Me at 1 wk old, sleeping in my (ex) favorite pink bouncer.. a gift from lao-ee and uncle. note my sleeping position.. papa calls it the tou2 xiang2 (surrender) position!
On 21 June 2007, Mummy and papa brought me to the polyclinic for my jaundice checks as scheduled.. while there, mummy noticed that my 4 limbs were jerking when i was fast asleep. this happened several times and alarmed papa and mummy. WHen I was brought in to see the dr, the dr also was kinda worried and referred us to the A&E for ? seizures/fits. Mummy was sooo worried she broke down and cried and cried. After discussion with yeye, nainai and papa, they decided to watch me at home first, as everyone except mummy thought that it was just startling which is common in newborns. The next day however, the jerks continued and were more marked.. spookily enough, the jerks only appeared when we stepped into Queenstown polyclinic. So scary!! In the end, papa and mummy decided to just bring me for a thorough check at NUH for peace of mind.
SOO.. I was readmitted into NUH barely 1 wk after i was discharged. Mummy very heart pain cos I was poked 4 times in a day - first time at polyclinic for jaundice, 2nd time at A&E for glucose level, 3rd and 4th time in ward 48 (waa this was PAINFUL man.. the HO poked my veins on my hand cos had to check my FBC, electrolytes,etc.. and she MISSED the 1st time!! mummy so angry!) luckily the blood tests came back normal.. except for my FBC which showed a high hematocrit, meaning that I was dehydrated. Dr advised mummy to supplement with some FM and pump out her BM to feed me so that I can wash out the bilirubin faster.. and mummy had no choice but to say ok. So that was the 1st time I tasted FM.. on 22/6/07.. eee.. I spit it all out the 1st time I tried.. not as nice as mummy's milk!! Mummy cried even harder when she saw me struggling and rejecting the FM cos she said she feels guilty for not being able to provide me all the BM I need. But the 2nd time onwards, I was ok liao!! THat day was also the 1st time mummy managed to pump out some milk.. and she was happy and proud of that!
Next day, I was seen by the paediatric neurologist and Dr Shek.. apparently my diagnosis was benign sleep myoclonus- a syndrome commonly seen in newborns. Mummy and papa were advised to swaddle me tightly and it should pass in no time. PHEW!!! Was promptly discharged home on 23 June 07 to mummy's relief.
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