Welcome Lanolin! Many ladies here are for Medela. Me more cost-saving. So using Avent cos friends' recommendation as well as got hand me down for this. Fast and much cheaper than Medela. Depends on your budget and preference. I dun dare buy even before my breast production begins. Cos what if v little? Hehe. My SIL dumped her electric pump and squeezes by hand. BB WEIGHT: How heavy is ur baby now? If s/he is going to be between 3.2 - 3.4kg, tt is average, not tt gigantic. Anw dun worry abt bb weight now...as long as healthy and growing it's good!
Momoko: Your parents like to gamble? So if your concern is being near a casino where they would like, you have to check with them what kind of 'ambience' they would like for gambling. Different casino = different gambling environment. Cheena type or more upmarket? Do they stick to one throughout stay or casino-hop?
Sorry for the questions but I need to know before I can recommend. Lisboa is a no-no for me esp the old one. Macau isn't tt big, very convenient to hop into a cab and go back wherever. What do you plan to do while your parents gamble? As you are preggy, you might also want to consider your interest while you are here and your own mobility & comfort of cos.
Hotels on Macau Island side are the closest to the concentration of casinos. I would recommend you start at
www.macau.com. They offer the best rates if you book through them for hotel rooms in Macau because they are linked up to at least 95% of hotels here, and they are a locally-based site.
If you think Venetian is luxurious, it is nothing compared to Wynn, MGM or even Crown. having said that, CROWN (6*) is hard to get rooms as they only have 200 , reserved for high-rollers. MGM rooms q nice. But I find MGM casino is boring!
Note too that end June is when Macau heats up! I'm prob here end June, early July still. So can meet u up and we can go shopping for bb clothes if you want. Oh! One of the days , u can even hop over to HK. Hope I helped instead of making the choice even harder!
CLOTH DIAPERING: Mummy's touch is good according to my friend. I like the Happy Heinz - the design looks really comfy. I need to find this site that reviews the different brands of cloth diapers and I will post it here for you to take a look. SHARING CD purchases: Count me in if anyone keen to purchase but dun want too many. I m keen on prefolds too if anyone is.
CLOTH NAPPIES: Where to get those old school white muslin types? I think I used before but forgot answers. Sorry! Are those pigeon brands better? Hear they are softer to the bum than old-sch types- true?