(2008/01) Jan 2008 MTBs


kam,

take care. my gal was admitted for 2 days for high jaundice too. dont worry, just continue pumping and the milkflow will keep coming..
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kam,

dun wori. my #1 oso re-admitted for 2 days for jaundice.

pixie,

planning. tonite hb will tok to his dad aft his mother z. if nothing hels, i m going to change lock by sunday so tat she cannot suka suka come my hse anymore n i m going to threaten my fil n ask him if he wants his grandaughter to b pre-matured? or he will control his wife?
 
Kam, can rent machine to do the phototheraphy from home also right? I tot giving her bm better when she is having jaundice leh.. I rented the machine and sun Shaun at home leh. so it’s good as I still get to see him. but I forgot what’s the reason liao , wasit because the jaundice level not very high so we don’t need to admit him to hospital or because the doc said we can rent and do at home.. as for pump, cheap and good à avent manual pump hehe. Don’t worry about the jaundince yea, it’s common for newborns.
 
Pixie,
I saw the article. Way to go to help mummies like us to voice up our thoughts. But those idiots who commented are really rubbish. These are obviously people who are either ego man or don't have children or don't bother about their own children!!! So angry when read their comments.

Mylvera,
I really wonder what is your ILs doing in your home? Can just come and eat your food and dare to critisize? Tell them not happy can just go outside and tabao and eat at their own house NOT to come back lah!!! Sorry to say but they are really of no help. I felt like shouting at them for your sake leh... Or why don't you just break down in front of your hubby (I know it is exaggerating but it worked at times) when you tell him how you feel so that it scared your hubby and made them Not coming back again?

Kam,
Don't worry about Xiyu. I know she is a strong girl and jaundice is so common now. The hospital will take good care of her. JIA YOU
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Re:Stomach flu
I am still having diarrhea for 3rd day and guess what, I developed PILES!!! Gosh, it is painful and my stupid hubby kept hurping now I can understand how he felt when he got piles. HELLO, but I am 9 mths' preggie liao and piles at this stage is totally killing me! I cannot tahan and decided to visit gynae this morning... Gynae said the piles is not that bad but he can tell it is making me really uncomfortable. Prescriped with some cream and medicine to heal it soon. Then checked my baby and he is already 3.17Kg @ 36wks. Head is already engaged and cervix has dilated 1cm. Gynae said give me HL to rest liao and should be ready to give birth in 2 weeks' time.. So fast...
 
Want some advise from mummies here:
Xavier start to throw tantrums at every slight little things, like when he can't do certain things properly, eg fixing a shape inside the shape sorter (it got stuck), cant cover the bottle properly with the cap or even when Granny switch channels while he is watching the cartoon.

he start to stamp his feets and cry real hard. I look at him and ask him to calm down but he don't seemed to get what I mean. I would sometimes walk away and ignore him, he would sometimes stop and forget the whole thing but I just wonder if I am doing the right thing. Is ignoring the right way of handling his tantrums?
 
krystle
nevermind lar. i am not wrong to say "my bb is not close to me". coz it happens to all FTWMummies rite. dont care them. they never went thru what we went thru. just tell ourselves that dun have the knowledge lor. forgiveness is good :)

icy
my take is usually they want to do something but either cannot accomplish properly or cannot communicate then get very frustrated. bear in mind our kids only cry and throw tantrum to express themselves, coz they cannot communicate well. must be very patient and guide them. dont take over for them else they wont learn. for me, if i feel that he is faking a tantrum i will walk away. but if my boy is genuinely frustrated coz he cannot finish this or cannot express that then i will tell him itz all right, and guide him along. must see situation one leh
 
icy
for me, i will patiently talk to him and explain to him and calm him down. but if he continues, i will just leave him alone and let him get over with it himself before i carry him.... then i will explain to him again.. hoping he will understand
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pixie,
I understand what u mean. Unreasonable tantrum can be ignored? I understand his frustration, i am trying to figure a way to tell him to let me know the problem instead of wailing away.

It seemed getting worse, today he cant insert the shape inside the sorter and he wail and threw the toys across the floor. I find it amusing since this is the first time, but still trying hard to tell him that is not the way.

then he played with straw in his mouth until he almost puke, i took it away and he wail non-stop. I hope he dun start rolling on the floor.
 
icy
mine oredi rolling on the floor liao lor. your boy still considered ok
if i see he fake it, just want to get what he wants, i'll walk away lor.
actually when kids/or even adults get frustrated and get angry, no matter how much we tell them they are just at boiling point. nothing can go in one.
so i see parents outside tell their kids to stop angry immediately or stop crying immediately, its almost impossible. how can you expect a child to obey? even adults hardly can comply. if i cry, and my xx ask me to stop immediately, i doubt i can...
so usually i let him cool down, and slowly tok to him. i take on jess's way more or less.

let him wail lah. i take away the yakult empty bottle my boy oso cry the house down. just ignore him. he see no audience watching him then will stop immediately.
 
fake cry: got tears? nose and eyes got red or not?? my son fake cry also got tears big big somemore, like real cry one wor.
 
Thanks! Shall go and look for Ameda.

<font color="0000ff">Luca</font>, Taka fair has Ameda or not?

<font color="ff0000">krsytle</font>, Wah, so fast, your turn already..... JIA YOU!!!!!!!

<font color="0000ff">Icy</font>, I will not walk away or scold my boy. If he is not happy with whatever he is doing and throwing a tantrum, I will pick up the toy he is playing, and ask him what's wrong with the toy. You must remain calm, as in do not react differently when he throws tantrum, so that he knows throwing tantrum can't catch your attention. Pick up the toy and show him, but don't pass to him cos he might just throw it away. Talk to him and if he doens't want to listen, just drop it. Distract him with something else, other toy, food, going out for a walk, etc.
 
Krystle,

My piles acted up these few days too. Swollen, bleed and painful. Bled till I feel giddy and abit weak. loss concentration at work. stay in toilet to stop the bleeding for quite a while. went to visit the coy doc this afternoon and she gave the insert, cream and tablets. She mentioned that my piles got lot of varicose veins...but it is external so pretty difficult to push it back. going back for review next week and will get a referral to a specialist. guess i need a surgery to cure this problem once and for all.

Kam,
don't worry. Javier also got high jaudice at 286+ last time. got re-admitted the 2nd day he is discharged. after staying for 2 days, the jaudice still not cleared and doc suggested he admit again! end up i rent the machine and took i chose this option...tat stupid PD face goes black. on the light for another 3 days, but difficult to keep him on the machine cos it is very hot and my MIL keep removing him from there and insisting us to return the machine. the jaudice stay on quite a while and it is slowly going away and my new PD say is fine...just sun bathe him on our own.
 
Mylvera,

I will change the lock too if i will u. go straight to tell them to stay away..since u lun till max liao.

Pixie,
email me ur recipe too can, thanks.
 
Kam
i second what tongtong said. Last time Rylee's jaundice also very high. End up, we stayed an extra day in TMC cos i was TBF. On the 5th day, the level got lower, so can discharge, but on chkup, went up high again. PD gave us 3 options, either admit the baby and we go to and fro to deliver milk, mommy admit together with baby or last option, rent machine to do the phototherapy ourselves at home. But he cautioned us that the last option is only for parents who can be consistent becos understandably, lying in a hot machine is very uncomfortable so he said some parents, baby cry little bit, will keep taking baby out, thus making the therapy ineffective. So must rem not to keep taking baby out except for feeding time. We opted to rent the machine and took turns to watch over her. Cos my pumping output sucks back then (how to deliver milk??) and to admit again with baby will cost $$$. Anyway, do what u deem fit, if u let Xiyu take FM during this period MUST rem to pump like as though baby is feeding to maintain supply if u want to contd BF her when she's out.

I rem last time when i was BF Rylee during the early weeks, she was feeding VERY frequently and pretty long too. Her latch was good (given she was out by csect and didnt get to suck for the 1st hour of birth) but long. Sometimes u'd think she's still sucking, but she's actually switched to comfort suck without u realising it. I rem not knowing anything on BF and read that during early days it's 2 hours interval, not knowing that the 2 hours is counting from the time baby STARTS sucking and not the end of feeding time, so effectively when baby takes an hour to eat (she sometimes eat 30mins each side), at the end of it i only have 1 hour rest in between! Such is my inexperience.
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Blackbatz
Jus saw ur question on the hotel. Not familiar with it but will ask my sis about it

Icy
got ur email...will reply later yah! Regarding tantrums, what i will do is to get down to her height level and calmly tell her i cannot understand her when she's crying. I try to see why she cry...for Xavier, u oredi know what triggered it ie cannot fit puzzle etc, so tell him u know and understand why he's feeling frustrated, confused, etc....Label his feelings but tell him that he cant solve things this way etc. Give him an explanation. I read our toddlers altho cant speak well yet, understands much more than we think they do. I try this way and i do find it easier to manage Rylee's outbursts. She can still cry but shorter and shorter time to diffuse.
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krystle
wahhh ur turn next hor!! Jiayou and take care!
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Superbee
got ur email too. Will reply u shortly
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Icy
oh i forgot to mention, if he continues to cry, u tell him u cant understand what he's saying and that u will walk away and ask him to look for u when he calms down. Pretend to walk away and do ur own stuffs (but keep an eye on him of cos) and soon enough he'll come and look for u. When he does, give him a hug and tell him ur proud of him, etc. Talk to him lo.
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Good luck!
 
verene / mylife / tongtong,

Thanks for the advise. Hope her jaundice will decrease in these 2 days.

Yes, I have been pumping often, like every 3 hours. The good news is supply is GOOD! The last pump just now can yield 80ml, combined both side 15-20min each side! Tomorrow is going to get the ameda dual pump, hope can motivate me to pump even more often :) I will continue to latch her (cos it's the easiest :) and also continue to pump to empty my breast and to up the supply. And eventually I need to pump when I get back to work (I only have 2 months of leave leh).
 
haha, my 5.5 hours of relief teaching earned me 2 blisters n a super hoarse voice. The classes r really rowdy. No wonder they called me, must be the regular relief teachers refuse this assignment. But still it was a valuable experience though i got lots to learn about classroom management.

Kam, when raeanne was admitted 3 days 2 nights for laundice, i also allow the nurses to supplement with fm cos i didn't have enough ebm. Also i asked them to cup feed cos scared of nipple confusion so got wastage of ebm too.
 
faint! Just now my maid ask me for hair fall solution. She think she come here to be beauty queen. Got so much hair, drop some hair, ask me for hair fall solution. Told her to use her own salary to buy next month. Think i should really start looking for new maid liao.
 
Jess
Yes maid will be alone with kids after we have moved to our new flat.

Icy/Pixie
eh mine hor today got new kind of tantrums hor. When frustrated for eg, cant move the chair to his fav spot cos something blocking it, he bangs his head on the floor !!!! so scary leh !!! we got to stop him from doing that and tell him no no no... *faint*
 
wow kitsune
drink more liang teh tmr ! hehe... which level are u teaching ?

eh your maid v vain leh... shd think of changing le...
 
Verene,
You also the same problem as me? I think your case also quite serious, just like my hubby back in early this year. He was referred to a specialist in SGH and had a day op. On that day after the op, he was really feeling unwell. But after 3 days, he was much better and now he is a happy man. Is it women who gave birth naturally tends to have piles??? BTW, my bleeding is more now instead of stopping... I hope to recover before I deliver coz I don't want to face with another bleeding (Lochia) at the same time..
 
Chaye, haha, luckily mine is only adhoc basis. I taught 1 P5 class and 2 P1 classes today. Only 1 P1 class still considered guai. The other classes are terrible. Hope they don't call me tomorrow, I need to rest my voice and legs. :p

Ya, she's so vain. Monday, the agent came for counselling ('scolding') session already told her off that she is here to work not here to be beautiful. If want to be beautiful, go work in a bar and sell her body. I thought my agent was being too insulting. But today only Thurs, trying to be vain again. Buay tahan. :p
 
Kam,

your milk supply is good! You are doing very well leh, keep it up
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Yes agree Ameda dual electric is good. Hope Xiyu jaundice will decrease. Last time when Z &amp; R was born, they also slight jaundice &amp; needed sunbath will do but R's jaundice was more stubborn, took abt a month plus to totally went down! If u bf, try not to take too much ginger ya.

krystle,

so late &amp; u r still around... preggy better to sleep early wor:p
oh btw, i also kenna piles too (b4, during &amp; after preggy) now still on/off. Last time preggy, i developed 3 peanut size piles leh, painful esp when constipated or strain my bowels but after gynae prescribe some cream, it's now much better, no need to see specialist cos mine is external piles &amp; no bleeding occur.
 
krystle,

take care.


an update of the extended WW3. my hb told his dad abt the situation n would appreciate if they would jz visit or babysit at times and dun hv to come up on a daily/weekly basis. guess wat?? his dad said "i know u r the bad person who has to tell us these things. but the real idea comes from your wife rite? there isnt any conflicts now so why go to such extend? yr mother is very good. is yr wife tat is petty. we have been here looking aft yr kids for 3 yrs and u only look aft them for 3 weeks. u wun know how to take care of them. last time u asked us to help u look aft the kids n now u wan us to leave? i give u a choice. to think over it 1 more day or 1 more week. if u insist on us leaving, we will pack n go tmr but we will only see u once a yr!" waseh.. now cutting ties liao? n there isnt any way to communicate with them! they dun buy the idea that they had not done a good job at bringing up my kids. he even said we treat our hse as a hostel. of cos lah. come back cannot make decision for house for kids, where got "feelings?" now big headache.. duno whether to give in to their threats or to stand firm. am going to ask for urgent leave today to standby my hb n to go thro this war with him! since they tink is my idea, i feel is time for me to TALK liao!
 
Morning mummies! Anyone going to NATAS ?

Kam, I just saw taka selling AVENT duo pump at $599! I am an ardent fan of this pump... very good...and $599 is super cheap, considering I bought mine at $820.. can consider..

mylife, understand that you stay in hkg? Chk with you sthg, does the travel agents there sell disneyland packages? Like 2D1N stay at HKG disneyland or sthg? Wondering if it will be cheaper...
 
mylevra, I can understand your agony. But hor, I must say old people also need some pacifying one... they wanna feel appreciated lor..hmmm maybe u all try to talk to them again when the situation has appeased a bit?

U must really take care leh.. must remember "tai jiao".. so angry hor, later baby become grouchy baby leh.. try to cool down 1st la.
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Kam,
i dun think i saw ameda leh, coz the Avent, Medela, Pigeon brand are more easier to spot.

kitsune,
why dun try indos, i think filipinas generally are more hiao leh. btw, u still breastfeeding, how come so late still awake?
 
<font color="ff6000">Kam</font>, luca,

yesterday i went to Taka baby fair &amp; YES i saw Ameda pump (just directly opposite Avent booth) or u can ask &amp; chk with any sale assistant there. I think it's selling at $350.

mylvera,
Hope your WW3 will end in peace for everyone. I read yr situation till i headache for u too. Really have to tackle this sensitively.
 
Kam
taka fair got ameda selling for
$350 comes with the box of pump and lanolin mist. Saw a few boxes there n it's opposite avent booth. I think the baby shop in Chinatown also selling same price as taka fair with free delivery cos my june mummies bought from the chinatown shop during confinement. For taka, if u buy above $200, u get a pooh fleece blanket. $350 get little tikes piano n $500 a little tikes rocking girrafe. I m not sure if they still have the free gifts cos sometimes it is fully redeemed by the first day. I was there yesterday but didn't get any good buy &amp; no additional 10% discount this time. sianz. Oh ya I m also using ameda cheap n good. But i think medela freestyle is better cos my June mummy told me she bought both n the ameda one caused blocked ducts for her. Freestyle is compact but expensive wor...

Mylife,
okie will lookout for your reply.
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Krystle
take care &amp; guess u will c your bb pretty soon!
 
kam, jiayou on breastfeeding, a gd breast pump helps. i used manual avent one, v tedious and time consuming , hence my BF onli persist a mth, reali regret never invest a good one coz my ss quite gd. but i couldnt manage BF and my girl alone.
 
luca,
kam wont angry la cos too many stuffs there until my eyes oso blur leh. so u bought anything from the fair? I saw thomas the train swimsuit...nice wanna buy but ex leh $31+ so in the end didn't buy. Huggies ultra $14.90 for a pack...cheap can buy but i didn't cos i prefer to use cheap PetPet. Wanna try the huggies jeans pants $7.90/pk but heng i didn't buy cos later i saw ntuc promo selling even cheaper!!
 
Mylvera
just finished reading your posting &amp; seemed like really challenging to make the in law see your point. Dunno what say except pray that someone will b able to knock some sense into your in law head. Take care.
 
krystle, u r the next to pop leh! v fast hor, juz recall u were teaching us abt the gender tips recently, and so fast it is ur turn liao,ur boy mus be too eager to see u .
mus enjoy these 2 weeks with ur no.1, and couple time with ur hubby....
 
aqua,
tks for the tip off for Friso 3 (2x900g), i asked my mum to buy 2 packs for me
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The new packaging (P2 dual) is very ex leh! My mum said not as if the kids can talk immediately after drinking the new formula!hahaha...baby bonus not enuff if FM keep increasing prices hor *duh*
 
Steph: ya lor, the promo was so secretive@ so happy u manage to get! hw many tins u buy, i aslo manage to get 6tins....
 
steph, btw, i tink the so-called new formula is to increase prices rightfully for the manufacturer. friso is much cheaper compared to Gain, enfa etc! but now, it is on par and even more expensive
 
latest update.

they left the house with all their belongings. they made the decision themselves even tho they said to let us think abt it.
 
steph,
hehe u r cute, wana buy end up didnt buy. i bought bob the builder cup for my #1 and a gift set for my nephew's 1st mth. the queue was very long yesterday, i just grab wat i want n go, lunch time super rush.
 
mylvera, congrats! pls change ur lock hor, oso that they have no chance to 'surprise' u anymore.
i am sure u will have a happy weekends now.kekke
 
Kitsune

What sch u teaching ah ? I've just registered my #1 for Jing Shan pri sch leh.. but is put on waiting list for Anderson Pri ...hehe. Anybody have any review of this Jing Shan school ???

how long have your maid been with you ?
 
luca, cos my stupid hp laptop got problem. Keep giving me black screen of death. Called helpdesk n they said they can pick up n repair tomorrow but i must do my own back up. But how to back up my precious raeanne's photos n video clips if all i see is a black screen. So must keep trying to restart on safe mode then try to burn the files slowly onto dvd with a super pixelated screen. :p

mylvera, wa congrats! You finally have them out of your house for good! Never mind, fil only say this in a fit of anger. I'm sure he'll slowly cool down n miss the grandkids after you deliver. Jia you! Dun let them see u no up!
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mylvera, let them be lah. now u shld rest more and dun be upset abt these things. after givin birth, then u can talk and explain matter to them.
 

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