I have taken CupCake to the doctor's offices several times this week.
It turns out that I am slightly over-reacting.
In the first instance, Cupcake was very stuffed up and couldn't breathe. So we rushed to the doctor's, thinking she had a terrible flu. Turns out she had milk up her nose.
In the second incident, Cupcake coughed up red 'blood'. I freaked! How did she get TB? We sped to the surgery, only to be told that she had been sucking on her red terry towelling suit, and was spitting out the remnants...
Luckily the doctor bulk-bills.
I'm starting to think that I have developed Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS). This is a condition whereby illnesses or symptoms are exaggerated or invented by the primary caregiver.
Regardless, the poor mite does suffer from reflux. A friend has implied that this is not the case at all, and that the evil eye (malocchio) has been placed upon the child. He suggests that I obtain advice from a specialist in removing curses immediately. But where do I find such a person?
According to http://my-bellavita.com/2010/07/24/calabrian-traditions-malocchio/
'All babies need extra protection, according to the Calabrese, because they are the most vulnerable of all.'
They also say that:
'You cannot truly prevent malocchio. It is all around us. Therefore, it is truly best to take precautions early:
1. Hang a bunch of skinny dried hot red pepper over your stove. They look like red horns and keep your kitchen safe.
2. Take a container of salt and sprinkle it everywhere. This is a
must, from the corners of your new home so evil does not come in, to the
trunk of your new car so blessings will always be with you.
3. And for added measure, just to make sure that the malocchio
doesn’t find you in your dreams……….there’s the malocchio cloth, a giant
piece of red material which should be placed between the floor and you,
essentially between your mattress and boxspring, so that you will sleep
soundly and safely.'
Perhaps we need a holiday to Calabria.
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