Our Baby's Sick

This has to be a nightmare for all parents, especially when your baby is young and cannot tell you where they are hurting.

We had made a trip to Tiong Bahru last weekend to buy some frozen foods and the next day she started having rashes on her legs. We thought she had been bitten by a bug and didn't do much since she wasn't fussing over it. But slowly she started showing spots on her hands and arms. She must have caught something on the trip.

She started running a fever and it really got us extremely worried. It got so bad that we made a trip to the hospital on Sunday night but were advised to see the paediatrician first thing next Morning. A blood test the next day showed that she had a viral infection. Thankfully it wasn't anything worst, but still at 3 months old it is taxing on her little body.

It really pains everyone to see her sick but there is little we could do other than diligently feeding her medicine. Even then we were careful not to over medicate since she is still so young and her liver may not be able to breakdown the medication.

Her fever finally broke on Thursday morning when we were back at the paediatrician for a followup. Doc checked and reassured that the bug didn't infect her lungs. Phew ... everyone breathed a sign of relief at the somewhat assuring news.

This has truly been a harrowing experience though. I cannot imagine exposing our little cutie to any more of this. I've made it a point that she will no longer go to a new place for the next 6 months. She doesn't need to be put at risk for any reason.