(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs

<font color="119911">rach</font> ok, I try. But most of the time, there's a lot of milk in it. I've been trying to train it for dayssssss already lor...but ok la, I better not complain too much. Beats having to stress out over lack of milk.
 


kris &amp; sandwich
wow! your baby sure eats a lot! my girl only takes abt 1-2 tbsp and sometimes can't even finish. should i be thankful she's such a small eater? haha.. but then quite worried, she;s only 6.5kg at 5mths old, seems much lighter then a lot of the other sept babies here.

Happy Birthday Princessxiaomei!

i'm so tired!
last night my gal woke me up at 3am, 4am and finally at 6am! 1st time i think was wet diaper (which wasn't THAT wet also), 2nd time she flipped to her belly and couldn't flip back and got agitated..3rd time, she flip to belly again and this time woke up eyes big big smiling at me. i nearly wanna pull my hair out. my hb is outta town for 1 wk. never quite realise that the extra 1 hr of sleep i get in the morning (he feeds the 1st feed before going to work) and takes baby off my hands for abt 1hr after he come back from work is so important to me. plus these 2 days baby waking up at odd hours, i'm really getting baby overload... going a bit crazy already.
 
highchair
any mommies bought highchair for baby already, since gonna start solids soon? any lobang or tips on which brand/type to get? where can i find good prices for highchairs ah?
 
Cosleep n latching at nite>

I read Xiaowei post before entering my PD's room cuz was there for jab. Surprisingly, my PD begs to differ.

He says co sleeping is alrite n if the baby wanna latch at nite, just let her be. She wants mummy n there's nothing wrong.
It's a good problem. He says when the time comes, she won't want u anymore already...

I was ...... N HB was.. See?? I told u it's okay...
>.<"

so I guess different PD has different opinions n I asked if I shld just let her lead n decide how I shld care for her n he says YES!

I'm seeing Dr Koh frm AMK SBCC..

Anyway..he's shifting to Mt A with Dr Ong n Dr vella. Opening their own clinic...
 
Kiki> think some mummies were recommending IKEA's high chair. Cheap n good enough..

My HB believes in spending time as a family when he returns.. He expects me to be ard when he's playing with Rayanne. I told him many times before can't u play with her n he'll reply can we spend time together as a family n play with her together?

I tried telling himbi already spend whole day with her can't I have some me time n he'll feel I'm more interested in wrapping my stuffs n doing my BP than spending time as a family... >.<"

how to let him understand??
 
rach, think there is no perfect way to it lor...guess it's good for baby to find comfort, but if they keep waking up also lack sleep. dr said no good leh, baby should sleep thru the night liao le...... mummy also will lack sleep...
only whether we mummies can tahan the lack of sleep if baby keep waking up...
wah seems like can continue to 1.5years, so scary ah..alamak
me already getting v agitated over this leh...so i understand kiki n others feelings....lets jia you and hope for better nights =)
 
Jolimilk> depends on how serious la.. Rayanne will only wake up like once at 3am or plus minus that timing sometimes.. Not every nite.. Sometimes yes sometimes no.. Guess because I'm not working yet so doesn't affect me that much..

N if she cries.. I'll carry her frm cot to bed.. Latch n I'll fall asleep.. She will drink till she happy m she'll fall asleep too..

I'll wake up few hrs later m my breasts still exposed de loh..
Den keep me breasts n continue to sleep till her next feed..

So she'll sleep in her cot for 2-3hrs before she actually wakes up...

I left home without pacifier today n she dun wanna sleep.. Had a tough time man.. Finally went to buy a pair of NUK silicone n she fell asleep on 30sec after pacifier popped in.. She keep weh weh the moment I put her into stroller man.. Carry till chiu sng Lo...

Finally pacifier saved my arms.. Now she's sound asleep.. Heh...

I realized starlight version of pacifier has different covers than normal ones... The teats also different.. It's silicone.. I used to buy latex ones.. But since gonna use bottle for drinking soon I bought silicone Lo.. Nicer colors also.. Lol...

Paige, the ones I give u can use huh??
 
babies waking up at nite> i agree the fastest way to coax baby back to sleep when dey wake up is by latching, but can u imagine doing tat for dunno how long? for me, i do the do not feed baby method, and my effort paid off in 3 days. since tat 3days, i nv need to wake up to latch my boy anymore. n seldom he ever wakes up in de nite now too

jolimilk> keke. can try to cut down on supply le leh. now hor, when babies starts solid, de amt dey drink gradually drops quite abit. having to store too much milk is juz a waste of milkbags eventually.

rach> keke. in de end u oso use pacifier, shuld have made ur life easier, n used it earlier? =p n ya, de pacifier does work wonders
 
Michelle> all along I got use ah.. Used since 1 mos old leh.. Today left home forgot to take!!! So tortured my arms..

Glad thy Rayanne is finally 7.2kg. Minus clothings shld be 7kg nett.. Hehe... Dunno why yest I weigh carrying her only 6.6kg.. Lol
 
Michelle:
my 19-month old gal likes to climb up n down, when comes to feeding she wants to eat herself but is very messy, really need to give her a lot of attention.
 
Hey all... just a query.

Marc seems very restless once it comes to the night. I'm honestly wondering if he's beginning to teeth but wonder why he's only screaming after 630pm.

Help pls??!!??
 
rach
ikea highchair like very small... wonder can use till what age? was thinking something that can last longer for abt 3 yrs maybe?

hey at least u got your mum around to help u! yeah..i guess we all need some me time. my hb hor...actually his way of spending time with baby is carrying her while he play computer game! *faint* sometimes i can't help but have to nag him. :p

jeni, gerald
your baby also starting to be difficult huh? maybe they're all really teething!
 
kiki
Alot of restaurants also using ikea high chair, and my 2.5 year old gal still fits in it fine. She likes to sit baby chair when we dine out.

Ya, my gal super big eater sia. She's now 5 months 3 weeks and weighs 6.9kg.
 
Rach
I got the teething tablets liao...asking my maid to try it on my gal tonight if she fusses
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thanks!
 
kris
oh..can still fit at 2.5yrs old? but i was looking at the tray, its fixed one rite? is it difficult to put baby in and take baby out? coz the proper baby highchairs the trays are adjustable and slidable as the baby grows.

similac FM stage 1 transition to stage 2
if i remember correctly, my PD said to mix both FM half half each for each feed. is this the correct way ah? any mummies feeding similac knows can advise?
 
kiki
i think the tray should be removable bah..coz i don't remember there being a tray for those high chairs at restaurants. not too sure also

but in my opinion, if you want a high chair that lasts, might want to get a better one like the one jenifur is using. the ikea one looks flimsy, and light, so when baby is older and knows how to rock, i scared the chair will topple. just what i think
 
<font face="Comic Sans ms"><font color="0000ff">Ikea High Chair</font>

I've problem getting Josiah &amp; Janelle's legs into the chair when dining outside. But what I HATE most about the chair is e legs. Ppl always trip/stumble over it. Happens so often when my children are in it. They will get startled or spill their food
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Another thing is belt. Doesn't keep the children in @ all.. once they are active, you will need full 5-point safety harness.</font>
 
jenifur
my hb likes the jane activa convertible high chair, but i don't really like it, find it a bit too bulky! my preference is a baby high chair then when she's of age (no need highchair already), buy a separate child's table and chair for her. actually babies need to sit in highchair till what age ah??

today my girl didn't want to eat her cereal meal. not sure what happened. she eat abit then kept spitting it out. previously was ok leh. do babies go on cereal strike too?! *stress*
 
BAWWWLLLLL...!!!!!!!!

sam fell from my bed n crashed face first on the floor. my bed frame is the higher than usual type plus mattress also 14inch thick. poor sam *sob sob*

i left him on the bed n went into the bathroom to wet a hanky to wipe his puke. stupid mummy. who gives a **** abt some stupid puke n rash when bb might die from a fall. argh! i m overwhelmed by my stupidity

i heard a loud thump n rushed out of the bathroom n sam was lying facedown on the floor. i snatched him up just when he started crying n rocked him n sang n comforted him. brave boy stopped crying after 5min, but then i started crying after the immediate crisis was over n i think he was so shocked he started crying again, so i forced myself to stop crying too.

sam has a red nose like rudolph now. n a bump has developed on his forehead
 
kris
oh yes yes, the ikea highchair tray is removable. what i meant was its fixed as in cannot slide to make more space when taking baby in and out.
 
<font color="119911">JUL</font>
Oh no! Hope Sam is ok. Must monitor closely cos he hit his head. Dun blame yourself, u didn't expect this to happen but we have to be more careful with our bb now cos they are getting more mobile. The other day, I left Ian on the bed (side near to the wall) and went to the toilet, when I came out, somehow, he was tummy down at the edge of the bed with 1 leg dangling out! Luckily he decided that position is comfortable and stopped moving. Now I always put him in his cot.
 
<font face="Comic Sans ms"><font color="0000ff">KiKi</font>

Ya, I didn't like it @ 1st. DH was e one who loves it. But I got bot over lah.

Think how old is depending on e parents. Janelle who is 4yo is still using e high chair if Josiah is not eating together on the table.


<font color="aa00aa">Jul</font>

*hugz* Dun blame yrself.. you didn't want that to happen too. Sam will be ok... our baby are more sturdy den we think.

Monitor him, make sure he doesn't puke or appear listless...</font>
 
<font color="dc143c">Jul</font>

ouch! please monitor and see if Sam has other symtoms... i know what u meant.. i felt like shit when Rayanne fell 2 weeks ago...

But thank God she was okay... its not ur fault entirely... but we really need to watch them now that they have learnt to be more mobile..

i never dared to leave her alone on the bed for more than 3 sec now.. even if she will cry, i'll put her into the cot while i settle my stuffs and come back for her...

Pray Sam'll be fine..
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<font color="dc143c">CLOTH BOOKS for 0-36mths</font>

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/3652342.html?1267028341

I'm asking the seller if we can have a cheaper price.. anyone interested?

Seller has not responded yet.. but this BP is closing on Sunday. If interested please look thru first and KIV ur orders.. once she gets back.. I'll collate.. :p
 
<font color="dc143c">Happy Bellies Cereal, Puffs &amp; Melts</font>

Mummies, I'm collating a spree also..
if anyone keen or missed cookiezz's spree, please PM me for the order form.

thanks..

closing date: 28th Feb 2010, Sunday 9pm.
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Jul, just monitor him and see if there are anything out of the norm. Honestly at least for my own experience, all kids will encounter a bad fall and a hospital stay at least once in their kiddo days. So don't blame urself about it k? I'm sure Sam will be fine.
 
<font color="aa00aa">Kiki</font>
Thanks!! :)

Few nights my boy make me wake up every 1 hour 2 hours leh.... my eyes were -.- when he woke me up! Now he wakes up every 2-3hours for milk at NIGHT!!! It's really wierd.. he seemed to be very hungry.. and he's really very very active!! I'm really curious in how much he drinks each feed especially his night feed which can take him 40-80mins!

<font color="aa00aa">Stephanie Goh</font>
Thankss thanksss.... :)

<font color="aa00aa">rach</font>
Thank yoU! Initially i wanted to pump and let my mum feed so that i can aim to start work in january.. i even went for interview twice with zander in my sling lor... but end up i got to turn down the job offer because my nephew (whom already taken care by my mum since he's born) faces some problem in school and daily life... and my mum cant really help me look after my boy. No choice, i have to sacrifice in a way for the sake of my son! And since i never work, i didn't pump. My pump never even open ceremony before loh... all still in the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hardly buy clothes for myself but it's because CNY then i buy loh.... then i scare i cannot wear bottoms mah so must try.... hahaa.... end up i zip up that time kiap my own skin! tmd! so painful... hahaa....

<font color="aa00aa">xiaowei</font>
Thankssss!! Haha... I never celebrate with my in laws one... for 10yrs they know me, they don't know when is my birthday and never bothers when is my birthday....

My baby cry when waking up at night leh.... and my hb won't wake up when it happened.... so i'm still the one waking up to settle him!!! And most of the time, my hb is sleeping in camp or forest while i am back at my mum's place... so it's as good as i'm the one looking after baby every min every sec except for the time i go pee/poo/shower. Or else everywhere i go, surely can see this fatty koala bear clinging on to this walking tree! wahahaaaa.....

If i leave him alone or pat him to sleep, its totally useless cos he really seemed to be hungry.. he can drink for 15-20mins leh..... i dont know what to do also... but i keep telling myself... nevermind its okay... i must learn not to complaint when he loves to drink my milk.... cos once he starts on semi-solid food, he might not drink that much liao and i will miss the moment with him! So i must treasure and dont complaint so much... But indeed it's really super duper tiring...... especially when he wakes me every 1-2hours.... -.-"

<font color="aa00aa">sandwich</font>
THANKS!

Hmmm but that time he slept through for about 5-6hours leh.. now back to 2-3hours that kind... at times 1-2hours!!!!!!!!!!

<font color="aa00aa">jolimilk</font>
THANKS.. i didn't see my fil since sunday! wahahaaa... hb bz = no need see fil = Hip hip hooray!

You can still wake up and online.. my eyes just can't open lor.... and few times i wore his pants upside down!!!!!!!!!! wahaahhaaaa...... and every morning when my hb goes to work, he will see flying diapers on the floor.... because i am really very tired and once i change him, i throw the diaper in the bin .. but always aim wrongly.. so end up all on the floor! waahahaa.. luckily all full of pee not poo one!!

<font color="aa00aa">Pamelia</font>
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

I will have a break from fil whenever i dont go home! Hahahaa... like i mentioned above, he doesn't bother and care when is my birthday... he obviously know when is my lunar birthday cos he took my 8 characters for wedding date, baby's name, shifting date to new house... but he simply cannot be bothered when is my birthday every year lah.... somemore he so meow meow one... CNY also never give me angpao lor.... LOL! -.-


<font color="aa00aa">jul</font>
sayang sayang! Hush hush!!! You must be extremely upset.. if i am you, i would be crying buckets too!!! Monitor him ok!!!! Cuddle him kiss him much more....... hope he will be fine! poor boy!!.... don't blame yourself anymore ok! nobody wants our babies to fall down!! MUACK!
 
rach> oo. tot u were de one who told me dun use pacifier tat time =p keke. think i remember wrongly =p

waiwai> keke. tat day i was telling hubby. 5mths old so excited to eat, everything we eat, he wants. when he reach 18mth old, we got to chase them with the food -_-

teething> possible, cos my boy gets better now tat i started feeding him the teething tablets. used to sleep thru de nite, den tat time suddenly keep waking up. after de teething tablets, nv wake up le
 
Rach,
I keen on the cloth book. Let meknow if u r ordering

Cereal
MIL feed my gal cereal yesterday mornng using my boy's one. Happily she told me she want to eat but after that rejected BM the whole day. End up only took 5 bottles instead of the usual 7.

Last nite told her that cereal got milk content thus is sweet.BM not sweet, of course reject lor. futhermore, the way she make cereal also weird. Pour in hot water to the cereal, then add BM. Faintz.

Initially wanted to start the cereal when she turn 6mth which is 3 weeks later.
 
Connie>
seller gotten back. She give $3 lowest per book for every 20 ordered... No lower price. So I think we can collate 20 on our own based on our location so that it's easier for collection..

YISHUN MUMMIES>
anyone wanna share the cloth books?? then we can get at $3 per book..
 
Jen> just to share my Lucky vitamins experience.
I ordered the teething tablets.. It came n fill 25% of the box. The other 75% was bubble wraps!!!!!
So idiotic Lo.. But I dunno is just this time or they always ship like that.. Can cry Lo...

Could have ordered like 100 packs n fill that box man.. I ordered only 23packs...
 
<font face="Comic Sans Ms"><font color="0000ff">Rach</font>

Oh..I bot vitamins from them a few times.. so far ok leh. Think prob my vitamins r quite bulky bah. The box size is standard so really hv to fill it up or else you will be paying for air.

I wana get from HappyBaby direct but then after adding in the ground shipping.. price is still more ex. Only can match if you order alot</font>
 
Jen>
oh ok ... Then maybe the tablets really very small Lo..
Sigh...

I'm sourcing out cheaper alternatives for the happybaby too..
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jenifur
oh...u started a spree on happybellies? i don't know if i wanna join your spree because my girl seems to be rejecting her cereal. but my happybelly is running low, left about 1/3 tin only. when do u think you'd be ordering and takes how many wks to arrive in sg? but i'm also wondering if i should change brand. i wanted to ask u if u wanted to join in to get healthy times instead? thought i wanna try another brand see if she will want it more or not. *stress* i think i got a picky eater on my hands!
 
<font face="Comic Sans Ms"><font color="0000ff">Rach</font>

Cheapest from the reputable seller is Amazon lor but their packaging really sucks big time. I ever gana GST b4 bcuz of e stupid packaging.


<font color="aa00aa">KiKi</font>

I thought she was ok with the cereal? Is it the texture? U wana try mixing in puree to enhance the taste? I'm giving Jed Japanese Sweet Potato puree w ceral tis week. I can spare you some if you wana try</font>
 
kiki> i give my boy cereal for 3wks, liaos. scare he got bored of it, so i went to buy heinz apple juice n mix it with cereal. keke. he loves it. u might wanna add some fruits or so to de cereal so it taste abit sweeter, den he'll take it, but after tat need to give more water lo =p

but i'm not giving him cereal with fruit juice everyday la. maybe every 2wks of plain cereal, den i'll give him 2days of fruits cereal.

now i oso started asking his infant care to give him deir "hm-made" cereal. yesterday he took 1tablespoon of it, dey say will slowly increase his amt =p hope this way he'll love sch more?
 
jenn> will sweet potato cause wind? hubby refuse to let me give potato n sweet potato, cos he insist these 2 fruits will cause wind in baby -_-
 
jenifur, michelle
i tried mixing in the organix puree i bought for her leh... she doesn't want.
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i've been wasting so much cereal actually, tried making more watery she don't want, tried maybe thicker, she also don't want, mix puree in also don't want, just mix with water she also don't want! *cry* and still drinking 100-120ml milk per feed! stress man. recently she managed to gain half a kg in about 2.5wks. so afraid she lose back the weight again.

jenifur
thanks for the kind offer.
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i think i wanna try carrot puree, gonna go buy carrots to make puree later. read the book, they say carrots are sweet so most babies like them. hopefully she likes! ytd, i went to look for avocado at Cold Storage, but couldn't find any. where can i get avocado???

michelle
how much water do u give after cereal feed? my girl likes to drink water leh, but i don't dare to give her too much. when i feed her water through the bottle she suck and suck very hard! i actually have to pull it out quite forcefully to make her release her suction. but when she drink milk hor...doesn't suck as hard! *stress* so worried she's not getting enough nutrition for proper growth!
 
<font face="Comic Sans ms"><font color="0000ff">Michelle</font>

Huh... I didn't know that sweet potato causes wind?? I just know that it's ranked as the "number one healthiest vegetable". It's excellent source of vitamin A and a very good source of vitamin C and manganese. It also contain vitamin B6, potassium, iron, copper, and dietary fiber.

I give sweet potato v often to my children. Jed has taken it for 3 days, today will be 4th day.. so far so good. I'm not so much into Potato as it doesn't match up terms of nutritional value.

e Chinese Physician @ Yu Guo also nv mention anything when I mention Jed is taking sweet potato


<font color="aa00aa">kiKi</font>

No problem. You live quite near me so can share share the frozen puree too. I always prepare alot as Josiah still takes cereal in the morning w puree so can always spare you some.

Make sure you clean the carrot throughly &amp; don't use the cooking water to mix with your puree ya.

Causeway Point Cold Storage has avocado, I just saw it last week. NTUC has it too. </font>
 
<font color="dc143c">Kiki</font>

Avocados can be found in NTUC..
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Mmm.. i think i read the First Foods.. Avocado to be introduced after 9 months i think... i know its not for 6months.... but i may rem wrongly..let me go check..hehe..

I just put carrot into my rice cooker too...
Rayanne rejected cereal for 2 days also...
And before that she always not enough..
last 2 days i made 3 heap spoonfuls...and she dun want at all!! grr...waste my cereal...

so i'm gonna mix carrot into the cereal today and give her later.. hehhe.. :p
 
<font face="Comic Sans ms"><font color="0000ff">Rach</font>

Avocado can be intro from 4 or 6 mths onwards. It's 1 of e best 1st food to start baby due to it's smooth &amp; creamy texture &amp; best of all don't need to cook
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Some book/web will recommend starting carrots after 7th/8th mth due to nitrate issue. But just wash properly &amp; dun use e cooking liquid or get organic carrot will solve e issue</font>
 
jenifur
i was at causeway pt cold storage ytd leh...couldn't find it. where is it? shd be at fruit or veggi section rite? i was thinking avocado is easier to prepare then carrot... :p since no need cooking! lazyme. haha..

rach
the top 100 puree say avocado can give at 6mths leh.
 
oh...i also saw the heinz rusk biscuits, the box says for 4-6mths. feel like buying that for my girl to try. any mommies tried that before? but i think not organic though.
 


<font face="Comic Sans Ms"><font color="0000ff">KiKi</font>

It's on e left side, at the chiller shelves, together w those organic veg.</font>
 

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