My Over-Delicate Baby
Parenting is the hardest thing in the world, I think at least for me. It is always not possible to have a worry-free journey in parenting. For instant, there are quite a few issues that is bothering me and hubby about QQ. Probably we are too worried about our little girl? Hmmm…..I bet any parent would have the same feeling too, given the same scenario.
Eye-sight problem
Since young, QQ has the habit of looking at books and even our PC from very near distance. Nanny complaint the same thing, and we notice it too, but we always comfort ourself it’s just a bad habit after we did some test at home on her.
The reason why we delayed to bring her for a check-up with the eye specialist is because we do not want her to endure uneccassary test which requires our lil child to be knocked out medically in order for the doctor to put in some solution and perform eye check since they still cannot read.
But recently her preschool teacher tells me the same thing that she is seeing her book too near and it is quite abnormal. No choice but we got to send her for a check up soon with the children eye-specialist soon.
Vomit after meal
My worse fear the moment she was born. She had some kind of weird intestinal infection and had the most traumatic few days of her life by having tubes into her tummy, and everywhere on her body. She was on drips, crying for hunger, but starved without milk for almost a week, until I see gastric fluid was seen on tube whenever the paed extract fluid from her intestine to check what causes the infection. Something a mother would not bear to see on her own child enduring in such pain
During her baby days, she will frequently regurgitate DURING breastfeeding, even before I manage to burp her. This continue until today, and now at almost age of 4, she still vomit very frequently after her meal. Wonder if it helps if change her mattress to one with sleep wedge? Although her pead couldn’t find anything wrong, he refuse to recommend further check because it would be very traumatic for her to go through the check procedure by swallowing the camera into their stomach.
Since her condition is not improving over the years, and not wanting to take any more risk, we decided it is time to bring her to the child gastroenterologist for further investigation.
I just hope this girl will grow up healthy, and soon outgrow all her problems soon. I had enough with one delicate baby so please…GOD…….bless me with boys that would be tough and strong like a bull, so I do not have to worry a thing with them!!
being a parent, has never ending worry task for our children. I pray for you that QQ will grow up healthy and your twins will be strong so that you can enjoy the motherhood of having 3 beautiful children
tx ling, really appreciate it.
i saw ur msg in chenchen’s blog. thnks! but i replied to ur email regarding the same matter.. i din get ur reply.
i hv 1-2yrs cloths to clear as FIL n SIL keep on buying them new cloths. their drawers r bursting!!
i m interested in the eye specialist.. will check out the link soon!
another doctor u mus consider is a DENTIST!! kids at 3yrs onwards easily get decay as they eat so many junks, n if ur gal is still on bottle, another high risk! my hub’s cousin’s 4yr old gal get her 1st decay at 3yrs old (last CNY). all along i tot is bcos of sweets, last mth, her ah ma (hub’s auntie) called n chatted wif my MIL. den somehow, they chatted on how both their grandkids drink milk. n auntie told MIL tt the gal still uses milk bottle NOW!!
my frd who is an ex-kinder teacher, reminded me tt using bottle so long oso causes tooth decay, it has a name.. but i forgot.. so NOW i knew what is the cause of the gal’s decay, my boy has lower risk! but MIL nvr knew of this, n she always giv bottle him when i din make noise… :S
jansey, i did email to you, probably it went into spam? tx for comment, this was retrieved :p
*cry, wat happen to my long comment!! it din appear aft i click sumbit…
anyway, jus to recap, (no more long story)
1. i hv 1-2yrs old clothes to clear.
2. another doctor u nid to take note is a DENTIST.
3. thanks for ur comment in chenchen’s blog, n i hvn c my name in ur mummy’s list.. pls add me in when u r free!!!
jansey, tx for your comment. It went into Akismet and was retrieved. Am coming bk melaka again this end month.
You worry too much. Take a step at a time. I am sure you can raise your twin boys & QiQi.
i hope i m really thinking too much instead of the truth
as parents, we sure will worry our kids even when they got married…dont worry too much, not good for yourself…
at their tender age, they are so delicate, how not to worry? sigh…..
I have one such child like that too. Each time she’s sick and unwell, it’s just ache my heart.
She even say, “Mummy, I hate my body so much”
oh dear…so sad to hear when they uttered like that. QQ can accept her condition quite well, and will run to her potty automatically / tell me whenever she feels like vomitting
dont worry much… pray for QQ grow up healthy and strong.
tx CP.
I was weak when I was small.. but my mum cooked very healthy food for me and no fast food and soft drinks..
must cook more good food for her…
Karl has the same problem: very frequent regurgitation when he was a baby. Now, he’s ok. Don’t worry too much. Everything will be fine. Remember the law of attraction? You need to radiate positive thoughts now.
dono whats wrong with me la these days
I agree with Jo-N, you need to think good thoughts now… maybe it’s those hormones doing all these thinking!
don’t worry too much, QQ seems like a bright and active kid.. take care
tx Sting, yeah….i hope it is all about my hormone, and not d other way round!
Kids are resilient…don’t worry too much as you have quite a lot on your plate now.
oh vien, dono whats wrong with me!
I am sure it’s normal for a parent to worry too much about their off-springs. I think I would too.. In fact, I am sure of it. I felt so sorry for QQ reading about all those tubes.. Poor girl!
now i m a parent, i feel that sometimes it isnt so fun to be parents after all….especially when it involves health problem…
As a parent myself, I know how you feel. But children grow out of their sickness and their heal faster too. Do the necessary medical check and they will guide you from there. GOD bless QQ and you too
Jessie, i think i m too nervous, not sure if it is my pregnancy hormone??
being a parent, worries will never ending one…you will still worry even they’re an adult…
don’t worry too much, Qiqi will sure a healthy and strong girl…
no wonder all mums age so fassssssssssst!!
Totally can understand ur feeling….
Like wat JO-N said, Be positive & everything will go well!
May all force be with you!
thanks Kelly…..
oh dear………yes, i hope you will be blessed with 2 cow mixed monkey genes…jumping & hopping actively, haha
dun worry too much, good luck to parenting qiqi!!
haha…..ya la…bullish boys!!
It’s normal for parents to worry lah. I think sometimes, we find things to worry about. The problems you mentioned do not seemed too worrying….nothing that a doctor cannot sort out. But like you said, you don’t want to put your child thru unnecessary tests. But if you’re worrying too much, then perhaps a one-off test may be worth it.
with so many advance medical help here, i find it at least I m still lucky to be able to access to the professional help.
Well my ex-colleague is same like QQ. He can’t take too full otherwise his stomach will feel uncomfortable and end up vomit out the food. He had do some test including swallowing the camera to check his stomach. But everything is fine and DR can’t even tell what’s wrong.
really? even as an adult? will have to let d specialist decide what to do with my lil girl then…
Hey Chin Nee, QQ will be growing healthy and same goes to ur boys! Relax ur mind ok?
tx, Dora…i think i m really too stress out in this pregnancy…
CN, dun so worry abt QQ, bring her to check first and update us ya.Also, taking good care urself!
tx jane, will update her check up.
Remember I told you, Jona till today, still easily vomit after meal…doesn’t matter after 4 hours or etc….or before he drink his milk, and if he is happily jump around or laugh too much, after 5 mins, drink milk, he will vomit everything……so, I don’t think QiQi - vomit milk is a problem that need to worry about…maybe, just her stomach is not deep enough like Jona??
talked to a lot parents these days. seems that this is quite common?
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Chinnee, i think its normal to worry, esp as a mother we will worry even when they r married… moreover i think its ur hormone making u worry more
i hope it is my hormone that is acting …
i just brought my Clarissa to optometrist, no drops as long as she can recognize picture can d.
looking forward what we would encounter tmrow!
wat is Akismet?
n yes! i saw my name.. ^_^ tq
well, 1 child cos alot of worries.. 2 children passes germs n virus to each other.. u hv 3 to handle later on :p
so learn to relax.. my shoulders has been so tense n stiff since my 2nd boy turns 10mths old, tt’s when he started to throw tantrum as he knew alot of things but duno how to tell us, n both of them got sick arnd then in every 3mths. (both of them jus recovered, but still hv runnin noses)
sounds scary oredi…how to survive suddenly from 1 to 3????
all the best with the eye treatment. Probably a lazy eye? Don’t too worry bout that. She’s very healthy and growing very well
tx Jaz, i hope so too!!
We’re mothers, it’s our nature to worry.
Hopefully, after the doctor’s visit, you know the reason behind it and then act accordingly. Maybe it’s jsut a small matter.
thanks…really can’t wait to find out more…
mothers are always worried…it is normal..
You are doing great as a mother..