Chapter 801 427: New Life (Part 2)

With such excellent care, Huang Tianxuan's physical condition is very good. Although her weight has increased, she has maintained her figure very well. Both the mother and child have healthy and excellent indicators. The fetus is in the right position in the womb, and the doctor suggested natural childbirth, to which Huang Tianxuan readily agreed.

Although compared to a C-section, natural childbirth takes longer and is more painful, it does not require surgery, which is more beneficial for the mother. The body recovers faster after delivery, and there are no postoperative complications.

And now, although she looks as if she can eat like a normal person, Huang Tianxuan is actually already in labor.

Giving birth naturally is a long and arduous process, generally taking first-time mothers ten to twenty hours, during which there are three stages of labor.

The first stage is the warm-up phase for the mother, the slow dilation of the cervix, which takes the longest, requiring ten to twelve hours. The second stage is the delivery of the child, the phase where the baby comes out from the 'doorway,' usually taking one to two hours. The third stage is the delivery of the placenta, taking the shortest time, not exceeding thirty minutes.

Currently, Huang Tianxuan is in the early to mid-stage of the first labory stage. Her water broke at five in the morning, and her body began to show signs of labor. The doctor gave the notice to prepare for natural childbirth. Three hours have passed, and Huang Tianxuan's state is still fairly good.

But after breakfast, she went to the bathroom, and just at eight-thirty, she immediately became listless, her face pale, lying on the bed with eyes half-open, too tired to talk.

"Does it hurt now?"

"No, it feels great."

With a frown, Huang Tianxuan, short of breath, glanced at the phone that chimed with a WeChat notification. Without replying, she put it back on the bedside table.

Gina, heartbroken for her daughter, stroked Huang Tianxuan's forehead and advised, "Maybe you should consider having the doctor give you an epidural later. It's just the beginning, and it will take at least half a day to finish. You will suffer too much if you endure it like this."

"No injection."

Huang Tianxuan gently shook her head, closed her eyes, and held Li Peifeng's hand, whispering, "Connect with them; Wenyue and Manning want to know what it's like to give birth."

After Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning got married and registered with Li Peifeng, they inevitably thought about having a child. Although they told Li Peifeng things like 'I'm not having children with you' and 'kids are the most annoying,' they knew in their hearts that this might be an inevitable life experience for them.

Even though, for various reasons, Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning could not personally come to Hangzhou to visit Huang Tianxuan, they were eager to know what it felt like for her to have a child. Even Zhao Qingge, who is just over three months pregnant, wanted to understand how painful childbirth would be in advance to mentally prepare for her own near future.

So after Huang Tianxuan made the request, Li Peifeng immediately turned on group chat mode, not only to clarify their doubts but also to accompany the pregnant woman, creating an atmosphere of warmth and harmony!

"Qiyuan, if you say so, then I can relax..."

In reality, the two families in the ward were also chatting, mainly about the child's upbringing, education, growing environment, and other related topics. Huang Jianzhong even made a delicate inquiry to Li Qiyuan and his wife about the child not taking the Li surname and instead taking the Huang surname.

As early as two months ago, Mr. and Mrs. Huang had learned through an ultrasound about the baby's gender, making the family very excited because they had previously agreed that the first boy born to Huang Tianxuan would take the Huang surname.

Although Huang Tianxuan's elder brother is already married with children, he only has daughters. If Huang Tianxuan's soon-to-arrive son were to change surnames, he would be Huang Jianzhong's first grandchild with the Huang surname.

However, accordingly, he would gain one, while the Li family would lose one. No elder would willing to let their grandchild take an external surname without reason, hence how to care for the in-laws' feelings became Huang Jianzhong's top priority.

In fact, Old Huang was overthinking it. Li Qiyuan did not care at all about this because he already had plenty of grandchildren. The legitimate daughter-in-law, Zhao Qingge, seemed to have another one on the way, but his son, although just one, was indeed redundant.

"Old Huang, rest assured. As long as the two of them agree, we have no objection whether the child takes the father's or the mother's surname. Even if one day, Li Peifeng changes his surname to Huang with you, I will wholeheartedly support it!"

With a sincere look, Li Qiyuan genuinely wished that Li Peifeng, the rebel son, would change his surname to Huang and acknowledge Huang Jianzhong as his father, which would bring him complete peace of mind…

Huang Jianzhong was stunned, thinking that the other party was being sarcastic with hidden meaning, so he dryly chuckled, "Our in-law is indeed humorous," and then racked his brains to think of ways to make up for the Li family and satisfy them.

Both families felt a bit guilty, chatting amicably but forgetting there was a waiting pregnant woman on the bed.

It was really because Huang Tianxuan had little reaction, and the natural birth process takes a long time. There was nothing they could do to help, and tension would be of no use.

It wasn't until the midwife entered the ward, checked the fetal heart rate and contraction monitor, and reminded, "Chairman Huang, it's best to leave only one family member to accompany her. The others should wait outside. Although the room is large, it's not convenient with too many people."

"All right, all right."

"Yes, we need to give Tianxuan a quiet environment."

Huang Jianzhong nodded in sudden realization, looked at his daughter, who was frowning with her eyes closed, and gently patted her hand with concern. After hesitating for half a second, he whispered, "My girl, you just be safe and sound. Everything you said before, I promise. All right?"