About MMRV Vaccination

Alphonse and I just brought Elric to the PD for an immunization jab last Wednesday.All seemed well until Monday (6th day) when Elric came down with fever.

We did according to what the PD said and administered the infant paracetamol but the fever hasn't subsided. On Wednesday (8th day) Elric developed rashes and a blister on his finger. As there is a Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease epidemic going on, we panicked and quickly brought him to the nearest GP as the PD clinic do not open on Wednesday evenings.

GP told us the fever is likely the side effect of the vaccine. Blister might be insect bite... (righhhhhtttttt... where did that insect come from when I didn't even bring him out?)

I came home and decided that Google is sometimes a better Doctor and those we have in the clinics. (sad truth) So I did a search on the web. I think it is VERY CRUCIAL for ALL PARENTS to be well informed of the MMRV and the side effects which their children may undergo. I ended up feeling disappointed with both the PD and the GP. The PD should have given us proper advise on side effects so that we can be ready for it.

Fever, measle-like rashes/chicken pox-like blisters and even seizures are side-effects of the MMRV Vaccination. (we were only informed about fever and not rashes/blisters)
Do take note that MMR vaccination is DIFFERENT FROM MMRV vaccination when coming to the side effects.

Sad to say, nobody kept us informed about it.
So I am compelled to share about it in the blog. Let me go do a bit more research and I will share it in the next post.


Meanwhile, hope little Elric will recover soon!

Mama Kaye

Bread cutter...

Ok this is gonna be a really random post. :p

Recently Alphonse bought some cookie cutters Cold Storage for making Elric's cookies.There were 6 plastic cutters in one pack and there were shapes like a heart, bear, star and elephant. They were cheap too! Only about $2++.

This morning when I was going to feed Elric some bread, it suddenly came to my mind that I can use the  cookie cutter for the bread!

I thought it would be cute and the size of the bread would be just right for Elric to feed himself.



Cute right?
In fact, you can decorate it further by clothing the bear, adding a pair of eyes with black seasame seed or simply toast it to give it a brownish tan.

See Elric enjoying his bread? :)



Cheers,
Happy Mama Kaye

My Little Tiger Cub

I guess most parents, if not all, would think that their children are adorable and love dressing them up.

I have always seen those infant animal suits and thought the parents were torturing the kids by making them put on 'mascot-like' clothings. They are kind of cute... but dont you think they are thick, uncomfortable and only suitable for special occassions like halloween?

Like these...

from squidoo.com

Alphonse has always wanted to buy one of those tiger suits for Elric cause he is born in the year of tiger. The arguement is, "If he don't wear it now, he will never have the chance to wear it when he grows older! Alright, kind of true lah.

We started looking around for the suitable tiger suit but those we found were just too expensive and made from thick materials.They are really not practical for humid countries like Singapore!

Then recently, Alphonse and I went shopping and spotted a store in Rivervale Mall selling children apparels. With the huge posters stating '30% Discount', I decided to take a took at what's available.

So when I saw this 'tiger suit'(more like a romper) on display, I was quite set on getting it. It's made of cotton and has short sleeves which means Elric won't feel uncomfortable while wearing it. It was only about $18 after discount! Those animal suit can cost a bomb... like $100++!

Here's how it looks. :)


Cute right? :p There is a hood and even a tail!




Okie... so here's how Elric looks like in the tiger suit!

 

 

I TOTALLY LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! 

MY Oh-SO-CUTE Son!!

Got Elric to put on the suit when visiting my mum....

Guess he gave my mum some cheer in the hospital.
The aunties in the same ward were so happy too!

yup yup... $18 is pretty worth it! ^_^


Ho Ho Ho...
Kaye

Book Review: I Know a Rhino

During our weekly library visits, I spotted this mini board book from the Compasspoint Library. It's nice enough I thought I would like to share with you. :D

The title of the book is, 'I Know a Rhino'. By Charlie Fuge, Gullane Children's Book

I love the colourful and attractive illustrations, and decided to borrow it for Elric. It looks like he likes it too. He has been flipping through it over and over again since we borrowed it last weekend.

I took pictures of only a few pages just to show how pretty the illustrations are. As much as I would LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE ENTIRE BOOK... I think you should go borrow the book to read!! (muahahahahha...)



This is how the book goes...

"I know a Rhino

We like to take tea,

I have two sugars

And Rhino takes three"

"I know a Pig

And we play in the mud.

We always have mud fights

But no one gets hurt

I know an Ape

And we keep in good shape,

Miming pop songs

And dancing along to a tape"

Then you will read about her friends Hippo, Dragon, Giraffe, Bear and Leopard...

"These are my friends

I know them, you see,

I know them quite well..."

"... because they
Live with
ME!"

I like how it rythmns and it is delightful to read it aloud for Elric. ^^
Love how the author describes the child imagines herself spending time with her toys. Makes me wonder what Elric is thinking about when he picks up his plush toys to cuddle and talk them!

 

Something interesting which you may like to note.
I was reading the back cover and it says,

"with non-toxic, soy bean based ink" 

Out of curiosity, I checked the other books which I borrowed.
None of them mentioned the ink used for printing.
I guess this is a value add when you consider your next borrow or book purchase. :) 


For more information on the Gullane Children Book, you can visit, http://www.gullanebooks.com/

Cheers,
Kaye