My 1st Pnuemococcal Jab

Mummy took me to have my 1st Pnuemococcal jab on Monday, since she had the car while Daddy was out of town.

In the beginning, I enjoyed myself playing with the toys in the clinic. However, I quickly tensed up when the Mummy grabbed hold of my arms & thighs while the doctor prepared to jab me.

Wah! Mummy feels my reaction were a bit slow. I only started wailing long after doctor pulled out the needle. However, I was soon smiling & playing with Mummy's wallet while she was making payment.

On Tuesday morning, Daddy came back from India & drove me to Nai-nai's house as we're fixing aircon. When Mummy & daddy came to fetch me at night, there were lotsa red spots on my feet & hands. And the rashes were slowing spreading to my legs & arms.

Mummy & daddy quickly rushed me to the clinic. However, Dr Soh wasn't around. Instead, I was being examined by a very young Malay doctor.

Upon one look, doctor told Daddy that the red spots on my feet & hands are typical symptoms of Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD). However, since I didn't had fever & ulcers on my mouth (which are characteristic of HFMD), doctor only suspect. So he told mummy & daddy to monitor me.

I had trouble falling asleep at night cos the itch on my feet are unberable. I woke up at 130am crying hysterically, kicking my legs at the same time (cos mummy put on socks for me at night). Mummy tried feeding me milk, but I started crying again & even refused to finished it. Mummy quickly apply calamine lotion on my feet & brought me to sleep with them on the master bed.

This is my first time sleeping with daddy & mummy after a long long time. I felt really weird & kept tossing around in bed. Finally I fell asleep lying in daddy's arms.

The next day, the rashes didn't spread & mummy confirm that I don't have ulcers in my mouth & tongue. Therefore mummy is very certain that I didn't have HFMD. After daddy came home from work in the evening, they brought me to see Dr Soh.

Dr Soh diagnosed that I may be allergic to the Pnuemococcal jab as I had rashes the day after. He prescribed some lotion to soothe my itch & advised mummy on reconsidering about bringing me for the followup jab 2 months later.

Mummy & daddy are so glad that my rashes only lasted about 3days.