Hi mummies...
Been bz with work and the past three days...I've been on childcare leave...why...cos my eldest boy caught HFMD from his childcare and now the younger one is also down with HFMD...
Sigh...poor boys...both have ulcers in their mouth. The elder boy was more badly hit and had his entire mouth filled with ulcers. My younger one seems to be slightly better.
Checked with the PD and he agreed that it might have been due to me breastfeeding both boys...since I had suffered a full-blown HFMD in my early 20s, I could have developed some form of antibodies which could have passed to my boys from my BM...as such, since the younger one was just weaned off like 2 months ago, he would have the best protection.
Thank God for BM....
Sigh...not easy to take care of 2 toddlers down with the same disease. Thank God I have a helper who never complains...Been using dettol to wipe all surfaces and to wash their clothing...no joke...me so tired out...Plus the fact that I can't go to work...I feel so guilty towards my students in school...sigh!
Luckily, my PD very good...told me kor kor's second bottle of medication can be taken by didi...so cost is offset...otherwise...2 bottles of the medication for reliefing and treating the ulcers set me back by $140....aarrgghh!!!! This PD is unlike others that I have seen, will try to push you to buy more bottles of medication than necessary. That's why...when my boys are ill...Dr Ong is the first PD I'll run to...
Sigh...I gotta go and take a short rest now...hope I dun end up falling ill too!