(2006/12) December 2006 MTBs

Zion,

I see Master Pura milk from Australia quite well received by mummies in other thread.I shall buy n try a bit on Ivan.Hmm...one small stump? I tink this you might have to check with yr PD leh.
 


Hi mummies,
anyone have give yr kid outside food liao? cos next week, we are gg for the studio photoshot and then will be out the whole day fr 1130am onwards. we did not have any thermal flask, hubby is saying that we can buy outside porriage for tx to consume, just tell the seller not to put those seasoning etc. for me, i am thinking, maybe I will give tx porriage at 1030am and then take cereal out. after that, will go KFC and buy their potato to add into her cereal instead with some milk. for me, I would not want to let tx consume outside porriage, think the porriage will tend to have some salty or whatever in it.hmm...any advice?

zion/choo,
my col is also giving her son (now 2.5yr old) Master Pura brand. wondering will fresh milk make bb fat? is fresh milk more nutrient compare to fm (which has DHA,AA, prebiotic etc). what do PD said abt nutrient fr fresh milk?

will u be giving yr bb warm up milk?

choo,
oic, maybe u immune liao and u have yr mind set that u wanted to wean off. for me, I felt
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bec i dun have that mind set of weaning off. for me weaning off bec I think I can't take it due to tiredness.now, I only pump alternate day for tx to have her dessert. dunno why, I have the urge of pumping, maybe too addited liao....
 
afcai,
haha oh yah, I din realise my nick changed! cos my sis lah...uses my account to join spree so she keep changing my profile! everybody, it's me hor... steph...hahah

yeah once in a blue moon when Lucas is very cranky or wat he may bite me but only happened twice before. I cried like siao cos it was just so painful!!! hahah. but nowadays i latch on only in the morning and sometimes in the car when he's sleepy when we go out but he can't fall asleep... very bad i know to use mommy as pacifier but wat to do... i will do anything to get him to sleep!!!

Mummies, how much ur babies sleep in the day?
Mine only naps twice a day (45mins to 1.5hrs if we are lucky) then sleeps from ard 930pm to 7am. means total of about 11.5 to 12 hrs a day leh. Is that too little? but just cant get him to sleep lor... sooooo active my mum calls me to complain everyday. ahhaha
 
Hi stephanie,
hmmm almost forgottn who are u? Have yr boy celebrate his ist birthday?

acc to my mum, tx slp every 2hr at my mum'plc.at my mum'plc, her nap time is at 930am or 10am(zz.. till 1130-12noon), 1pm-2pm and 4pm-430 or 5pm. but hor, at my hse, her nap time is 10am (zz..till at 11am but on sun she will slp from 0930-almost 1pm cos she is exhausted on sat outing loh) and 4pm(sometimes miss it and she wil be cranky and then will slp at 7pm which last only 15-30mins - power nap).

today, mind yr own body got this article with regard to yr qns - is 12hrs slp enu for a toddler?

Help, my toddler will simply not go to bed at a reasonable time
Q My daughter is 18 months old. She goes to sleep very late every night and it is becoming a problem. She goes to sleep at around 11pm and wakes up at 9 or 10 the next morning. We allow her only one nap a day, which lasts about one or two hours.
We usually start to prepare her for bed at about 9pm. We take her into the bedroom to change her. But as soon as she's dressed, she wants to go back into the living room to play. We've tried all sorts of things, like pretending that we are ordering all our family members to go to bed and turning off the living room light. But she still wants to continue playing. What can we do? Is 12 hours sleep enough for a child of this age?

A Toddlers sleep about 10 to 13 hours out of the 24 hours of the day. However, it is at this age that they are curious and naturally inquisitive about the world around them. There are many parents who go through this difficult phase of keeping their toddlers in bed. Some paediatricians describe it this way: They seem convinced that there is some party going on in the house and want to join in the fun.

This is a frustrating phase, but all you can do most times is to calmly respond to her requests and let her see that there is nothing special going on. You may have to be firm when you take her back to bed. This may persist for a while, but it is important to be consistent.

Most toddlers have an afternoon nap. One to two hours is not too long that it would cause her to be wakeful at night, when the whole household should be winding down for the day. Keep things quiet and if possible avoid active play at night, especially just before bedtime. Have a regular bedtime. It is good that you have established a bedtime routine with her - you may want to add reading to her, playing some music or singing. Keep things calm and soothing and hopefully she will feel drowsy and drift off to sleep.

DR OH JEAN YIN, REGISTRAR, GENERAL AND AMBULATORY PAEDIATRICS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS, KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
 
Hello mummies

Didn't log in for these 2 days cos JT has started to walk and walking all over the house... but she's not very stable yet, so it's so tiring having to watch her every sec!!!

Hubby survived the day with JT on mon.. so proud of him!! But when I came back, a lot of things to do lah... like he never wipe the high chair clean.. the floor also not clean... and there were a few ants when I came home...and dunno where he left JT's spoon, couldn't find it for dinner gotta hunt high and low for it... but other than these small hiccups, he managed to take care of her quite well... so proud of hubby!
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But he say he dun wan to do this everyday... can die chasing after her!!

Afcai
Actually why dun you buy a thermal flask? If you buy those unbranded ones, its not very ex... I bought and endo one at a sale and it's only $10. No sale also about $20+. It can keep warm for about 3-4hrs... Those branded ones can keep warm for abt 8hrs... I actually have 2... cos I go out the whole day on weekends and JT has both her meals outside...I think as they grow older, we have to bring them out more often, so its useful...
If you dun wan to buy the thermal flask, then buy the baby bottled food for TX, then mix with cereals. Definitely healthier then outside food. THe porridge outside has all the seasonings cooked together already, unless you are talking abt plain teochew porridge... KFC mashed potato is a highly processed food. It has such a smooth texture, it's probably reconstituted from powder, and not made from fresh potatoes... It's junk food afterall. I think it's ok to let them taste a bit of outside food, but not let them eat it as a whole meal cos they are still too young for all those seasonings and preservatives..... So far I've only let JT tasted boiled potatoes and broccoli from Ikea and plain japanese rice.
Wah... TX sleeps soooo much!! JT only sleeps every 3-4 hours, so she only has 2 naps a day... each lasting from 30min-2hrs, depending on her mood.. but she sleeps only abt 12hrs the whole day...
 
Hi Dora,
where do u buy the unbranded thermal flask - $10? flask?how big is yr flask? not thermal food jar meh (i miss the istan offer on sat loh. istan is selling the tiger brand thermal food jar (700ml) with a carrier somemore for $45 (usual price $10x)? I got a food warmer but no use one, place the food in, can only last 1-2hr or even lesser cos she wanted to play.yup, thinking and looking for offer on thermal food jar. hubby said no need to buy.man....hai..

errr..thks for sharing the KFC mashed potato. tot without those gravy on top, it is normally potatoe. oops, did not know it is a highly processed food.thks.

ai-yo, cos no one at my mum'plc mah...so tx got nothing to do (in betw, my mum did play with her etc...) so she just go to her beauty slp. at my hse, she slp lesser.if tx dun slp, she will turn into monster.so my mum set a routine for her liao, 'drag' her to slp loh b4 she turn monster. anyway, she likes yao lan, the swinging motion and she slp fast n well in there.

wow, JT can walk, tx cannot man...toppled down and hit her cheek till blue black.
 
Here are the photos for tx's Ist birthday celebration for 4 different occasions:

At in laws 's hse on her lunar birthday - 24/11 (pic not clear due to resize)
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With my frenz on 1/12, tx was very cranky that day.this is the only smiling photos she managed to smile when birthday song is sung loudly to her.
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so pic is taken again sun morning(2/12) with half eaten cake
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Famous muffin as birthday cake at my mum'plc on 2/12
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3/4 eaten fatti pooh cake on 9/12 (for other photos, pls view at tx's website),
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see her new 30% updated blog TX 's website will be updating her backlog photos/video now and then. Stay tune!
 
afcai

I bought the stainless steel thermal mug for food/beverages. The brand is Endo. It's 0.5L, more than enough for JT. I bought it at Tangs during a sale for $10. But I've seen it at other places such as OG, BHG and john little(but not endo brand), selling at around $20. What I do is to scoop out some onto a bowl and then close the remaining so that it will remain hot... if you just expose everything of course will turn cold lor... esp JT who sometimes take 1hr to finish her food. This one can last abt 3-4hrs... Got to put the porridge in when its very very hot... I got another tiger lunchbox that I bought at $49 at a sale, that one has 2 compartments... that can last up to 8 hrs, but it will just be lukewarm, not hot lah... but good enuf lor...Aiyo.. dun listen to men lah... sometimes they no logic one.... just go and buy lor.. its not like a few hundred dollars....actually outside food is really unhealthy....esp food court and fast food... I'll still bring food out for JT often when she is older next time...

Wah TX is soooo lucky... Have so many celebrations.... she's looks so cute!
 
hwee, kate is alright now.. my niece also kena high fever..end up it was fake measles...hb was bugging me to switch cos nan 2 HA give very smelly poo...

afcai, kate was never on nan 3 so cannot comment on the difference in the poo smell :p re outside feeding ,dont kill ur brain cells over things like that..the most feed her FM outside lah....

stephanie..wow..fully booked for 2007! really good biz! u r so funi..always end up using the wrong nick :p

gan, yes, my colleague also said gain IQ taste better than similac..but i think more bland than nan 2 HA so initially kate dont like gain IQ...

shihui, yes..sometimes the kids will see our reaction..if we gan cheong they will cry even if its a slight knock... hahaha.... the hair will take very long to grow back...

choo, u r not bad mommy lah... alot of us stop bf after our ML :p

dora..ahaha..take out ur home-made no bump helmet for JT! but very soon she will be very steady.... i think men really handle kids on LT basis.. hb also go kee siow if he got to take care of kate whole day...
 
Hi mummies,
anyone give frog legs porriage to yr kid liao? tx has been on frog legs porriage since sun liao. her porriage so sweet man....mum said it is gd to introduce the frog legs to her as to strengthen her legs (dunno how true).

Dora,
thks for the complaint. JT also cute mah...

Bloom,
ok. thks. think will give her cereal + milk. will give her porriage during brunch.
 
Bloom
I m planning to switch to Gain IQ 2. Bot liao still haven't given him tho. Did u transition slowly or in one go? HOw...Kate walk v steady liao? My boy learning to walk lar but he is v cautious...refuse to walk if we dun hold one of his hands. Last nite finally take 1-2 steps on his own then fast fast hug me liao
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Dora
Wow...ur hb also v good can take care of JT whole day himself. My hb hor...everynite come back from work ask me to go rest. Say he will take care of E for the rest of the nite. Half hr later, will pass E to me liao. Hrrrmmph!!!
 
afcai,

wow TX has so many celebrations! n she is so sweet n smiling !
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does she look more like you or yr hubby ?
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lately Ivan can sleep through liao 9plus pm sleep til 5 plus or 6plus in the morning but now one new problem.his mami poko seem to be leaking these few days!!
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ald asked hubby not to give him too much water in the evening.last time when he stil wake up one or two times hardly leak but sleep thru liao kept leak.i kept changing bedsheet n washing his long pants
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any solution?
 
afcai,
thanks for the article! wahhhh... tx sleeps every 2 hrs?!?!? shiok man... at least got time to do ur own things. Lucas is like that also...alrdy at my mum's place he sleeps so little... but at home with us on weekends daytime, he sleeps even less!! my mum said cos he wants to play with us. hahah. Dunno how to make him sleep more leh... and he has yao lan also but ever since maybe 5 mths, he refuse to be inside so the swinging trick doesnt work...
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and so cute! tx had soo many celebrations! Lucas' 1st bday is this sunday 16th. i thought having 3 parties is shiong (saturday lunch - my dad/mum's side of family, sunday lunch - my husband's side family, sunday tea - our frens), i very pei fu u. Dunno how i am gonna get lucas to sit still to cut cake. He doesnt even sit in a high chair u know!??! Refuses to! jialat man... really too active rdy. Think i din train him from young... same with car seat. Now belt him up only he scream blue murder. howwww???

choo,
i've never used mami poko before but so far, i use pampers at night and it's good lor. Lucas drinks AAAAAAAALOT of water at night cos he will wake up like 2-3 times a night n cry and will reach for his own bottle and drink! so pampers definitely can hold alot of water!! hahaha
 
choo,
i oso have the same prob with mamy poko when ethan starts to slp thru e nite... sometimes have to change his diapers up to 3x with extremely heavy diapers... now i use nepia n its seems to be better... change him b4 he slp at abt 9+pm... sometimes can last till 7+am with heavy diaper of cos... but usually will change him once ard midnite b4 i slp... so far still ok...
 
Hi choo,
as for the leaking, is it the diaper is not properly secure or adjust to cover his backside. the only time tx got her pant wet during the day is bec the diaper does not cover her backside - shift to side liao. tx use huggies (change to huggies bec offer mah,last time, use pureen dry 5) at night and ok with it. her diaper will be full (no leak so far) when she woke up on her morning feed. also tried the sample mammy poko, gd wor...high quantity can hold the urine more.

many ppls said that tx looked more like hubby than me.can go tx website and see the family photo. I also find that most bb gar in this forum look more like their daddy loh.


Hi stephine,
yup, my mum also said that. she can go and do laundry, cook and also rest. haaa tx a sleeping beauty man...true, bb likes to play even tough they are tired but dunno why still dun wan to zzz...on sat, everytime, tx will woke up at 6+am for her feed. so after her feed, tx won't go bck to slp so hubby and I will go for early light breakfast loh. then after breakfast, I'm the only one who bring bck tx cos hubby go for his sports. on the way back, will give her an educational talk...talk non-stop whatever i on my way, haaa maybe some passby think i'm mad...anyway, wil tour ard the neigbhourhod of blk for half an hr or more and then go bck. tx will then easy doze off cos eyes tired...haaa...this is my trick or else if i immediately go bck after makan, I got to entertain her etc, she won't slp want.

haa yr thought of having 3 parties is like a wedding parties....

haa..maybe for cutting cake via sitting still, try if the Happy birthday song sung LOUDLY to divert his attention to him will work or not? cos this work for tx. she will forget and tend to look at the person who sung the song.


Hi zion,
last time, when she was bb, will wake up during 2-3am to change diaper. but now, we dun change tx's diaper during night liao. only change her diaper when she woke up on her morning feed
 
arrr....I finally get to buy the cny chinese costume (kiasu order 18-24mth one) for tx liao. the seller at the bp got stock.....so happy man....tx can wear the red red costume during cny liao and then go and collect ang pow.
 
afcai,
cos ethan got a lot of urine... try alot of brands liao... oso cannot contain... luckily nepia can... if not need to wake up 3x to change...
 
zion,
oic. tx also have lot of urine too but diaper do not leak.
hmm so last week, nepia has promotion at NTUC. did u grab the diaper? I let tx try the pantz only.
 
dora,
wah! i'm impressed w ur hubby!!!! so steady. so is JT eating ok now?? mandy is much better since we decided nt to force her n just let her take wat she wans, yes, even if it means only 100ml o milk. she eats more happily now. less tantrums n doesn't need as many objects. if it's food she likes, she can eat w/o any objects at all! YAY!

oh, i went to e PD n she said it's lidat at this age. n tt we shld just feed her watever amt she wans. she gave me this liquid vitamin - appleton which is supposed to help improve appetite. seemed to help her but i've run outta it 4 a few days n she's still eating well!
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oh, i tell u me n hubby sorta had a BIG quarrel over her eating issue. long story. he was so angry he said he'd take over e 1st n last feedings everyday during his hol. hahahahaha... n he's been doing it 4 wks now. no prob at all. i'm impressed too. n i've been sick 4 e past wk. he helped tend to mandy a lot...

con is now mandy doesn't wan me to carry. she wans papa!
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mummies,
aiyoooooooo, so many nice cakes n parties. anyone here just grabbed any ole cake fr e cake shop at e last min??? c'mon, own up! dun let me b e only one!!!
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choo,
all e best 2 ur weaning. not many bbs auto wean off one lah. u can't keep waiting 4 tt 2 happen. i tink so far in this thread, only mandy auto wean off nia. i din do anything to make her do tt!

afcai,
i tink outside food cept plain rice is no no 4 me lah. i bring food out all e time. i tell u, a thermo container is sooooooooo convenient. like dora, i'll cont 2 prepare her food n bring out until she's q old. so buy e thermo now n it'll b v worth it. pls dun try KFC whipped potato on her, it's sooooooo unhealthy. anyting fr fast food rest is bad lah i tink. n porridge like wat dora said, wld already b cooked w e seasoning n all. just bring bread lor or FM. so easy mah. i even bring fruits out 4 her.

oh, were u e one who ask bt drinking fresh milk outside? well, we try nt to feed her milk outside anymore cos she drinks thru e spoon n will spill on e stroller. as 4 fresh milk, sometimes we just feed her straight fr e fridge. but now weather so cold, we'll leave it out 4 a while, still cold lah. we're nv particular bt warm milk act. she seems to like cold one better anyway...

i tink i nv post 4 too long... so lor sohhhhhhh. dun mind me...
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Hi afcai,
no need to taste, i can smell that Gain IQ is indeed sweet due to its rich vanilla flavour. Also, I did not left the FM tin with my mom as we take care of hayley everynight since she only get to drink FM only at night for her last feed. Hayley is still on bm for her morn and afternoon feeds.
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Agreed with Dora & Kimi, it is good to invest a thermal pot. For me, every morn I'll cook the porridge and put it to boil while I'm expressing. Then I will store the porridge into the thermal pot, pass it to my mum to feed hayley for her lunch. If we need to go out during wkend, usually we will bring her porridge out. If no time, we bring a jar of bottle food + cereal OR cereal + banana. This way, it is very convenient while you are on the move.
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I going to introd MEJI fresh milk in another 2-3 wk time. So next time if we out, then no need to bring FM or BM, can just buy from outside.. super convenient as next yr we plan to bring her out for travel.

Hi Choo,
congrats to Ivan finally sleeping thru the night. Try avoid giving Ivan too much water at night... I'm using petpet diaper on Hayley all this while. so far been very good, can last thru till next morn. It is cheap and goood... hee
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(only few hipcups like leaking during daytime after her pm nap, as my ger drink a lot of water in daytime).

Hi Bloom,
been to yur blog.. and hope Kate is feeling much better now.

Now I'm looking fwd to tomor.. it Friday sooon!!!! going to do some x'mas shopping this wkend..
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kimi,
you are not the only one ;) *sheepish grin*
but hor, i did buy the elmo #1 cake topper... so at least teeeeny bit better than u lah :p heheh

super bz at work nowadays.. sometimes no time to answer nature's call even! cant wait for next next week when its plant shutdown!!
 
Hi kimi/Gan,
thanks for sharing the impt thermal container function. will look out for promotion.

Hi kimi,
wow, let mandy drink cold milk, dun u scare bb tummy senitive to coldness and tummy ach later?

zion,
yup, I'm also stocking up a lot of diaper loh. u can different diaper company to send u free sample. i'm gg to call pet pet liao cos my mum feedbck that ntuc brand diaper not gd cos rough and also not so absorp now as tx urine a lot. last time, when tx was a baby, her urine not so much as now. so maybe gg to let her try pet pet.haa..I stock up a lot of huggies when it goes offer at $14.55 at sheng siong. think the promotion still on but limited size.


Hi mummies,
saw this promotion at the Straits times today on baby product where the shop is just opened only at Balestier Rd. check it out http://baby-avenue.com
 
just to inform that Suntec city exhibition hall is having a book fest till 23 Dec. admission is free and opened fr 10am-10pm.
 
starluster,
aiya, y did u buy e topper?? so i'm e still e lousiest.
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eh, post pix o sophia leh. haven seen her pix 4 so long.
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is she still quiet quiet n nt v active?? it's u rite? u said she's nt v active like mandy rite?

afcai,
eh, act i dunno lah. last time i try 2 gif her warm one but according to my mum n mil, still nt warm enof. but we r nt particular. so she's been drinking room temp milk since e beginning. her food nt warm we oso feed one. i mean, she takes so long 2 eat mah. when we started feeding her cold milk, she guai guai drank n drank a lot. she seems to like cold stuff, cold fruits, cold yoghurt. up till now, seems to haf no prob w her tummy.
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Hi all, just came back fr Hong Kong...hubby insisted i go along for our honeymoon no. 3. Hiah dun know whether to feel happy or tied down tat my hubby likes spending time with me overseas. Missed my 2 babies like crazy.

Afcai,& i think shihui? I'm also cow for abt 11 mths... Enjoyed bf my little gal but stop latching her on when she's 2half mths cos go back to wk. Felt sad tat she din latch on longer but happy to maintain bf supply for abt 11mths. =)

Don't hv time to plough through all e posts... eyes closing now... no time to sleep on plane cos busy preparing worksheets for students for next yr b4 sch reopens... ya, me teacher. =) Obviously don't teach eng. Hee... Science teacher.

Read thru some more tmr... very blur now on who say wat on e thread....
 
afcai,
maybe now tx older liao shd be okie.. PH went for the photoshoot when he was 10mths... still quite sensitive to flashlight.. now he seems okie with the flashlight liao.. :p

the thermal flask is really useful.. i bought one during the BP.. it's a food container with 3 compartments.. so i can bring out the porridge n vege seperately..
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it's less than $50.. but i feel tt it's a gd investment.. infuture when bb dun need it, i can use it to dabao lunch to my office too.. hehehehe.. :p

choo,
now we quite cash tight lor.. coz hubby studying.. den we trying not to take bank loan... :p so taking studio photo is a luxury to us.. cannot afford.. try to take more photos at home.. :p

u got drink more milk? i oso worried abt losing calcium since we bfing for so long.. i'm thinking of going for bone density test sometime soon.. dun want to get oesteoporosis leh.. if now discover, still got time to remedy.. i dun want to break when i fall leh.. hehehe.. :p

dora,
wah.. JT can walk liao ah... so nice.. PH still on fours.. :p he even refuse to stand unsupported...
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my mom said she saw him standing unsupported once when he was engrossed playing a toy.. but aft tt no more liao.. so sian... dunnoe when he will start walking...

bloom,
hahaha.. ya lor.. wonder when it will grow back.. now my PH looks so "du".. :p

kimi,
my PD oso okie with PH's appetite lidat.. brought him to assessment.. he's only 8.4kg, 72cm tall.. aiyo.. small man.. hahaha.. :p but PD okie with tt.. so i hope he will grow more during his growth spurt lor.. maybe make him jump more?? hahahaha.. :p

josephine,
yupyup.. i felt sad when PH couldn't latch anymore.. now occassionaly, i will try if he still latch.. but hor, he will juz smile n smile n won't latch... :p think he totally forgot abt latching liao.. :p

oh.. science teacher..
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i love science.. it's my fav..
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when i was in pri sch, it's the onli textbook which i finish reading b4 sch opens.. :p
 
hihi,
last year tis time, was in confinement.
tis year, I AM COMFINE AT HOME AGAIN!!!!

I HAVE CHICKEN POX
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LiL

Hubby bo bian mah... I trained him from day 1 to take care of JT.... cos there's nobody else to help me if he doesn't.... so he learnt everything from day 1... and every weekend, I'll make him take care of JT while I catch up with my marking/other housework etc...

Kimi
Saw your blog... good to know that Mandy is eating all the exotic food that you've been preparing for her... JT's eating has been ok... average slightly more than 3/4 bowl porridge every meal.... she still needs to play with things lah.. but at least she only need to play with <10 things and finishes her meal in 30min... a great improvement from playing with 20+ things and spending 1 hr to feed her 1/2 bowl of porridge... BUT last thur I tried giving her nutrisoy (the adult calcium enriched soy milk).... she took 1 mouthful and gave the same look when she took isomil... then shake her head vigourously... then she was on hunger strike for the rest of the day!!! Just like when we tried to give her isomil... she only had dragonfruit for lunch and banana for dinner... hubby and I were terrified... we decided not enuf calcium also never mind lah.... not going to give her soy ever again!!! We were so worried that she was going to be on hunger strike for another 3mths!! Luckily this time it only lasted for a day... the next day she ate 1 whole bowl of porridge!!
I also gave JT the appeton multivits during her previous hunger strike. It really works! So I was so happy, gave her everyday for 2mths... then I realised her palms and nose turning yellow... then I realised she is overdosed with Vit A!! So quickly cut down... now I only give her 2x a week... her appetite still ok... and the yellow faded liao ... heng ah....


SH
Boys are usually slower one mah.. and its not really fun having to chase her all around the house, esp she is not very stable yet....

Bloom
Aiyo.... the no-bumps hat cannot wear liao lah... I made it when she was abt 7mths leh...

MBB
OH NO!!! Then who is looking after Meg?? take good care!
 
Dora,

it's a blessing that hb is trained to bbsit Meg since day 1.
the only problem he's facing is feeding Meg solid. Meg will scream n cry
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very happy for you that JT had resume her appetite! JIA YOU!
 
dora,
really? JT turned yellow?? aiyooooooooo. since mandy seems ok i dun intend to get another bottle fr e PD liao. unless.. u noe. heheheh... oh dear. ya lar, gif her other calcium rich food lah. so jia lat. one taste o soy n hunger strike 4 e rest o e day... scaryyyyyyyyyy...
they r really sisters! sometimes when mandy refuses to eat, i end up feeding her fruits too. once she oso only had dragonfruits n some teddypuffs 4 lunch.

MBB,
gosh! chicken pox now??? luckily her bday party is over. ya, den meg how??? must go far far away fr u!!! den u how? who takes care o u since u can leave us hse?

shihui,
4 me, e PD seems slightly concerned but i 4got 2 bring my health booklet so she cldn't chart her growth. so she cannot confirm tt she's ok. but i charted it at home n she's always been growing so slowly. happy, alert. so i noe she's ok. wah, PH not bad lor. mandy was 7.4kg n 65 cm at 1 yr old. i'm nt really convinced tt she won't grow up 2 b a midget. hahaha..
 
dora,
oh dear.. vit A overdose.. is the yellow palm very obvious? coz my mom always complain to me tt PH looks yellow.. but hor, he doesn't look very yellow.. so i thought it could be his natural yellowish skin tone... now i worried leh.. hopefully he's not vit A overdose too...

JT is really a gal with character leh... juz one taste of soy n she refuse food for the rest of the day..

hai.. PH not walking.. but he's already creating havoc.. everywhere he past by, it's like a tornado juz hitted tt spot.. everything will be scattered on the floor... hai~~~~

kimi,
ohh.. i think PH n Mandy can be best pal liao.. at least PH will appear "macho" n more like a guy when he's beside mandy.. :p
 
kimi
oic. sometimes, tx also drink rm temp milk.but by giving fresh milk to bb, won't it has lesser nutrients compare to FM?

Josephine Neo
wow, go for yr honeymoon wor...haa...dunno why men hor want more children one, my hubby asked me how many children consist a balance family? I told him having 1 boy and 1 gar will be perfect but he told me at least 3 kids. OMG.....

oic. I latched on my gar for 3mth and then start to bottle train her after cny before I return to work the 4mth. so u are also 'graduated' fr the moo moo club?? me still squeezing every drop till supply run dry. so I have not granted myself graduated yet. anyway, I only 'moo' alternate day since last week but happy still
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to squeeze out the miserable ebm. at least, my gar still have some for her dessert.


wow, doing yr 'homework" even on the plane wor....gd at making use of the time man...


shihui
oic. ok, wish me luck next sun afternoon where I choose the timing when tx is the most alert.

thks for sharing the issue on thermal flask? is that call flask or food jar/container something like that? ai-yo, the old folks at my office, my mum and hubby's frenz (when they came to the birthday 'gathering') told me give my gar anything to try loh so that the kid won;t be fussy eater next time. but the young ppls (those who is already a mother liao) shared their experience that they will only give variety of food until when the kid is at 3 yr old. anyway, I can't ctr my caregiver what she gave also and they won't tell u .... hmmm...pondering.....

haa..I also alternate dat drink HL brand milk. wow, milk price already increase man....I also scare too cos sometimes when I eat cold thing, my teeth will be a bit of buay ta han the coldness. me long time never visit to dentist liao since yr 2003.

Did not know that my mum give water cake (in hokkien) to tx liao? Have u give pH outside food yet?

mentioning abt walking, my col told me no hurry for the kids to walk. kid walk during the early mth might not be gd cos their spine might not be fully develop or still developed cos our body weight is based on the spine mah... a lot of thing pondering man....

mummies, how abt's anyone giving yr kid taste outside food liao?? today, hubby gave tx a bit of sardine wand place in her cereal + milk.

mbb2
errr..chicken box can spread wor...so how?? meg cannot go near u loh...

oops, my hubby have tried feeding tx brown rice powder when he was ORD and looking after tx when she was 6mth one of the fri. when I came back, he told me that tx dun like this and that and everything in the hse of cos were in the mess. so dunno will he gg to be successfully this time round when tx is a toddler liao cos he will be taking leave on xmas eve to look after tx while my co is on half day so taking leave not worth cos count 1 day. think he has 'phobia' cos I asked him everytime when he is clearing leave to bring bck tx but he told me that tx not the same as last time liao...then full stop liao....so meaning that ......
 
Dora,
just visited JT's blog. Wow, ur daughter so cute. Envy tat ur daughter can walk liao, mine still holding on to support to walk. My gal on milk strike from her 3rd mth to abt her 6th or 7th mth. I so worried, dun noe wat's wrong. u smart, figure out wat's wrong in 3mths. I still dun know wat's wrong with my gal. ????
haha... can imagine ur husband's anxiety with jt. My hubby plain scared to be left alone with either of our bb. He's got to call backup (aka his mom) to help when i'm out.

Hwee,
me just scared my 3rd bb won't sleep & go on milk strike. wah then really head giddy.
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Stephanie,
my gynae is hurrying me up if i wan no 3 cos of my age. hiah got to make up my mind quick.
My boy also got same problem... he's going on 3 & doesn't like to sleep early. Once he slept at 1+ am, i so beat by then trying dif ways to get him to sleep. By e way if u're trying reading to get Lucas to wind down, hv to practise it's only 1 or 2 bks then it's bedtime. I was over-enthu & read so many bks to yang tat it's become habit to read many many many bks b4 he's convinced tat he exhausted all his reading materials.
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Linette,
thks for e compliment. Ya ppl do comment they look alike. Actually my hubby & i look alike too. A lady once mistook us to be bro & sis & we juz went along w/out correcting her. Hee.

Hi Bloom,
my in-laws + maid taking carer of my 2 bb. 1st boy(yang) super active, running my mil ragged... 2nd gal (Xin) also showing signs to be tomboy.

Afcai,
my 1st boy (Yang) still in yao lan... But he'll sleep with me on my bed when I'm ard. Or he'll sleep w my mil at her hm on matress. Otherwise, he prefers yao lan. My fren advised me no to force him out of yao lan cos kids willingly get out of it once they outgrown it. Hiah praying hard he'll out grow it fast fast so i can sell my yao lans away. Got 3 of them.
Tx so cute. My little Xin Yunnnot not on yao lan cos i find it troublesome if i wan to bring her gai gai. Lucky she very gd at sleepin.. anywhere also can sleep, never get grouchy even with not enuff sleep cos she kpo, tired also wan to kpo with eyes half closed. Really tired eyes just shut zzzz. Problem is she dun like milk.
I also agree with Dora, men no logic one... they think bb can eat any food, incl cold food. Urgh.

Afcai & Shihui,
my 1st boy (Yang) knocked himself ard so much when he starting to walk tat i gave up trying to be careful. =) ... he's always so gan jiong to get to another place. hopefully my gal (xin) will be more careful.

LiL,
haha ur hb so funi.. My hb will dump bb to me asap when he smell poo.

Kimi,
wow ur hb very good leh. i also tried appleton on Xin when she's on milk strike. It works but i no longer give her liao. Her appetite for porridge very gd, can finish a big bowl. Milk appetite also improve liao. =) But she's still quite small leh... hiah ya eat so much still small... anyway she gal so tell myself never mind lor.

mbb2,
so suay... take care..

Dora & Kimi
I let my gal watch baby enstein... not sure whether it's e VCD, but she eats better when e tv's on. + she likes it so much she's always laughing when e puppets appear.
 
Sorry, i tink either i too stupid or e system dun like me... Can't seem to post pic tat auto open on e thread. Pls click on att to see photos. Pai seh, waste everyone's time.
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Oh ya, forgot to mention tat these 2 photos taken in studio. Abt 3+hrs.. Both bb crying badly at end cos very tired.
 
josephine,
eh, ur pix hor, even when i click on them, r v small leh. cannot c ur kids' face leh!
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oh! i haf bb einstein too. gd tt ur ger likes it. mine seems q bo chap bt it. even when we're watching tv, she oso bo hew e tv which i'm happy bt lah cos i dun really like her watching too much tv anyway. hehehehe... she only turns to look when there's acoustic music on. n only acoustic music like guitar or piano playing or singing. she seems to prefer tt to complicated arrangements. n i'm happy bt tt too cos i'm piano/keyboard player n hubby's guitar player.
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oh, i oso tink it's ok 2 gif bb cold stuff leh!
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afcai,
w regards to whether FM or fresh milk has more nutrients, i really can't tell. all i noe is FM has more o e stuff tt i dun wanna let mandy consume n since some bks n PDs recommend fresh milk over FM, i dun mind feeding her fresh milk instead esp since she seems to like it more. those added nutrients in FM can b found in other foods too n since they r dependent on solids 4 nutrients n milk is more like a supplement now, i tink it's ok. i just make sure she eats a variety o food n get wat she needs lor!
oh, she seems to fatten up much faster w fresh milk, think more fatty! hehehe...

when they start to walk, tt means they r ready unless they've been trained too rigorously which is not good. at their own time own pace, there's no need to worry bt whether their spine or any part o their body wld b hurt.

shihui,
y do u say PH is more macho ard mandy?? hahahah... so funny leh... i rem e time at e playgrp hor, PH was e guaiest, sat there quietly. everybody was tearing their cotton wool to shreds, only PH din. n he was so gentle during e project. we were so amazed!
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afcai, din give frog legs cos duno how to prepare them :p i had been giving kate outside food liao..wedding dinner, restaurant, not food court though cos those are usually short trips ,but not as full meal lah... just to keep her entertained..

Lil, i transit by proportion (abit of gain IQ first then increasingly more) based on instuctions given by the abbott snr nurse who sent me the sample. boys are usually slower when it comes to motor skills so dont fret! hahaha..to ur hb, the rest of the night is only 1/2 hr! :p

stephanie, wahh..lucas so cute..wil drink water on his own at night!

choo, wan to put those mattress protector on top of the bedsheets so that u just need to wash his long pants and not the bedsheets? or better still, make ur own leg warmers so that when diaper leak, it will not wet the leg warmers...

kimi..wah..ur hb so good..my hb always leave the solid food feeding to me cos he got no patience... and then me and hb had quarrel over her sleeping habits cos he find it so much easier to just let her watch tv till she sleep but i think its a super bad habit! ehehhe..for kate's chinese bd...i din even grab a cake from the cake shop cos i dunana celebrate! my ILs brought it! Lagi worse right? so good that mandy dun like tv! kate is so addicted to it that she will stand 10cm in front of the tv!

gan, i think dora and kimi are talking abt thermal container (keep warm type) while u r talking abt thermal pot (those that continue to 'cook' on its own). I am also using thermal pot, and while reading the mommies' posts recently in another thread abt not overcooking to prevent nutrient loss, i wonder if those 'self-cooking' is consider as overcooking and will cause nutrient loss? Why MEJI brand? Any particular reason? thanks, kate is back to normal liao..climber mode again :p

starluster, poor u! plant shutdown will be 1 whole week of rest right?

any mommies still freezing puree for bb? kate usually poo afte rher porridge and now i wonder if its bcos i use frozen puree...but i am just a weekend mommy,so when i buy stuff, the portion is more than enuf for weekends so i will puree and freeze the remaining..sighh...

josephine...ahh.another teacher... kapo asking (ok if u dont answer) how old r u? cos u said ur gynae askking u to hurry if u wan no 3.... ok to be tomboy lah...my sis complain that she spend alot of money on her feminine daugher cos of thse authenic disney princess dresses that her gal wants! :p i hope my gal will be tomboy but she seems to be a vainpot! good that u got ur ILs to take care of ur kids... agree with u abt men no logic... my hb also always wan to feed my bb cold food!

shihui, ur hb studying parttime..wah..peifu.. i am also scared of oesteoporosis though i only bf for 2.5 months..ahahah..again boys are usually slower.. my nephew walk when he was 1.5 yrs old! kate is slightly smaller than PH... 8kg 71cm and she is 1 month older!

mbb! oh no! u never get the chix pox jab ah? so now u r at home with meg? how is the bbsitter/maid issue?

dora.... JT's porridge intake is better than kate's! hahahah..... next time when she is stable u will still have to chase her all over the house unless u close all the doors! u can make another no bum helmet... actually kate still can fit hers...oopss.head never grow...
 
Kimi,
my hb take care of me too lo.
my mum is arriving later to help out.

mother's love is really great. my mum juz dump everything and hop on to the earliest coach she can get.
so happy!!

not like my dear MIL (sorry, dun wanna bitch abt her but buay tahan!).
since the nanny incident and now me down with chicken pox, she never once offered to help.
can stupidly ask if i am going back for dinner later!!!!!

Afcai,
chicken pox is contagious but it's too late liao.
according to PD, Meg might kena in 3 weeks time.
we dun mind la coz it's better to have it as earlier as possible rather then like me now.

the suffering is tripple
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nevetheless, i still dun go near Meg or carry her.
i hide in my room most of the time.

Meg will walk pass and clap her hands (ala telling me to jia you).

haiz....can see, cannot touch is a real torture
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Josephine,
the pix is really small leh.
can post a bigger one?

actually not too suay liao.
thank God that i kena in SG rather then in HK or stuck in some hotel. all alone.....

Ladies,
hb finally found a way to feed Meg solid.
they did tis game of soldier and general.
after each feed, they salute each other.
Meg guai guai finito her porridge for 2 meals liao.

it's sooooo hilarious that i laughed till i cry!
 
Bloom,
Meg is back with the old nanny.
we kinda worked tings out.
so far so good....no ill feelings.

Meg is very happy when she see the nanny (happier then seeing me n hb when we pick her up).
so we will let Meg stay with this nanny (provided she dun be funny again) till Meg is old enuff to attend playgroup.

my mum have finally agreed to move to SG to help me after that.

according to my mum, i had chicken pox when i was a kid
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it was a shock to all of us when i realised that i had chicken pox (again?).
 
bloom
yup, today, I also give her egg yolk fr the veg (zai) loh mee to keep her entertain or else she will scream. just now, ask hubby to feed tx, after 10mins, hubby 'scream' said tx dun wan to eat. ai-yo...really can't make it man...dunno how he will cope with tx on xmas eve.

what is the legs warmers thing?? is it like sock but longer?

err..yup as for the "to just let her watch tv till she sleep " is really a bad habit. no gd wot.... tx also addicted to tv too.


mbb2
yeah. gd to have chicken pox earlier. haa for me, last time when I was young, think all kind of 'disease" including mump on my side of mouth also kana liao etc

wow, so u will be confining in a rm loh. will meg cry for u? wan u to hug?

haa yr game of soldier and general are cute man...yup, it is gd to have treat meal as game so that kid will have interest in the meal.
 
Kimi,
wah ur gal so gd... future musician. Unfortunately, my gal everythin on tv also watch..
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hiah she tv junkie.
Maybe i shld try to give my boy cold stuff cos he very fussy... reject a lot of food... very sian feeding him. My gal doesn't like cold food, turn her nose up at them.

Bloom,
It's ok... I'm 33 this yr... tat's y my gynae wans me to hurry up if i wan no.3. My gynae v nice, v pro family... he's got 7 kids! Ya, my hb also lor... feed my gal anythin... got once she only 1 tooth he fed her big piece of bread! I so scared she choke.

mbb,
ya i agree, mom's love is greatest...
haha...i imagine ur hb's feeding technique, i also laugh. If meg (touch wood) also kena chik pox, at least she dev stronger immune sys to it. Chicken pox can kena again, esp if 1st time is mild case. I keep trying to kena chikcen pox when i was younger, always hang ard ppl who's having it, but never kena.... then my mom tell me cos i kena shingles already. Shingles related to chick pox, only shingles worse. Rem my relatives used lighted joss stick to "burn" e shingles away. Ya they poke e lighted part of joss stick on my skin... Argh like kena branded... very young then but still rem e incident.
 
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Last nite had a cosy birthday dinner for Ivan at Tung lok with immediate families!
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this is his birthday cake
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Will be hotel hopping this tues just the three of us!

Mbb,

glad tat your previous nanny can help take care of meg!
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shihui,

oh i see.ok then must take more photos at home.hehe i still dun dare bring Ivan to PD there to measure height n weight.dun want see the scale at all!PH 8.2kg liao! GREAT JOB!!
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bloom,

oh i shall try yr suggestion! dun know cos the diaper too small now we try mami poko L on him.still leak...aiyo headache! too much urine! :p

kimi,

Are you stil spoon feeding fresh milk to Mandy?good that Mandy can take cold fresh milk.I know some parents warm up the fresh milk.I have just bought UHT milk,for standby.this wed when he turn one i wil let him try some fresh milk .hope he will accept it
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Oh today NEW PAPER has a pic of Ivan's
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just happened to send in trying my luck.Sort of celebrate his 1st birthday.hubby was surprised when he flipped the paper n saw it!

Now ihave alot of 'gan3 chu4'...time just flies though i myself find it tough..Ivan going to be 1 year old !!i dun know why i had the courage to quit my job,lost my financial freedom just to take care of him..glad to have this forum and so many mummies here to give me so much support/advices..think working is so much easier than taking care of a bb alone! glad that i have overcome obstacles n come this far!
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though i stil want a girl but tink of taking care alone scare me hehe

Here 's wishing all mummies n bbies n daddies MERRY XMAS n a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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