I Hate Stomach Flu...

We have been back in Shanghai since Tuesday morning. But both Mummy and 婆婆 have been kept really busy. You guessed it wrong... Not with the unpacking. In fact, two of our luggages are still lying in the living room, not unpacked.

Daddy and Mummy attended a wedding the Sunday before we departed back to Shanghai and had a buffet high tea. That very night, both Daddy and Mummy were down with vomitting and diarrhoea that very night. At one stage, Mummy couldn't even stomach water that she took. She was puking water out. Then both had fever the very next morning. We almost couldn't make the flight back to Shanghai. Luckily, by the time Monday evening came, both Daddy and Mummy felt quite well enough and we returned to Shanghai as planned. But alas, the virus was spread to me on Wednesday and I started having exactly the same symptoms as Daddy and Mummy. I visited the doctor yesterday morning, who commented that at least I still appeared to be rather active given that I am down with a stomach virus. Mummy was glad to hear that. Dr Grace gave me some medicines to stop the vomitting and the diarrhoea. Mummy was to bring me back to her if the vomitting has not stopped in 2 days' time. I am still not well today. Hopefully with the ample rest and medicine, I will get well very soon. But for now, I think I have developed the phobia of going into the bathroom and getting cleaned from puke and poo... Poor me...

Mummy also checked out the following with her:

1) Mummy was worried that it might be her breast milk that has caused the virus to be spread to me, even though she has discarded all the breast milk since she got sick. But Dr Grace confirmed that the chance of my infection through consumption of breast milk is very low. The spread could have been caused by touch and saliva etc. Dr Grace also assured Mummy that it is unlikely that Mei Mei will be down since infants below three months will usually be protected by the immunity they have built up.

2) Daddy has also asked Mummy to replace my feeds of breast milk with formula milk so as to solidify my stools. However, the doctor mentioned that this is worse since the dairy content in the formula milk will cause more upset in my stomach. Breast milk is definitely good and beneficial for me.

2) My cradle cap that has appeared very unusually at this age is probably due to the hot weather in Singapore with the oil glands clogging up the pores on my scalp. But thankfully, the weather's getting cold in Shanghai now, so this should go away soon.