A heartwarming and amusing video of postpartum rehabilitation recently sparked a heated discussion on the Chinese internet.
In Jilin Province, a man devised a game to encourage his wife, who was experiencing pain from a cesarean section wound, to move around more.
Man gives wife RM63 for every step she took
He promised to give her 100 yuan (approximately RM63) for every step she took. Guiding his wife forward slowly, he held banknotes in one hand and was ready to hand them out with the other, successfully accompanying her for a 20-minute exercise.
Many netizens admired this scene and lamented, “Such small pleasures between husband and wife are so lovely.”
According to a report by Chinese Media BaiLu Video, the husband, Mr. Shi, said that his wife had just undergone a cesarean section operation.
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The doctor recommended that she get out of bed and exercise more, but she complained that walking would cause pain in her wound.
Therefore, he came up with the idea of giving her 100 yuan for each step she took as a form of motivation.
This allowed his wife to complete nearly 20 minutes of rehabilitation training, all with a smile.
Receives praises online
Many netizens praised the beautiful relationship between the couple and their unique method of encouragement, leaving comments such as “This is full of life’s pleasures“, “Such encouragement distracts and lifts the mood, making postoperative walking less unbearable“, and “Actually, the money is not the most important thing, what matters is that the man is always with the woman.”
However, some mothers who have given birth said with a sob, “It was really painful at the time. I wouldn’t walk even if you gave me ten thousand for each step.”
It is also understood that women should ideally start moving around on the second day after a cesarean section operation.
If they remain bedridden, it will slow down blood circulation. Coupled with the trauma of the operation, the blood becomes highly coagulated, posing a high-risk factor for the formation of deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs, leading to pain and swelling. Therefore, extra care is needed.
