but I can take home leave so that we don’t have to stay in the hospital. Baby C is attacked by the E Coli bacteria (again) and Klebsiella bacteria (which is a strong bug) this time and she needs to have an IV line on her hand for antibiotics to be jabbed through the line. As expected, the dr. could not locate the vein on baby’s chubby hands and feet and she was poked 5 times!!! This time, I requested to be with Baby C in the Procedures Room and my request was acceded as I am considered a ‘regular’ at the hospital.
It was REALLY traumatic for Baby C this time as she was poked 5 times (thrice on her hands and once on each of her foot) as the dr. and nurses searched in vain for a vein. She was screaming with all her might in pain and even her favorite frozen water-filled teething ring or my embrace could not subdue her. The sight of the dr. poking the needle into Baby C’s hands and feet and injecting the antibiotics, in the hope that he had injected it into the vein, only to be rejected when blood oozed out through the needle was just too much for me to bear. Whenever this happened, it meant that the antibiotics wasn’t injected into the vein (well, I think that’s how it works. That’s why finding a vein is very important). The procedure looked as if Baby C’s skin was being skewered as the dr. pushed and pulled the needle back and forth through her skin, like a piece of chicken meat being skewered for bbq and it takes a strong heart to see the entire procedure.
After half an hour of torture and screaming for Baby C, the dr. gave up and said he could not find the vein and said that he will administer the jab via intra-muscular, which was very painful. That was the 6th time Baby C was poked within an hour.
It was another very stressful day for both Baby C and me and we have 4 more days to go as she needs 5 doses of antibiotics jab.
Back home, Baby C was all smiles again when she saw her 2 sisters. Luckily babies have short-term memory and Baby C will not remember any of these when she grows up. See the bandage on both her feet? There were 2 more bandages on her hands but I removed them coz Baby C was chewing on them.
Baby C’s UTI attacks are so frequent that I have my drawer stocked up with urine bags and sterile bottles!
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OMG, I am so sorry to hear that. Luckily she won’t remember another painful experience.
omg. i really feel for you. teary i swear! jeez. i hope bb C will recover soon. oh God, bless you Cassandra! take care mummy
i’m so so sorry to hear about this shireen. poor cassandra 🙁 i really wish she doesn’t have to go through all the pain. speedy recovery and muaks muaks to Cassandra. you take care of yourself too, shireen.
Bummer..! hope she feels better soon.. *hugs* for baby C.
OUCH! poor baby C.. *sob sob* I really pray that all these bacteria will go away from you asap… *sayang*
Oh…poor baby!
poor baby C, aunty Vivian sayang you, ok?
kisses & hugs from Justin gor-gor & Rachael che-che too.
Poor baby C. It was really a traumatic day for her. Hope she gets well soon and you take care too.
I’m so sorry to hear this piece of news. Like you said, good thing is that babies have extremely short memory so she won’t remember. Even Bryan has forgotten about being scalded by hot soup. Keep us updated please.
poor baby C. My heart felt heavy when I read the post. 🙁
I know how it feels to see our little one suffering. We mommies can really feel the pain on our own skin.
Pity Cassandra. Why is she having this frequent infection? Is there any particular reason?
sorry to hear that, i know it’s must be very hard for u… take k … hug hug for bb C.
Poor Baby C………….we will definitely pray for her. You take care too, and dun stress yourself out too much.
oh no,poor baby got poked so many times. But luckily she was happy when she see her 2 cheh cheh..
My heart dropped when I read your headline. Will think of baby C in my prayers. Hope you and baby will never have to go through this again.
oh dear…i hope she’s getting better now
Actually the doc can numb the area before administering the needle. A paed here show it to me how easily it can be done.
Poor gal, have to get poke so many times. I really hope she will be better soon with no more attacks. I will pray for her.
Poor dear…I feel your agony when you see cry (and for half an hour too).
One of my new Mum friends here shared that her son had kidney reflux until he was 2 months old. I can’t remember if she did anything but they consulted a second opinion and later found that that he just outgrew it. I’ll ask her for more details ok?
Take care and cuddly hugs and cheeky smooches to baby C!
Sorry to hear that. Big Hugs to you too as I can just imagine how traumatising to see your bb suffer like that. Shall pray that all this will end soon.