HFMD - the symptoms and recovering process

What is hand, foot and mouth disease?

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a mild illness caused by one of a group of coxsackie viruses. HFMD gets its name from the little sores that develop on the hands and feet, and in the mouth. It’s common in children under 10, although adults can get a milder form of the virus. 

How will I know if my baby has HFMD?

A baby or child with hand, foot, and mouth disease will clearly not feel well. The telltale signs of the virus are small, blister-like sores in the mouth, hands and feet. Your child may also:

• have a sore throat;
• have mild fever;
• generally look and feel unwell

from babycenter


so the sanitizing and clean up mode is ON

 And yes, HM has this mild fever 2 days prior when she starts complaining about her ulcers

The process started with :

• clean up all your bedsheets, pillows cover and blanket
• clean up all her toys, meal set, etc and even the room, spray with dettol. I did this 2x in a day
• i even mope the house with floor cleaner like once in 2days
• if there's other siblings/kids in the house, ensure they are not close and don't touch each other. don't share meal set/clothes etc
• as for her clothes, i do read at net that to even separate it. Means to wash it alone and use hot/warm water for it. Well, i do separated it from our normal clothes. I didn't use hot/warm water but before it goes to the machine, I rinsed all her clothes with hot water then goes into machine
• don't forget to continue feeding your baby/kids with her supplements/vitamins and good food so at least it will help to built up the immune to fight the disease. So i continued to fed HM with her vitamin C, scotts emulsion and plenty of liquids (as she's having ulcers, i tried to keep her hydrate as much possible to avoid being admitted!)

2 hand sanitizes and that aloclair for the ulcers. its for kids & adults

 on the 4th day HM recovered. But the spots are still there. According to doctor, it took at least 10days for it to fully recover. So no school for HM for almost 10days too. Oh she's the happiest

It's a bit hassle but i prefer to do the hardest/old school way rather than to get it spread to others. At least not to outsiders. Yes, we are stuck at home because of this and only went out for a quick dinner on the 8th day only. Please be responsible to the community

When HFMD strikes

HFMD- hand foot mouth disease

but sometimes i called it as HMFD, whatever that cross my mind la

i bet every parents wants their kids to be healthy always. Well, it can't. Knowing kids ni suka masukkan tangan dalam mulut lah, they also like to explore things 
And everytime i pray and doa that both my princesses are doing fine, healthy as ever

But i guess Allah nak uji kot
HM got HFMD. What?Why?How? don't asked me
the last thing i knew she's complaining that her mouth sakit. The first time i heard so i thought that she tergigit her lips/lidah when eating, so i told her " ok we'll put a 
"honey lipstick" later  "(which is my Buds honey lipbalm, she so loving it!)
then at 5-nish  in the morning, while me feeding Sofia, HM came to my room and said she want nenen
Thirsty i thought. OK Fine, i did one glass for her. Which later she complained again that her mouth sakit. I get curiousla of course

I checked her mouth. Lower lips, i can see one tiny ulcer. Then later on her tongue i can see big one. EH?
i checked her hands, there were red spots
i checked her both legs, red spots too
my instinct says, it's HFMD..i stunned.
then I chat with my SCFM sisterhood moms (yes, at 530am , these mothers are always awake at wee hours, as i have one staying at Liverpool, while some are feeding their babies too, and some woke up for their subuh prayers)
i posted these pictures below, and yes they confirmed too that it's HFMD

I is sad for HM. Poor my baby is sick with this contagious disease!!

So i start Google about it and take note on what should i do plus some tips from najua (she's been through this before with both AA)

Telling husband about this when he's half awake is so not cool.
he kept on saying  " OK..OK and OOOKKK" and back to sleep
rasa nak pang? YES

so i text-ed my boss saying that i'm on EL for maybe two days. Well, i have to look after my own daughter that needs my attention. i can't trust anyone else to do this , plus husband.
Yes, i am that fussy. Coz i tend to wanna know every single thing what others do/treat my sick daughter. Mom always know what she gotta do. So i'm gonna be the babysitter/the doctor and nurse for few days

Keep calm and ........................

I started to fall in love with Pinterest. Like really now in loveeeee
maybe i don't understand what Pinterest is before..pfftt
but to kill boredom, yes i play with  Pinterest as it have soooo maannnyy good stuffs
be it on deco, quotes, DIY, pictures etc

i kinda messed up today sigh
well, i bet there's a silver lining behind it. as i always believed, everything happened for a reason
It's for you to ponder and reflect and react
as we get older and wiser, we learnt from our mistake. Words can be as sharp as knife
it's easy to be forgiven but not forgotten

i just hope i am stronger than before. Reflect and react upon it
And i decided something. Sometimes, its best for you to just make distance with someone/everyone and just wait and see. And most important, just be YOU
no need to change to please others

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing


Wait a second,
Why should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself
Do you like you? Do you like you?



No, you don't have to change a single thing
try- colbie callait

Sofia dah 3 bulan

hamboi, cepatnye masa passing by
and my little pau already turned 3mo..and yet to get her injection (kes ayah yang bz benau,, )

I am so bless and thankful for having sofia tho through c-sect
Sofia ni bijak. When she have one week to turn 3, she already trying to lifted her head
padehal awak tu kecik lagi, dah sibuk nak angkat kepala, nak tengok tv and nak kepochi
Tho i'm a bit concerned but i believed that she has her own capabilities
at 2mo plus pun she started to cooing/talking. part of her development as per babycenter
dok gelak sakan and bercakap as if paham what we talk to her

Menyembur air liur tu jangan cakapla . Dengan 2 penumpuk hand masuk mulut, kelecup kelocop bunyi everytime she sucks her hand. But whenever there's a times that i need to cut her fingernails, i treat her like her sister HM, she sit on my lap, bagi tengok tv as distraction and i will hold her fingers and do the nail clipping. sangat bijak bagi kerjasama :)

I think she's passed 7kg now. Alhamdulillah such a chubby pau
She gets everyone attention especially my friends/relative who gets her update via my FB
memang pipi pau sungguh. Growing beautifully and healthier from my 90% ebm. 
Moga Allah melimpahkan lagi rezeki for her to continue breastfeeding and i will happily feeding her

2mo plus

3months

2mo plus when i was a temp SAHM, w her gedik sister HM

Birth Story of Sofia #2

WHAT?

She's 3.2 kg? oh my, besar jugak (while heard she's crying. i shed tears..for sure!)

fresh from my womb :)

on her 2nd day

That's my response to Dr Roslan when he mentioned sofia  birth weight.

Anyhoo, Alhamdulillah that she is perfect and in a good condition. (i am still trauma over HM's birthed experienced 4 yrs back)

i requested to see my newborn baby, ahh muka cute and chubby sket

And now masa untuk digodek2 lagi and dibersihkan

i still shivering. That blower didn't do good job on me. or maybe i was too skinny heh

whole operation took almost 30mins and later i was brought to the discovery room

at this room, i was covered with warm blanket (acting like the blower tadi) for at least one hour 

Diorang letak kat sini jugak untuk pantau whether i have any reverse effects after the ope

to some ppl, diorang will muntah, pening, loya, bleeding etc

Alhamdulillah i am OK..well response to every questioned. i tried to sleep but i am still hungy, dahla tengah sejuk lapar lagi huhuhu sgt tak membantu

nurses were so helpful. They helped me to change my napkins. meantime, my ubat bius slowly to disappeared and i should be able to move my leg bit. It shows a good sign of recovery

Instead of should be one hour kat dalam ni, turned into satu setgh jam pulak. I'm waiting for nurses from my maternity ward to picked me for the transfer. haish, semua bz plak, I can't wait to see my newborn baby and just rest in my room

And finally they picked me and back to my twin bedded room

First movement was terasa sangat awkward. Coz the heaviness of my belly still there, have to slowly moved and tampung my belly. Plus kene naik atas katil yang tak boleh di low kan (sgt tak praktikla to c-sect/normal mothers)

Husband is there waiting for me with my newborn baby. She was pretty. Praised to Allah for eased and made my delivery smooth. Syukur that both mom and baby are fine. That's all matters

So, bermulala episod tido di hospital for 3d2n. Lucky husband can teman in the hospital but poor him have to sleep on the couch. Well both mom and ayah have to sacrifices la kan

At night he'll help me to change diapers and handle sofia as i can't move much (i'm trying but with this urine bag attached on my V, it made my movement tak selesa)

Service and food from hospital are OK. Nurses and doctors are helpful and attentive. And since Hospital Selayang is bf friendly hospital, They taught me how to latch and nursed sofia. Terlupa la pulak the correct way and technique haha

And the sleepless nights begin..........................zzzzzzzzz

Birth story of Sofia #1

it is almost 10days to go before raya which falls on 28-29 July 2014
and i am still have no sign of beranak beside that too much discharge

10th July 2014
check up with my Dr. Roslan..still no sign. No VE done. All ok
air ketuban cukup, baby dah engaged (actually since 30th week), balik rumah and doc said tunggu if air ketuban pecah/bleeding/contractions
so continue la minum RTL (raspberry tea leave), makan VCO, did perineum massage


17th July 2014
since mlm semalam dah rasa sakit kat ari2. This morning the pain still there, tapi lagi menyucuk, discharge byk as usual. So told amir lets go hospital, sakit macam lain sket (but not contractions tho perut dah selalu sgt mengeras)

About 3pm dah sampai Selayang, went direct to PAC at 5th flr, while waited to be assessed.
Then came a junior doc do the cheking coz Dr Roslan as usual busy with others.
Contractions were mild je, tak sakit pun. So after jwb soklan itu ini, then a senior doc came with the junior tadi. She did a VE and said i have opened 5cm. WOW!
masa dgr tu rasa mcm unbelievable, lagi half way nak go 10cm..semoga dipermudahkan la
So doctor said have to admit coz normally 2nd baby cepat sket

 Bag memang dah packed dlm keta so tell amir its the day.

After he arranged registration bla bla, i opted for twin bedding at FPP since single full
Banyak jugak mom's yang nak deliver dekat nak raya ni

Then dah dingdong everything about almost 9pm masuk LR. Sempat lagi teman amir buka puasa kat canteen bawah and chit chatting (sambil pakai kain batik time ni)


17th July, 9pm
stay la dalam LR. so far i can say whatever i planned for in my birth plan was adhered.
i was on intermittent ctg (means not 24/7 strap on ctg)..so kekdg tu every one hour or 30mins i was strap on to check baby's heartbeat and my contractions
Sad to say my contractions rate tak cantik lagi..very mild je
While waiting, banyakla i heard other mom's from other LR room screaming, nangis, ranting etc. Their experiences on delivering their baby.

Ada satu mom tu, very kesian i heard. She was crying like helplessly for almost 3 jam. menangis and berdoa yang Allah permudahkan her birthing, sambil repeating cakap "sakitnya Ya Allah" then continued mengucap and berzikir. Sedih and kesian dengar..then sampai i tertido kejap..and i heard her no more. Bila tanye nurse, she said that mom kene c-sect coz dah dilated 9cm for 3hours with no progress so doc opt c-sect.
Ada pulak yang mom jenis senang je melahirkan..but the best moment was bila dah dengar the mom screaming and pushing like hell, then here it comes the newborn baby crying
Ahhh, so priceless moment

Ok back to my story, another VE done after 4-5 hours, i am into 6cm dilation. Contractions? Nadaaaa...mild je. sangat boring kat dalam LR..dah boleh tido sampai ke esok pagi pun. Dalam LR tak boleh makan but i sempat eat kurma and drink water to keep me energized


18th July, 8am
After more than 8hrs passed, i was 7cm dilated.  Very slow progress
So they asked me to wait for Dr Roslan for the next stage.

And about close to 10am, Dr Roslan came and briefed me the scenario.
Basically my water bag still intact and my contractions were poor.
Options are break the water bag and wait for the real surges and hope for opening (they give me 4hrs for full dilation) OR be induced OR opt for c-sect

After discussed with hubs and my self i opt for c-sect
Tho all this while i wanted a gentle birth, tapi i have my own reason opting c-sect
So  please respect my decision.
I have well informed and decide this, so itu rezeki saya dalam melahirkan anak
Janganla be so judgemental. Either ways pun memang ada sakit, there's no such thing as normal delivery lagi sakit dari c-sect

Since i kena puasa before the c-sect (at least 4hrs prior), so my operation is after Friday prayers.
But by 4pm je i was been prepared for the ope coz before that bilik full
Urine bag dimasukkan kat miss V, a bit pedih the process tuh.
and nurse briefed me about the process. Before masuk ope room pun again diorg explained to me again the process

Dalam operation room tu sangatla sejuk.  Shivering like mad!
Again, before they started toreh2 my perut, the anesthesia doctor explained to me that:
-i will be on half bius, from perut to kaki
-i akan sedar so know what they did and say. to ensure that the bius really work, kaki kita akan terasa sgt berat and cannot move at all. Even when they poke us pun takkan terasa

Bismillahhirrahmannirrahim!
bermula episod c-sect. After doc godek2 and goyang perutku here and there, finally i can hear the baby is crying. Alhamdulillah. I also heard Dr Roslan bagi salam to her
Then i asked him what is her weight, he said 3.2kg. 



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