Sample Schedule

Much as I hate the daily struggles (with ER and food....), this is what I shall try:

8am: Wake ER and wash up

8.30am: Milk ( ..........a fearsome affair)

9am: Activities (paint, color, read, sing, playground, games)

10.30am: TV for him; housework for me and lunch preparation

11.30am: Nap

1pm: Lunch (Another fearsome event...4.5hrs in between should be fine, I hope. To try out and adjust timing accordingly).

2.30pm: Get out of the house

4pm: Prepare dinner while ER messes the kitchen

6pm: Dinner (Another round of training)

8pm: Milk *fingers crossed*

9pm: ER Sleep, I prepare for next day

I'll try this for a month I guess. It won't be simple changing his biological clock.

This is emotionally and mentally challenging. I broke down today. I have to remain sane when he wakes up later.

The obvious signs of terrible two is definitely not helping. My posts from now on will likely take on an even more negative tone.

Take it easy, Judy. If he's hungry, he will eat. If he starves, so be it. If he falls sick from starving, then start worrying.

Easier said than done... See how this is going to work out...

Puke Again

Everyday?

I'm so sick of it. Of feeding him, of puke, of rejection. Never a day of positive something that can lift me up, even if a little.

He slept early last night. No milk. The only things that got in his system was that 200mls of milk in the afternoon and tiny bowl of porridge.

Woke him up early today and it wasn't hard. Made him milk and he threw up after 3 mouthfuls.

I am going crazy...all the hellish horrors are back! Full force.......

I lost control and cried while clearing the mess. Everyday? First meal of the day? 15 hours since his last meal?

He got frightened and cried too..

I washed him up and hugged him. My heartached...he just have felt terrified...

Why does sucky situations never fail to leave me? Why do I get kids that hate everything FOOD?

WHY??

AND DON'T ASK ME WHY MY KIDS DON'T EAT. I CAN'T EVEN FIND AN ANSWER. WHY DON'T I JUST GO DIE? SUCH A SIMPLE THING ALSO CANNOT DO.

Or is this just a sick nightmare? Maybe I'll wake up soon.

Update

ER's temperature went up to 39.7°c in the morning yesterday 6hrs after the last dose of Bifen, so we brought him to Kinderclinic.

Dr Lee checked him and found nothing. I told her about that 1 diarrhea and the throwing up. She suggested it could be a viral fever. And the throwing up could be because the timing between meals are too close (especially breakfast and lunch).

I'm going to have to wake ER up earlier to start his day, do a short nap to allow him to sleep early at night (cycle repeats). So, no more "sleeping like a baby" for him. lol.

Nothing we can do with the fever except to wait for it to be over. I'm just glad there are no infections anywhere.

Dr Lee reviewed his Flixotide treatment too (supposed to see her on 21 Sept).

ER's lungs sound healthy. Hurray to clear lungs and no labored breathing for almost 3 months now.

I'm to continue puffing him: 2 puffs twice a day for whole of September, and reduce the dosage to once every night from October to November before Dr Lee sees him again on 23 Nov.

We have to leave him at home this evening with MIL to settle some stuff. He's been extremely clingy these 2 days coz of fever. Hope he'll b well by afternoon. No fever as of now.

*fingers crossed*

Update

ER's temperature went up to 39.7°c in the morning yesterday 6hrs after the last dose of Bifen, so we brought him to Kinderclinic.

Dr Lee checked him and found nothing. I told her about that 1 diarrhea and the throwing up. She suggested it could be a viral fever. And the throwing up could be because the timing between meals are too close (especially breakfast and lunch).

I'm going to have to wake ER up earlier to start his day, do a short nap to allow him to sleep early at night (cycle repeats). So, no more "sleeping like a baby" for him. lol.

Nothing we can do with the fever except to wait for it to be over. I'm just glad there are no infections anywhere.

Dr Lee reviewed his Flixotide treatment too (supposed to see her on 21 Sept).

ER's lungs sound healthy. Hurray to clear lungs and no labored breathing for almost 3 months now.

I'm to continue puffing him: 2 puffs twice a day for whole of September, and reduce the dosage to once every night from October to November before Dr Lee sees him again on 23 Nov.

We have to leave him at home this evening with MIL to settle some stuff. He's been extremely clingy these 2 days coz of fever. Hope he'll b well by afternoon. No fever as of now.

*fingers crossed*

Oops

I wonder why the 3 service providers have their customer service hotlines very similar to each others'.

The above is M1's ad but the number given "1633" takes you to Starhub. I think they meant "1623".

39.7°C

He just woke to throw up. Nothing much came out but he looked as if he was choking on something. Reminded me of when I got one of those diarrhea-puke-till-nothing-comes-out attacks.

So far, he's not had diarrhea. And this is the first puke after he fell sleep at 10.30pm. Thank God.

He was better after taking Bifen at 8pm and started playing: so cute and fun. I wished that was reality but the actual fact is, he was only well because of Bifen and it won't last long.

True enough, the temperature climbed up. At 1am now, it's at 39.8°C.

Disturbs me :(

Why so high? Please burn away whatever you need to, and leave. Ok?

Fever

ER's turn.

Like a game.

He was fine today, except that he threw up again, after nothing more than 2 scoops of porridge this afternoon. He continued eating after that and kept the rest in.

He woke up cheery from his nap but his body felt warm shortly after.

38°C

AN complained of sore throat when she had fever about 3 weeks ago (but her appetite was not affected, so I guess the throat didn't hurt too bad). Maybe ER caught the same thing?

Or, maybe stomachache? Coz he had one loose stool today which I didn't think much of coz if it is diarrhea, it will be frequent, not just one.

And he had been throwing up food quite a fair bit since last week.

Was that already a sign that I mistook for him trying to purge out food not to his taste?

What a lousy mummy I make...had he already been unwell since last week?

He's still on Flixotide for maintenance, already at the end of his second can and moving on to his third. The bronchitis hasn't returned since 8 June.

I'm thankful for that.

Is it coming back?

This is going to be another tough week for us.

Pray for wisdom, patience and health so that I am equipped for whatever is coming.

He's so clingy now, so different from an hour ago... He randomly whines too...where is the discomfort?