This morning I took Fighter to the hospital for his eye checkup. As a preemie he’s susceptible to eye problems present and future (especially retinopathy of prematurity) so he needs to go for regular checks to monitor his eye development.
(He’d already done one test in the NICU and this was a follow up.)
The nurse told me they had to dilate his eyes first. I had my eyes dilated before for LASIK and although it wasn’t painful it was a bit uncomfortable and I was worried how Fighter would take it.
Since he was a baby and was sleeping, the nurse dripped the eye drops onto his closed eyes. According to her, babies would open their eyes eventually and the drops would seep in.
Not this baby.
Not only did he screw his eyes shut, he also pressed his mouth closed tight in case we decided to pop anything else into his mouth.
Hahahahahaha I bet they never encountered such a stubborn baby before. T_____T
In the end we had to gently pry his eyelids open so the drops could go in. >_>
(the purple spot on his forehead is dirt on the inside of my camera >_>)
When his eyes were dilated enough, he was ushered in to the doctor who was wearing some sort of contraption on his head for him to study Fighter’s retinas.
The doctor used a metal piece to clamp Fighter’s eyes open while he peered into them with a penlight.
Fighter bawled and bawled. The worst part of it was I could see him trying to avoid the light shining into his eyes but he couldn’t even blink. And then the doctor had to do it all over again for the other eye.
When it was over, Fighter curled up and promptly fell asleep.
I was still bawling.
P/S: His eyes are all right! One good thing out of the entire ordeal hehe.
Comments (22)
Haha…..so cute, the way he tightens his mouth! I think it’s a reflex just like when we apply mascara we tend to open our mouth too! Poor….poor….baby bawling takes up all his energy that’s why he falls asleep immediately!
First of all, I wanna say sorry. When I saw this picture on your instagram, I ter-laughed. Hahaaa, Fighter so cute wei, so smart!!. Fighter with fighting spirit eh, not only know to close eyes, but also the mouth. Not a chance given to the nurse to drop anything else. Smart boy!!
Hahahaha it’s ok I myself didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at that point haahhaha
It breaks my heart to know little fighter have to go through all these, especially the part when the doctor clamp his eyes open n the penlight. i would bawl too if i were u. *hugz* . At least the result came out great. keep fighting!
aawww.. fighter.. hehehe..
Damn cute!!! hahahahha. i felt pity for fighter but at the same time i cant stand but burst out edi.
Are you guys choosing not to share his real name publicly?
Haha poor fighter. Feel so kesian for this necessary discomfort to him, poor baby, yet his reaction is too adorable. :)nBtw aud, where did u get those cool heels you wore with the racer cut cream cropped top and high waisted jeggings in burgundy?
From Jeffrey Campbell 🙂
We’ve actually said his name before but yea I prefer not to keep using it for some semblance of privacy.
hi audree, i’ve encounterd every stage u been thru.. just that my bp shoot up toohigh and i feat (like sroke) and doc hav an emergency c-sec my baby out.. my boy been thru this eye test and i was crying 10x bitterly than him.. hehe..
fighter is so adorable! hahaha ohmyyyy <3
baby fighter looks like mommy!nso adorable ! n
Haiyo so sick of this question which I’ve answered repeatedly. Nothing happened. Just because we haven’t posted photos together recently doesn’t mean we’re not friends.
Awww glad your baby is ok now!
hi audrey…. can i know the model n brand of breast pump you are using…? is it good…?nthanks…
It’s medela freestyle! The one most people use I think. Yea it’s good it works well for me
It’s good Fighter’s eyes are oknLOL at him squeezing his eyes and mouth shut hahahahahaha – so stubborn hahahahahnFighter – 1, Nurse – 0 wtf hahahaha
Dear AudreynYou’re doing really well as a mum, keep up the good work. It is tough with all babies and especially a preemie but you and Tim just keep on doing what you are doing as it is working! Look at his lovely double chin in the Instagram photo with the tissue paper hat! Take care. Wen
this made my day, sincerely happy that your lil boy is doing great^^
Just wanna tell you that is not dirt in your phone camera, that is defected pixels. You might wanna take it to apple store and claim a new one. 🙂 btw, fighter is so cute !!!!