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How Kids Can Make You Look Crazy

Posted on October 12, 2008October 12, 2008 by Shireen

I say that coz today, I looked like a ‘soh poh’ (literally means crazy woman) when I wore my mil’s slippers to church LOL!! As usual, we were rushing like mad to reach church on time. I was outside the door of our house and my 2 older gals were wearing their shoes. I was carrying…

Really Warm-Blooded

Posted on October 10, 2008October 11, 2008 by Shireen

Baby C’s body is always hot and she sweats really easily. When she was a newborn, I used to put on long-sleeved rompers for her at night but now, I have to let her wear short-sleeved t-shirts with holes and long pants with holes at night…. and she sleeps in an air-conditioned room with the temperature…

Baby C Is 6 Months Old Today

Posted on October 9, 2008October 9, 2008 by Shireen

How time flies, my baby is 6 months old today. Baby C is one very, very cheeky baby. She’s always very curious, alert and observant. When she’s brought to a place where she’s never been before, she will inspect the place with great intent with her eyes. When it comes to nursing her, I have…

Baby C Can Sit!

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Shireen

Baby C has been trying hard to get up on all fours to crawl for the past 1 week or so. Last night, I put her in a sitting position on the bed and she managed to sit on her own by supporting her weight with her 2 hands forward on the bed…. like a bear…

Baby C Loves Watching ‘Your Baby Can Read’ VCD

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Shireen

It amazes me that Baby C loves watching the ‘Your Baby Can Read’ VCDs. Each time the VCD is put on, she will watch with great intent and chuckles on her own when she sees the kids on the VCD in action. Baby C never fails to smile when she sees Aleka (pic of girl…

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…

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