Friday, October 13, 2006

Of Heartburns & Heartache

On Wednesday morning, I woke up to a tight chest and a slight difficulty to breathe. Even trying to turn to the other side of the bed and getting up seemed so difficult. I'm experiencing one of the worst heartburns! Realised that I'm not in a fit state to go to work therefore I sms my bozz to let her know that I'm not coming to the office and will be seeing a doctor. I've only got 1 miserable MC left for the year (!) but I guess this is something serious and cannot be taken lightly so off I went to see the doc.

Before I left the house, I broke my fast and drank a mug of hot milo. Doc told me that there's a lot of acid in my tummy and advise me to stay away from spicy food for the time being. Oh yes, stress can also trigger a heartburn.

Later at night Anaqin plak kena diarrhea! Dunno what was it that he's eaten. My poor boy had a go every 1-2hrs! He woke up several times at night as his tummy hurts whenever he need to poo and his bum was all red and swollen due to the frequent pooing. My heart ached so much seeing him crying in pain! How I wished I could take it all from him and bear it myself :(

The next morning, darl called me in the office and told me that he's decided to bring Anaqin to see the pediatrician as his diarrhea is not getting any better. The pediatrician advise to stop giving his normal milk formula and gave him a tin of mamex lactose free formula for the time being. She also gave some antibiotics, wash and antiseptic cream for his bum.

As predicted he wouldnt take the lactose free formula. Nak tak nak, I told the helper to make his usual milk formula but dilute it. Only put 1 scoop instead of 3 scoops of milk powder. Baru la dia nak minum his milk. Though his bowels are not so frequent now, he still cried whenever he poo and whenever we wash him coz his bum is still red. At night, he eventually drank the lactose free milk. He woke twice to poo and that's about it. Alhamdulillah.

He woke up asking for milk before I left for work this morning. Told the helper to give him the lactose free milk and he drank it again! Good boy! I've yet to call home to check on his latest condition but hopefully he's on the road to speedy recovery...insyaallah.



16 comments:

shireen ikhsan said...

Hi layla hope u and the lil one is much better ya.. :)

Naza A. said...

did u give him pedialyte? to recover back the lost of liquid in his body.. i have 2 more packs at home. if u want i can give u..

sama lah ngan Rian.. dat lactose formula dia tak minum.. susu pun tak nak minum.. lagu i risau.. tu lactose formula kat rumah tak tau nak buat apa.. wasted

ridawati rahmat said...

is it musim now for kids to have diarrhoea?? yayan seems to have mild diarrhoea too.... nasib baik tak teruk sgt....maaf cakap yg terkencit nyer kind..... and my niece pun kena gak....

hope both of u getting well soon!

ARHAZ FAMLIY said...

kecian plak denagar bum Anaqin red..try sapu Mothercare cream (can't remember e name, but it helps better than Drapolene)..take care of ur heartburn too k..

Go GaGa said...

Oh no. Sorry to hear that you and your little one is not well. Hope you both will get well soon.

Nadya ~ said...

hi dearie.. hope you are feeling much better. and as for Anaqin, hope he'ss recover fast, heart pain kan, to see anak in pain like tht. your strength and love is all he needs now. Take care dear!!

Layla @ VM said...

shir,
thanks i'm much better now, as for Anaqin just called home and the helper told me that he hvnt poo so far so I think he's recovering too la..insyaallah.

Layla @ VM said...

i'm not sure what's the name of the powder that we're supposed to dilute in water. Cud be that one lah. As for the lactose free formula, kalau siang2 ari gini comperm dia reject but kalau mlm got no choice hv to drink mah ...

Layla @ VM said...

rida,
yalah i suspect now mmg ader this diarrhea bug in the air lah. kesian kan budak2 kalau da terkena diarrhea. sedang kita kalau kena tak bleh tahan apa lagi dorang :(

Layla @ VM said...

the antiseptic cream that was given works well ... it was the same one that we used when he had a bad diarrhea when he's still a baby. thanks for your concern :)

Layla @ VM said...

thanks so much ... :D

Layla @ VM said...

thanks babe ... we're feeling much better now (i think). yeah seeing your child becomes sick and in pain and feeling helpless is jus terrible. but no matter wat like wat u said, i hv to be strong lah..in order to be able to take care of him physically and emotionally.

Naza A. said...

good for him minum jugak.. unlike Rian.. dia tak nak minum.. dia pegang aje botol tu..

Zalinah Seman said...

hope Anaqin is much better now..and U take care too!

Layla @ VM said...

i understand their feelings coz i tasted the lactose free milk before...eewwweee sungguh la tak sodap compared to his Gain IQ. ehehehe

Layla @ VM said...

we've recovered! syukur alhamdulillah! :D