腸胃感冒了 Gastroenteritis(Stomach flu)

While Angela has been keeping healthy and rarely got serious sickness, she had stomach flu with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea at school on Wednesday. Preschool teachers told Mommy that Angela showed tiredness in the morning and vomited after lunch. They advised that Mommy carefully watch Angela's health condition at home.

In the evening, Mommy saw Angela was upset about her sickness and kept asking Mommy to carry her. Angela also got slight fever after diarrhea and did not sleep well during the night.

On Thursday morning, Mommy took Angela to see a doctor at Taipei City Hospital -Branch for Women and Children and got some prescription. However, Angela still had diarrhea after taking the medicine, so Mommy went to see Chinese herbal doctor, seeking medical advice in the evening. Because of diarrhea, Angela lost 1 k.g. within two days. Daddy was so concerned about Angela's flu and inquired her condition by phone every day.

Angela took two days off school and rested at home. Thanks to grandma's care and Chinese herbal medicine, Angela gradually recovered from the flu on Friday and resumed regular diet on Sunday. Now, Mommy and Grandma are all glad to see active Angela again and hope that little Angela will gain more weight soon.

First time cold 第一次感冒

Some statistic report indicates that children under two generally get 10-12 colds a year, especially if they are in daycare. Older children and young adults get about 6 colds per year. After the age of 30 the number starts to decrease to about two per year.

Angela caught a cold the other day. She had a slight fever around 37.5°C (99.5°F) and all symptoms-coughs, sneezing, running nose, and low appetite. Although Angela showed a bit tiredness and sleepiness in last two days, she still was very active and played most of the time when she was awake.

Because it is a mild cold, instead of taking Angela to see a pediatrician, Grandma and Mommy applied physical treatments, such as giving plenty of fluids, warm water bathing, and taking Chinese herbal medicine, to help reduce symptoms . During the cold, Angela stayed at home to take rest and did not went to daycare house. Grandma was busy looking after Angela and hopefully, Angela get well soon.

Swine flu 新型流感H1N1要來囉！

上個星期台灣H1N1新型流感(Swine Flu)的警界已經往上提昇，因此在搭乘大眾運輸工具時，已經有人開始戴起口罩了。這個週末Mommy帶小恩恩回彰化看公公婆婆時，在自強號的火車上，Mommy也特地為小恩恩帶上口罩，以免在密閉的車箱內，被感冒的人傳染。瞧小恩恩帶口罩的樣子是不是很搞笑？！