Sarah is ill.

When my baby arrived at our home yesterday, the first thing i noticed is the flu. Meleleh je..

Then, during night she woke up several time, crying, being cranky. Maybe she felt uneasy or uncomfortable. I didn't suspect anything though. She woke up again at 5 am for milk, and suddenly mr husband said to me," Ma, badan Sarah panas ni. " Being a semi-consious, I woke up and touched her forehead and said. " Takde lah" and I fell asleep back. Hihihi...

At 6 am, I woke up again but for real. Her forehead is warm and I quickly get the themometer to measure her temperature. It shows 37.5 deg. C. A slight fever but I felt very uneasy to leave her with Mak Ros because she has been cranky all night. So i decided to take an emergency leave, to bring her to the clinic.

I decided to take my daughter to a paedatrician although I can always go to the panel clinic because I have a few things to clarify with Dr. Ling. So as assumed, it is a fever and a flu but i am glad that all my doubts has been answered by the doctor. So I asked her:

1) Why my daughter has develop an early breast? It is obvious, and is it normal?

Yes, it is normal. Actually breast development is caused by hormon. But sooner, it will get flatten by time. So no need to worry. So lega lah sikit, kalau tak curious melampau-lampau.

2) Sarah dah 10 bulan but gigi tak tumbuh-tumbuh juga. Why?

According to Dr. Ling, by the time a baby turns 1 year old, she should have a set of teeth. But kalau takde, it is still normal. Selalunya baby yang berbadan gempal atau semangat akan tumbuh gigi dulu sebab dia kuat makan. Jadi banyak nutrient atau khasiat dari makanan tersebut diserap oleh tubuh dan membantu tumbesaran gigi. Dr. Ling kata, Sarah is a bit kurus at her age. During 10 months, her weight should be in 9 kg ++, but she only weighs 8.6 kg sajer. Dr. Ling suggested to introduce her to new foods like butter, cheese, peanut butter and etc. And, by the time she reached 1 year old, to change the infant formula milk to susu yang lebih berkalori. She suggested to give Sarah a Progress Gold or Peadasure. She even gave me samples to try. Well, we are thinking of changing to Sustagen but Dr Ling doesn't really recommend this product.

In addition, she also said that usually baby yg tumbuh gigi dulu akan jalan lambat and vice versa. See, sama kan dengan apa yang orang2 tua kata. The logic behind that is baby yang tumbuh gigi dulu, baby yang jenis 'semangat' dan actually badan mereka berat jadi susah bagi mereka nak bergerak. Unlike baby yang tak tumbuh2 gigi macam Sarah, jenis susah nak makan jadi mereka agak kurus dan badan ringan juga memudahkan mereka bergerak.

Berbaloi betul jumpa Dr. Ling. Segala queries semuanya terjawab. Tapi tu lah, clinic dia buka pada masa tertentu aja. So ada juga sekali sekala kami terpaksa bawa Sarah ke klinik lain.

Pagi tadi, Mak Ros datang jenguk Sarah bawak kan breakfast for her. Then tengahari bawak kan porridge pulak. Terima kasih Mak Ros.