Hello Mummies!
I know it's been a long time...but Jesse has been sick for a month now and it's been tiring. We've also been away for CNY and didn't' connect to internet.
As usual, I'm very slack lah...only read this page of the thread... (Jesse's waking up soon) So everything no head no tail.
Astro: monitor his fever. Jesse also had high fever in Malaysia and the morning after his fever broke, he had rashes on his tummy which spread to his limbs and head over a few days. Then suddenly it all cleared. If it's the same thing, it's known as roseola infantum. Nothing much we can do about except be patient & give fluids lor. Other than Paracetemol for his fever, we didn't do anything else.
As for phelgm, runny nose...Jesse's one is finally stopping but that's after I finally gave up on the medication. He's been drugged for a month and I just thought I've had enough of that. It seems to be clearing but we're still quarantining him for the rest of the week.
For most of the last month, Jesse refused to go to sleep on his own. Wants us to sit there and watch him go to sleep or pat him to sleep. He has also been waking up at night. But now that he's getting better, I'm beginning to "test" him again and leave him to put himself to sleep in the day and at night.
Mejo, I wish your husband were more supportive of your efforts. You really do so much...no wonder your daughter seems so lovely and "easy".
Where do you intend to bring her swimming? Jesse went to the pool a few times in M'sia and he loved it. I hope to bring him too. Maybe we can go together - another person around not so dangerous? Anyway, all Jesse has done is sit/stand by the steps in the baby pool.
I think all mothers want to do what they think is best of their child. For me, I would love to try out some of the classes too (my husband doesn't mind) but it seems that none of the classes are suitable for Jesse at this stage because it clashes with his nap times. And this boy really gets a meltdown when he misses a nap! So I'm just waiting for the "right time" - probably after he consolidates his naps and we have a bigger chunk of awake time.
Didn't know so many in our generation do what our parents want and not what we want. It seems we'll end up producing a generation of children who'll be encouraged to do what they like. That said, I didn't have tuition etc when I was young (just forced to learn piano). My parents were concerned about grades but allowed us to figure it out on our own. I did take 3 months of Chinese tuition just before O levels because I didn't think I was going to make it without it. Haha. So my and my husband's attitude towards grade is probably this: Just do your best. (I still don't think tuition is necessary...but we'll see.
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You know, I don't feel sad at all for "throwing away" my degree and becoming a SAHM. I never wanted a degree, just did it for my mom. But now I realise that when my (SAH) mom told me to go out and work, it was for my benefit...working does have it perks lah. Maybe I'm just not as devoted, but a few days a week, I feel like I'm losing my marbles being a SAHM. But then, I still wouldn't do it differently.
Oh ya, re: Thalassemia. As long as one parent doesn't have it, it's okay. I have it...but you wouldn't know unless you did a blood test looking for it (i.e. blood count). Otherwise, everyone I know with it, functions very normally (my dad was a pilot with Thalassemia). As for children with Thalassemia major, I think it'll be very obvious early on and the child would have to go through dialysis three times a week for a very young age. I read up about it long time ago when I found I had it wanting to know the options and consequences.
I really hope to meet some of you wonderful moms one day...after Jesse gets better. What he has is very contagious...and it's going around.
If you really made it through this post... WOW! I'm sorry for being incoherent...
