(2006/07) JULY 2006 MTB

yenny
have you tried saline drops for the nose? And elevating his cot on the head end? When D was a couple weeks old and had a stuffy nose, he could sleep in his swing (angle and curvature similar to car seat) but not when laying flat.
 


Zoe
Yeap, gave him nose drops already but no use. As for elevating his head, I let him sleep on a pillow at nite. But whenever i check on him, his head is already off the pillow cos he likes to roll ard when sleeping. In the end i gave up.
 
hi mummies,

what should i apply if bb got a cut or should i just leave it? i only can find aloe vera gel in my hse. my irritating SIL accidentally scratched my ger's thigh with either her long fingernails or one of d "ling ling long long" she wore on her wrist..so angry. worst thing is not sure if she really dunno or just act blur, no apologies! i was too shocked to react n wat am i supposed to say if she no reaction right? "hey do u know u cut my bb's thigh!" or wat?

d cut is quite deep n there's even a bit of blood stain on my ger's clothes..."heartpain"
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OC,
you got anticeptic at home ? Apply it asap as u don't know whether your SIL nail or her jewelleries might be dirty. Even our BB already finish their Injection but still have to be careful.
Remember, my boy got a cut at the side of his head then bleeding. The doc say as long blood stop bleeding quickly apply anticeptic to clean the wound.
 
yenny,
i have d EYS Pak Poh powder also, in fact i was goin to try giving my ger that if pi pa gao doesnt work. hope bb Xav will recover after taking it.

besides nasal drops, was telling PM on msn dat i bot a vapour rub for bb from guardian pharmacy. i dun dare to apply d adult vicks on my ger yet, but i put some vicks in d air purifier near d bb cot so there's vicks smell in d air...watever dat helps to help my bb breathe better n sleep better.

in fact d doc told me d key to recover is not medication but rest n sleep well, so i did watever i could to let my ger sleep well by making her more comfortable first.
 
OC, the other time but boy got a cut, i wash the wound wif water.. put boiled water on a cotton pad n clean it. for vicks, can rub on bb's chest, its written on the instruction. My mum ever use the normal vicks for adult on bb, it helps.. but i dun dare to use it again after i found the one meant for bb. I remember reading somewhere that dun use vicks for adults on bb too.
 
peach,

my mum's maid's bday also coming up, i only giving her ang pow n bday cake to celebrate her bday since she has done so much for me n Cait.

wah.. yest when i was at glene, i saw this 5months old bb (i had to ask the mummy hehe) he's super huge (oh well to me la cus he's bigger than caitz) THe nurse at the clinic actually thought my bb is 4 months old. haiz... See how small my caitz is....
 
zoe,
thanks! i went to check d nappy rash cream label, it actually says it's good for minor burns n wounds as well! have just applied on my ger, then i saw a small bottle of dettol in my bathroom but decided against it cos think it's gonna sting!
 
misaryeo
yes i've just washed her wound with water..thanks
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yes in fact d instruction on it tells u it's dangerous to apply ointment containing menthol directly to d nostrils of infants, so just rub on d upper chest n throat will do
 
Hey mummies,

How do you all cope with your bbs? I leave bb cait to watch her tv show while i go wash dishes but as long as she cannot see me, she will cry for me. SHe must see me either sitting behind her or somewhere near her then she will be okay. DO you have this problem or its just me?
 
ylc
same here. u know wat my hubby call my son? -whiny mommy's boy. he will cry if he can't see me and will whine for me to carry if he sees me. very sticky. i think they call this seperation anxiety.
 
ylc, my bb is like that too. i'll just talked to him while i'm at the kitchen. it does help to soothe him abit. tell him that mummy is here, need to wash the dishes or watever, will be back wif him soon...
 
My boy is now very super glue to my HB. I think might be because he sees my HB more than me. Yesterday night, my HB came home late and boy simply don't want to sleep. He close his eyes then open again , flip here and there . And worst he cry until his daddy back...
My Mummy say my HB spoil him already.
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ylc, charlene is oso the same... i believe at 1 stage they'll be v. attached to us... so what i do is i let her sit in walker... keep asking her to chase after me... then she'll laugh n chase n chase...
 
Leaving BB on His Own
With D it took some time to train him. Have to be able to put up with the loud whining and crying and after some time, he learnt to be more independent. Keep extending the period of time he's left alone for. I used to go to him when he cried for me but not pick him up then walk away again when he stopped crying.
Now, as long as he has a toy with him (which he hasn't dropped) he's ok for some time. I can't let him see me when I walk past him though. If he sees me, he will complain and want to be picked up. But if I don't oblige and disappear from his view, he will stop complaining and pick up another toy to play. It helps when he has plenty of toys to choose from.

Dylan fell off the bed face-front today. All I did was take 2 steps (literally) to close the window. He cried only for a short while so I think he's ok. Shorter than at the recent gathering. But he's got a big scratch on his arm and another on his leg from the sharp wooden edge of the bed. I think he only bumped his chin and not his nose. Fortunately.
 
MTDT
RE Gymboree, I dropped by today (I walk past it very often cos I shop at the NTUC below) and asked about our Wed class..... Discovered they placed us in the wrong age-group class. Level 1. I told them your bb even older than Dylan, so they changed our class to the correct one. Level 2 (6-10mth). Can you please do me a favour and print the voucher for me? I don't have a printer. Thanks.
http://www.gymboreeclasses.com/b2c/customer/previewClass.jsp?action=PRVW
 
Hong,
Now Caitlyn is covered under my company's accident & hospitalisation insurance, no sure if I should get addition cover.. Will be getting her an IL insurance policy soon though..

Zoe,
Poor Dylan!! Our babies all falling off the bed... My lesson learnt: REALLY CANNOT LEAVE BABIES ON BEDS EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE NOW..

Actually from the gathering I think your adorable boy is very independent.. He was just sitting there quietly and smiling all the time.

ylc, yenny, misaryeo, eeyore,
My Cait is also super sticky! I put her in her rocking chair facing me when I wash up and cook her cereal. She can tahan for a while so long as she has got a toy (like Dylan). After a while she will start to fret and I gotta sing or talk to her. Then when her patience runs out, she will scream.. Sigh..

She hates her pram. Somemore I spent $500 on a Combi one.. Wapiang.. I guess it's also partly my fault cos I dun like to lug the pram around (cannot negotiate Singapore's many steps and escalator leh) so I didn't really train her to be in it. Sometimes she's quite happy in her infant high chair though.. This girl confuses me..


Not working tomorrow... Yipppeeeeee....
 
hi,mummies

leaving BB alone or with other person is no problem,my son easy to make with other as long he see the person often (daddy,FIL,SIL)

since he 3 weeks old my FIL used to bring him to buy breakfast,every morning

I did leave him with my hb for 3 days(went overseas)he did not make a fuss
 
Hi mums, after a long battle with Emerson, he's finally asleep (at this hr!) thanks all for the encouragement. =) I feel so much better now.

Pram - Same here, Emerson hates the pram no matter how many and what toys I put there. The toys might get his attention for a while, but never the whole shopping trip or even thru out my meals, end up I always got to let him sit on my lap. Nite_gal, same here, my pram also combi, but $300+.

Emerson is sticking to me more than Hubby, only toys that can be "eaten" can entertain him for awhile, other than that he dumps everything on the floor. and when he sees me he will cry for me, cant help but to pick him up. Strangely, he will smile brightly when he sees my hubby. When he sees my MIL, he will kick with excitement. Different strategy to ask ppl to pick him up.

OC - Why yr SIL lik that? Complain to yr hubby?? Haha. E also got a cut from someone's ring when he's first mth shower. I cried abit but hb says im overeacting.
 
Eeyore,
I got the hairband in yellow colour too. Last time when I buy, still have other colours left i.e. purple, orange, blue etc. Ya lor, much cheaper than Kiddy Palace's. Think at that price we can buy at least 8 hairbands in Chamellon...haa..haa...
 
zoe n nigtgal...sayang sayang , so heartpain to heard our babies in pain : (

Pm...paiseh, but i muz say yr nick really suit u ,hahahaha

Hong , u sent me email? i never receive leh..will try to load the pix over the weekend : )

sticking..venice quite a independence gal, can watch vcd alone for 1hr..or play alone with her toy mat...nowadays when she wake up, will quietly crawl out her room to find us...so cute : )

n last week end she was naughty my mum scolded her beat u (in Chinese) ..n she can repeat so clearly...aiyo they development after 6mth super fast...over the week she start to choose who to carry by turning her body n show hand sign of bye bye...! after gathering she start to sit...i was overwhelm...
 
PM,
complain no use lah, my hb will probably say i over-react too n dat my SIL didnt scratch my ger on purpoose wat. but imagine how painful it will be for them cos if i have such a nasty cut i would scringe too!! i might even feel better if she at least realised wat she had done n said sorry n sayang my ger a bit..but NO! she just continued to watch her tv n i was there staring at d cut on my ger's thigh dumb-founded!

sorry just needed to vent my anger...
 
PM,
bb E will kick with excitement when he sees your MIL ah? my ger cries when she sees my mum n MIL leh, even though she see them every week. it's very distinctive, she will stare at them suspiciously then face slowly change, next thing is cry until damn cham like dat, dunno why leh...we were guessing is it bcos she dun like old people's faces but she is ok with some others leh...anybody knows why?
 
nitegal
Yes.... CNY coming some more. Everyone's going to ask about his scratches.

zita
You are very lucky Venice is so bright and independent. You're going to have to watch what you say in front of her now. ;-p
 
sandy,
my ger let out a scream but i didnt discover d cut immediately until awhile later. how to tell her off? it's like MIL, very difficult cos still must give face
 
Zita, Venice's so clever! Can speak liao. =P I be very happy if E could say some words to me instead of screaming and screaming.

OC-Poor BB Gillian, Auntie sayang u ok...
Emerson used to do that too, but he's much better now. He use to be very wary and scare of strangers, MILs, My mum.. whoeever exp me, but now he's ok. But he still belongs to those "can play but cannot carry" kind, once u wanna to carry him his old pattern will come again.
 
Zita,

i'm amazed by Venice development! She is super smart n very independent! I cant even leave my Caitz in her walker while I do the laundry/dishes. Even i face her and talk to her while doing so, she will cry until very cham even though got toys with her. Aiyo, can hardly do anything.

OC,
Feel so pain for ur bb. Wah if someone scratches my bb, I would have screamed at him/her!!! Now already don't let anyone kiss my bb face cus at one pt she had this very bad rashes on her face. After i stopped letting anyone kiss her on her cheeks, the rash is gone already. Sometimes my ILs n SIL will forget and kiss her on her cheeks n i would stare at my hb to say something. Usually my stares works haha
 
helo mummies. no la.. the medicine case was for my elder gal, not Germayn. actually, my mil is still very nice. just that i think she's been very tired lately. cos my hb's grandma's not well, and very very weak, so she shifted in two days ago. so now my mil gotta take care of 3 kids and granny, and gotta clean the house for CNY. so i think she's super tired. and it's sad that i can't help out. just got home from work half an hour ago. so pathetic. and can't take leave cos my team mate's granny passed away (sigh) so he's on compassionate leave.

Re: Leaving baby alone
Germayn now wants more attn. when she sees me / my MIL, she'll be very excited, and when both of us leave her sight, she'll cry (without tears). haha. like baby E, she'll only keep quiet without us if there is a toy that she can munch on. and she esp likes mobile phones. haha. esp my pink V3.

Zita, so nice.. Venice is so cute!!!
 
Z-lia,
ur kids are so cute..

Nite_gal,
I can tell u seriously i dun read my insurance policy. I only know the broad area wat they cover. Althot both of kids are cover under the hospitalisation etc etc insurance but DBS one covers more cos i can claim if i bring my get to see chinese sinseh etc. Slightly more than those normal one - which i think.

but she told me only for kid that reach 1 yr old. I was outside so i didnt bother to ask why. So i can only buy for Ju when he turns one. She told me only selected customer. I wonder is that real. hahah..

PRAM - my boy dun like the pram so my ger took over. So no wastage for the time being. We just afraid the pram will give way cos Janelle is too heavy. She is 17kg now.

Yenny,
I use adult vick for Julian. I rub his chest and back for him. I find kid vick got no smell at all. I find tea tree smell help to relief block nose. I use to add into my humifier if i sleep in aircon room.
 
Hong - Apologies..did not know that you are also the moderator of our yahoo group!

Babies - I guess our babies are now super active...that's why cannot turn away from them even for a sec. My boy today knocked his head coz he has no brakes....crawling too fast! He cried so loud and I was in tears...heart pain!!! Thank goodness he is OK.

Pram - No boy also doesn't like his pram. He will sit on it only for a few minutes and start struggling. If you don't carry him up, he will cry loud loud. That is the same when I put him into his baby car seat...haiz!
 
Pram - Caitz does not like her pram at all... i see the pram left in the car like collecting dust. SHe must sit in her bb car seat on top of the pram then can sit there for few mins then want pple to carry her. I guess the pram is left wasted. When I go out with her alone, i usually use the carrier as its more convenient for me. My sling also hardly touch... such a waste. Sigh...
 
OC,
can understand your situation. Living with parent/ILs you have no control over many things.

Mummies,
do u all stay overnight at your IL house on New Year Eve ?? My Bloody ILS ask us to sleep at their house which i total don't WANT... I hate the room and the people in the house.. If people use the word "Christain must be forgiving , almost one year already." Then i answer will be i am nt a SAINT, i am already very forgiving, it themself who push me to the limit...
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Sandy,
ehh.. I don't want to. I plan not to. I don't intend to inform them. Will just go to my mum's place after having reunion dinner already at my hubby's grandparent's place. If they do ask, then I will say, it's too troublesome FOR BABY, everything at my mum's place already. new clothes is all there. (which is true, I'm bringing over tonight. ha.. ) Anyway our houses is only 5 minutes drive away, so they shouldn't be fussy la.

anyway, stay overnight for what? sleep only what.. zZz. if you really dunwan, say ur bb needs proper rest for CNY. so better not take the risk of sleeping in a different environment especially the day before a BIG day ahead. so much trouble also, have to bring so many things like camping like that to a different place.


ylc,
My sling which was a gift I only touch to practice to try to put it on. Ha. FAIL. I really dun get the concept even tho I replay the demo 10 times over. Now... hopefully I know how to put on the ergo....


my girl has phlegm n cough! =( Think she caught it from me. Grr. When my hubby was sick I took Kristen to my mum's n took care of her. Then when I sick, he didn't offer to let me go back n rest, instead I still have to take care of her n now she's got the flu too. Fed her medicine last nite n i think she hatessss me.. cried alot when hubby n i carried her but she managed to calm down with the maid... arrghh. we really feel like useless parents... ~~


Z-lia. wah.. brother n sister very sayang .. so cute =)


zita.. omg..ur girl is very developed hor! so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee... can repeat word n wave byebye?? my girl can only slap her thigh n kick excitedly when see pple she recognize.. and the only things coming out from her mouth are screams and some "ah ah ah" when talking to her toys.
 
JP,
haha.. it is ok.
Aiyo sayang ur boy. U going back tonite or tmr nite?

Sandy,
CNY coming leh. Must be happy mah. If u doesnt like why dun just tell them. There are so many reasons right. Ur bb not use to other pple hse must return home then can help etc etc.
 
Z-lia,
Wah, ur MIL must b super tired. Cos these few days I can only spring clean the hse after Kaylyn sleeps at night. And usually do until 2am then sleep. Has been progressively cleaning the hse for 3wks liao...Also feeling like zombie...Can't imagine ur MIL has to take care of 3 kids + 1 old folk + clean hse. Ur MIL really super woman manz...
 
peachsorbet,

u v. clever leh, move bb things to ur mum's place first then leave them w no choice... luckily my mil never ask us to stay, even if she ask, i oso definite no no... oso what's the pt of js staying for a slp... we have our own comfortable bed...

ylc,
such a waste that u don't touch the sling... i love to use sling... cos my 2 hands will be free... 10 times of watching oso no used that means their concept oso ma cham only..

pram:- luckily charlene is okie with it, i bought it for $85 only, from lucky bb... so while I'm shopping for my things, she'll sit in there, either admire the scenery or trying to get hold of the things that goes near her...

zita... ur gal is so fast... my sil keep asking her to call her gu gu, i was thinking if wanna call oso mummy or daddy first mah, where got u first...
 
Hi mummies,

Looks like our bbs dun really like to be on pram..mine is a combi which has also bec a white elephant. My ger can only be in it for less than 10 mins! And not forgeting I still have a Quinny Zapp which I've not opened it from the box yet! Faint...

Btw..any mummies plan to send their bbs to kindermusik? I think they have trial classes too. My ger loves music which always calms her down.
 
Morning mummies!

Pram - my boy also ok with pram. we only bought a $49 lucky baby pram. he can sit in there for whole afternoon. :p

zoe - wow! thanks for confirming the class.
i will print the thingy for u.
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May, i will try kindermusik but after cny.

Pram - dun be disappointed. U will surprise that it will be in gd use when the kids are older. My ger hate pram, so i always sling her. However when she grows older and heavy i cant take her weight. So we put her in the pram and she happily stay in it. Now, she can walk and run but she still can tell us she is tired, she wanted to sit in the pram. kekeke.. SO i told hubby our pram is still in gd use.
 
Dylan is perfectly happy in his pram and stroller. I never used to carry him when we went out. Left him in the pram the entire time. It's only recently that I've begun carrying him for a break from his stroller cos we go out for long periods now he's older. He has always loved his walks and I brought him since he was a few days old so he used to look forward to being in his pram in anticipation of a walk.

MTDT
Thanks!
 



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