(2006/04) April 2006 MTB


hi ET! I kw who u r hahah! the mama who baby cry so softly and attentive boy, so good. My boy not smart la, is demanding for his needs.

Mel, i fully understand how u feel. when Isaac was hosipitalize coz' of juandice, i cried like nobody biz my hb was so worried that i will have post natal blues. Now i see my baby laugh heartily to my maid instead to me.. my heart just crash into pcs.

that's why i couldnt step out of this country, i rather take leave and rot at home with my bb.

But will be planning a trip when he is about a year or so coz' less troublesome and can play more hahaha!
 
mom_yam,

I can understand how you feel. When my girl only smile to my hb and never smile at me, I was so sad. But dun worry they are still young to know who loves them more.

I'am also planning a trip with baby. Maybe a weekend cruise to relax a bit. Anyone knows whether I need to include bb pic in passport?
 
ginger, Jumbo has mentioned that you can rent it from this weblink www.babysneed.com.

There is a deposit to pay which I will refund minus rental fees upon safe return of the carrier.

Hope this will help you.
 
Hi Tracy! Ya i understand... *sob* guess u r right when they grow up they will kw that mamas are the best and we went thru so much for them hor. hee

oh.. never thot abt cruise har! maybe i should do that instead of taking planes haha!
that's the question i've been asking myself. I think need lei, coz' bbs are also citzen mai.
 
hey gals..
today i felt so touched. my MIL called and want me to go over quickly as L cried and refuse bottle. when i got there, he was quiet in my MIL's arm. As usual, MIL will update me on L's day event, so, i didnt carry him yet. I got so touched when he kept looking at me and his hands start waving and making Oooing sounds. He wants me to carry leh... he recognises me now... Hooray!!!
 
wow, this thread really does move very fast!!

<font color="ff6000">maraquan</font>
yah i bought 3 but sold off 1 cos dun need so many. it's $59.90 each but if you buy 3, it's $39.90 each. the fit is comfortable but sizing is a bit funny cos it's general size (ie. 32, 34, 36 etc) so no exact cup size. for me, it's great as a normal nursing bra but a little bit loose when i remove the straps to make it strapless.

<font color="ff6000">ET</font>
my girl won't take frozen EBM either!! i dunno what to do, i guess i have to throw away all the refrigerated ones after 1 wk. even though i don't give her EBM often (i usually just latch her on), this is going to be a problem if i have to go out and leave her with my mom or MIL. guess i just have to plan to pump a few days b4 any functions/event i have to attend.

<font color="ff6000">tiffany</font>
i really do think the bbs are starting to recognise us. hb and i just came back from a party 1 hr ago and i had left K with my mom since 7.30pm. this is only the 3rd time i've had to go out and leave her for a few hrs. last time she was fine, today my mom says the minute we left the house, she cried for 30 mins nonstop. my mom was very alarmed!!! she thought she had accidnetally hurt/scratched the bb or something! then after a while she realised that maybe the bb just missed us
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<font color="ff6000">tracy</font>
the Farlin ones i bought are lightly padded, i quite like the shape they give. i've seen padded ones at Mothers Work and Mothercare.
 
For those bb who reject frozen EBM, are you all on TBF? That's why a slight change of taste, bb cannot accept? Also, do you give baby water?
 
Tracy,

yes, bb pic is necessary in his/her own passport. My colleague brought her bb girl for those instant photoshoot at SIR when she go make her a passport
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mom_yam
I just got my phil maid on sat, communication also have prob. thot phil can speak better than indo! urs phil? how is her english?
 
twinkle-starry/koalarie - when you say pat your bbs to sleep, do you carry and pat or put on the mattress and pat. I tried the recommended method and put J on mattress and mat but we wont sleep leh.

mom_yam - we are in the same boat. hug hug.

tracy - BB need to get their own passport, not incl into parents anymore. you can go online to print out the form and mail in with photo and payment. You can also apply online if you submit digital photo. Then 2 wks later SIR will inform you to go pick up the passport. You can take the photo yourself at home. Just read the guidelines.

Frozen EBM
Tiffany - I am on TBF. I dun give J water. I think frozen EBM does smell different (not sure abt taste though) coz I think freezer itself already have some smell from the engine + other source of smell from food previously kept in there.

J also refuse frozen ones. He drink coz no choice but he will be very fussy and cry. THen I noticed that if I warm it up slightly more, then he will be more receptive.

When you mummies store EBM in freezer, are there any other source of food eg frozen meats? Mine has leh coz MIL only goes marketing once a week. So not sure if that will cause the EBM to smell different.
 
mel_lim,

i use 2 methods. if he is not fussy at all and we play on the bed, then i will just pat him on the bed to sleep. afraid if i change position he will be wide awake again. If he is on rocker or etc, then i will carry and pat then put in his cot. as long as he is not in his fussy mood, can fall asleep quite fast.

BB passport no longer incl in parent passport? but if we want is the choice still available?
 
twinkle-starry/koalarie - the method cant work on my boy lei... sob

Tiffany, mine phil cant really speak good english well but can listen pretty good and now she starts to pick up mandrian. but note, is true that some phil english is terrible coz' i've change 2 maids so far and one total cant make it coz' she dont even understand simple instruction.

I notice my maid have a cross-word book and she do it when she is free. (But not i give her one, dunno who gave it to her) maybe you can try giving yours one and try.

as for water, Yes!! must give bbs to drink reason being they will get use to it when they grow older. But just water - dont put honey or anything sweet in the water if not, they will only want sweet things.
 
Frozen EBM
Mel - my mum's place got another fridge just to put frozen EBM leh...so not becoz of the smell bah..it just dont taste nice for thaw milk

water
I dont give water but at my mum's place, she will force K to drive lor...and he split out 90%, only drink 10%. even I put in grid water oso he dont drink...

passport
ya...very easy..I apply online..after 3days..passport is ready for collection liao...I already brought my bb to msia for a day shopping and durian feast...hehehe
 
Tang Mee Yun, hmm.. my agency specialise in Phil but they do have Indo. Maybe you want to try? just check on pricing and procedure lor.. Her name is Nympah @ 96187581. just say is jasmine (pasir ris) recommend maybe she can give you better rate, I'm not sure. She was recommended to me by my part time maid who use to work for me.
 
ET, is no good to put Gripe water in plain water lei. It will be sweet sweet, next time he may not want to drink plain water. Mine also give 90% drink only 10%. but our logic is little is better than no bit.

we give him one hour once... just to cultivate him to drink water.
 
Mel,
i give my bb EBM, water and FM. maybe he can adapt to a variety, tats why he didnt reject frozen BM. Agree with Mom_Yam, must introduce water early, if not, they will not want water later.

Mom_Yam
When i give colic drop, i dun add into milk. i will use a syringe to feed and give water after tat. is this method ok?
 
Tiffany, is okay as long as not inside water and let the bb drink. coz' i read in the baby book that gripe water is very sweet. bbs loves sweet stuffs, once become habit they wont go for things that are tasteless.
 
mom_yam,now I dont add gripe water liao...coz he oso wont take it... so just give plain water using syringe.

btw, anyone experience hair drop huh...my hair drop a lot nowadays...cham..at the rate it goes will go bald very soon.
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ET! I AM!!!!!!!!!! my hb keep complaining.. say my hair is all over the place and bed. my poor maid have to sweep the floor every morn and when she comes back to my place.

But my sis says is normal..
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i dont kw.. but i'm very scare.
 
ET - Yes, my hair not dropping....it is falling! My confinement lady already warn me abt it. My maid sweep the floor also say "Mam, Jordan and you both going botak already"

What kind of fridge u have at yr mum's? Big or small? The normal type that you have at yr home?

twinkle-starry - not sure if still can have combined passport or not leh.

check out their website. http://app.ica.gov.sg/index.asp
 
momyam n Mel...yaya...it's really falling...cham leh...will fall till when huh...

fridge
it's a small one lah, 2 doors...given by Rich's cousin so just use lor. u can buy those cheapo brand...sometimes courts or best got promo...range around 200+ to 300
 
mom_yam,

thank you for informing me abt not adding gripe water into plain water..i've been doing so everytime :p no wonder Ryan likesto drink..haha

tiffany,

yar... i agree with u..think by now most of our bbb can recognise their mummy n daddy liaoz..
everytime i wan to go gai gai w/o Ryan, i'll lombang him @ my MIL's place..but he'll always cry n my MIL n her maid will try to pacify him..if really cannot then hb will call me to ask me to rush back..very jia liat lor..everywhere i go, Ryan goes too..

Mel,

my fridge only has chix patty for making burgers...wahaha..cos i dun cook since the little one is out liaoz..so think my freezer dun have much smell bah.. i used to feed Ryan with FM once a day n sometimes i give him ebm also..think he's not that smart to b able to differentiate the different kind of milk leh..
 
my hair is falling too!! i keep finding strands of it in the baby's cot! must have fallen in there when i lean over to put her in. it's especially bad now cos baby also loves to grab my hair when i carry her, so she's always yanking off a few strands!!
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miu66 - mine too.. that's why i always tie up my hair everytime i carry him.

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my sis says when bb is about 6 mths it will stop.. but she didnt tell me will grow back a not.. WAHHH!!! i have a weblink abt the hair falling issue, but have not read abt it. and the link is at home. tonight then i post out let u gals read lor.

Rach, coz' u r SAHM so Ryan will stick to you.. that happens to me before i start work. Now.. sob sob sob sob sob........... he longer does that alr. is good in a way, but sad in a way. Aiya, my frd say i too possessive liao.
 
Re:BB recognising mummy
Looks like i have over-reacted. i just felt so touched lor, coz L sleeps with my MIL from sun to thur nites. Also, spend the whole day with her while i go to work. Was actually worried tat he dont want mummy liao. I only have mon-thur evening to play with him. only sleeps with me on weekends.

Re: Hair
Hmmm..... keeping my fingers crossed. hope i dun have this prob. i actually took risk to perm and colour my hair last mth!

Babe,
I give bb water using cup and spoon. didnt steralise. I feel tat bb is already more than 3 mths, can relax abit liao... need not be so clean, if not, bb immunity wont be strong. Heard from frenz, some already stopped steralising bottles after 6mths.
 
rach - like that how to go HK w/o Ryan?

hunniepot - you MIA arr? is everything ok?

ET - the fridge have freezer or not.....now every wk my FIL hv to transfer the frozen EBM to my BIL's hse that has an empty freezer....so cant keep track of the balance. so tot of buying one to put at home.
 
mom_yam,

very cham one lor..cos cannot leave home w/o him leh..aiyoh..do grocery shopping also jia liat..have to bring him along..

tiffany,

u not over-reacting lar!! can understand how u feel..cos i have felt the same way too..when i went to pick up Ryan frm MIL's place, i can hear his cries @ the void deck but when i got to the house, he'll b fine when he sees me..then when i carry him, he'll keep making noise..my MIL says he's complaining to me..wahahah..he where got so smart..knows how to complain meh??
 
mel,

my mum n sis will come over to stay @ my place lor..cos scare if i put him @ my mum's place, he's able to recognise that it's not his home lor..lagi jia liat..

so my mum suggested that they come n stay @ my place at least he's in familiar surrounding lor.. bo bianz leh..i've been looking 4ward to this trip for very long liaoz lar..have not been able to travel since preggie..
 
Rach

Yaya... whenever i go over in-law's place, i didnt pick him up since he is quietly lying in his rocker. but he will Ooo Ooo Ooo and make noises too.. MIL also said he complaining to me wor. Just have to believe it, bbs are smart!
 
tiffany,

ask u huh..the rocker u use @ ur IL's place is the normal netted ones,right?? am thinking of gettin 1 n put @ my IL's place to try..then i can have more time for myself...keke..mean mummy here!! also the rocker can use till how old??
 
Rach,
Yup. I put the netted cheapo type at IL's place. L rely on it alot, cant sleep if not rocked in it. heard fm MIL can use till few mths, as long as he can fit. Just have to fasten the belt as they will flip anytime soon.

U can also invest in FP rocker, comes with stimulation toys, so tat he can self-entertain.

Ryan can sleep without rocking? he can sleep by himself in the cot? Lucas needs to be rocked leh.. everything he will sleep in the rocker, then i will trsf him back to his cot.
 
Re: BB recognising mummy
Wah, all your bb so intelligent! My Jayden don't have response when he sees me going out or coming home leh. He'll look at me then continues to suck his hand happily like nobody business. Haiz...
 
Anyone tried facing ur bbs in front of the mirror? Any response yet?

Lucas will always smile to himself when he sees his own reflection. very cute one!
 
Mel, yes got freezer lah...

Tiffany, I always do that and K will get very excited and will smile at himself. everytime I took pic of him I will show it to him too...and he will want to grap the camera from me...
 


mom_yam,
ok, will ask you if I still blur blur after reading her email
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tiffany,
Jayden always laughs aloud and talked to the reflection in the mirror. He also likes to talk and laugh to the babies in the posters. heehee...I havn't remove the bb posters in my bedroom yet so whenever I carry him to walk ard my bedroom, he will look at the posters and start taslking to them.
 

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