the story of the 32 hours shift

7.00 am ~ perinatology room 1

~ resucitating the apneic (temporary absence or cessation of breathing) baby. She's s small! But her heart beats beautifully that it makes us keep trying to help her!

2.00 pm ~ perinatology room 1

still resucitating the baby.

i'm tired.

thank god my friend is around.

we take turn to manually ventilate the baby.

dear baby please breath normally!

we are tired!

but how can we let you die just like that?

3.00 pm~ perinatology room 2

Doctor 'R' asked me to meet her and follow up Baby N who was born with a rare diagnosis...

stevens johnson syndrome + toxic epidermal necrolysis!

his mom had been taking anti hypertensive drugs and he was born like this.

poor boy

he kept crying

and whenever i touch him, he'll cry...

he cried like it's too painful.

but i had to do my job.

had to check on him every 15 minutes.

i'm so hungry but i was told NOT to leave the baby.

so there i sat, alone in a big room with the baby and his grandma.

(his mum is still at their village's clinic)

sigh~

10.00 pm

my friends came with fried bananas and my fav choc milk!

i'm so lucky to have friends like them!

at least now i got something to eat! hehe...

2.00 am

i'm so sleepy.

the baby's grandma pity me and ask me to get some sleep.

But a few minutes later, a doctor come into the room and instruct me to continue follow up the baby every 15 minutes and never leave the baby.

argh~

12 more hours to go!

5.00 am

i'm so hungry and sleepy! i only leave the baby to pray and to the toilet.

my body feels so sticky.

i need a shower!

6.00 am

the baby's grandma gave me something that makes me very2 happy.

FOOD!!!!!!!

i was touched.. the baby's family is so kind and understanding!

7.00 am

take a bath..

now i feel fresh!

i took a shortcut to the toilet via Althaff's room. he's so cute!

i love to play with his chubby face!

this morning he's kinda irritable. but usually he smiles and laugh cheerfully! i always forgot that he got hydrocephalus... poor baby....

8.45 am

go to paediatric lab to sent some lab stuffs

9.15 am

ran to the central lab to fetch some lab results.

better than sitting in the peri room and kept checking the baby (it makes me sleepy)

huhu

10.30 am

Baby N is 'abducted' by the radiology department to do some chest X ray.

i began to ask myself "when will this shifts ends?"

i can't wait to sleep at home!

as the baby is away, i got da chance to sleep in the co assistant room for one hour.

thanks to my partner who's willing to wait in the peri room!

(we can't leave the room. if Perinatology doctors come to the room and saw none of us, they'll be like incredible hulk.. huhu)

hehe...

12.00 afternoon

i'm still sleepy but i had to woke up since the baby had been 'returned'

hrmm normal X ray..

but he had been breathing rapidly since yesterday!

12.30 afternoon

i'm bored so i create a melody by tapping into my new buddy ~ Mr O2 (the oxygen tank)

this is me n my new buddy. hihihi... he's as tall as me!

1 pm

Eye specialist and ENT specialist come to check the baby. Head of Peri department also come. Me and my friend had da chance to learn so much things from them!

2pm

doctor R ask me "where will u go after this? Peri Room 1? PICU? or the emergency room?" (she's referring to the afternoon shifts)

i smile and say

"i'm going home, doc!"

huhu.

at last!

my 32 hours shift ends!

now i can go home to play with effy n get some sleep!

home sweet home!