It was Hari Raya holiday and we went to Bukit Tinggi, Colma Tropicale Resort to stay for 2 days 1 night (19 Sep-20 Sep). We then went to KL on 20 Sep to visit my uncle in Klang. We planned to go Setiawan with him the next day and headed home to Kulim after staying one night in Setiawan. But when we were on our way to Klang, Samuel had a mild fever, around 38 degree. My uncle brought us to a clinic nearby his house to see doctor as soon as we reached Klang. As it was Sunday, and also the first day of Hari Raya, most of the specialist clinics were closed. The doctor said it was only mild fever, so he gave us some medicine for the fever, some antibiotics and flu medicine.
Samuel's fever come and go... but got worse around 1am (39.5 degree) and he started vomiting. I could not feed him milk and the medicine. We brought him to see doctor again around 2am. The doctor said Samuel need to be admitted to the hospital. As we were not familiar with Klang area, we decided to went home to ask for my uncle's help. We all thought that maybe because he didn't take medicine, that's why his fever never went down. My aunt helped me to feed Samuel the medicine and wipe Samuel's hands and legs with wet cloth. His temperature went down after 1 hour and he went back to sleep, that was about 5am. We thought he was fine and went back to sleep.
Samuel's had fever again at 9am as we were getting ready to drive back to Kulim. We brought him to the same doctor first before we headed home. The nurse inserted the medicine from Samuel's backside. Samuel's temperature went back to normal after 30minuted and we quickly drove back to Kulim. We reached home around 3pm, and we managed to give him medicine during the way back so his temperature was normal when we reached home. At around 6pm, Samuel poo poo in his diaper. As I opened his diaper, Hubby and I saw red color in his diaper. Hubby was pretty sure it was blood. I was scare and could not say a thing... We immediately got up, changed our clothes and drove to Bagan Specialist Center in Butterworth. We reached there around 7pm and admitted to the ward around 7:30pm. The nurse said the on call doctor would only come around 9pm. So we waited... But we waited until 10:30pm and the doctor still never show up. We were really angry and discharged from the hospital. We went home as we saw that Samuel's diaper was clear with no blood stain and his fever had gone. However, when Hubby called his colleagues and asked them which hospital in Penang is better as we planned to bring Samuel to the hospital the next morning.
At 1am, 22 Sep... I woke up to check on Samuel and he was REALLY warm... I took his temperature and it was 40degree. We rushed him to the Island Hospital in Penang. He was admitted to the hospital, under Dr. Koh Chung Tuan. Doctor did the urine test and blood test on Samuel... As Samuel kept vomiting and never take milk, he was on drip. Bacteria was found in Samuel's urine and it was infection. He was given antibiotics immediately that morning. Doctor said he need to be warded for 5 days, 1 antibiotics each day...
Samuel had no more fever after day 2 but he was on drip for 2 days. They removed the drip on the 3rd day but they kept the needle head, that's where they injected the antibiotics into Samuel's blood stream. I will never forget how Samuel screamed in pain whenever the nurse gave him injection... It was so heart breaking.... Changing diapers for Samuel during that time was so difficult for me. I was so scared to open his diaper... The red color blood on the diapers made me felt uncomfortable... I kept asking the nurse when his urine would turn clear, as he already started taking antibiotics. No exact answer on when... they just asked me to be patient... No one know how I felt that time... I was so helpless...
It was not easy and I nearly collapsed... Luckily my sister, Christine was here to help me. She flew from Kuching to Penang the second day. Hubby had to go back to work on 24 Sep. If not Christine, I had to take care of Samuel alone in the hospital... and I was very sure that I was unable to do that. Thank you, my dear sister...
Samuel's urine turned clean on the 4th day and he had his ultra sound scan to check on his kidneys. His left kidney a bit swollen due to the infection. He's back home now. No more fever and his urine is clear now but still on medication. We need to bring him back on Wednesday for check up.
Here are some informations about infant urinary tract infection:
(Adopted from Baby Center)
a) Symptoms
• Crying or another indication that urination is painful
• Odd-smelling urine
• Cloudy or bloody urine
• Unexplained, persistent irritability
• Vomiting
• Fever
• Refusal to eat
b) Prevention
• Be sure your baby gets plenty of fluids. Drinking more make your baby urinate more frequently, flushing out her urinary tract.
• If your baby has started solids, offer her plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
• If you're breastfeeding, continue until your baby is at least 7 months old, if possible. Studies have shown that nursing for this long may protect against UTIs — and that the benefit persists, even after weaning, for up to two years.
• If your baby is a girl, avoid irritating her genitals with harsh soaps and bubble baths. And wipe from front to back when you change her diaper, to minimize the bacteria in the area.
poor samuel...what a lousy hospital, make ppl wait 3 hours, not pro at all the doc, someone's life is at stake and yet they arrive late...if me, for sure i'll curse the doc before leaving the hospital, haha...when i read this, i can feel the heart wrenching feeling both of you gone through, the sleepless nights, no appetite to eat...no words to describe the pain. Every parents hopes their children to be safe and healthy. Hope Samuel will grow up to be strong and healthy always :)
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