hello mommies.... arghghgghgh... i was typing a long post to the different mommies, and my house decides to SHORT CIRCUIT.... all wiped out [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]
can't really remember what i wrote liao, sob.
Dbaby, Roz, dec mom - thanks for the reply regarding BP purchase defects. it's only a dollar but i guess for me, it's a matter of principle as to whether the seller is honorable and reliable or not. still waiting for her reply.
Mango, Amuro - SAME..... my elder girl has been VERY manja lately.... sigh.... feeding time is a battle, naptime also a battle... buay tahan. with my mom, she very cooperative, but with me, SUPER MANJA.... so tiring sometimes.
thank God my no.2 is very good. i'm so grateful.she can sleep on her own and entertain self in cot til she falls asleep (thanks too to the FP cot mobile that never fails to fascinate her). such a different ballgame from her jiejie. i recall with no.1 when she was young, also need to be rocked, carried, pat, etc to sleep.
honestly, i find 2 of the most sensitive issues with babycare are SLEEPING and FEEDING... (ops i seem to be using cap too often hor).
feeding was not a big issue for my no.1, but sleep was. she cannot fall asleep on her own and i remember that time i kept blaming myself for being a lousy mother, cannot train my baby to sleep well, self-soothe etc etc. really had issues with my mothering ability and worried that my baby couldn't so-called 'self-soothe'. and especially when my friends who seem to have babies who would fall asleep at the drop of a pin. made me feel lousy lousy lousy.
now with no.2, either i've learnt my lesson and am doing it better, or simply because baby's temperament is different, or both, no.2 easier to manage. thinking back, all those times of self-blame was really unnecessary, although it's hard to eradicate. even now, sometimes i still struggle with no.2's sleeping. not because she cannot self soothe or sleep on own, but because she chooses to manja with me around. so mommies, pls don't worry about all these "self-soothing" business. your child will eventually learn to do so. and every child's sleep patterns are also different. don't compare and as a result feel bad about it, ok? must remind oneself to relax and chill, and enjoy those moments while they last. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]
lease count me in although my boy might nt be 6 mth yet since he is nw 4 mth 2 weeks only 
