baby c came down with fever on sat. it was all so sudden. we were, as usual, out and about when he started to feel warm. it would come and go. i didn't worry as babyc was still laughing and razzing, albeit not as much as usual. he was also tired and sleepy a lot throughout the day. well, he took more naps than usual and was moody here and there. i was still not worried and brought him to gymboree. that day, he really was NOT in the mood as even though there were no one else there, he didn't want to be left alone. i decided that since nobody else showed up for class, we'd also skip it. so b and i headed home to check on baby c's temperature. (we tried to get his temperature checked out at caring pharmacy, but the pharmacist said that they were not allowed to check temperatures and give diagnosis! what?! oh, sure. but you can go and tell them i have a cough/cold and they can prescribe you with medication. come on! she had the cheek to ask us to buy a thermometer and only THEN can she check baby c's temperature. needless to say, i stormed out.)
when we confirmed that baby c was having a fever, all i wanted to do was to give him paracetamol and let him sleep it off. i was still NOT worried because although baby c was a bit off his normal self, he was still responsive and playful. but b said we should go to the a&e at pantai bangsar to get it checked out. so off we went. and guess what? we spent over 2 hours there. i know that at the a&e, the cases get seen based on the severity of the situation and not on a first come, first served basis. but people who came after us who were not bleeding nor dying nor did they look that sick went in before us. after an hour, b went to check. we were told to wait. after another 1/2 hour, i got really pissed and BOTH of us went to make noise. (baby c was just so tired and fussy by then). we had to tell them that he's only 7 months old and guess what? they forgot about his file as it was just lying at the bottom of the pile. we were called in immediately. the "doctor" who attended to him (after another session of waiting), didn't bother to touch him. all she did was use her stethoscope to listen to his breathing and told me to sponge him down. she asked questions (the same ones over and over again. i was really at the tip of blowing my top off at her!). i also told her that baby c's skin is yellow, but she just ignored me and continued asking the same bloody questions! i was REALLY going to shout at her then, but baby c was there so i let it go. then she left us and after waiting again, a nurse came to give him a suppository. then we were told that we could go. after i told the nurse that we didn't need any paracetamol as we have it at home, no one wanted to tell us the dosage that we should give baby c if he still had fever that night. no instructions whatsoever. what's the use of a&e when it took us TWO hours to be seen? pantai bangsar's a&e is really the pits! only thing they're fast at? payment! all in all, it took us 3 hours from start to finish.
so on monday, we took him to his paediatrician (a fantastic man) to get him checked out. his doc, checked him all over and guess what? he has a throat infection. of course by now, he is already recovering (all thanks to god!). so, no medication needed. and the yellowness? just as i suspected - it's due to his intake of pumpkins and carrots! we are NEVER EVER going back to pantai bangsar.