This is long overdue. I planned to write about this, but I can't seem to find the words to describe how I felt that night. It was the scariest night of my life.
It was the 23rd of November and we were out for dinner with Jeff's family because it's my mother-in-law's birthday.
We went home earlier that everyone else.
Jeff watching Taglet sleep while we were at the restaurant. |
She instructed me to get ready to go to the emergency room while she dressed my son. Jeff grabbed the baby bag and the car seat. We were in the car after a few seconds.
I hugged my son. I held him while I cried in the back seat. There's blood, a lot of blood in his vomit. I just had him two months ago, I can't lose him now. I can't lose him ever. My tiny baby is just two months old.
We arrived in
Minutes later, we were ushered to the bed (yes, because we've been waiting on the benches since we came!). Another
She asked me again what happened, I told her my story again, and she said I NEVER TOLD HER MY BABY VOMITED BLOOD. Is she crazy or deaf? We wouldn't be in the ER in the first place if it weren't for the blood in my son's vomit. My emotions are all over the place and I am too weak to be angry, but I told her that I already told her about the blood. She stared at me like she didn't understand a thing. I understand that ER doctors are on duty for hours without sleep, but my goodness, it was not the proper thing to say to a panicking mother.
Jeff finally got a room and we were wheeled to the fifth floor.
They collected urine, poop, and blood for testing.
I woke up in the morning feeling a little feverish. My breasts feel so full, and I knew I needed to express milk.
My fever was on and off the whole day. My Mama and sister came to visit, as well as my parents-in-law. I was able to pump midday, but my fever persisted. When the night came, I was already having chills and
Later that night, another
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She told me that we can go home in the morning and just observe my son at home. My son is well and we will be sent home in the morning! Gad, it turns out, it's me who has a problem and not
So mommies, don't abuse
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