My baby girls and I » H1N1 vaccine http://www.frena.us by SJ. Filipina Mom Blogger. Living in Chicago. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:42:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The most heaviest feeling for a mom http://www.frena.us/my-angels/the-most-heaviest-feeling-for-a-mom/ http://www.frena.us/my-angels/the-most-heaviest-feeling-for-a-mom/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:50:23 +0000 scart http://www.frena.us/?p=2503 Continue reading →]]> Freya has been very sick since Saturday. She’s been feeling feverish and her fever only goes down when the medicine takes effect on her but after 6 or 8 hours her temperature is  high again. Actually, she started feeling irritable after she had that H1N1 vaccine a week ago. I had two intuitions regarding this matter, first I thought of it as side effects of that vaccine and 2nd maybe Freya got it from her big sis Yuna since Yuna had fever too but it didn’t last a day. Yuna felt OK though she was still coughing and a little bit congested during that day but she wasn’t inactive. The latter part was what the doctor’s believe of causing Freya’s illness. I made sure from the doctor as well that the vaccine wasn’t the main reason. I know It’s like I’m over reacting but I’ve heard  a lot of rumors about the vaccine’s side effects and I just wanna make sure before I can have a peaceful mind. It is Freya’s 1st time to be terribly sick and very weak. Sure she got colds several times but she never inactive. Before, even though she has fever, she’s still able to dance and play with her sister unlike this time she cant even eat and drink properly. She even vomited 3 times last night. That’s why we’ve decided to walk-in at the clinic this morning. Good thing they allowed us. Usually you have to set an appointment for like 2 or 4 weeks before you can see a doctor.

As for me, this is the hardest part of being a mom. Being undecided whether to take your kids to the doctor right away or not. I hate the observing part. I understand why some of the momies can not help not to overreact when their kids have fever. Honestly, there’s nothing serious about your kid being feverish unless the fever lasts for days. This is the reason why I don’t take my kids to the doctor right away when they have fever cos I don’t want to hinder doctors busy schedule. I give my kids pain reliever or fever reducer 1st and when the fever takes about 3 to 5 days that’s the time I worry and call their pediatrician.

As for Freya’s pedia visit today, the doctor said that both her ears have infections and the cause is her being too congested.  She is dehydrated too from not taking too much liquid. As what I have said, she barely eats and drink the past few days. They let her use the Nebulizer too. At first the doctor’s thought that she may have bronchitis but she’s just too congested that makes her look like she’s having an asthma attack. The doctor’s prescribed her Antibiotic, Pedialyte and Motrin. As of now, she’s still weak but we can now see a smile on her. I hope she’ll get completely better soon. Freya looks awful today.

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Before we went to the clinic. I gave her cold compress to lower her fever.

Her medicines ▼

A present from her pedia ▼

I wanna say sorry to all my friends in community websites for not being able to catch up. I’ll be missing in action for more unless my baby feels completely OK (?_?)

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