(2009/07) July 2009 MTBs

[sunnyduck]

Does anyone know how much milk the babies should be drinking now? Mine was born end-July, so he just passed the 10-mth mark. He's very uninterested in milk unless it's his early morning dream feed at 6.30am. I tried to drop this feed but he would wake up earlier and cranky but still NOT want to drink his milk! Sigh. With this dream feed, he wakes at 9.30am and has his usual milk (think maybe 80 - 100ml if I am lucky) at 10am, then breakfast.

I know the books say to offer solid meals before milk feeds, but if I do that then he will really not drink ANY milk at all because he'd much rather eat solids than have milk.

Basically he will only drink max 150ml if he is half-asleep or v tired. Otherwise I think he gets bored and struggles. Putting his milk in a cup doesn't work either.

 

[perline]

sunnyduck
I've been searching hi&Lo for baby yoplait for weeks! Finally, found it last Fri @Taka cold storage. Sam is right that it comes in new packaging.. it's Baby First Yoghurt or something.. no more Baby Yoplait but it's still under Yoplait.. smaller tub which is good! I also bot Danone baby yoghurt (a pack of 12 small tubs) same tub size with current Yoplait. It comes in more choices of flavors (strawberry, banana and dunno apricot or peach if not wrong).. my gal missed yoghurt so much that she lapped all the strawberry one in less than 2mins last wk haha.. she loves yoghurt since first introduced.. maybe becos of cold cold..

pink
I make an excel sheet for my helper on when &amp; what to eat (excl milk).. might be helpful for u.. <center><table border=1><tr><td>

MAMAM SCHEDULE
MAMAM SCHEDULE.xls (18.4 k)</td></tr></table></center>

The snack portion is not fixed. I mean fruit juice is a must daily but snacking of biscuit, puff, melt and teething rusk not a must &amp; we just give as &amp; when..

 

[ourbaby32]

Pinky,
Thanks for the info.

Sunnyduck,
I read an article in the papers, our babies should be drinking approx. 750ml per day. I guess we are facing similar problem. My bb dun like to drink too. I have recently changed his milk bottle to pigeon brand and it has slight improvement. Buy those standard size in L teat. My bb only drink when he is asleep. When he is awake, I will have to use flash cards to distract him.

I have consulted a few PD as I was quite worried over his feedings. But all PDs said this is bb behaviour and not to worry as long as bb is healthy. One of the PDs advised me to introd more solid food if bb enjoys it coz slowly they shld wean off from milk as most nutrients from milk can be found in solid food.

 

[sunnyduck]

Candyfloss -
750ml! Aiyoh, if he drinks 500ml total a day I consider it good already. So I have been feeding tofu and yogurt and introducing cheese soon. Maybe I will try Pigeon brand, but I suspect it is not a bottle problem, but boredom.

 

[pinkyxu]

Sunnyduck,

I agree with you. Mine also like that dun like milk anymore. Nowaday only drink 600ml. She only want to eat solid food. But i think it ok lah as long as open her mouth and eat then no problem for not getting enough nutrition.

 

[ourbaby32]

sunnyduck,
You try using toys or flash card to distract him during feed. See if it would help. What brand are u using?

Try feeding him porridge coz my bb likes it very much.

 

[sunnyduck]

Candyfloss,
I'm using Avent. Toys, singing, even the TV doesn't work. He doesn't even want to play - he only wants to crawl or cruise! Haha, maybe this is why he gains weight v slowly. Only about 8.7kg now.

My PD recommended changing formula brand but it also didn't work.

Yes, at least the solids are not a problem (YET!) so I'm trying not to stress too much.

 

[ourbaby32]

sunnyduck,
Wow, very good wor. My bb only 8.2kg.

Everytime when ppl see him, their first comment "is he 6 mths old". Sigh....

Which formula brand? I am using Enfapro

Dun be too worried.

 

[perline]

Forgot to add, every meal comes with veges depending on what we hv in the fridge for the day

 

[pinkjji]

thanks candy floss, btw any mummies try feeding bb with mushroom?? can they eat mushroom now??

 

[mashybrainz]

Twinkle
my gal was 7.4kg just before she fell sic. Not much better than your boy.

Sunnyduck
pd said solids should be the main meal now. Milk is not so important. If prefer solids just give that.

 

[pinkjji]

linsu thanks alot too.. i m very happy i found this thread, i m officially a stay home mum now thus have time to read up more online n have some time to myself.. happy to know all of u

 

[babyethan]

linsu
where did u get the danone yoghurt? i saw it before at carrefour but cannot find any now or anywhere else. she hasn't had yoghurt for some time already.
btw how did u prepare the liver in her porridge?

sunnyduck
my pd is like mashy's. told me milk is nt impt now. he said milk is like coffee break to them now. more impt to take solids n get nutrients from solids. if he's ok with solids, dont think u shd worry too much. my gal only drinks 450ml of milk a day. i know there r some pd who says milk is still impt. diff pd hv diff views. as long as bb is gaining weight, fine bah. n now their weight gain shd be more stablised since they r more mobile now.

pink
i've started my gal on mushroom already.

 

[ourbaby32]

Pink,
I have not started bb on mushroom. What type of mushroom do you introd? Golden, button, shitake mushrooms?

 

[sunnyduck]

Candyfloss,
He's on Similac. His cousin at 7mths old weighs more than him! So my ILs have been making all sorts of comments. -____-

BBEthan, Mashy,
Guess different PDs have different styles. Anyway I know I cannot force feed him so I don't want it all to be a battleground. Ha! I like the 'coffee break' idea... will keep that in mind.

How do you prepare mushrooms for babies? What kind of mushrooms do you use?

 

[babyethan]

sunnyduck/candyfloss
i've used shitake and button mushrooms. just chopped finely n cooked it together with porridge.

 

[ourbaby32]

sunnyduck,
I guess we are pressured by others'comments. As long as our bb is healthy, lets not be too worry ok. We feed bb with more solid foods.

bbEthan,
will give it a try this wkend. Running out of receipe ideas already.

 

[sunsweet]

Re: Milk vs. sollid.

so far i dun have much problem with my #2.. but its my #1 who some days take her 3 solid meals and some days decide to survive on milk only.

I also dun know if its ok to be like that but i really have no choice.. but have to say my #1 is on the big built side.. so she skips a meal once a while i'm ok.. but she love her milk.. and probably will be drinking me broke.. haha

Re: Bluesky bread machine
HBB, with your experience with the machine, how long it take to bake 1 loaf? Is it a decent size loaf? cos i saw the Zouroshi (wats the spelling) the pan size is tiny. the kenwood one is more decent family size loaf..

I'm nerd in making bread.. it will be my 1st time trying to make bread (if i buy that machine)).. i wonder if it complicated ? do you mind sharing some "success" recipes with me keke

 

[lamagier]

mothers staying kallang area,
Do be more careful on your way home. Was reading today's straits times - the assailant(s) of the 4 slashing cases has yet been caught. And it seems the assailant(s) attacked from behind and there don't seem to be any clear motives. It's chilling how brutal the attacks were.

 

[jaz23]

<font color="119911">Hi mummies,
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[Basbas]

HBB
The one i see was for 6mth+ not the 1 yrs one. now they have 3 flavours in a carton 3 flavours together.

Pinky xu

Ya I used to get banana and vanilla which is 4 x 100gm in a carton. but the lastest one was 6 x an in a smaller packing (60gm or 80gm) can't remember. got 3 flavours but I didn't see banana but they still have vanilla.

 

[asami]

Yoplait:
for convenience, since I bought 2 cartons of the Baby First Yogurt from NTUC on Sunday, stated for babies 6+ months, 6x70g pots 420g NET. 1 set is 2 pear, 2 vanilla, 2 peach. The other set is 2 banana, 4 vanilla. Expiry for the batch I got is 24/06/10. J loves cold yogurt, most likely will finish before expiry, gets angry when she finishes 1 pot and wants more, gotta bluff her by beefing the portion up with cut fruits.

BTW, I tried other natural yogurt, since there are only so few non-low fat yogurts. Pauls Natural Yogurt is quite nasty, very sour. J lost part of her undigested dinner when she had it. She pinches Meiji and Alive from us when we eat it, but I don't give her anymore than a tbsp, cos it's probably loaded with sugar. Nah, guess just have to spend a little more for her. There's another one a sub-brand of HappyFoods, Stonyfield Yobaby, that one is $16.50? I saw at Cold Storage, that one is too rich for my blood, at the rate she goes thru the yogurt.

 

[perline]

pink
no prob.. u're welcome.. i give my gal enoki..

bbethan
can give those big black mushroom that we adult take? I wanna give that but not sure if got too much preservative cos it's dried type.. the shitake u used is wet one?

I bought Danone @Cold Storage Taka. Still got plenty when I saw last Fri. U could give a try.

The liver my helper will cook in porridge first (so that all the 'juices' go into porridge). But not too long, just when the porridge is boiled but not cooked yet.. After that, she'll take out the liver &amp; blend together with steamed veges.. I used to cook veges together with porridge but find that they could be overboiled/overcooked. Now, we're still using the avent blender to steam all the veges (to maximise the usage!) haha.. dun wanna lugi.. after that, can blend..

 

[perline]

lamagier
that's scary! I dun hv time for news now.. dunno what's going on outside.. thx for warning!

 

[babyethan]

linsu
oh ok... will give the liver a try.
i also dont dare to give those dried black mushroom cos i find it a bit saltish. the shitake &amp; the button mushrooms are the wet ones that can get from supermarkets.

re avent blender
do u hv this prob of water leaking out of the container when steaming? dont remember having this prob when i first used it.

 

[lamagier]

bbethan,
I don't have this problem so far. Is the container sitting problem on the steam inlet hole?


linsu,
I was reading channel news asia. Seems like the police caught some suspects. Motive seems to be money, but the attacked were really brutal.
A 19year-old got half his palm, along with 4 fingers, hacked off. And another slashed missed his spinal cord by 0.1cm

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1060279/1/.html

 

[pinkyxu]

Bbethan,

I dun have this problem leh. I usually cook for 20min also no leaking.

 

[bdgees]

mummies, I've just back from whole day shopping trip again. It's mothercare, storewide 25% on DBS card and some apparels and toys go for 30-50% disc. pediped is on 10% but very limited design.

 

[babyethan]

ok... now i'm suspecting if the rubber cover is loose already.

 

[pinkjji]

thanks all mummies, will start my son on fresh mushroom later..

thanks for sharing on the sale.. i need to go get some toys for my son..

 

[babyalice]

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[nlimm]

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[winnie_mummy]

ah? the yougurt is back?
I am going to look for it later!
My ger is v deprived... LOLz!

 

[seahan]

pinky
the president brand is the 10 or 12 slices in a pack one.. jus liek fraft cheese.. i bought the green packing one. tat one is cheddar cheese =)

 

[pinkyxu]

hbb,
ohoh, yesterday i bought the president brand with blue color packaging 8 slices in a pack. Can i still give anot. Luckily i haven start her on that...

 

[seahan]

i tink the blue one is mozerella cheese? i tink ok but a bit sticky chewy LOL

sab sab
i go check later!!!!!

 

[ckw1011]

Bbethan
re: avent blender
nope, no ur that same prob. mine is a diff prob, hv difficulty cleaning the holes. what method do u mummies use? i resort to using toothpick. but the meat still jam inside, sian

 

[sunsweet]

Mummies,

My #1 cough only at night while sleeping.. and its wooping kind of cough.. can cough till vomit.. sigh..

any food i should give or avoid giving?

I'm giving med from the doc already.. she's been coughing into the 3rd week..

 

[seahan]

sunsweet
avoid giving chicken and egg ... but my sinseh say shld avoid all meat including fish n pork. threadfin esp will cause phlegm... so u might want to take note

 

[babyethan]

lina
i seldom use it to blend meat so dont hv the prob. if veg got stuck, then i will rinse until clean. so far ok.

 

[ninilicious]

any SAHM interested to do part time work from home job? Need pple to mark english papers! Good $$$ for SAHM! Pre-requisites: Min A2 for GP "A level"

PM me!

 

[lamagier]

saw a BP for Crayola products, in case any mummies looking for child friendly paints etc.
Suppose to have 20% off

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/4052413.html?1275454301

 

[penut]

Lamagier, so many products. Which 1 is baby safe if the finger paint goes into the mouth.

 

[sunsweet]

HBB,

ghees.. no meat.. but my monster doesn't like veg at all.

sigh.. eat plain rice... maybe ask my MIL make her eat simple porridge..

 

[seahan]

sunsweet
ya snds terrible rite?i onki skip fish n chicken la...pork nt too bad

 

[zoe1]

Re: Sticky Cake...
A friend of mine had sent me a box of Kueh Lapis (took 2 days to reach me). When I peel the layers apart, I see some sticky strings in btw (like when u slice lotus root, but not as much). Does it mean the cake has gone stale?

 

[penut]

Noelle, I would think so too. But I'll try abit see how.

 

[lamagier]

Peanut,
I think the whole series of paints from Crayola should be children safe. I got a 4-tubs-in-a-set crayola paint, I think she managed to lick a bit of paint before I stopped her two weeks ago, so far she's ok.
If you want to try test if R interested or not, I can bring and lend to you on sat. Can spend the weekend painting with R =)

 

[babyethan]

anyone heading down to the motherhood fair?

 

[pinkyxu]

Bbethan
issit the one at expo?