Nastity

Chapter 64. Postpartum

After Titi took a bath, she was draped in parem by the mother, Titi's stomach was wrapped in long stagen, then Titi was given to drink maternity herbs for 40 days.

Mother Titi is a parent who is still conservative, still following the tradition of ancestors.

Many restrictions that Titi had to live before forty days of birth.

Mother takes care of Titi's condition after giving birth.

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" Ti, after breakfast later do not forget to drink the meal, but wait for the cold first..! " mother's ink on Titi.

" Okay, mom..! " answer Titi.

Titi ate rice with a grilled chicken side dish that was deliberately cut by the father for blood.

The chicken's blood was applied to Titi's eyebrows as a condition and the meat was roasted for a meal.

For the first day until the third day of childbirth, Titi can still eat any food.

After the fourth day, the mother will abstain from foods that Titi can and can eat.

So, today Titi can still eat with any side dish.

While Titi was eating, the mother was preparing to bury the ari-ari beside the house.

Ari-ari that has been cleaned from the rest of the blood, placed on a white cloth and then put in a small jug.

As a complement, into the jug put brown sugar, salt, onions, Javanese acid, lime, garlic, then white cloth tied and the jug was closed.

Jugs containing ari-ari are buried in a hole as deep as half a meter so as not to be dismantled by animals.

At night for forty days, above the grave ari-ari will be given illumination which means so that the ari-ari and baby are enlightened.

How to bury and condiment the ari-ari of each region is different, according to the traditions of each region.

When she saw the mother who gave ari-ari condiments, the midwife laughed and said,

" Why not given coconut milk bik..? keep boiling for vegetables! "

He did not understand the tradition carried out by Titi's mother.

" Yes, mamah Soni. the biblical tradition is like this, it must be complete with spices so that the sweet child be understanding, not surly and have other good qualities."

" The spice is placed only as a symbol for the child's personality! "

Reply mother Titi explained to mother midwife the meaning of the spice in the jug ari-ari.

After the father buried the ari-ari, the mother saw Titi who had finished eating and drinking the herbal medicine that she had already brewed.

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After eating and drinking the herbs, Titi sat on the bedside and leaned on the head of the bed.

Titi watched her son who was soundly asleep.

The midwife sat in a chair near Titi, also watching the sleeping baby.

" His face is very similar to his father's, there is no similar-like you Ti.! " the midwife said to Titi while laughing at the baby who was sleeping quietly.

Sometimes his mouth moved like he was picking up something.

Titi only smiles at the words of the midwife's mother if the baby is similar to Ari, her husband.

" What time does the contract start, Ti..? ask the midwife.

" Mom's night, it's already starting to hurt but no how much, then the pain goes away. "

" Titi had a chance to sleep, four o'clock just hurt again, but did not tell mom.

After dawn, Ari told her mother that Titi wanted to be born. "

Reply Titi while explaining to the midwife bi when Titi feels a contraction.

" If from last night, kebayang just told you it's morning, it's almost seven? " ask the midwife again.

" Involuntarily ma'am, Titi asked bang Ari to call the mother quite snuffling right near childbirth.

Frankly Titi was afraid of being cut out ma'am..! " answered Titi with a shy smile.

" Why should it be cut? every baby has his own birth canal, no need to play scissors. "said the midwife again while laughing.

" This too, where Ari has not yet returned home, ga adzani his son.! " the midwife said asking for Ari's whereabouts.

At most later return when the first schedule of the car has departed to deliver goods.! " answer Titi explained to the midwife.

As Titi chatted with the midwife, Titi heard someone say hello from the front porch.

" Ashalamu'alaikum.. "

" Wa'alaikumussalam.. ! " answer Titi and bu midwife together.

" That invitation has come" said the midwife.

Apparently it was the voice of the midwife's husband who came to pick the midwife's mother home.

Mother came to open the door and let the husband of the midwife to enter.

" Papah Soni, please come in. Mamah Soni is in Titi's room. " said mother to the husband of the midwife.

" Yes make it, thank you! " said husband bu midwife while entering and sitting in the living room.

" Ti.. Mom go home first huh? For the birth certificate of the mother who takes care of you, prepare a file! " the midwife's goodbye to Titi.

" Yes mom, thank you. Titi later ask bang Ari prepare his requirements.! " answer Titi.

" Mom's here again tomorrow morning, about eight o'clock to bathe the baby" said the midwife again.

" Good mom! God willing tomorrow the requirements for birth certificates can be prepared.! " answer Titi.

After saying goodbye, the midwife and her husband went straight home because the midwife had a scheduled service to the Puskesmas.

After the midwife left, Titi got out of bed to go to the bathroom.

When out of the room coincides with Ari who just came.

" Assalamu'alaikum.Where are you going, deck? " ask Ari.

" Waalaikumsalam..Here, Titi wants to go to the bathroom bang, piss! " answer Titi.

" Here help brother! " say Ari again.

" But please open the stagen first bang, Titi can not open the underwear, wrapped around the same stagen! " Titi enlists Ari's help to help open the stagens wrapped around her hips to her abdomen.

Ari helps Titi open the stagens, then Titi enters the bathroom.

Finished doing his wish, Titi was returned to the room by Ari.

" Bang, please call mom to ask for more stagen! " titi's pinta on Ari.

" Good deck, wait a minute. Brother find mom first to the back house.

I was talking to Aki and Nini.! "

After sitting Titi in the chair in the room, Ari went to the back to call mother and asked her to put Titi's stagen.

" I'm sorry ma'am.. Titi ask please plug the stagen, Titi was from the bathroom! " pinta Ari to the mother who was sitting with aki and nini.

" Yes, briefly! " my mother replied while standing up from her seat.

After saying goodbye to the battery and nini, Titi's roommate was followed by Ari.

In the room, the mother reconfirmed the stagens worn by Titi..

" The pants do not need to be wrapped around the mom's stagen, so it is not difficult if you want to pee! " titi ink on mom.

When she finished, she saw her grandson who was still asleep.

" Ti. don't take a nap, if sleepy should be held, if the nap is afraid later white blood rises, danger! " said mom on Titi.

" Mommy has made a wait to snack, eat a lot of sweet so that the milk is smooth" said the mother again.

Mother placed a jar of wajit and warm fresh tea on the nightstand, so that Titi did not come down from the bed.

Mom asked Titi not to move much.

Titi just listened to what mom said.

Titi knows, the mother is very concerned about her condition after giving birth.

Despite many restrictions, Titi followed suit because according to Titi all for Titi's own good.

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