Urinary Tract Infection in babies

One Moment Happy, The Next Moment In Trauma

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Shireen

That’s just what happened to Baby C yesterday. She was so happy playing masak-masak and Lego blocks with her 2 cheh chehs in the afternoon. However, she was screaming her heart out the next moment…. in the ER of SJMC. Check out my health blog to find out what happened to my poor baby. No….

Baby C On Solids…. And Her Weight Dropped Further

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Shireen

I started Baby C on solids about a week ago. Her first ever taste of solids was some organic ground brown rice for babies that my sil bought from Hong Kong. I mixed it with some lotus root soup and she loved it. Baby C smiling away after tasting her first spoonful of rice cereal…

Almost The Whole Day Spent At The Hospital

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Shireen

I spent almost the whole day at the hospital with Baby C and my maid today. We reached the hospital at 10am for the antibiotics drip. We were told by the doctor to collect baby’s pee for another urine culture to see if the WBCs have dropped. That’s because no sensitivity test has been done…

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…

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 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…

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,…

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,…

Another Painful Jab And Hopefully The Last

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Shireen

Hubby was busy this morning, so Connie Koo Por (hub’s aunty) brought us to a nearby clinic early in the morning to have the last dose of antibiotics jab administered. This time, I brought along Baby C’s favorite water-filled frozen teething ring and a rattle. The sight of the HUGE syringe filled to the brim with liquid…

Still No Sign Of Pooping

Posted on July 24, 2008July 24, 2008 by Shireen

Today is the third day Baby C has not pooed and I brought her to see the pediatrician. Our dr. told us that it’s normal for breastfed babies to go through long episodes of not emptying their bowels. He asked if we wanted enema to be pumped into Baby C’s rectum but hubby said no….

Precious Wee Wee

Posted on July 7, 2008July 7, 2008 by Shireen

I had another very, very hectic, tiring and stressful today. Remember I mentioned in my earlier post that I brought Baby C to the paed’s clinic last Saturday as she had greenish gooey discharge on her diaper? As her urine still smelled a little foul today, I decided to go ahead with the urine test. …

Feeding Baby C Medicine

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Shireen

Feeding Baby C antibiotics requires TONS of patience, ideas and energy. I started off feeding her the antibiotics at 8:30am today after Alycia and Sherilyn had gone to pre-school and only finished the entire 3ml at 9:45am…. which I split into 3 sessions. It took me 20 – 30 minutes to squirt 1ml of antibiotics into her…

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