Within the Women's and Children's Hospital, layers of martial law had already been imposed. The entire second floor for women and children had been vacated in preparation for Princess Changle's delivery. However, none of the pregnant women complained. This was because this hospital had been specially prepared for Princess Changle's delivery. As for them, they were merely enjoying the convenience of Princess Changle.
Outside the delivery room, Meton was waiting anxiously. Hearing the cries of pain coming from outside the delivery room from time to time, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Give me a set of medical clothes and let me accompany Changle to give birth." After waiting for a long time, he couldn't wait any longer, so he gritted his teeth and said.
"It's nonsense! How can a man accompany a woman to give birth? This is an ominous act. "Madam Zhang hurriedly dissuaded.
"It didn't happen before, but it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. Changle is in so much pain. With me accompanying her, I will definitely be able to relieve her pain." Meton thought of the example of a man accompanying a woman to give birth in the future. He couldn't wait to immediately popularize it in the Tang dynasty.
Madam Zhang dissuaded him: "This old one knows that Merton is worried about the Princess, but midwife Zhao is the most skilled midwife in the Women and Children's Hospital. With her personally guiding the Princess's delivery, the Princess will definitely be safe and sound."
With the opening of the Women and Children's Hospital, midwife Zhao had handled more than thousands of pregnant women, and all of them were safe and sound. The Women and Children's Hospital had already developed a strategy to deal with every possible situation.
Hearing that the Women and Children's Hospital was fully prepared, Meton was slightly relieved. After a while, he heard a noise, and then two familiar figures appeared in front of Meton. It was Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun.
"Greetings to the Emperor and Empress!" Meton was shocked. When Princess Changle was sent to the Women and Children's Hospital, he only sent someone to the palace to send a letter to inform them. He didn't expect that Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun would come in person after receiving the news.
"Dispense with the formalities? How is the situation? "Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a worried face.
"Replying to Your Majesty, he has been in there for an hour and still hasn't come out." Meton explained the situation in detail.
Empress Zhangsun was slightly relieved. "It's fine for an hour. Sometimes, the pain lasts for three days and three nights."
Madam Zhang hurriedly reported: "Many thanks for the Empress's trust. Princess Changle is currently doing well. I believe that there will be no major problems. It's just that after giving birth, there will be specialized medical staff to nurse the princess back to health. There won't be any blood loss."
Madam Zhang naturally knew that Empress Zhangsun's daughters were all worried about Qi disease. Among them, the loss of blood and qi after giving birth was the cause of Qi disease.
In her lifetime, Empress Zhangsun had given birth to five children. With regards to this, she was very experienced. For the sake of Princess Changle's safety, she properly tested Zhang shi. However, after a series of examinations, Empress Zhangsun could not help but sigh with regret. Even the most experienced midwives in the Imperial Palace could not compare to one-tenth of the expertise of the Women and Children Hospital.
"Your Majesty, in this concubine's opinion, the Women and Children's Hospital has already studied the art of childbirth to the extreme. Even the palace cannot compare. In the future, when the concubines give birth, it will be better for them to come to this hospital." Empress Zhangsun advised.
"Then let's do as the Empress says!" Li Shimin nodded. There were many cases of concubines in the Inner Palace having difficult childbirth. For example, the mother of the Princess of Xiang City and the mother of Princess Gao Yang had died in childbirth. If the Women and Children's Hospital had been established earlier, there probably wouldn't have been so many tragedies.
"Many thanks for Your Majesty and Empress's trust!" Madam Zhang said with joy.
If the concubines in the palace also came to the Women and Children's Hospital for childbirth in the future, it would definitely make the Women and Children's Hospital famous and its status rise greatly.
After a long wait, the door of the delivery room finally opened. Midwife Zhao came out with a baby in her arms with a happy face and said, "Congratulations, Merton. Mother and daughter are safe!"
"Good, good, as long as they are safe!" Meton suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief. The big stone hanging in his heart finally fell down. In this era, the risk of childbirth was also great. Even if he had made sufficient preparations, he still felt nervous. Fortunately, the heavens did not disappoint him. Princess Changle was finally safe. As for the gender of the baby, Meton, who came from the future, naturally did not care.
Meton held his daughter. Looking at the wrinkled face, he was happy. His daughter was good. She was a father's considerate little cotton-padded jacket.
"I am really ashamed that I can't continue the Mo family's bloodline!"
Meton did not care, but Princess Changle, who had just given birth, was a little ashamed. For a long time, the Mo family had only one son in each generation. The Mo family's village was the most popular voice to continue the Mo family's bloodline.
Hearing this, Meton handed his daughter in his arms to Empress Zhangsun and said softly, "I have said long ago that it is not a woman's decision to give birth to a boy or a girl. Medical research shows that it may even be decided by a man. And whether it is a boy or a girl, it is the same for me. There is no difference in importance. "
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun at the side could not help but nod. If others said so, they would definitely be comforting. Combined with Meton's previous behavior, and even signs of passing the position to Wu Meiniang, they felt that Meton's words were indeed sincere.
"But I …" Princess Changle still wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Meton.
"She is a child of the Mo family. From the moment she was born, she was destined to be the happiest child in the world." Merton said.
Princess Changle saw that Moton was not faking it, and that he truly loved her daughter from the bottom of his heart. She could not help but reveal a happy smile. Looking at her sleeping daughter, she then looked at her husband and parents surrounding her. Immediately, she felt that she had no regrets in this life.
"What a blessed child!" Empress Zhangsun teased her granddaughter, and a doting expression appeared on her face. Li Shimin's heart also itched unbearably, and he came over to tease her, but he did not expect that his granddaughter actually burst into tears.
"You must have scared her." Empress Zhangsun glared at Li Shimin. Li Shimin helplessly stepped aside with a wry smile.
Empress Zhangsun was very experienced. She picked up her granddaughter and coaxed her. However, her granddaughter still cried non-stop.
"Could it be that she's hungry?" Li Shimin reminded her.
Empress Zhangsun suddenly realized and could not help but exclaim, "I'm afraid it's true! I just happened to bring a nanny from the palace. She will definitely be able to feed this little one. "
Empress Zhangsun waved her hand, and a nanny immediately walked in and said respectfully, "Greetings to Merton and Her Highness."
"Mother, you can't! Director Zhang once said that breastfeeding is the most suitable for babies. Only then can they be healthy. I want to feed them myself. "Princess Changle's body was weak, but her tone was firm.
"Feed them yourself?" Empress Zhangsun was stunned. Although she had raised five children, she had never breastfed one. Thinking about it carefully, her children were indeed weak and sickly since they were young.
"Princess, you may not know this, but breastfeeding will slowly deform your body. Furthermore, as the little princess eats more and more in the future, there will not be enough breast milk. Princess will need a nanny sooner or later." The nanny in the palace hurriedly said. This was the daughter of the first princess. If she could become a nanny, her future would be filled with glory and wealth. Naturally, she did not want to give up such a good opportunity and tried her best to persuade her.
"As long as she can grow up healthily, Changle is willing to pay any price!" Changle looked at her daughter, and her motherly love burst out. "As for the problem of not having enough breast milk, Meton has already prepared for it."
"Meton has already prepared for it!" Suddenly, everyone looked at Meton with strange eyes. He was a man, how could he prepare for it?
Meton could not help but explain with a wry smile, "Reporting to Father Emperor and Mother Empress, Changle has an ice cream shop. She needs a lot of milk on a daily basis. After several years of cultivation, a type of dairy cow has been bred that can produce milk all year round. It has sufficient nutrition and is qualified to breastfeed babies.
The nanny deliberately exclaimed, "Merton can't be thinking of using cow's milk to raise the little princess, right? How can cow's milk compare to human milk? If this were to spread out, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the imperial family and become a joke? "
Suddenly, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but frown. There were precedents of using cow's milk and goat's milk to feed children. Which rich family didn't hire a wet nurse? He didn't want his granddaughter to be laughed at, not to mention that hiring a wet nurse was a piece of cake for them.
Meton took his daughter and said with a tender face, "Although she is the daughter of a princess and has a noble status, she is also the eldest daughter of Mo Family. She should abide by Mo Family's philosophy. She can naturally afford a wet nurse, but not everyone in the world can use a wet nurse. However, cow's milk is different. The milk output is very high, and one cow is enough to feed ten children. Moreover, with the secret technique of Mo Family, fresh cow's milk can be made into milk powder that can be stored for a year. As long as the Tang dynasty breeds enough cows, it is not impossible for a child to drink milk until he is ten years old. The reason why the grassland tribes are strong is that they eat cheese and beef all year round. If our Tang dynasty also promotes milk all over the world, our Tang dynasty's youth will certainly be as strong as cows."
"If the youth is strong, the country will be strong!" Li Shimin couldn't help but think of what Meton's youth said in the Tang dynasty, and he could think deeper. The most suitable place to raise cows in the Tang dynasty was the northern grassland. Once milk became popular, it could not only make the children of the Tang dynasty strong, but also make the trend of raising cows flourish in the north. The imperial court could use this to tie down the grassland tribes in the north. Think about it, once all the herdsmen in the northern grassland raised cows and sold milk, if they lost the huge market of the Tang dynasty, who could the herdsmen sell their milk to? In this way, how could there be any rebellion in the northern grassland tribes?
"Moreover, in the Tang dynasty, there was a shortage of breast milk in the ordinary families. It was even more fortunate to be fed with cow's milk and goat's milk. More people survived on rice porridge. If milk powder was popularized, it would be the world's fortune. However, as the wet nurse said, there were many criticisms about milk feeding in the world. In this case, let's start with the eldest daughter of the Mo family to set an example." Meton said seriously. At the same time, he picked up an iron can in his hand and skillfully opened it. A small wooden spoon poured out a spoonful of milky yellow milk powder, put it in a bowl, and mixed it with warm water. Soon, a bowl of milk was ready.
Meton scooped a spoonful of milk powder with a small spoon and sent it to his daughter's mouth. Soon, a bowl of milk powder was fed, and his daughter immediately became quiet.
"It's really convenient!" Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but exclaim. In this way, as long as there was enough milk powder, they could feed the child whenever they were hungry. Not to mention one child, they could even feed quintuplets.
"This is nothing. When the milk pot is successfully developed, it will be even more convenient." Meton breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Mo family couldn't develop the latex milk powder that was commonly seen in later generations, it wasn't difficult to make a milk pot that could control the speed at which a baby drank milk.
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