(2009/07) July 2009 MTBs

sunsweet
for sea bass, do u feed the skin as well? cos i understand that seabass skin v v soft when it's cooked.

last weekend i went wet market, asked the fish monger what fish good for babies. he only said thread fin wor, didn't realise can feed other varieties.

re: infant 1st aid course
any mummies know if there are any free course around? those i find all hv to pay, hmmm. maybe should just learn from books and Internet

hbb
i also believe in praising the baby.
 


bbethan, which part of the beef to use to cook soup stock?

praising of baby: i do that very often too. and Mia loves it haha. she will give a smiley/smug look when we praise her. i will clap and praise her. guess the positive note makes her happie. i feel it encourages the good behavior to happen again.

re porridge/cereal. the reason i ask is because thinking if i change more to porridge than cereal, then one day end up she dun want to eat cereal how?
btw, the cereal they shld eat until how old or when?
 
re: Praising baby
haha, I'm on the extreme end. HBB prob see me praise and kiss MR till she's sick, especially at swim class =p. I like hugs and kisses, so shower it freely on (and only on her... the daddy wait long long) my girl =)
 
sunsweet
snapper is shi ban in chinese right? how abt seabass?

japa
i bought the beef cubes. don't know which part is it from. in fact i find beef stock more tasty than pork stock.
 
bbethan, ok let me try beef stock this weekend and see how Mia takes it!
then i get to eat the yummy beef cubes hahaha...
then what's the english name for the fish 'HONG BAN'?
 
Snapper = ang3 zuo2 (hokkien)
Groupa = shi1 ban1 (chi)
Sea bass= kim1 bak3 lo2 (hokkien)/jin1 mu4 lu2 (chi)


Japa,
hong ban = ang3 kao2 (hokkien) correct?



hehe we can start listing the chinese/ eng/ hokkien names of the fishes..
 
japa
haha... u asked the wrong person liao.
i know nuts abt all these fishes and veg. i can't recognise them when i go supermarket/wet market.
 
Japa, I feed baby 3-4x solid daily. Late breakfast oat cereal, 1pm lunch porridge, 5pm dinner porridge, maybe 7pm cereal again. Each feed of cereal vary from 2-4oz, porridge 4-6oz. He is a small eater, so prob u don't benchmark me. But I know for a start, try increase slowly. Oh, give fruits and plently of water as u increase solid feeds too. As for when to stop cereal, I intend to stop when most of his teeth out, say 1yr+. it's actually good to give brownrice/oat instead of rice cereal too. Hope he can have the habit of having it as breakfast until he could chew bread or eat more nutrious food.
 
Mashy, my dh and you think the same, all baby will experience falling from bed. Aiyo, try it on yourself, very painful leh, ouch! The thought of it as I simulate how mine fell, is painful and scary enough for me. But true lah, I already know a handful who fell, including mine.
 
Sunsweet, may I ask u to translate threadfin for me please? Thanks! I want to let my mum know. So far I've used mackerel twice, but understand that mercury level is high too.
 
peanut

hahaha, guess it's 2nd child syndrome. My boy started falling off the bed at an even younger age. He fell so many countless times, so this time i'm not so worried anymore. My bed level is very high. It's almost the same as the cot bed at its highest level. I hope she learns from her mistakes too. She doesn't have any fear at this moment.

threadfin is 'ngor her'
 
WOW! Monday and the thread is already so filled!! I briefly run thru..

RE: Red Snapper
BBEthan, if the fish becomes hard after cooking, it;s not that it is not fresh, but it is "Lo-Ko", which in Hokkien means "reefed". Apparently, it's bcos the fish had been staying too close to the reef or rock and cause the flesh to toughen.

RE: Speaking positively
Yes, there are many record in the bible about the power of "thought" and "tongue".
1. Thought-- We believe since Adam sinned, God no longer has dominance over this world unless you are saved thru Jesus. Therefore, when you think of something bad, it will come true as it is in agreement with the devil who never want happiness for you.
2. Tongue (1)-- Never speak of anything you do not wish for as speaking is as good as declaring. Tongue caused the Jews to wonder in the desert for 40 years and was unable to enter their promised land until finally God told Joshua to make the people stopped their grumbling!
3. Tongue (2)-- in my church we pray in tongue and this much much more effective than just praying. Even studies in US shows that when one prays in tongue, the brain waves is different from that of those who doesnt and apparently boost the immunity system.. I have to go thru my sermon DVDs to check the name of the professor who did this test again.
The power of tongue is recorded not only in the bible but also in Jewish and Islamic belief.

I used to like saying I am poor, and I have been told not to cos I am declaring I am poor and disregarding His blessings.

Peanut, threadfin is Ngoh hee (T.C), or Ma-Yao-yu (Can)
Sunsweet, What is Gao-he? got flowery-gao, red-gao, and just gao-he leh..

Mashy, rebuke those thoughts about harm on bb and guard our tongues!! My mom, hb and MIL loves to predict negative thing that will happen, like (may no have serious damage done) "you'll have to make the plane going into the hangar in order to get him to open his mouth to eat" or when I was pregnant, "oh very soon you'll have to go to the toilet every 30mins". Or (serious ones) "oh, K is going to get sick from ..." Mom is very stubborn about her belief, and she kept saying if she goes in and out of the aircon places, she'll get sick or if she eats fried food from hawker, she'll have ulcer in her mouth and cough, and everytime it did!!! COS SHE IS DECLARING IT!! Sometimes I really get upset with them for being so negative!
 
kim
yes wat u mention bout the power of words were exactly wat my gf told me. afterall since i follow gary ezzo method of parenting so i guess i shld jus follow the rest of the 'rules' since its more on the christian sort of parenting thou despite im not a christian. hehe ok today i nvr scold n say edna is nottie LOL

lamagier
yes u r such a loving mummy.. MR is fill w love from u !!
 
Lina, 1st aid is life and death, I suggest you pay, but check on wht they cover. It should cover basic ones like motion sickness, hyper ventilation, hypoxia, to bleeding(direct pressure, indirect pressure(foreign object), tourniquet etc), AR & CPR (infant, child & adult, steps, rate of CPR on infant, child and adult), choking (infant, child, adult, obese or pregnant), epilepsy, asthma (with or w/o ventolin), heart attack (victim aware of his condition or suspect h.a. as victim is unconscious, use of AED), stroke, shock, burn (1st to 3rd degree), diabetes (medical tag, insulin shock or diabetic coma signs and symptoms, treatments)... May be you can ask your company to sponsor. I know St. John ambulance does such courses. My company had been approached before by a company who "sells" O2, and they provide course on CPR.
I know my friend who witnessed a man who collapsed in a bar and no one can do anything, then it donned on him he wants all his staff to be first aid proficient!
I was required to be tested half yearly on AED usage & BCLS (med personnel goes thru BCLA), while the rest of the first aid is yearly tested. I am planning to get St. John Ambulance to have me certified but havent had to time to..
 
HBB, yes, I totally did not practise what my mom preaches-- cannot praise bb, at all! I think a bb is so pure and deserve no "condemnation". Dont believe that when you praise bb, he/she will become the reverse (eg whn bb is growing well, after praising becomes ill and shed weight)..
 
kim
ok, i'll go check for more details.
i was looking at red cross and singapore first aid centre, it's specifically called first aid training for infant care. the adult one i didn't check actually.
seriously, i'm not first aid proficient at all, hence the thot of learning now. thanks for highlighting the importance.
 
Lina, I hope you find something that suits your needs, and do share with us, may be some of the moms may want to go too!
Reason I think first aid is very important is that we also hv love ones that are older. To be very honest, I used to carry with me 2 asprins, cos in case I see someone with stroke, I can quickly pop one under their tongue to prevent Hemiparesis.. I have also have close encounter of choking of a child and could have saved a life of a man who had heart attack just 25mins before I arrived..
In many first aid situation, beside aiding, reassurance is very important too! Reassure the victim and the love ones around, even when your heart is pounding inside and want to jump out of your mouth..
I assisted a doc and he was very very reassuring, even I felt confident with the treatment on the victim.
 
Wow, Kim you do sound very professional. Were you in medical field before? I have friends who work in specialist clinic and they often talk about medical terms. haha. My ex ex co was producing healthcare equipment so I often arranged deliveries to hospitals
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Kim,
WOW!!!! I don't know if I would have been calm in that kind of situation! More than 10 years ago, I was once at a coffee shop and the "drinks guy" suddenly collapsed and had a heart attack. I was with a friend and we all didn't know what to do. After a while, my friend said that he had learnt CPR in army, but didn't dare to try it and he felt a bit "gross" about giving CPR. I don't think I ever "forgave" him for not trying to save someone's life, so I always believe that first aid is very important. So yes, Lina, please share with us once you find out! Thanks!
 
Chiyojade: I have a contact for First Aid course if anyone is interested. She conducts them specifically for parents/helpers.
As for giving CPR to strangers, I always carry a face shield cos I never want to be stuck in a situation where I would feel gross out about having to do CPR for someone. At least I know that protects me somewhat.
 
Jillian,
And for babies as well? Would be interested to know basic stuff...like this fever pad that people say to use, then I have heard many doctors say no use. only superficial coolness...I would like to learn stuff like that....

hbb,
I went to the link of the paints and never heard of it.....maybe safer to buy crayola?

Sunsweet - thank you for the names of the fish!!! Now I know what people are talking about, esp the Kim bak lo!!

So what is this hong ban fish and the others? I also want to learn!!!

Praisign baby - I think it's VERY very important to do this, but not until we so hao lian lah!! I feel our Asian Culture lacks this, that is why many Asians always feel they cannot meet their mothers/parents expectations...like in the book/film Joy Luck Club... oh shoot...I'm revealing too much about my age here!!!! Aaaaah!
 
Oh! BTW, many years later, I heard from a nurse that if you perform CPR for a stranger and the patient dies, you can get sued?? So you need to carry a card that says that you are qualified to do so?
I always wonder, in these circumstance, better to help with whatever you know, right? After all, it's someone else's life....?
 
Chiyojade: you need to make sure your CPR cert is up to date. I used to carry my card with me in my wallet but my CPR is now terribly out of date. I'm thinking of doing a refresher with hb.
 
Engineering students in Australia need to pass 1st aid course inorder to get their degree. It's good that they made it compulsary and i find it very beneficial. At least now I know exactly where on the chest to press...
 
Ngor2 her1 is threadfin? Laugh, my mum have been giving that and all along I mistaken that as mackerel. Thanks all.
 
Re porridge/cereal: I give Eva porridge on some days and cereals on most. Breakfast is usually a cereal with fruit or a yoghurt with fruit. If I cook porridge the day before (usually mixed grain - barley/millet/oat/brown rice), she'll have that with fruit instead of cereal.

Lunch and dinner is either cereal/porridge/yoghurt/tofu with fruit and veg (depends on what was served for breakfast and lunch).

Yesterday, she had cereal for breakfast, yoghurt + cereal + fruit for lunch and tofu + veg + fruit for dinner.

Her snacks are usually rice cakes and puffs but I'm trying to incorporate some fruit as well as protein/calcium in the form of cheese gratings and etc.

No, I haven't started her on any meats - she'll be a vegetarian till she's a year old and so far, her diet is more nutritious than mine as she gets protein complements like brewer's yeast, wheat germ, kelp plus tofu/yoghurt in her diet regularly.
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Re praise: Praise good behaviour, rebuke & reguide bad behaviour. Don't just scold but share why and show how to do it properly. My parents too always like to say that she's a naughty girl and so forth; I give up trying to stop them coz they just won't listen to me. =.=
 
HBB,
Haha, cos my mum used to only scold, no praise, no hold our hands, no hugs... typ chinese family. When we all grow up & past our teen phase, me & the sister watch a lot of 'La Bi Xiao Xin' and prob more open, we tease our mum more (we call her Mei-ya for a period of time and talk to her in La Bi Xiao Xin voice), hug her on special occasions like her bday & mother's day. Our relationship got better.

I'm hoping I can cultivate a loving relationship with my kids right from the start rather than 20 years down the road. I guess a lot of us try to look back on our own childhood, analyse in what ways could it have been better and try to implement it on our kids =p
 
mummies, anyone feed yr baby using metal spoon??
i just found out my MIL when feeding porridge has been using metal spoon to feed Mia.
i'm upset abt it cos i feel it may hurt her gums and Mia like to bite the spoon time to time.
but at the same time thinking if i'm being anal on this.
 
josephine - thanks yes the maid's mood was better when i went home in the evening, maybe becos she nap or she pai say abt giving black face.

fishes - yes does any mum know abt mercury levels in fish like cod and threadfin ? cos these are the 2 types of fishes tt i'm giving my bbies.

chiyojade - i love joy luck club too. ha, same age group.

lamagier - me too. but wonder if i'll overreact in oposite direction and spoil my bbies.
 
VIOLET ERROR
Has anyone encounter this before?
After press on the green or blue paws, the song stop half way?
I think Naomi has abused her too much. chewing the ears, riding it, etc. and the violet is practically 'singing' every single second naomi is on her cot, coz she knows how to press the paw herself and keep doing over and over again.
 
Etirto
Low battery?

Bestberries
Some ppl say codfish n salmon are high in mercury level. threadfin shd be fine.
i still give codfish n salmon to my gal like once every 1 or 2 wks cos they hv all the good fats like omega n fish oil. i think as long as not daily, it's fine. also i was thinking... when we were pregnant, gynae says no to high mercury fish (i.e mackerel, tuna, sharksfin, swordfish) but never put salmon or codfish in the list leh. so i just let her hv them. i'm not sure if i'm wrong in anyway.
 
bbethan - thanks. i think i'm over doing the fish thing. they eat fish every day. will try out some beef as u and some mummies here suggest
 
i have feed my LO minced chicken, pork, fish. i will blend together with Veg to make the porridge taste better.

Morning- Cereal + milk
Late morning - milk
Afternoon 12 to 1pm - porridge + puff or fruit juice.
Afternoon 3pm - milk
Evening- porridge + puff or fruit juice
Night 10.30pm Last feed - milk

if i doing wrong, hope mummies can correct me
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Is anyone's baby still waking up through the night? Or am I the only panda eyed mom still out there? The last 2 weeks Max has been waking up at 10pm, 1am and 4am. Its driving me nuts, his last feed is at 10.pm and at 1am he just wakes up to cry but quickly settles down. At 4am he wakes up starving. Compared to what I've read from the other posts, he is definitely not eating even half as much as the other babies. I'm going to try and get him to take more solids and hopefully that would solve this constant night waking.
 
jilian, *waved*

my boy slept ard 9pm. between 1-2am will wake up for his milk. after drink, he will doze off almost immediately till 6-7am.

when teething period, he will wake up 4-5am. nothing can calm him down except milk. :S
 
Thanks mommies, glad to know I'm not alone. Sometimes I let him cry for a while and he settles himself back to sleep but then there is always a possibility that he wakes up #1 since they share a room.
 
RE: Milk intake
XY has been taking so little milk nowadays. From 7 feeds of 100ml down to 4 or 5 80-120ml now. I tried to cut down on her solids and today even skipped her breaskfast. Hopefully she can drink more milk. I'm pumping average 600+ml per day and she only drinks like 500ml. My fridge is bursting with bm and I'm running out of bottles for storage. Very reluctant to freeze bm since she hates the taste of thawed milk.

RE; Slow cooker
Mummies using slow cooker, can pls enlighten me how much water to put for 1/2 tbsp rice? How about the timing? How long before eating should I on it and need to stir throughout or not? Sorry I sound so silly. Got sick of cooking on the stove so wanna take out the slow cooker to use now.
 
Jillian,
MR been waking at night since she started teething close to 1.5month ago. She woke countless times on Sunday nite...
On her good nights, she still will wake at least once..... Sigh. Now just hoping the teething finishes soon and I can get my sleep back.
 
Josephine,

same here, mine LO also dun like thawed milk. Feel funny that BM in frezzer will turn out very yellowish than those in the fridge.
 
Pinky,
Seriously I forgotten how it looks like. Been 4 months since I last freezed. I had to mix thawed with fresh to give to her. Although not recommended but I do it la. But prob with thawed bm is cannot keep for next feed lor and XY always tends to have leftover milk.
 
jillian
bon used to sleep the whole night through (ard 9.30pm to 10 pm to next am 6.45am). the past week however, he doesn't really wake up but will whine with eyes closed (for abt 5 to 10 min) 2 to 3 times a nite. i let him be cos he'll whine and roll on his cot then settle himself back to sleep. yes, i suspect cld b due to teething.
 
The thing about rolling in the cot, do your baby tend to turn and flip and knock onto the railings? I use cot bumper although it's not recommended, but then how to reduce the knock impact?
 
Chiyojade,
got your potty for Y yet? I saw no-frill potty on sale at Ikea for $1.50, u.p. is 4-something, there's solid black or white ones.
 
pe@nut
yes, bon often knocks onto railings. i tried cot bumper, but removed it when it almost suffocated him once. talking about knocking, he always knocks onto the play-yard too. the knocks didn't seem to bother him one bit though - be it cot or yard, so i let him be. gosh, i sound like one bochup mummy ...
 


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