(2008/12) December 2008 MTBs


Jowin
Poor girl, dun fret try giving your ger the pacifer and it may help. I know I'm one who try not to give my boy pacifer but sometimes bo bian, the pacifier really helps and it give me some sanity time
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bleeding
Just went to see the gynae last Thurs for the 6 wk checkup. The gynae press on the c-sect wound a few times.. After returning home I start to bleed alittle n now it seems like light menses. Is it normal? Worried but today is Sun...have to wait till tmr to call up gynae

Breastfeeding
I feel like giving up breastfeeding at nite at 2 months..so tiring..anyone started to put on FM at nite?
 
Sony Ericsson W960i bought almost one year..in excellent condition, comes with 2 battery,one desktop charger,charger,additional stylus and crystal casing.Willing to sell at $350 neg. please PM.

Sony M1 camera has normal camera features and MPEG4 for video recording,selling at $250 neg.

anyone interested?
 
xuelyn,
dun stress urself out, u still got 2 more wks..my 1st 2 wks I was stress-up over BM supply..only last 1 wk plus then i started picking up fm my CL.. eg I only started learning how to bath bb 1 wk before CL left, & bath him 3X only. Dun worry, it's a "by hook or crook" kind of thing we will get the hang of it when we're alone...tiring thou..

Jes, I tried to put BB on tummy..a bit hard but agree leh, he sleeps longer...actually when i lie him on the side he also sleeps longer than being on his back. But on the side,he tends to try to turn back when he wants to wake up....But i agree, with BB on tummy, really hv to keep an eye on him...quite dangerous cos I saw my BB wringle wringle his face into the bedsheet a few times..

My BB's full mth celebration was yesterday. Phew! so many ppl [my in laws side, my side, my fens, HB frens...thou we staggered out at different timings for different batch but still tend to overlap a bit..] HB & I totally exhauseted after the whole event...then at nite we super tired tried to sleep but BB was super alert! End up i have to on&off keep BF him fm 9plus to 11plus..he finally sleep till 3am & then woke up for nx feed.

Stroller: I started using the stroller for the 1st time when i brought my BB to my office & shopping @ Robinson 2 days ago. He actually was sleeping quite well in the stroller. Even at yesterday's Full mth celeration too...But then again, my Mum & I feels that it's bcos there's noise & ppl ard...so BB feels more secured..knowing there's ppl ard & nt alone.

Sam, i like ur suggestion, will try to put bb in stoller at home since he can sleep in it..so i dun have to keep on carrying him at home...maybe he just want to be ard ppl & not alone in his cot..
 
Hello all mummies dearest!!

I am reporting that I am currently still surviving and on the other hand struggling with my little one! I have not even get her birth cert done yet! She is soon to be an illegal immigrant SIGHZZ..

Anyway, quick question here, how to tell that ur baby is satisfied with a feed? I am currently breastfeeding too, seems that baby fall asleep after latching her on for 20 - 30 mins each time. Once i unlatch her, her tongue still stick out and her mouth is gapping open and close with her eyes close.. sometimes she will cry wildly and i need to latch her on for close to 1 hour plus before she is soundly asleep. Usually Baby next feed is approx 1- 2hrs later and sometimes can be as soon as within 20 mins. Am i feeding her enough or is baby just latching on comfort for suckling? Any advice fr mummies here?
 
Xuelyn, baby David also throws up very often. Sometimes the amt he throws up like most of his feed... and sometimes he throws up so violently it comes through his nose. His problem is A LOT of wind in his tummy. I'm giving ridwind and probiotics, and burping him religiously after each feed. Sometimes when he is very awake, HB will also grab him and do some cuddling/burping session. I notice he vomits less after a good burping session.

Jowin, as much as I hate it, the sarong also helps me quite a bit. David doesn't quite like lying in it, but he's very happy when I turn on the automatic rocker. I try not to let the rocker run for too long, but long enough for me to take a quick shower or have my meal. Max 10 to 12 mins.
 
anyone interested in buying??

selling Sony Ericsson W960i hp, sony M1 camera,and Medela Swing pump.

Please PM for more details...thanks
 
fabbie, u can give yr bb frozen milk nw, then store those u just pump, then the ones u just pump can be stored till march. 'Rainy' Days as in when yr bb suddenly drink alot, the bags of frozen milk wil come in handy. Last time when my girl rejects frozen milk, I used the milk to bathe. Hehe.
 
2ndbaby
oh.. i get wat u mean le.. but like that i waste a lot of milk bags leh,, duh~! ah.. u milk bath? isnt it sticky? lol nvm. donate better till feb im going to store more liao.. cus march going to work le
 
Help!!!!!!!!! mummies,
Is it normal to have watery , cum phelgm like stool huh? should they still be yellowish pastie mustard like stool??

my boy has been passing such thing out since Wednesday le. Plus he keeps vommitting few hours after his feed le.
de last time i see a pd on this she says it's reflux. but today a lot lor,, so worrying le.
 
2nd baby,
thanks for sharing ya..me currently feeding my ger gripewater using spoon..but very hard to feed as she tend to vomit it out..will try to bottle-feed her tomorrow ba..
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finally some peace since 6.30am this morning!! The moment my confinement lady leave the house, my boy starts to cry..fuss, cranky etc.. n all his feeding time went haywire and my total bottle feeding also went kaput! Now contingency is to latch him on so that it is much easier.

I even whipped out the pacifier and he kept throwing it out.. he knew it is not milk or my breast..hahaha..cant bluff him on that. Hubby say tmr we will go buy Avent or NUK pacifier to try..he has not been sleeping for more than an hour todae!! and I was awake from 4.30am this morning..wanna pump oso cannot..jia lat!
 
Does anyone know if any standard neck bottle can fit Medela pumps? I have a Medela PISA and would like to get the Pigeon milk storage bottles. Anyone knows if they will fit?
 
Iemik0,
yup, fall flat on his face. Taste seems to be ok so far cos his back to being choosy about food and appetite is back. Will ask doc about his nerves during the next checkup. Thanks much!

Feeding water
When can we start giving water, how much and how often? TIA!
 
emeraldbride,

Gripe water n ridwind are both used to help bb get rid of excess wind in the tummy so that they fuss less.

Though my daughter dun have colic symptoms like crying in certain timing, she refuse drinking at time. So my PD recommend Dentinox colic drop. We still using it. If she fuss during feed, we give her the colic drop, she will stop fussing liao. U want to try?

I never use ridwind b4, gripewater got use. Only 1 time a day, after her morning bath.

My daughter only suck Avent pacificer, maybe it is softer as compared to other brands. She is also another fussy bb.


echo,

That time when I am pumping, I use pigeon milk storage bottle for my Medela mini electric pump. Can fit, but the cap a bit loose loose. Think not 100% close-fitted.

Recently this thread quite quiet. Perhaps most Dec mummy very busy taking care of their bb. Jiayou!! This tough period will pass soon.
 
JLow, I think that sounds like an stomach bug leh... If you're worried, maybe can get a second opinion...

emeraldbride,ridwind is a sticky emulsion. My pd asked me not to give gripe water until David is a month old. So that time she gave ridwind. Gripe water is the sweet, transparent water we used to take when we were kids. Both are to get rid of wind one lah. I'll be starting gripe water for David soon.
 
thanks ypg n spag!!

Spag, u received my PM liao?

Jes, u receive the voucher that I mailed out last week?

My baby's routine more or less went back to normal liao..he managed to sleep from 6.30pm to 9.25pm..drank 110ml of EBM and now sleeping again. Suspect he may be startled cos his poo is greenish color..poor boy..
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Do i need to wean baby off my breast or can i juz introduce full bottle-feed to him immediately? I am afraid he may be abit startled by all the sudden changes that's y he is fussing.. i latch him on earlier (6plus) n i suspect that is y he can sleep better..so mabbe now i may juz alternate..latch, bottle, latch..no choice
 
emeraldbride, got your PM!

I'm planning to alternate between latch and bottle too...but no discipline and time. Looking after baby by myself day and night cause HB away for work. Siong! Latching on is so much faster and a lot less stressful! No need to sterilise, pump and deal with angry, hungry baby while milk warms up. This morning tried to feed one EBM. David waited and fussed until fall asleep. In the end, latched on an hour later when he woke up. The EBM throw away. Heartpain.
 
emeraldbride,
yeah i r'cd the voucher liao, 10Q veri much! realised that i hav to use it b4 bb turning 2 mths rite? hmm... might be bringing him there next week bah..

my boy always fuss in the late evening ler, mostly fr 8pm-12am & it' been more than a week liao, so tired dunno wat he wan, i let him latch on almost every hr, the moment he latch on he falls asleep quickly, but once i put him back in the cot, he wakes up & cries again... & the same thing repeat & repeat again... when can this thing get over???
 
aiyo gals
today 2 things very heartpain.. my ger shaved her hair and i accidently knocked over my 100ml of my EBM.. sigh!!!

Hi Jes
Me too, i also dun Know... yesterday bb fuss till 4am.. i m super tired.. now she is still fussing while i m pumping.. HB looking after her..
 
Morning gals..
Me shifted back to mum place le.. yeah!!!
Had some proper sleep last nite as Ashlynne slept from 2am to 7am without waking out... She just woke up for her feed.. Hope she can slowly wean off night feed.
 
Finally some routine!! Baby wakes up every 3 - 4 hrs for feeding and after feeding I juz put him back to cot n let him fall asleep on his own..its a success!!!

I still managed to hv 2 pump session though a quick 15minutes but better than none. Today gonna bring him to ICA to collect his passport then I need to go for my final gynae checkup and then mabbe head to Vivo..keke

I also managed to steal some time super early this morning to clean the kitchen after my CL leave and mop the house :p
 
Hi All Mummies
So long no post liao, so bz looking after the little boy. I need advice my little boy have rash on his cheeks n chin. I think is milk rashes, anyone know hw to get rid. Thanks in advance.
 
haiz.. im so irriated!!! my gal always vomit after feed! i let her drink all the way 3 oz. when i burp her. she burp followed by a vomit! nvm.. today i gave her 3oz again. 1oz she finish i stop her i burp her. everything seems okai. no vomitting.. then i carry on letting her drink till 1 1/2 oz. this time im quite hard to burp her. duno why. then i try n try. put her on my shoulder also no use. till i bring her down. she burp then followed by a Vomit again! im so pissed that everytime i feed her shes going to vomit! then i go outside public to feed her how? after feeding sure dirty the floor ah. and this is not the first time she dirty restuarant's floor. anyone knows whats happening? i dun wan to go out and feed her then she vomit on the floor.

btw. if i need to ask questions at parentcraft is there a number? i mean just to ask for help. or just call parentcarft and ask them why is it like that?
 
spag,
stomach bug!?!? must see pd or can leave him alone?

I realise he only poo 2 times daily sometimes only once. Normal?? My bb seems like sleeping beauty lately at 7 weeks old le, keep sleeping one, only up to drink milk??!!! why huh?
 
jess
i didnt ask leh.. my mum n hubbie told me is normal.. haiz. btw the number u give me is another number of parentcraft seeking for help one?
 
fabbie,
err.. dunno ler, nv call b4, the number is given by 2ndbaby when i asked...

btw, did u gals set up napping routine for ur bb during daytime? or u juz let them sleep whenever they wan?
 
merydith
really ah.. haiz.. duno whats the problem sia.. then sometimes let her drink she so fussy. then drink 1 oz only! koaz.. then waste my milk

jess
oh.. haiz.. im hoping for my hub to take leave 1 day then go parentcraft better.. about nappying i just let her sleep as long or as much as she wants. hehe
 
fabbie,
u dun scare if she sleeps too much in daytime then nite time dun wan to sleep then how?

i always wanted to keep my baby awake during daytime but difficult la, coz it's either he sleeps or he will cry if he awake, so sometimes i rather he sleeps... keke
 
fabbie,
Could she be overfed? I was told that bb tend to vomit if they are overfeed. You may want to try giving her 2oz ever 2hourly?
 
Emeraldbride,
1 session latch, 1 session bottle feed will not cause bb to have nipple confusion? I was told that sucking on nipple and sucking on teat required different technique. I Bottle feed in the day time, night and morning feeds are all latch-on.
 
Fabbie,
So many of the Nov mummy have bb fusing during feeds and they are sharing tips on how to tackle on that. Some are even spoon/cup feeding.

Re: milk storage space
Last tiem, I also have to clear my freezer for CNY storage. Also find it wasteful to just discard all the ebm. Waste my time and effort in pumping so decided to give my bb a milk spa. Some of her milk spa picture to share.

Bb 1st milk Spa
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1) Helping mummy to prepare milk bath
2) Half a tub
3) Enjoying her breast milk spa
Of course after that you got to rinse her again with clean warm water or else the ants will come after her.
 
ladies, my gal already 19days old but her juandice lvl is still high. Juz checked at polyclinic, reading at 250. I got bring her to morning n evening sun n bathe in the chinese herb. Wat else can I do to bring down her lvl. I really hope she no need to go back hospital for phototherapy again.
 
fabbie
You can call the parentcraft hotline (either the daytime one or the 24-hour one) to ask them things. No charge, I called before. They can answer some simple questions. For more complicated situations, they may then advise you to go down to parentcraft centre to see the midwives.
 
jess
she at night that night sleep like 1030pm to 430am so shiok! i hope theres more to come haha. but to me. its okai lar. as long she sleep and drink can liao.

snowy
okai will note that.. thanks. hopefuly this will solve my problem. snowy milk spa whats so good about it ah? lol sorry i dun do massage de.. so i duno hahah.
 
hi paulyn,
how bad is your boy's rashes? my boy has very bad rashes on his face too! popping up everywhere on his face...

anyone has remedies?? do i need to bring him to see a pd?
 
Hi all,
dun hv time to post since my CL left on sat...
sat nite was horrible, we didnt know she makes so much noise while sleepin, so keep waking up to check on her. we stick to the schedule of bt feeding EBM every 3 hrs, but its takes her 1 hr to feed & still can't finish. sun nite was better, as we oni feed her when she cries for milk, she actually can sleep for 4+ hrs at nite b4 waking up to have milk... least we can sleep straight for 4 hrs...Mom was here today to help, so i got time to post.

snnowy, ur pics of milk spa is so cute...

gill, i read in the motherhood mag (i think), can start to feed bb water at nite when they are at least 6kg and healthy.
 
dbaby, is ur bb skin rashes or pimples, my ger got pimples & milia seeds all over her face, it's a bit reddish & very rough, i saw PD last fri, he say jus to use water to wipe...

we visit the PD on fri and he say that my ger got a lot of wind, thus he gave us some wind medicine called rid wind baby drop, any bb also taking tht?
 
my boy also has bad rashes popping all over his face & head (he is botak tat's y can see) as well, dunno it's heat rashes or baby acne... shall i bring him to see PD?
 

ah bur
u have 1 month of relieve by your CL quite good le..
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For me, no CL, from Day 1 we discharge.. already facing sleepless nights.

When will we have longer sleeps..????
 

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