This time, Little Jen seemed to have fever since noon yesterday because he kept resting his head on our shoulders whenever we carried him around. Only at night we could all feel that his body temperature had risen. In the middle of the night, measured his temperature with a thermometer and it read 38.1 deg C. Since it was not considered high fever and he did not seem to be disturbed in any way, I did not wake him up for medicine. The next morning, fed him with rice cereal and fever syrup which was given about 2 weeks ago. Poor him, fever again after slightly more than 2 weeks from the previous one.
Pray that Little Jen will be a stronger boy after each and every fever, cough and flu.
Showing posts with label Fever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fever. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Little Jen Down with Flu, Cough and Sorethroat
I guess it is the season again where a lot of people will fall prey to the hot weather. My Mother In Law was first to get attacked by sorethroat and cough, and soon, the whole family including my Hubby got infected. Little Jen was infected slightly earlier than myself.
It started with running nose and that night itself, I woke up suddenly to find Little Jen feeling hot all over. I got worried and chucked a digital thermometer in his armpit while he was still asleep. The thermometer reading went up to a shocking 38.8 deg C. In the middle of the night, there was no way we would get any Doctor to have a look at our baby. I immediately went to get Little Jen's fever syrup prescribed by the Doctor when he had fever last 2 months. Woke Little Jen up and fed him the syrup. He cried a little but went back into deep sleep very soon after that. To help relieve the heat, I put a wet towel on his forehead and checked on him for the next 2 hours. Finally, his temperature seemed to reduced a little and I dozed off to sleep myself unknowingly... Too tired I guess. Little Jen had not been a good sleeper for the past 2-3 nights, so, obviously, I was affected too.
The next day, Little Jen's fever had subsided but he still had running nose and it also sounded like he had a bad throat. Went to the Doctor for check up.
We also told the Doctor about Little Jen's fever and he commended that the fever was considered high for a baby of 8 1/2 months old. He gave us some medication which was to be inserted though the anus, just in case of any high fever next time. That would really be helpful, especially when Doctors are out of reach.
It started with running nose and that night itself, I woke up suddenly to find Little Jen feeling hot all over. I got worried and chucked a digital thermometer in his armpit while he was still asleep. The thermometer reading went up to a shocking 38.8 deg C. In the middle of the night, there was no way we would get any Doctor to have a look at our baby. I immediately went to get Little Jen's fever syrup prescribed by the Doctor when he had fever last 2 months. Woke Little Jen up and fed him the syrup. He cried a little but went back into deep sleep very soon after that. To help relieve the heat, I put a wet towel on his forehead and checked on him for the next 2 hours. Finally, his temperature seemed to reduced a little and I dozed off to sleep myself unknowingly... Too tired I guess. Little Jen had not been a good sleeper for the past 2-3 nights, so, obviously, I was affected too.
The next day, Little Jen's fever had subsided but he still had running nose and it also sounded like he had a bad throat. Went to the Doctor for check up.
We also told the Doctor about Little Jen's fever and he commended that the fever was considered high for a baby of 8 1/2 months old. He gave us some medication which was to be inserted though the anus, just in case of any high fever next time. That would really be helpful, especially when Doctors are out of reach.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Why Little Jen Vomits after Nursing
Just last night, Little Jen walked into the dining area to look for me in his walker and laughed so happily when he saw me peeping through the kitchen door. He slept well that night.
The next morning, he woke up as usual, took his bath and then, drank his milk (expressed breast milk). The milk he drank was pumped that morning itself while he was taking his bath. So, the milk was fresh from the farm. After drinking, he played as usual with his teething toys. Suddenly, while I was working in the living room upstairs, I heard a loud splash of liquid onto the floor. There was Little Jen in my sister-in-law's arms and there was semi-digested milk all over her and Little Jen.
By about 12.30pm, Little Jen took about 1 tablespoon of cereal as usual and then by about 1.30pm, he had his milk. But then, awhile after that he vomited everything again.
This repeated after I nursed him at about 3-4pm and then by 6pm, he was hungry again. I fed him and after the next round of feeding at about 8pm, he dozed off. We were at the clinic by then, waiting for the Doctor. He woke up soon after and vomited again at the clinic. He seemed to vomit more than what he had drank/eaten.
Finally when it was our turn to see the Doctor, he checked Little Jen's temperature again. Earlier his temperature was about 37.7 deg C and now it was already 38.3 deg C. No one in the family including me was having any fever or was vomiting. Doctor was suspecting that the fever might be due to the fact that he was sprouting new tooth. However, further examination showed that Little Jen had a throat infection which led to his fever. Since he vomited so much, his tummy was also very gassy causing him to vomit further.
Doctor gave salt for him to drink with about 2-3 oz of water and recommended to let him have milk half an hour after the drink. He also gave Little Jen a small bottle of what he called "bactericidal" for Little Jen's throat infection. Of course, there was the fever and cough syrup for him too.
Oh ya, Doctor also said to continue breastfeeding him since breast milk would help him recovr much faster and would be much easier on his tummy.
Little Jen is now sleeping soundly and it seems like his fever is much better already. Poor Little Jen, hopefully this will only make him a stronger boy.. :)
The next morning, he woke up as usual, took his bath and then, drank his milk (expressed breast milk). The milk he drank was pumped that morning itself while he was taking his bath. So, the milk was fresh from the farm. After drinking, he played as usual with his teething toys. Suddenly, while I was working in the living room upstairs, I heard a loud splash of liquid onto the floor. There was Little Jen in my sister-in-law's arms and there was semi-digested milk all over her and Little Jen.
By about 12.30pm, Little Jen took about 1 tablespoon of cereal as usual and then by about 1.30pm, he had his milk. But then, awhile after that he vomited everything again.
This repeated after I nursed him at about 3-4pm and then by 6pm, he was hungry again. I fed him and after the next round of feeding at about 8pm, he dozed off. We were at the clinic by then, waiting for the Doctor. He woke up soon after and vomited again at the clinic. He seemed to vomit more than what he had drank/eaten.
Finally when it was our turn to see the Doctor, he checked Little Jen's temperature again. Earlier his temperature was about 37.7 deg C and now it was already 38.3 deg C. No one in the family including me was having any fever or was vomiting. Doctor was suspecting that the fever might be due to the fact that he was sprouting new tooth. However, further examination showed that Little Jen had a throat infection which led to his fever. Since he vomited so much, his tummy was also very gassy causing him to vomit further.
Doctor gave salt for him to drink with about 2-3 oz of water and recommended to let him have milk half an hour after the drink. He also gave Little Jen a small bottle of what he called "bactericidal" for Little Jen's throat infection. Of course, there was the fever and cough syrup for him too.
Oh ya, Doctor also said to continue breastfeeding him since breast milk would help him recovr much faster and would be much easier on his tummy.
Little Jen is now sleeping soundly and it seems like his fever is much better already. Poor Little Jen, hopefully this will only make him a stronger boy.. :)
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