Thursday, June 12, 2008

Poor Ryan, Poor Mummy

Since last night, Ryan has been super cranky... I hate bringing him for jabs!
He cried for milk more often than usual... Then end up overdrinking, he'll puke everything out.

Now i very scared to feed him. I need to pause every 5mins to see if he's full and if he's drinking for comfort.
I reintroduced pacifier to him in late morning as he needs to suck but for fear of overdrinking if i latch all day.
He sucks the pacifier well. I think he's teething now...

Symptoms i observe:
Excessive drooling
Rubbing cheeks
Constant mouth moving
Increased need to latch *not hungry*
Crying excessively

I did consider if he might be colic again. So i administered ridwind to him around 5pm. Then i latched him. 5mins later, he stopped. So i burped him. Whoa! Super loud sound.. Like an adult. Hehe
Then i relatch him for about 5mins more. Afterwhich he gave me the *i'm gonna puke* sound...
I immediately withdraw his milk and carried him upright towards a pail while patting his back.
Yes - I put a pail in my room to prevent daily bedsheets changing or daily room mopping...

It's very tiring taking care of a baby all alone at home. I think he's taking too much of my time so much that I have forgotten how to be a wife.

Do all mothers have this problem? Are we superwomen? Can we juggle our roles as Wife, Mother, Daughter equally?
I really doubt my capability...

Dr Yvonne See was on holiday this week. Ryan was due for his jab this week. I insisted on bringing him to Dr Steven Ng.
This sparked off an arguement with my hubby over the increased cost of $100 *consultation fees*.

One of the reasons why i insisted on doing the jabs this week was because Ryan has been rather cranky for the past few weeks. He's been vomitting for a couple of times already. I've long wanted to bring him to a PD. Previously I brought him to Dr Yvonne See for his rashes, Dr Yvonne did not administer anything at all.
End up we had to buy Sebamed face cream to apply for Ryan... As his face did not recover, I bought the Himalaya's face cream to replace the sebamed. It worked rather well.

After that incident, i seriously doubt Dr Yvonne's perception. What if Ryan is really sick? Is she gonna not administer medication as well? Hoping he'll recover on his own?

Anyway, due to financial pressure, i'll carry on bringing Ryan to Dr Yvonne for future innoculations and illness. I'll probably do my own research and insist on medication as i deem fit.

4 comments:

  1. I also hate to bring my girl for jab.. she will have fever.. have u start working?

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  2. not yet. will be a SAHM till Ryan turns 6 months old.

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