(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs


<font color="aa00aa">Babysigns Workshop on 11 July (sat) , 11am, Caribbean Function Room [ $30 for class &amp; lunch @$10/pax ]

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

KIV
21) Reiner
22) Vivienpg + hubby

missycandy-> our old syncronyms... AD = actual day!</font>
 
Good morning mummies,

So sian, I forgot to bring my hp to work! Feel so handicap. I am getting so forgetful nowadays.
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Morning mummies,

just a side track, coz I know the mummies in this thread can be very creative &amp; fun. As I'm in the D&amp;D committee for my company, the theme is "Fairy Tale", would like some ideas on:

1) What games to play?
2) What performance to put up?
 
janbebe, Lenny,

Thanks so much for the concern. I dont know how to see a doc here... like very troublesome.. anyway, hb took leave for one day to help me with bb so that i can sleep and rest. Now no fever, just headache. lumps in breast not so pain liao... but i too tired to use the hot stone that i brought over.. maybe if still got lumps tomorrow, i would administer it since feeling better already.
 
janbebe, Lenny,

Thanks so much for the concern. I dont know how to see a doc here... like very troublesome.. anyway, hb took leave for one day to help me with bb so that i can sleep and rest. Now no fever, just headache. lumps in breast not so pain liao... but i too tired to use the hot stone that i brought over.. maybe if still got lumps tomorrow, i would administer it since feeling better already.
 
Asura,

in US, they have Doctors on call? you can call and check.. maybe tell the doc in advance so he or she can come to your place prepared with the necessary medical stuff to treat you?
 
asura,
Do see a doctor if not latch, pump, latch, pump. Should relieve some pain..

miss83,
I had this problem too but later found out he wanted to latch on and then back to 3 hrly again w less milk intake.. No choice.. Im letting him lead my nose around.. Haha.. But i Know hw u feel. Very Pek Chey
 
pups,

Tell me about it! I tried cleaning Eddric when he flipped and the whole smelly poo was on my shorts and thighs. And he can still laugh and play and his hands was all his poo! YUCKS!

Queenie,
U r studying mah! Studies can eat more than half your brain juice.. I take off my hat to those who are studying.. coz' I hate it!
 
re: vivo gathering

me will reach there around 12.30pm cos need to pump before i go off ...earliest that i can pump is around 11.30am

Jo ...

hows your spree? settled? my order is pending their processing ... they have already checked that i have enough credit in my credit card hahahaaha ... keep checking like every hour cos scared OOS
 
miss83, i started Zac on the 4hourly basis when his intake of milk increase from 120ml to 140-160ml. SOmetimes he can't wait for 4 hours and want milk at 3hour or 3 and a half hour later, we will just give it to him. We started him when he was around 3 months plus old.


Jasmin, fairy tale... mmm..
can have the committee members to wear costumes? Like cindrella, snow white.. etc..
is your company big? how many tables do you all have? maybe each table can come up with a specific fairy tale story and act on stage, the best table can win a prize.

Seabreeze, which Kate Spade bag you buy?

Asura, pump more and latch more to clear the lumps. take care.
 
miss83: hihi back from breakfast &amp; housework.. hahaha anyway he is also abt 3.5mth old currently drinking 125-150ml.. hahaha using avent bottle and sometimes pump more so all squeeze into the small bottle without really measuring!! his timing is more or less 3-3.5 hrly feed but at nite most of the time there is a longer break... (4-5.5hr fr last feed..) so slowly my mil is hoping that we can drag his time...
 
Jasmin, how about best dressed contest? people can come in any fairytale character e.g. tinkerbell, peter pan, snow white, etc :p Performance can be a mixed up show with all the different characters mixed up to form a comedy.
 
jojo: haha Eddric is having fun ("mud spa")!! heehee but he very fast can flip.. my boy still trying .. not even close to halfway!! but hands all over la!! hahaha
 
Misscandy,
When will you place order for healthytimes? I haven't got time to go through what to get. What are you going to order? Is their cereal good? I only try giving my #1 the biscuits and she loves it.
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jojo, irene
that means everyday his feeding and nap time always change is it?
this really frustrates me..coz i already set a routine for him before..and i want him to have a good routine of eat and sleep..
i hope this is just a phase that will be over soon..and he will adjust himself fast..
 
<font color="119911">ok, did a quick comparison betw Healthy Times Brown Rice cereal (4mths) vs Heinz Rice cereal (4mths).

Healthy Times Brown Rice cereal (4mths)
Good becoz:
- 0g sugar
- Vitamin C 25%
Poor becoz:
- Only has 13 types of minerals, no managanese nor magnesium to help absorption of minerals
- Only fulfills 45% of baby iron requirements.
- Starch amount is unwritten

Heinz Rice cereal (without milk, need to add own EBM)

Good becoz:
- Has 14 types of minerals, includes is manganese &amp; magnesium, needed for better absorption of minerals.(else what's the point right?)
- Fulfill 100% of iron of baby required intake.
Poor becoz:
- 2g sugar
- Vitamin C 0%
- Starch 6.5g

Overall, i would say i like Healthy Times better now coz of the 0g sugar and that it contains Vitamin C. This is simply becoz when we store our EBM, or even freeze it, the 1st component to die is Vit C. For mummies who latch direct, its in the BM, then i think the 100% iron-fortified in Heinz is a better choice, coz our babies have reached the stage where they need iron most i think. (or why else iron fortified cereals right?) heheheee </font>
 
Starflower,
I used to give my #1 Healthy Times Rice ceral but some babies may prefer the Heinz or Nestle Cereal as they are more 'fragrant' and sweeter....

COuld be becos it's organic...Personally dun quite like the taste of Healthy times or the
biscuits...heeee~~

Feeding interval
Ryan used to drink 120ml at 2-2.5hrly intervals. Past few days, I increased to 135ml...it's oso 2.5hrly....shld I increase it even further? but afraid tat if i increase to 150ml, he'll waste it!! Now trying to pump more to meet the demand but bcos back to work...abit stressful! =X
 
irene
but if sometimes 3 hour already asked for milk, and sometimes 3.5 hour..it will affect his nap time right?
just now my baby caleb only drinks 100ml instead of 150ml that he usually finished (last feed was 7.30am - also didnt finish and after 4 hour he still didnt finish it)...i'm afraid he will wake up in the middle of his nap because he's hungry
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miss83
I think you should feed on demand. Sometimes, baby could still not be hungry even after 3-4hrs. My boy sleep through the night from 11pm to 7am and still can't finish 120ml. We will wait for him to cry for his milk at about 7.30am-7.45am, then only he can finish. In the day, he's taking about 150ml every 3hrs, sometimes, he will cry for milk after 2.5hrs
 
jasmin
thanks
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I'll see if he demands milk before 4 hour, I will give..
I'm very concerned because he has been sleeping well..like your bb can sleep from 11pm til 7am but now waking up at around 2am (last feed he takes at least 100-150ml)
 
miss83,

I am trial and erroring at the moment too - bb's pattern is naturally changing so I am taking the chance to stretch his hours as well.

think u can only go slowly when trying to stretch bb's hours. cannot expect bb to adapt to the increased interval and milk volume from 3-4 hrs overnight or even over a few days. also need to go with his nap pattern - think that is probably the key factor because while u can play with his feeds (assuming u are bottle feeding so u know the volume), his body clock is going to be a bit more difficult to tweak. When he starts to need less sleep, the 4 hour interval should fit in with dropping a nap. maybe try slowly increasing the feed volume and interval by 15 mins every 4-5 days? just bear in mind that if u go to 4 hr interval, u will be effectively dropping a bottle's volume initially - cannot avoid the night waking, but hopefully with time bb will adapt to it. I know with mine after like 2 weeks he finally went 7 hr stretch again, but quite erratic also lah - sometimes 6 sometimes 8 sometimes 5. HOpefully we will get there.

TRacy Hogg's baby whisperer has a suggested outline for stretching from 3-4 hrs. u can refer to it if u want.

alternatively u can go with nature and follow bb's demand like what jasmin suggested - sooner or later bb shd lead into a naturally longer interval as sleep requirement fall and nap pattern naturally change. And just pretend u cannot see how much is in the bottle - put a bigger volume and let bb feed as much as he wants - after all if u tbf u also cannot see how much bb is drinking, right?
 
fireangel
I follow exactly what tracy hogg suggested..I started with extending 15mins first and then 30 mins..and now 1 hour (starting today)..his morning nap just now also last 2 hour, instead of 1.5 hour like before. well, let's see the next nap if can make it another 2 hour, i will drop the catnap, and hopefully he sleeps well again at night
 
but one thing is for sure lah - be consistent - if u keep chopping and changing bb will also become confused, which will also affect his pattern.
 
miss 83,

ya i more or less followed her suggestion, but then realised that i cannot expect bb's napping time to fit in with it too cos he still needs his catnap ;P but anyway these things need time lah. good luck and see how it goes
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miss83, Zac naps lesser these days le. They tend to be more awake when they grow older. So I'm not too worried about affecting the nap time.
Babies are smart, they will wake up when they are hungry and sleep when they are tired de.. don't be too concern on the timing.

I feed Zac when he cries for milk only. If he overslept, I will not wake him up.
 
Feeding Interval:
My girlgirl is 4 months now. She's drinking 3 hourly everytime from 80-120ml depending on how hungry she is. I try to make her drink more coz she doesn't increase much in weight the last time we weight her(at 3 mth 5.3kg, at 4mth 5.4kg). But my attempts failed. She pushes the bottle away with either her hands or tongue whenever she has enough. I try to put the bottle back to her mouth again and she would get angry. Sometimes I just have to let her has her way...

Poopoo:
My 4 mth old hasn't been clearing her bowel for days... Today will her 5th day if she still doesn't poop.. How? Does anyone have such problem with her bb before. She is fully breastfed, she should not have constipation right?
 
Eliz, my boy din poo for 7 days straight.. fully on breastmilk also...
I got so worry that I nearly bring him to the PD, but he poos before I brought him there.
 
Irene, hb and I are thinking to bring her to PD tomorrow morning if by end of today she still didn't poop... But she looks perfectly ok leh just doesn't poop... *sigh* How did you boy's poo look like? Was it hard? What color was it? Did you do anything to make him poop?
 
I fed him with the gripe water (din mix with water, dosage as stated on the bottle/box).
Massage his tummy and legs (using the cycling method).
I also try to eat more fruits myself..
 
ah.... I must try your methods today.
Gripe water... Alamak.. She hates it just like she hates paracetamol... But we'll try to give her the gripe water tonight. Let's see.. Thanks for the advise, Irene!
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Mummies, glad to meetup some of you at lunchtime...

Hope more lunch meetup at Vivo and I can still meet u during my office lunch hr..hehe
Pei, Jomickey &amp; Vernice, see all ur cute darlings makes me distress,haha!

Sportygal, let me know how much is my share n I pay you soon.

Baby poo:
My gal also did not poo for 2 days liao but shld be ok la..so long as not constipated right?
 
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