Carina was playing on the floor after her nap Saturday afternoon. All in a sudden she was crying and I thought she just wanted my attention. But then the way she cried was different than usual. I picked her up and tried to comfort her. Nothing worked. Then I noticed that she was grunting every time she breath out. I thought she might have picked up or swallow somthing that she’s not suppose to. So I rushed to the clinic. The clinic has general doctors and a pediatrician. I was lining up at the pediatrician. This clinic is always busy. The normal wait time is at least an hour. I was the fifth one in the line, but I saw there was only a few people lining up for the regular doctor. So I asked if it’ll be much faster if I switch to a regular doctor. I ended up waited for another 10 mins to go to the exam room and another 5 mins waiting in the exam room. The doctor came in and listened to her heart rate. She said it was very fast. Since I said I don’t know if she has swollow something that made her breathing grunty, she quickly grab the pediatrician to look at Carina. I was happy that we got a chance to see the pediatrician without lining up for hours. Anyway, she suggested to go to the emergency in the children hospital. She said they have equipment to deal with Carina. So I took Carina to there.
Upon arrival, the nurses already knew we were going and had everything set up without waiting. So Carina got changed and she was in the hospital gown. They took her heart rate, blood pressure and tempature. Then we waited for the doctor to see her in the exam room with a bed which Carina was sleeping on. I explained everything to the doctor and he suggested to have x-ray for Carina’s chest and throat, a blood test and a urine test. We arrived the hospital at 4:30pm and we stayed till 9pm or 9:30pm. I was starving around 6:30pm. Then the nurse offered me sandwich and juice. I was so happy coz the sandwich was by starbucks and it was $5.95. I never thought that the mom would get food. I thought food is only for patients. The service was very nice. If Carina needed to be changed, I just buzz the button and the nurse will clean her up for me and took her body temperature. Ok, let’s stick with my topic. Carina had a low grade fever and a diarreah. When babies try to spike the body tempature, they grunt as if they need to poop (but in a more rapid way). That was why she was grunting. The x-ray was clear and nothing was there. Blood test confirmed that she got a virus. So that’s what make her sick. She had gastroenteritis which is also called stomach flu. Same as the one that Colton had when he was in Hong Kong. In Canada, no medication will be given for this illness. The body will fight and clear it up. So all I have to do and to nurse her more often. She didn’t want any solid until tonight. She only took one table spoon. But that’s still good.