I'm getting paranoid on Influenza H1N1
Just last Friday, midnight to be exact I really got panic. Who wouldn't? If ever you were exposed in an environment like what I have here at my workplace you will know what I am talking about. The Influenza Virus is really spreading here besides I woke up in the middle of the night and touched the forehead of my 19month old baby and even without thermometer I can say she has fever. She's really hot! I immediately make her milk and add a paracetamol on her milk so she can drink the medicines cause if I wake her up just to take medication I know she'll just going to cry.
After that I can't really sleep. I am checking her body temperature from time to time. If ever you see me that moment you'll even call me jerk cause I was also monitoring the breathing of my baby. Honestly I was almost about to cry cause it's been almost 2:00am but her temperature still stays at 37.8 degrees. i know it's not that high but I can't control my emotion and not to panic.
When my baby woke up at 6:00am, my panic did not subside cause I noticed that she also has colds. I wanted to bring her to the hospital but my mom insisted not to cause she thinks it's just an ordinary illness and not the virus that is spreading all over.
Even I followed my mothers advise I'm still worried. I'm praying that my baby does not have the influenza H1N1 cause if ever she'll have it I was the one to blame. Why? I'm working in a place where there's a confirmed cases of the virus and yet I am not sure about the condition of my superior if he's infected but that was before. Oh well, now I know his condition and I would really hate myself if my baby will get the virus cause I am a direct contact of the carrier.
Anyway, last sunday my baby got better. But I'm still not that at ease of her condition so yesterday I had her medical check-up. The doctor said that she did not have the virus yet she's having a fever cause of her tooth. the reason why she has colds is just simple as she loves water too much that anytime my mom put her eyes off my baby, my baby goes to restroom and plays with water.
Now she still needs to continue drinking the medicines that her doctor gave even she's fine. I just really hope that none of my family members got the virus.
After that I can't really sleep. I am checking her body temperature from time to time. If ever you see me that moment you'll even call me jerk cause I was also monitoring the breathing of my baby. Honestly I was almost about to cry cause it's been almost 2:00am but her temperature still stays at 37.8 degrees. i know it's not that high but I can't control my emotion and not to panic.
When my baby woke up at 6:00am, my panic did not subside cause I noticed that she also has colds. I wanted to bring her to the hospital but my mom insisted not to cause she thinks it's just an ordinary illness and not the virus that is spreading all over.
Even I followed my mothers advise I'm still worried. I'm praying that my baby does not have the influenza H1N1 cause if ever she'll have it I was the one to blame. Why? I'm working in a place where there's a confirmed cases of the virus and yet I am not sure about the condition of my superior if he's infected but that was before. Oh well, now I know his condition and I would really hate myself if my baby will get the virus cause I am a direct contact of the carrier.
Anyway, last sunday my baby got better. But I'm still not that at ease of her condition so yesterday I had her medical check-up. The doctor said that she did not have the virus yet she's having a fever cause of her tooth. the reason why she has colds is just simple as she loves water too much that anytime my mom put her eyes off my baby, my baby goes to restroom and plays with water.
Now she still needs to continue drinking the medicines that her doctor gave even she's fine. I just really hope that none of my family members got the virus.
July 1, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Good thing that it was just a teething symptom and not swine flu. Mothers do worry a lot talaga when it comes to their babies. We really can't help it right?
July 2, 2009 at 1:31 AM
I agree with Golden.
Tsaka lagi po tayong mag-iingat. nakakatakot.
anyways, i'm just dropping by.
Cheers.
July 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM
how is your baby now mommy?