69novels Chapter 634 - 605: Understanding
Chapter 634 - 605: Understanding
"How could that be okay?" Sienna Thornton lowered her head to sip her soup. "At least I need to persist until the child’s first birthday." She put down the soup bowl and started eating okra, since she heard it aids milk production."It’s not about stopping all at once, just gradually reducing the feeding frequency, adjusting to once every half day if possible, giving you at least 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep at night."
Simon Forrester’s suggestion seemed like a plan. Sienna Thornton pondered for a moment: "I’ll consult a baby nurse tomorrow."
After fifteen minutes into dinner, the child couldn’t sit still, wiggling on his father’s lap, about to start fussing.
Sienna Thornton quickly finished the rice in her bowl and walked over to Simon Forrester. She leaned slightly to be at eye level with the baby, smiling and clapping to amuse the child: "Sweetheart, come, let mommy hold you, so daddy can eat, okay?"
The child, who was previously wiggling like a spinning top, suddenly quieted down, stared at Sienna for a few seconds, and then burst into laughter, his round body leaning towards his mother with outstretched arms for a hug.
Sienna Thornton placed her hands under the child’s armpits, gently picked him up, and adjusted her grip as she stood, her right forearm supporting his little bottom, and her left hand lightly stabilizing his back, heading to the living room.
She made funny faces to tease the child, who giggled on her shoulder, then leaned back to peek at her. She caught his routine and immediately pulled another funny face, causing the child to laugh and dive back into her shoulder to hide.
The mother and child enjoyed this playful banter repeatedly, filling the room with their joyful laughter.
Simon Forrester ate his meal while watching his lively and adorable wife and child, feeling entirely satisfied and happy.
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The next day, after Charles Quincy arrived, Sienna Thornton explained the situation to her. Charles promised to spare some time today to draft a plan for adjusting the feeding schedule for Sienna.
Leaving the child with Auntie King and Charles Quincy, Sienna Thornton went to work relieved.
Near noon, Rhonda Wagner called to ask if she was available for lunch. Sienna decided to make the most of her lunch break and met her at Cognitas.
Rhonda Wagner had primarily wanted to inform her about Melinda Linton’s brother’s rape and murder case, which had been re-examined after a year and a half and declared innocent six months ago. Immediately after, they submitted a national compensation application, and just two days ago, the intermediate court awarded Melinda’s brother over five million yuan in damages for emotional distress, loss of personal freedom, and consolation money for emotional harm.
Since Quentin Thorne had previously instructed Sienna not to get too involved with the case, she had given full responsibility to Rhonda Wagner, trusting Rhonda’s ability to handle it well. She hadn’t expected it to be concluded in under two years and even secured national compensation.
She was slightly surprised: "I thought this case would take at least three to four years, especially since the crucial evidence from back then was missing..."
Rhonda Wagner smiled without speaking, and Aurora Buckley sitting beside her chimed in: "Rhonda has been working almost entirely on this case for over a year. A few mainstream media outlets will interview him in the next few days, which will be great advertising for our law firm. It’s all worth Rhonda’s sleepless nights and hard work."
She finished, patting Rhonda on the shoulder with a laugh: "Lawyer Wagner, you’re now our law firm’s striking banner! I bet within a week, numerous criminal cases will come your way."
Sienna Thornton understood.
After thanking Rhonda Wagner multiple times, she returned to the Treaty and Law Department.
Back at the office before work hours ended, she called Quentin Thorne. Quentin had already heard the news and said he was considering taking Melinda Linton back to their hometown to meet relatives, asking if she wanted to join, which she gladly accepted.
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In the afternoon, besides being busy with work, Sienna Thornton spent her free time roughly calculating Rhonda Wagner’s attorney fees for the eighteen-month period.
When initially entrusting this case to Rhonda, Sienna mentioned offering a 20% risk agent commission, but Rhonda declined, only saying it was a mere gesture of help, a friendly support.
In hindsight, Rhonda spent a year and a half handling this case, and 20% of the compensation as attorney fees only amounts to slightly over a million, and after tax deduction and distribution among the three Cognitas shareholders according to their stake, Rhonda could receive at most fifty thousand.
His worth and contribution to this case far exceed that amount.
Sienna remembered how she asked Rhonda for a timesheet today at lunch; Rhonda provided a list of only several dozen hours, clearly indicating he didn’t want extra money.
She needed to find another way to give Rhonda this money, as he shouldn’t have worked for a year and a half without compensation.
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That evening, Sienna Thornton returned home and received Charles Quincy’s plan.
The child was awake, being held by Auntie King.
She invited Charles Quincy to sit in the living room, quickly browsing the plan to understand the gist.
The plan was thorough, detailing a series of scientific planning based on Sienna’s current milk production, stored milk, and baby’s age. Theoretically, it allows Sienna to reach 6 hours per feeding in a month, while the baby can rely on stored milk to sustain until weaning at one year old. The plan strictly follows the International Breastfeeding Association’s suggestions, introducing supplementary food at six months, enabling mixed feeding and reducing dependency on breast milk.
Sienna was very satisfied and complimented Charles Quincy with a few words, feeling relieved.
She hadn’t faced significant troubles since pregnancy up to her child’s upcoming third month, but inevitably experienced some anxiety concerning breastfeeding and feeding in general.
She remembered having poor sleep during a period, which coincided with reduced milk production; she was anxious and stressed, and the more this occurred, the less milk she produced.
During that time, she felt extremely restless, constantly feeling guilty towards her child. At night, she’d silently cry while looking at her child’s peacefully sleeping face, worried that she might lose her milk production and her child’s health would suffer a setback.
That period lasted for a full two weeks. Later on, perhaps due to instinctive maternal behavior, she purchased books online and studied, researching numerous materials to adjust her mindset and diet, eventually restoring her milk supply.
Reflecting on those days of anxiety, Sienna still feels a twinge of fear.
Therefore, when Simon suggested stopping breastfeeding last night, she didn’t argue much, fearing that if she did, Simon would discover the burden of exclusive breastfeeding and insist more strongly that she stop.
Actually, there are no absolute statistics proving that a child’s growth curve falters without exclusive breastfeeding, but as a mother, she naturally wants the best for her child. It’s an instinctive behavior for a mother and represents Sienna’s current resolution.