We told her yesterday that I would be bringing her for an injection. She was agreeable to it. I told her she would miss school today as I would be bringing her for the jab in the morning 9am.
We were late for the 9am appointment, thus we had to wait for a while before our turn. When we reached the clinic, Kristy was well behaved as compared to the previous visits. She sat at the play corner and played with the toys there.
When we entered the Dr Lieu's room, Kristy went to the play corner straight away and put 1 pail of toys up on Dr Lieu's table. Carried her up to sit on the cushion designated for babies/toddlers to lie/sit down. I had to hug Kristy tight before Dr Lieu could jab her. When the needle went in, everything was ok. But few seconds later, Kristy let out a big cry when the needle was been pulled out. She cried very loud and was screaming. Big drops of tears roll down her cheeks. I continued to hug her and tried to pacify her, sayang her. I said I would give her a box of raisins.
Dr Lieu tried to pacify her too. She gave Kristy some stickers and pasted them on her right hand. Soon all was well. I asked Kristy to say bye bye to Dr Lieu and we left the room. Once we left the room, I gave her the box of raisins as promised. Paid for the jab and we took 171 back to my mother's place. She was extra well behaved on the bus too. Instead of standing on the seat as was previously, she sat there quietly, eating her raisins. I wondered was it because of the raisins that could make her sit down quietly.
The cost of the today's visit cost $235. The jab costs $180, and the rest of the cost is the doctor's consultation and the bottle of paracetamol.
Will have to monitor for fever and rashes. Hope none of these appear. *Pray*
Weight @ 28+ weeks: 14.9kg
Height @ 28+ weeks: 94cm
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