Lil Cub was hospitalised last week, which explains my absence from the office the whole week.
After my last post, his fever continued to come and go everyday for a week. It usually spiked at 5 in the morning. So after a week and 3 trips to the neighbourhood paeditrician clinic, I decided to take him to see his paeditrician in the hospital. He was NOT happy that the fever was taking that long to go away, and ordered for Lil Cub to be admitted for further tests - blood, urine and stool samples were taken. My poor baby had to be inserted with an IV line. The nurses actually asked me to leave when they did it. Poor poor darling..
Unfortunately, the wards were full. We had to wait for 4 whole hours till we got a room. We were given a bed in the A&E section, and Lil Cub became the darling of the nurses there. Even with his hand bandaged due to the IV line, he was smiling and laughing away..playing up to his adoring fans.
The kind doctor came to see us that evening, and explained that my little darling caught a gut infection. Some evil bugs found a way to go into his stomach..either through his hands or through touch of others in the nursery or at home. The good news was it is treatable through antibiotics, but we were to stay in for that for the next 3 days. Plus, they wanted to rule out salmonella and they can only do that after 48 hours. With Buster away, it was kinda tiring. But luckily Mama came over (more because her only grandson is sick, I think..hehehe) and I can't be more grateful for the helping hand. His Aunt EllyB and Aunt Emm came as soon as they finished work.
Mengada la dia .. senyum senyum je.
Buster came back the next day and spent the night with us. Lil Cub was so much better but then, he passed the bug to his Ibu! I was vomiting non-stop that I had to visit the A & E myself! Luckily I had the weekend to recover..and Mama extended her stay for another day to look after Lil Cub (not me, mind you!).
He's back in the nursery now. Much better and happy as usual. I thank God that throughout his ordeal he didn't refuse feeding. In fact, he fed more often! I wouldn't want my
bam-bam to go skinny!
Tired lion3ss & Lil Cub
