(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs


Pei,

thanks for your info on Frozen EMB.. i tried adding into milo and ask hubby to drink.. kakakak...

about the parentcraft, we also went there about 3 - 4 times for consultation. ya.. FBI .. so we paid 40 bucks per session..

Ah Nia... this kind of money got to spend also no choice la..

like my hubby always said.. already spent money and bought the whole cow then try to save on the "bells" meh..(bells that we wear on the cow's neck). kakakak....
 
mangogal, i suspect it is menses cos i see clot coming out when i washed. But now my flow lighter liao. It is not due to the herbs lah, anyway only drank once, so many bad comments abt herbs u all mummies said here.

anyway i ms still alot leh. have been trying to reduce my pumping session from 30mins to 10mins everytime. trying for a week liao still alot. HOw?
 
I See Lenny, slowly to let her drink bottle, maybe start frm once a day? When she use to bottle, then intro more times...well anyway u are not working, can afford to latch on whenever u want, take ur time n patience is the key
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I remember u told me before she drink frm cup right frm start?
 
Prosper, so it is menses la...gt any cramps?

Erm..supply stil alot, maybe u try to put cold cabbage? Heard it helps to reduce milk supply
 
tuskywoolie,

My baby can suckle consistently for 10 mins, then she will choke and unlatch herself and then refused to latch on again. I will see how things go tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a better day than today!! Positive thinking, positive thinking...hee hee
 
mangogal,

yep.. Brianne was cup fed with FM when my milk supply was very low and due to her wasting milk , we even resort to spoon feeding..

all these initial stage was to avoid nipple confusion so we do not introduce bottle till week 6. recommended for us to into bottle feeding between week 6 - 8..
 
lenny,

Your hb's cow analogy damn cute leh!! I know this kind of money cannot be saved lor. Just like when I buy frivolous things for bb eg playmat, I also tell hb the money cannot be saved lor!! Hee hee...:p

Ya, I also force my hb to drink the frozen EBM when it's been sitting too long in the freezer!! Better not waste lor, since it's something even money cannot buy!!
 
lenny,

wa, your MS initially low and now is so impressive ah!! *Envious*

Yes, I do try to burp her first and then offer the breast again. But she doesn't want leh
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Sigh, will try again tomorrow. A new day provides a brand new start!!
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Hope it's the same for you also!!
 
Pei,

i only started pumping recently.. last time.. to lazy to pump or too tired to pum then wasted by throwing it away thru my breast pads..

anyway.. keep ur chin up.
 
mangogal:i do feel slight cramp but very very slight compared to before pregnant...think u mummies doing tbf or still bf-ing will nt have yr menses so fast la...

prosper, maybe yrs is an indicatiom u r very fertile n remind u nt to do 'it' without protection else kayle will hv a company le...just joking la...my hb dun care one but luckily my mense lai liao...maybe u just observe lor...maybe the experience mummies can advise? like kome or cindy etc...
 
my menses also has nt returned.. i stopped bfing i think after 1mth plus ah... but still have a bit of milk coming out everytime i squeeze during bath time.. lol... but once Kirsten turned 3mths, totally nth liao... =P

hmmm.. when i sneeze or cough very hard, can feel pain at my womb area leh... shld i be worried? hmmm...
 
candace:lolz...me also did the same as u during bath time n just realised that it stopped today..only gt one fullstop size oozing out...think i cant reverse it le...
 
Prosper, gynae say is not menses?

My menses just came and I am very concerned cos it's very very heavy, not usual for me. I have to change pads evry 2 hrs.
 
I stopped bfing about 1mth plus annd menses came yesterday. It was also very heavy and have to change every 2-3hrs. Before pregnancy, I had very bad cramps & had to take painkiller but now, it's only slight cramp.
 
bluebell,
When my first menses came about 9 months after I gave birth to #1, it was also so heavy that I thought I was going to die of blood loss :p You didn't experience this with your #1?
 
bluebell, maybe becos its the first menses after pregnancy thats y so heavy? My menses have not really returned but i got spotting and it can last for a few days lor. Feel like my cycle all haywire now.

Went Watsons to buy the mamypoko and got 2 packs for $41. I was just thinking did I buy too many M sizes cos now I have 3 packs of M size mamypoko and 4 packs of Nepia. oops!

Anyway dont know what happen to marissa since last week. She would start screaming once we bathe her, and its piercing loud. She will only stop when we finished. We tried changing people to bathe her but still the same. Wonder what is wrong with her.
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Woah, so many mummies oredi have AF reporting.. For some, its time to start "work" for tiger bb! Hehee.. im crossing my fingers, hopefully dun come so fast. I dun miss it a bit.

Sportyger,
Wan to try pan tang method? Use pomelo or promengrate leaves and try. Put them in the water then bathe her. Or try preparing her longer b4 the bath. Sing songs abt bathing time or carry her around, only with her diapers for a while b4 bathing. Works for mine.
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Hi mummies, quite a while never post here but been reading to catch up.

missycandy:

me also no menses yet. Hubby was worried am I preggie again? Ha. I also stopped breastfeeding and almost 2 months liao leh. I also wonder why my menses never return ? was wondering should I buy pregnancy test kit to test just in case but we been practising very safe precautions.
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I hope I am not preggie. Cos I won't be able to take it with another one coming. Ha. In fact I intend to close shop already.
 
Jo, hahah how come its called the pan tang method. I think I will give your method a try and see if it works, the walking ard and singing. aiyo really cannot take it lor whenever marissa bathe, she is like screaming murder.
 
lipstar :
how many darlings u have ? ha I only have one. But hubby and me are planning to close shop already.

Irene:
I use condom. ;) thought quite safe so far. Gynae suggested me to use IUD. He told me is quite safe and painless.
 
Mummy bean: I also only have one. More than enough already. lol.

Irene: We use withdrawal method. Risky but our religion does not permit contraceptives...
 
Mummies, so many of you menses here liao... but menses really comes will breastmilk supply drop? Just want to get more info, hope my Af will disappear till I stop breastfeed,hehe!

Sportygal, how come Marrissa is screaming during bathing? Hugs & Sayang her, hope it is just a temp phase that she will outgrow
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Maybe out some colourful wallpaper to decorate ur bathroom, put some duckies toy in the tub?

Jo(mickeymummy) or other northeast mummies, want to join us for lunch tomr at tampines?
 
mangogal, no idea why she screams lor. She has always love bathing but suddenly last week she started to scream once she bathes and will only calm down when finished. Thats y very puzzled lor.
 
re: menses

been spotting for two months already. Wasn't sure it was menses actually, until I saw the comments from other mommies. I also thought it would be like a running tap for my first mense. Whew. I'm still TBF btw.

re: gathering at my place
sala sala. I forgot Seabreeze is hosting one this week. Was worried for pepper being cooped up alone at home with a colicky baby mah so thought ask her to come my place plus round up a few mommies at the same time. I also wish to host another gathering but eversince I changed my sofa set my living room space effectively got cut into half. Very small liao. Think max 7 to 8 mommies only.

Re: hairloss
aiyo, baby and me dropping hair like siao. Hubby used to complain that he has two dogs at home and that was before I was pregnant. Now it's so much worse. I prop baby up on a baby pillow when I sleep feed her on my bed sometimes (I caved in and did the sleep position now as well. Too tired) and I can see lots of her tiny baby hair all over the pillow. Luckily her features are starting to look a bit more girlish now, if not everyone will think that she is a boy. Some "auntines" are very funny one leh. I dressed gracie in a pretty baby dress and this passerby asked, "this one boy ah?" in hokkien. Hello?!!! You make your son wear dress last time is it??

Pepper,
glad to know that you are not always stuck at home. Yah visiting your mom regularly is a good idea. You need as much help as you can get. Wah must have been a long time since you and hubby went out for dinner and shopping.
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Misscandy,
that pic is so well taken?? By your hubby? Oh your girl is so cute! She can give a really cute sad face. Mine does that too sometimes, as a prelude to her crying fits. hehehe very hard not to laugh in her face.

Don't think I will make a YL for her lah. Am more tempted to get a baby rocker/swing. But then they all seem very small leh. Doesn't seem like a rocker or swing can work once baby knows how to sit up.

Fireangel,
true true. At least you know what to do to make baby feel better. You too, must go out to jalan jalan. You are in UK right? are you using a sling/pouch/carrier? I read that some of the sling positions are very good for colicky babies.

Pups,
wow then how? you might end up with two big light bulbs soon. V difficult to kick a toddler off the bed once he is used to it. Nice to have a coffee session with just hubby, however rare that might be. Actually I have been feeling the neglect in our husband wife relationship for a while. Not good. While it may seem harmless now, if hubby and I are complacent and don;t do anything about it i.e. just let it continue to slide ... one fine day we will wake up in the morning and realise that the passion between us is gone. Everything becomes auto pilot .. together because ... we are together loh, don't need to think mah. And then all it takes is a fine young lady or man to suddenly come into the picture ...

OK maybe I am paranoid but I've seen it happen to too many people I love. My old elder sis is one. My ex ex colleague another. Then aiiiii just last week my hubby's elder sis, my SIL in other words also decided to engage a PI to track down her hubby. Long story. But the point is there. Somehow cracks came into the relationship (usually after children) insidously, nothing was done about it. Then suddenly, someone interesting comes into the pic and the whole "system" collapsed.

Really have to make effort. I'm glad for the wake up call. Am now making effort to have some TLC with hubby, even if it's just reading the papers together at night. I used to go to bed much later than him. These days I try to go to bed together, then continue using my lappie in bed. At least we go to bed together mah. Can talk a bit.

as usual my post is very long hor. heee
more to come. still looking through archive
 
So sian... I'm the unlucky one! menses really comes back when MS drop. Got cramp somemore...
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FYI: http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/menstruation.html

"When the first period returns depends upon several factors: how frequently the baby is nursing, how often the baby is supplemented with bottles, whether or not the baby takes a pacifier, how long the baby is sleeping at night, whether or not solids have been introduced, and the mother's own individual body chemistry and the way it responds to hormonal influences associated with breastfeeding. Any time the stimulation to the breast is decreased, especially at night, menstruation is likely to return soon after."
 
hairloss: Same same... baby and I shedding hair also. Scary...
There is noticably more hair on the floor. And when I pull out my scrungie or simply brush my fingers through my hair, quite a few strands come out a la hairloss shampoo ads...
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Irene; Ya man...
 
lenny,
I think that a mother knows her own baby better than anyone else. No doubt we are still learning "on-the-job" and need advice from more experienced moms. But the fact remains that every baby is unique so what works for another might be completely useless for yours. You will know best what is the right thing to do. Gambatte babe! You are one persistent mama. Hang in there girl!

p/s you are definitely a pitbull lor! hehehe my FB quiz says I am a lab. so funny. Says I slobber lots.

Tusky,
yah yah that is the one thing I like about such arrangements i.e. leave bb with carer from mon to thu. You get to have real couple time. Hubby and I went through the options before as well, long time ago even before I was preggie and we decided that we prefer to have baby with us no matter what. So that option is out. But yah man, it really does take its toll on couple hood.

Wahahahah you even dreamt about it ah? hahahahah this is funny. I dreamt about it before as well, back when I was still pregnant. *chuckles*
Hubby and I finally broke the "dry spell" in the weekend. I must say, I enjoy the intimacy but not the act. Still super dry
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My friend told me that it is natural. She says must buy lub. Yikes. Looks like I might really have to get one. :p

sorry ah TMI


Proverbs lady is the virtuous wife issit? hehehe me very bad since I got preggie. Never read bible or go church. :p excuses all the time. If you tell my hubby that he will laugh. So sweet of you. I cannot make it lah. Yah must make time for myself. Actually I am relaxing whenever I embark on a new project, whatever that might be. I have many passing interests (my mom used to say I have 5-min interest in everything) and the opportunity to be a SAHM means I have the luxury to indulge a little here and there. Quite cool.

re your questions about cards, I too was skeptical and concerned about being KS. But I have personally heard testimonials from two of my friends recently. Just met another couple with a 6mth old boy and she too told me that she strongly suspects that because she started cards for her baby early on, even up till now her boy will pick books (with words) over any other toy. Likewise for my very close friend who has a 6mth plus girl. Also prefers books over toys. The hubby swears that it is because of the cards.

anyway, I am KS lah. Hehehe got to admit I am a typical Singaporean at heart after all.
 
HELP...

i need help..
anybody experience tis??i hv got heavy flow of discharge but is not menses hor.. is white discharge.. n is going on for a few days already.. dunno wat happen leh.. me still breastfeeding leh.. how?? anybody know wat happen to me??
 
starflower,
can email me your account details? I'll make the transfer for the baby sign workship + mini buffet. I cannot confirm my hubby's attendence yet cos his office wants him to go malaysia for two weeks in Jul, but the dates are not yet confirmed.

eh .. hang on .. that means I also cannot confirm cos we'll hoping to go together. Sorry thinking out loud as I type. I confirm with you by this week ok?? sorry sorry

bluebell,
oh yah good idea. use yoga mat for the baby sign workshop. I have one. I was thinking of just using the changing pad actually. even more portable. hehe lazy me

eh so how you started on your project yet??? I am now trying to make a baby giraffe. Went chinatown over the weekend to buy cloth but was too early, so the accessories shop was closd. Now project stuck halfway cos I badly need more polyfilling plus ribbons and embroidery threads.

btw, check this out man! http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html
I'm going to try hand embroidery for the giraffe; stitch baby's name on it.

Jo,
no leh, the last time I met you I find you very attractive, very "well maintained".
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really lah. But I know what you mean. Everyone says I am skinny. I know I am but that's not the point you see. We all want to go back to our previous figure. I was xxs, I don;t mind becoming XS but then at least the weight gain must be proportional ma. Now I am skinny everywhere EXCEPT my belly. How awlful is that. Wah biang. Even my mom, mdm rokiah and the friend I just met over the weekend said I need to do something about the belly.

Very sad. I tried on two of my exp tailored made cheong sums (like shanghai tang type) which used to fit me like a glove just before I got pregnant and needless to say it was super demoralising. I can no longer step into them cos my hips have expanded. I tried wearing over my head instead and it was such a struggle pulling them down. Then when I try to zip from bottom up, the zips get stuck at my waist. My rib cage has expanded too. My beautiful cheong sums ... booo hoooo hoooo sob sob. Damn depressing. Wore once each only, for a gala dinner in April, two three months before I got pregnant.
 
jo, kome, pinkdemoness
it's true though. cutting down on carbo can quickly help in weight loss. But I love carbs the most so didn;t even bother to try. Just finished 5 HV famous mini crossants in one sitting. Think I will finish the whole bag by tody for sure.

Kome,
yah extra tough for you. We only have one to take care of, you have two! Must really make effort to maintain your looks. Doll up once in a while. Don;t just buy wetbags lah. Buy something nice for yourself.
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)) I'm thinking of getting lasik done in fact. Used to wear cntact lenses everyday but these days I wear my specs alot. Look very frumpy at home. :p

Lingmama,
eh we haven't met before right? So many mommies turned up at Sassy's place that I lost track of who's who. Put some pics on your FB leh.
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st,
mine kenna fever the same night. I gave her the fever medicine prescribed by doc and she was ok by the next day. Her fever is not too bad lah, reached 37.5C

It's ok one. Not scary. I was very worried before as well but turned out to be managable.
 
alfafa77
mine only have fever the next time funny hor...total give him 2 dose..the 2 dose is 37.3..but i KS also give i scare
 
alfafa,
U r really very hands on like my Mom. Must learn from u. My mom just made a toy doll for my boy. I was like," Mama, he's a boy leh!" My mom very funny, she den "cut" the doll's hair short, removed the pinafore den says," NA, Gao Dim" (Hokkein) To my surprise, my boy likes it! So now it's his "chow chow"

Oh, thanks! Heehee.. But u know how I feel lah. I used to be a S size. With my height, most clothes look nice on me. Now, Haiz!
 
Alfafa, thot of getting girdle/body shapers?
Wasted leh if you cant fit the cheongsum

I bought one over weekend as gt GSS sale, I also cant wear all my S size working pants n XS tops/clothes, so wasted if chuck it one side so no choice gt to buy girdle and wear it, so tried it at home, hide my tummy well and finally can fit in most of my pre preg clothes, esp working ones as I invested some good quality. Hiaz..I still got 5 kg of stubborn tummy fats to lose
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Now still at 50kg for my 1.6m height
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I am so glad no muffintop when I sit down with the girdle body shaper,heheh
But girdles is only suitable during aircon environment
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Princess, if ur white discharge no smell it shld be no prob, monitor a few days more, if still hv, cal n chk wif ur gynae. U done pap smear liao?
 


mangogal,
Huh? U still got 5 kg?? That means u r very skinny b4 pregnant. Don't u find girdle very hard to breathe? U still can wear to work?
 

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