Suffocation

On Monday, Gervin was suffocated!!!!

Liat brought the 2 older children to T3 to play. Gervin was lying on the bed while I was playing with Gerry in the living room. I have a habit of checking on the children every 10 to 15 mins, even when they are sleeping (luckily that I have this habit!). When I went in to check, I had the greatest shock - Gervin was lying head-down, crying into the mattress! I quickly rushed over and carry him up. Gosh! His face was all red. Luckily not blue or purple! The crying stopped almost immediately. The bedsheet and the corner of the pillow was wet.

As I reflected and thought through, I think I had neglected the fact that Gervin had grown, and much stronger than what I thought he was. Being born small (2.4kg), I am always concerned about his growth and perceived him as 'small and weak'. But the fact is that he had grown with time and much active than what I thought. Of the 4 children, he is the only one with suffocation experience. I thiink is because he has learnt to flip and turn (much faster than the other 3), but still too weak to either lift up the head for long, or to turn back again.

I spent time reading up oin suffocation. I think he is alright. At least he is still drinking hungrily and smiled to me this morning.

Looks like it is a good decision to take no-pay leave. At least there is an extra pair of eyes to watch over this little terror. Cannot imagine what will happen if it is just the maid...