(2006/12) December 2006 MTBs

[vaness81]

Ladies,

Breastfeeding with 1st bb and 1st time breastfeeding is always not easy. I won't lie to u, telling u that breastfeeding path is an easy path... u got to go thru the hardship, endurance and patience to be really successful in it, else, half way down the road, mayb not even half way, u will give up to those remarks ppl make regarding milk supply. That's the reason y u can see that alot of ppl are not breastfeeding totally, they still give in to formula ultimately.
Frankly speaking, I'm always very proud that I can breastfeed successfully cos that shows that I've got the endurance and patience as well as I can take any hardship.... what make me more proud is the bb that I provided for, she's so healthy and cheerful and always feel secured in my arms.
I sincerely hope that all mtb here can breastfeed successfully and hope that all can do TBF....We need to give each other support here!!

 

[vaness81]

Jackie,
Not papaya milk, is papaya soup with threadfin fish....

 

[dogggies]

Bloom,
Receive your PM, the picture is much clearer. It similar to the buyer we getting from. Xie xie

Vanessa,
Will seek your advise on BF issue after giving birth. Hope u not too busy BF too by than, kekeke....

 

[choo]

Vanessa,

hmm i really hope n pray that i have the determination to breastfeed bb!! hubby n my parents,my sis all support me 100%!! just tat my MIL tink she wil give her 5cent comment if she see her grandson crying for milk in the initial stage as i might still be struggling with TBF!! but i must perserve!!

my sis wanted give up the first two day when my niece was born cos too painful n a bit depression but now my niece 16mths liao yet still bf her n doing so well!

haha go toilet now..packing to go!!

thanks you mummies for your birthday wishes! will try enjoy my wonderful buffet dinner tomorrow! hope my bb will like the food n won't make me merlion all out!

see you gals!

 

[dogggies]

Vanessa,
Opps, sorry....shld be papaya soup with threadfin fish... Pai say

 

[vaness81]

Jackie,
Don't worry, if I'm really busy, u can always call the BMSG hotline....

 

[jennytansc]

isit papaya soup must go with fish? if i vegan leh? how? substitute with what lidat?? can put in other ingredient anot? i know of cos fish is also protein source to replenish milk lar.

 

[jennytansc]

yeah.. time to go home lor. chat with u gals on MOnday. Bye bye.

 

[mbb]

HAPPY WEEKEND LADIES....till tuesday.

 

[gingertea]

vanessa,
oo..all those BF info, really make me feel dat i'm on the right track...

now hor, i keep telling myself dat even if i cry in pain..very tired...i must like vanessa...try to succeed in BF then really can parade in my mum's house..hehe....jia you jia you~ must tai jiao my bb to BF properly...

jackie,
hehe...feel safe to enrol the BF workshop..

tink really nid alot of encouragement...

 

[calynn]

aiyo... me still got half an hour to go....

 

[vaness81]

doremi,
hahaha, guo jiang le.... haha....then next time we can go out parade together in public... (provided u dare lah)....hahaha....I'm looking forward to breastfeed my no.2 & 3 again!!

Don't worry, u sure succeed one, cos u r my long lost sister mah.....got many things in common, so sure this one also in common...

 

[gingertea]

vanessa,
yee...if real sister then must fail at 1st one leh...hehee..oops...hahaha....

 

[dogggies]

Jen,
I just got some "me-fan" from GF. See whether suitable for you or not

Ingredients
1.Lotus Seed }1 handful
2.Chick Pea }1 handful
3.Black Bean }1 handful
4.Soya Bean }1 handful
5.Red Bean (Kidney Bean)}1 handful
6.Green Papaya }half of it, peel skin
7.Water } 1 1/2 bowl

Cooking
Put everything into a slow cooker & cook for 3 to 4 hours.
Water the soup and eat the papaya only.

Doremi,
Ya lor, since we both also didnt attend the antental class

 

[gingertea]

jackie,
hehe..actually hor, i keep telling myself dat i din attend the antenatal class so must really try hard to succeed in BF so dat at least i got one "strong point" mah..hehe...dunnoe how to bath or take care of bb well but at least noe how to feed him well...hehe...

 

[vaness81]

doremi,
no lah, not real one mah... my 1st one mayb can be successful one, but I give in to all those stupid wrong comments, else think I will also be bf no.1 too. So impt thing is not to give in to stupid comments, stand-by the facts, hence must equipped urself with all the "wu qi"....

 

[gingertea]

vanessa,
my hb n mum now doubt dat i can BF successfully loo...but i will try my very best loo though i can't say dat i definitely can...i must keep tink dat BF is good for bb n me..can slim can slim...now i keep tell myself to at least try for 6mths then if really cannot then give up...tik by the time 6mths leow, i can parade leow kua..hehe...

 

[dogggies]

doremi,
My target is to BF BB for 1 year leh. Keep telling myself can make it one

 

[gingertea]

jackie,
wow..u really on ah~ i very scare my 1yr become 1 mth then bcome 1 day..cos hor i'm those type of person hor cannot tink too far de especially things dat is very hard to do. i usually target shorter period then if i manage to do it, will try to extend the period else i very fast give up. tink i'm those counting down type of person..hehe...

 

[calynn]

wah... i really pei fu all over you... my target is only for the 3 months when i'm on maternity leave lor..

coz after tat come work very difficult liao...

plus will pass her to my mom to take care... so have to close 1 eye lor and let her do what she likes...

 

[dogggies]

doremi,
Cause i see the benefit of BF lor. My GF BF her BB for 1 year. N her BB is so strong and healthy. Plus hor, she slim down back to her pre-pregancy weight leh (That the encouraging part

). So it win-win for BB and mummy

 

[gingertea]

calynn,
i target target nia, no guarantee will succeed leh. sekali, ur 3mths turn out to be 3 yrs leh?? but i heard if BF hor, it's better to BF for at least 6mths...

 

[gingertea]

jackie,
i heard can slim down lah but tink depends leh..though i olso tell myself dat will slim down, somehow feel dat BF not easy. furthermore, cannot on diet when we BF so must really pu enulf to BF bb loo..then i'm the kinda person very easy fat hard to slim type...scare loo~

 

[gingertea]

oo..i nid to prepare to go leow...cya on monday...tata..enjoy..^^

 

[dogggies]

Ladies,
Hubby call liao

 

[calynn]

bye bye bye bye bye bye....

 

[isishui]

wah... i onli disappear for 3 hours n there's so many to catch up... read until i blur blur liao...

 

[vaness81]

Ladies,

Soooooo happy, finally had a taste of Botak Jones fish n chips...haha... really nice n I've ordered 1 giant chicken sausage also...yummy...I got my hb hook to it, so next time if he order from Tuas branch for his staffs, then I can tong bang delivery liao......

btw, anyone at the Clementi branch earlier? I saw 2 preggies but guess 1 of them is not from here, cos her tummy is too big to be a dec MTB liao. Botak Jones was there at the branch. I must say, their service was really good.

doremi,
yes, u r rite, best is to bf at least for 6mth and WHO guideline is up to 2 yrs at least. Btw, to really see the weight loss with BF, got to really bf for a longer period of time to see the effect, bf for 3 months are not long enough to see the effect.

 

[afcai]

nearby coffeeshop at blk 328 or 325 at clement also got sell claypot rice, quite delicious. ppls call in to order and then collect later.

 

[afcai]

Hi Vanessa Lu,
just wondering do yr no 1 being jealous for paying more attention to no 2 (spl with her) and the coming no 3?

my cousin passed me the batteries operate breast pump with no manual guide, is it easy to use?

 

[afcai]

Hi Calynn ,
where is Toyogo warehouse? is there any sale there?

 

[isishui]

afcai,

here's the add and website of toyogo

Blk 11 Toa Payoh Ind Park Lor 8, #01-1207

http://www.toyogogroup.com/index.html

Vanessa,
the hotdog yummy hor...

wah.. like the skin so much... heee~ later tonight physcho my hubby to go there eat dinner... heeeeheeee...

wah... i dunnoe if i can persist for 6mths anot.. planning to TBF for 3mths... when i return to work.. will combine with FM.. coz i really really dun trust my work environment... not even the toilet.. coz got pple wear lab coat n go in toilet one.. den hor.. alot different nationality there.. some pple hor, do experiment dun wash hand n touch here touch there.. dun wash hand aft visit toilet etc... so no place is clean... hai~~ i can't imagine wat my hand will be touching... afraid i will add extra ingredients into the expressed milk.. dun even dare to use the same pump to pump at work.. most likely get a cheap 2nd hand one to pump n throw....

 

[afcai]

Some interesting info abt pregnancy:

What are the biggest hidden dangers for newborns?
http://www.babycenter.com/expert/baby/babysafety/9434.html?scid=momspreg:20060911:2957:19356:8870

Know the Signs of Preeclampsia
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/257.html?scid=mbtw_preg25:20060828:0:0:0

Severe or sudden swelling in your feet or swelling in your face and hands could be a sign of preeclampsia, a serious condition that can affect your health and your baby's. Preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and protein in your urine. It most often occurs in the third trimester, but it can happen earlier so learn the warning signs now.


Diaper Rash
http://www.balmex.com/advisor/detection.jhtml;prod-minicp-sessionid=GY4PPYO31HPJMCUAQLBSJBQ

 

[afcai]

Hi Shihui,
thk for the add.

have u go there before? if so, how much cheaper compare to other places? last time, i bought 5 toyogroup container box (706) from carrfour when it is on sale at $4.90 each.

 

[isishui]

afcai,
yup.. been there b4.. bought a 4 tier cabinet drawer cum cupboard at $54.. not sure how much cheaper it is.. but heard fr other MTBs tt it's much cheaper to buy fr the warehouse than carrfour leh...

 

[vaness81]

afcai,
of cos she will definitely be jealous, so as parents, we tried to balance out our love. We try to get her involve with the gynae visits for no.3 and we will try to explanin to no.1 when we feel that she sensed that we are showing favouritism...

As for the breastpump,it should be easy to use. Which breastpump are u getting? Mayb u can try to ask some of the mothers here if they can help u to make a copy for you as reference. It's always good to have manual with u.

 

[qsg]

Vanessa, dun think i saw you at the clinic on saturday. What time you reach there? When is your next visit? Mine has changed to be in 3 weeks time. Have you book your room? Dr Sim latest must book by next visit. Will be going for the hosp tour next visit too.

 

[vaness81]

QSG,
Ya I know... I was there very very early. I brought my No.1 to the pd upstair, as it was a walk-in, I went there 9am, expecting to wait for a few hours, who knows, only for awhile it's her turn, so ended up I turn up at dr sim's clinic very early and jumped q

. Left the clinic abt 11.15am. My appt is also in 3 weeks time. I wasn't told to book room yet leh, mayb they already know what room I want liao, cos the last time also with her

. My next appt is on the 7th Oct at 9.45am. I will have to change to later time, cos I forget I got class at 1pm, so hope to go after the appt, hence must push to a later time so that I don't need to come back home first

. btw, wat time is ur next visit? I believe also on the 7th Oct?

Qianhui,

Pls update for me, dunno at how many weeks now bb weighs 984g... sorry, me sotong, forget to ask gynae abt the weeks.

 

[dogggies]

Ladies,
I finally got a chance to taste Botak Jones fish n chips and Cajun chicken burger. The portion is so big that hubby and i cant finish. The colesaw is really yummy yummy and the taste remind me of the colesaw in Melboourne. Was so full until the tummy going to explore like that.

BTW, does anyone feel their tummy expand alot within a week?? Mind lor this week BB like on growing spreed, suddenly become so BIG....

 

[sunsweet]

HI curious abt the the Botak jones you gals are mentioning here.

The branch at Clementi is at where? As my mum's place is at clementi and I would like to give it a try.

 

[isishui]

hihi! brought hubby to botak jones today.. ate fish n chip while hubby had cajun chicken..

as usual, portion is so big... can't finish at all...

finally bought a weighing machine today.. going to start monitoring my weight increase.. hopefully can maintain within the acceptable weight..

tml got full day course on lab safety.. sian.. still got test aft the course... hai~~ if i noe earlier tt there will be test, won't hav enrol for it liao... really "smash my own feet with stone".. so won't be online tml.. most prob will still come forum look look when i'm home..

jackie,
my tummy expand alot for last two weeks... suddenly all the M wears i bought seems to shrink liao... think got to buy a few more to last liao..

sunsweet,
it's at blk 325.. juz need to walk across the carpark at the MRT station opposite clm central..

 

[chime68]

sylk,
oh my italian fren is complaining that it nows rain & rain...seems like autumn...

 

[vaness81]

Morning Ladies,

This week will sure pass by fast....cos our penguin parade is this Friday!! I'm sure most of us are looking forward to tat...

qwer,
Can I check with u hor, I've seen ur thread regarding Art classes for kids, just wondering if you have any interesting class that u had signed up for ur no.1? I've tot of sending my no.1 to art classes since she likes to doddle very much.

 

[gingertea]

goodmorning all~

today i apply leave to rest at home. hopefully, boss din call me to go back to work...^^

tink today i will not be very active here...catch up wif u all tmr...try to rest alot, dunnoe y very tired then hor, bb dun seem to move much..suspect too tired leow...haiz...hopefully, rest enulf leow then bb active again loo~

 

[vaness81]

doremi,
oh, u better rest well.... I was also told to walk less nowadays, cos I think I've been straining my ligation that's holding my pelvic bone....take care

 

[gingertea]

vanessa,
oo...thks, will rest alot alot today. looking fwd for our gathering this friday loo~ tik sure miss out alot of topics today leow...try to browse tonite or tmr morning...^^

 

[jennytansc]

Good morning all,
I din slept well last nite.. Waking up as usual to toilet and also had a dream b4 waking up. I dreamt that my gal is finally borned. haahha somemore so cute leh. within 2hrs & i pop. In the dream no epi or pain anything. Go into labour ward just like poo poo lidat pooooooed out my char bor kia liao. i think i think of my gal too much liao lar. ahaha .. "ri you suo shi, yue you suo meng".

Vanessa,
U listen to the CD aldy.. How the songs nice?
BTW, thanks abt for ur biscuits leh... sooo nice. i oni gave hb 1 pc then i ate all. ahaha He also say nice, then ask me why i din do for him to eat. I say our hse where got oven. hahha Phew.. lucky no oven ar. ahaahha

 

[jennytansc]

Vanessa,
I thot pple say pregnant lady shld walk more so more easy to give birth things lidat?? Alot of experience mommy all tell me this.

doremi,
U also must rest lots lots also.. bb maybe move too move yday or day be4. so now no much movement. wait u eat full full.. ur bb sure move & kick liao. Rest enuf 1st & eat more also.

 

[vaness81]

Jen,
Thanks for the CD, I listened to it in the car and it was very soothing.... my no.2 sat quietly and seems to enjoyed the songs too... but my hb said he's going to fall asleep liao...hahaha... but it was really nice.

Glad that u like the biscuits cos I understand not all ppl like butter cookies due to the smell and taste...

 

[calynn]

morning everyone.... monday again...

doremi,
rest well... take care

vanessa,
too much shopping

?? i tot we're suppose to walk more these days? hmmm... better be careful then...

ladies...
i'm proud to say i finally made my hubby drive me to AMK for botak jones on Saturday!!! ha ha ha.... unfortunately, didn't find the food very fantastic leh... maybe wrong orders... coz i ordered the botak jones burger and my hubby order the cajun chicken... i found the meat patty too big and the fries too salty. The cajun chicken was alright lah...

i ended up eating on the meat patty... which felt a little "je lak"....

.... maybe will have to go back and try the fish and chips...