(2008/01) Jan 2008 MTBs

Kam
Haha, Rylee is opposite of HR. She can recognise all the alphabets but she cant say all, for eg, we will ask which one is A, W or any alphabets, she will point even on my tshirt, on a mag, newspapers etc. But ask her to speak, she can say a few accurately, but some like Q, P not so good.

Yvonne
Rylee learns a lot of singing and dancing from DVDs, which i only let her watch. Not TV. She loves dancing to songs from watching Elmo and Barney. Sometimes in the midst of switching on the DVD, she will catch some cartoons on tv, then will be a bit interested, but ultimately will request for Elmo! In fact, her first >1syllable word is Elmo Song!

Grumpus
Oh, i meant Child Seat not Infant. We bought an extra seat for Rylee when flying (i really do think it's a good idea!) i think it's supp to be 50% of adult price rite? But when i bought the HK-Sin-HK, i got the promo rate HKD1027 or smtg like that, but child seat i also have to pay HKD1027. No 50%!

#2
I've really decided not to TTC for the time being. I really really want to focus more of my time and energy to Rylee now that she's being more and more communicative! I want to spend more time playing with her, devoting my time to her, teaching her (not ABCs or 123s but more on manners, rights and wrongs, etc) I'm not saying when u have #2 u cant do these anymore, but i'm just not up to it!!! Reading mommies here who have had #2 now, i really feel having a newborn now will rob Rylee of the time i can have with her. I know i shud be able to still manage, but not ideal lah. Like Pixie, i think i'llwait maybe when she's 3-ish before trying again. At least she'll be more independent and possibly going to school on her own? I know 2yrs also can go liao, but personally, i think 2yrs old a bit too young to go school on her own...so ke lian...to think when we were that age, we were all still blurblur and gonggong! Sometimes i do think our modern world pushes babies to mature too fast too soon, and then we complain and seem surprise that kids these days seem so worldly wise! Sorry long post again...duh...now then can sit down and relax a bit...been so busy all day...TIRED!
 


Hi Mylife,
Agree with you that extra seat is a boon for flying. Much more worth it than infant seat where baby sits on our lap. more comfortable for the child too. Child seat is about 75% of adult ticket. Infant seat also has age limit, must be 23 months of age when flying.

Aiyo..all ur kids are so advanced..Must really see what my boy know.. no alphabet but he picked up all the words from Baby Can Read and read books while sitting on the potty. Finally toilet trained..except that he uses "poo-poo" to mean peeing and ps.
 
Pauline, Yvonne
Same same lei.. she wont sit there for long one.. but she wont allow us to switch off also. She will:
1) walk ard.. touch here touch there. then wen i threaten to switch off.. she quickly sit down.
2) bring other vcd to u and ask u to change, change 4/5 times also not satisfied. U dun change.. she cry until u change.
3) If daddy and mummy doze off together.. she'll start to climb across me, then climb across daddy and repeat again and again.. if u say "switch off" she'll sit down immediatly but start her nonsence again a min later. OR... She will use her leg to kick the platform of my bed to make noisy bang.. or use my bottle to bang bang bang the platform.. then wen i call out her name sternly.. she'll quickly jump into the bed and gei gei slp!
4) And many more lah.. these are only the few tat i listed out. haiz..

Mylife
Yah actually she did learn alot of things from the vcd, she can memorise which vcd got wat show, she also imitate the HI-5 alot.. e.g Before the HI-5 ppl cough cough abit or sneeze sneeze abit.. she already start coughing or sneezing. Faint!

Actually my hb hv been asking me alot of times, did we educate her wrongly? Alamak.. in my heart i was thinking.. "I tink so"
And one more thing hor.. infront of my MIL.. if she did something wrong and we smack her hand.. she cry until no sky no ground.. But at home, she did something wrong, and we smack her.. she dun even care abt us, sometimes even do the same thing again to make us angry. If my mother scold her only, she'll listen, i tink becos she is the main caregiver bah.. Really hard to teach lei.. how ah? Oh ya! i forgot to add.. wen she cry until no sky no ground at my MIL's place, my MIL scold my hb.. #$%&&*& so angry!
 
CALLING STEPH, FRISO 2 PROMOTION at Giant
buy 1.8 kg friso2 free 3 tins 400g friso 3.
price $49.99

thos mummies with no.2 can stockup
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aqua,

THANKS!!! Yipeeee...cheong to IMM Giant later with my coll
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errr izit new or old packaging??
tell u last month i bot 1.8kgfriso2+free 2x400gfriso3 at guardian for $51 (old packaging)...now current promo at Giant better deal leh...heng i only stock 1 bundle.
 
aqua,

wrong leh...straits times Giant promo stated Friso 2 Gold 1.8kg free Friso 3 2x400g leh NOT 3 tins 400g!

<font color="ff0000">Fairprice promo:</font>
Friso 3 1.8kg free 20 sachets x 37g for $49.95
Mamil Gold step3 1.6kg $86.65 for 2
 
yvonne,
Heh I see some signs of ur girl in mine! I believe it's because of differing standards by grandma and us...
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When my girl is naughty and grandma scolds her, she will diam diam and accept it... But when hubby scolds her, she will cry and run to grandma for help.
My mum always say don't comfort her when someone is scolding to but she always go comfort her when hubby scolding! Hai... Really difficult.

Got earthquake again! Anyone felt it?
 
jess, good luck to ur ttc and hope hear ur gd news soon. does ur ovulation kits help?

i also intend to start next cycle...keekee
 
thanks aqua and steph
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the kit ah.. i feel dun really help.. i just wana use finish then dun buy already.. let nature take its course.. hahahaa... getting so stressed up every month testing... so decide to just 'shun qi zi ran'
 
Mummies,

Need advise on how to cook porridge. Just dump everything (all cut into small pieces) into the slow cooker?? How u all use the ikan bilis powder??
Why am i asking is cos i always make the ingredients into cubes and freeze them and when i cook porridge i just dump them in.....
Thanks.
 
mcfluffy
my boy wakie very early too but hort park is a bit far for us...hurhur

mandy
usually for convenience sake we just dump everything into slow cooker.
sprinkle ikan bilis powder on top when serving and mixed well.
my ikan bilis powder run out liao...hmmm...
 
hey mummies can ask noob qn?
if i want to apply for a flat with hdb...i must sell my existing flat first?
or can i apply with hdb...in the midst of waiting...sell off my current flat?
aiyoh so blur with all these restrictions

edit: i think cannot ah
so if i sell off my current...and need to wait for hdb to announce flats available...in the meantime, stay where??
aiyohhhh
 
yes,pixie. u can apply first, once u get the keys, then u sell ur existing. nw got hdb juz launch some leftovers units, go check it
 
Question on Breastfeeding

When I pump, my left breast can produce a lot more milk than my right breast, the right side only produce about 20-30% of the left breast. When I latch, my gal seems to be ok with the right breast though.

I called parentcraft TMC, the lady very unhelpful. Didn't even finish listening to my question and said you made appointment to see us lah, we have to assess you because this is different for every mum. Then hung up.

Is that a concern if my 2 breasts are so lopsided, producing different amount of milk?

Also, I read that breastfeeding baby drinks the same amount of milk from 1 to 6 months, cos it's the content that changes, so amount remains the same. Is it true for exclusive latch on babies? Or does this apply to babis who drink EBM?
 
<font color="ff0000">mcfluffy</font>
In answering to your question - usually toddlers only understand the concept of mathematics when they are 3 years or older. Before 3 years old, they may have learnt 1 to 10 or even more numbers, but doesn't mean much to them. So no hurry if your gal hasn't known the numbers now.

As I am a strong believer in "learn through play", my boy learns all the stuff through his toys and playtime with us. We don't even have a single sheet of flashcard. I would love to read with him, but his interest in books has decreased a lot, so seldom read to him now. He likes TV, but not addict to it, I only allow 30min per session (longer if I have something to do), once I switch off, he might wail sometime, but can be easily distracted with something else. What he learns from TV is picking up some words lor, esp all the names of the cartoons etc, and learn to sing the ABC song through a DVD (the only DVD he has). Again, I have to mention he learns a lot from the childcare, I am not so talented with children :)
 
aqua
u sure??!! then i chiong liao lor!!
i asked coz i just saw hdb's announcement mah!!
really?? so now i have my sengkang flat, i can apply the current leftover by hdb, and then sell off my current flat??
 
kam
before answering you, you have to tell us more.
you noticed this when? for how long your R side is lesser? then when you first started, your output is the same for both sides or not?
possibilities:
-block duct, thus output decrease. (must clear blockage)
-R side "lazy" producing lesser coz no demand

i have it all the time. today is my R side, 3 weeks later, my L side. 1 mth later, back to R, then to L. R L R L until i sianz liao..
i call my boobs the lazy boobs. coz if i pump any lesser, either 1 will slack.
so what i do is, i pump as per normal, but give the lesser output side another good ole 10mins of extra pumping.
 
pixie,
The right side has always been lesser than the left since the day I started pumping. Then it's getting less and less. I tried offering the right side to my baby to latch on more often, and try to pump an extra few minutes also, but didn't help. That day, 1 Sep09 mummy mentioned the squeezing hard kind of massaging method, it seemed to increase, but only for 1 time. Could it be blocked duct, though I don't have engorgement before at all?
 
i very bored at work leh, any interesting topics or secretive mummys? kekkee

pixie, which location u eyeing? some of the locations are repurchased flats, nt worth buying.
 
i saW HDB announcement too.. there is 1 unit opp my new flat.. selling 100K more den the amount i buy lol. i din knw the hse rate is so high now... lolx...

aqua
ya, some 1 repurchased flat...
i think new 1 shd be not bad
 
aqua
you seems like know a lot neh....i very blur about all these

why repurchased flats not worth buying?
me eyeing bukit merah area
 
repurchased flat sometime condition of the flat nt gd, coz they r repossed by hdb coz owners no $ topay loan. i tink the repurchased flat is more expensive, may be equivalent to resale pricing/open mkt value. best to get the new flats, at least nowdays, hdb new flats all wiring n piping concealed...mei mei ones
 
i duno alot lah, juz happen to read on hdbwebsite coz my broinlaw getting rom and looking for new flats... n my hubby kept pestering me to shift nearer myinlaws.
 
kam
yes, you can have blocked ducts but without fever and all. the output will decrease.
my collegue was in same situation as you. she couldnt find the block duct at all and it was just beneath her nipples. it was a very tricky area where no one will suspect. just behind the nipples leh!

must get LC to press and search. if dont have, then some mummies will live with this slight difference.

oh, another possibility is your R side got lesser nodes than the L side.
my R side is smaller than my L side. when i press NOW, i can feel that my L side got more nodes.
do you have 1 side bigger than the other before you got preggy? almost all women got different size breasts
 
new flat nice,
no piping and wiring. they are all conceal 1... no need buy bamboo stick oso. cos they got ready make metal stick for u to hang ur clothes...
 
aqua, what does this means?

"Do you, or any other person listed in the Application Form, own or have inherited/acquired by way of gift any interest in an HDB flat?"

meaning simply, do i own any hdb flat rite?
 
haha, u can check online, see hw old the flats? if the flats is more than 5 yrs, usu it is repurchased ones. i tink u can also try calling hdb or get the sale booklet, i tink they would /should hav indicated repurchased.

i tink the sales now got bedok , near mrt and pool, location nt bad, u wan consider?
 


aqua
thanks. i just try to apply lor $10 nia anyway, hopefully:

balloted me
AND
got good condition flats
AND
got good location
AND
got good price

if i write programming language for above hor, i think will get no results from the criteria haha
 
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