Catz, mine pukes in Bumbo so not sure if getting the Bumbo will help reduce merlion-puke. Cos most bbs seat in Bumbo when head strong (and spine not necessarily strong), so in Tena's case, tends to "slouch" and the diaper waistband "cut" into her tummy. Got it more for novelty, fun sake lah... and to get her used to upright position.
Jab, fever, solids- Tena went for her 4.5mth jab this morning, came home and 37.4 deg already, so just gave her med and pasted the kodomo fever pack. Now dozing, will continue to monitor.
PD said her 6.3kg wt (alot lower than I expected, n I forgot her ht, oops) is MEDIUM size, nothing to worry about... but looking at the chart, it's just slightly below the middle blue line lah. He suggested solids NOW at 4.5mth to "maintain" weightgain- esp since Tena already on TFM (he said solids after 6mths guideline is more for TBM bbs). Start on white rice cereal cos more digestible, wait til 6mth for brown rice cereal (cos less digestible... however, I hear from MANY people that once bb taste white rice, won't be receptive to brown).
My gf's premmie/small-built TBM Keira was advised by
her PD to start solids at ~4mth though, for weightgain. The poor darling LOST weight recently- inner ear infection and throat infection made her refuse to feed. Gf only realised when she brought the bb in for poor feeding, and mentioned the bb rubbed ears a few times a day, but no odour, no discharge. In 1st place, TBM (direct latch) already reduce rate of ear infection, plus she feeds Keira at inclined angle. So alarming!
Tears n fears- My mum complained to me that Tena "not drinking well" becos of my schedule feeding (instead of as and when demand feeding at whatever quantities
), and says Tena is using milk bottle as pacifier (sigh, trade one headache for a different headache). Tena didn't cry when PD handled her, but wailed with LOTS of tears when the needle went in. My mum quickly comforted her and it's quite funny- Tena LAUGHED
while huge tears flowed down her still-flooded eyes. Oh and this morning while in lift down, Tena was
staring interestedly at a stranger ahmah and then SUDDENLY burst into tears. The ahmah didn't even try to engage Tena in 1st place what.
I was in the Engineering Planning dept in SIA lah. Daniel Stephens is now doing PhD at Surrey. 
