In my previous blog here, I shared a photo of my newborn son. He looks well and healthy taken last June 26 as the watermark says. Yet, I didn't expect that two days after I would experienced the first scariest moment in my life as a Mom.
June 28, 2024 while staring at him I felt bothered as he was still thin for me. At that time, my sister in-law visited me at home so I asked her how long would it take for my baby to gain weight? Told her that I am planning to visit a Pediatrician the next day to address my concerns. She shared her experience as a mom and somehow I felt calm thinking it was NORMAL. However I noticed that my baby hasn't pee the whole day! That wasn't normal ! Though I observe that he doesn't peed a lot , he consumes only one diaper in the morning and one at night! As a first time mother, it didn't bother me.
June 29, 2024, visited the Pedia clinic near our place. Brother in law drives me using an ebike. As I was called by the Doctor and she examined my baby the first question she asked was ; was he premature? What more alarming was from new born weight of 2.9kgs his weight dropped to 2.2kgs.
Mommy, admit your son now at the hospital, he is dehydrated!, it felt like a bomb was dropped on me and the next words she was saying were like a blur! I could no longer comprehend!
Would you like me to call your sister? The Doctor secretary asked me out of concern as maybe she saw how devastating my reaction was!
Financially speaking, I don't have much now considering I just gave birth and a lot of expenses since last year. Yet, thinking about my baby's welfare I didn't hesitate to bring him to the nearest private hospital.
I have an idea that he was currently suffering from dehydration but didn't expect the extent of it until we were at the Emergency room.
Looking at him crying as the nurses try their best to find veins for the dextrose, how he looks so ill! Physically he doesn't really look good! I couldn't help but to blame myself, how stupid I was for not noticing and neglecting the red flags. At the critical level that made me almost faint due to mixed emotions. The urge feeling that I wanted to drop on the floor and cry too hard! However, it was only my niece and my sister in law that were with me. If I broke down and something bad happened, who would take care of my baby? So cut the drama Lhes and be strong!
Just after a week of gaining freedom from the hip-lock here he is again 😟.
What more hurts me is witnessing him crying so hard as the med- tech extracted a blood syringe for a blood test!
So after it was all done, I held him in my arms, if only I could take all the pain I would.
No matter how I tried to stay strong, I still wasn't able to as I broke down upon seeing the results of the blood test.
Creatinine, sodium and chloride was high!
Mrs. Do you agree if I will refer you to a Nephro? his pedia says after discussing the results.
Nephro is a Doctor that specialize in Kidney
Off all the questions the pedia couldn't answer me as it was beyond his specialization.
So stupid move, I researched at google and made it worst upon reading high creatinine may lead to kidney failure or chronic disease.
I didn't undergo CAS which added to the tension in me. I was crying so hard while talking to the husband via video call.
Mrs. the Doctor requested for re-checking his blood test.
Thankfully the results say everything was okay as also confirmed by nephro. So it was only due to dehydration.
So what was the cause? X-ray, ultrasound, urinalysis, and stool were all okay. Aside from blood culture that would take a week.
A part of me was thinking maybe I didn't feed him well?😔 Maybe he didn't get enough milk from me? I am not really sure. Yet the doctor prescribed formula milk that I could use for feeding.
Two days and three nights at the hospital we were finally discharged last night.
As of now, my baby is recovering and still on medication at home for the next two weeks. Also a follow up check up to his pediatrician next week.
It costs me a lot yet one thing I've learned if you are a parent how much would no longer be an issue in times like this. Prices of each lab test , nor those doctors' professional fees. If that means my baby would be okay, then I would just cross the bridge and settle the bill after.
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