A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Alycia and Sherilyn had finished their bottle of Pureen chewable fruit-flavored colostrum for kids. So I asked hubby to get them another bottle from the pharmacy. He went to a few pharmacies but none of the pharmacies sell the Pureen brand of colostrum. So he bought a bottle of Nature’s Own brand of colostrum. The minute Alycia…
Ever since Baby C had her first serious attack of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) when she was just a few days shy of turning 2 months old, I have a phobia of smelling foul smelling pee in her diaper. Foul smelling pee means that there is most likely an infection in her urinary tract system….
My first Cesarean went quite smoothly and I was already feeling great several hours after I was pushed out from the OT, albeit I was itchy all over my body and face and was still shivering, as a result of the spinal cord anesthetics. There wasn’t much pain either. My second post Cesarean (after a gap of…
Hubby had passed the MCUG film (of Baby C’s kidneys and urinary tract system) to his cousin who went to London last week. The MCUG film has been passed to hubby’s uncle who is a heart surgeon in London, who will then pass the film to his friends who are pediatric nephrologists. We will get the opinion on Baby C’s condition from…
This is the 5th time in 4 months that bacteria has been detected in Baby C’s urine. So far, she has had 1 full-blown Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and 1 ‘semi full-blown’ UTI about 3 weeks ago. Last week, bacteria (E Coli and Klebsiella) were detected in her urine again. The reading of the white blood cells…
I suffered from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome about 1 month after the birth of my first child, Alycia. The Chinese would say that the lady in confinement had ‘yup foong’, which literally means that wind has ‘entered’ the body during the 1-month confinement period. It was so painful that I couldn’t sleep at night and for one who…
We brought the MCUG film (MCUG done at HUKM 2 months ago) to our pediatric nephrologist at SJMC today. Upon looking at the film, Dr Indon told us that Baby C’s ureter is positioned slightly lower than where it should be, thus the cause of the frequent urine reflux. She then referred us to a pediatric surgeon at the…
I started to have Sciatica during my 2nd pregnancy. The symptoms started to creep out towards the end of the 2nd trimester and persisted until Sherilyn was born. As the baby grew bigger inside my womb by the day, the sharp shooting pain I experienced on my leg also intensified. I couldn’t stand or walk too long, otherwise the…
What Causes Backache? The basic causes of back pain are the following: sedentary living habits, weak abdominal or back muscles, poor posture, muscular tension, straining of the joints arthritis, prolonged sitting or standing in one position, prolonged stooping, improper lifting of weights, wearing high heels, lack of exercise, after effects of Epidural after childbirth. I…
but I can take home leave so that we don’t have to stay in the hospital. Baby C is attacked by the E Coli bacteria (again) and Klebsiella bacteria (which is a strong bug) this time and she needs to have an IV line on her hand for antibiotics to be jabbed through the line….