Tracy,
Haha... I will have to screen his phone calls... maybe i will end up becoming a nasty MIL... keke
Did the slimming gel and oil work? I asked Dr Soong b4, but can only use it when I stop BFing.
Sysac, Cookie, Krissie
re: Chor bi
Sysac, did you post a pic of the Chor Bi here b4? I saw it at NTUC Tampines today. My mum says si sen in the chor bi is very "han2", super "liang2" already. Shouldn't give to BB under 1 year old... but Cephas has been taking it, so I guess it's ok right?
re: constipation in BF bbs
Mum went to get gripe water and the person at the chinese medical hall said gripe water helps digestion and if bb is on BM, not neccesary to give gripe water. She suggested that mummy is too "heaty" liao, and it passes down to bb via BM. So mummies should drink more "liang2 cha2".
re: insurance plan
I bought AIA Pink for Life plan for everyone in the family. Renewable yearly. But I have yet to, and dunno how to use it...cos didn't admit to hospital. Anyone knows if it's of any good. Or is there a better plan out there?
Durianlover,
Thanks! Btw, dun think I'll get the BM from you liao. Thanks for offering anyway. I'll try to latch Keenan on more and see BM will increase. I have a few packs of frozen BM from last month but Keenan doesn't like it. He prefers freshly expressed ones... I even try to mix chilled and frozen BM together, he still rejects it. He will drink and make noise, like complaining, at the same time, and end up not finishing the feed.
Cass,
Congrats!
so excited for you.
re: maid
Can check with the maid agency or British High Com to see if you can bring maid over to London. Coincidentally, I was discussing this with a fren who is planning to go Australia and she said should be ok. For eg, when a student goes to UK to study, her mum can actually goes with her but have to prove to the authorities tt they have sufficient funds to sustain her education, as well as both mum and daughter's daily expenses there. And SY is correct: the NHS system there is not as good as Singapore, even though it's free. I had my 1st son there and didn't really know what was happening. Just went thru' my whole pregnancy and birthing, even bringing up bb, in a blurr... until i had my 2nd boy in S'pore. My whole experience here is much more informative, got better support and much happier. Maybe also becos this time round, it's my 2nd prenancy...
SY, Cindy, Cookie,
Keenan also cry very little, but when he does cry, it's also very fierce. I think they start showing us their true colours liao...
May,
No la... I also learning new things everyday from you gals.
Jamie look so blissful in her walker. Where did you get it from? She can sit upright for long already?