Caitlin's confinement (part 1)

March 2
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We got home from work at around 7:30pm. As usual, excited si little girl to see us! I took her from her Papa Maning and then went inside our room. Nagbibihis si hubby while I looked after Caitlin, when all of a sudden, bigla syang nagsuka. Super dami! We thought nasobrahan lang sya ng inom ng milk nya so di namin masyado pinansin. We just cleaned her up then changed her clothes.

After a few minutes, nagsuka uli. We started to worry. I immediately called my mom and dad and told them that Caitlin was vomitting. Takbo agad sa room namin ang parents ko. That's when they told me na nauntog daw si Caitlin earlier that day (around 10am). She was playing daw when she fell on her back (na-off balance daw kasi). Nahawakan naman ng dad ko but she still bumped her head on the hard floor. They observed her throughout the day pero mukhang ok naman daw si Caitlin. She was her usual self - malikot, maingay at makulit. Then, around 4pm daw, while they were feeding her, she vomitted. Naisip nila baka ayaw lang nung food na kinakain nya. After that, ok na uli si Caitlin... until we got home.

We then decided to rush her to the hospital.

We went straight to the emergency room. That was around 8:30pm. I was asked by an attendant what happened. So we narrated what happened. We were asked to wait for the surgeon on duty. When the surgeon arrived, tinanong uli kami kung anong nangyari. Kinuwento uli namin. He told us that he will refer us to the pedia on duty kasi di nya masabi conclusively na dahil sa pagkaka-untog ni Caitlin yung pagsusuka nya. So we waited again. All this time, continuous pa rin ang pagsusuka ni little girl. Sobrang worried na talaga ako! Asan na ba yang pedia na yan!?!?!?!?!?!

Finally, after around 30 minutes of waiting, dumating na ang pedia (take note: ang bagal-bagal pa nya maglakad). We were asked (again) what happened. So kwento na naman kami. Ang gulo ng pedia... parang di sya nakikinig, parang di nya naiintindihan yung kinukwento namin. Kung ano-ano ang sinasabi at tinatanong - paulit-ulit. Hay!

Anyway, ang ending, tinanong ako kung okay lang daw ba sa akin na i-confine si Caitlin para ma-observe. Syempre, we said 'yes'. Ayaw naman namin iuwi si Caitlin only to rush her again to the hospital in the middle of the night. And we felt better knowing na nasa hospital na kami in case meron pang ibang mangyari kay Caitlin.

The attendant prepared the IV na ikakabit kay Caitlin. During this time, umuwi na muna ang parents ko to get some things - ours and Caitlin's.

Halos ayaw kong tingnan nung tinuturukan na si little girl. Nakakaawa eh. Sinubukan namin syang libangin para di sya masyadong umiyak.

Me: Caitlin, be brave ha. Wag na iyak. Play tayo with Pooh after ha.
Caitlin: (still cries... sobrang lakas!)
Attendant: (to Caitlin) O, play daw kayo ng Pooh after. Wag ka na umiyak. (to me) Mommy, favorite pala nya si Pooh?
Me: Ay hindi, si Piglet! (Hahahaha!!! Engot talaga ako!!!)

The attendant first tried putting the IV sa left hand ni Caitlin. Ang kaso, pumutok yung vein. Ganon daw talaga pag dehydrated na ang bata... madaling pumutok. So, he tried sa right hand. Buti naman, naturok niya agad with no problems. After that, hinatid na kami sa room. It was almost 10pm already.

Pagdating sa room, don lang namin na-realize na di pa pala kami nagdi-dinner. Buti na lang, may dalang food ang parents ko when they went back to the hospital. Buti na lang din pinapasok pa sila ng guard... tapos na kasi ang visiting hours.