A Not So Happy Easter Weekend

Ian came down with a fever on Thursday night, and we started to give him Panadol on a 4-hourly basis.  Unfortunately, on Friday, the fever went up to over 39 degrees, and we started him on Neurofen as well, on a 6-hourly basis.  The fever did not subside throughout the day, and in the evening, Hubby decided to try the suppository instead of Neurofen.  It worked pretty well and the fever went down that night. 

Early on Saturday morning, we brought Ian to see his PD.  She diagnosed his illness as a bacteria infection and also prescribed an oatmeal powder bath for the little rashes on his body. 

Ian still had a slight fever until Sunday.  It was a tough weekend because he had been cranky, coupled with a poor appetite.  Whatever he had eaten would cause pain in his mouth (we wondered whether this was due to the ulcer that developed after his bump in the school).  It was a blessing that he still loved to drink milk, because whenever he did not eat sufficiently for his meal, we could still supplement with milk.

A photo of our boy, eyes puffy from a lot of crying in the past few days, and hugging his two favourite soft toys on Sunday morning - his "Pluto" and Mickey Mouse - while sitting on the sofa and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on TV.  He had been asking me to buy him the Mickey toy for a few months.  We saw the new ones at Guardian on Friday afternoon, and finally bought one for him, hoping it would replace the dusty "Pluto" that he hugged everywhere at home.  Unfortunately, it only served to keep his other arm busy as well, as he now had 2 favourite soft toys to hug around at home!

Sick Again

Our boy is sick again... Yesterday, we had already noticed his teary eyes and a lot of mucoid particles in the corner of his eyes. And in the night, he developed a fever and we gave him panadol immediately.

This morning, we rushed him down to see Dr Oh again, and she had diagnosed his lungs to be having the wheezing sound. She also discovered that he had ear and throat infection. Since Ian was always taking a long time to recover from his coughs, she suggested us to get an inhaler home to help him. If his cough was not treated properly, it could worsen into asthma. She demonstrated how to use the inhaler and luckily, Hubby was around to learn as I was kind of confused. She told us to go back for a review in a week's time and also after we finished the spray bottle.

I also checked with her whether he was always coughing because I had taken birdnest during my pregnancy, but she said during her time, people only said that birdnest was good for the fetus' complexion. I was quite relieved to hear that.

Hopefully this time round, Ian's cough will really be gone for good after the long treatment.