(2009/03) March 2009 MTBs

mummies having lunch at vivo, is it held this thursday? coz if it is, guess i can' go coz i've already applied leave to hang out w bb, so unless its wed, else i'll have to miss this one & join another time
sad.gif
 


mangogal,
Ya, he wants to latch.. trying to break that habit. Girls usually smaller in size.

srumpee,
Mine also grab everything in sight
 
hmmm.. my boy not really giant eater le.. he still drink 130ml max 3 hrly on average.. sometime can be lesser but depend on mood.. he isnt very fix with his amount of drinking.. there's once he even drank 170ml n lasted for 3.5hr on his next feed.. he weighs 7.3 at 3mths 4wks, another day more for him to reach official 4th month..

will shave him off after the babysign workshop for mommies to see him with his hair(tai fa) for the last time.. hehehe...
 
Mangogal and Jo
Thanks...guess I have to stimulate my boy more. He moves his hands alot but doesn't like to grab. I had to open up his hands and stuff the toys to him then hold his fingers to grab the toys but after 3 sec, he will drop it.
 
scrumpee
dun worry, each baby has their own pace of development.. actually mine coming to 4th month still cannot hold things for long, although he grabs anything place in front of him n will just brings it into his mouth but most of the time he will drop as well.. my boy cant even flip from his back to tummy nor tummy to back.. he needs assitance like placing him on his side for him to do flipping lor..
 
<font color="119911">miss83,
i tot 120ml for a 3mths old bb is quite little. my get is 3mths nw, feeding 140ml, she takes abt 5-6 feed per day.</font>
 
mango - BabyK drinks 90-120mls 3hrly... the last visit to PD which was last week, she weighed 6.32kg. she shld be ard 3mths 3wks plus... I think BabyC shld be fine ba... wads her birthweight?

ah yes. bbsigns. i shld be going. if i go il bring vivien's, lenny's, queenie's and cindy's cups. anymore ah?
 
i think the amt a baby drinks depends... we cnt really compare with one another... the bottom line is as well as ur baby is peeing, pooing and putting on weight bah... some babies jus have a bigger appetite..
 
grabbing - hai. she is starting to grab my chain -_-" she also grabs my hair sometimes... grrr.... already dropping hair like dunno what.. and she still grab... *pengx* and yes she does grab her toys... shes also starting to hold her own bottle...
 
wow....seems like my girl drink very little leh...she drinks about 110l every 3-4 hours.. and she cries half of the time...sigh.
 
before i forget...

Occasion ~ 6mths Babies Bash
Venue ~ Bishan Loft Function Room (Seabreeze)
Date ~ 5th Sept 09
Time ~ 1230pm onwards
Programme ~ TBC

Food ~ Catering from Am Chef (Thai Cuisine) $10-$12/pax

Note ~ Mummies who are driving, kindly volunteer to bring along playmat for our babies to lie on. Thanks! (Seabreeze / missycandy(kiv) / Scrmupee)
~ Kindly add in names of your babies next to your nick &amp; if HB coming as well.

<table border=1><tr><td>No</TD><TD>Nicks</TD><TD>Babies Names</TD><TD>HB</TD><TD>Others </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>missycandy</TD><TD>Kirsten</TD><TD>kiv</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>asura</TD><TD>Charlene</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>alfafa</TD><TD>Grace</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>daphne kang</TD><TD>Ugin</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>starflower</TD><TD>Keenan</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>jtho</TD><TD>Olivier</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>minnie24</TD><TD>Andrique</TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>cindy</TD><TD>Trishelle</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>lenny</TD><TD>Brianne</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>p3pp3r</TD><TD>Ziv</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>sportyger</TD><TD>Marissa Ann</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>seabreeze</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>Pei</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>Jo(mickeymummy)</TD><TD>Eddric</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>HoHo</TD><TD>Bryan</TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD>#1 </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>sun96</TD><TD>Bryan</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>Keron&amp;Jeris</TD><TD>Kayla</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>Ida</TD><TD>Akmal Rizqin</TD><TD>kiv</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>19</TD><TD>Annmelody</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>20</TD><TD>Kris</TD><TD>Kerryn</TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>21</TD><TD>babe(kazooie)</TD><TD>Shayna</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>22</TD><TD>prosper</TD><TD>Kayle</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>23</TD><TD>scrumpee</TD><TD>Eames</TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>24</TD><TD>yiyi123</TD><TD>Isaac</TD><TD>kiv</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>KIV List</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>pumpkinseed</TD><TD>Alaia</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>queenie</TD><TD>Tristan</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>vivienpg</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>princessindreamland</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>sassybaby</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>pinkdemoness</TD><TD>Elixir</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>Kat</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>Irene06</TD><TD>Zac</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>jaszho</TD><TD>Javen</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>vernice</TD><TD>Joel</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>jasminenbc</TD><TD>Ethan</TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>sung</TD><TD>Ethan</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>fatfish</TD><TD>Cadence</TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>mangogal</TD><TD></TD><TD>Yes</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD></td></tr></table>

Did I miss out anyone? If so, do let me know.
happy.gif


<font color="ff0000">Can everyone kindly pm me your email? </font>

I will need contact number of
- minnie24
- hoho
- scrumpee
- yiyi123
- vivien
- kat
- sung

the rest i have le =P
 
daph - supermarkets dont sell the HT single flavours? online they do leh.. have butternut squash, sweet potatoes, apple and i think 3 more flavours... hmmm... which supermarket did u go to? i think i might check out the FairPrice @ Bukit Timah. They might sell it. Maybe cold storage at Jelita might sell. Hmmm. Maybe must check out those that cater more for expats. they might carry it.
 
p3pp3r - kirsten is a bit too fast leh i feel. the tooth. the flipping. the talking. the "standing". the moving. plus she super KPO. lol!
 
re: calculating feed

150ml/kg/24 hrs - approx amt only. also bb's appetite now rather variable, so this is just a guideline. Ultimately if u are tbfing u also won't know the volume, right?
 
asura,

hahaha she typical gal loh prefer to talk *LOL* dun worry lah she will in her own time find interest in handling objects. try shaking the rattle/toy/whatever in fron tof her to grab her attention and then when she is fixated on it, put it on her chest/tum so its within her hands reach more often. that's how i got my son interested too otherwise i think he will also just look at it and talk. wahaha!
 
any mummies stayin sembawang want to order from Healthy Times? www.healthytimes.sg ? if accumulate up to $250 can get 15% discount. heheh. check out the web for stuff avail. Its organic food for babies. pls pm me if keen. thanks!!!

btw, i ask only in sembawang becos if u buy the jars, nt light. im nt willing to carry all ovr the plc. im nt earning also. =P unless willing to come to my hse to collect. hurhurhur.
 
dapne/miss 83,

after my boi's bath...he prefers to sleepa while then makan...can stretch up to 4-5 hrs...he screams onli when tummy painful or hungry...wake up time...super excited n smiley/don cry @ all...

i tink e bb's stomach / intestine is developing to b more like toddlers so they no longer tat hungry...even for nite feed itz usually a gap of 5-6 hrs...but some of us may not b spared when they start to feel pain on their gums when they grow teeth...

my boi is taking his fotoz w TOMATO in Mid Jul...in e comfort of home...looking forward...:0

As 4 feeding/psychomotor skills devt, i agree w Missycandy tat itz pointless benchmarking or referencing on whether ur child has reached e milestones...accept or expect a time range...we can facilitate them thru gentle handholding but if bb not there yet...don worry; it amazes me everyday to c abel doing new things...now mobile is his love...he can grab things n drools aplenty...neck support oso better...likes to stand a while every now n then...

We r helping him to ease into flipping by giving him a bolster n pat him sideways...like e way we turn our bodies sideways n sleep w a bolster...

corene, when e bb rubs his eyes/touches his ears/suck his thumbs/fingers...these r cues tat he is trying to send out to u...don see them as bad habits...sometimes itz very hard to detect wat they wan thru their varied cries but body/ non verbal language is usually qite accurate...this is another amazing part abt bbs...they seem to noe this w/o anyone teaching them...amazing!
happy.gif


On eating semi solid food...yes for 1st time mommiz, this is a very exciting phase too...cant wait to c him try food in an adventurous manner...tink tat will generate many comments as e mths progress...

On hindsight...tink this thread MOMs r superbly...

<font size="+2">Marvellous</font> always looking out for gd deals to
delight ur bb
<font size="+2">Adorable</font> giving sweet words of encouragement to all who post here
<blink>Resilient</blink> having a positive 'Can do' mentality
<font color="aa00aa">Consientious</font> busy typing n sharing ur thots w others in e wee hrs of e nite
<font color="119911">Happening!</font> SSOOO many n freq gatherings n combined buying sprees...

<font size="-1">M A R C H...3 CHEERS for e MARCHIES...</font>

2 e cher momz...n all momz...Happy Youth day! N stay young @ heart always yeh! ("o)
 
morning, just wake up to pump...after latching zac since 10pm last night... Hate the feeling of engorgement...

Zac is drinking around 140-160ml with 3-4hrs interval,,, if he is sleeping and din wake up for milk, we usually will not wake him up. His pd said to start him solid when he is 6mths old, so we shall wait till then.

Ok.. In blur state now... Forgot what else i wanna post le...
 
Irene,
I am up to pump also before I start packing things for the baby to be sent off to my parents' place and pack my pump and all for work, and then get myself ready and get my boy ready for school. Really, the battle starts the moment I finish pumping!

Baby drinking
My girl is exactly 4 months old today and she is still at 120ml every 3 to 4 hourly. But since she is peeing and pooing well, plus she is also developing thunder thighs and all, I don't think I am too concerned about the amount she is drinking.

Just a thought... for breastfed babies, the amount they require will also depend on the composition of the breastmilk the mummies are producing right? Comparing a mummy who is producing "creamier" milk with one who is producing more watery milk, the baby of the former mummy will be able to sustain on lower amounts at each feed? No?

Baby flipping
Mine is showing potential of flipping soon cos of the way she turns and angles her body, but she is not flipping yet. Looks like she is really slow.... just like her brother :p
 
mummies thks for reply, so my gal is moderate drinker...hehe..

Candy, my gal was 2.7kg when she was born...haa ya ur gal is developing fast..envy she can flip liao n teething
happy.gif


Scrumpee, ya dun worry...try to stimulate ur boy n at least nw he is grapping n exploring thing fast
happy.gif
My gal cant flip yet &amp; like to pull her top..faint:p
 
missycandy,
Kayle also quite fast, i think.
flip, grab for toys, pull my hair, grab my necklace when in carrier, and yes she can hold her bottles with both hands whenver i feed her.
 
i am real tired when KAyle can flip. Whenever i put her down on bed, she will definately flip. This really make me tired cos i really have to look after her carefully when her head is down. I almost woke up every time to check on her. Pengsan
 
yesterday went downstair to tp food, so i put her in carrier. She grab my necklace all the way without letting her hands down. I laughed all the way looking at her action. So funny.
 
Good morning mummies,

Its Monday again haiz!The weekend is over so fast. I am so tired, marissa woke up at 1 plus last nite and I have to carry her and she slept with me until 3 plus before I put her back in the cot. She has been waking up like that for a few times since last week when she has been sleeping through the night since she was 2 mths old. Wonder what is wrong, hope she dont continue like this if not I will have panda eyes soon.

Jo, I am interested to get the books but need some time to browse through what I want. When are you placing the order?

Alfafa, wow I love your giraffe. Grace is so fortunate to have a mummy who is so talented!
happy.gif
I cant sew at all so poor marissa have to make do with toys mummy bought haha. I bought some lamaze toys for her over the weekend and she loves it. Thinking of buying more haha, spending money again oops.
 
prosper,

u may wanna invest in a good baby monitor that detects movement/lack of movement like angelcare - i been using it ever since my stubborn boy refused to sleep tummy up from 5 weeks old. i think the money is worth the peace of mind
happy.gif
and u can also use it up to toddlerhood.
 
Jo Mickey, bluebell, miss83

My Brianne is also 3.5 mths now and after her evening bath.. she does not want anyone else. currently my mum attended to her after her bath cos i will take mine directly after that. she will cry and scream till i take. sometimes.. my mum was so stressed till she comes into my bedroom and ask me to open my bathroom door so Brianne can see me and hear me while i shower to calm her down.
sad.gif
really don't know what's gonna happen after my parents mover out end July/ early august and hubby is out of town.
sad.gif


Mummies,
Re: Babies sleeping through the night

Brianne is not sleeping through till morning yet. after shower, i will feed her at 7.30pm and she will fall asleep on her own on my bed around 8.30pm. but she does wakes up at 10.30pm, 12.30pm, 2.30am, 4.30am and 6.30am

I tired cluster feeding after her 7.30pm feed in the 1 hr interval but she end up throwing up and i had to change my bedsheet and comforter at 10 plus at night.

after my parents' move, i will need to do up her nursery.. then will need to go through hell to correct her sellping habits like what Tracy Hoggs mentioned as Accidental Parenting..

for my case, I don't really have much choice as my parents and bro stayed with us. i don't have the environment to set things right from the beginning.

when i successfully put Brianne to sleep, she will be awakened by the slamming of doors (my bro and parents are quite "chor lor", the balring sound of radio / television (my parents are a little hard of hearing - i can even hear them in my room with doors closed / outside at the lift lobby)


When Brianne fuss, my mum will rush to her and pick her up. can't blame her totally, she waitied 12 yrs for her first grandchild (i first got married in 1997)in addition.. she is very stressed with brianne's loud cries, screaming and kicking till she sometimes almost lose grip of her when she throws her tantrum. She rushed in to prevent Brianne getting flared up.

with brianne's condition when she was born didn't help.. we don't have the heart to put her to sleep on her own.

Haiz... so much for trying to set things right from the beginning

Sorry for pouring out, just finished Tracy Hogg's book and have so much on my mind. tried stopping my mum to correct Bree's behaviour but she seems hurt.. like i don't want her to touch Bree or only deisgnate time to her.. like when she can and when she should not.
 
lenny
believe me..u can't train your baby while u have ur mom around (we both have indo mothers). while my mom was around, I couldn't train my baby well also..leave him to cry a few mins, people in my family will think I'm a bad mother. but now mom is back to indo..now caleb can sleep on bed without me carrying him first (*though he still cries before sleep, but at least i dont have to carry him, last time whenever i put down he would cry again).
 
lenny,
my boy used to wake up at such timing to feed too until i very stressed up and cried for lack of sleep. Really envy those mums with babies that zz thro the nite...And worse, day time, he startles easily.. So makes it difficult for me to nap too cos at any movement, i will wake.

However for the past one mth, I can see that he is adjusting his sleeping pattern..Nowadays..he may wakes at 3-4am+ to feed, then 5/6am+ again before waking up at 8+ to start the day. But anyway, from 6am onwards, I will have difficulty sleeping cos he will be tossing, like getting ready to get out of bed like that...sigh..

Do u give ur girl pacifier? I find that it helps..sometimes they just wan to suckle for comfort.
 
mummies
thanks for the info about how much ur bb drinks
last night caleb drinks 150ml on last feed at 10pm and slept thru til 5.30am (Actually he doesnt ask for milk, but i just give..coz worried it's been 7.5 hours already)

anyway
just now train my bb sleep on his own. leave him for 3 mins and come back, then leave him 5 mins and 8 mins..after 8 mins my hearts melts..so i just come back n pat his back..but he falls asleep so fast after that..maybe tired because of crying so long...haizz...dont know how else to train him..
 
Tracy Hogg's good..Am following the EASY. Most of the time, my boy EAS or ES..so quite easy to predict.

I can understand how it feels to have family around u waking up ur baby cos i am also going thro this. Just have to bear with it. ANyway, 2 mths later, i will be shifting out and its just nice to coincide with his 6mths milestone..Hopefully with this, he really can sleep thro the nite.

Take care.
 
agnes
last night i give my boy paci..because last 2 weeks he can sleep through until 5am but last wk always wake up around 2 or 3am though I already top up him milk. I'm sure he's not on growth spurt, so it must be habitual waking. so last night i give him paci when he wants milk at 3am..after 15mins, he falls asleep again til 5.30am.
the book says..after 2-3days give him paci, he should be back to sleep through the nite
 
missycandy,

If Kirsten is so fast, u shld check if it's consistent for all her development. Tt means social, intellectual and motor. If she's consistently fast, got chance she can be gifted! Haha.. Den u will have a big headache stimulating her later on

Tuskywoolie,
Wah! Super positive words.. I agree this forum has been WONDERFUL

prosper,
Haha.. Eddric also held on to my necklace all the way as I walked to my car. Sometimes he grabbed my hair very hard. OUCH!
 
miss83,
sometimes, i oso contradict myself. On one hand, i wan him to z longer thro the nite but on the other hand, cannot due to engorgement. And i too lazy/tired to wake up to pump..sigh.

But at least nowadays when i last feed him at 10/11pm, he wake up at 3pm to feed again. BY then, my milk supply is alot. I can't afford him to zz thro cos breasts will be very hard.

Its sad to know that when the book says sleeping thro, they meant 5hrs straight..Only 5 hrs!!?? I miss my sleep.

Pacifier is good in the sense they will help u to assess if they are really hungry or just looking for comfort. I always pop the pacifier at certain timing. If he keep popping it out, it tells me he is hungry.
 
sportyger,
Oh.. Marrisa wans u to be SAHM la! Heehee.. Dun be like me.. too spendthrift.. But cannot resist buying for them hor?

re: Amazon
QUite a no. got PM me so Im going to open the date till end of this week. So those who r interested can take yr time to browse. Then we can consolidate our orders n save on shipping costs! Yeah!
 
lenny, "hugs" its really tough on you especially when your hubby is not in town most of the time. Just take a step at a time, take care ya!
 
Lenny,
Sayang Sayang.. I agree with miss83. I think if u wan to train yr darling princess, U need to be alone coz' tt's the way to be consistent. Too many pple can disrupt routine and different handling styles may confused yr gal. Anyway, I tried tracy hogg's method and it din worked for me too well. Tweaked a bit here and there den worked
 
Hi ladies,

Anver can sleep till morning 6am after his last feed at 11pm. Wahaha......coz he suckle his thumb during mid night while we are sleeping. Only till 6am he cannot tahan he cried abit to wake us up for milk.

On one hand trying to stop him for sucking his thumb and the other hand wanted to sleep thru the night. Haiz......don't know how liao.
 
Jo
Yup.....heard alot of mummies mentioning that sucking thumb is ok, but my mum and i worried that

1) difficult to kick off when he is older
2) His hand is smelly and dirty lar
 
Lenny,
It's tough when hubby not around. My hubby oso not around but I find that I can do things that I tot never knew i could. And he will only be back in End aug.

Stayed with my MIL. She will help me to look after my boy so that i can have dinner/bath and relief me by carry/looking after him when she is free from looking after my nephew. But I oso paiseh cos she tired after whole day of babysitting. So everything i do, i do it very fast.

Man, I feel that i need a thorough body scrub and hair wash...pedi/mani/facial.... But how to leave my boy at home??
 
Thumb sucking,
My hubby told me to stop/discourage thumbsucking cos his colleague baby did that and his finger red/nua nua type..Not so good.
 
Agnes
Ya lor, when i was young i also suck my thumb. Now my thumbprint is not very clear at all. It is very difficult to get my thumbprint till now.
 
Jo, just cant resist buying for her all those cute stuff hehe. But you more POWER lah, spend $1k in one afternoon, and how come you buy so many strollers huh haha.
 


Kome,
Tat's why i keep pulling his hands away..he very cute..already got pacifer still wan to put fingers in. Sometimes, pacifer n finger side by side in his mouth!!
 

Back
Top