HELL, YEAH!!!
My big girl came home sick one day after her very responsible father forgot to pack a water bottle for her to school last week. What more, she was the co-emcee for her annual concert and had rehearsals all morning (4 hours talking) WITHOUT water. She finally had her first drop of H2O after complaining to her teacher who (bless her) bought her a bottle of water from the canteen.
That very day when I picked her home, I knew something was up. Her voice was all hoarse and she had started coughing. Soon enough she had a fever and within the next 2 days, T2 had a fever too. Blek.
Fast forward 7 days later, T2 is still running a low-grade fever (the worst is over, phew) but she seems to be getting better as of today. We wasted RM100 at the Doctor who told us that T2 was fine as she had clear lungs. I have been praying hard all week that her flu wouldn’t develop into bronchiolitis or bronchitis or bronch-whatever, just as long as we didn’t have to be hospitalised!
The most challenging saga is that T2 overnight has metamorphosised into T2 super glue. The strongest kind. If you ever need to fix your teeth, or diamond ring, come right over. I’ll sell her cheap. And not only has she turned into super glue forbidding me to cook with 2 hands or poop freely, she has also decided to become a new limb on my body. One that grows out of my boob. Yup, connected to my boob, is her mouth and we go everywhere together. Exactly in that state. For the last week.
It is exhausting. My boobs are on fire. Actually, no. It’s worst. They’ve been on fire before. They’re now burnt and crippled, dried up and black, almost turning into ash. And, oh my God, my ears. They’ve been smashed into tiny bits from the incessant baby screaming and crying. My head? A few arteries have burst and with the 1-2 hours of sleep I get every day here and there (every time I’m about to fall asleep, she wakes up coughing, cranky and wailing for the next hour), I just feel like jumping off a cliff. I’m not kidding.
I’ve screamed, I’ve cried, I’ve begged and feigned ignorance. The Hubs and T1 have been ever supportive, helping me out wherever they can except that where I REALLY need help is to get this sick, cranky baby away from me just for a bit. Just for half an hour. PLEASE!!! Just half an hour of no boob. Just half an hour of silence. But when the baby is detached from the boob, she screams till she vomits, she loses her voice and we three just cannot bear seeing her suffer more than she already is.
I’m truly at the last inch of that suicide string.
In my youth, I was able to get through 3 full days without an ounce of sleep although I could potentially get hit by an oncoming truck without realising it but now, with a total of 2-4 hours per day for almost a week, I have hit the crazy button. I wouldn’t even call it crazy. I’ve gone mental.
I’ve turned into a monster.
A REAL SCARY MONSTER.
FEAR ME.
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Aiyoo, you poor thing. When our kids fall sick, esp the baby, we mothers suffer so much. When she’s older, read this post to her!! Hope she gets over your bood addiction.. how abt getting hubs to bring her out to the park or mall just for that few hours so you can sleep? any form of distraction for her so she don’t think of you.
That explains your absence from the blogging world. It’s tough when a baby is sick. I am protected for at least 12 hours when I’m away at work so my level of understanding is as a good as half the level of insanity you’re going through right now. I suppose there is no choice but to soldier on till this Friday when you can drink yourself silly? Get home drunk and then refuse to speak to anyone till…….erm…..Monday morning?
aiyo..how is t2 now..is she better?
Thought of contacting u the next 2 weeks for something.
take care ya..n if u allow me to carry t2 away, 100meters away..so that u dont hear her scream..i will just do it for u.
oh dear..sorry to hear this. it’s never easy when our kids are sick. how is the little one now? better?
poor u 🙁 It is really bad when nursing baby is sick, and imagine i had 2!! Anyway, glad that they are both weaned, for good!
lol!! love ur description! hope T2 is well by now. take care… of the boobs i mean…
OhNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo I FEEL YOU SISTA! I FEEL YOU!!!!! There just isn’t anyway to put this but IT WILL GET BETTER!!!…soon as T2 is out of the sick whirlwind..its tough..just think (if you’re capable of it!) happy happy thoughts! (But I do like Paik Ling’s suggestion of getting on the booze!). OK do you guys have like cough suppression/MASSIVE sedative meds there like PAINSTOP? Wait, Painstop can only be administered to over 2 yr olds. (works like magic for one night – at least we’re able have one night reprieve from the coughing and boob attachment). OK girl..you need to bite the bullet and let Chin take over and do the earlier night shift at least till 12am. No rest = INSANITY. Don’t head there. Not yet.
awwww…. poor boobies!!!!
I am in the same boat as you… can hardly get more than 5 hours of sleep a day. I don’t get to nap too since I used the kids’ napping time to do work… or FB? hehehe
Wow. You poor thing! Even with one night if insufficient sleep, I am cranky. Cannot imagine 3! And sum more with clingy baby is not easy. My heart goes out to you. Hope your baby gets well soon…to free you from being a cow.