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Hey thanks for the comments and the visits. I haven’t been able to reply to and approve (and sort through the spam comments) comments because since Tuesday Mia has been confined to the hospital for acute gastroenteritis. She probably got it from eating barbecue at a cousin’s birthday party last Sunday and while I’ve been careful not to give her any kind of food or meat that’s not well cooked, it’s just hard to keep track of what goes into her mouth especially when she just loves to get her hands on anything. And you know how kids are when they see food from other people’s hands they just flash those big puppy eyes and reach out to you so you just cannot resist giving in. 
That was Sunday. By Monday night, after amusing us with her insistent ability to keep people up despite the hour, Mia kept throwing up whatever food and milk she had in her tummy. That happened every hour or so. I was already near tears everytime she wakes up convulsing so at 2:30am I decided to bring her to the hospital. I am so grateful to my parents that they kept awake with me all throughout. The helpless feeling that you don’t know what’s happening to your kid is just plain horrible.
At the ER they took Mia’s blood sample and that was another wrestling match. Since I couldn’t bear to have her inserted with an IV again (because of what happened the last time), and since the resident doctor said there was nothing abnormal with her blood test, I decided to just take her home and give her lots of Pedialyte and Gatorade.
Thing is she didn’t get better by morning, 3 hours of restless sleep later, and she threw up again so I packed our bags and went to see her pediatrician. The rest, they say is history.
Well now we’re home; we could’ve gone home earlier had the billing department of World Citi Medical Center done their jobs a little more efficiently. Hmp.
Anyway lesson learned, make sure to let people know not to give feed Mia raw foods especially meat and except fruits and veggies. Mia and I are back at square one. Kailangan magpataba ulit. She lost some weight and she’s already a skinny little baby. But a very cute one at that :). It’s been one hell of a week and I’m really tired. So next week na lahat ng utang na posts.
May 9th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
mia looks very cute. she doesn’t look like she needs fattening up
i hope she gets well soon.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
hay korky, if only cuteness will cut it for her.
kaya lang she might get sick easily kaya im really desperate for her appetite to improve.
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May 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Tagal ko ding di nakapasyal sa blog mo Ris… Pasensya na. I hope tuloy tuloy na paggaling ni Mia, ingat sa mga pagkain niya. Cute pa din baby mo.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
ok lang misyel, ako rin eh. super busy na talaga ngayon. thanks ha
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May 10th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Ohhh sad to hear… but I hope your daughter gets better - she seemed like having fun with the dextrose wrapped around her arms, mesay:”I am a super hero” kind of reaction.
Although when you said, Gatorade, I was thinking “that thirst quencher” drink? Seriously.
I may be wrong, but you know kids these days, for as long as it’s food, they’d eat ‘em.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
haha it sure wasn’t fun when they were inserting the needle. buti nalang it only took one time!
yeah, gatorade is usually recommended for patients that are dehydrated. i was told that if mia poops, she can get pedialyte afterwards.
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May 10th, 2008 at 5:14 am
oh, i’m glad she’s okay na.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
thanks ate pao.
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May 10th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
mia looks so cute sa second picture, hehe. bungisngis.
i’m glad she’s better now.
ninna’s like mia, pag nagkakasakit ang bilis pumayat. i wish palit na lang kami, hehe.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
she was enjoying because she gets everything she wants. tsk tsk. the makings of a spoiled baby
haha tama ka dyan, mee. sana palit nalang!
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May 10th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
hugs to you, ris! i had acute gastro when i was young but it was due to crash dieting. baka mia has to eat more lang talaga..
hope she eats well soon. happy mom’s day still!
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
talaga? that’s pretty bad.. well yeah she does, yun nga lang, pahirapan magpakain! i hope she gets over this phase though.
happy mom’s day to you too
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May 10th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
aww, glad to hear you’re both okay ris. hug.:)
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
thanks patty, for the prayers too!
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May 10th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
am glad she’s better na. you can celebrate mom’s day - happy mother’s day, dear ris!
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iris reply on May 11, 2008:
thank you ate kengks! at sayo din
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May 11th, 2008 at 3:42 am
Happy Mother’s Day, Ris.
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iris reply on May 11, 2008:
thanks k
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May 11th, 2008 at 5:24 am
I hope Mia gets well soon.
And happy mothers day iris!
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iris reply on May 11, 2008:
thanks mix
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May 11th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
happy mom’s day to yah dear! mwaaaaahhh to you and mia…
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iris reply on May 11, 2008:
thanks malen!
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May 18th, 2008 at 4:41 am
late na itong comment ko, ris. sorry ha. i hope huwag na ulit magkakasakit si mia at ang punta na lang niya sa hospital e for well baby check-ups.
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iris reply on May 18, 2008:
oo nga eh. thanks weng
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