Hello Mummies
Welcome all mummies who just joined the thread!
Hmm.. quite sad to hear that the new ML benefits is likely to start only in Jan 2009.
But well, I guess no choice, at least we got 3 mths as compared to previous mummies who got 2 mths only.
Juz Us, regarding baby's age gap. I personally feel that 3 yrs is better based on my current own experience. My gal is 28 mths now, she is in the stage where she really needs a lot of attention as she is "discovering" herself. A lot of new "skills" is developing at this stage and they just need our attention a lot. She also in so-called T2 stage as they still don't know how to control their emotion that well.
My gal is very close to me and a lot of things she really likes me to be around. Now, I'm in 3rd trim, very limited on what I can do with her, and she is very sad a lot of times when I rejected her or refer to her to daddy or her nanny. Sometimes she just cried and cried 'cos she is so upset. It is very difficult to explain to her though she is aware that I'm pregnant with meimei and can't carry her. But sometimes, she just refused to "co-operate"
I find that my friends' kids who are 3 or 4 years old are generally (though not all) more independent and they can accept reasonings better. Like my friend's gal at 4 yrs old, she is very willing to accept her new meimei and she even "take care" of my friend when she is having MS like fetching her a cup of water for eg?
So that is my view.
Maybe at least 3 yrs old age gap would be better for us, mummies and our elder child.
Haaa.. I want to avoid cow, so went ahead to try for 2008 baby. But sometimes, I really feel very sorry for my elder gal. Intend to make it up to her after my delivery.
My heartburn seems to get worse each day.
Very xinku. Hope this will end soon!