Saturday 19 June 2010

Fighting Rotavirus

19th June 2010 (Part II)

In the morning today, daddy and mummy brought baby Safwan to JPMC for his doctor's appointment. At the age of three months, our parents had scheduled for an oral vaccine against [Rotavirus]. It's not part of the vaccination package that we mentioned before but is an add-on costing B$90 per dose. The second (and last) dose will be given at 4 months of age.


While waiting for their turn to see the doctor, Safwan showed off his skill "holding" his feeding bottle. Everytime he feeds, he likes to try hold his bottle on his own and wouldn't let go until he is full. It's funny though that every time daddy snaps a photo, Safwan loses his grip. Good effort though, baby brother!


At his weigh-in, Safwan gained a good 1 kilogram within a month. The doctor said that Safwan's current weight is slightly above average but we shouldn't be worried. After all, Safwan is still exclusively breastfed without any formula.


When it was time to administer the oral drops, Safwan was a bit hesitant. Thankfully, it all went in and no drop was wasted.


Hopefully mummy and daddy won't have the sad experience again when I had a viral infection a few years ago during our short stay in Holland. It must have been scary having a baby vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time.

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