Fortunately, it was Selena’s second time going into labor. After a long, arduous process, the baby was finally born.
“Congratulations, Mr. Fowler, Mrs. Fowler. You have a daughter.”
The moment Selena heard the news from the delivery assistant, she felt relief wash over her. On the other hand, tears were rolling in Pierre’s eyes when he witnessed the wretched state Selena was in, but he managed to blink back his tears.
After a two-hour observation period, everybody was relieved that all was well. Due to exhaustion, Selena fell asleep in the middle of a conversation with Pierre. He held her while looking at her closed eyes. When the nurse approached them to offer a reminder, he glared at her, which prompted her to lower her volume. “Mr. Fowler, it’s time to feed the baby. The sooner the baby can be breastfed, the sooner the mother will produce breast milk.”
“Why the hurry?” Pierre was indignant. “Can’t you just feed her some formula?”
Upon hearing that, the nurse left with an awkward smile on her face. All the while, Pierre had been grabbing Selena’s hand as he gazed at his wife. She was both strong yet frail. Although she could be invincible, she was also such a fragile and pitiable being. Tears rolled down his cheeks without him noticing as those thoughts lingered in his mind.
Selena woke up four hours later. When she woke up, a nurse was watching over her in Pierre’s stead. “Mrs. Fowler, are you not planning to breastfeed the baby?”
“No. Why would I not want to breastfeed the baby?” Selena didn’t get to feed Juniper a lot when she raised her. Therefore, she swore to breastfeed the new baby before giving birth to her.
“Um... You should feed her now if you wish to. The earlier you let her suckle, the earlier you will start producing breast milk.”
“Ah, geez. Why didn’t Pierre wake me up? Hand me the baby.” Under the nurse’s instructions, Selena began feeding the baby, during which the baby gladly suckled her breast.
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