Trying Out Lemon and Honey as Home Remedy for Cough

Little Keona has been having cough again lately.  I have search over the Internet for some home remedies and I am trying it out now for her.

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I bought honey and lemon at the Park n Shop grocery store in Victoria Plaza last weekend.  I then squeeze some lemon and make a lemon juice.  Instead of putting sugar as a sweetener, I used the honey.  I am still observing if it works.  I hope her cough and colds will improve and be gone soon.

Preparing Your Family For The Adoption Process

The adoption process is one that can take some time, even for families that feel ready to take their first steps to adoption. Aside from completing the application, and arranging for the necessary measures and processes to begin, families need to make sure they are physically ready and prepared for the arrival of their new member. Even before speaking to an adoption agency, you should begin preparations both at home and among your family members for adapting to life with your adopted child. 

Preparing your family for adoption is necessary for ensuring the smoothest possible transition, and for enabling your family to more quickly move through the adoption process. It is essential that every member of your family is supportive of the idea, and that they understand what will be involved in caring for a new child. But how can you ensure your partner, kids and extended family are ready to embrace the change?

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Conversation is key. Family members need to know and agree to the adoption plan before you commence an application. This is the best way to ensure that everyone understands and is happy with potential arrangements, to avoid problems later down the line. Children can be particularly sensitive to plans of this nature, and it is important to involve your kids, no matter how young, in the process. This will ensure you can present your case as a settled, stable family unit for providing a loving home for an adopted child.

It is pointless to pretend adoption will be an easy ride. It is natural for the ups and downs of life to affect adopted families, as with non-adopted families. But for those that have taken on an adopted child, there is no backing out of the deal. As such, it is wise to discuss the positives and the negatives of adoption with your family first, in order to develop strategies for coping and an awareness of the challenges family life can bring.

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Aside from the people in your home, you also need to think more practically when preparing for the adoption process to begin. If you live in a small apartment, or if your kids are already sharing bedrooms, it might not be the best decision to choose adoption at this stage. While space shouldn’t always be a barrier, it is important to be realistic about whether you can cope with an additional person in your home. Work out how you can best make use of your living space before you begin the application. This will help ensure you are as ready as possible for the potential of a successful match.

Talking to an adoption agency at an early stage in the process can help with your preparations – both personally, and in terms of your application. Experienced adoption staff can advise on how the process works, in addition to the practical implications of your decision to apply. A good adoption agency is a vital ally in your application for adoption, and can help clarify anything you need to know before the process gets fully underway.

Fever Due to Cough and Colds

Little girl had a fever on June 30, 2013 (Sunday).  So when Monday comes, she had to skip school because we had her checked by Dr. Adolfo.  She was examined in the clinic and the pediatrician said we just have to continue her paracetamol for the fever.

She advised me to stop using the Pediasure as her milk because she already reach her ideal weight.  We have to shift to Enfakid.  With regards to her vitamins we have to shift from Profan Appetite Stimulant to Profan TLC for her maintenance.

On Tuesday, Keona goes back to school because she has no fever anymore although  her cough and colds somewhat is becoming full-blown.  However, on Wednesday dawn, her fever recurred at 38.5 degree Celsius.  So we had a check up again, lab test consisting of CBC and Urinalysis.  CBC is normal but in urinalysis, there were few bacteria.  Dr. Adolfo made us repeat the urinalysis - a clean catch, mid stream collection of urine because she doubted that the bacteria is just caused by the contamination in urine collection.  True enough, the second urinalysis result revealed no bacteria.

This time, her medications consist of:

Disudrin - 5ml / 3x/day - for the colds (advised to take for 2-3 days only)
Ambroxol [Expel] - 5ml/ 3x/day -for cough
Calpol - 10ml - for Fever

She did not go to school from Wednesday to Friday due to her cough, so that she can rest as well. We thought she is all right already in spite having cough and colds but on Saturday (June 13), she had fever again at 3pm-37 degree Celsius.  At around 7 in the evening it became a high grade fever rising to 38.5.  Since it's a Saturday, we brought her to Emergency Room at Limso to be checked by a resident physician because   I suspect, she is having lower respiratory infection.

When we arrived at the Emergency Room, the resident physician interviewed us and advised us to still undergo laboratory exams - CBC and Urinalysis.  After waiting 1 hour for the result, we have it interpreted by the resident physician.  She then explained to us the result.  

The physician explained thoroughly every bit of information in the result to us which makes me rally appreciate her. Her CBC is normal, generally but her white blood cell is high which means her body is fighting an infection.  What kind of infection? That's the question, and according to the result, it is a bacterial infection.  So the physician recommended that she will take antibiotic.  Her medication is:

Amoclav (400 mg/57 mg per 5 mL  Powder for Suspension) - 4ml 2x a day for 7 days

As of this time, she is still taking her antibiotic and there is still few cough and colds.  Hope it will be gone forever.  Thankfully, she is also back to school last Tuesday (July 16).

Note: She needs flu vaccination - Php1,100
          She needs also IPV booster - Php1800