Last September 8 our plans had to change again. The plan was a simple lunch in Bon Giorno in Tagaytay while Ate stayed in her Oma and Wowo’s house. But she had been having this runny nose for a week and on our date, she had a slight fever. We still brought her to Oma and Wowo’s house where it was cooler. And we still had our lunch date, but not in Tagaytay.
We tried a new restaurant called Wooden Horse Steakhouse which was nearby. Molito Building near Alabang Town Center. It’s been on dry run for 2 weeks and grand opening hasn’t been scheduled yet. Some of the items on the menu weren’t available but the waiters were eager to please us. And they looked sharp in their tailored black cowboy shirts, denims and cowboy hats. Only a few dined there for lunch since it was also a weekday.
Food was great! We started with yummy 
melt-in-your-mouth onion rings which surprised me because I normally don’t like onion rings.
melt-in-your-mouth onion rings which surprised me because I normally don’t like onion rings.
We had sirloin steak and tenderloin steak. Yeah, we’re meat eaters! I wanted my steak a little bloody but to be safe during this pregnancy I had it medium well while hubs had his medium so I could still taste it. The chef and one of the owners is Japanese and we could see him through the glass wall kitchen. I just love it when the chef is the owner of his restaurant. They really make sure everything is served well. Our steak came with options of A.I. sauce, gravy and this Japanese sauce. Of course we had the Japanese sauce which had a little red wine in it. That was good.
There was no more room for dessert though. And we had to head back to Ate to keep watch.
Ate slept most of the day and appeared very weak. Her fever was slowly going down with the help of Paracetamol every 4 hours and constant wiping with vinegar water. Yes, vinegar has it’s medicinal use! Don’t bath your baby if she has a slight fever.
We warmed water and mixed it with vinegar. We dipped her face towel in the mixture, squeezed out the extra liquid and constantly wiped Ate’s forehead, neck, armpits, arms and legs. We did not wipe her back, chest or stomach area since this can add to the colds she already has. Right after wiping with the moist towel, we wipe again with a dry towel so it doesn’t dry up on her skin.
We saw the temperature drop slowly throughout the day. We had a log book and took temperature often. And mostly before and after her vinegar wipe. It would really drop.
Salinase was used for nebulising her and we let her sleep as long as she wanted. We’re glad that she still had her appetite for meals and milk. Lots of hugging helped too. And I spent most of the time just lying beside her. We really think close physical contact is part of the healing.
A great help which we also believe in is homeopathic remedies. Our homeopathic doctor gave us a remedy after I told him all the symptoms. We believe his previous remedies was also what controlled or even stopped Ate’s infantile spasms. More on that another time.
By evening, Ate’s fever had gone down. And hasn’t returned since. We didn’t have to wipe her with vinegar water anymore but she did smell like paksiw. Our little kutsinilla or baby lechon heehee! Yes, it was yummy hugging her!
A short visit to a new paediatrician in the nearby hospital assured us that we were doing the right thing. There was no phlegm in her lungs and it sounded clear. She just had a stuffy nose and sleeping on her belly allowed her to breath better at night. We were to continue with the homeopathic remedy, nebulize and be on the look out for fever. Her rashes on her forehead didn’t alarm the doctor and we observed that it appeared red only when she perspired. Little bumps were still there so we just put topical ointment – Jar of Hope by Indigo Baby which is proven safe, has natural ingredients and most importantly did not conflict with homeopathic remedies.
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ight now she’s sleeping on her back again which means she can breath better. She was a bit on the lazy side today, I would say. But that’s okay since she’s recovering. She’ll have her exercise again on Tuesday when she meets Pablo Beelen for the third time. I’ll let her do her other more relaxing activities for the next few days.
ight now she’s sleeping on her back again which means she can breath better. She was a bit on the lazy side today, I would say. But that’s okay since she’s recovering. She’ll have her exercise again on Tuesday when she meets Pablo Beelen for the third time. I’ll let her do her other more relaxing activities for the next few days.
Mmmmm! She smells so good now. Will let her sleep beside me tonight.
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