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Pauline, my boy is super thumb sucker too lor. V jialat. Suck till red and sometimes crack. Tried giving him pacifier now but too late le, he totally rejects it. Can only try to distract him with things to stop him from sucking as and when see him sucking.
 


GG/Pauline, my boy is another thumb sucker too! last time he will change thumb to suck but now he oni sucks one partiular thumb till red,and crack too...that will bleed too!

we also said NO to him whenever we see himsucking...he willsuck when he is bored nothing to do and zzz time lor....
 
Gg, Manu, I resorted to wearing long sleeve pjs for her n tying up the ends. Used to let her wear the 'leg warmers' on her arms n let it dangle but she has learnt to pull them off. :p she has a hard callus on her thumb due to sucking n abrasion. :p
 
Ainsley: I n staying near temasek poly
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I think it's better to give pacifier then thumb sucking
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Any sahm??
 
HELLO MUMMIES!!! =)

It's been sooooo long since I find time (eat snake) to log in again. My daughter is already 15 mths old and the last time I was here was just before I popped!

I hope all is well with everyone here.
 
Lollipop baby: My #1 is in primary 2 and his schoolwork is crazy. =(
Was a SAHM till #1 was 17 mths old and will be SAHM again when I finished my contract next June. Sigh! How I wish it is this june instead....But maybe just nice lah coz by that time, #2 will be ready for nursery and I want to be there for her. =)
 
Halo mummies..

hmm... Times files. To think we juz popped then celebrate our little one 1 st birthday.

now going to pre nursery already. just enrol princess astri for her pre nursery next year. LOL..
 
hi mommies...got a nagging issue to check with u. mommies with facebook, anyone has Little Angel's Land in their contacts? this is my experience. ive been buying from this profile kiddy clothes and so far so good. recently, i ordered two pre-order items, one eta end march, the othe eta in may. so i decided to check on my order. i browsed and couldnt find the user. then i retrieved my past emails with this user, the profile no longer has a profile pic amd i cant click on the user nick to link to its page. im sure im not the only one buying from this user as i saw many had ordered tge same stuffs. so i was wondering anyone is in the same situation as me? i do not want to think the worse but it seem thst the person has deregistered..
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Anny: erm which nursery u enrolled?I m looking out for my princess too
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the centers around me is mostly childcare I m searching for playgroup.
Ainsley: mayb we can meet up go marketing/teabreak etc?
Fitti: I feel that is v worth it n meaningful 2stay at little one's side 2watch them grow b progress . Last time I m a full time working mum , missed out #1 growing stage .only during off day then can bring her out..
Now being a sahm mum coaching her work
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Hello, mummie, I'm sorry to just budge in like this, haven't been following the threads.

Our babies now should be about 15 months. Most of our children here should be walking?

My son hasn't show signs that he wants to walk. He can stand very well, do half squats, cruising and I'm sure he can walk IF he wants to.
The thing is, he is so spoilt by his grandparents, who carries him all the time, that he doesn't want to learn how to walk.

All he does is sit there, stretches out his arms and whine and they will scramble to carry him.

I tried telling them to ignore his whiny cries. My FIL understands but my MIL is an airhead. She once said 'want me to carry then I carry, then baby will be close to his grandma. (aka bonding. she mean bonding with baby)

ARHHHHGGGGGGG!!!! I am not that hard up about when baby will start to walk, I mean, I dun get parents who boost about their kids walking at 9 mths (so what?). But he is getting very heavy for me to carry!

Sorry, if my post is offensive, I meant the other way.
 
Hemmie: don't worry. It's normal for babies to take up to 18 months to walk. Practise with him by holding his hands and walking with him. Let him take his time.
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otherwise can surround him with those Haenim playyards and put a soft mat so when he falls, it's not so painful for the grandparents to watch!
 
Hemmie, nn was like this oso. Bt for her, I Tot she was Nt confident enuff to b on her own thou I knew she could. Then I tried to play games with her n make her laugh when she stands n jus lure her to take her 1st few steps, make funny actions n sounds so she tot its funny n kept walking. Lol.. N initially she only wana walk on her playmat with her shoes. she was more confident tat way. Then When she started to take the few steps, she could walk pretty well le.
 
Thanks mummies!

Congrats genesis!

I think wendy also pop already right? i saw sharyn leaving a FB msg that wendy's only a day difference from mine.

Managed to have some time now. have been in and out of hospital since delivery.. my newborn had fever on the day of discharge, and was admitted back to hospital for antibiotics treatment. I was rotating shifts with my hubby to look after my newborn. my poor hubby had a continuous stay of 10 days in the hospital. sigh..
everything is fine now, just have to monitor.

My elder one sleeps in the other room with my mum now, while my newborn sleeps with me.

has any of your bb starts talking already? my girl keeps shaking her head if i ask her to say something. very worried, as she may think its not necessary to communicate and refused to talk.
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but she can understand instructions leh..
 
Jaclee, glad tat everything is fine Nw. =) nn only know Hw to say a few words like mama, jiejie, Nehneh, thank you n cat. Bt still Duno Hw to pronounce correctly. Lol.. Bt dun worry, Einstein started talking at 4! =)
 
hello ainsley, calamari, me just ranting because I know he can walk IF he wants to but he refuses because life's too good for him. Stretches out his arms, whine, the grandparents will rush over and carry him from point A to point B. I witnessed yesterday, after grandma carries him when he whines, he points to the door. WTH?!

A few times, my helper (who don't carry him at all) watched out for him when I went toilet. He tried 3 gingerly steps but once I came out from the toilet, he promptly sits his butt down. So there you go, my helper witnessed his first steps. not me.

Today I plainly refused to carry him, just a while ago when it's time for his nap, I went to the bedroom and told him to follow me. He cried for a good 10 minutes wanting me to carry him before crawling in himself. Whatever i'm trying to do, the grandparents will undo everything when I go to their place for dinner later, SIGH.

I reckon he will not want to learn how to walk till very very very late. It's frustrating because he is very very heavy for me to carry all the time when we go out. (and yes, as a spoilt kid, he doesn't want to sit in his stroller)
 
Hi all mummies , don't worry
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my 2nd gal started walking at 18mths. I was so worried that time cos my eldest walks at around nearly11mths so I m wondering is my 2nd ok??
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hemmie,
try getting activity station that will interest him to stand up inorder to touch it. It helps and also act as support.
I got enyu this simple activity table -$39.90 after discount at isetan, that she got to stand up in order to press the music button.
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Bright-Beginnings-Poptivity-Table/dp/B00284CAXG/ref=sr_1_42?s=toys-and-games&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1299575424&amp;sr=1-42
Basically, hope this will make him feel he stand up will get to play things or explore new things, so he will be more interested to stand walk explore.

as for grandparents issue... sigh nothing we can do i think, they usually stubborn. Like my mom very funny, go supermarket we tell her not to let enyu develop this habit of touching everything. Sometimes she will take her hand &amp; touch eg. Tofu. Then sometimes she will say, "cannot touch beat beat ar" I think enyu feel so confused -.-
 
hemmie, u sound like u're describing my boy!!

I oso believe my boy can stand n walk if he wants to.. but he just refused. Will sit n whine, and crawl to follow me. But when I let him grab my index finger, he can stand and walk himself.. can even run ard to play ball with his daddy (while grabbing my finger). My mom said he's just not confident enuff. And I keep telling myself to give him time. But of cos, seeing tt most others can already walk at his age or even younger, I'm naturally worried..

and jaclee, my boy oso has very limited vocab. He can only say "da" (means Daddy), "ba" (means Bus), and "mum mum". Anyway, since ur girl understands instruction, I guess no need to worry too much. It's just up to them to want or dun want nia..
 
hemmie... try plonking him onto standing position in an open space w no support.. of cos b close by to jaga and encourage him to walk.. or if he cruises, position his supports further apart.. he will eventually walk n u'll haf a diff cause for headache! haa.. well tell his grandma it'll b sweeter if sam can run into her arms for a hug!
 
Ainsley, thought girls are supposed to progress slightly faster than boys.
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How is nn progressing at shichida so far? Heard from one mummy that it helps the child to focus better.

cayenne, my girl keeps shaking her head when I ask her to say mummy, daddy, mama, papa, etc.. Very stubborn character. Dunno whether it's because of cow baby or not..
 
Pauline, lollipop, try putting chilli on the hand or pacifier? Hee.. Heard cutting a hole in the pacifier also reduce the satisfaction of sucking the pacifier. I haven't tried that. But will want my girl to stop the pacifier habit when I finish my confinement. Now everything also cannot do. Sweat like mad. Weather so hot.

I dunno what I eat, suddenly my milk supply drops half. Can't pump out as much as the second week. Maybe I didn't have a good sleep at night.. But highly suspect it's my mum unknown herbal soup from the medicine hall that caused it. That unknown soup supposed to help in preventing backache and wind from going into the body.... Sigh.. Tell my mum abt this she not happy, now she say it's my massage that caused it.. Grr...
 
Jaclee, my boy babbles a lot of most of the words dun make much sense yet, except for car and cat. He also refuses to call mummy and daddy, will look away when I tell him to call mummy!

Hemmie, dun worry. They will walk once they want to or are ready to. Mine also suddenly like know how to walk and then wants to keep walking. When he was still crawling at 13 mths and his cousin was walking at 10mths, a lot of comments from relatives and I was Damm pissed. And mine was opposite as in mil keeps making him try to walk then say he lousy when he can't. I was so angry! I feel they should just respect the parents method.
 
jaclee, I think that is jus a general guide.. It is still up to individual's progress. They are only 1 year plus, take things slowly bah. =)
 
Jaclee: maybe I can share with u my experience. My girl spoke at 8 months old with words like Daddy. By 1 year old I would say she probably can speak about 50 words but her peers still could not say any. By 2.5 years old, her friends n her are the same liao, some I Shd say even wider vocab than her! So don't worry, doesn't mean talk early means u have a headstart. I'm sure she understands what u r telling her.
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in contrast Noah now only knows 6 words: daddy, mommy, jie jie, Elmo, no more, char (for chuggington). Otherwise just screaming away. :p
 
Calamari, u know I was so stunned that Kayla can say so many words by 16 months.
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Sometimes I think it's the way I talk to her, that was not interesting enough to make her talk. I can be quite boring at times, hubby also not really helping me to make things interesting.

Reason why I am worried because there is a history of speech delay or rather autism in our family .. I scared my kids will be affected.
 
BLue_Y, i ordered from Little Angel's Land before. If i'm not wrong, i remember i received an email from them saying their FB acct being deleted. I pm u their info.
 
Anyone already bring their bb to see a dentist? by right 1 yr old, we shld start bringing them right? Any kids dental clinic to recommend?
 
so vexed . . just saw sms from my mil. she went jb today dunno ask who or wat about family.. then now sms tell me bb name no good..previously the shifu choose bb name also her recommendation lor..now if really want to change name dun know troublesome or not.. like that I rather go find a proper shifu to select names.. haiz
 
wow.. suddenly out thread revive!

1) walking - agree it's more of confidence and environment. and yes, grandparents are not helping! haha. My dad also similar.. everything also give in to my boy! but they will eventually do it!
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2) Talking - i feel some bbies tat dun talk early is also becos they are a observer. so they keep their skills first and observe.. once they are ready.. prepare for the machine gun!

one funny thing - my boy called Elmo/bear first then calls papa/mami/gorgor/kaka! ARGH!! till now.. when i asked zay to call mami / kiss mami- he just stare at me. show him elmo - he immediately MO!! then go kiss him! faintz

Alicia - I started bringing my no1 to dentist at 2.5yo. :p well.. he is not afraid as well.. prior to the trip.. i read tons of dentist books to him! haha

I goes to http://www.thekidsdentist.com.sg/
recommended by my PD.

Alot of my frens go to GPA dentist (http://www.gpadental.com/services/kidsteeth.htm).

or even ur own dentist.. actually all dentist see kids.
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Finally u can go to the Student Dental Centre at Health Promotion Board Tel: 64353782 to make an appointment for preschoolers. Expect to wait for 3mths for appt but they are CHEAP N GOOD! (ard $15 nett only!! tat's 10% of those pte dentist)
 
hi mommies, any off the shelf medication to numb the ucler pain at throat?

my boy's ucler been there for more than a wk.. and it greatly reduced his appetite. he only drink 4oz within 11-15hrs..
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dun wanna drink water or solid food too.. how how?
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it pains me to see him hungry and cannot/dun want to eat/drink..
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Hi mummies,

Do your child wake up and play at night? My gal has been waking up in the middle of the nite to play for almost 3 hrs this week! But she naps 1-2hrs in day time only...I am so tired ...

Any suggestions / advice on this? thanks.
 
Hemmie,
I can empathize with u. Many a times it is not that we are eager to want our kids to reach the milestone but rather we know that they can do it but not given the opportunity and environment to do so. The over-concern and pampering from the grandparents are hindering the little ones’ learning and growing.

I quote another experience of mine.
Recently my boy has been refusing to pick up thgs that he has thrown on the floor particularly those that had gone under the table. Before, he would b very excited to try all ways to get them out. Ytd we found out the reason for his behaviour. Same thing happened so hb asked the boy why? N my boy actually replied “Kok Kok” (i.e. knock).
All these while my MIL has been picking up things he threw and if it went under the table, she will immed stop him from trying and exclaimed “Kok Kok”. This little and harmless action of hers has instilled fear into my boy. The boy refused to pick up the things for fear that he will get knocks. Tho it is juz a very small issue and I noe that my MIL did it out of concern and which grandparent doesn’t dote the grandchildren. But I do not wish my boy growing up to b a spoilt and pampered child who is always dependent on others.
I want to do something abt this.
But is it too early to teach our little ones to learn to be independent? Is it too early to start worrying?
 
Talking : Enyu also dun talk haha. Everything to her is ball ball. My breast, Tummy, her ball, balloon, Round shape, My mom (por por), Light bulb, street lamp etc - all BALL BALL!!!!
 
Snowpear, maybe you can teach your boy to sweep for things under the table using a long stick or umbrella. That way, he won't have any 'kok kok' and he will still find it fun to retrieve his things.
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Ivy, Raelynn has perfected 1 word 拿, everytime she wants me to take something from her, she will keep exclaiming 拿, 拿!
 
pauline,
that was exactly hw we have been teaching him and he find it fun too. But now, becoz of fear he is quite relunctant to do it anymore. I believe we could still influence him but I was juz thinking if I should start to worry seeing hw small little things could hv such great influence on him. I noe it is inevitable since I'm not the main caregiver.

Hey my boy say 拿 too, whatever he wants something. Ah ma has been speaking dialect to him. He can understand and pronounce words after her.
Im teaching him to count 1-5. He can say 2 after I counted 1. Now have to b mindful what n how we talk infnt of him. He is also parroting after us.
 
Is it gd to teach then to use stick/brolly to retrieve things?? O scare even more accidents then Kok Kok. :p

Actually I dun even encourage kids to throw things in the house.. And all the more not under table. If the kid did it, he either pick it himself(crawl n risk Kok) or too bad.. Toy is lost! like below sofa/divan bed. (after Tat then retrieve without kid ard)
 
Mtdt, not to deliberately throw things then retrieve them. But sometimes, balls or other toys roll under the table or sofa n their arms r too short to reach, can teach them how to overcome the obstacle n retrieve it. My gal has a sense of accomplishment when she managed to find n retrieve a toy. I think the biggest worry (at least for me) is that they will swing the stick or umbrella around n hit someone or something. Of course, like all forms of child play, adults still must monitor lar.
 
Ivy: yr baby is cute
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Think my princess is teething too , these few days cranky n refuses milk feeds
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Jasmine:mayb try not to let bb sleep so long in the afternoon n puts to sleep at 11pm
Jaclee: could it b yr breast have blocked duct ?? Try massaging with hot towel n drink a cup of hit Milo before expressing or feeding
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drink more fluid n juices.. Latch mire often see how or try the fenugreek tea??Don't b too stress rest more during confinement
 
Snowpear: Exactly! I am not concerned when he wants to walk, I'm complaining because he's too heavy for me to keep carrying.

Yesterday night, I told my MIL, want to carry then carry. If dun want to carry and he cried, let him cries and ignore, he will be okay. She says okay. My boy 'chut' his pattern again. At first, she shouted at him, NO, Cannot Carry, then after my boy screamed for a minute, the airhead turn around and said okay okay Grandma carry, at grandma house I carry okay.

I was like WTF. Next time, my son will cry louder AND longer to get anybody's attention. He is going to do that in public too. So angry that whatever I tell her nicely, she dun understand.

I know that grandparents dote on grandchildren but they must look at their own behaviour. I've seen a grandma shouting at a maid 'AY! TISSUE TISSUE!' when the kid drools or spit something at playgroups.

Ranting here because I like the anonymity (nobody here knows my family personally to take offence)
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I can only rant here as I cannot be rude to THE Mil right...
 
hemmie,
Is yr MIL the main caregiver?
My MIL helps to look after my boy. I will bring him home every night after dinner.

I've already given up hope trying to explain our concern to her. I've learnt to close 1 eye most of the time. But we will be taking things into our own hands soon. HB will help to look after the boy in the afternoon instead of whole day @ my IL's plc.
 
Hemmie, totally understand what u mean...I also have other issues with my in law n sometimes I tahan until I cannot be polite to them n I show them some attitude. No choice la some times I think we tahan until a certain limit to show our stand
 
ivy, mine also everything baba/balbal..

when he wants to pass me stg, he says "ummm, ummmmm" and get pissed off if i dun take the thing. everything he tells me to do he says "ummm ummmmmm" then gestured...

but one thing consistent is my son loves dogs. everyday look out of the window by himself in the living room (full length window) he spots a dog and will scream dadada excitedly and laugh..ask me to go see too..

he went thru a stage of preferring to hug his soft toys or other toys than me or daddy... but am glad now he's back to hugging me even with bits of food in his mouth, he'll rub his face all over me. it's messy, but i enjoy the hugs.. while they last and he decides to change again.

how do u guys brush your kid's teeth? i;e been cleanign his mouth sine he was born then bursh his teeth since he had teeth but recent months he refused to let me. always cry lik in deep pain..even though he's not, most of the time.
 
skinney haha same lah. umm ball ball baba emm. My girl love dogs and cats too. I think one day she go to my office see my 2 cats she will go crazy.

BTW remember we plan our 1st birthday for our kids? Which online US store u guys order ar. My gf trying to plan a theme party for her girl... i hope i can pass her info in time.
 
My girl also likes cats, dogs but her fav is food haaa.nonstop eating
Skinnybeenie : I bought those v soft toothbrush for infants n use little bit of toothpaste when she was Rouget after every milk feed I jus wipe her teeth with a clean , soft wet towel n so many teeth le brush every morning n every night b4 she zzzz
Sometimes parents in law r too protective Liao ...
 
Hi Dec mummies,
I'm not new to tis forum, my girl supposed EDD supposed to be 19 Jan but popped earlier than expected ..so was in btw...My gal is always a mth ahead of the others..

Hope to join u mummies here, I'm also looking out for playgrp ..anyone stay along the north area =p
 


lollipop, i used soft cloth for his gums and tongue since he was born, all along ok, then when he got his first few teeth, used soft brush from pigeon, also ok.. then now he's got more teeth, so graduated to pigeon soft bristles toothbrush.. FIGHT! aiyo.. he's got so many teeth.. lost count.. cuz he wun even open for me to see.. there're a lot insdie that is for suure..

i am a sahm, i agree a lot of grandparents are too protective.. and sometimes put down the babies?? cuz i put my son on a handbar and he held on with his hands then let go when he couldn't hold anymore..

one grandpa saw and also did it the same thing to his grandson who's a couple mths older.. when the grandson let go immed cuz din want to do it, he said "u r so lousy!!!" oh my god
 

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