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Home Sweet Home

Hurray! Cedric no longer required the therapy at hospital. Though he still need to be on Nebulizer 4 hourly, the treatment could be administrated at home! Oh yes, I must hug him tightly to bed ...

Shocking News

We were back at the paediatrician's clinic for medical review. Dr Low examined Cedric ... Sadly, he was not making any progress with the Nebulizer ... It was observed that there was an excessive mucus build-up in his lower throat ... Resulting the phlegm too dense ... That explained why he was unable to cough out ... The doctor told us that he required nasal therapy which the mucus would be sucked out manually .... Even suggested Cedric to be hospitalized so as to arrest the illness fast as he worried that the infection might spread to his lungs and became more complicated.

We were shocked then. Thought we had been administrating the treatment diligently! Shouldn't Cedric be recovering for the slightest?!! He looked ok to me! Sigh ... Im jus deceiving myself ... The fact that I changed the bedsheets every morning is because Cedric had been vomiting milk when I fed him in the nighttime.

Luckily hubby was clear-minded and enquired details about the hospitalization. Assuming staying at economy class, the hospitalized bill would be approx. $400 per day which does not included the therapy costs. Doctor recommended baby to stay for a period of 4 days! Besides, a family member is required to company as baby would be afraid of unfamiliar faces of the doctors and nurses.

My mind was in a mess ... I wanted very much Cedric to be cured asap but on the other hand, I hated to leave him in the hospital, especially after witnessing the tramua the little one underwent during the therapy! The therapist inserted a long narrow tube into his nostrils and throat respectively, in & out, while the mucus and blood being sucked out ... Once again, I became the "Betrayer" assisting her to hold him down firmly ...

Bronchiolitis

Cedric started coughing on Lunar New Year Eve ... That morning I felt his body a bit warmer than usual although the thermometer shows no signs of fever ... He must be teething again, I assumed. So I fed him the fever solution & the temperature soon subsided within an hour ... Not wanting to disappoint the Chng family, we went ahead with the Bintan trip ... However, I still packed the fever cold pad and medication for emergency. Cedric loves playing in the pool ! Seeing him enjoying all the loves & concerns showered by everyone, I felt I ve made the right decision in bringing him along.

When we returned to Singapore on monday evening, we were not anxious to bring baby to see doctor as we thought it was jus a minor cough. Furthermore, all clinics were closed during the festive period.

On Wednesday, our schedules clashed. We were tasked to fetch the bride at 10Am whereas Dr Low's clinic only opens half day. As I insisted to seek consultation from paediatrician, I procrastinated Cedric's treatment. Thinking a day's delay won't caused any harm. And COMPLACENCY proved to be deadly!

By evening, I too, was down ... Must be worn out, so was my immune system ... The night was disastrous, Cedric & I were "competing" ... Coughing non-stop, running nose and wheezing too ... Yet that wasn't the end of our sufferings ... Cedric vomited the whole bottle of milk which he jus finished. It "flooded" his entire little face & nostrils and nearly choked him! It really scared the wits out of me.

The moment the clock strucked 9Am, I quickly rang up the clinic & dashed to the paediatrician who diagnosed Cedric's condition as Bronchiolitis (say: "bronk-ee-oh-lie-tus"). I know Asthma, heard of Bronchitis but not this ... It sounded so alien and severe. After much "interrogations", I roughly grasped the illness as a virus infection to the lungs' airways. The symptoms are exactly the same as asthma. Cause?! Its either due to the delayed treatment or maybe hereditary, referring to me, the mother who has asthma history. Meaning my son would be prone to respiratory infection. I was extremely upset. I thought I ve tried my very best to breastfeed so as to strengthen his anti-bodies. Didn't I ?!! Seems that I failed ... But my hubby was supportive and thought otherwise. He deemed it was my efforts that Cedric didn't ve asthma attack. *Touch & teary*

When the nurse gave Cedric the treatment - Nebulizer, he began to yell for help ... I felt as though a knife was stabbing my heart ... My tears burst out uncontrollably as I grabbed him tightly ... To think I ve to do this to him at home every 4 hourly for consecutive 4 days ... I don't even dare to tell mom about Cedric's condition ... She would be so mad at us cos she was never fond of the idea that we brought baby to Bintan ...

Nevertheless, all I wish now is my little Precious would recover soon ... My heart aches ....

Blossom in Happiness

Today is Christina & Samuel R.O.M...
We share many in common ...
* In the morning at 11Am
* On the First Day of the month (Mine on 1st Oct 2003)
* Similar Colour Theme - Hers Pink, Mine Lavender
* Tulips was the subject for our hand bouquets
* Solemnization held at "Cherish" suite
* And most hilarious, both of us were late for the same cause !
Cos our mum couldn't bear to marry us off =P

This is one of my favourite shots !