(2008/12) December 2008 MTBs

lavendery
Hahaaha....yup, Bryan loves to suck in his tummy for whatever reason that is only know to him
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Jowin,
Are you going organise spree for the baby clothing? I can't remember the name of the outlet but something starting with Gym... but that trouser that Bryan was wearing was from there and I'm thinking of getting him more tops. Let me know if you are
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Is the kindermuzik class this week at 10am as well? Cos i realise that Olivia has been waking up at 10+ on weekends for the last 2 weeks, she will be very cranky and will not enjoy the class if this is the timing. would anyone else like to take my place?


2nd trial namelist (confirmed on 31 May):
1 Rachel - details pls
2 Jean - details pls
3 joanne81 - details pls
4 ikeike - details pls
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6 poohy - PAID, details given
7 candice - PAID, details given
8 Jlow - details given
9 stellateo
10 little_rabbit - PAID, details given
11 ypg
12 Merydith - Details pls
 
hi gals
Thanks everyone just back from doc and have tonsils infection
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Fever have not subside and given amoxilin to eat, so tat i can continue BF.

You know wat, as i was waiting blady long to see the doc. almost 2 hrs. My mum called me and said while cleaning her mouth.. she saw a TOOTH!!

WAH.. Ashlynne has a tooth already. I din notice it yesterday when i clean her inner mouth...

So Happy!! She is zzzz now, i can't wait to pray open her mouth to see..

Hi Adel
sorry to see your sms so late yesterday.

I just browse thru Gymboree clothings.. Still do not have a good sales yet. ONce have, we shall organise n BUY....

Hi Fabbie
Ya.. my turn.. i have to wear a mask when i handle Ashlynne..

Hi Lavendery..
I m beside Kath, on her left..
 
Lavendery, can tell me more abt the wolfberry+red dates+black bean water? My grandmother says to pu the "qi"??? How you make them? Boil all together and drink ah? got add sugar?
 
Hi Ypg,

Have transferred to you
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Hiii all ladies,
seems like I need to eat breakfast b4 the next week kindermusik class hehe..else no energy.

For gymboree activities, you probably can check out the Gymboree activity books for babies. It contains day to day activities you can do to stimulate your child development..
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ng, fong, rachel
hopefully my bb not as mischievous as him..*praying hard hehe

SAHM income..
I have being doing the sums lately...wah sian..my thought of retirement to be SAHM seems to be further n further away..so sian...I tot of being a SAHM during his primary school yrs...coz I feel that is the crucial time...wonder what about you all???
 
haha Merydith.. same here. Wanna stay at home to supervise all the homewrk etc.

By the way, some time back, i read somewhere that children born in the month of december may not perform as well in school then their peers who are born in the same year but earlier months eg: Jan - June. Experts advised the parents of children born in the later months to defer their kids to attending school..I am abit worried here. haha.. YPG, maybe u can share ur view as an educator?


Let me find that article and post here.
 
Jowin,
I still cannot locate where did i put the Gymboree Trial voucher... shit! think i must hav thrown it away le... argh!!!

my memory is damn bad nowadays, always cannot find my stuff... and this morning I've been looking up & down, high & low to search for the baby cube tat bought from Kath & until now still cannot find... baby cube, WHERE ARE YOU??


Merydith,
actually a lot of SAHM also can survive with household income of solely 2K, but of coz la everyone of us also wish to live comfortably if possible when not working one day...

but still can be worked one... juz tat cannot anyhow spend money, when buying stuff must think & think again, but still can buy laa... & try to cook at home instead of eat out, which is healthier & save money rite? If go out, take bus/mrt lor instead of cab... like me i only take cab (if go out with daniell) if raining heavily...
 
Wolfberry - bu eyesight + bu Qi
Red dates - bu blood
Dang sheng - bu qi
Black bean - bu blood

Boil all together for 1h15mins- 1hr30mins and then drink. Up to individual, personally I do not add sugar cos wolfberry and red dates are already sweet enough. Even when buying soya bean milk from market, i also request not to add sugar. So its purely up to individual's preference.
 
Chantelle,
har..if defer one year...means that he will be the oldest in the class?? Actually I tot that those born in the later part of the year can catch up at the age of 2 years old??? I am also born in Dec leh...I dun see any difference ..but maybe last time la...now so competitive..so maybe is different.

if lidat means my boy will go army one yr later also wor..

Jes,
I wish I can leh..but I can't rely on my hubby ..need to have some on my own also in case *touch wood for medical needs...n having to support my policies...*faint...regret buying too many last time...now pay like siao
 
Merydith,

From wat I see in school, most children already bring in their pre-school education with them. They are better cause they got better pre-school education or rather better family support. Of course there are children that are late bloomers who onli excel in later part of life.

I think 1st 3 years of a child is the most crucial of all. I read before, that is the period when their brain capacity expand at the most. After that, it starts to expand at a slower speed.

I got a parent who spend most of the time working n not spending much on her son studies. She took no-pay leave to monitor her son in P2 but so far I dun see much effect. Though I agree the child hand in work more promptly now. So I think pre-school is more crucial than primary school.

Chantalle,

Actually by primary school, I never notice any difference between children born in dec or those earlier. I feel that environment, exposure n self talent play a much more important role than time. Just like even if all of ur bb are born around the same time but the development still varies.

Ladies, dun need to worry too much. It is still early to worry about homework. Actually I feel like it is better to nurture habit of mind or good learning habits since young is more important than u staying home to supervise them doing wat they are supposed to do.

For instance, u should start instilling a love for reading since young (dun have to be panic if u have not started, it is never too late to start). By having a passion for reading, the child will be interested in reading n it certainly helps alot in studies.

Also, u should help him to get into a habit of doing homework 1st b4 TV or play n u do occasionally checkup can liao.

But hor, u may have to be there for him during the 1st few years to nurture such good habits if u find urself unable to do so while working.

Paiseh, long post.

Jowin,

Congrats on Ashlynne having tooth! She must be very cute cute now.
 
Just a random thought for the day, asking for opinion.

If one day, u realise that your hubby is no longer the same one as u used to know /thought to know of, in the sense that he becomes mentally unsound at times (frequency getting more often and more serious), and he is also very stingy towards u and baby. But he never betray u (eg flirting outside).

Despite countless times of advises to ask him go for counselling / psychiatrist, everything turns towards his deaf ears, will u continue to live with this person or will give up?

Is it safe/healthy for baby to grow up in such an environment? Is divorce the only way solution?
 
Lavendery: if i am in the shoes of the person you are describing...

For the sake of baby i will not give up on such a hubby. There could be many reasons behind such behaviour. Sometimes, its not the person that you know have changed, it is probably you yourself have changed. Have your expectations grow higher and yet hubby did not progress together? Well, i believe everyone changed over the years, thinking etc. Just like our babies, they learn diffent things everyday and behave differntly too.

If he is stingy to me and baby, Depends on what i need him to spend on. If it is on something that i hardly need, then i think it is fine. But i will not tolerate if he is asking me to downgrade, for eg: if i have been usng SKII prdts all along and he is asking me to use Biore prdts and tell me it will deliver the same results. In difficult times i will oblige but not to the extend that he can afford but think that i m wasting his money on stuff like that. But must also consider the fact that after all, men are more practical people.

Lastly i think communication is the key. If I can, i will thrash things out and later decide for myself if divorce is the only way out.
 
jowin... congrats on ashlynne having her first tooth!

kindermusic cls: nice to see all mommies & babies yesterday! it's so tiring for me till my arms are all aching todae. will oni enrol my ger when she is able to walk on her own, else got to get daddy to be in the cls with her...
 
Wah ashlynne having 1st tooth, thats fast! Congra..so should start using toothpaste now?

looking forward to kinder class this sun...
 
any babies here have eczema? emma has been scratching a lot and has a rash on her chin and ear. brought her to a GP today and he diagnosed it as eczema. prescribed some steroid cream. he also said i can try cutting out seafood and nuts from my diet for a coupule of weeks to see if it helps.

any mummies also experience eczema in their babies? should i also change her bathing soap or apply special lotion for her? any advice?
 
echo.. my ger got eczema too... she's got dry little patches on her arm, feet, around her mouth & chin...I went NSC, Dr. say just apply moisturer...i ask him why? isit because of the food i take, he says babies nowadays all got eczema...onli mild or serious...
now her mouth area is very bad... red & peeling...cause of her pacificer... see already oso heart pain... Dr. say unless she dun take pacifier...
 
Ypg,
During preschool still got childcare.. Coz when they r in primary school .. I got no one to oversee my child leh when they come back..dunno how.. Scared he go somewhere after school or mix wrong people lor..So now have to plan

Lavendry,
I think most guys will b stingy with bb. Mine too n yesterday at church my pastor mention that. He say never to to be stingy with ur child n say to ur wife in front of a child that buyig things is a waste of money cos the child might think he/ she is a waste of $. Buying things for your child is showing love for him.. Think it struck the chord for me .. LOL I look at him...

Probably should talk to him .. N bring him to some family talk or church instead of asking him to c psychiatrist? Maybe he felt left out after the baby arrivedn take the attention away?
 
echo, zach oso hv mild eczema!! Usually if bb have eczema, their elbows n knee will be very rough..so do check it out.

I kiasu mummy bought all type of creams to apply on him. Morning i will apply J&J Baby Oil follow by California Baby Calming Everyday lotion - my hb always say i m spreading butter on my son - so u will noe how much i m applying on him but after a while, his skin wil becoem dry again
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At night, i apply J&J Baby Oil follow by Gaia Soothing lotion.

His skin is much better - i personally felt the J&J oil is quite good..

As for shower gel, i using Sebamed - smells nice!!
 
echo,
Daniell has eczema too... in fact both my boys also hav eczema, this is one kind of allergy condition. I hav diff types of cream to apply on him depending on his condition, if the rashes r there then i'll use cream with steroid, if rashes went off, i will only apply special moisturizer on him, the cream is very good for eczema skin although not cheap... as for bathing soap, i'm using California baby Body wash for Daniell & GAIA for my elder boy, but my PD said using Cetaphil is already good enough & it's cheaper...

bur,
my boy sometimes also hav a lot of rashes around his mouth & chin coz he also takes pacifier... the saliva lor... i normally try using Sebamed facial cream to apply around tat area, most of the times it works coz it contains sth tat can heal the irritation through drooling on face, if cannot heal then i will only cream with steroid.. confirm works!
 
jess, but applying too much of the steroid cream will thin their skin leh.. tat time i can see white patches on zach's cheek. after tat i never use liao.. for his face i m using another cream which i bought from Mom's Essential.
 
kath,
i know but i read fr one chilren magazine tat to cure ezcema sometimes we need to use steroid cream, for Daniell's condition, i use when really no choice (after try the rest for few days) & i only apply very thin layer, once got improvement i will switch back to moisturizer...
 
Echo,
My boy oso have rashes over his chin n chest. C few GP but no cure. So ask polyclinic refer to NSC last week. The consultant from NSC diagnosed it as eczema n having sensitive skin. He prescribe us steroid and advised us use cetaphil moiturizing lotion (those for dry n sensitive skin, selling at guardian S$17++ for 200ml). should b the steroid work cos after apply 2 times his rashes all gone! I din change his bathing soap. But my boy rashes not itchy leh. din c him scratch. the consultant advised us dun use J&J cos it is very dilute.
 
jes, i already tried many diff cream& lotions... she's using sebamed in school... now even zaricot & another cream (betamethansone) prescribe by NSC oso dun work liao....
the beta cream completely got rid of the rashes after 3 days... (Dr. say oni can use for 3 days) but 1 wk later, it got worse & this time the cream cannot help...last time oni redness, now is redness + flaky skin... so poor thing... But hor, yesterday, i found a new pacificer in carrefour that is working... this pacificer doesnt contact the side of her face when she suck...
 
Merydith,

Now got after school care called Student care centre. Also, frankly speaking, nowadays not easy to be a student, lot of activities after school: CCA, enrichment courses, remedial etc etc.

Also, MOE is slowly making all school single session by 2016, that means in school, we will have more programmes catered to the need of students after normal school hours. By then, our bb will enter pri 1. Maybe he will finish school later than u finish work.
 
echo..
poor emma.. no leh.. my baby dun have. i didnt eat much nuts or hmm seafood? not that much also ba.. just as usual but not those super alot lor. =) normally clarice chin will have abit red red or red we just put baby lotion nia. and for neck. i put power. cus always rub here and there. it seems to be better for her lor

Lavendery
Try to think of good things abt ya hub. dun think too much. the more u think the more fan it become. No matter what try not to "D" think of ya baby. as once u "D" if will change ya baby's life le. and its not good. =) and btw. my hub went to oversea for company business once and thats the 1st and last time he buy things for my girl No more le. u tell me how stingy? and i always spend my money on her.. and he spend it on 4D. best is.. this ku ku strike 4D or strike abit TOTO 30 bucks he will use it to donate to singapore pools u tell me. how dumb? lol But in another way i think of a good side he every night every day he will massage my gal and my gal loves it so much. hehe You got to think a good way and positive way. so what he's stingy.. he is but has a good heart too mah? try to search for it.. if u havent =)

Bur
Wah.. ya gal so jialet? feed and mouth also got? poor girl.. aiyo.. =( very heart pain leh..

wah lau now then i know so many babies got eczema! poor them sia. i haven encounter before.. maybe theres one time little bit only but it went away after i put baby oil.
 
my boy also has eczema off n on on his legs n hands, so far california baby calendula cream works wonders.
now his fingers also patchy patchy n peeling.. v difficult to heel coz his hands are always sweaty, n him putting his fingers in mouth whole time doesnt help! =(
 
mummies who started cereals, need some advice. been reading materials but like say diff things, so more confused now..

1) feed cereals first followed by milk? or e other way round? span over some time or feed immediately after one another in the same feeding session?

2) to start off with only 1 teaspoon? sounds v little to me.. or just feed as per how much bb can eat?

3) how long on cereals then to start on veg/fruits puree?

appreciate it if u can share more..thanks!
 
Update on Kindermusik:

1st trial:
1 echt & bb - PAID
2 Phyl & bb Hayden - PAID
3 Bur & bb Cidney - PAID
4 jowinbaby & bb Ashlynne - PAID
5 pastilies & bb Kayson - PAID
6 zachmommy & bb Zachary - PAID
7 santorini & bb Emma - PAID
8 Xuelyn & bb Summer
9 Lavendery & bb Huiwen - PAID
10 iemik0 & bb Kayson - PAID
11 LuthAdel & bb Bryan - PAID
12 2nd bb & bb Claryce - PAID

2nd trial namelist (confirmed on 31 May):
1 Rachel - PAID
2 Jean - PAID
3 joanne81 - PAID
4 ikeike - To pay on 31 May
5 tamms - Waiting for Jessey to confirm
6 poohy - PAID
7 candice - PAID
8 Jlow
9 stellateo - PAID
10 little_rabbit - PAID
11 ypg
12 Merydith - PAID

This is not a post to chase u $. But just to let u all know I have received ur $ liao n to find out who paid me $23 through ATM today. I cant see anything except for an amount. Is it Xuelyn or Jlow?
 
bur,

I saw it when I visited Tampines 1 a few weeks ago .. it's this shop on the 2nd or 3rd level selling creams, toiletries .. BUT it is expensive here in Singapore .. about $30 a tub. Small tub some more.

Ya I also love California Calendula cream. Can use for lots of things. I also put it on my face when my Lancome night cream ran out .. lol.

So try to join sprees to buy it ..
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cheaper.

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/590029/2489877.html?1243212249
 
bur,
yea, i find e cream v gd. even a PD i brought my boy to see for his eczema says just use tt, no need to take med from her. u can try watsons, saw they have e california range recently...but small range only n super overprice

i got mine from BP organiser "Ima" in this forum, thk she's taking a break now thou. if u wanna try, i can scoop out a bit n send 2 u if u dun mind..
 
Actually all along, i do not have much expectation of him. I just want a normal husband like anyone of u. Since last year, his condition has deteoriate drastically. Now he has relapse almost everyday, talking to himself, hallucinations, making up stories etc

He told me that he was very stress up and he told me the reasons were because he felt very worried for baby as baby didnt call him daddy and couldnt seem to recognise him during the first 3mths when born, baby seemed very troubled whenever he saw her laying on the bouncer quietly, baby seemed to be finding for something when her eyes were wandering around.

He said he wanted to help baby to de-stress by solving her worries, but he did not know how to help cos baby did not want to talk to him in the first place, as a result he was very stress up. He also wanted to help baby find the things she wanted but he had not idea what baby is looking for.

He also said there many pairs of eyes watching over him from the opposite carpark even though he drew down the Day&Night curtains. He wanted the house windows to be fully closed, curtains to be fully drawn down at all times.

He mentioned H1N1 virus is a hoax, its a scam by the WHO and government.

He could kneel down, kowtow when get aggitated, theathen to commit suicide as and when etc...

I really do not have any expectations from him all these while. I don't expect him to be loving, caring towards me or baby. I just hope that he could listen to me, just go to hospital have a checkup mentally, thats all.

I am partly to be blamed too, cos i wasnt aware that it could be mental problem, all along i thought he just like to talk rubbish. Its not easy to deal with a time bomb daily. But when he's normal, he just like any ordinary hubby.

I am physically and mentally wear out..
 
hi lavendery,
fr your description your hubby condition sound not right. u might need to pursuade him to go for check up, or force him if needed. you hav to take care yourself n keep alert, watch out his condition.
 
ypg,
sorrie for being so late! this aftn rf $23 to u via atm liao. pls check n cfm! paisay..

Jowin,
welcome to the first tooth club! hee.. so eggciting to see Tat lil tooth rite? be careful oh.. ashlynne will start bitiing ur finger when u try to clean her mouth now! i bought the silicon thing to wear on my finger to clean her mouth. its more useful than hankie! Summer oso tried to bite my shoulders too.. haiz hope ashlynne doesn't do tat to u
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xuelyn,
my baby not only bite my finger, my everything, including my nipple when i try to latch him on! so hard that make me wanna cry...

sobsob...
 
bur, u got small container?? I can pass u some first for cidney to try instead of spending $17 for calendula cream unless it works..
 
n_g,
I know it doesnt sounds right. I asked his family members if he has any past records of such mental problems, or if their family generations have any history of such problems?

His parents firmly told me no, they told me all along he's just like that, but they assured me that he's really normal. I was speechless upon hearing that...

Xuelyn,
I was sitting next to Iemik0. Yups, baby name is Huiwen. Where are u sitting, next to ?
 


n_g,
talk abt ur sore nipple, My notti gal gave me me a hard kick aim rite at my neh neh jus now! wa cows! damn pain lor..
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*faints*

lavendery,
me siting btw bb claryce and bb cidney. U shld rem my screaming Summer.. haha.. she kept screaming until trainer ask if she's alrite.. hee.. so paisay!
 

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