Hello BabyHaler

Long time no see, right? I have to rummage the back of Joshua’s closet just to find you, didn’t you know? I have forgotten you already. But it seemed you’ll be part of our every day life again for the next month.

The husband and I noticed our first born coughs every morning. It started last, last week so we immediately consult his pedia. Since the cough is only during the mornings, he was given Allerkid and Ventar. But after a week, his cough didn’t get well. Worst thing is, we hear him wheezing. So off we go to his pedia again for a follow-up consultation. The idea that is toying in my mind was confirmed by pedia. Indeed, his asthma come back. He was given an antiobiotic, Klaz, that he needs to take for the next seven days aside from the Seretide maintenance for one whole month.

He was absent for the first time in school yesterday as I wanted him to just rest. I let him watch movies in bed to avoid playing rough with my cousin. I was so strict with what he eats and forced him not to move at all. Haha! I prefer him that way just to avoid having asthma attack.

Tigdas Hangin

Tigdas Hangin or Roseola Infantum is a fairly mild and common viral illness that usually strikes children between 6 months and 3 years of age. Roseola is caused by a kind of herpes virus, although not the type that's sexually transmitted.

My little girl has caught the virus and had high fever Monday night. We had administered Paracetamol to her every four hours as prescribed by her pedia. She had rashes on her buttocks which I thought was diaper rashes. Her fever was on and off and so on the third day, we gave her a bath before we head off to her pedia.

Indeed, the pedia confirmed it was tigdas hangin. There were no more fever but the rashes are more visible on her face and back. She is starting to have appetite again and isn’t anymore restless.

Get well my baby Claire.

Info regarding Roseola Infantum is found here.

Pedia visit #6

Her monthly check-up / immunization is scheduled at the end of this month. Early Saturday morning though, we hear her cough badly. If you knew my husband – he has a “go to the doctor immediately” attitude if he sees any sign of sickness. I can’t actually blame him as he lost his brother because of dengue last 2008.

Anyhow, we went to her pedia around 10am.  The kuya is not with us as he was occupied playing games with mini. Since her last event of cough and colds were just last month, she was given salbutamol and cefuroxime. Poor baby, as she hates the taste of her medicines. Come Sunday evening, her temperature shoot 38 degrees so we were adviced her to administer paracetamol every 4 hours.

Until now, her coughs and colds hasn’t changed and so is her temperature. She gets extra clingy and restless and doesn’t want to be put down to sleep. We just hope this would go away and that she wouldn’t be like his kuya before that has coughs every single month.