Yesterday was one of those days where it starts out with everything going wrong. My husband woke up with a fever. Clarisse woke up with a slight runny nose. The government nurse who came to check on baby Edward in the morning said his jaundice level is fairly noticeable and suggested I go to the government clinic to have it checked. So I knew I was in for a difficult day. To make things worst, the ol’ window-unit air-conditioner in my bedroom broke down for good this time. I had to schedule for a new unit to be installed.

First thing in the morning, we took baby Edward to have his jaundice checked at the government clinic. Good thing the clinic is barely 5 mins drive from our house. Baby Edward jaundice level was 9.9 and the nurse said he need not be admitted.

By noon, my husband felt like vomitting and so did Clarisse. She was rudely woken up from her afternoon nap by the urge to throw up and she vomitted on her bed. Two hours later, she threw up again. This is the first time she experienced nausea and vomitting. The feeling of discomfort made her really uncomfortable as I’ve never seen her cried so terribly.

Later in the evening, Clarisse developed fever and by night time her temperature was quite high. We gave her Voltaren suppository before she sleep as the dose of ibuprofen given an hour earlier wasn’t enough to bring down her fever.

After a night’s sleep, my husband was feeling way better and pretty much recovered. But we can’t say the same for Clarisse.

This morning we brought her to a paediatrician as her fever is still lingering. The paediatrician also did a rapid test to check for the likelihood of influenza A(H1N1). She called 30 minutes later to inform us it’s not influenza A type so that rules out H1N1. I was so relieved to hear that.

We’re now praying baby Edward doesn’t get the flu bug. In fact, I’m hoping I myself doesn’t get it as I’m breastfeeding him. I’m suppose to get as much rest possible during my confinement month but things just won’t let me have it my way.