<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Angeline</font></font>, Nahh I missed her smell, wet kisses and tight hugs! Cannot use IP cam to express la.. but anyhow, I'VE SURVIVED the SA!! Heehee.. okok I made only about 2-3 calls home and 6-7 smses to my mum per day, not too bad yah?! Heh..
<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Phoebe</font></font>, no problem! I will check my bank later, thanks!!
<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Melissa</font></font>, ya I met a couple of doulas here in SG. I supposed there're pros and cons in giving birth at home or at the hospital. Having a doula means she manages your birth instead of your gynae I think.. I thought it'd be quite common in Aust for one to have doula even while delivering at a hospital.
A still sleeps late!! Like 11pm. But according to my mum, she slept at 10pm when I was in Thailand! So maybe it's us, the adults that need to change our sleeping hours heehee.. Cos if she knows we're still awake, she won't sleep and she naps twice during the day. Just like a friend of mine, her son sleeps with her at about 2-3am and wakes up at 10am cos that's the time she sleeps! So Hannah is doing the NORMAL hours now? How many in a stretch? A's maximum is from 10pm to 8am, so it's 10 hours. I do know of many same age babies who sleep 12-14 hours straight, so nice ya?
If I'm not wrong, the toys sold at The Better Toy Store are all safe for babies/kids. They've really nice stuffs!
<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Michelle</font></font>, you're so right.. I did enjoy the time with my hub, without A fussing around us! Initially it felt a bit weird without A's noises but as the trip goes, I was beginning to enjoy the peace! Especially when we went to the Spa together! Nice la..
Hey, so have you decided on the name?!
<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Ling</font></font>, how was Shanghai?! Was it cold??! Oooh just read your post to Buttons about Sophie suffered from Stomach Flu?! Poor thing.. must be the change of weather.. hope it didn't spoil much of your trip though..
<font color="0077aa"><font size="+1">Eling</font></font>, I think the same as Ling. Amabel is having too many and long naps in the day, that's why she's not sleeping more through the night. For my A, she may not sleep early (like 10-11pm) but at least she doesn't wake up till 8.30am.
I know how hyperactive Bel is, I've seen her in actions and I'm guessing that her daily DAY time activities are not enough to keep her entertained. Some of us here have actually discussed about disciplinary on our babies. I haven't really laid my hands on A but I will smack her if I know she's intentionally doing the wrong things. Maybe smacking won't help, how about isolating her? Like what Super Nanny does in her show, put the baby in a timed-out corner? Some of the mummies said it actually works for them. But of course if our babies do something wrong unintentionally then we shouldn't punish them, instead just explain (in actions or words) why she's doing something wrong. I find this kind of works on A only if I bring her away from other people, meaning I talk to her on a one-to-one basis. Can try?
Also, about the 7.30am feed, I know you're on one hand worrying about Bel's weight gain and on the other her sleeping time. I guess you can't have the best of both worlds. So you might want to consider Ling's suggestion about not feeding her at 7.30am so that she won't nap for too long in the morning. The other thing is, if her daytime activities with your helper or at your MIL's are not sufficient, you might want to consider letting her join some weekday playgroups? The GUG is only weekend right? Ive seen lots of maids bringing babies to JG or other classes, this might work for you too cos I can imagine how much entertainment Bel needs to be occupied.. just suggestions la.. I'm also getting a bit of a headache from A's mischief and trying whatever methods that come along.
