A lil here, A lil there: Motherhood: Amoxicillin Rash / Allergy

My biggest regret is going against my motherly instinct when it comes to baby matters. Ever since I gave birth, my health isn't exactly in the finest condition unlike my first child birth, I was still very much as healthy as a horse. Second time around I'm so prone to sickness that almost every month I have some sort of health issues, be it the usual viral infection, like fever to sore throat to cough to running nose to throat infection to diarrhea to all sorts of things. And the worst is having to rely on drugs medication to heal! And that's what I fear most as I'm a breastfeeding mummy. What I eat my baby eats. I try to avoid whatever form of drugs I need to take in order to get better including paracetamol and just leave it to my body to fight the battle. The last health issues I had was throat related. I woke up feeling like I was gonna have sore throat and I drank much more water than I usually take but after 3 4 days I realize I wasn't getting any better and I decided to inspect my throat feeling like its more than sore throat. I was right. I saw white spots inside of my mouth and I thought it was ulcer. As much as I hated going to the doctor, fearing it would get worse, I made a visit and was told it was throat infection. I was prescribe antibiotic to which I wasn't very keen on knowing I was breastfeeding. Already the doctor was a real asshole about me asking questions. I asked if there was any other way I could get better instead of relying on antibiotics cz I was concern about my milk supply reducing (I had an incident when I was on cough medicine) and I didn't really want to be on antibiotic because I notice there's a reason why doctors usually avoid prescribing antibiotic when I inform then I'm breastfeeding. He gave me a lecture on how in Malaysia the doctors only see their patient when the patient makes a visit to the doctor and there's no chance to follow up after that so because of that doctors have to take one step ahead by preventing the matters become worse and prescribe whatever that is needed to be one step ahead. 😒 How despicable is that? I'm asking coz I have a 5 month old baby to feed and I would like to avoid drugs at all cost if possible. If there's an alternative that doesn't involve drugs I would be more willing to try and return to consult the doctor in the event it doesn't get better. And then he told me "I'll give you something safe lor for breastfeeding". My arse! I was even prescribe flu medicine when I didn't even need it. Although I had a second opinion regarding the antibiotic that it is safe for breastfeeding, I gotta say that's the worst decision I've ever made in my life. And the one mistake I did was that I didn't read or research about it before consuming it. Not only did my throat infection not get any better, my baby girl came down with a terrible rash about 4-5 days after I completed my course. It started with what looks like nappy rash but I learn later it was fungal infection, and I was given Candacort to apply. While the fungal infection did get better, we had another problem. She's developed this prickly rash with small tiny red bumps that looks awfully itchy. It started below her belly and with the heat and the moisture from the diaper, it quickly spread to all over her body. Her hands, legs, back and worst her face. It was very agonizing having to see her in that state and not knowing what I can do about it. I brought her to see a pediatrician again since the Candacort was no longer doing anything. I quickly read up about Amoxicillin and was convinced it has to be because of it that triggered the fungal and started a series of allergy rash.

So here are my stories about pediatricians. My first choice was to bring her to this Dr.Yeoh as he was the pediatrician in Alor Setar that I had brought my kids to all along. I reach the clinic at 1030am only to be told he is fullly booked the whole day long. Wtf right? 1030am and he is booked the whole day long. So I had no choice but to bring Cadence to another pediatrician. So I went to a private hospital. I brought her to a Dr.Lim and I gotta say that's the worst pediatrician ever. He disregarded my concern in the antibiotic and was so convinced her rash is due to dust mite. He advised me to sun my bed and kept telling me how at 70 degrees only I can kill the dust mites. He repeated this 3-4 times. Really?? I mean really??? I left feeling very dissatisfied with the answer. So I decided I needed a second opinion. The next day, I scheduled an appointment with Dr.Yeoh, I was told I can start making my appointment at 9 am once the clinic starts operating. I called at 840am, nobody picked up, nevermind. Then right after I finish bathing Cadence, I called again at 8.55am. The line was already engaged. I tried for like 20 times non stop til I can get through it. By the time I got through, it was 9.03am. I made my appointment, my number was 37 in line. Wtf right? So I asked, approximately what time do I need to be there, and I was advised to be there around noon. Came noon, I called before I went over, I was told currently, patients seen was only 15! Which mean I still need to wait a couple more hours! I couldn't wait any longer, I brought her to see a different pediatrician. A Dr.Lee. Right after waiting for an hour, I managed to see a pediatrician. He agreed that she's allergic but he couldn't tell me specifically to what. So he prescribe me some medication and a tube of cream called Ezerra. The cream didn't work. In fact it made it worse as I could see her struggling everytime I apply it all over her body. So I knew it burns her skin due to he inflammation from the rash. Back to KL and I brought her again to see her usual pediatrician, Dr.Deng. I only have to wait 20 mins . He too agreed that she's allergic to something but he can't quite tell me what. He prescribed me hydrocortisone, steroid cream. It did help but not entirely as her rash is still there. It's been 3 weeks long, sadly I still haven't figured out the cause for the rash and because of that I can't seem to eliminate the cause for it. It saddens me so much cause her skin is now so rough, so inflamed and so red. No mummies like their daughter to have skins that feel like sandpaper. I tried a lot of things, from oatmeal bath, to Ezerra, to powder, to steroid cream, to Aloe Vera gel, to minyak angin, to medication, I've no clue what seem to cause the rash. All I know is that heat makes it really bad and the small bumpy itchy looking red dots will start appearing fast, and she'll crying and scratching because it's just that itchy. Water seems to aggravate it too. There are days where it looks like it's much better only to have my hopes dash by noon cause of the heat from the scorching hot sun in the noon. It seems like I have to continue guessing and my trial and error to try to find a solution to it. But the bottom line is I still believe my consumption of the amoxicillin had started the issue and has led from one rash to another.