Well, Friday morning, I woke up with a really bad rash/hives all over my body and had been itchy most of the day. Saturday morning it was worse! It was so bad that my eyes/eye lids were Very Swollen and it was kind of weird opening my eyes when I woke up. The swelling kind of overlaped my eyes when they were open. My throat had even started swelling and closing up a little. So, I called a friend from church up and asked her if she could watch Heidi while I went into the Family Care Clinic at the hospital here on post to have it checked out. They said that I had come in contact with something that am allergic to. I have not eaten anything out of the ordinary in the last few days and have not used any new soaps/detergents, but the doctor told me that people can develop allergies to things they have never had a problem with before. Who knows, maybe it was even the cinnamon that was in my flavored oatmeal that I had eaten the last couple of mornings for breakfast. The doctor said that, to treat me, he would have to give me a sterroid... and that I would not be able to breastfeed. I said okay, and that I needed a reason to finally cut Heidi off from breastfeeding anyway. She will be 23-months-old in a few days, so it is time.
After a long wait in the hospital pharmacy, I picked up all of my medicine. They gave me some sterroids, some pills to make me stop itching (but i am not going to take them because they will make me sleepy), some medicated cream for the itching, and 2 epipens in case my throat closes up and I can't breath (for emergencies only). I am terrified of needles, so would only use one if my life depended on it.
I did not take anything all day yesterday. I was debating on whether or not to finally do it and just cut Heidi off just to take some sterroids, so I had decided I would wait another day and see if I could get better on my own.
Well, I woke up today even worse. So I fed Heidi her morning feeding and told her that this would be the last time EVER that I would be able to feed her ever because Mommy needs to take some medicine and my milk is going to be bad. And I told her that my milk is going to go away for ever. She looked upset and said "No, mine... My Milk!" .... and she kind of pouted a little. That was her last feeding though. She fed for a long time this morning.... and wanted to feed a little more after I told her that that was going to be her last feeding from me. I told her that she was a big girl now, so she would be okay.
I started taking the sterroids today and they are amazing. My rash/hives are going away! AND... my skin feels soooooooooooooooooooooo SOFT! I think by tomorrow, I should look pretty good (and not be so totally covered in red, itchy hives all over my body).
Heidi did pretty well going to bed tonight without milk. She asked if she could have some and I told her that I couldn't give her any... and she pouted for about two seconds, but was okay. We rocked for a min and sang a couple of songs (Baa Baa Black Sheep & Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)... and then she went to bed. I guess it won't be so bad. I guess we will have to see how she does tomorrow.
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