Re infant care,
I heard that babies at infant care from a young age can adapt better coz they don't suffer from separation anxiety till ard 8 months or so.
Mummyfaith,
Re to get baby sleeping thru the night, actually I read if the baby doesn't get enough naps, too long or too short naps during the day, they will become fretful/cranky and can't sleep well at night too. I used to let Jade stay awake till she shows signs of sleepiness on her own, sometimes she'd be sleepy after 2 hours of being awake, sometimes 3-4 hours, but sometimes she stayed awake the whole afternoon and then she gets overtired and cranky in the evening and is very difficult to put to sleep - she will fight sleep even though she is very tired, and when she finally goes to sleep, she keeps waking up 2-3 times in the middle of the night, not hungry but just have to soothe her back to sleep. I also had difficulty telling the difference between her sleepy cries and hungry cries. Sometimes I think she's hungry and warm up a bottle of milk only to find that she's not hungry!
I recently started to make her nap at roughly the same times everyday. Each nap lasts abt 1 hour. Total naptime ard 4-5 hours. I never let her nap for longer than 2 hours at a time. Sometimes she'll wake up within 30 mins too. And she'll compensate at the next naptime. If she does not show any signs of sleepiness at her nap time (yawning, scratching and rubbing face or crankiness), I will put her to sleep anyway. Since then she's really shown ALOT of improvement - goes to sleep within 2 mins, she's not cranky while she's awake, eats better and is happy to play on her own most of the time and not be carried so much, and at night she sleeps well from 10pm to 7am. She's a much happier baby now. And remembering Wiselyn's famous quote - corny as it may sound, I'm a happier mummy too.
BenMum,
Ya lor maids cannot wash car...because they are DOMESTIC workers...and the car is not considered part of the house unless you stay in landed property and park your car in the house!
Amy,
Re jumperoo, the manufacturer instructions say it can be used from 3 or 4 months onwards...should be safe lah. Think US safety standards for children very high...you should know better coz you were living there right?
Tell your hubby Nynke is missing out
Jade's legs very strong now...she always tries to stand up by herself now...and can stand for a few seconds with some support. My MIL say she's gonna start walking soon!
