Thursday morning, while Wanyin's mother turned her head to reach for some tissue while changing diapers, Claira fell from the bed... luckily she didn't land head-first, but rather body-first. Else, her head would be bruised already...
Although there were no visible injuries that we could detect on Claira, we decided to bring her to KK hospital for a thorough check-up. She finished her milk after the fall and appears to be fine, smiling and playing.
We arrived at KK's emergency department... and within some minutes, we were queuing up for consultation... "$75... pay first then can see doctor"...
A very young doctor was behind that door number 8... i almost thought she was a nurse... judging from her look... haha...
"nothing wrong with the baby... but will have to monitor for the next 72 hours..." the doctor said.
Ok, that's what we would have half-expected her to say, but it was comforting to hear it face-to-face from a doctor.
And so, we left the hospital...
We count ourselves lucky that things turned out fine... it could well turn out to be much worse on a different occasion if we are not careful with baby Claira from now on...
We are thinking of a few "solutions" to prevent this from happening:
- Take apart the bed frame and leave only the mattress -> But the old folks at home will have much difficulty to bend down and change diapers.
- Always change diapers/clothes for Claira on the cot -> The dimensions of the cot is not well suited on these occasions.
- Change diapers only with 2 person in the room -> Not feasible.
- DO NOT leave your eyes off the baby at all times! -> This seems to be the only direct answer to our problem...
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