Nebuliser again

He didnt sleep well last night as he was woken up by his own coughing. It sounded different, chesty, this time and it was not a good sign.

When he woke in the morning, he tried so hard to clear the phlegm stuck, that he vomitted. Since his tummy was still empty (before breakfast), it wasn't messy.

So, off we went to see his paed again, to check on his lungs. He did say to come back if he starts coughing. I want to be more careful this round and catch it early on.

We were there even before the clinic opened. We got the number one slot for walk in patients. Unfortunately, all the doctors at the hospital, inc his, were at a conference upstairs. So, we were in for a long wait. Luckily, we had brought his milk along and fed him while he watched the cars pull up to the lobby. My helper fed him while I had my breakfast at the canteen. His assistant informed us that the conference was likely to end at 10am, so I had a bit of time for an errand.

Finally got to see the doctor at 11.30am, after he saw to several patients who had previously made appointments. I'm a walk in patient, so had to wait to clear the others first. I'm glad to have a brought along my helper.

Thank goodness that his lungs are still clear. Dr explained that his cough was probably because his airways close a little when he sleeps, and that's why it was a night cough. So he advised to have him nebulised at night before bed.

The other good news is that for the entire morning, he didnt urinate in his diapers. He did it in the toilet. We were so happy that he went 3 times in the morning. My helper got him to drink lots of water which explains why he went so many times. Luckily it was a nicely renovated and clean toilet!

In fact, for the entire day, he did it in the toilet, and not his diapers. That's a first for him! We were so proud of him, and he was too! I'm so glad to see it progressing so well...finally after trying for over a year (on and off)!

He didnt have a bowel movement today so didnt have a chance to invite him to the toilet for that. Getting him to poo poo in the toilet is a whole different story. Need a breakthrough for that. He's totally scared of poo pooing on his potty...or on the WC with a kiddie seat.

My story of hospital visits hasnt ended. Less than an hour into his afternoon nap, he called out to me. I ran in to his room, shocked to see half his face (and parts of his hair) covered in vomit! There was another pool of it on the blanket, and another on the bed sheet. He's vomitted often since he was tiny, and it really reminded be of the old days. That was his entire lunch gone! The unusual thing though, was that he wasnt crying. So we could calmly get him and the linen cleaned up. Of course, I decided that a trip to the hospital for a nebuliser treatment was due, even though dr had said to do it at night. He was better after that. No more vomitting and less of a runny nose.

We went again once more at night before his bedtime. Even though the hospital isnt too far from our home, a lot of time was spent on the roads, and in the hospital! A lot of time was wasted, which I could have spent more productively with him. It wasn't 100% wasted though, as I did some simple activities (sticker book, reading the newspaper with him, singing) with him while waiting at the clinic, and he did well with toileting.