It has been a week since the nasty virus hit Lil Shauna. Every day for the past week, I had been hoping that it is THE day that the diarrhea stops but she kept running to the toilet. For the whole week, she skipped school and whatever enrichment classes (not that I mind but just to stress the seriousness of the illness). We managed to coax the boy to attend school on Friday. He was actually happy to go to school, I guess it beats staying at home. Of course we dangled a big carrot - that he would get a big surprise at the end of the day.
On Friday, Popo called me in the late morning to tell me that there was blood traces in Lil Shauna's stools. I took the news very calmly and I didn't think much of it, guessing that she probably has a tear somewhere. I googled and it looks like the safer option is to visit the doctor. Anyway, we were running out of medicine too.
When I was home, Lil Shauna continued to run to the toilet a few more times and her stools become bloodier each time. On top of that, her pain and discomfort suddenly seemed to magnify and that was when my mummy instinct started to go crazy.
We did bring her to the same clinic (different doctor), who didn't raised even an eyebrow at a mummy's panicky illustration of bloody stools and number of times she went to the toilet. He merely reminded us that it is normal and we needed to keep her hydrated. The doctor did mention that the virus will probably take 1 week to go away, which is today!
Lil Shauna did seem better yday. She went to the toilet 8x and there seem less blood. If you are grasping at 8x, this has been the best by far. Her record during the peak was 21 times in a day! So who can blame the occasion tantrum that she threw? Poor baby. I really hope that she recovers soon (like today). We are all very tired from wiping and washing backside. Haha.
Mummy Lim
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