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Apple Juice + Cranberry Juice For Baby C

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Shireen

Our nephrologist said that cranberry juice is good for preventing UTI and even recommended it to Baby C but Baby C hates it coz it’s darn sour! Most of the time, she would almost puke when she drinks the diluted cranberry juice. So what I do now is that I mix some sweet fresh apple juice…

A Few More UTI Attacks And My Baby Would Need Surgery

Posted on September 19, 2008September 19, 2008 by Shireen

We brought the MCUG film (MCUG done at HUKM 2 months ago) to our pediatric nephrologist at SJMC today. Upon looking at the film, Dr Indon told us that Baby C’s ureter is positioned slightly lower than where it should be, thus the cause of the frequent urine reflux. She then referred us to a pediatric surgeon at the…

Alycia and Baby C

Posted on September 18, 2008September 18, 2008 by Shireen

Alycia and Sherilyn really dot on their baby sister and vice versa. At the sight of her 2 older sisters, Baby C will smile and squeal in excitement. Alycia has been a very helpful assistant to me. Every night, she would help me entertain Baby C whilst I take my shower. Alycia can even help…

How To See Urine That’s Infected

Posted on September 15, 2008September 15, 2008 by Shireen

I will be an expert in ‘analyzing’ pee very soon. Today, I collected Baby C’s pee again for the routine FEME urine test. One look and one sniff of the pee in the bottle, I knew it’s going to be fine…. and true, the WBC has dropped to 1-2 (from 10+ on Friday last week). For the…

Updates On Baby C’s Breakthrough UTI

Posted on September 11, 2008September 11, 2008 by Shireen

Brought Baby C for her 4th dose of antibiotics jab via intra-muscular today. As usual, she wailed her lungs out. The dr. ordered another urine FEME test to see if the WBC (white blood cells) in her urine has dropped. A urine bag was used this time. I prefer this method of collecting her urine than…

Baby C Is Creeping

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Shireen

Despite having frequent UTI attacks, Baby C is one tough cookie who is as adventurous and active as her 2 boisterous cheh chehs. Since last week, she’s been trying to creep on her crib. So I dug out the old gym mats that I had previously bought for Aly and Sher to crawl and lay…

Baby C Has Another UTI And Needs Admission

Posted on September 8, 2008September 9, 2008 by Shireen

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….

Another UTI Attack Or Vaginal Yeast Infection?

Posted on September 6, 2008September 6, 2008 by Shireen

I woke up at 5:45am today, skipped jogging and got ready to go to SJMC. I had to be really early as it’s first come first served basis. I was the first patient to see Dr Indon but waited for an hour for her to come in. My guess was right. Dr Indon ordered another…

Another UTI!

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Shireen

I am so so down today coz the urine test today showed that there are lots of WBC (white blood cells) in Baby C’s urine, which means that there is possibly another UTI attack. Ever since Baby C had UTI 3 months ago, I have a habit of smelling her soiled diaper each time I change…

Potty-Training Baby C

Posted on September 4, 2008September 4, 2008 by Shireen

I started potty-training Baby C 2 days ago. Not that I want to wean her off diapers at such a young age, it’s just that I’m trying my best to prevent another UTI (urinary tract infection) from attacking my baby. In a child with Kidney Reflux (KR), the urine backflows to the kidney, then flows…

Infant Drops

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Shireen

Baby C’s appetite seems to have decreased lately. She used to have a ravenous appetite before her first UTI (urinary tract infection) attack 3 months ago, so ravenous that when she suckles on my boops, she made really loud and embarrasing sounds. She could never get enough of my boops. But lately, I have to…

Updates On Baby C’s UTI

Posted on August 29, 2008August 29, 2008 by Shireen

Today, I woke up at 6am to get ready for a long day ahead. I nursed Baby C, then checked my email, blogged hop a bit, went for 1/2 hour jog, came home and exercised on my fit ball, fixed milk for Aly and Sher, got them ready for school, had an ultra quick breakfast,…

Baby C Likes Durian Too

Posted on August 28, 2008August 28, 2008 by Shireen

coz it’s all in her genes. Daddy, mummy, mah mah, both her cheh chehs and everyone in the family loves durian, so naturally, Baby C likes durians too. I love to let Baby C smell food. It’s a good way to stimulate her senses. When I let her smell durians the other day, she was…

Baby C’s Bloody Cheek

Posted on August 27, 2008August 27, 2008 by Shireen

I hope I didn’t scare you with the title of this post. Nothing really bad happened to Baby C. She just scratched her cheek till it bled pretty badly 2 nights ago. I had just trimmed her finger nails the night before. I should file the finger nails the next time to smoothen the nails. The problem I…

A Stressful Day Collecting Pee

Posted on August 26, 2008August 27, 2008 by Shireen

I was to collect Baby C’s urine today to be sent to SJMC to be tested. Last night, I had planned carefully what to do today. I should wake up at 6am today, nurse Baby C, do some work on my computer, go for my morning jog, take my bath, prepare Aly and Sher for school,…

TV’s The Best Babysitter

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Shireen

Lately, Baby C seems to have separation anxiety. The moment I leave her alone and she loses sight of me, she will start to cry. So how do I take my shower every night? I will put her in her crib in my bedroom, put a huge pillow behind her and prop her up in…

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