Chapter 1160: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1160: This Kid, Why Is He So Hard to Handle

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Early the next morning, Wang Dashan came over to the large flat apartment Du Xiaojuan was renting, to take over childcare from Du Xiaojuan.

"These are the baby's diapers, this is the changing pad. Changing the baby's diaper must be done on this changing station. Remember, don't lightly walk away when changing diapers, otherwise if the baby falls from up there and gets hurt, you might regret it for a lifetime."

Du Xiaojuan stood by the changing station, explaining some childcare matters to Wang Dashan:

"These are for applying on the baby. This is body lotion, this is diaper rash cream, this is for drool rash, and this one, eczema cream. If the baby breaks out in a rash, you must hurry and apply the eczema cream."

After instructing these, she then came to a cabinet in the living room:

"This is a steam dryer. Every time after the baby finishes milk, after washing the baby bottle, put it here to dry. This one dispenses a set amount of water and can adjust temperature. Water for formula should be 45 degrees. One scoop of formula to 60 milliliters of water. The formula must be shaken evenly before giving to the baby. Right now it's mixed feeding. There's breast milk I expressed in the refrigerator. You give the baby two feeds of breast milk a day. Right now one feed is 90 milliliters. When the breast milk in the refrigerator runs out, go to the villa side to get more. I'll use the breast pump to express and put it in the refrigerator."

Wang Dashan expressionless:

"Okay, I'll handle it. I just don't believe this little bit of stuff is that hard."

Du Xiaojuan gave a cold laugh:

"Hope you really won't find it that hard."

Then continued explaining:

"Also, at night when the baby sleeps, you must keep the baby by your side. You can't just throw everything to Aunt Kang to do. Formula feeding and such, you can let Aunt Kang help, but sleeping absolutely not. You must watch the baby when sleeping. Also during the day you must watch the baby well. Although Aunt Kang's character seems okay, ultimately she's an outsider. There are many news reports online about confinement nannies feeding babies sedatives. Oh right, there's one more important thing. Right now we're adjusting the baby's head shape. Must minimize side-lying. Try to let the baby lie flat more."

Wang Dashan said impatiently:

"Okay okay okay, it's just lying flat, how simple!"

Du Xiaojuan didn't say anything more.

She instructed Aunt Kang a bit, not to do everything for Wang Dashan, to make Wang Dashan learn to change diapers, feed milk, soothe to sleep, and so on.

Aunt Kang agreed readily.

After Du Xiaojuan finished explaining everything, she immediately went back to the villa side, fell onto the bed and slept.

She really was very sleepy. She already didn't know how long it had been since she had slept a full night.

Du Xiaojuan had just left when the baby started crying.

Wang Dashan was a bit at a loss, hurriedly called Aunt Kang over:

"Aunt Kang, why is he crying?"

Aunt Kang said:

"Let me see. He pooped. Need to change his diaper. You watch him. I'll go get some warm water. In a bit I'll teach you to change diapers."

Aunt Kang hurried to the bathroom side, used a small basin, brought some warm water over.

"Baby's dad, you use your hand to test this water temperature."

Wang Dashan reached out and tested it.

Aunt Kang then said:

"Remember it. Just this temperature. Not too hot. The baby's skin is very tender. Using too hot water to wipe the buttocks easily causes diaper rash. If diaper rash happens, that'll be troublesome."

"Oh oh..."

Wang Dashan didn't know what diaper rash was, but still remembered it.

Aunt Kang started changing the baby's diaper.

Diaper opened, yellow poop stuck on top.

A sour smell, like overnight sour congee, immediately assaulted the nose.

Different from an adult's feces stench, but also quite strong.

Aunt Kang skillfully changed the diaper, while explaining techniques to Wang Dashan:

"First undo the diaper, then use a tissue to wipe the poop stuck on the buttocks, then roll up the diaper, wrap it up. Roll like this. Once rolled well like this, it won't emit smell..."

Wang Dashan watched, humbly learning. Up to now he still didn't feel these things were that hard. Very simple.

Aunt Kang at this time said:

"Right. The baby is still small. When you change his diaper, you must absolutely not lift his two legs. That's bad for his lumbar spine. Also if you lift both legs, poop easily flows along the diaper to the back, dirtying the clothes."

Wang Dashan nodded, noted down this key point.

Rolled up the diaper and threw it in the trash, then used a cotton soft towel dipped in water to wash the baby's buttocks.

"Wipe like this, then wipe like this. Must wipe clean these crevices that easily hide dirt. When the tissue shows no yellow, then it's wiped clean. After wiping clean, remember to apply diaper rash cream. The buttock crease must be applied. The two creases on the sides of the two legs must also be applied."

Wang Dashan nodded again, noted it down.

Aunt Kang skillfully finished changing the baby's diaper, re-fastened the onesie snaps, then said:

"The baby now needs seven milk feeds a day. Roughly every three-plus hours a feed. Sleep is also roughly every three hours, need to sleep once. Feeding and sleeping times best separated, don't stack them together. Otherwise feeding milk and falling asleep easily forms the bad habit of milk-sleep association."

Wang Dashan nodded, half-understanding, still noted it down.

At the same time, couldn't help but wonder:

"Why so many feeds a day?"

Aunt Kang said:

"The baby's stomach is still very small right now, so can only eat small amounts frequently. Later when his stomach gets a bit bigger, can gradually reduce the number of feeds. If good habits are formed, around six months can wean night feeds. If good habits aren't formed, might still need night feeds at over one year old. Night feeds are the most exhausting. Also bad for the baby. Can't sleep through the night at night, will affect development."

Wang Dashan nodded.

Aunt Kang checked the time, then said:

"Baby about time to sleep. Why don't you hold him and soothe him a bit, see if you can soothe him. Hold like this. Gently pat his buttocks. Don't shake too hard. If you form a habit of needing to be shaken to sleep, you guys will suffer later."

Wang Dashan followed the method Aunt Kang taught, tried to soothe the baby to sleep.

He was careful, his movements somewhat stiff, so much so that after holding him for just a little while, the baby started crying.

"Kang Yi, why's he crying?"

Kang Yi hurried over and took the baby into her arms:

"Don't be so stiff, relax a bit, you're holding him too tight, he's uncomfortable!"

The baby in Kang Yi's arms stopped crying at once.

Kang Yi then said:

"You watch first, next time I'll let you do the sleep training."

Kang Yi sleep-trained the baby, then placed him in the baby crib.

The baby fell asleep, nothing to do, Wang Dashan scrolled his mobile phone on the side.

He increasingly felt Du Xiaojuan was being affectedly delicate, this isn't easy? This isn't relaxed?

By evening, he didn't think that way anymore.

In the evening the baby had to stay by Wang Dashan's side, even if the baby fell asleep, he'd still grunt from time to time, and the baby's sleep was very short, forty or fifty minutes, he'd have to get up and pat the buttocks, help the baby connect sleep cycles, if he didn't pat the buttocks to connect sleep cycles, he'd cry awake, he'd fuss.

Wang Dashan had just squinted his eyes and slept for a bit, when the baby crib by the bed transmitted the baby's movements, he hurriedly got up to help the baby connect sleep cycles.

Then when he really couldn't soothe him, he had to pick him up and comfort him, and then also feed him milk, change diapers and such, although Kang Yi helped, Wang Dashan couldn't even think about sleeping a peaceful sleep.

Forget a full sleep, being able to sleep two hours was already not bad.

As a result, just one night down, Wang Dashan hadn't slept at all!

The next day morning, he was already somewhat mentally listless.

"Kang Yi, how about tonight you come bring the baby to sleep."

Wang Dashan wanted to slack off.

Kang Yi however said:

"No, your wife instructed, evening must be you bringing to sleep, besides, if I bring him to sleep, if something happens, I also can't take responsibility."

Wang Dashan was depressed.

Could only brace himself and continue bringing him.

He said:

"Then daytime you bring, I'll supplement a bit of sleep."

Kang Yi then said:

"This can work, but you don't lock the bedroom door, if the baby has anything I need to tell you first time."

Wang Dashan then said:

"Okay okay, you first bring baby out to living room feed milk, I'll squint a bit."

Wang Dashan lay on the bed, let out a long breath of turbid air.

Only one night's time.

He now towards Du Xiaojuan's resentment, already basically all dissipated.

He muttered to himself:

"This baby, how come so hard to bring..."