I spent almost the whole day at the hospital with Baby C and my maid today. We reached the hospital at 10am for the antibiotics drip. We were told by the doctor to collect baby’s pee for another urine culture to see if the WBCs have dropped. That’s because no sensitivity test has been done on the alternative (safer) antibiotics used to treat baby. If the WBCs drop, it means that the Proteus bacteria is sensitive to the antibiotics. If not, baby would have to be given the antibiotics that’s known to cause some adverse side effects, if given on a prolonged basis. I was worried sick for 2 days. The initial urine test today showed that the WBCs have dropped from 860 to 6… thank God!
I had to place baby on my lap throughout the drips coz the moment she was placed on the crib, she bawled.
Collecting baby’s pee was extremely difficult today coz baby was very traumatized. She can now remember the hospital and the nurses. The minute she’s brought to her room or sees the nurses, she would start crying. Consequently, she didn’t cooperate when it came to collecting her pee. 4 urine bags were used as the stupid bags kept coming off, despite having plasters stuck to her skin. My maid and I then used the ‘carry and collect pee’ method but was unsuccessful as she kept struggling and crying. We spent more than 2 hours to collect the urine… two times as the first specimen wasn’t enough.
Check out my health blog to view more pix of baby on drips taken yesterday.
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poor Baby C. Hope that she will outgrow the kidney reflux thingy soon.
She is a tough cookies.
good to hear that!
*Sigh*, very painful to read about the pain that baby C has gone through. Hopefully this will be the last UTI attack. You take care as well.
Poor baby…*hugs*..hope she will outgrow it soon..take care..
poor baby…hope she doesn’t need to go through all the painful procedure again. take care
take k …. mummy and baby C also stress up ….. must be very hard time . I really pray she will outgrow the kidney reflux…
When I see all those equipments, the memory of my kids being admitted just came back….It is really not easy at all…but, I know Cassie will be alright…don’t worry too much, okie? Take care
I started reading your blog 2 months ago. Love your baby very much. Praise Lord, she’s a strong baby like the mother. It’s going to be fine, Baby C.
Poor Baby C, so sorry to hear that. She will be fine, mommy take care ya.
Is Baby C discharge now?
Better already….
Everything will be fine ya….
Hi Shireen,
My dd has had 2 bouts of UTI too this year and is currently on antibiotic. Could you please e-mail me as I would like to bring her to see a paediatric urologist but not sure where. Thanks.
Pauline
Oh, poor precious…..I remember when Tee was hospitalised at 14 months and she hated it, she kept pointing to the room door and shouting “Door! Door!” She couldnt talk yet and cried almost all day. It broke my heart into a million pieces, so I cannot begin to imagine what you are going through.