Chapter 63: 63: Heaven and Earth are vast, but the wife is the greatest
"So it's triplets! Ever since you all left last time, my colleagues have been talking about these three babies." The doctor greeted everyone warmly.
Lin Yi was also very polite to the doctor, "The babies have just turned one month old, and we've brought them for a comprehensive check-up."
Lin Yi's mother hurriedly brought over her eldest grandson and handed his health check book to the doctor, then said with a smile, "This one in my arms is Lin Zhiyan, he's the older brother."
The doctor picked up the stethoscope with a smile, "Well then, let's follow this order, with the big brother setting a good example."
"You might not know, but there are still quite a few people in the hospital talking about these three little babies. Many of my colleagues are so envious! They say they can't even have twins, let alone triplets, Your family really has great fortune! Moreover, the children are very healthy, meeting all standards, and didn't even need an incubator after birth, which is already considered a miracle!"
Lin Yi's mother of course was all smiles upon hearing the doctor's words, as everyone loves getting compliments!
And it's all thanks to the daughter-in-law's efforts!
Truthfully, their daughter-in-law suffered a lot for these three babies. Without Han Xuewei's hard work, the Lin Family wouldn't have such great luck!
It seems I need to remind Lin Yi to always treat his wife well, no matter what. The world is big, but the wife is the greatest!
Lin Yi probably didn't expect that he would be receiving advice from his elders again.
Lin Yi's mother hurriedly said to the doctor, "We also owe a lot to the babies' mother! Women are naturally tender, but fierce when they become mothers. My daughter-in-law is really great, she's the biggest hero and has worked the hardest."
The doctor agreed wholeheartedly and slowly said, "As a doctor, I'm naturally aware of the difficulties of having triplets. It's no small feat that each baby is at a healthy weight. You must pay close attention to the mother's health. She needs proper postpartum recovery."
The doctor's words struck Lin Yi like a revelation. How had he not thought about getting Han Xuewei postpartum recovery services!
He had been concerned about his children from the start, and at most had shown concern for his wife's confinement, but had completely overlooked the need for postpartum recovery!
Lin Yi quickly assured, "Thank you for the reminder, I will take my wife for recovery services."
Lin Yi, not wanting to forget this matter, had already triggered his photographic memory and had firmly decided to take Han Xuewei for postpartum recovery no matter what.
"By the way, doctor, I wanted to ask which place is better for postpartum recovery?"
The doctor, while examining the baby, said to Lin Yi, "Our maternal and child health hospital can do it as well. Just go to the postpartum department when you register. However, you should consult beforehand since not every aspect requires recovery. It varies from person to person!"
"Mm-hmm, I've got it," Lin Yi replied.
The three little ones quickly finished their checkups, which were all pretty routine. The doctor slowly spoke while entering data into the computer, "I've taken a brief look, and everything like the babies' weight and heart rhythms are very normal. Next, we'll do a complete blood count — that's important. Then we'll move on to a bone density test. There are quite a few similar tests to go through.
Once I've written up the orders, you can go and pay. It looks like your family will be busy this morning. Haha."
"Oh, and after all the tests are done, come back with the report, and I'll take a look at the results. If everything's alright, you can go home."
Lin Yi quickly agreed, "Got it, I'll go pay right now."
Lin Yi's mother and Aunt Wang were each looking after a brother, who had already started crying during the earlier heart check by the doctor — it's hard to tell if the little ones were scared.
Fortunately, the sister Mengmeng was doing a bit better; she mainly just squirmed around without any other reactions.
Having received the written orders, Lin Yi went to the front desk to pay the fees all in one go, and then took the babies to have the complete blood count done. Although the blood sample was collected quickly, the report would take about half an hour to be ready.
All three little ones were crying fiercely during the blood test as their small hands got pricked and the nurses held them tightly to make the blood flow more easily. This was something the babies had never experienced before, turning them all into weeping messes.
But there was no other way; with the advancement of technology, the comprehensive physical examinations for babies had become more thorough. It's only through such complete checkups that any issues can be detected earlier and treated sooner.
While waiting for the blood test results, everyone took the babies to undergo other examinations. Luckily, there were not many people in line, so they got through the tests quite quickly.
About half an hour later, they had all the test results in hand and went back to the doctor's office.
The doctor examined the results for the three babies very carefully, then addressed everyone, "Please have a seat and wait; I need to go through these one by one, which might take some time."
Lin Yi gestured for his family to sit down. While he was worried about the babies, he was also thinking that they had been fed milk, given water, and had their diapers changed before leaving home, so there were no delays during the checkups. After being there for a total of an hour, it looked like they were just about finished with the physical examination.
After comparing the data to the benchmarks, the doctor concluded, "The babies are healthy, but there is one minor issue — their bone density is not quite up to standard. However, please don't worry as it's quite common in infants and toddlers. Just supplement calcium and vitamin D promptly, and they should improve soon."
Lin Yi's mother quickly asked, "So what medication should the babies take? Can you prescribe it directly?"
"Our hospital can prescribe vitamin D for the babies, but for calcium, you can buy the supplements at a pharmacy near your home. Of course, the liquid form is best, as it can be added directly to the milk the babies drink."
Lin Yi nodded, "We'll get the vitamin D here at the hospital, and I'll check out the calcium when I get back home."
"Actually, they don't need too much — 0.5 grams daily per baby is enough. One box per baby should suffice. One box is just one course of treatment. Oh, and once you get the calcium tablets or liquid calcium, remember to also give some to the babies' mother, because their deficiency is fundamentally due to a deficiency in the mother."
After hearing this, Lin Yi quickly said, "Yes, yes, I understand. Thank you, doctor. Please prescribe an extra couple of boxes of vitamin D for my wife to supplement as well!"