(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs

srumpee
icic... i'm oso worry tat my ss will drop aft back to work... will see how... if realli no ss, then i oso will stop BF...
 


ok so that means
sewing gathering thus 16 Jul
1pm Queenstown

(1) Kris
(2) alfafa
(3) Pei
(4) janbebe
(5) vernice
(6) ivy
(7) jo
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guys, will be cramped leh. hope you guys don't mind. will come up with a list of to-bring list for you guys. in hind sight might be better if you come with your own loot than take from me cos it will be quite messy to calculate cost. i cannot rem how much i paid for the fabric liao. hehehe unless you guys don't mind that i put together a kit for you and charge a flat rate. easier accounting for me.

vernice. yah no worries but at cost + delivery + credit card charges hor cos I bought all from overseas. Trust me, still cheaper than spotlight! there are some which i want to keep all so won't be my whole stash. paiseh

i have lots of baby headband type of elastic lace 1.5" width available to split w you guys too if you want.

babywee,
nevermind. another one next time
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re: vivo lunch.
i can only reach at about 1.30pm i.e. after lunch.


ivy,
come come. no lah not so easy. think that day can at least finish everything EXCEPT the actual sewing part. unless you are v fast. Expect some sewing and unpicking and sewing again unless you are v good w a sewing machine. hehehe suspect that we will be mucking around quite a bit. even after the sewing, you still need to flip over and put in the stuffing. this part is not as easy as it looks cos of the long narrow neck. then after that still needs some hand stitching to close off the "hole" which you used to flip n put in stuffing. this is the bit i have not finished either.

well if you want to make headbands that can definitely be done v fast.
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agnes,
oh cool! hubby also says that this, being handmade, should be sold as a premium item. can't go mass as i have no time to make them. he says $39.90 becos it is v v big. wal lao so exp. i won't buy if it were me .. but then that's cos i can sew it myself. i'm thinking if i list on etsy to have it selling at sgd$30ish. heheh no rattle. it's a cuddle toy really, esp w the taggies. think a rattle might wake an about-to-fall-asleep bb.

jo,
squeezed you in. but don't mind hor. think will be cramped. As long as you guys don't mind I am fine. I can only do basic sewing too. Don't know how to insert zippers for example. heeeeeee

oh for the gathering we can consider making this too. Much smaller and less intricate parts to handle. Still gorgeous. Plenty of free scottish dog terrier pics templates around so no problem with the pattern.

Kris, Princess,
yah hor. Where are the pics? I want to see!

Princess,
my girl doesn't sleep through the night and she has been waking up more often than usual recently. Woe woe woe. Explains my dark eye rings. Somemore yesterday night still went to work on the giraffe after nursing her. Really want to pengz san liao. Just started going on Partial bottle, used to be TBF until 2 days ago. Not sure how much to give her so I tried 160ml. And she finished every drop and still needed to suckle before she sleeps! OMG. She took like 5 bottles of 150 to 160ml yesterday plus a couple of suckling sessions. Is that normal?

tusky,
re (4) hahahah plastic sheets. Super mood killer. and Hi-fove for (2). I just watched my hubby finish a tub of Island Creamy Chendol ice cream. *sob sob sob*

yah lor. hardly slept a wink last night. Wow you are progessing really well with the weight loss. So disciplined too. I just ate some more sushi for SUPPER. more carbos. NO choice. I love my carbos.
 
wow so many replies came while I was writing my mammoth post.

Misscandy,
aiyo. think my hubby pricing me out of the market liao. But I also agree with him. I can only make a handful. So might as well sell at a premium price. Hehehe saw a really basic giraffe selling on etsy for USD9. Less than half of my size, no ears, stumps, tails. Ribbons used are very small, plain coloured and no texture. Even her bigger one at USD15 is still smaller than mine.

But hor .. like what I wrote on my FB reply. I talk talk talk only lah. Where got time to make.
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Wetbags? cannot. Don't know where to get the procare fabric plus can't do zips .... not yet anyway. Your hubby know you too well liao. Hahaha

Irene,
Thank you my dear. :-D

sunshinebaby,
yah I'm also in a dilemma as to when to introduce solid. I heard some mommies say that sudden increase in appetite is a sign. Well ... she is drinking like there is no tomorrow and I am seriously concerned that my ss might be enough to keep up with her. And it is ridiculous how soon she needs another bottle after she downs 160ml +5min suckling. Sometimes 1.5 hr only. Maybe she is ready for solids after all. Still in a dilemma

Oh yah misscandy,
I'm not keen on giving her organic that's why I didn't respond. Think I will start with normal baby food.

Srumpee,
oh yes yes misscandy's post reminded me of your story. So scary!!! OMG thank God that your baby is fine. Recounted your story to my hubby and he too am now very mindful of leaving her on elevated surface alone. That must have been a heart stopping moment. So glad that everything is ok.
 
alfafa - hahaha! guess so. my interests are quite short lived. jus like the infant cards i bought. lol. sitting one corner now. WAHAHA.

oo u might want to try feeding her 180mls ? i think some bbies r drinking ard that amt or maybe more. depends de leh. Baby K stil slow. stil 120. zzz.

no worries abt the HT. probably wil go buy frm the supermarket. faster then collating orders. lol!

im suddenly keen becos pumpkin passed me some hipp organic for baby K to try. and nt sure if its jus once off for the 3 feed. but she drank almost all 150mls(170mls) and slept longer last night. 9plus fed her. then sleep til 3plus. wooo.. then when i left for wrk ard 8.. she was stil sleeping. hurhurhur. was asking laurel if it made them more full but she aint sure also. ha. i might get 1 box to try and see if its really better than my friso. pricewise is almost the same if i buy it locally. hahaha.

anyway earlier my daddy fed baby K her friso ard 8plus.. she drank the 120mls(140mls) then 9plus super cranky la.. thought she was sleepy.. rocked her sang to her walked ard.. change diapers though it wasnt really wet... and then i was thinking maybe hungry la. becos keep whining... true enough.. gave her another 90mls and she drank it all! argH. maybe goin thru growth spurt? hmmm...
 
Alfafaf, ur Gracie the Giraffe is so pretty! Too bad Keenan's mummy is a dumbo w the sewing thing, so at best is a square shape w stuffing :p

Missycandy ,paiseh no time to check out the webby yet, will do that later :p

I'm not sure how much K is drinking, coz using the small avent and just pouring roughly 1 marker more than the 125ml marker. Think i'll have to start using the 260ml bottles....
 
hello fellow mummies
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been reading the posts and just wanna say hi. had my first baby, a boy on march 20th. just fed baby and can't fall asleep even tho i'm so tired so decided to chomp through forums haha.
 
Missy,

If you do come to the west side, please let me know also.. else i will just go with hubby to collect from you. Great Thanks!

Alfalfa,
Wah.. you are one hell of a mama!! really talented and good with time management.. I can't imagine how you do all these! you are alone with bb Grace, need to manage the home and still can do all these craft work as well as go FB and play games! I take my hat off you!
 
alfafa, I am queuing for a Gracie the Giraffe! :p
Oops, will surf the website tomorrow and send you the links. Having my girls day today la

scrumpee, I had a similar experience to you. Gosh, my heart dropped to my feet when I turned around and saw her doubled over, kissing her knees and head buried in the sofa seat. Was going to wait for my mum to bring back the SkipHop playmat from US but I doubt can wait anymore. They are much safer on a mat on the floor!

Ladies who want wetbags, Mummycents starting a BP soon. The small size is great for hankies, 1 or 2 pcs of clothing. I found the M size a bit too big. The quality of her wetbags is slightly better than Joann's. Very limited designs this time though.
PM me for the link.
 
<font color="119911">last note overslept n pumped after 9hrs, i pumped out 520ml of ebm.

alfafa,
ur pix makes me wanna chiong to ur plc n get my fingers started moving NOW!!!

gd idea to share ur loots else got to buy lots of ribbon.

princess in dreamland,
keke, i havent upload into FB, im lousy wif fb, will try to do it lata k. paiseh paiseh.

vernice,
i tink earle swensen is the onli restaurant dat can accommodate so many mummies at vivo, let me noe if confirmed n i try to make booking coz the last time i managed to do booking at lunch time.</font>
 
missycandy,

ur bb alternates bet Kipp Organic n Friso...wow! very adaptable...wont b a fussy eater hor...sounds like bb k takes a liking to e Kipp Organic FM...
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u qite smart...guess correctly lor! still got e fat roll/ float resting under my chest but will work on exercising too to speed up...cheezz...i feel lighter liao...a little springy in my walk now, not so clumsy like b4...
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fairymoss
my baby caleb also can sleep thru the nite, from his last feed 10.30pm, usually will drink again around 4 or 5 and sometimes even at 6.30am..but lately 3am already wants milk. he already drink 135ml before sleep (during the day only 125ml)..
should we increase more?
 
alfafa,

your giraffe is so lovely.. Grace definitely loves it.

Queenie,
thanks for your pm.

Mummies who r going vivo can go spring maternity to exchange for the bpa free bottles. I just got mine yesterday but hv yet to try them. Btw, there is no limit . All u need is to top up $8.90.

Missy,
I will sms u on the collection of the cup. Thanks ya
 
starflower - babe no worries la. lol. doubt cn hit the moQ la. better to buy OTC. =P

lenny - sure no prob. i see when i go that side. see next wk if any of my pts that side il sms u b4hand (if i remember okie? jialat memory la)

tusky - no le. i think hipp smells a bit like friso. plus when bb is hungry jus hantam. lol. but she didnt like s26. tried giving to her b4. she drank only sips and stuck out her tongue after that. weird smell too.(my pov) =P

hahaha! i used to have a pkg with them. or maybe i stil do. jus tt i dun have time to go. and very sian la. once ur pkg goin to finish they wil hard sell again. very sian de. its been yrs since i last went man! probably more than 3-4yrs. lol. but i think they stil keep my records becos my consultant sent me birthday greetings on my bd this yr. LOLOL! actually i think cn lose wgt la. the few times i went, really lost. but i hate the drink. yucks.

fatfish - hai i dun like to call u fat becos u aint. lol. anyway, sure np. do sms me early ya. in case im out. =)
 
alafafa..
think grace going through growth spurt bah...
not like my boy... sometimes also dun wan to drink.... must wait till he real hungry then he will start crying for milk if not he will juz go on a strike..
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anyway, i mentioned abt the avent milkbags. here r photos. anyone keen pm me k?

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the milkbags are all in clingwrap or their original wrap. jus that out of the box. was passed to me from my boss. i didnt use any becos not enough milk. lol. i only used glass bottles. anyway, not for fussies la. im nt selling. whoever wants cn have it. jus let me knw. there is a question of sterility of the milkbags which i cnt answer you. so its at ur own risk. if nobody wants, i wil prolly chuck it.
 
alfafa, Tat's really nice of ur handmade giraffe. I also dun mind to buy if u r selling. hehe.Got no time to make leh..working...

toking abt bb flipping,
Does ur bb flip while sleeping in the middle of nite? Kayle keeps flipping thousand times while sleeping on the bed. I can't help to keep on waking up to check on her. Coz she keeps on flipped with her face down on the bed. I tried many times turning her over.
 
i am so happy that my last pump was yesterday morning 7am till now. my breast still soft. Think i can totally stop pumpin rite.. but how the milk inside digest?? keep thinking this questions
 
Baby falling down
Thanks mummies for the concern. Yah...really scary moment. And when I put him to sleep on the night that he fell, he was quite cranky and there was these few seconds that he just stared at me blankly with mouth and eyes wide open. Like a DEAD fish. I m so scared that he would stop breathing or went into a trance because of the fall. Quickly shake him, then he smiled back at me. The naughty boy scared the hell out of me.

Wetbags
Mummycents have another BP? aiya..I just ordered 1 from Sugarlicious. I hope quality just as good.

BTW, the 6mths bash still on hor? Looking forward to see all of you. Can't join all your previous gatherings and the current ones expecially now that I have started working. For the 6mths bash, I can bring my parklon mat if need be.
 
Prosper
So good right? no engorgement even though u didn'pump. Me too. I am glad I dun have to go thru the hard way of stopping the milk like putting cold cabbage or taking medication. My milk tap just shut by itself
 
princess,
I also wanted to go for bbsign but no green light fr hubby haha.

Missy,
sure I will let u know soon
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srumpee,
I bought from sugar from the previous BP, quality is gd. No worries.
 
tusky,

wah.,.. do share ur success story. Think me would be badly needing it after i have #2. For now, i think i shall go and finish up my other unfinished package from my wedding... after i stop bfing that is..
 
prosper,

how long did u take to reach this stage where no need to pump? Me wanna plan cos i dont want to continue bf for more than 1 yr, a lot longer lah.. but for me is more cos i would be alone looking after her until she is abt 7 to 8 mths old so might as well continue until 1 yr.. damn painful to latch when she is teething i think... my nipples nowadays feel like someone just bit me there..
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alfafa,

really nice handicraft.U are really good and able to have time despite ur bb requiring ur attention most of the time! Actually for the latching after bottle feed, u got to increase feed and dont allow bb to latch until 2 hrs later. Happened to me the first time i feed my bb with bottles here... After that i train her to wait lor.. hee..
Ur gal like to grab things already? My bb C grab things but dont seem to be interested in toys.... we wanna buy toys for her here cos cheaper but she doesnt seem interested at all so we wonder if we should even buy.
 
Hey fatfish, maybe we can take a few precautions so maybe ur hubby would change his mind about letting u &amp; baby come along :p

Example: we can take temperatures (contactless thermometer no worries) before we enter the room. daddes/mummies w 39C/40C &amp; above may need to wear mask during the session (except eating hehee).

I'll also place dettol hand sanitisers at the door and lotsa wetwipes around. I've asked hubby to bring our ioniser down to the function room too, but hubby say function room a bit too big, not much effect. Hmm....

Oh yes, seating wise, is everyone ok to bring your strollers? we'll practise w baby in the strollers if everyone's alright, 2 strollers per table
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Alternatively, some can put baby on the tables but please bring a thick towel to cushion baby yeah
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starflower - actually once someone has temp of 37.3 above is considered fever. =P jus a matter of hw stringent u wan to be ba. lol.
 
asura,i started one month ago. started with 4 pumps a day, then slowly reduce one pump again and again. now finally just one pump.. and must reduce the pumping time too..from 30mins to 5mins. So until now my last pump was yesterday morning.
 
<font color="ff0000">alfafa</font> - yaya of cos lah..at cost means all costs included heehee. I tot of using the ribbons to make taggie blanket.

I wont be bringing my boy there.

eh the scott terrier is cute too..u have 2 different type of fabric? where can we find those soft soft facbric ah? I don't mind u putting in a set then sell to us.

as for vivo lunch, u can sms/call anyone of us to see if we ard.

<font color="ff0000">kris</font> - i don mind earle swensons depends on other mummies...why not u book base on the current count 1st? I think marche also can accomodate many of us right?

<font color="ff0000">missy</font> - i also got the milk bags u show but already a bit yellowish liaoz. think i am going to dump it

wa!! 520ml thats a lot! Don't stop bf lah.
 
alfafa,
Thks for squeezing me in! I think we shld start on the terrier instead.. Easier and less work.. Haha.. Imagine all of us talking and sewing at the same time.. Like kampong times!

Re:Chicco Polly highchair
Had msg some of u of the good deal but just post.. It's havin a discount at Mothercare, only at $259 for those interested. It's gg away at a very fast rate. So grab it if u want!
 
Just spend $1k on my boy at mothercare.. He has 3 strollers, one at my plc, one at my MIL plc and one in my car. Haha.. Bought the chicco polly, another stroller (Zapp) and lotsa of toys and clothes.. On him, i really dun mind spending, just take without thinking. Nowadays children are really fortunate.. Last time, I need to score at least 95 marks to get my dad to buy me a barbie doll! LOL
 
waaaaaa.. Eddric is lucky baby! lol my dad was commenting yesterday also. bcos he jus came bk frm penang then saw the living rm i laid out the playmat. then on it has the jumperoo. FP toys, books, etc... then he was like wah... buy so many things... usually 1st child is like that la. lol! 2nd one cn recycle. =P hurhurhur.
 
asura,

my boy initially also not interested in toys, but i put them in front of him anyway - have to get those really colourful ones that rattle/ring and make noise to catch his attention. better still if they can be dangled in front of him. eventually he got interested enough to start touching and handling them. he likes the lamaze toy cube and dolphin best so far cos of the different textures. maybe u can try to get one or two interesting ones and see how she likes them? its good for developing manual dexterity and sense of touch for them to play with toys
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missycandy,
Baby K also very lucky! So many things to entertain her plus a human entertainer 24 hrs on standby.. Haha.. True true, tt wat I tell my hubby too.. Im spending on my future "investment"
 
jo - but some of the big items like the jumperoo is preloved. =P better than nth i guess. haha. eh. who is the human entertainer? my mum ah? ya i think my mum poor thing. lol. im ftwm. i wan to be sahm. bt cnt la. ha...
 
mummies
do you still burp your baby often? my baby now doesn't burp when i burp him but when he's awake he can burp himself. when we dont need to burp babies anymore? I heard at some age, babies no need to be burped
 
We've stopped burping Joyce. She usually drinks sitting up cos she thinks we wanna make her sleep when we put her in lying down position and she'll scream. So we leave her sitting after her feed and she will burp if she needs to. Not sure if this is the "right" thing to do tho.
 


<font color="119911">vernice,
got to stop pumping liaoz, coz its taking up too much of my time. sometimes go out, got to go hm n pump, sianz.

hw many confirmed for vivo? earle oso has 1 for 1.</font>
 

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