Friday, November 9, 2007

Yen Turns Blue!

It was Saturday midnite, early Sunday morning when I was woken up by Yen's cries. I thought it was still a bit early for milk but nonetheless, woke my hubby up to carry Yen while I get the milk bottle. Passed him the bottle but she continued crying, so I switched on the light to take her temperature. 35.8 deg cel, no fever but why is she not drinking? So I took over the baby and felt that she was a bit stiff. So I took a closer look and realied that she had turned blue and was all curled up in foetal position. Told my hubby but he said she's alright. He took a look at her lips and hands and it was all purplish blue! I said 'Quick! Call the ambulance.' He called the ambulance and we went downstairs with the baby and I started to latch her and massage her at her legs and hands and kept talking to her. It was a harrowing moment for me. Seems ages for the ambulance to arrive and when it did, I quickly ran up the ambulance. During the journey NUH, she started to relax and was much better when we arrived at NUH. She was quickly separated from me while I went to register her for admission. I was in homeclothes and didn't have her birth certificate with me, not even my hp. The MO then asked for my account and then a while later, I saw Yen and she seemed fine. KH had arrived to NUH by car then. Oral medication was given to Yen but she vomitted and so was given the suppository and after that admitted to Ward 48 Bed 7. KH went home to rest while I stayed to breastfeed and take care of her.

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