We had our flu shots this week as Ella Grace prepares to go back to school and start a new term! ❤️🎉
As a family that travels a lot and with Ella Grace and mama’s asthma, we feel it’s important as a family to be protected and that includes popo and nounou too!
I’ve attached some quick facts on influenza in English, Malay, and Chinese (swipe to read and share) but some additional notes I would add are:
* The vaccine does not completely prevent the risk of influenza as there are many strains but does significantly reduce it.
* It takes at least 2 weeks for the vaccine to be fully effective so take it as soon as possible. We usually take it in October when the new composition comes out but for some reason or another, we totally procrastinated this year.
* It’s important to take a yearly flu shot as the makers collate the 4 most popular strains of the previous year for influenza A and B.
* Pregnant mamas are also encouraged to take it as it not only protects them but their baby will also be covered for the first few months of life.
* As soon as your little or you start showing signs and symptoms of influenza (severe lethargy, high fevers, aches and pains, general malaise), start on antivirals (tamiflu) ASAP as the quicker you can get it in your system, the more effective it will be.
* For little ones, if your pharmacy is able to do so, opt for crushing the pills vs the liquid form as I find the nausea to be significantly less. Also taking anti-nausea meds 30-45mins before administering each Tamiflu dosage will keep your child more comfortable.
* Influenza A & B is brutal on both adults and little ones. They feel awful and honestly, your heart breaks a lot. I’ve attached some info on emergency warning signs as complications can make it fatal.
* DO NOT take ibuprofen (neurofen/voltaren) for fevers unless you’ve consulted an up-to-date knowledgeable pediatrician as cases have shown it to make the infection worst. As much as possible, try to treat fevers with paracetamol.
*Prevention is cure so flu shots and good hand washing practices are still the best. ❤️
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As for how we prepared Ella Grace for her flu shots using the PLEASE tool:
PREP
Talk about the flu vaccination - what it does and why and whatever else they might want to know about it. Be honest and talk to her about what to expect. Don’t lie that it won’t hurt (our amazing Dr Rakhee also changes the needle to a much smaller one so it was significantly less painful!), we also talked about previous experiences w her pediatricians and she was also very delighted that our whole kampung was going with her to get our shots together. We had this conversation a few times leading up to it so it wasn’t a surprise and in fact she was skipping to the hospital.
Physically also make sure it’s a good day to get it done - eat, sleep, not under or overstimulated, that is half the battle sorted! If the wait is long, bring along a few activities or even better, use that time to connect and play together.
LISTEN
Ask if she has any concerns or fears or anything she’s confused about. We switched the location on her (we were meant to see Dr Rakhee in her other office in Baby Beyond Publika but did it at Ara Damansara Medical instead)
EMPATHIZE & ACKNOWLEDGE
As Ella Grace sat down at the chair, she started getting nervous that it would hurt so I held her in my lap and genuinely empathized that she was feeling scared and unsure, that she didn’t want it to hurt, that she didn’t want the jab anymore.
It’s also so important for you to remain calm and confident. Take breaths together. Even if I don’t say anything, she knows when I am scared, tense or nervous but if I am present and calm, it helps her to feel secure and calm too.
SIT
Empathize and acknowledge “You’re worried it will hurt” and then stop there. Don’t dismiss it, invalidate it, by saying “but it’s nothing, it won’t hurt, etc”. Allow and trust your child to experience her feelings so she is able to fully move through it and it will help so much in the long run esp for future dr visits because she’s processed it fully in a safe space.
Sitting with your child while they express their feelings through tears, words, tantrums, in whatever way they need to is so important. It’s holding space and boundaries for them with love.
It says in so many ways, you are safe. I got you. I see you. I love you. I am with you.
EMPOWER
Only when your little feels safe and loved can they use their thinking, logical, rational brain which helps them take ownership and find solutions. Remember also that it’s whatever makes sense to them to give them a sense of control in the things that they cannot control that is pivotal here.
For Ella Grace, it was a silly unicorn headband to help her feel brave that she then insisted would help everyone else too. 😂❤️
A sense of control was also allowing her to pick her bandaid (Frozen Anna & Elsa of course), the order of who would go first (she opted youngest to oldest) as well as “helping” Dr Rakhee and letting her watch the procedure.
You got this, mama! Let’s keep our babies and families protected! 💪
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We went to our favorite pediatric vaccine specialist Dr Rakhee (she practices in Baby & Beyond Child Specialist Clinic Publika and Ara Damansara Medical Centre) she’s the best and most knowledgeable on vaccine schedules for travel as well as developmental but you can also go to your favorite family doctor or pediatrician etc. Just call before to make sure they have stock esp if you’re bringing your whole kampung at once too!
The side-effects vary according to individual but ours ranged across from body aches to lethargy, headaches etc for the first 48 hours which is a walk in the park compared to full blown influenza.
I also feel it’s super important to note that with influenza season coming to its peak, please remember to take all preventative steps at the clinics and hospitals when you visit as it’s a Petri dish! 😅❌😷
Hope this helps in getting the info out to your loved ones.
clinic english conversation 在 玳瑚師父 Master Dai Hu Facebook 的最讚貼文
【玳瑚師父客人見證】《八次的神準預言》
The 8 Bullseye Predictions (English version below)
文/劉泳廷 女士 Written by: Mdm Loh Yong Ting
阿彌陀佛大家好!
我簡單地介紹我自己。
我是泳廷,幾年前我有寫過兩份見證。
我和我女兒的名字都是玳瑚師父幫我們精心取的。
我也有請師父幫我看辦公桌風水、家居風水、八字,等等。
玳瑚師父永遠都會帶給我「驚訝和驚喜」😲, 真的不能不給他一千一萬個贊👍 。師父的「功夫」是越來越厲害!
讓我一一跟你們分享,別誤會我在做假。這全都是真人真事!
師父預言(一): 難產
四年前,就在玳瑚師父幫我擇了一個好日子生產。師父說雖然擇了日子,但這還是不是最好的日子,因為在這範圍裡,唯有這日子還不錯,但不是最好。師父也提醒我將會有難產的危險。師父有教我要唸《高王觀世音真經》,唸滿一千遍能圓一個願望。
師父也教我要觀想師尊,蓮生活佛,和唸師尊長的心咒:「嗡啊吽。古魯貝。阿訶薩沙媽哈。蓮生悉地吽。」
從那天我知道后,我就唸《高王觀世音真經》,在我生產前就已唸完了一千遍。我迴向給我自己和女兒平安。我也在入手術室前,一直觀想師尊和唸師尊長的心咒。這讓我安下心,沒那麼緊張和擔心。當醫生已剖腹時,他發現孩子的位置還是太高,急忙叫我像大便那樣的力氣去把孩子擠出來。但因為有打麻醉藥,我完全沒知覺,沒法把孩子擠出來,只能靠麻醉師和助產士幫我把胎兒推下去,才能順利生產。幸好我有聽玳瑚師父的話,把一千遍的《高王觀世音真經》唸滿,不然後果不堪設想。
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師父預言(二):與離家出走的弟弟破鏡重圓
應該在四五年前左右,我的弟弟做錯事而離家。媽媽其實一直很擔心兒子是否安全。玳瑚師父很慈悲地幫媽媽算一下,師父說:「別擔心妳的兒子,妳會在獅城雷藏寺與他相遇。”」媽媽就一直期待著。就當我的女兒滿月後,我帶著她前去獅城雷藏寺。
誰知真的如師父所料!弟弟發簡訊給我,說他在附近,問媽媽是否已原諒他?他可以與我們相見嗎?我們真的就在獅城雷藏寺大門外,與幾年不見的弟弟痛哭重逢。
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師父預言(三):外婆要出事了!
就在三年前,玳瑚師父幫我看了我的八字。玳瑚師父提點我:「如果婆婆要是有什麼事,必定要幫她累積福份,必定有用。”」
當時,玳瑚師父還千交代萬交代我必定要記得。那時的我覺得婆婆那麼健康,不可能會有事。但是我還是有把玳瑚師父所說的牢牢記得,還記錄在我的書裡。
果然,外婆大概兩年前就因為眼睛患有白內障,搞到她看不清楚,不能自己去巴剎買菜,沖涼也怕跌倒,天天都活在戰戰兢兢的日子裡。她的情緒很不穩定。一直說晚上睡得不好,一直做怪夢。舅舅帶她去看心裡醫生,診斷結果是患了憂鬱症,但看了久久都不好。大家都很擔心。
我就想起玳瑚師父當年所說的話。我立即去新加坡真佛宗獅城雷藏寺,能報名的我就去登記。我什麼都幫我外婆做,供養師尊、施棺、報名法會、祈福,等等。去新加坡真佛宗獅城雷藏寺的次數,多到連那裡的師姐們都認得我了。以前玳瑚師父預測的都應驗了,所以這次我不敢不信。
不久後,外婆的憂鬱症就有好轉!這是連醫生也無法解釋的! 現在我還是一直在幫外婆報名,外婆也相信是有用!我真的很感謝玳瑚師父的提點。
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師父預言(四):女兒的皮膚敏感
我已三年沒打給玳瑚師父,我也沒給師父任何錢。三年後,師父在電話里關心地問候我一家人。玳瑚師父聽我說我女兒的腳傷口發炎,還很貼心地叫我不要給我女兒吃雞蛋、花生和餅乾。
不止這些,師父還提點我,不要給我女兒喝牛奶,因為會導致她有皮膚問題,她也不愛喝牛奶,可以給她吃雞蛋,是她喜歡也旺她的。我聽了後,不停地給師父鼓掌 。👏 沒想到她的皮膚敏感,是我給她喝牛奶而造成的。但只要我加了可可粉,她就肯喝了,而且她真的很喜歡吃雞蛋!!只要有雞蛋,她就能下飯。
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師父預言(五):弟弟的癖好
玳瑚師父從來都沒見過我弟弟。玳瑚師父只是問我他的生日。其實我也不確定他生日的日子,但師父就能知道弟弟愛紋身!玳瑚師父真是料事如神!
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師父預言(六):小心會滑倒!
玳瑚師父也有提醒我要小心我會滑倒,玳瑚師父真的很關心我們。玳瑚師父說我會因為鞋底下的紋路已沒有了,一不小心就會滑倒。這你們真的要鼓掌了! 就在師父這番話的一星期前,我真的在艾伯特市集(Albert market) 差點滑倒!我看了看我的鞋底下的紋路已沒有了,我還覺得沒事遲些才換。🙊 可當師父講了後,我立即去換了,因為我相信玳瑚師父的話。不聽玳瑚師父言,吃虧在眼前!
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師父預言(七):讓女兒去沖涼的秘密武器
跟玳瑚師父提到,我女兒不喜歡去沖涼。玳瑚師父說:「去買rubber ducky,她必定乖乖跟你去沖涼。”」隔天,我就去買。果然!不費吹灰之力,女兒就跟我去沖涼。太神奇了!
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師父預言(八):解決月事外漏的方法
從小到大,媽媽只介紹Laurier這牌子的衛生棉。我從沒換過,就一直用到現在。就在今年三月時,玳瑚師父在電話中,提到我不適合用Laurier,而是適合Sofy。我立即就換了。這個月月事來時,奇蹟般的事發生了!我從小到大,前三天量都很多,多到會外漏出來。但用了這牌子後,量沒像之前那麼多,也沒外漏!而且平時,只要我一吃或喝涼的食物,就必定流量很多。那天,我不小心喝到西瓜汁,但竟然沒事!所以說每個東西都有它的五行,用對了就對你好。用錯了就對不起了。
我真的很感激玳湖師父一直以來的提點、關心和細心的教導。
謝謝玳瑚師父! 🙏
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Amitabha, everyone!
Let me briefly introduce myself.
I am Yong Ting. I had written two testimonials for Master Dai Hu a few years ago.
The Chinese names of my daughter and I were carefully selected of by Master Dai Hu.
I had also sought Master Dai Hu help to audit my office cubicle Feng Shui, home Feng Shui, and analyse my Bazi, and so on.
Master Dai Hu will always bring me " many surprises". 😲 I have to give him 11 million Likes. 👍 Master Dai Hu "kung fu" is getting more and more powerful!
Let me share with you one by one. Don't get me wrong. These are all real-life stories!
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #1: My Difficult Labor
Four years ago, Master Dai Hu helped me choose a good day for my giving birth. Master said that although he has chosen a day, that was still not the best day because the birth period was restricted, and while the time and date were not bad, they were not most ideal.
Master also highlighted to me that I would have difficulty in giving birth. He taught me to recite The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra a thousand times, to fulfil a wish. Master also taught me to recite the long mantra of my Root Guru, Living Buddha Lian-Sheng: Om Ah Hom. Guru Bei. Ah He Sa Sa Maha. Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom.
Since the day I knew this, I started to recite The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra. I completed the 1000 recitations before my labour day. I made a wish and dedicated all the merits to the safety of my daughter and I.
Before entering the operating room, I also visualised my Root Guru and recited His long mantra repeatedly. That calmed me down, and made me feel less nervous and worried. When the doctor did a caesarean section, he found that the child was still too high. He hurriedly called me to push my child out, just like how I would push my stools out. But because I was under anesthesia, I had no sensation to be able to push my child out. I could only rely on the anaesthetist and midwife to help me push my stomach area to get the child out. Fortunately, I had listened to Master, and recited The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra 1000 times, or I would not be able to give birth smoothly.
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #2: The Reunion With My Brother Who Left Home
It should be around four or five years ago, that my younger brother left home after doing something wrong. My mother had always been worried about her son's safety. When Master knew that my mother was worried, he was very compassionate and helped my mother to do a divination.
Master said, "Don't worry about your son, you will meet him at Singapore True Buddha Shi Cheng Temple." My mother had been looking forward to it. When my daughter turned full month, I took her and my mother to Singapore True Buddha Shi Cheng Association. What Master had predicted really came true! My brother sent me a text, saying that he was nearby. He asked if my mother had forgiven him, and if he could see us? We really reunited in tears with my brother, whom we had not seen for a few years, right outside the gate of Singapore True Buddha Shi Cheng Temple!
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #3: Granny is going to be in trouble!
Just three years ago, Master Dai Hu helped me read my Bazi. Master said, “If anything happen to your grandmother, you must help her to accumulate blessings, and merits. It will bound to come in useful.”
At that moment, Master kept reminding me on that. I felt that it was impossible, as my grandma was so healthy. However, I still gingers took note of what Master had said and recorded it down in my book.
Sure enough, about two years ago, my grandmother had cataracts in her eyes. She was unable to see clearly, and could not go to the market on her own to buy food. She was even afraid of falls during shower.
Every day, she lived with fear. Her emotions became very unstable. She said that she was unable to sleep at night and had strange dreams. My uncle took her to see the psychologist, who diagnosed that she was suffering from depression, but clinic visits over a period of time did not help her. Everyone was worried.
At this time, I recalled what Master Dai Hu had said a year ago. I immediately went to Singapore True Buddha Shi Cheng Temple to register all the activities that to gain merits. I did everything possible for my grandmother, such as making offering to my Root Guru, Grandmaster Lu, donation of coffins, registration for pujas, prayers for blessings, and so on. My visits to Singapore True Buddha Shi Cheng Temple were so frequent, that even the Dharma sisters there could recognise me.
The previous predictions of Master had all came true, so I dared not disbelieve this time. Soon afterwards, my grandmother's depression improved! This was something that even the doctor could not explain! Now I still continue to sign up for meritorious actives for my grandmother. My grandmother also believed that they were useful! I am truly thankful for the advice given by Master Dai Hu.
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #4: My Daughter’s Skin Allergy
I haven't called Master Dai Hu for three years. I didn’t give any money to Master either. However, three years later, Master still asked about my family with much care, during my phone conversation with him. When he heard about the wound inflammation on my daughter’s feet, Master Dai Hu told me not to let her eat eggs, peanuts and biscuits.
Not only that, Master also asked me not to give my daughter milk because it would cause her skin problems, that she did not like to drink milk either, and I could feed her eggs because she would like them, and eggs bring her luck. After listening, I kept applauding for Master. 👏
I did not know her skin problem was due to the milk that I gave her. But as long as I added cocoa, she would be willing to drink! And she really likes to eat eggs! As long as she has eggs, she can eat them with her rice.
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #5: My Brother’s Penchant
Master Dai Hu had never seen my younger brother before. When Master asked me for my brother's birth date (I'm not quite sure about his birth day), he could tell that my brother loves having tattoos! Master’s ability to foretell is really divine!
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #6: Be Careful of Slips!
Master Dai Hu also reminded me to be careful of slipping, Master really cares about us. He said that I would slip because the soles of my shoes would wear off. This time round, you guys really have to applaud! Just a week ago before Master’s words, I almost slipped at Albert Market! I checked my soles and saw that the lines were gone. I still felt it was alright. 🙊 But as soon as Master told me, I immediately changed my shoes, because I believe in Master’s accuracy. Those who do not listen to Master’s words will bound to suffer soon.
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #7: The Secret Weapon for My Daughter’s Shower
I told Master Dai Hu that my daughter did not like to shower. Master said, "Go and buy a rubber ducky. She will then obey your words to shower.” The next day I went out and bought it. Sure enough, it took me nary any effort to get my girl to go shower. How amazing!
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Master Dai Hu’s Prediction #8: The Solution To Period Leaks
Since young, my mother only introduced to me the Laurier's brand of sanitary napkins. I have been using it until now. Just in March this year, I was advised by Master that Laurier wasn’t a suitable brand for me, and I was better suited for Sofy. I immediately changed to Sofy.
When my menstruation came this month, I discovered that something miraculous happened! Ever since puberty, usually the flow would be quite heavy in the first three days, causing leakage sometimes. However, after using this brand, the flow wasn't as much as before, and there was no leakage!
Usually, if I eat or drink “cooling” food, my period flow will definitely increased. That day, I accidentally drank watermelon juice, yet it was all right! I did not have a heavier flow! Every thing has its unique five elements When used right, it will benefit you. But if used wrongly, then I'm sorry.
I am really grateful to Master Dai Hu’s constant recommendations, care, meticulous attention and teaching.
Thank you, Master Dai Hu! 🙏