(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs

since there seems to be a few of us having amex cards, maybe we can all go out to eqiunox for lunchie or somewhere to use thier 1 for 1 card?

Alfafa, myself and fairymoss makes 3, so we can share w another 3 mummies... hehee...*slurp*

here's a pix of my little rascal
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alfafa, thks for e flashcards...will try on my boi boi tomoro onz!

angels...whenever bb very gek n in pain, i whisper to his ears tat God n his angels r watching over him...he settles down really quick...i believe in it too...u never noe wat our bb's dear eyes c...

bb insurance my hb frien frm AIG tried to offer some types like medical/education etc...dint noe b4 6th mth cheaper rate...they always start w something rosy then years down e road who knows whether we can get e amt back...unless u hav frienz who work in this line...itz really hard to pull e wool away frm our eyes...sighz, i never a money wise woman..Investment wise...
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SHOPAHOLICS ANNONYMOUS...tink itz not jus e shopping spree tat binds us...we too hav so much to share on e joys n frustrations in caring for our bbs...taz keep us going...
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Those momz who hav gone back to work...hope u r adjusting well...take gd care of urselves ya...
 
Haiz.....just received news from my manager that our department will be shifting to Phillipines. That means i will be out of job earliest by Dec 09. My house coming soon also......now with number 2. How to survive with 1 pay.
 
kome, that's bad news... Maybe can try to keep your eyes wide and find a new job?

i'm feeling very upset now... I threw temper to my #1 just now. All started with hubby going thru her exams papers n scolded her for her careless mistakes... Then she talked back to him n then the big hoo ha... I scolded hubby also... Haiz...
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font> - oh...wont the co help to reallocate jobs for those in SG? Don't worry too much...Dec still got 7 mths away, meanwhile u can try to find another job.
 
Irene
Think i will be facing the same thing as you in few years time. My hubby also have a bad temper + my son also bad temper one. Cool down cool down.........
 
Missycandy, Irene and Vernice
If i resign now, i will now be able to get 2 months retrenchment money. I might stay till the end than see if hubby can cope or not. If can than i will stay at home to look after Anver at least for a year than will start to look for a job.
 
<font color="119911">vernice,
chest freezer is a stand alone freezer meant for freezing onli.

fairymoss,
milkbags can lie flat to freeze, save space.

kome,
nw on ML, got to start looking for job liaoz.</font>
 
Missy, wah very pricey le.... Haha U gg for the disney or the other one?

Starflower, Trishelle is drooling over keenan! Hey, I think I am the one Haha....

Jo, yea very ex so I am thinking hard too. Should I or not. Hai... But its soo cute!
 
irene, hugs. We are also humans ma... Losing our temper helps retain our sanity. Hee.

Kome, quickly keep an eye out le.... Sigh. Things are so mobile these days. Say move then move. Hai...
 
Starflower
I think our boys look alike leh.


kome
oh dear...don't panic, still have about 6mths to look for a new job. But if the co give u a good retrenchment package, u may want to stay on and take the money then look for job next year.
 
cindy - initially disney but so expppp!!! thats why i asked her is it the confirmed price.. AHHAHAHA!!! but im buyin the chinese one la.. the tell my why... hurhur... u keen? maybe good for travis... LOL oh cindy! i miss trishelle! when will i get to see her?
 
<font color="ff0000">missycandy</font> - heehee...paiseh! aiya u sold ur milk bags ah..tot if u got xtra can sell me..wasted!
 
Missycandy Haha. Travis watches nothing but barney la.. U play anything else, he will drag u to change disc Haha. So useless if I buy. Haha think I pass la.. He also be gg cc Haha no much time at home to watch ley. u know hor, yesterday I had appt to go cc pay money, go there, tell me no vacancy wor! So mad! Then ask me come down for what. Then bo bian, have to quickly chop another branch. Sigh.
 
Kome,
It might turn out to be a blessing in disguise cos you may end up with either a better job or a better deal elsewhere. Take heart!

Amex platinum 1 for 1 dining
Would like to clarify, this 1 for 1 is only for Amex Platinum and not for DBS-Amex Platinum? Meaning if we have the Taka DBS-Amex Platinum card, is there such entitlement as well?
 
kome - gd chance to be sahm. hee hee. guess u will have to stop spending so much le... must curb ur spending ! stop lookin at the BP section!!! lolx
 
hi Kome,
I am so sorry to hear that.
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I know it's easier said than done but I echo what Lenny and Pups just said, when one door closes, another often opens. Have faith!

Moving forward,
I suggest that you and hubby sit down and scrutinize your current expenses and the upcoming ones. Keep it as real as possible. Keep a diary for one month if necessary. Revisit again in one month's time and draft out a realistic budget, this time with your hubby's income only. Work out the must-haves from the nice-to-haves. If you already have a savings plan for household/children etc, re-look at it and re-work that. Also work out how much reserve you have in your CPF account and how long it can tahan the monthly mortgage reductions. If you have not bought any insurance for your baby, good. Re-look at the coverage you are getting for baby. Personally, I feel that H&amp;S, medical plans are the most important. Next comes critical illness. Education plan is the least important if on a very tight budget.

Cancel excess credit cards.

Now is the also time to make your money work harder for you. If you have more than enough stashed away in your bank current account for the next 6 months based on your new budget, you might want ot consider parking some in short term FD, beats losing to bank fees in the current account.

above all ... chin up, have faith, and focus on life's other blessings.
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<font color="119911">alfafa77</font>,
yesterday, bring my boy to neonatal visit. so glad that he co-operate during the test. doc placed him on his tummy (he hate it when Mummy did that to him), he lift up his head and see in front. but when I did few times with him at home, he will scream at me and dun want to lift up his head. when Doc lift me up holding his hand, as for the head support he can lift up without fail (but think only consider 90% with stable head support) . thirdly, the Doc supported his armpit and let me see if he can stand or sit. he managed to do that with support. so everything ok then was only asked to come bck when he is 6mth upon his correct age in Sept.

also got another 3 more bottles of multi drop vitamin which can last till sept. currently, he is on iron drops. yeah, CDA a/c can be used. am thinking of whether shd I use my cSC card or CDA a.c loh.

oh...that's mean u are SAHM. I think I can't be sahm...will go crazy if i face 2 kids - one toddler and one bb.
 
Thanks again for those who paid today
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I ordered 3 cool it soothers too for those who wanted but can't guarantee they will arrive in time, so you can pay me for those if I manage to bring them back.

Not sure if this Gina Ford thing is working but A has been sleeping rather well with minimal amounts of fussiness during the day. She's also been sleeping at around 7-8 plus, wakes up for feed around 11pm, then soothes herself to sleep at around midnight, waking up at 7-8am.
Hope this will become a set routine soon!
 
pups,
I could be wrong but I think the feed at raffles priviledge is strictly for Amex Platinum only, not DBS Amex. Not even for Amex Gold/krisflyer. Worth checking though.

it's not really a one for one lah. It's more like one dines for free, no matter how many at a table. So if there are two of you, it is 50% off the food bill (not beverages). If there are 3, it becomes 33% off.... 4 becomes 25% off etc etc.

Starflower,
think meerkat, koala, fairy, daphne also have. but then the discount gets severely diluted when there are more people wor. You know what? my cheapo husband and our close friend want to try booking two tables for 2 seperately and then pretend to bump into each other. WAAAAAAAA so malu if kanna caught. Hope he is not serious.
 
Kome, sorry to hear about that.
If you can work til year end, that would be good huh. I am a secret fan of Suze Ormond and she recommends 8 months of salary put aside. That should allow you to remain at home with Anver for maybe half a year? Can look for job again in 2010.
 
Afcai,
me accidental SAHMTB, so now just stay as a SAHM lor. Unless a seriously good position comes my way, I won't be proactively looking for any for the time being.

Cash is king right now. Use whatever is available lah, be it CDA or cSC. What is cSC by the way?

I've been trying to put my baby on her tummy too, something I only just started. Think she's slowly getting used to it. Heheh I even caught her flipping over once. Have been dying to catch her do it again :p

Pumpkin,
wow that's fantastic! So happy for you.
I'm still waiting for mine to show some kind of routine. I'm wondering if I should go back to bottle feeding in fact. That might help. Hmmm
 
Suze Ormond,
hahaha she's one straight talker for sure. Got to give it to her. She's good.

In fact I am abit more KS. I put aside at least 12 months of expenses.
 
Sleep Workshop 29th May 11am-2.30pm @ Shelford Road, capped at 20 people so that we have ample time to ask questions.

Talk
Catered Lunch
Print-out/E-mail of Slides

$28/pax

1. Lenny Susanty,
2. Brian &amp; Baby Brianne
3. Pups
4. Meerkat
5. Alfafa
6. Tigger (not bringing babies)
7. missycandy (kiv kirsten)
 
Mummies, I'm going to invite some of the Spree organizers to come to the sleep workshop and bring their wares. Thought it would be nice for us to see the items in person before buying and maybe get a good price. Save on collection/postage fees too.

Let me know which BPs you are interested in and I will PM them!

So far, I think quite a few of us are interested in the playmats and wetbags?
What else?
Mummies who want don't want to attend the sleep workshop but come for the shopping are also welcome after 12.30pm.
 
Queenie,
liek what the mommies have pointed out, the rule of thumb seems to be that they have to be of the same temperature. I would chill the latest pumped fresh milk before combining with the milk in the fridge.

Misscandy, koala,
continuing from misscandy's post. Don;t know about the non solarweave connectas but yah pikkolo is not cooling lah. It's fine for indoor usage. Great for aircon places but it gets a tad warm for home use. My house gets rather warm during the day (afternoon sun) so when I wear her on my pikkolo to get her to sleep it does get warm. But bb seems ok leh. she sleeps well in it.
Yah pikkolo has a cinching device which means small babies don;t have to spread their legs too wide. The buckle is actually made of those special memory foam used in those expensive mattress. I find it very comfortable. But generally hor, I think most of these carriers will all tend to be a bit warm. Thicker also means more durable and can withstand machine wash/ wear and tear more.

Hehehe like you I also cannot bring myself to spend so much for a plain coloured connecta solarweave. Luckily Annmelody had her husband there with her, if not she sure get a normal one too!

Fireangel,
opps! I'm doing exactly that! But I figured better that than have her awake, cranky and reaching for my breasts for comfort. Or am I just replacing one problem with another? Arrrggghhh don;t know how else to get her to sleep during the day.
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Ida,
hey you are organising BPs now? Cool! Is Yan the psuedo name you use when you organise BPs? Realy like the nursing covers you brought in. Good value. Alas I already have one, if not I sure buy one from you.

Meerkat,
oh yes! how lovely. It;s so funny I tell ya. I saw them slap a big renewal fee on my statement last month so I called up saying I want to cancel and can they pls remove that fee then from my outstanding amount. Amex used to be renowned for being very sticky with fee waival. Anyway I genuinely wanted to cancel cos I am a SAHM now. As expected, the Amex guy trie to persuade me otherwise so I told him frankly thay I am now a housewife with zero income, so I no longer qualify to begin with, so just cancel pls. You know what? He offered fee waival as long as I keep the card, wow first time I hear that from amex. He even called me twice to persuade me to keep it cos I kept insisting on cancelling at first. Then one week later I even received the renewal complimentary pack with free dining vouchers for the raffles group. Wow business must be really bad for them now!

cindy,
I thick skin .. Think the one I made looks like those in the BP leh. heeeee hmmm ... maybe it's time to buy fabric and some more dolls for Gracie.
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Hey Kris,
thanks. Btw, how did the gathering go? Must have been fun yah?

Fairy,
Used to be $60 nett for two at equinox in fact, with main seperately chargable. That was then known as the semi buffet. Now the main is included at $70 nett for two. That is after the one dines for free priviledge, assuming there are only two persons. The mains are good and in reasonable portions. Equinox is the one right at the top of the building, where compass rose used to be. The italian restaurant you are referring to is Prego. Btw, Prego now has sunday brunch!!! without champagne it works out to about $60 nett for two with the card.
 
fairy,
what spa? where? how much?! definitely interested!

Lenny,
I won't dare to bring my baby to any indoor performance. :p not even to the cinema. Lols

tuskywoollie,
oh I should try that too! hopefully that will quieten her down.

Irene,
aiyaya I forsee myself losing my temper when I have one big one small to take care of also. Esp when the big one is at that age to talk back.
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Sorry hor, Misscandy, you are the queen of carriers not me. I only have 1 pupsik, 1 pikkolo and 1 home made MIMs type of sling. you win hands down!

Vernice,
thanks for the info on fisher price! very interesting!!
 
and guys, in case you haven't heard

Shangri-La has a on-going promotion whereby you get a discount equivalent to the age of the oldest diner on your table off the total bill. Only one table per day. Applies throughout all food establishments in the hotel. Hotel hotline opens at 8.30am. Pls call early if you want to get it. Not valid with usual black out dates of course. My friend got it and she brought her dad out for dinner. Their whole family dined at the famous shang chinese restaurant with 60+ % off.
 
Sleep Workshop 29th May 11am-2.30pm @ Shelford Road, capped at 20 people so that we have ample time to ask questions.
All other mums also invited to come after 12.30pm if Spree Organizers bring their wares for sale. Have already PMed a few, will update on this.

Talk
Catered Lunch
Print-out/E-mail of Slides

$28/pax

1. Lenny Susanty,
2. Brian &amp; Baby Brianne
3. Pups
4. Meerkat
5. Alfafa
6. Tigger (not bringing babies)
7. missycandy (kiv kirsten)
8. chocbabe
9. emmum
 
koala, The French Stall is near Mustafa Center, along Serangoon Road.
When should I apply Calendula Cream? 15 mins before bath, then wash off during bathtime?

IdleCat, Oh, I should have been clearer. I don't peel it off her scalp but rather off her hair. Little flakes that have come of her scalp already but stuck in the hair. The sink was full of her fine little hairs after I emptied the bath water in it. My bald baby...sob sob
 
Sleep Workshop 29th May 11am-2.30pm @ Shelford Road, capped at 20 people so that we have ample time to ask questions.
All other mums also invited to come after 12.30pm if Spree Organizers bring their wares for sale. Have already PMed a few, will update on this.

Talk
Catered Lunch
Print-out/E-mail of Slides

$28/pax

1. Lenny Susanty,
2. Brian &amp; Baby Brianne
3. Pups
4. Meerkat
5. Alfafa
6. Tigger (not bringing babies)
7. missycandy (kiv kirsten)
8. chocbabe
9. emmum
10. sung
 
<font color="119911">missy,
i wan the chinese tell me why, i like to watch, whahahha. u wan to share wif me?

alfafa,
the gathering was great. in total 20 babies turned up. r u joinin us next wed 4 lunch at swensen?

pumpkin,
u apply calendula is to get rid of cradle cap issit? u can apply bb oil the night b4 n wash off the next morning when bathin, it will come off.</font>
 
<font color="ff0000">jasmin,</font>
fm cfm create phelgm? what abt bm? do you know if it will also create phelgm? my little boy quite serious last wkend, can wake up coughing at nite coz of the phelgm, worried. pd gave med but we dun want to give him too freq.

<font color="ff0000">wish a boy,</font>
thanks. i can't change fm now coz ks, last time ask hb buy a few tins to stock up when first heard of swine flu, haha worried later no stock, my little boy go hungry how? now got 3 tins at home, must finish first
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<font color="ff0000">tuskywollie,</font>
can hear from breathing if bb has phelgm. breathing sometimes like "konk konk konk" and like hard to swallow at times. my little boy will also cough.

<font color="ff0000">moomooland,</font>
oh i juz bot my lecithin off counter from ntuc. it's a health supplement so comes in granular little pills form to take with water once a day. but so far like not much help, i still kana blocked ducts very 4 days or so. just depending on whether serious or small lumps. sianz...had mdm rokiah come over again yest evening, bad blocks, one whole patch, so painful, can't get rid after 4th day and my ms dropped so badly frm the block. luckily got her...i also got lumps below the breast area. she kept reminding me must get rid of those, so more compressing after this posting. yup, massage and move them towards the nipple area. hopefully our condition will get better and all the blocks will go away!

<font color="ff0000">sunshinebb,</font>
my little boy drinks fm once/twice a day coz not enuff bm for him. no phelgm good for your little boy! i also dun know whether diff fm will make any diff. only let him drink enfalac from 2nd wk till now, tried friso comfort only once. hb dun like, tat day my little boy kind of loose stools, hb blamed the fm. so stuck to enfalac all the way.
re. wetbags, alot of BP selling. yup some got diff sizes. i got 4 diff sizes, very nice. tink besides use for bb's stuff, can use for myself when and got time to resume swimming next time.

<font color="ff0000">st,</font>
me, me! i oso not wearing bra at home, easier to bf. dun see the sag, prob coz my breast size is very small. only changes in nipples. i hate wearing bra actually, so restrictive and warm. prefer to go braless. haha but caught by the "BP fever" in this thread, i bot tube bras and the soft bestseller ones to prep for going back to work. can't go braless then!

<font color="ff0000">kat</font>
i luv my ameda dual electric breastpump. not painful, quite silent and very good. so much better than medala mini electric which is so painful and noisy. be sure to try out the pumps first, diff ones suit diff ppl coz all my frens swear by medala. doesn't works for me though.

re. bb photos,
so cute! all the bbs looks so lovely, with so many diff expression. bbs are really from heaven
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re. how to use balboa sling
any mummies with balboa sling and using it who are also attending the sleep workshop at pumpkinseed's? can show me how to use it? i can bring mine along. still can't put my little boy in properly, like crushing his legs or wat. he cries too when put in n it doesn't stop till i take him out
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needs help!
 
oops, forgot to state, not bring bb...

Sleep Workshop 29th May 11am-2.30pm @ Shelford Road, capped at 20 people so that we have ample time to ask questions.
All other mums also invited to come after 12.30pm if Spree Organizers bring their wares for sale. Have already PMed a few, will update on this.

Talk
Catered Lunch
Print-out/E-mail of Slides

$28/pax

1. Lenny Susanty,
2. Brian &amp; Baby Brianne
3. Pups
4. Meerkat
5. Alfafa
6. Tigger (not bringing babies)
7. missycandy (kiv kirsten)
8. chocbabe
9. emmum
10. sung (not bringing bb)
 
<font color="ff0000">kome</font>
hugs dear! dun worry, can take this time to consider if you want to find another job or to stay home with your children for a while. it's an opportunity too! else dun think alot of us would resign without another job ready coz of so many worries. who knows, you may find another better job that you enjoy.

<font color="ff0000">missycandy</font>
i'm interested in the chinese tell me why dvd too! haha luv the cartoons when it was showing on tv in the past, very informative in a cute way.

re. cradle cap
noticed my little boy has flakes of this on his head and eyebrow. was checking with pd last wk when bought him to see the phelgm. pd said it's just dead skin n will reappear so fine to just leave it. i'm oso using olive oil from time to time and water to wash his hair everyday only. he has some sensitivity to j&amp;j baby oil, causes him to hv red pimples on the scalp so i change to olive oil, better. apparently, cradle cap will keep reappearing since it's dead skin cells and will only go away after bb is 4-6 mths so dun worry.
 
Food update for sleep workshop:

Min order for most caterers is 30 pax. which exceeds our budget. I noticed we had lots of leftover food from last few gatherings. So... inspiration struck in the wee hours of the morning (plus leaky boobs but that's another story).

I'm going to order pizzas from Da Paolo and have them cut them up into finger food sized pieces, let me know if you have special requests for a particular type. I find the parma ham/mozzarella/cherry tomatoes/arugula is the best. Will also see what other yummy nibbles they have. Also, tiramisu from 2am Dessert Bar.

Will have cold drinks, tea and milo as well.

Let me know if there are any other things you want and I will work that into the budget.
 


Thanks ladies for your encouragement

Most probably i will stay at home for 1 0r 2 years to look after Anver first before looking for another job. But if economy turns good, i will definely find a job immediately.

Alfafa
Thanks for your advice. Will review our expenses and to keep record of it, so that we can try to minimixe all those uneccesary things already.

Afcai
This 3 months of ML makes me realise that i cannot stand to be SAHM also. I will be crazy too. Might look for part time job first, depending on by that time how to settle Anver.

Pumpkin Seed
Don't think i can save up to 8 mths of salary lor. Hubby's bills and children expenses are quite high every month.
 

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