Thanks to her husband’s connections at work here, Li Xiaobing especially received the benefit of staying in a single room, so she could be alone with her child.

"Senior fellow student Li." He Xiangyu knocked on the door, calling out loudly.

"Come in," Li Xiaobing responded.

The two of them entered the ward.

They saw Li Xiaobing sitting on the bed by herself, holding the baby. A caregiver standing by her side left the room upon seeing the guests.

"Have a seat." Li Xiaobing warmly greeted the two junior fellow students with her mouth, unable to free her hands as she was holding the baby.

He Xiangyu and Xie Wanying didn’t sit down but rather curiously walked over to watch their senior student feed the baby.

Li Xiaobing’s face was filled with the joyful smile of a mother, as she lovingly stroked her son’s little head with her left hand. Xiao Dongliang was sucking on his mother’s milk with such force that his forehead was sweating a bit.

"He’s a bit impatient, probably because he’s hungry. Usually, I have to express more breast milk to send to the neonatal department," Li Xiaobing said about her son.

Upon hearing this, He Xiangyu eagerly offered, "Senior fellow student, I made some fish porridge for you. They say eating fish can help with milk production."

"Isn’t it fish soup that helps with milk production?" Li Xiaobing questioned.

"It’s the same thing; both are good for the body and help with milk production."

The second fellow student scooped the fish porridge for senior fellow student Li. Xie Wanying took out a few baby wipes she bought to show her senior student.

"These are good," Li Xiaobing was very thankful for the little towels she received, taking one to wipe her son’s sweating head. As she wiped, she praised, "Yingying, you really know how to shop; these little towels are very absorbent."

Being able to buy what her senior student and the child needed, Xie Wanying was also happy. She turned around and helped tidy up the clutter on the table.

When her son finished nursing, Li Xiaobing wanted to change his position to gently pat his back, which was a bit strenuous for her.

Xie Wanying extended her hand voluntarily, saying, "Senior fellow student, let me do it."

Patting the back after the baby finishes nursing is to prevent the baby from vomiting or spilling milk, but it isn’t always necessary. It’s like when adults feel bloated after eating and find relief by moving around.

He Xiangyu stood nearby, as someone who hadn’t been a mother, she could only admire her brave little junior student with admiration.

The little baby was like a plump little ball of flesh, adorable yet fragile. Especially since Xiao Dongliang had to be rescued before, causing people to feel as if even holding him in their mouths would dissolve him. She, He Xiangyu, didn’t dare to hold him for fear of dropping or injuring him.

Most people who’ve never held a baby have a fear of it. Just like Li Xiaobing, who’s a first-time mother, she was also very careful and afraid of breaking her own son the first time she held him.

Despite the fear, since it’s her own son, she has to hold him.

In reality, once you master the principles of holding a baby, there is no need to fear it. The main thing is that the baby’s neck is soft and needs the adult’s hand for support. The weight center of the baby’s body is concentrated in the little buttocks. Holding the baby’s little buttocks securely is like holding the bulge of a vase, as long as you have a firm grip, it should be stable.

With two hands, the left hand gently supports the baby’s neck while the right hand holds the baby’s little buttocks securely. Xiao Dongliang weighed just a little over six pounds, not as heavy as a ten-pound bag of rice, not too heavy. Xie Wanying effortlessly took the baby from her senior student’s arms.

It seemed as though Xiao Dongliang could feel that the sister who once saved him was holding him, as he left his mother’s arms without crying or fussing. His small hands stretched out, and his little mouth opened, as if so comfortable that he was about to yawn.