Xin Rui went for her second jab today at Kinder Clinic this morning. We were expecting to wait for 1-2 hours as usual because we did not make an appointment due to a change of appointment date and the paediatrician's overbooked schedule. But surprisingly, there were few people in the clinic. Hmm...strange. We waited around 15 minutes for our turn. Haha!
This time, we managed to see Dr Terrence Tan. We didn't get to see him the previous time because he was on mc. He's a good paediatrician and he always makes me feel that he genuinely cares about all the babies. I'm a little surprised that he still remembers us and Xin Rui though we only seen him twice. He even remembered that my mum came with me the first time we brought Xin Rui to see him for her jaundice and sends his regards to her as well as my sister and her kids who also see Dr Terrence. He really has a superb memory.
Xin Rui now weighs 6.86kg and measures 64.5cm in length and her head circumference is 42cm. (That's an increase of 1.5kg in weight, 8.5cm in length and 4cm in head circumference from the last time we measured her). She has really grown a lot and Dr Tan said that he can see that Xin Rui is well-loved as babies thrive and grow in a well-loved environment. Hehe! Xin Rui is lucky to be loved and doted by so many people :>
Dr Tan also said Xin Rui's neck is rock solid (that's my girl) and her overall development and growth is excellent. When it's time for her jab, brave little Xin Rui only whimpered a little before she got distracted by the mobile toys above her.
But when we got home, Xin Rui started crying. It has been like that since the day we shaved all her hair. She would cry till her whole face turned red and her voice became coarse. We were not able to pinpoint why she is crying so pitifully. I will rock and sing her to sleep and half an hour later, she will wake up wailing and I have to repeat the process for 2-3 times before she finally fall asleep at night.
This afternoon, it was worse, I will rock and sing her to sleep again but she will cry in her sleep for several times without waking up. She will cry 1-2 times and sleep, cry another 1-2 times and sleep again. She's still doing it while I'm typing her blog. My heart aches when I see her cry so pitifully and she has a very mild fever of 37.1 degree.
My poor baby. I feel helpless as I do not know the reason for her discomfort other than her fever today. I almost wanted to cry with her when I hugged her and I can't stopped her crying. If only I know what's wrong...my baby would not have to suffer. It seems to me that she's easily startled and the slightest movement on my part or any other noise or movement would startled her even when she has dozed off in my arms. Sigh, it worries me as Xin Rui is not her usual smiley self. I hope this will only be temporary and it won't be long before my smiley Xin Rui is back to her usual self.
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