(2009/07) July 2009 MTBs

[sunnyduck]

Brought my boy for an eye screening yesterday, referred by my paed because we thought he had a squint in his left eye. After some tests it was diagnosed as a 'false' squint, meaning he looks like he has a squint but when measured, both pupils are spaced evenly apart. So relieved, thought he might have to wear an eyepatch or corrective glasses (my cousin had to do it when she was 1+).

Anyway turns out the vision screening is free for the first 200 babies below 12mths old if you have OCBC CDA account and OCBC platinum credit card. Not advertising or anything, just FYI if you are concerned about squints or stuff like that. The place we went to is called PediaOptix, at Shaw Centre.

 

[seahan]

mummies
i got some 50% off julia gabriel trial class coupons. any body wans?

 

[bestberry]

hbb - can i have 2 ? thanks thanks

 

[bdgees]

Kim,my window updates run auto one le...so fed up with the new window 7.all my software r not compatible anymore.
If lamagier doesn't hv the office 2007,I borrow fr u ok?
Can run in window 7?
Btw, I hvnt order fr diapers.com yet waiting if the spree that I joined to get my baby oshkosh n carters successfull or not...

Chiyojaden u must b bz working with the little french ppl,sent u several sms. I confirm want to order fr pediped.
I ordered the boys shoes fr Bp, 34.90 per pair.but for girl design, cannot find anythg that I like on that price.
Just after I tt to the bp sellern just manage to dig my store,got nigel bb shoes fr size 4! Haiz...shouldn't hv ordered too fast.
Got clarks,betula and crocs,all still look new.clarks also good for first walk,but not cheap also.

Meiyun, yeah got it.tks

 

[seahan]

bestberries ya sure.. u wan me to mail to u?pm mi ur addy if u wan it that way else can meet somewhere to pass u

 

[bdgees]

Dino mum where r u...
Sc burned the photoshop for me,remember?can it run on window 7?
If not, Sam, u hv?can I borrow fr u? Pls bring next thur ok?Haiz all this drive me crazy.my job has been put on hold for a week already

 

[chiyojade]

ETirto,
I just saw your sms! Y still ill, not has a runny nose and cough, so in between work had to take him to PD and then he's super duper cranky. :-(
The second half of the week is busy time for me. Tom is the worst. Thank goodness I love my job, so that's OK. Plus I just took on two new people - one of them I really wanted to get this deal so am very happy - YAY!

 

[babyethan]

etirto
i'll give it a miss. don't wait for my orders.

 

[ckw1011]

hi mummies, interesting to know that ur little ones are not having snacks, & here i am cracking my head what to gif =) hmmm, so next time if i miss giving bon snacks, i won't feel so guilty.

puffs, they lose crispiness so so fast, always end up i eat more than my boy.

 

[seahan]

lina
hw many meals does ur bb eat a day?

 

[bestberry]

hbb - yay thanks. i'll pm you my addy. my fren was raving abt how her 10 mth old son enjoy his play nest. so i thot i give it a try.

 

[seahan]

bestberry
ya edna enjoy it too.bt usualy tk a few session to realy see hw they enjoy hehe...
nw edna shouts along whn we sing in class paired w small action..quite cute..

 

[bdgees]

chiyojade, oh dear.
just read that Y is unwell. lots of ppl got sick nowadays. hope he's better by end of the week so next week he can play again!
Btw, I have sent you an email. my stupid hotmail is working again. hehehe

 

[mashybrainz]

Little Neuro Tree seems to be having probs...

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/5/2420522.html?1273770013#POST11157575

 

[happytwinklestar]

re : LNT

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100514-0000132/Child-programme-founder-vanishes

 

[celineysl]

any baby now can standing himself? my baby still cannot leh. why he so slow?
and wat urs giving baby eat now?

 

[celineysl]

and my mother in law give my baby eat rice is it ok for him?

 

[mashybrainz]

celine

u mean standing as in without support. I think most babies can't at this stage. Those who can are very fast. Mine is still cruising with support.

If your bb can chew the rice, why not?

 

[bestberry]

hbb - yup i want to try, see how logistics wise its gg to work out with me travelling all the way from east to evans road.

 

[seahan]

mashy
i almost sign edna up for LNT for this term.. for the mid term program.. then some 1 alerted me bout it..
dh now chg his mind bout sending her thr cos inc ase the 'loanshark' try anythg funny to the sch while we r in class we will b in deep shit since there isnt much escape route base on my observation of the building floorplan. so now i gotta find another sch for her to pass her time =(

 

[pancake77]

Hi all!

this is the first time I post in this forum. I just wonder why my 10 month old boy still has no teeth yet? Any mothers care to share ur opinions?

 

[ckw1011]

hbb
bon is eating two main meals (cereal/bread in the am, porridge in the pm) + snack between 5pm to 6pm, 3 milk feeds, once when he wakes up, 1 mid pm + 1 between 8.30pm to 9pm. i'll prob add in dinner on 1 jun. i was thinking of doing smaller feeds, more meals, however it's difficult cos it already seems like he's eating most of the time.

re: biscuit
tis biscuit, cheap and good (about $5 for 12pcs). one biscuit takes about 45min to finish, enough time for parents to fin their meal in peace. rafferty's garden banana teething rusk.

i'm always talking about food =)

 

[seahan]

lina
why do u wan to giv smaller feed n more meals? like tat tend to encourage the kids to snack which is nt healthy leh.n aso u will notice most of the time u b feedin them n nuthg else!

i haven try e rusk u mention... if its hard why does it drop all over like TJE mention?

 

[mashybrainz]

HBB

hahah, i wish i can give my gal bigger feeds. But she's small tank. A little mini coupe. Can only take 120ml each time and last only 2hrs.

I nearly checked out the LNT too. But the Hougang franchise lah. Anyway, was too lazy... hehe.

Can u post me the discount coupon? I pm u my address? TIA!

 

[ckw1011]

sorry hbb
i saw tje's post, then went to check the box, it's banana milk rusk, not teething biscuit. bon is fine w the rusk, he'll finish half to 2/3 of it, get bored, then dump it. i dun let him eat at home, just outside when d adults r having lunch/dinner. i tried the rusk, taste like cardboard! if at home, he'll eat puffs/other snacks.

o, cos i see a couple of meal planners for bbs, like 5 to 6 meals a day. i reckon it's healthier in the long run? easier digestion perhaps, and won't like overfeed/overeat in one meal. something about distribution of food regularly in the body so won't get obese so easily, i read somewhere. anyway, also difficult to achieve cos bon is a big eater, like a fish & makes noise when food is finished.

a big salute to all SAHMs (me now sometimes SAHM cos recently got retrenched, bb is still in infant care cos scared no place if we are to take him out now & 1 2 put him back in after i find a job). it's really tough, having to entertain bb, do chores, entertain hubby (BIG bb) & relatives. my hubby seems to think that SAHMs have v easy lives, & he'll make comments like y do u take so long to prepare bb's food, y must u fight with me to use the PC, can't u use it in the day since u'll b free when bb naps. classic one is, bb naps, i do some chores, then start to prepare bb's food, then our precious wakes up before the food is done, bo liao qns will b asked - by hubby/relative (bb will b carried INTO the kitchen). oh, bb is awake, the food is not ready yet? when will it b ready? HELLO, blind ah, cannot c tt auntie here already big sweat small sweat from stirring the porridge?? *let out sigh* frustrating.

seriously, SAHM life i only like when i'm home alone w baby. other times when other adults r around, really v tasting on my patience. really, adults r so much more difficult to handle than babies, grrrrrr

 

[poohbear75]

HBB,

Have you trialed GUG? Am thinking of letting C trial it.

Btw, anyone knows where I can buy unused ice-cream sticks?

 

[ckw1011]

poohbear
popular book store, other stationary shops should have as well

 

[lavenderbear]

I bought the Rafferty's garden banana milk rusks, but i also think it's too hard. After attacking on it for 10mins, my boy just throw it onto the floor. Really very wasteful. I also bought the Nestle Orange rusks, it's small size and sweeter, but get messy after eating. When out, i think i still prefer giving melts or small bits.

 

[poohbear75]

Thanks Lina

 

[seahan]

tje haha edna drop her bellamy toothpeggies also..waste my $$ lol

lina
i tink 4 meals a day is fine.. w moderate amt of food serve. otherwise when they go to sch it anotehr set of problem


mashy ya pls pm mi ur addy

poohbear i dun tink iw an to let edna try GUG liao.. wanted to let her trial at 1st but later on aft much research tink i jus stick her to JG cps they r similar but jg got sth extra(cant rem offhand wat is it)

 

[allys_mommy]

Lavenderbear: where can I get the banana rusks? I bought it once and Max loved it but I can't remember where I bought it from!

 

[jerene]

Instead of LNT, why not consider Shichida for those who are keen for some form of right brain trg?

Lina, we understand how you feel, ppl will talk no matter what, just one ear in, one ear out lor...

HBB I am going to forum later for the BJ briefing at JG, will ask about vacancies in forum, esp winnie's class!

 

[mashybrainz]

FOZ

I think Shichida is very ex and long waiting list right?

 

[ckw1011]

jillian
banana rusks, can get from ntuc. when hv baby fair, always $0.50 off the rp.

yup, hbb, working towards 4 meals too. great minds think alike =)

FOZ, agree. sigh ...tough, but must ren a while then got wide sea wide sky ya =)

 

[lavenderbear]

Jilian: i got my banana rusk from Cold Storage. Am sure NTUC should be cheaper

 

[seahan]

mashy
shichida jus open up mon/tues class so no wait list..bt i dn wn go shichida cos i no discipline to do hw hahha

foz...i assure u they wun tell u much..n say its esame everywhr... LOL

 

[allys_mommy]

Thanks for the info about the rusks, will go check it out on Monday. I try to avoid the supermarket during weekends cos its so crowded.

 

[ckw1011]

mummies whose LOs r eating HB oatmeal cereals, vitakids paragon (only outlet) r having 20% off the rp, expiry dd is mid jul 10 though. good nite ladies, sweet dreams ...

 

[seahan]

argh i just bot a pack of bellamy toothpeggies...open it up n gave edna..then i notice gt small cluster of egg like stuff on it...YUCKs!

 

[bestberry]

cereals - mummies, do you think ur bbies are Sian of the same cereal every day ? i've been giving healthy times brown rice, barley,to my bbies every breakfast and snack and nowawadys they refuse to eat, need a long time to coax them. i think they are v Sian of their food. what do you think ? is it logical that bbies can be bored by their food ? they do get a variety of porridge and biscuits, its just the cereals that they dont quite seem to like now

 

[bestberry]

hbb, eeeh sounds gross... what is it ???

 

[seahan]

bestberries i duno! i threw away everythg thou the other pack r not infested w the yuck... jus to play safe...

i dun tink they get bored w the food..they had milk every day for 6 mth also mah haha
but i tink they r at a stage where they will wan to keep food in their mouth!!!!! edna been doing that since few days ago

 

[chiyojade]

Hi,
So far, for me, my bb is OK with the cereals. Actually, I think he can't take more than porridge twice a day. If he has porridge for lunch, that's OK, provided he didn't have porridge the day before. But if it's lunch and dinner, then he'll be v difficult to feed during dinner time! And that's for different kinds of porridge - fish, pork, chicken. So I try to give him porridge only once a day and pasta or some other carbs for the other meal.

 

[metamorphosis8184]

Etirto,
U looking for me? I haven't been reading the forum for quite some time le... anything, jus sms me after 5.30pm yah... as for the photoshop thingy, hmm... i don't know if compatible with Windows 7 thou... I'm looking ard from my friends for CS3/4, going for photoshop course soon... yeah...

TJE,
heng that u sms me about LNT... Me & SC dunno about it still... We so puzzled when the signboard changed name within weeks... So afraid that they run off with the $$$ than worried about the creditors/loansharks thou... and the owner was a former senior police officer according to news... ~faintz...

mashy,
u r right... Shichida is v ex as compared to the former LNT... I went for their preview talk and almost faint when i saw their course fees... but many of my relatives/former-colleagues say its good...

rachel,
not to worry... my girl already 10 mths and 1 week old today, but still no sign of teething...

 

[perline]

rachel
no worries! my gal still boh geh too! how many BGs left here? can show your BG smile? =D

 

[pinkyxu]

Mashy

I enrolled my girl to Shichida when she was 5months old. She has show a lot of improvment to us. She will sit down quietly when we flashed the cards to her. When teacher play music, she know how to clap her hand and shake her body. They must weekday course open recently and is cheaper than weekend class. If you keen i can help you check the course date and the fees on this coming weekend.

 

[pinkyxu]

Chiyojade,

My gal also difficult to feed at nite too so i usually feed her main 2 meal in the late morning and late afternoon.

 

[pinkyxu]

Bestberry,

Sometime i will cook soup for her than porridge. (ABC soup, Chicken with mushroom or Fish soup), i do feed her with white rice and rice cake. My PD told me that now bb need to take 2main meal a day to get the nutrition that milk dun have it. Cereal is not enough for them.

 

[lamagier]

Linsu, rachel,
No worries. I was reading online that only after 1 year still boh geh then maybe need to worry.
MR even stranger. She got her first tooth at 7th month. Now close to 10 month old liao still no signs of any more tooth coming.

Muffingal,
You around? Can check with you if this is normal? Thot usually teeth will sprout one after another relatively quickly? Sigh, my one tooth monster still only one tooth after nearly 3 month. Normal?

 

[mashybrainz]

Re: tooth

Hey gals, just read the papers over the weekend about a baby's teeth that didn't grow coz the mommy was feeding apple juice everyday. The acid from the juice corroded the bb's teeth. So it wasn't a delay but they were simply corroded away. So don't give too much juice to baby.