(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs

jasmin "sayang" dont be sad. I am sure you can connect back with your colleagues after some time. Maybe becos you have been away for 3 mths, thats y you probably feel left out? I am sure there are lotso other topics that you can talk to with your colleagues. I dont really talk about my baby unless they ask too. You still have us ok, always come in to chat with us if you need to talk
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JAsmin
Understand your feeling. Me too been transferred to other dept to cover 1 of my colleague duties when she go on maternity leave. The whole of this current dept only contain 3 people. Me, my colleague and the mgr. Don't really have any topics to talk to my previous dept colleagues after my transferred. Now can only chat with you all over here.
 
jasmin ....

yar dun think too much lar ... anyway need time to build up the bond oso ... cant rush into it and if all of them super friendly from day 1 you will oso feel v 'funny' right ...

aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh my colleague just came in to say that my that kia si boss resigned le ... shocking =p
 
Thanks sweeties for all your kind words and well wishes yesterday. BIG BEAR HUGS!

wow I really felt like a tai tai today.

Went to Vivo to meet my ex colleague for lunch. Then ended up shopping at Zara. Finally bought some nice clothes for myself and not baby's! Yipeeeeeeeee so happy. Then went to cafe again when I bumped into another 2 ex colleagues before going back to my old office for a quick hello. Shiok.

Oh yes, I went to spring maternity to exchange my old hand me down medela bottles too. Exchanged 3 and also bought a set of 3-6mth teats. The bottles look good. Can't wait to try them. Am thinking of trying out 50% bottle feeding instead of TBF.

Mommies who are meeting next week at vivo, will you guys be staying for long? Am thinking of coming after lunch say 1.30pm. I go to Vivo alot as it is near my place. Think there are some 1-for-1 meals avail at vivo with amex. I'm sure other cards have their promos as well. Should check it out yeh?

Don't forget to exchange your old bottles for the BPA free ones at Spring maternity level 2. $8.90 per bottle instead of $18.90. The bottles come with 0-3mth teats so you will need to buy 3-6mth ones at $6+ per pack of 2.
 
Jazho,

*pat pat* you must be feeling left out. That's not a nice feeling. Hey but you know what, it really does get better with time. You would probably not be able to talk "baby" with them but with time you will be able to join them in work talk at least, and thta includes bitching about bosses for example. hehehe Hang in there. Meanwhile, just focus on finishing the work fast so that you don't have to stay back late. Your colleagues and you will be able to warm up to each other very soon.

Talking about colleagues. Oh my goodness. I cannot recognise half of my ex office folks liao. And we're talking a 100 man office. In fact I think the sngapore office is down to 90. Think they retrenched a couple. So weird but also heart warming at the same time to see all the old faces swarming up to me to say hello and play with baby.

Boss and colleagues are asking me to go back again but ... really cannot lah. Think I will wait till she is at least 1 year old. And if I do get a 2nd one then probably will take even longer. :p
 
srumpee, Sportyger
how? have you started using your GD cards?
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She seemed to be easily distracted these days. Somedays I am not even sure if she saw anything but well, I shall persist anyway.

Quite hard to resist the temptation to swing the cards infront of her to catch her attention. Not supposed to. hehehe
 
pepper,
have have. Just go there and say you want to exchange bottles. As many as you like. I only brought 3 but right after me came an agmo lady with a giant bag full of bottles. Think she brought at least 7 bottles.

Oei, are you getting anything from the webby I sent you?
 
prosper!

Wow congrats! You must be doing really well. Not often do new mothers get the chance for promotion. Good on ya. Yah rationally speaking I agree that you should accept the promotion first. Get the job title and pay rise as it will beef up your resume in your next job hunt. But then hor, I also understand your dilemma. Feel very bad to accept a promotion and then quit soon after right? Esp if you are close to your team. I was in the same shoes. So in the end I felt so bad that I rejected the promotion, pay rise and gave them an advanced notice. In hindsight, I should have grabbed the new job title and pay package first, no need to feel bad. Don't make the same mistake as me. :p
 
oo... about to tell u.. hmm.. maybe not ba becoz i broswe thru like nothing i wanna buy le.. thks for ur offer.. u gals go ahead ba.. =P
 
mangogal,
girl, you are thinking too much lah. Think that is the going-back-to-week anxiety. Like what the rest said, what will be will be. No use fretting over something that is beyond your control. Just brace yourself for a tough first couple of weeks, I'm sure things will get better with time.

Re: weight gain.
Ok I know I am still skinny but again, I agree wit reverie totally! It's not the weight per se (though I still have 2 more kilos to lose) but the overall looks. I now have a 3-4 mth preggie belly to content with. Used to have a flat belly so the contrast is really great lor. Plus I seem to have visible fat rolls when I put on my bras now ... never used to have them wor.

So sian.

Tusky,
wow so happy for you. That's great to know. Yah must persevere and combine it with diet. I am too lazy to exercise as well. heeeeeeeeee but I love carbo and there is no way I can get through the night without my usual potato, bread, rice and pasta. In fact hubby has been commenting that I am eating alot more now. I never used to eat supper pre-preggie ... cos dinner was usually at 9plus ten to begin with. Nowadays, I will get hungry AGAIN come ten pm or so.
 
oh yes, welcome on board babywee!

Kris babe,
some of my online purchases just arrived! so happy. Am raring to start sewing again. Want to come down next week for the sewing session?

Cindy babe,
the craft stuff and ribbons arrived. I have not opened the package yet. No chance even though I am dying to. Pumped the moment I reached home, then bottle fed her and now latching her again cos she just wants to comfort suck. The lace stuff not yet. Will keep you posted.
 
alfafa:: GREAT!! YAY!!! Monday youth day, i am off. No need to teach! I can meet you then? Haha. Oh errm. okay depends if my #1 is gg to cc. if he is, i can drop by before i go fetch him, but if he is not.. hmmm. not sure. haha! haha update you via sms. And you better go calculate how much I owe you!
 
Alfafa
Haven't received my GD cards, collecting this Sat. Now using the 'chiong' GD cards from Malaysia on Eames first. I really hope the GD is a good investment, but then again, it all depends on how discipline me and hubby are, if we lazy, the cards will be white elephant. I must NOT BE LAZY!!

Prosper
I also agree that u should take the promo first. But if got lobang knocking on your door before the promotion takes effect, then move on lor. I too just sent out my resume to another co yesterday despite being promoted in Jan this year. Was very disappointed with the increment, only 5% yet ganna more work. But the new title will help to negotiate better package in my next job interview. But then again, I have a bunch of nice colleagues and my RO is nice too, so will be in a fix if I really get a new job.
 
Alfafa, hmmm. Then wait till lace arrive bah, lace is what I want Haha! The next time I have holiday is either 21july or nat day, of course wkend also. Haha....
 
mangogal,
Enjoy yr movie date w hubby. Very rare!

seabreeze, jtho,
I dread the day I go back work too. Amidst the stress, I think I would miss my darling boy terribly

starflower,
I like yr top ten list! I have a 29 to do list. Haha..
 
lipstar,
I was laughing out loud at yr 6 months question. Can show yr "determination" to stop BF. I din see a PD coz' his penis sore was actually nappy rash. It subside after I put the cream. Was telling queenie that Im gg to stick the cheap cheap good good ones instead

scrumpee,
No need to press yr panic button coz' my boy is 7.8kg at 3 months! Talk about gigantic!

Prosper,
Got birthday luck lehz! Congrats.. Y dun wan to take up?
 
re:vivo gathering

Since many of us r interested, maybe I start a list and u gals let me know which day ok for u

1. sassybaby
2. pei
3. vernice
4. Kris
5. starflower
5. pumpkin
7. sportyger
8. seabreeze
9. alfafa
10. Jo (anyday is fine)

Hope I din miss anyone out..
 
<font color="ff0000">Jo</font> - I already start a list but i fixed the date on thurs cos thats when i can make it n <font color="ff0000">sassy</font> also only available on tues n thurs only
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wa u got 29 To Do list? share share what else
 
Alfafa, Sportygal, Kome, Tusky, Seabreeze, Sunshine: thks for all the comfort words
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Jaz,
I can understand how you feel, I also worried I feel distant to my colleagues when I go back cos alot of my married colleagues hv no kids, only a handful hv kids, so strange! I hope to hear good news when I go back to work. So only one or two young mummies I can connect with and learn frm them, how they cope wif work and family at same time.

Ya Jo (mickeymummy), looking fwd to tomr movie date wif hubby!
Hiaz...he told me this sat onwards he is involve in NDP rehearsal, so many yrs in army, this is his 1st yr being arrowed:p

Seabreeze:
Oh isit true that baby will drop some feed when they start solid?
2nd time mummies, care to share?
Cos now on average, 5 to 8 feeds (depends full breastfeed or FM feed) for our babies at the current stage hor?

Wah njoyed the vivo gathering!
 
vernice,
Oops.. sorry la.. I prob missed it. My list includes shopping 24 hrs non stop, playing FB games as long as I wan, go to botanic garden with my best friend for picnic, go for concerts and CHOING all I wan.. Haha..

mangogal,
Oh, NDP takes up a lot of time. I was involved during my sec days. Lotsa of fun and flirting though. Haha..
 
<font color="aa00aa">Welcome Gallop &amp; babywee :p

"Top 10 things i would do when i stop bfeeding:

1) Cave myself in and sleep for 12 hours without fear of engorgement fever/mastitis
2) Colour my hair, perm/straighten, treatment or the whole works at the salon without fear of harmful chemicals gg into the bloodstream
3) Have s** freely w hubby without leaks &amp; spoiling the mood coz forgot to pump first
4) Go for a movie marathon at the cinemas or movie marathon at home w friends :p (muching pizza &amp; junk food without guilt)
5) Eat sashimi like crazy without fear of baby pooping pink streaks
6) Enjoy not lugging breastpump &amp; cooler bag to work
7) Can go on long holidays without feeling bad about dumping milk
8) Do a long deluxe manicure &amp; pedicure session, together w a facial or spa massage. Alternatively, do a Steam bath, Sauna or warm jacuzzi without leaking or having to rush home.
9) Enjoy the occasional champagne, wine, etc at dinner parties
10) Freedom to take steriods (for my wrist), lozenges, flu meds, etc &amp; all other medication when i'm sick (instead of relying on my own immunity which takes days). And finally, rest my broken wrists from all that pumping..."

Alfafa added 3 new ones to the list:

11) Buy &amp; wear beautiful clothes that needn't be nursing friendly
12) Stuffing her face with milk, cheese, or anything made w cream (cream based soup, choco mousse) etc etc :pPP ooooo ice cream!
13) Sexy lingerie

Hey Jo, can give us a sneak preview of what's on your 29 list :pPP </font>
 
Mangogal, I replaced some of the feeds with solids slowly. Eg, start by replacing 12pm feed with solid (lunch), then 9am feed as well (breakfast) then 6pm feed (dinner), 3pm feed (teabreak, usually just fruits/biscuits + milk). Still continue with 6-7am milk feed and 8-10pm milk feed. Hope this helps.
 
<font color="aa00aa">Babysigns Workshop on 11 July (sat) , 11am, Caribbean Function Room [ $30 for class &amp; lunch @$10/pax ]

Paid list
1) Starflower (+ hubby)
2) Jtho (+ hubby)
3) Daphne
4) Pumpkinseed (+hubby)
5) Jo (+hubby)
6) minnie24 (+hubby)
7) prosper
8) Queenie
9) Pinkdemoness
10) Alfafa
11) P3
12) P3's cousin (+hubby)
13) Sportyger
14) Pei
15) Gallop
16) princess_in_dreamland (+hubby)
17) Lenny S.
18) Pamela
19) Cindy (AD)

Akan Datang list

20) SunshineBB (+ hubby)

Anymore mummies? Come la Come la :p
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<font color="0000ff">Top 10 things i would do when i stop bfeeding:

1) Cave myself in and sleep for 12 hours without fear of engorgement fever/mastitis
2) Colour my hair, perm/straighten, treatment or the whole works at the salon without fear of harmful chemicals gg into the bloodstream
3) Have s** freely w hubby without leaks &amp; spoiling the mood coz forgot to pump first
4) Go for a movie marathon at the cinemas or movie marathon at home w friends :p (muching pizza &amp; junk food without guilt)
5) Eat sashimi like crazy without fear of baby pooping pink streaks
6) Enjoy not lugging breastpump &amp; cooler bag to work
7) Can go on long holidays without feeling bad about dumping milk
8) Do a long deluxe manicure &amp; pedicure session, together w a facial or spa massage. Alternatively, do a Steam bath, Sauna or warm jacuzzi without leaking or having to rush home.
9) Enjoy the occasional champagne, wine, etc at dinner parties
10) Freedom to take steriods (for my wrist), lozenges, flu meds, etc &amp; all other medication when i'm sick (instead of relying on my own immunity which takes days). And finally, rest my broken wrists from all that pumping..."

Alfafa added 3 new ones to the list:

11) Buy &amp; wear beautiful clothes that needn't be nursing friendly
12) Stuffing her face with milk, cheese, or anything made w cream (cream based soup, choco mousse) etc etc :pPP ooooo ice cream!
13) Sexy lingerie

Jo added on:
14) Shop for 24 hours non stop
15) Play FB games as long as I want
16) Watch concerts or good plays
17)picnic at botanic garden
18) Choing all I want
19) Go DIVING
20) Drink as many cups of coffee as I want</font>
 
starflower,

saw your top 10 list. hahaha.... i second to that..
i got two more to add..

11)i will be able to eat seafood
12) i can go back to Belly dancing!! god i miss it so much
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Hihi Serene, it's at my place called Caribbean. It's the white condo blocks right next to Vivocity. The moment u come through the front guardhouse, u'll see the Function Room on the right, 2nd Floor
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hi mummies
tiring day... today is my 1st day back to work, but on half day to bring Oli for his jab... he was so cranky just now and luckily managed to get him to sleep after his 8.40pm feed.

re: intro solid
today i asked the PD when i can intro solid to Oli. he said 4 - 6 mths. when i asked him my concern abt whether Oli's digestive system is ready, he said the younger i intro solid to him, the lesser chance of allergy he will have. so he advised me to intro baby rice when he reach 4 mths (which is next thurs
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), then 1 mth later, can intro fruits...

btw, Oli turned into a milk monster yesterday. he used to drink around 600 - 700ml a day. normally 4 bottles. but yesterday, he had 6 bottles, total of 870ml! today, so far he had 5 bottles already. it may be a sign that milk cannot satisfy him anymore... kekeke
 
hi jean,

wow.. we need to intro solid so soon? will be interesting to see how our bbs react to the change. all their funny actions never fail to amuse us. kakak..
 
Baby Einsteins DVD

1. Seabreeze (COD)
2. Tusky
3. Pinkdemoness (paid)
4. Joyce (paid)
5. vivien
6. idaarshad
7. princess_in_dreamland (paid)
8. kat (paid)

mommies on waiting list
9. JG
10. idlecat
11. keron&amp;jeris

for mommies on the waiting list, please pm me ur hp no so i can sms u once if there's mommies dropping off from the list.. =)

please note that the stocks will be in only in 3 weeks time..
 
mangogal, Hylexin is for dark eye circles, Strivectin for stretch marks. Wait for Luxasia warehouse sale to buy cos it's darn exxy otherwise!

lipstar, thanks! I thought my chinese had 'failed' me again...

prosper, hahaha guess you are just too good for them to lose that's why they're doing it.

vernice80, thanks for adding me. We have so many gatherings, BPs, exchanging of money and goods that I am completely confused. Have set up an Excel spreadsheet to manage this. (th Jul seems very familiar for some reason. Let me organise my spreadsheet before I confirm

lipstar and scrumpee, your boys are heavy! My girl was 6.3kg at 4 months

jaszho, I felt the same! I have this close girlfriend who I hung out with all the time before I got pregnant. Everyone joked that we were sisters. But after giving birth, I hardly heard from her anymore. Then one day, she asked to come over. Since then we have met more frequently. And last Sunday, we had a good chat. Turns out that she had missed me as much as I missed her. We were just holding back as we didn't want to disturb each other from baby/work/partying. How silly! We were so glad t have each other back that we hug and cried. Hahaha, quite funny in retrospect but important lesson learnt. Hugs.

Areya, is your husband French too? Alexandre is a French name...

sunshinebaby, thanks
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alfafa, high five! Am trying to do 50% bottle feed too. She has been almost on TBF since we went to France.

p3pp3r, good idea bout exchanging the bottles after Babysigns.

Jo/mickeymummy. GOODNESS. so big!!! Must be chubby and cute!

starflower, your list is funny! I still do a lot of those things though. This weekend, I am having a girls weekend! Going to have nice dinner, drinks and maybe even hit a club. Stay over at close girlfriends place and have brunch with my girls. But... have to bring breastpump...sigh

jtho, the increased milk intake is a sign of readiness for solids. Let me know how the Four Leaves rice is. Haha, 1/2 day for your first day and one more day before the weekend, nice way to settle back into working life!


By the way, I invited Belinda from www.afterorganics.com to come to Babysigns workshop. Do go to her website and let her know if you want her to bring anything in particular. The prices look expensive on the website but she will give good discount, don't worry.
 
bfree bottles: can we use without the air vent? cos i realise it keeps sucking the teat into the bottle...n i have to pull the bottle out a couple of times so my boy can suckle better n he got irritated...any advise?
 
hi p3pp3r,

on 2nd thots, tink i drop e order for BB Einstein DVDs...26 Copies a huge Im...all will go to waste if cant catch my boi's attn...do let those on e waiting list hav e chance to get a copy...Tks for all e coordination...

Baby Einsteins DVD

1. Seabreeze (COD)
<font color="119911">2. Tusky, (DROP)</font>
3. Pinkdemoness (paid)
4. Joyce (paid)
5. vivien
6. idaarshad
7. princess_in_dreamland (paid)
8. kat (paid)

btw, those moms who r keen to hone ur child's phonics...very impt for school prep, u may wan to check out this new thread in BP...like e vibrant covers filled w child-friendly illustrations...
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<font color="ff0000">jo</font> - haha no prob lah...i tot u miss my post mah..i don want to bring bb out so only can go out on thurs :p but if other days then i got to bring bb out.

u not drinking coffee now or just moderate? luckily i am not coffee lover but i like cold water a lot...think thats why joel is coughing sometimes.
 
jtho: the info on starting bb on semi solids is really a gd piece of info..cos i bought some n was thinking when is it a gd time to give...hmm think i'll start a little when he turns 4mths...
 
tusky
no prob.. =)

Baby Einsteins DVD

1. Seabreeze (COD)
2. JG
3. Pinkdemoness (paid)
4. Joyce (paid)
5. vivien
6. idaarshad
7. princess_in_dreamland (paid)
8. kat (paid)

mommies on waiting list
9. idlecat
10. keron&amp;jeris

for mommies on the waiting list, please pm me ur hp no so i can sms u once if there's mommies dropping off from the list.. =)

please note that the stocks will be in only in 3 weeks time..
 
pumpkin - the web u gave doesnt wrk... tried to search and its www.afterorganic.com no S =P

lenny - hai. shld have told me ure goin for babysigns. i jus passed some stuff to pumpkin earlier today. cld have passed u the cup. ha.

eh 4mths cn start solids ah. hmm. i see how ba. baby K loves to stare at us eating currently, salivate excessively... jus nw my dad put his glass of water to her mouth and she wanted to drink. lol. guess i shld start using my Doidy soon. =P plus he was eating some snacks frm Komala's... she was staring at him and sucking her fingers... hahaha!

pumpkin - yo thanks for the milk. gave her to try some jus nw. she didnt finish all though. she took ard 140mls(after constituted with water was abt 170mls) yeh its bubbleless. does smell a bit like Friso too. heh. Thanks!!! i still have ard 5 big tins of Friso Gold 1 &amp; the lil ones daph passed to me. so shld jus finish it 1st ba. Does the hipp organic milk come in stage 2?

bfree bottles - asked my mum to help me to get em on tuesday. heh. exchanged 6bottles. wondering if i shld exchange more. =P i exchanged with the old Avent bottles that i had. hurhur. i have those old avent bottles that were made to hold the milkbags as well. nt sure if that cn be used to trade in... hmmm.. maybe shld ask them... no point keep all the old bottles also...

by the way, i have a lotttt of the avent milkbags.. my boss passed em to me prior delivery. but they aint no longer in da box. they are still wrapped though. im nt sure if anyone wans em. there is a qn of sterility that i cnt answer. if nt i wil probably chuck em. they do appear slighly yellowish on the outside packaging but i think the inside is okie. i opened 1 to check, so its really up to u. not for fussies of cos. can always show it to whoever is interested bah. probably will give together with the milk bottle holders. il tk a pic when i remember and post la. =P but pls if wan have to meet me either at my wrkplc or near my hm. thanks =D

im very tired. goin to KO soon. was discussing with HB jus nw. might convert back to office hrs or even lesser working hrs. felt that yesterday and today, didnt get to spend much time with baby K... especially yesterday.. i almost reached home and got a call to do a case... at aljunied.. i stay sembawang.. bit sad becos was lookin forward to rushing hm, bathe n cuddle my lil one... hai... end up... didnt get to eat dinner also... come home really no mood la... she also sleeping le.. so sad...
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today also a bit late... she also sleepy le.... tmr wil be bad becos im on call again... guess will need to speak to my boss.. hubby says if no choice jus take the pay cut...
 
Updated List

DIM SUM LUNCH - 29 July WED 12noon.

Wan Hao Restaurant@ Marriott Hotel - 3rd fl
1. mangogal (KIV)
2. queenie
3. annmelody
4. kome
5. jtho (tbc - if cannot take leave, will still try to join during lunch )
6. pinkdemoness
7. agnes
8. vernice
9. Pei
10. babe (kazooie)
11. tuskywoolie
12. starflower
13.
14.
15.
 
<font color="119911">pups,
urs r ready, let me noe hw u wanna collect k.

vernice,
Vivo, onz lah! we go earle swensen, got salad bar n ice cream. i dun take durian-made prdts.

sassy,
im so turned off by the durian ice cream but im contented by my durian feast yest, keke.</font>
 
<font color="119911">alfafa,
oh plssss, ut tummy is not visible ok. coz u keep lookin at it n u tot it looks big.

next wk will b a bit tough for me coz tue (apr) n thur (mar) got gathering, hb will expect me to go out wif him, he will complain if he dun c me. i arrange wif u the following wk k, will coordinate wif u thru email
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jo,
im oreadi drinkin coffee like nobody's biz, dun seems to affect bb so i juz cont.</font>
 


Kris,
Thanks. Can pm me your address and hp number? I will try to arrange a pick up from you over the weekends.

Jo,
Like Kris, I am also drinking coffee. Standard 2 cups a day.

Lipster,
I see you so cute, counting down so fervently to 6 months so that you can stop breastfeeding! Actually even though my plan is to total breastfeed for 6 months followed by partial thereafter for maybe up to a year, I may have to be contented if I can give total for 6 months. I *may* have to do a work trip in mid-Sept for slightly over a week. That would have past the 6 months mark for my girl since she is born on 6 March. Thinking of continuing to pump and dump on my trip so that when I come back I can still partial bf her. But after such a long hiatus, I am also not sure if she will drink back bm again. Then in early Nov I *may* have to go for another work trip, again slightly over a week.

I don't normally have to travel so much but just happens the timing for the trips this time is such. Is it a sign for me to wean baby off bm earlier instead of dragging on and on? :S For my first one it is also cos of an impromptu work trip that made me tbf him for 6 months and then partial till 8 months.
 
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