lost her composure. She lay down by her sister's bed and started crying.
"Feng'er, what should we do? Waaaaah..."
It must be because they've been so focused on running their business and haven't gone to temples to burn incense and pray to Buddha that the gods and Buddhas haven't been able to protect their sister.
What's the point of working so hard to earn so much money?
In the end, if the childbirth is difficult and something happens to the mother and child, what will happen to Xiaotang and Xiaoyu?
Liu Cai'er cried sadly.
Liu, who was screaming in pain, vaguely heard the conversation between the midwife and everyone else, and realized that she was having a difficult labor.
Giving birth is like passing through the gates of hell for a woman; it's a gamble with her life. She had long heard that if a woman's baby is in an abnormal position during childbirth, nine times out of ten, she will die. If she's lucky, she can save the baby; if she's unlucky, it will result in the death of both mother and child.
Since she was already having a difficult childbirth and wouldn't survive no matter what, it was better to save the child than to lose both her and her unborn child, so that it wouldn't be a waste for him to be born into her womb.
So, she gasped for breath and said with difficulty, "Midwife, please... please help me give birth to this child. Ah... I'm not going to live, I can't let the child go with me... please, you must save him."
After saying that, she looked at her two daughters, her gaze finally settling on her eldest daughter.
"Tang'er, you...you've always been smart and capable, able to lead the whole family to earn money and live a good life. I'm entrusting Yu'er and your father to you. Please take good care of them for me. If...if one day your father meets another woman, remember you must not let your stepmother bully you. Your stepmother bullied your parents for many years; that kind of life is not fit for a human being. I hope you..."
Lin Xiaotang immediately interrupted her mother. Her eyes were red, but her gaze was unusually firm as she said, "Mother, you will be alright, and the little brother and sister in your belly will be alright too. Don't worry, I'm here."
As a person with modern thinking, how could she possibly stand by and watch her mother have a difficult childbirth, facing the dilemma of saving the mother or the baby?
She suddenly frowned and glared at the midwife, saying, "We invited you here to help my mother give birth, so that you could ensure the safety of both mother and child. It's just a minor difficult labor, and you can't do anything right. If you can't do it, you can do it the way I say. But you insist on being stubborn and wasting time. If anything happens to my mother or the baby in her womb, I will definitely not let you off the hook."
The midwife's expression changed instantly upon hearing this. She took a deep breath and said, "There are many women in this world who have difficult childbirths. It's something that people can't control. I've never heard of a midwife being held responsible for something going wrong. You're really good at making things up."
Liu Cai'er wiped away her tears and stood up. She said firmly, "Listen to Xiao Tang. Her ideas are never wrong. If she says it will work, it will definitely work!"
The midwife looked at her with suspicion. She said incredulously, "Are you crazy? Even we women who have given birth can't figure out a solution to this kind of thing. You're listening to a little girl like her? You two are really something, one dares to say it and the other dares to believe it."
Why can't we believe it?
Xiao Tang has done many things at such a young age. The Shen family has never done any business before. Her brother-in-law used to carry tofu and eggs to restaurants. But Xiao Tang still managed to make the business successful with her clever mind.
Does not having children preclude one from offering advice?
She retorted angrily, "If her method won't work, then have you come up with a better one?"
The midwife was speechless, choked by Liu Cai'er's words.
Aunt Xiangqin made up her mind and said, "Since no one can think of a solution now, let's listen to Xiaotang. Maybe it will really work."
Liu cried out twice, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Stop arguing, listen to me, let the midwife do it. It's not safe for the baby to stay in the womb for too long."
Lin Xiaotang stood by the bedside, holding her mother's hand, and said, "Mother, Father isn't home. If you don't try your best to give birth to the child and something happens to you, when Father comes back and sees you, he will definitely blame me for not protecting you. Can you bear to let Father blame me? Can you bear to let Father not see you one last time?"
Liu couldn't help but cry out, occasionally letting out a cry of pain.
In the courtyard, Shen Qianchuan paced anxiously, back and forth. His older brother hadn't returned, and he couldn't help him at all; he was extremely worried.