So i took Eli for his 4 month checkup today. Children Mercy is having a checking point on the hall way, so people who either have the flu symptoms or want to protect themselves grab the face masks to put on before going into the waiting room.
I stopped and asked that receptionist if the well babies were in the same room as the sick patients and she stated yes. I looked at Eli and thought to myself i wish you luck baby, hope you won’t bring home the flu. We went into the room and it was almost full, children coughing some just playing around, and when I heard an adult cough really bad , i headed over to the dispenser on the wall and grabbed 2 masks. I put one on and tried to fit another on Eli. The one for Eli, lets say.. try putting a mask on a teething child, he just chewed on it. So i took it off and kept mine on.
What i didn’t expect is everyone else in the room looking at me as if i was the one sick. The nurse that checked us in asked me whether i was coughing and i said no, am just trying to take precaution.
The wait for us to see our Dr was a full 0ne and half hours. So if there was anyone in the room with the swine flu, that may be bad news for my baby. I understand our Dr was probably caring for other sick children, but i have to admit, i hated waiting today, especially knowing that we weren’t sick, just going for our immunizations.
Mask part II- I still had it on our way to the elevators… I run into other parents wantiong a ride down, they stayed out , and Eli and I rode alone. I was smiling inside 
Who really wants to share elevators in a hospital at this time of the year. So, the next time we walk in a hospital, for as long as we haven’t had that swine flu vaccine yet, me and my family shall wear those masks!
When we reached home, i undressed Eli, gave him a bath right away, threw his clothes and his blankies into the washer. I gave him his Trivisol for the Vitamin D boost and some Tylenol since he got the same group of vaccines as Eli’s 2 Month Checkup and Immunizations
Swine flu, this too shall pass!
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