cocomama > where did you learn the 1st aid? I am I saw keen (for the longest time ever) and only saw from TMC parentcraft, but not sure if it's good.
Mindy > sorry to hear what happened to Isaiah.... if this happened to Bryan, I would have stirred up a storm with my mum, bro... cos having sharp pieces of bones in their food is definitely not acceptable. Other than what other mummies have suggested of you preparing your own meals, etc., how about letting Isaiah try taking soft steam rice with soup and the ingredients in the soup (provided your mum's place cook soup everyday)? At least I personally felt in such way, there should be no such bones pieces in the meal. On getting a maid, I know there are quite a few mummies here, like Afann, who have left their LOs with maids alone at home since they return to work after ML and they are coping well. However, this is a luck thing and you might want to try it out. It may not be as bad as you think. Going to IFC might be another solution, but Isaiah might not be used to it. Sharing my experience on IFC, Bryan and my colleague's daughter get very sticky to us whenever they return home every evening and every weekend. We deduced that this is due to the lack of personal attention they have at IFC, so you have to be prepared if IFC is one of your solutions.
lamb > I believe in being natural when it comes to our LO's physical development, so I don't care if Bryan is still not being able to walk. He is cruising fine and can only stand hands-free for no more than 5 seconds, but to me, it's good enough for now. I am also not an advocate of walker cos I find that a walker defies the logic of walking, i.e walking while sitting down. We don't sit and walk at the same time, right? Other than that, walker is a dangerous item in my personal opinion. I have seen how fast babies cruise from one end of the house to another with a walker. Can you imagine if they accidentally bang onto a table and something from the table fell and hit them, or we are carrying something hot and they are so fast that they bang into us before we can stop them? I might be very imaginative, but I have to pre-empt what might happen for the use of each item in the house.
Horsey > you manage to get fresh apricots for Lucien? I have been hunting for it cos I have run out of ideas on what fruits to give Bryan cos other than those highly allergenic ones and super sweet ones, I think I have let him try anything else possible.
