Matthew had been sick... :(

More than a week ago, my darling Matthew started coughing occasionally, & initially, i tot he had choked on playing with his saliva (which was his new "discovery! Hahaha!!), but later on in the week, i realised dat he was still coughing & it was getting more intense. So in the end, my parents-in-law & i brought him to see the family GP, whom he gave our baby Matthew 2 bottles of medicine for his cough.

See... this is Matthew coughing away.... :(


However, several days later, Matthew was still coughing, & this time it came with alot of phlegm :( Plus, Matthew started to hv constipation, & he had not poo for 5 days!!

So we went back to the family GP, & this time, his cough medicine was replaced by another one to help him get better, & another new bottle of medicine for his constipation.

Thank God, Matthew finally poo after 2 doses of the constipation medicine!! :D We were all so, so relieved!! :)

But still, his persistent cough did not go away, & in the middle of the night, he wld cough until so badly dat he cld hardly breathe!! Bebe & i were so worried dat we placed Matthew on our bed every night so dat we cld pat him when he coughed & soothe him back to sleep.

As his cough had lasted for more than a week, Bebe & i decided to bring him to the Polyclinic so dat we cld get a referral to bring Matthew to the PD at KK Hospital. To our surprise, the Polyclinic doctor advised us to bring Matthew to the Emergency dept at KK Hospital immediately as it had been a prolonged cough for the baby.

Actually, it was a good thing dat we've brought Matthew to the Emergency dept at KK Hospital as the PD gave a careful & thorough examination of Matthew, asking us questions on his appetite, his coughing patterns, & also, an X-ray was taken of our little Matthew!! :( Poor baby, so young (less than 3mths!) oredi had his 1st X-ray taken!! :( Later on, the PD diagnosed dat Matthew had probably suffered from pertussis, which is part of the DPT vaccine dat he was scheduled to take next wkend!! :(


Nonetheless, we still thank God for Matthew's gradual recovery as he's coughing much lesser now :)

As parents, all we want for our child is for him to be strong & healthy. We thank God dat by His stripes, our dearest Matthew has been healed!! Praise the Lord!! :)