(2009/08) August 2009 MTBs

Jul,
hahah of cos !!!
but i tink quite a no. of the bb here can take ot their pacifier wor.. bu puttin back is another thing...keke..
 


Pegsfur, my mother-in-law loves mahjong, weekend very noisy, many friends n relatives come play mahjong. Mahjong noisy, their voices also very very loud. When baby less than 3 months, I told my mil baby body still weak better hv lesser house visitors. After 3 months, she plays like crazy. I initially brought my baby to my room, but then I think the only way is to train her to get use to noises. So now the room earthquake, she also sleeps.

My mil used to sneak into my room when my hb n i were in the bathroom. Hmmmm... lock the room door lor. Knock door at weird hr dun answer, phone rings at weird hr dun answer... after one year, I m living in my own world. Sometimes I can be in my room with baby for more than 5hrs n my mil will call my room to ask me to eat dinner. Hmmm... i want my privacy very much so even i go to work, I lock my room door.

To live harmony together must find a way to solve it, cannot tolerate n tolerate, will go crazy.
 
piggytoh, my baby also the same. Want to play with the bottle. She will pull out by herself or pull my fingers to control the bottle. Pull out n put back in n pull out n put back in till she finishes the milk or water... sometimes she ends up milk/water all over her face n neck. Guess hv to patiently wait till she is bored of the bottle game. Hopefully she doesnt be like ur baby discover the fun of water...
 
Sharon

my boy's playing with his jumperoo too! sometimes i let him bounce on the cushion at times cos i was afraid that the floor will be too hard for him and it looks like he has like stamping and bouncing hard..... oh he is tip toeing too!

i rem the instruction advise to raise level is feet is flat...
 
phy o
Hiaz .. no use telling her to soften her voice. Hubby had told her already but she still like dat.

piggy
Haha .. yah lah, no brain lah. But even no brain, surely got eyes to see? Cos ovann's bed is right at the passage way, when u stand at my room's doorway, straight away u can see le.

Btw, u said u used a normal diaper for kyler when swimming, wouldn't the diaper get heavy or 'inflated' when in contact with the water?

reira
Ya, if she's around, I'm most probably in my own room.

Totally understand yr feelings abt getting a new house & getting away from pils. But hiaz ... at least u can get away since u r moving out from their house, I'm still stuck here with her
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jul
I dun think she's lonely. She's doing all these for show only. I mean, just last week we can be screaming at each other, then few days later she suddenly come & talk to me in a nice manner, as if the fight never existed? We've been at loggerhead for so many years, surely u can't just change yr attitude 360 deg all of a sudden rite, esp for someone like her with such a strong character.

I really dun wish to have any kind of interaction with her.

BB
Sneak into yr rm when yr hb & u were in the bathroom? Wat's her purpose?

Anyway, mil and i are 'enemies'. She's being nice to me all becos of Ovann. But i have no wish for her to be in any part of my life.
 
jul,
babies is ours so we decide. anyway, sam is not skinny. look ok leh.

i have spotting on 1 day before menses came. then heavy flow.

piggy,
my menses is very heavy too. i rem i had 1 very heavy one at bb 2nd mos. then 3mth din come. i quite confuse why it come 1 month and stop 1 month. let me see if i have it next month.

phy,
u are most welcome. i find it interesting too and they actually go by months. i shall start with the ball. i saw a website with an actual bb on the ball teaching us how to play with the ball. but i can't find that link anymore.

SL,
she is interested in our food. i wish she wasn't at all. i also will start 6mos.

michelle,
if i have to eat so fast in the restaurant. i would rather tabao back home to eat or eat at food court.

pegfur,
did ur hb tell ur mil about the inconsiderate act? it's tough to live together...

bb,
i think i am the 1st one to go crazy before my bb if every weekend mahjong session.

piggytoh,
yes, my gal oso likes to play with milk since last week. she will spit out when she dun want to drink milk. in this case, we cant force her to drink. previously she used her tongue to push out the teat but we still push it in again.

reira,
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don't mention.
 
mommies with indo maids,
when u are searching for maid, are u concern abt which part of indonesia they are from? i was told by 1 agency not to look for a state that has black magic? i just can't rem where now?
 
jul> my boy definitely know wat food is la. the reason y he fusses so much during out meal time is becos, since he tot, if he cant eat it, he wun let us (me n hubby) eat it too -_-"

sam still cant sit in bumbo? my boy can le wor. he sits in there like a big boss =p

but my boy is borned early by 3wks. so need wait till 4mths+3wks? haha. dunno. tempted to let him try solid food, but at the same time wan him to go on tbf for a longer time too =x

reira> i find it crowded, sometimes hard to get seats, n if baby fuss there, i scare everyone stare at me wor =x

den if restaurant, baby needs food, i can latch him there. foodcourt too many ah peh. i paiseh to latch there =p

babiesmeme> is the padded cushion on the high chair at ikea removable? as in the black one that you like =p

kyrie_el> lol. den i dun buy the chair so early. anyway he not eating solid food yet. no reason to ask hubby buy so early. =x
 
piggytoh
yup i want the contractor contact. email you le. thanks =)

SL
ok

jul
wow ur hubby so good! even help you take photos of all the things to sell.

pegsfur
same, when mil around i will just stay in my room too. then mil always nag at hubby say why always keep Zachary in our room instead of in the other room with his cot. only reason is so she get to play with him. who knows what she will do (like kiss!). she told Zachary that he should sleep in his cot when i was around (say for me to hear but dont dare to tell me directly). we dont want to let him sleep there cos she will go and disturb and wake him up! (which happened before) or play with him till he cannot sleep and became cranky.

does she go out often? i totally understand why you dont want to have any kind of interaction with her! for a week i also don't want to talk to her but today is FIL's bday (altho i dont really like him either).
 
My menses just came back last month and my milk supply gradually gets lesser and lesser. And now i am sick i could not BF, that worsen the situation. Felt that there is no more milk for my baby. How can i resume my supply?
 
piggy

haha sam still can't take out his pacifier. he will use the pui method haha.

kyrie

whatever, still better than nothing! think i only know how to sew buttons.

pegsfur

precisely my pt.. she doesn't like u so will have screaming fest.. but then she'll rem later that she wants to see her grandson, so start to make excuses to talk to u or go into ur room bah?

reira

i m very blur n disorganised one. he cannot stand it n wants to clear space asap, so no choice but to help! haha
 
peg

actually i prefer him being skinnier now. that time ard 3rd mth.. really too bah bah liao. face looked so huge n square, dun look cute at all. now his face is rounder n not so scary.

u're right. mum n mil can only say.. at the end of the day, since i'm taking care by myself, i can do what i want.

michelle

oh he knows what's food ah?

personally i dun care abt the early by 3 weeks thing. i mean, when bb is younger, 3 weeks matters a lot. but when bb gets older, the impact is less liao. i mean, when in primary sch, u wudn't still go by 3 weeks early n time everything accordingly right? but that's my personal opinion lah
 
anyone can advise?

to drag feeding interval, does it mean that amt per feed shd increase to get the same total daily intake, or just reduce total intake for the day?
 
BB,
cos my bb is on FM if no water i scare his poo poo will be hard n he drink really little most of the time jus play with it...ya hopefully they will get over it soon..

pegsfur,
no leh i dun find him v heavy with norm diaper
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maybe i use pet pet n the surface is waterproof kind of material so maybe not too bad?

Peg,
ya lor they v clever force no use.. heng he love milk too much so din play with milk lol~
 
jul> hehe. maybe i'll ignore the 6mth thingy n let baby try some solid. so tempted to see how he'll react to food other than milk. he olways c why i have food in different pattern, from appetiser, to main course to dessert, while he only have milk either latch on or bottle. so he'll c in amazed at how we eats initially. now whenever it's our meal time, he'll sit there nicely until the food arrives, he goes cranky!!

i think u shuld increase feed to drag feeding interval. else if he dun gets enugh milk for the day, he'll wake up at nite for milk. i tried feeding him more in the day, now after his dreamfeed at 1am, he's able to sleep till 8+ liaos
 
piggytoh:

would the pampers be filled up during the swim?

I was hesitating to wear or not to wear. 

Here's a shot of her swimming...
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Jul,
by right when u increase the amt u shd increase the feedin interval.. so end up the total amt of milk intake is the same but lately i increase for Kyler... n the max interval we can have now is 5hr...
 
piggy
zac also dislike drinking water, so now we add 1/4 teaspoon of delrosa (rosehip syrup) Vit C to 30ml of water, and he slurps it up.


weaning
he's now 4mths (corrected age), and he's weaning slowly also - he dislikes being fed by spoon, regardless of milk or cereal. so it was not the cereal he doesn't like. these few days, he seems quite ok with the cereal despite making it quite thick n clumpy - maybe becos got texture. he gums it up. thk goodness, at least it's easier for my mum to feed him when i get back to work.

he does make a mess though - or maybe becos i dun know how to feed, but he gets his hands in his mouth, and cereal all over his hands, face, and he managed to projectile spit it out as well - so i also get splattered. duhz.

any suggestions to feed with less mess? I am using a jane activa chair - so the padding is not the type that is wipe clean either.

Swimming
for those who bring bb out to swim, think shd wear swim diapers for the cleanilness of the pool, incase bb do poop.

normal diapers will absorb water and pull baby down, so not very safe.

btw dun wear swim diapers till you are near the pool, cos swim diapers dun absorb so much urine. zac wet his stroller pad thru with swim diapers.


walker
we bought zac a walker last couple of weeks and he can move backwards - he moves around the whole living room on his own power, and he's fascinated by the things around him. manages to keeo him occupied for more than 30min. yeah!

talking
and yes, he called mama for the 1st time last night and it was loud enough that my guests heard it! so happy.
 
weishy
pls drop my order for the happy bellies cereal - it seems that zac does like the plum's cereal, so will stick to that.

jul
agree with you abt the premature age thing, when bb is younger, it matters, but when bb hits 4-5 years old, even the very early premmies will have caught up with the normal children.

as long as bb hits milestones and developmental stages on time, then no need to worry about corrected age once past the stage they can walk.

zac is 5 week premature but he already catch up with other kids his age in terms of weight n height. but in terms of milestones, he's not so good at spatial motor skills. He's still slow to grab at things although his gross motor skills is strong.

just have to monitor and see as each baby is individual.
 
piggytoh, babymaking:

Thanks... will go check it out... prob will bring her go swimming more often since she and her sis likes it...
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Liz,
but u take note cos huggies size v small wor.. tt time my friend gave me 1 size L n it v v tight... actually if u bring ur gals to swim often can consider buyin the non disposable type more economic also... only$20+ the disposable 1 alr cost ard $17 n the size might out grow faster...
 
hmm... got non disposable ones? where can i get them? i only need to get for the small one which is 5mths plus but kinda big for her age.
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jul
Renzo used to be fed every 3-4 hours and each time i gave him 150ml. Last week, we started to give him 180ml per feed, and he can finish all in 15mins after we switch to avent #3 teat. Because when he was on #2 teat, he can only finish 150ml in 25mins.

Now after giving him 180ml, we can feed him every 4-5 hours, although sometimes this 180ml can only last him 3hours 40 minutes, but maybe the next feed can last him 5 hours 40 minutes even, so plus minus a bit, we feed him in total 5 times a day instead of 6 times. And the total milk intake is in fact almost the same as before.

So here's the before and after comparison for your reference.

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Before:
1. 8am - 150ml
2. 11am - 150ml
3. 330pm - 150ml
730pm shower
4. 8pm - 210ml (he usually finish 170 - 200ml)
5. 2am - 150ml
6. 5am - 150ml (he usually finish 90ml)
Total: 150+150+150+200+150+90 = 890ml +/-

Now here's what happens after we change to 180ml per feed
1. 8am - 180ml
2. 12pm - 180ml
3. 530pm - 180ml
830/900pm shower
4. 930pm - 210ml
5. 330/400am - 150ml
Total: 180+180+180+210+150 = 900ml +/-
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So you can see the total intake is not much difference but we reduced the number of feeds from 6 to 5 and to me that's great improvement.

So i think you can give it a try, just give 180ml and if your boy can only finish 150ml, means he is not ready for 180 yet so just wait for a while more lor..
 
Piggy

My gal also refuse to drink water. Use to be ok 1. Now put water into her mouth she will start crying...

Last time my #1 also like that. She will taste 1st before sucking the teat.
 
Liz

Think United square has a shop at 2nd level selling the non disposable one..

Felicia

So nice that u can drag the feed. My gal drink moe also 3 hourly...
 
Liz,
those departmental store n kiddy palace have.. the brand is bright thots if not wrong.. sales time usu have 20%...

SL,
my bb din cry but he jus wanna play n spit out the water hopefully this wun last long..
 
michelle

haha i'm sure he'll enjoy, after watching his parents eat n not giving him any!

piggy, felicia

thanks abt the feeding interval. esp felicia's explanation, so detailed! i'm wondering whether to increase coz noawadays sam cannot drink milk properly. aws wanna play n talk n move ard. later waste my precious bm!

babymaking

sam's also there in terms of size. but like zac, fingers aren't too nimble. it took him till 4mths 1 week to flip. n he still can't sit in hib bumbo without flopping.

but i'm not gonna stress myself over this. impt is that he's healthy n happy. i dun even use flashcards haha
 
Jul,
cuttin down on 1 feed meanin less work for us so really up to u... but u mus see if sam can finish so much milk anot la..
 
piggy

U know, I'm very happy with 6 feeds a day liao. I think of the 'good' old days when Sam had reflux, n I must feed him every 2h! 12 feeds a day leh! That time really wanted to die lor
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Jul,
tt y i say it really up to u
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if u think things can gt better n u wanna try den jus go ahead cos i believe when they get older n older things will be better n better
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Eunice
i suggest rest well and get well first. after that then try to build up your milk supply again by using the old method of drink more papaya fish soup, water, milo and pump every 3 hourly.
 
yep the huggies swim diapers is very small. i got the one size s/p for 7-12kg and it's already tight on zac.

I still have about 5 pieces left. anyone who wants a free sample, email me at [email protected] with your mailing address.
 
bbmaking, zach such a clever boy can called mama alr..both zach are clever..rei's zach also can called papa alr...when will b jovia's turn???

Piggy, my gal luv water..yes starting she drink after tat play the bottle & split out the water..notti gal. if i take away the bottle she will cry.
 
Pegsfur,sneak into my room to put something which is least important. Hb n I chat a lot in bathroom (we exercise, steam hair, facial, spa, ...) we spend most time there. So worried dun know how much she had listened. Anyway, now no more lah. U cannot dislike her cos she is ur hb's mother. So must try all ways to be in harmony with her.

Baby get used to the mahjong noise now. After a few more months then we shall spend our weekends again in our own apartment. It has been empty for years. Guess baby can swim there too. Now just hv to wait. Remember only u try to love then will u be happier n ur baby will understand how to love too.
 
BB,

Today i tried and made cereal for my ger too but i find it very watery even thought i followed the instruction, 100ml with 3 tablespoon of cereal (Frisocream).
Did i do i wrongly it was very watery instead of sticky? 3 tablespoon means i must level the cereal and not make it like a mountain high right?
But why is it the cereal so watery?? ""scratching my head""
 
re: swim diapers

agree with babymaking that u should let bb wear swim diapers n not normal diapers to the pool. It's supposed to keep the poo in n safer for bb.
 
re: barley water
Felicia, China's barley has cooling properties, holland barley will cause phlegm, taste wise the holland barley taste better. I use china barley to boil barley water.
 
piggytoh> ops. i increase his feed from 120ml to 130ml but still keep his interval at 3hrs. is tat ok? thinking of increasing to 150ml one day n increase feed interval to 4hrs instead

liz> huggies got swim diapers. i got them, but haven brought him swimming. thinking of getting him a swimming costume though =p

jul> haha. ya lo. nxt time i shuld bring his cereal out, den as we're eating, i can give him his cereal too. maybe he'll be happy =p
 
re: barley water

the guy from medical shop say to use 1 portion holland barley to 2 portions china barley. Like that it will taste better and yet not cause so much phlegm for picky babies. If your bb is ok with china barley, just use that.
 

patricia

u used tablespoon right? the spoons which we use for eating rice are not tablespoons but more like dessertspoons. 1 tablespoon is abt 2 dessertspoons
 

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