Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Spooked?!
Bebe Ian had have trouble sleeping on last Saturday (27/8) nite. Why? I don't know. Whenever we try to put him to bed he will howl like one abused baby... But he was already really sleepy..He finally fell asleep for a while at 1am (usually his bedtime is around 10pm). But not for long. When we try to transfer him to the main bed he will cry, cry and cry again.
Feared that he maybe sick (although he has no fever) we brought him to the doctor the next morning after Sunday mass. But the doctor said there was nothing wrong with him. That night the same thing happened again. So out of desperation I started to sprinkle Holy Water all over the bedroom and husband burned some incense to fume the room (the same one they use during mass)... My MIL started her prayers and amazingly Bebe Ian stopped crying and fell asleep !
So MIL (and also my mom after I told her) concluded that SOMETHING may have disturbed Bebe Ian... Scary huh? But thank God that he's okay after that incident... And I never fail to sprinkle some Holy Water around during bedtime nowadays.
So I guess when people say babies are sensitive to such disturbances, they were right after all.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
In War with Measles
Sigh... Bebe Ian is down with measles... Started having high temperature on 16/8/2011 (in KK) morning but
when we brought him to the doctor, the rashes were not out yet. So the Dr just prescribed us with fever syrup and asked us to give him more plain water. Just before noon, when his forehead has started to feel warmer, I notice that his body (trunk area) was covered with small red spots... OMG... Then my mom checked, and she concluded that it's measles..... CRAP.
We flew back to KL on the same evening and poor Ian was sleeping while latching onto my breast the whole journey and he was very warm to the touch. That night was our first ordeal taking care of a sick baby. Ian has never came down with a fever before and we were left clueless as to how to handle him in such situation. Luckily my mother in law is with us and she too told us that it's measles and nothing could be done but these;
1. Do not give Ian a bath YET.
2. Continue giving fever medicine when temperature is high.
3. Breastfeed. Luckily Ian wants to suckle my breast non stop since he started developing fever. So at least his getting his milk just fine.
4. Give plain water.
5. Continue solid feeding.
6. Do not eat spicy food (This is for myself because I breastfeed Ian).
7. Asked husband to try find a fresh coconut to bath Ian with... Plucked coconut not those fallen ones. Now where can we get one in KL?
Thank God his fever has gone as of yesterday afternoon. And I just hope it's only a matter of time for the whole spots to appear and then he will recover fully. It's just sad to see him so weak and crying all the time. Me and husband have not been sleeping well for the past 2 nights too, so exhausting!
Anyone has experience dealing with measles before? I remembered I was down with chicken pox when I was in primary school... And that was BAD. Hope mothers out there could share your thoughts on this. TQ
when we brought him to the doctor, the rashes were not out yet. So the Dr just prescribed us with fever syrup and asked us to give him more plain water. Just before noon, when his forehead has started to feel warmer, I notice that his body (trunk area) was covered with small red spots... OMG... Then my mom checked, and she concluded that it's measles..... CRAP.
We flew back to KL on the same evening and poor Ian was sleeping while latching onto my breast the whole journey and he was very warm to the touch. That night was our first ordeal taking care of a sick baby. Ian has never came down with a fever before and we were left clueless as to how to handle him in such situation. Luckily my mother in law is with us and she too told us that it's measles and nothing could be done but these;
1. Do not give Ian a bath YET.
2. Continue giving fever medicine when temperature is high.
3. Breastfeed. Luckily Ian wants to suckle my breast non stop since he started developing fever. So at least his getting his milk just fine.
4. Give plain water.
5. Continue solid feeding.
6. Do not eat spicy food (This is for myself because I breastfeed Ian).
7. Asked husband to try find a fresh coconut to bath Ian with... Plucked coconut not those fallen ones. Now where can we get one in KL?
Thank God his fever has gone as of yesterday afternoon. And I just hope it's only a matter of time for the whole spots to appear and then he will recover fully. It's just sad to see him so weak and crying all the time. Me and husband have not been sleeping well for the past 2 nights too, so exhausting!
Anyone has experience dealing with measles before? I remembered I was down with chicken pox when I was in primary school... And that was BAD. Hope mothers out there could share your thoughts on this. TQ
Friday, August 12, 2011
Once In a Blue Moon
I'm updating from the office... And hence the title. I have so many things to share, but just can't find the time to do so. Let me just roughly point what stuff I want to share with you guy
> Bebe Ian is 6 months plus. And he's started on solid earlier.. Around 5 months 3 weeks or so... It was a fun time for me and husband. The first solid that we gave him was a puree of banana mixed with baby rice and breast milk. Hehe...Now he's eating 3x per day. Normal baby porridge with variety of vege added... Amount would be around 3 big tbs per feeding... and with same amount of breast milk (around 14oz during day time). I'm not sure how much he drinks at night cause I breastfeed directly.. :) So my worries about he's not taking enough BM has gone. :) Hope he will gain his appetite soon so that we can increase the amount of solids to feed him.
> I can't wait to move! It has started to annoy me. Small space. More people. But I have to endure this until our house is ready. Crap.
> Tomorrow I will be flying back to KK... But only for few days.. :( I want to visit my grandpa... He was admitted again late last month and my mom said he's getting weaker :(
> I bought stuffs from Little Whiz & Fabulous Mom that I would like to share with you guys... But not fun without any photos... So will update this part later (If later ever comes ^^)
> I miss my buddies..... I actually missed going out & hanging out with them... Dun get me wrong... I love being with Ian all the time :) But still, I miss you gals... Muacks...
> I will be nanny-less soon... HOW?? Anybody knows anybody? I am reluctant to send Ian to a nursery.. Argh.. Headache!
> I want to quit my job and become a full time housewife. Can I? Oh how I wish for this to happen... Soon pls.
> My friend said tonight is the starting of the ghost festival. It's only 5.45pm, and the skies outside is pitch black... Wah... (Shudder)
> Bebe Ian is 6 months plus. And he's started on solid earlier.. Around 5 months 3 weeks or so... It was a fun time for me and husband. The first solid that we gave him was a puree of banana mixed with baby rice and breast milk. Hehe...Now he's eating 3x per day. Normal baby porridge with variety of vege added... Amount would be around 3 big tbs per feeding... and with same amount of breast milk (around 14oz during day time). I'm not sure how much he drinks at night cause I breastfeed directly.. :) So my worries about he's not taking enough BM has gone. :) Hope he will gain his appetite soon so that we can increase the amount of solids to feed him.
> I can't wait to move! It has started to annoy me. Small space. More people. But I have to endure this until our house is ready. Crap.
> Tomorrow I will be flying back to KK... But only for few days.. :( I want to visit my grandpa... He was admitted again late last month and my mom said he's getting weaker :(
> I bought stuffs from Little Whiz & Fabulous Mom that I would like to share with you guys... But not fun without any photos... So will update this part later (If later ever comes ^^)
> I miss my buddies..... I actually missed going out & hanging out with them... Dun get me wrong... I love being with Ian all the time :) But still, I miss you gals... Muacks...
> I will be nanny-less soon... HOW?? Anybody knows anybody? I am reluctant to send Ian to a nursery.. Argh.. Headache!
> I want to quit my job and become a full time housewife. Can I? Oh how I wish for this to happen... Soon pls.
> My friend said tonight is the starting of the ghost festival. It's only 5.45pm, and the skies outside is pitch black... Wah... (Shudder)
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