(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs

michelle

aiyah no wonder for u no diff in big/small pack. esp when u have sooo many milkbags lor haha

wish

it does help for me. but my side effects are pee n perspiration smell like maple syrup, n loose bowels hee

cookiez

i accumulate to 300ml also v sian. like 2 days then can scrape this amt. n must pump a few times. think i cut down to 200ml better

boots got double zip.

i just heck care the milk at the zip leh.
 


cookiezz> boots no double zip meh? erms. how come de one i using is double zip one? pirated? =x

melissa> my lock n lock container very very huge wor. think is abt 20cmX20cmX15cm. i wash de pump after every use n keep in fridge, than wanna use juz use. nv use sterilising tablets. even at hm i dun sterilise after every pump. so dun think i need any tablets. have been doing so for 3wks+ liaos. so far no prob. if u worry, can soak de pump parts in hot water before n after every use

shelled> good tat u can rest now with ur hubby helping u. take care
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jeslyn> erms. my boys feeding timing is pretty fixed liaos. 630 i latch, nxt feed 930am, 1230pm, 330pm n 630pm, den i latch him again at 830 to let him sleep, den 10pm another time, den dream feed 1230-1am again. but he likes to be accompanied. not necessarily carried. can let him lie down, den u juz play with him. he can "ah gee gee" whole day with u. faint -_-

but nvm la. think it's time to train him to be independent. let's juz hope within 1wk he'll be fine

jul> hehe. his legs dun look skinny. my boy thinner. but i call him yuan gun gun oredi =x

haha. ya. think i buy too many milkbags liaos. nvm la. how mcuh can i spend on milkbagS? i dun have much milk to store oso. at most 100bucks? kke =x
 
Hi all,

im just so very lost when i can see that my baby sliming down. He is now 4 months old and weight only 6.7kg and his PD said he suppose to double his birth weight of 3.61kg. He currently drinking 130ml - 140ml every 3 hours and about 5 feeds a day... He also never ever cry for milk.. He dun cry even when he is not enough, all he did was not being able to fall asleep...

How can i make him drink more as he is pushing the bottle away recently? Haiz.. pls help me...
 
cheer,

ur baby weight is preetty good ma.
my boy also nv double his weight at 4 mth. my PD say its ok. and he is currently drinking 90-100ml every 3 hour too. night time will stretch to 6 hour.

but he nv ever cry for milk??? nv cry when he cant sleep??? my boy cry like hell wor.

did u ever feedback to ur PD bout tat?
 
myfavchoco,
really thanks so much for your reply.. im sooo worried till my head gg to drop off.

Ya, he never cry for milk.. he will cry only when he cant sleep.. cry like siao then hv to force milk then he can sleep.

I din tell my PD.. coz never thot of it until last night... haiz.. i should have thot of it earlier...
 
Hi mum,
I need some advice/recommendations. Will be going back to work soon. Am intending to express milk at work. As my workplace does not have a proper place for me to express and store by ebm, I will need to get a cooler bag or fridge. What are u mums using? I've heard of fridge to go. Is it good? Can keep for whole day? So many models, which one to get? Or better to buy a smll fridge to put in the office? Would appreciate if u can share how u go about expressing n storing at work. Thanks!
 
Cheer,
My girl is drinking about 125ml every 4 hourly, 5-6 feeds a day. She sleeps for about 5-6 hours during the day and about 9-10 hours at night. She has doubled her birth weigh at 4 months cos she is a relatively smaller baby (3.05kg to 6.4kg). If your baby is born big (in your case, 3.6kg), it's higher chance that he would only double his birth weight later.For a young baby, sleep is as important as drinking milk.
 
Kam> ahh.. I like wat u said.. Bigger babies double their weight later... My 3760g girl definitely is a big baby at birth.. N as of Monday at 16 weeks only 6.06kg... One more week to 4 months but definitely can't reach 7.5kg by then. Will be worried if she is 7kg also.. So I guess she's just growing well at her own pace..

Rayanne has also upgraded her latching time for the past 1 week. 4min on one side n can last 3hours..
Dunno good or bad Lo..

Good for me cuz I know each latch only 4min but dunno she enough or not.. But my breast will be frm hard rock to soft after 4 min though it's not emptied yet.. :s
 
Thanks Jul, Michelle & prettymum

Prettymum all the best...

think im really too "weak" to fight
All mummies are so WEI TA!!!

i feel so guilty whenever the regret to have kid come to my mind...
 
MY BOY so FAt & BIG soo heavy, ned so much strenght to handle him.. how i wish he can stop growing or lost weight u noe JUL..

healthy the most important leh..

He is so eye catching whenever we bring himout.... pple will say wow , fishball in his cheek .sigh.. wat a commnents.
 
I duno why, whenever i see my son i feel so sad, although he does always smile smile & laugh at me. his eye always follows wherever i walk to... i still feel sad for him...

any idea why Baby keep moving their hands when they sleep? isit insecure ? or why baby cry with their eye closed ... like somebody is disturbing or torturing them tat kind of cry...?
 
cheer,
I think kam is right. Mine is 2.82kg at birth, now 3.5 mths already 6kg. My frien 3.95kg at birth, now only 6.2kg. so smaller bb grow faster.
Mine only taking 120ml x 5-6 feeds per day.

rach,
when i latch my gal, she only drink a while but I do heard swallowing sound. think not even 5 mon, she rejected liao. If force again, she will cry. breast is softer nut not v soft type. so I v burr lor. not sure enough or not but after a while, give her 60ml by bottle, she can finish it. i only occasionally latch. not exceed 10times per mth.
 
Hi flower4,

I really envy u.. before my baby is born, i would imagine my baby be like yours..

My son also sometimes suddenly move his hands when he's sleeping and he would also cry aloud suddenly as if someone scolded him.
 
thanks jeslyn,
me too.. im worry whether am i doing the right thing.

Connie,
I think kam and you are right. Bigger baby grow slower eventually.
 
mummies,
After I said that, I want to be sure that you don't just take my words. What most important is to monitor the growth of your baby month by month. For example, if she is gaining weight steadily at 0.5kg or 1kg per month, this is a very good sign. But say for example, if she gained 1kg for 1st and 2nd months, then suddenly at 3rd months, she only gained 0.1kg, that you should be careful, or if you know she has been ill or not drinking and/or sleeping well, if you are in doubt, consult your PD asap. Remember most important is to gain weight steadily, any sudden increase or decrease is not a warning sign, that you should consult PD. And again, don't compare with others, use the growth chart in the health book to monitor your baby's growth closely. Baby tends to gain weight slowly when they are older.
 
flower4 - wanna see how 'big' is your boy, can post pic? You should feel happy when you see your boy, you fed him so well and healthy! What are you sad about?
Really good that your boy sleeps around 8pm. Mine doesn't sleep till 11pm plus and every night is like fighting battle with her to make her fall asleep. She'll be crying and fussying. Exhausting as next day i gotta work also. Yah, sometimes in the middle of the night, she wakes up screaming with her fists and legs all in the air, i think its having nightmare / not feeling secure.

Talking about weight, my girl is 3.47kg at birth, now at 14 weeks old, she is about 6.2kg. She drinks 120ml, 5-6 feeds a day but sometimes she doesn't finish the entire 120ml. I find her not chubby though, looks ok for her height. Like you all said, big babies gain weight slowly. Wanna make her put on weight so gonna increase her intake to 130ml.
 
Cheer,

when typing ur name is like CHEERING
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Why u envy my son? his smile or his weight ?

cheer, have u find out why ur bb oso cry aloud suddenly ?

my bb at birth 3.4kilos, now 8.5kilos...
 
Bernice,
my boy dun sleep at 8pm, how i wish.... he usually start to sleep at 3am ah.....wake up 430,7am & 9am and soo on... sighhh.

pix to post here ah? dun wan la,once i manage to get from camera memory card i pm u his pix ok..

i see my boy i feel sad , cuz i cant understand his need, i cant help him sleep thru out the nite, i duno how to help him in anyway...

i duno how to say la...

sigh, always after work dun feel like going home. to face all these again....i like going home anymore...
 
flower 4

Oops! i read wrongly it was you that your boy sleeps at 8pm. paiseh ar!

wa he sleep 3am? Does he sleep alot during the day? He wakes up to feed those times or want to cuddle up with you? Coz my girl when she wakes up at night, sometimes i thought she is hungry and when i put the bottle to her, she doesn't want it and i just hold her in my arms and she goes back to sleep again. Don't be sad la, your boy is Happy because you satisfy all his needs that's why he is smiling at you!

Ok you PM me his pic! i laughed at "fishball cheeks"!
 
flower4

Another reason why babies wake up crying at night with hands in the air is that they play too happily during the day. (my colleague told me)
 
cheer> yeah. me too find ur bb weight ok. in fact my boy is even smaller, but to start with, he was smaller at birth too =p

but still, ur bb is doing well. dun worry too much
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printz n such> ya. i use fridge to go too. i tried bringing it to site. n i use extra storage packs which i bought from them too. can keep the bag cool from morning i leave hm at 7+ till i reach hm at 6+. so u might wanna try tat out

flower4> it's ok. i guess all of us sometimes when we feel stressed, we'll think that all de trouble begins with having a baby. maybe sometimes can look at de nice side of having a baby too
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think u need to help ur boy differentiate btw day n nite now. try making ur hm noisy n bright in de day. dark n quiet at nite. it should help

bernice> yaya. realise when my boy day time play too happy, nite time he sleep, he make alot of noise. think too excited from de playing in the day. so i olways try to stop him when he gets too excited laughing while playing with me
 
Bernice,
at time he jus wake up for milk and back to sleep at time he will not settle down til we pacify him on our arms..

Bernice,
how to load pix on link and take out later ah..

i trying to suspense myself here in forum due to my previous gynea case la..
 
kam

jiayou jiayou. guess maybe ur gal is missing u in the day so wants to latch at nite?

shelled

i think i'm immune liao. u know, when i was super depressed over bm supply, i pump at full power one lor? really nipple kena ripped off feeling

rach

so good! i wish i dun need to pump!

myfavchoco

that's the prob! my mum is concerned coz he no longer looks fat!

cheer

hmm.. i dunno abt doubling weight. coz also depends on birth weight also mah. say 2 bbs, one born at 2kg, another at 4kg.. can't be double weight for both coz one will be 4kg n the other 8kg leh

wish

no prob
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flower

hmm.. do u think maybe u're overfeeding ur boy? 1.3L/day is really a lot leh.

ur bb can be dreaming or having nightmare. when pd told me i was shocked that bbs can have nightmares haha
 
flower

i am guo4 lai2 ren2. i can understand.. sam used to not sleep until 3am also. then will wake up at 5am, 7am, 9am... for milk. nearly drove me crazy leh.

try to train ur boy? day time more noisy, dun let him sleep too much,.. nite time keep it quiet, do nite routine like wipe face n body, change pyjamas, talk softly, dim lights.. can give a warm bath also
 
flower
u sound like u r depressed? why feel sad for ur boy? everyone of us here also dunno what our babies want cos they cant talk can only cry! we have to tikam tikam what they wan when they cry, after a while u will be able to differentiate which cry is for what.

i think u r tired la. ur boy sleeps so late, feeds so much and u still need to work the next day. come back from work must go pacify him again everyday like that like v routine hor. do u have anybody who can babysit a while so u and hub can spend some couple time tog? actualy 1-2 hrs is good enough to recharge urself. do u wake up to feed him when he cries at nite or ur hub? must be v tiring for u.

i agree with jul. 1.3L a day is really a lot leh. try to cut his nite feeds slowly so u can have more sleep. if not u be burnt out eventually leh. we all love our babies but our sanity is equally important. and if u r v sure he is havg enough in the day (which im sure he has since he drinks 180ml 3 hourly) then he really doesnt need to drink round the clock at nite. i agree with Kam that babies grow when they sleep too so the waking up so often is actually not good for them. and i think at 4 mths, many of our babies have slept at least 6 hrs at nite, im sure urs can too. even my fussy boy who used to feed 2 hourly at nite now can last 7 hrs. u cheer up ok? babies r meant to bring us joy.
 
Jul
aiyah sam still looks chubby leh. errr... ur pic can be a bit more close up not? i think after 3 mths our babies weight gain is slowing down.

when our babies too light we complain, too heavy we also complain haha... i get body aches carrying mine everyday. how i wish he can faster learn to sit or crawl so he can sit down n explore things himself wo me carrying!

Flower
yah i also wanna see ur boy leh. post pics of him can?
 
mamato6

yeah when joseph starts crawling, u'll be complaining that u're tired from chasing after him haha

now that sam has finally flipped, i wanna murder him! he flips when i'm trying to change him.. or he's trying to sleep, then start acting up, turn him back, he flips, calls for help, turn him back, flip again.. grrr
 
<font color="ff0000">Flower4</font>,
I agree with Mama_2_6Js, you are too tired and seriously need a break! Is it possible for you and hubby to go out without your baby for 1-2 hours? If not, then how about take half day or 1 day leave for yourself to relax, don't stay at home, go out to have a breath of fresh air.

Baby is a baby. He is changing everyday and it's hard for us to predict what he wants or what he can do the next day. We definitely don't know what they feel and want. Relax, you are not alone, we all facing the same problems in one way or another, the different is how each mummy faces/tackles the problems. If you keep thinking why he can't do this and that, then you will be even more depressed, cos in actual fact, he simply knows nothing and not capable to do anything, at this tender young age. How about changing your mindset. To think that baby is like a piece of white paper. He came to this world knowing nothing. So be grateful when you observe something new about him. For example, he smiles to me today. On the next day, you say to your hub, hey, his smile is different from yesterday, so cute. The next day, you might observe that he can lift his hand up to 45 degree. Then the next day all the way 90 degree. Baby knows nothing, even to put on a smile is something he has to learn how to control his face muscle. Observe and appreciate all those little small changes on him. Sleeping through the night involves even more complex skills and coordination - a bigger tummy that can hold more reserve energy, ability to soothe himself back to sleep, etc. My baby is also NOT sleeping through the night, but it's ok, as long as I can still have enough energy to wake up the next day to go to work, I would count it a blessing already. Take one thing at a time. Relax and enjoy your baby!!!
 
*Kiddo*

Oops late reply! out whole day today...Tot u went back to work ady, wonder hw come u Fri free. So it's PH! Im fine wif Fri. Bt think if is
PH, it's family day for Sheryn. Then it's juz u and me???
 
mummies
got a question regarding freezing and storing of ebm.
can we combine ebm from different pump sessions to freeze?
eg, i pump 100ml at 3pm, put in fridge. then pump another 100ml at 8pm. then combine these 2 portions into 1 milkbag to freeze in the freezer?
 
deebee> can. but make sure u put de 8pm 100ml in fridge to cool down to same temp as 100ml from 3pm n than mix them together to store in freezer
 
jul - wah! sam is chub wad! look at his thighs!! haha hubs and i are worried tt jacob's too chubby! we dun like chubby babies! now he looks ok and is even bigger than our neighbour's 10-mth old
 
cookiezz, kam, kris,
there's a cotton on outlet for kids at anchorpoint! next time we go for a quick lunch at ikea/anchorpoint, then can head there to get clothes for the kids. i bought a polo-t and a pair of berms for my toddler yesterday, but didn't have a chance to browse the entire shop. they have a lot of nice clothing for baby girls. saw a few cute t-shirts and some ultra dressy costumes.

flower,
woah, your boy drinks a lot of milk. 1.3l is almost double of my boy's intake, which is plus minus 700ml nowadays. don't get too stressed over his crying and inability to sleep through the night. i used to be very affected by my #1's poor weaning habits, eczema on the face, etc etc. sometimes when his eczema is wet with pus, i feel so guilty that it was me who passed the eczema to him. then i chanced upon some blogs belonging to children with special needs. i read already and all my problems suddenly seem so minor. learning about their ordeals enable me to appreciate my #1 more. yes he can't sleep through the night till 1.5 years old, yes he used to have an ugly face, blah blah blah. but he's able to walk, eat, drink, sleep, talk which is more than what a lot of other less fortunate children can do. then i learn to count my blessings.
 
sandwich - yah i saw! quite nice leh but jacob has quite a lot of clothes liao, so tt day hubs and i really have to pull each other out of the shop!
 
Hi everyone!

May God continue to bless you and your family with divine light, love and power that will bring much love, joy, peace, inner strength and overflowing abundance in your home.

Happy New Year!
 
<font color="ff0000">To all Sept Mummies &amp; Babies...HAPPY 2010!! and Cheers to the coming New Year! May it be filled with Joy &amp; Good Blessings from Above.
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heres another pic of my gal &amp; melissa's boy swimming side by side that day at hwa xia. (melissa, hope u don't mind me posting this photo)
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my gal really enjoyed the session, though i felt it was too short. after like 10 mins, the china lady kept asking me to take my gal out of the water, saying its her 1st time and not so good to swim too long. honestly i was quite irritated. she was having so much fun and wasn't fussing or crying at all. **grrrrrrrr**

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i'm soooooo damn sad.
My stupid new maid went to switch off my deep freezer. 80 over packs X 180ml of FBM all thawed.
how to finish within 24hrs.

I'm gg china wif hubby in mid of jan for biz trip... i need to wk extra extra X100 hard to store 4days of milk, 2L a day which means 8L.
then in march im gg japan for 2 weeks.... how to have enuf milk to feed all my children!! GOD please help me.
I 'm screaming inside.
 

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