We brought Emily to the paediatrician for her scheduled vaccination last Friday. And for some unknown reason, they conveniently gave Emily a 2nd jab for flu together with the scheduled one before we paid for it. And only at the payment counter were we given the package deal for the 2nd set of vaccinations.
To be fair, I do not know better what is required for a baby. I'm not the type to read profusely to figure out every detail to child upbringing. I find that there are many different perspectives and what you read may not always be inline with your beliefs. So I put my trust in the doctors who are the professionals and know it better. So it alarms me that they just went ahead to give Emily a 2nd jab which is not on the 'must' list by MOH.
This excess dose of vaccination gave Emily fever for the first time. We tried to ride it through but she was going up into the dangerous 39+ during the weekend and so we went back on Monday to have her look on again by the paediatrician. What ticked me off was the audacity by the paediatrician and nurses to claim that the fever did not originated from the vaccination but rather from a viral bug she caught ... it just happen to be a coincidence. Coincidence my foot!
Sigh ... but there was little we can do other than doing a blood test and getting more potent medication for the high fever. Thankfully the blood test results came back good and indicated that Emily's immune system was still putting up a good fight.
So armed with a comforting knowledge that our little baby was in no immediate danger and with added medication, we went home and saw through the rest of the week with sleepless nights as we try as much as possible to get up every 2-3 hours to check on her. It's no wonder why everyone says it's better to have kids earlier .... a couple of nights like that is taking a huge toll on both of us. But ... anything for our precious little princess!
This excess dose of vaccination gave Emily fever for the first time. We tried to ride it through but she was going up into the dangerous 39+ during the weekend and so we went back on Monday to have her look on again by the paediatrician. What ticked me off was the audacity by the paediatrician and nurses to claim that the fever did not originated from the vaccination but rather from a viral bug she caught ... it just happen to be a coincidence. Coincidence my foot!
Sigh ... but there was little we can do other than doing a blood test and getting more potent medication for the high fever. Thankfully the blood test results came back good and indicated that Emily's immune system was still putting up a good fight.
So armed with a comforting knowledge that our little baby was in no immediate danger and with added medication, we went home and saw through the rest of the week with sleepless nights as we try as much as possible to get up every 2-3 hours to check on her. It's no wonder why everyone says it's better to have kids earlier .... a couple of nights like that is taking a huge toll on both of us. But ... anything for our precious little princess!
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