21 Oct 2008

Constipation

Her constipation was bad. She strained, slept, strained, slept till 2am when she finally was "done". Even then she needed my help to pull it out. It was big, looking like a medium-sized ginger.I thought it was all over, but when she woke at 7am, the straining started all over again. So we decided that she needed help and brought her to the nearby GP at Rivervale Plaza. After registration and being 2nd in the queue, we didn't expect to have to wait long. Then somehow, the nurse didn't put Ash's card in and when patient No. 1 was out, the doctor called for No. 3 and we ended up waiting for an extra 15mins ! Anyway, when it was Ash's turn, it was a struggle to get her to lie down since she knew what she was in for - Baby Lax up her anus. After all the effort and with Baby Lax in, nothing came out, it made me wonder if her straining when she woke was some residual effect by her gut from the straining the night before.

Quickly we brought her home, showered and made our way to Pat's and work. Left instructions with Ms Elaine to make sure she drank her water and to be on diapers for today so that she didn't try to hold back if she needed to do her business. When I picked her up in the evening, as expected, she didn't do anything. But the moment we got home, the straining started, but at least this time, there was output...and twice. Hopefully, this is the end of this constipation episode for this month.

On a lighter note, it was drizzling lightly when I picked her up and so brought the umbrella out. She had some fun with it.