For the past whole one month, Baby Chloe is not been sleeping well. She cried in the middle of the nights with her eyes closed. The frequency of her waking up crying is 3 - 5 times or once every hour starting from 1am until the next morning. Needless to say, there are two zombies who turns into Pandas in the daytime. *arrggghhhhhhhhh....It is so frustrating especially I have to force myself to wake up and get to work every Monday to Saturday. And every morning, i have the thought of not going to work! It is super duper TIRING. Since Baby Chloe's birth, I think I had only less than 5 times of full 8 hours sleep,and less than 10 times of full 5 hours sleep. It can be depressing sometimes, but whenever I look at Baby Chloe, my anger automatically switch to neutral mood and I tell myself that this is just a stage. Once it is over, I Will be fine. *sigh* What about my second/ third baby? Arrghhhh**** I have to start all over again? :P
Like I always tell myself, Time is the only solution for all these crying nights/sleepless nights. It will soon turn to normal once she learns how to distinguish and adapt to the day and night routine.
I am still wondering what makes my Baby Chloe cries every night? I don't think she's hungry. I can tell when she cries for hunger. It is definitely not because of soiled diaper. I consulted Dr. Patrick once, and he said Baby Chloe starts to have dreams and that makes her cry in the night. Somehow, this explanation is not convincing enough. How can Baby Chloe cries with her eyes closed 4 - 5 times every night for the whole one month, and I am sure how long it will last. I am guessing maybe she suffering from teething pain. But again? for one whole month? For whatever reason, I know I am not alone as I have surveyed a few mums, and the same happens to them too. BUT, It is not making me feel any better knowing that I am not alone!!!! I want a solution - *sigh* TIME IS THE ONLY SOLUTION which means??? WHEN ??????
I usually nurse her whenever she cries in the night, to and extent that sometimes Baby Chloe is overfed and she vomits. So, now I will pick her up first and swaddle her in my arms or with her favourite SARONG. I will make sure there is an interval of at least 3 hours if I really want to nurse her. Hahaha....Nursing her is the best way to comfort her while I still manage to rest a bit. If I have to get up to swaddle her, it means I have to be totally awake. I realised one bad thing about nursing her at night is that once she gets used to nursed in the night, and forever she will be asking for me, and it will get very difficult for her to wean off this habit. Especially, I have already the intention to stop breastfeeding.
It is already 6 months, and I have already hit my target. I am thinking to stop breastfeeding any time now. I enjoyed breastfeeding Baby Chloe, she is such an angel. Thinking to stop makes me feel a little guilty and pitiful. I know I shouldn't' be feeling this, and I should just follow what my heart tells me. Do my best, and there is no right or wrong.
Well, at this point of time, I will just leave it first until the tap becomes dry. Don't think too much! :P
May 29, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 23, 2009
Baby Chloe is 6 Months Old now!
Baby Chloe is already 6 months Old! It is definitely one part of my most joyous moment in my life. Seeing her grow every day, changing and learning every day is making me feel everything is so worth it.
Papa was so ecstatic when he saw Baby Chloe turning left and right with good hand support. In fact, My maid told us that Baby Chloe was able to turn since 2 weeks ago. Other than turning, she knows how to "manja" (seeking for attention), she would do all kinds of "Donald Duck" or "Robbie William" expression when she cries. Hahaha.... She started to do this about 1 week ago. Maybe it is still very new to us, and we actually find it very cute to see her cry like this. It shows that she knows how to demand for more attention and learning different facial expression. Good Thing! But the Bad Thing is that she's getting "spoilt" very soon. Whenever she cries, everyone would attend to her immediately. What to do?? Only Baby at home!!
Other than that, she started to kick (or swing??) her legs when she's happy. Hehehe..one more thing that makes Mama really really happy is that whenever Baby Chloe sees Mama returns from work, she would raise her hands as if she is asking for Mama to carry her. Also, when Mama asked for "Come, Bao Bao!" or "Come, Mama Carry!" She would turn her head towards my direction and reaches her hands towards me too. Yeah!!!
Baby Chloe's swimming schedule now is every Sunday evening. She had actually went into the pool since last two weeks. Wanted to blog it, but was thinking to blog it together with the video. *Sigh* Hi-Tech Equipment but no one actually make an effort to backup/save the memorable video.
"Papa a, if you are reading this, I would like to request for a Laptop too. So that I can transfer all the photos and video taken and keep it nicely for our future entertainment. I want a Mac Book Pro! Andrew told me is "not" so expensive, it is about RM9K." LOL "You pay and I will do the work!"
It is quite impossible for me to bring to my office to do all this personal things. Not so nice and it's not right too. Then, I can't do it at home as my existing laptop is not functioning properly, I can only switch it on with SAFE MODE. I have sent for repair many times, spent lots of money and it is still the same. I think it is the manufacturer's defect so I couldn't be bothered to repair it again. The repair cost might end up the same as buying a whole new laptop.
Oi? Why am I talking about laptop anyway? It's about my Baby!!!!!
MY BABY IS GROWING!!!
Papa was so ecstatic when he saw Baby Chloe turning left and right with good hand support. In fact, My maid told us that Baby Chloe was able to turn since 2 weeks ago. Other than turning, she knows how to "manja" (seeking for attention), she would do all kinds of "Donald Duck" or "Robbie William" expression when she cries. Hahaha.... She started to do this about 1 week ago. Maybe it is still very new to us, and we actually find it very cute to see her cry like this. It shows that she knows how to demand for more attention and learning different facial expression. Good Thing! But the Bad Thing is that she's getting "spoilt" very soon. Whenever she cries, everyone would attend to her immediately. What to do?? Only Baby at home!!
Other than that, she started to kick (or swing??) her legs when she's happy. Hehehe..one more thing that makes Mama really really happy is that whenever Baby Chloe sees Mama returns from work, she would raise her hands as if she is asking for Mama to carry her. Also, when Mama asked for "Come, Bao Bao!" or "Come, Mama Carry!" She would turn her head towards my direction and reaches her hands towards me too. Yeah!!!
Baby Chloe's swimming schedule now is every Sunday evening. She had actually went into the pool since last two weeks. Wanted to blog it, but was thinking to blog it together with the video. *Sigh* Hi-Tech Equipment but no one actually make an effort to backup/save the memorable video.
"Papa a, if you are reading this, I would like to request for a Laptop too. So that I can transfer all the photos and video taken and keep it nicely for our future entertainment. I want a Mac Book Pro! Andrew told me is "not" so expensive, it is about RM9K." LOL "You pay and I will do the work!"
It is quite impossible for me to bring to my office to do all this personal things. Not so nice and it's not right too. Then, I can't do it at home as my existing laptop is not functioning properly, I can only switch it on with SAFE MODE. I have sent for repair many times, spent lots of money and it is still the same. I think it is the manufacturer's defect so I couldn't be bothered to repair it again. The repair cost might end up the same as buying a whole new laptop.
Oi? Why am I talking about laptop anyway? It's about my Baby!!!!!
MY BABY IS GROWING!!!
May 20, 2009
Learning to Swallow
Starting from this week, I have told my maid to try to feed Baby Chloe with the Instant Rice Cereal. Till now, I do not really have the opportunity to see her finished the two scoop of rice cereal. However, my maid and granny told me that Baby Chloe finished the Rice Cereal and did not make any noise at all. Just that, Baby Chloe takes a long long time to finish it.
:( I was not the first one who see Baby Chloe consume the Semi-Solid food properly. Sad la! She was always showing me the "I Hate this food" face or acted as if she is gonna vomit the cereal that I fed her. Sigh, it is good that my maid is able to do it for me so that Baby Chloe is learning how to eat. Otherwise, I don't even know when is the best time for me to start feeding her spoon by spoon and make her learn.
The instant rice cereal is very convenient and minimal wastage. Once Baby Chloe can accept the solid food, I will start to cook porridge for her again.
I shall feed her this Sunday to enjoy another stage of motherhood!
:( I was not the first one who see Baby Chloe consume the Semi-Solid food properly. Sad la! She was always showing me the "I Hate this food" face or acted as if she is gonna vomit the cereal that I fed her. Sigh, it is good that my maid is able to do it for me so that Baby Chloe is learning how to eat. Otherwise, I don't even know when is the best time for me to start feeding her spoon by spoon and make her learn.
The instant rice cereal is very convenient and minimal wastage. Once Baby Chloe can accept the solid food, I will start to cook porridge for her again.
I shall feed her this Sunday to enjoy another stage of motherhood!
May 16, 2009
My Baby's Caretakers
What a coincident, after a series of complain of my maid in the afternoon, my dad suddenly praised my maid Novi & Rahir for being very patient with Baby Chloe as if he had read my blog/mind.
From his point of view, as long as Baby Chloe is in safe hand, everything else does not matter. In fact, I must agree that SO FAR, Novi & Rahir are taking good care of Baby Chloe. They always play with her, bath her twice a day, put her to sleep, feed her, carry her around, bring her walk walk within the house compound.
I am not sure how reliable is my father's word as he has the tendency of "BS" errr...ok ok....BULLSHITTING!!!! He is a famous for that too. LOL. He told me that he saw them taking care of Baby Chloe with lots of patient, and he also told me that Baby Chloe enjoys spending time with our maids. He was praising these maids so much so that I started to doubt my complains. Should I be even complaining when they are carrying out their job with their limited knowledge about babies?
Baby Chloe cries more when Hubby and I were at work. This comment is not just coming from my father, but My Granny and My brother who are always at home also make the same comment. :( Perhaps Baby Chloe prefers the maid more than her Mama or Papa, or perhaps she is trying to grab more attention from us knowing that we are her parent? Well, I guess Baby Chloe is the only person in this whole wide world who knows the answer to my PERHAPS.
Yes. My maids are taking care of Baby Chloe with patient. and Yes, they had performed a good job by feeding her on time, putting her to sleep adequately, and play with her excessively!!! Haha.... the word "excessively" appears not because I want to complain again. Her over excited afternoon had eventually resulted sleepless nights for Papa & Mama due to her dreams at night. Nevertheless, I don't think I want to stop them from playing with her. I do not want to set too many restrictions to my maid, all I want now is their responsibility of keeping my Baby safe and healthy. Education and Growth Development leave it to Mama to settle it whenever possible.
Ok! YES! I should be glad that my Baby has 2 very good caretakers. She is SAFE and HEALTHY! :)
From his point of view, as long as Baby Chloe is in safe hand, everything else does not matter. In fact, I must agree that SO FAR, Novi & Rahir are taking good care of Baby Chloe. They always play with her, bath her twice a day, put her to sleep, feed her, carry her around, bring her walk walk within the house compound.
I am not sure how reliable is my father's word as he has the tendency of "BS" errr...ok ok....BULLSHITTING!!!! He is a famous for that too. LOL. He told me that he saw them taking care of Baby Chloe with lots of patient, and he also told me that Baby Chloe enjoys spending time with our maids. He was praising these maids so much so that I started to doubt my complains. Should I be even complaining when they are carrying out their job with their limited knowledge about babies?
Baby Chloe cries more when Hubby and I were at work. This comment is not just coming from my father, but My Granny and My brother who are always at home also make the same comment. :( Perhaps Baby Chloe prefers the maid more than her Mama or Papa, or perhaps she is trying to grab more attention from us knowing that we are her parent? Well, I guess Baby Chloe is the only person in this whole wide world who knows the answer to my PERHAPS.
Yes. My maids are taking care of Baby Chloe with patient. and Yes, they had performed a good job by feeding her on time, putting her to sleep adequately, and play with her excessively!!! Haha.... the word "excessively" appears not because I want to complain again. Her over excited afternoon had eventually resulted sleepless nights for Papa & Mama due to her dreams at night. Nevertheless, I don't think I want to stop them from playing with her. I do not want to set too many restrictions to my maid, all I want now is their responsibility of keeping my Baby safe and healthy. Education and Growth Development leave it to Mama to settle it whenever possible.
Ok! YES! I should be glad that my Baby has 2 very good caretakers. She is SAFE and HEALTHY! :)
Mama wants to quit her job
There are too many news lately about death & injury of Infants in the care of Indonesian Maids and Babysitters haunting me as a Mama of Baby Chloe. Being a working mum myself, it is definitely a requisite to have a caretaker for Baby Chloe. Hubby and I had decided to hire an Indonesian Maid to act as the caretaker on behalves of Mama while I am working, and her name is NOVI which I had mentioned in my previous blog.
Certainly, Novi is not alone at home. There are two other Maids, my Granny and Three Dogs at home with her. Many told me not to worry so much as these maids will not do funny things when there are so many people around. However, I can't stop myself being paranoid whenever I see any redness or slight changes in Baby's body. The worse is, I can't confront her as I am very concern about the after effect of confrontation. What would happen to Baby Chloe if I enraged her. Will she try to do funny things to Baby Chloe to exert her unhappiness?? Gosh... these thoughts are killing me. So, most of the time, I have to suppress my anger towards her which makes me feel really really sad & stress.
My mum told me not to worry as my two younger sister and brother were taken care of a maid (Her name is Nida) too. Somehow, I feel the situation is a little different in my case. First, Novi is an Indonesian Maid not a Filipino Maid. Well, I am not racist, it is more like how their background will affect their personality and behaviour. Novi is definitely less educated compared to Nida. Nida can speak very fluent English and she is a very responsible lady. On the other hand, Novi has not injected much confidence in me about her capability of taking care of Baby Chloe. She does not posses a convincing personality. For instance, when I told her to wash a bathroom, naturally I expect her to wash ALL PART of the bathroom. But, it turned out the toilet bowl, basin were not washed, the mirror was not wiped, the glass panel which divides the shower area and toilet area where not even cleaned. Well, I heard her washing, but where did she clean? Perhaps, she just cleaned the FLOOR and considered it as DONE! Well, I do not blame her for the first time, so I make sure I will give enough instruction instead of "CLEAN THE BATHROOM".
Novi's cleanliness can never beat Nida. Novi cut her nail on the table where we prepare milk for Baby Chloe. Of course, We saw her and stopped her from doing it. This is personal hygiene, do I really have to go into this detail to instruct not to do so? Well, honestly I never see her doing it again after we told her not to.
She is not a person who knows how to treasure what she has despite that she is coming from a poor family background. How can someone who lives in the Kampung who went through the hardship of hunger (maybe her case is not so extreme) or rather limited food supply and not understand about Wastage. She has a very bad eating habit. She is very choosy in food, and she refuses to eat it if she doesn't like it even if it means she has to waste it. That's why sometimes, I feel it is so not worth it to bring her out for dinner because she does not know how to appreciate it. I also noticed her plate left with rice unfinished even though it is just a spoon. My god!! I cannot stand people who waste food like this. It is just a spoon, I would understand it more if you are saying half a bowl left, then I see no point forcing it if it is really making you uncomfortable. I couldn't take it any longer, so I explained to her how I feel about the karma of wasting food and not appreciating rice. Since that time, she made an effort to clean her plate with no rice left IN FRONT OF ME. Hopefully, she would do the same while we are away.
Another habit of her which also annoyed me is her lazy bones. When I brought her out for shopping, after a short walk, she would show her tiredness by shaking or rubbing her legs against one another. Of course, I personally feel she was not trying to show it to me, it was her inner self which lead her to perform these acts naturally. It annoyed me further when she actually SQUAD and rest in PUBLIC! I told her not to SQUAD, and again I don't see her SQUAD to rest since then.
Complain complain complain. Call me a complain queen. But I feel Novi's bad behaviour posses a major threat to Baby Chloe's development. I do not wish Baby Chloe to learn from her. I want to quit my job.
I have to admit that I am still a very very selfish person. I am so used to the freedom of spending, and I cannot lose my income. Unfortunately, Papa at this moment is not able to fill in the gap for me to quit my job as I am requesting a sum which Papa at the moment cannot afford. Other than income, I cannot imagine myself being at home every day and not expose to the working society. What would I become? A mother? A Fat Mother? A Fat and Lazy Mother? A Fat, Lazy & Depressed Mother? A Fat, Lazy, Depressed, Outdated Mother? Arghhhhh...
Come to a conclusion, it is still Mama's selfishness and irresponsibility; not Novi's bad behaviour. Baby Chloe's growth development definitely is not a concern to her, why should Novi be concerned? Baby Chloe is not her baby, not even a member of her family. As Mama, I am the mother of Baby Chloe and I have the responsibility of taking care of Baby Chloe and take care of her overall growth. *sigh*
I WANT TO QUIT MY JOB! *sigh*
What I can do now is to make sure whenever I am not working, I have to put 100% concentration in taking charge of Baby Chloe. Spend every seconds with Baby Chloe when I am not working. STRESS.......
JOB, INCOME, STRESS, BABY, TIME, FRIEND, FAMILY, MAID, HUSBAND....arghhhh.....What A Life!!!!!!
Certainly, Novi is not alone at home. There are two other Maids, my Granny and Three Dogs at home with her. Many told me not to worry so much as these maids will not do funny things when there are so many people around. However, I can't stop myself being paranoid whenever I see any redness or slight changes in Baby's body. The worse is, I can't confront her as I am very concern about the after effect of confrontation. What would happen to Baby Chloe if I enraged her. Will she try to do funny things to Baby Chloe to exert her unhappiness?? Gosh... these thoughts are killing me. So, most of the time, I have to suppress my anger towards her which makes me feel really really sad & stress.
My mum told me not to worry as my two younger sister and brother were taken care of a maid (Her name is Nida) too. Somehow, I feel the situation is a little different in my case. First, Novi is an Indonesian Maid not a Filipino Maid. Well, I am not racist, it is more like how their background will affect their personality and behaviour. Novi is definitely less educated compared to Nida. Nida can speak very fluent English and she is a very responsible lady. On the other hand, Novi has not injected much confidence in me about her capability of taking care of Baby Chloe. She does not posses a convincing personality. For instance, when I told her to wash a bathroom, naturally I expect her to wash ALL PART of the bathroom. But, it turned out the toilet bowl, basin were not washed, the mirror was not wiped, the glass panel which divides the shower area and toilet area where not even cleaned. Well, I heard her washing, but where did she clean? Perhaps, she just cleaned the FLOOR and considered it as DONE! Well, I do not blame her for the first time, so I make sure I will give enough instruction instead of "CLEAN THE BATHROOM".
Novi's cleanliness can never beat Nida. Novi cut her nail on the table where we prepare milk for Baby Chloe. Of course, We saw her and stopped her from doing it. This is personal hygiene, do I really have to go into this detail to instruct not to do so? Well, honestly I never see her doing it again after we told her not to.
She is not a person who knows how to treasure what she has despite that she is coming from a poor family background. How can someone who lives in the Kampung who went through the hardship of hunger (maybe her case is not so extreme) or rather limited food supply and not understand about Wastage. She has a very bad eating habit. She is very choosy in food, and she refuses to eat it if she doesn't like it even if it means she has to waste it. That's why sometimes, I feel it is so not worth it to bring her out for dinner because she does not know how to appreciate it. I also noticed her plate left with rice unfinished even though it is just a spoon. My god!! I cannot stand people who waste food like this. It is just a spoon, I would understand it more if you are saying half a bowl left, then I see no point forcing it if it is really making you uncomfortable. I couldn't take it any longer, so I explained to her how I feel about the karma of wasting food and not appreciating rice. Since that time, she made an effort to clean her plate with no rice left IN FRONT OF ME. Hopefully, she would do the same while we are away.
Another habit of her which also annoyed me is her lazy bones. When I brought her out for shopping, after a short walk, she would show her tiredness by shaking or rubbing her legs against one another. Of course, I personally feel she was not trying to show it to me, it was her inner self which lead her to perform these acts naturally. It annoyed me further when she actually SQUAD and rest in PUBLIC! I told her not to SQUAD, and again I don't see her SQUAD to rest since then.
Complain complain complain. Call me a complain queen. But I feel Novi's bad behaviour posses a major threat to Baby Chloe's development. I do not wish Baby Chloe to learn from her. I want to quit my job.
I have to admit that I am still a very very selfish person. I am so used to the freedom of spending, and I cannot lose my income. Unfortunately, Papa at this moment is not able to fill in the gap for me to quit my job as I am requesting a sum which Papa at the moment cannot afford. Other than income, I cannot imagine myself being at home every day and not expose to the working society. What would I become? A mother? A Fat Mother? A Fat and Lazy Mother? A Fat, Lazy & Depressed Mother? A Fat, Lazy, Depressed, Outdated Mother? Arghhhhh...
Come to a conclusion, it is still Mama's selfishness and irresponsibility; not Novi's bad behaviour. Baby Chloe's growth development definitely is not a concern to her, why should Novi be concerned? Baby Chloe is not her baby, not even a member of her family. As Mama, I am the mother of Baby Chloe and I have the responsibility of taking care of Baby Chloe and take care of her overall growth. *sigh*
I WANT TO QUIT MY JOB! *sigh*
What I can do now is to make sure whenever I am not working, I have to put 100% concentration in taking charge of Baby Chloe. Spend every seconds with Baby Chloe when I am not working. STRESS.......
JOB, INCOME, STRESS, BABY, TIME, FRIEND, FAMILY, MAID, HUSBAND....arghhhh.....What A Life!!!!!!
May 15, 2009
I am your Mama
Baby Chloe is getting very very naughty lately. She stops sleeping through the night for 2 months already!!!! Arghhh~~!! What is happening? Baby Chloe is making my world smaller and smaller. WORK, EAT & SLEEP are my only activities in life. Oh ya...taking care of her, playing with her is also part of my life now!
I am getting a little impatient lately with her WU NGA WU NGA! She is crying for attention, crying for entertainment, crying for someone to carry her, crying for someone to bring her for a walk, crying for the humid weather, crying for hunger, and crying for NOTHING!!!!! *Scratch head*
Sometimes, I even raised my voice and intended to stop her from crying. It works sometimes, but of course it doesn't work MOST OF THE TIME. She just cries, cries and cries. Arghhhh!! Mama has to let out my frustration here!!!!!
There is once in the middle of the night, she started crying. So, Hubby and I decided to ignore her. But she was so persistent that she cried for 1/2 hour and acted as if she was choked by her saliva. I immediately picked her up and she stopped crying instantly. Guess what? Stop crying is a good thing BUT the moment I picked her up and she looked at me then smiled at me with her legs kicking hard as if she was trying to say :" Haha, Mama, I WIN!" I was not angry BUT how can she be so evil. It is so difficult for me to describe how I felt when I saw my Baby smiling at me and stop crying in the middle of the night!!!! Angry?? No??? Happy ?? No Way? I was so SLEEPY... Cute? Amusing? Dunno......
BABY CHLOE, U ARE SO EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is sleeping at about 10.30 - 11.30pm. Then, she would wake up at about 4am and cry. Perhaps she is crying for hunger, because usually I will just breastfeed her and got her to sleep. Arghh....Tiring!!!!! Stuffing pacifier is no longer working anymore. She can differentiates between pacifier and nipple now! Arghhh......... Mama just want a good night sleep after a long day of work. Please be good!!!!
I am getting a little impatient lately with her WU NGA WU NGA! She is crying for attention, crying for entertainment, crying for someone to carry her, crying for someone to bring her for a walk, crying for the humid weather, crying for hunger, and crying for NOTHING!!!!! *Scratch head*
Sometimes, I even raised my voice and intended to stop her from crying. It works sometimes, but of course it doesn't work MOST OF THE TIME. She just cries, cries and cries. Arghhhh!! Mama has to let out my frustration here!!!!!
There is once in the middle of the night, she started crying. So, Hubby and I decided to ignore her. But she was so persistent that she cried for 1/2 hour and acted as if she was choked by her saliva. I immediately picked her up and she stopped crying instantly. Guess what? Stop crying is a good thing BUT the moment I picked her up and she looked at me then smiled at me with her legs kicking hard as if she was trying to say :" Haha, Mama, I WIN!" I was not angry BUT how can she be so evil. It is so difficult for me to describe how I felt when I saw my Baby smiling at me and stop crying in the middle of the night!!!! Angry?? No??? Happy ?? No Way? I was so SLEEPY... Cute? Amusing? Dunno......
BABY CHLOE, U ARE SO EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is sleeping at about 10.30 - 11.30pm. Then, she would wake up at about 4am and cry. Perhaps she is crying for hunger, because usually I will just breastfeed her and got her to sleep. Arghh....Tiring!!!!! Stuffing pacifier is no longer working anymore. She can differentiates between pacifier and nipple now! Arghhh......... Mama just want a good night sleep after a long day of work. Please be good!!!!
May 9, 2009
Yoga Baby
Accredition
1) Papa - for spending $$$ to buy the "HI-TECH" Digital Video Camera
2) Papa - for learning how to use HI-TECH Equipment and took down all the memorable moments
3) Mama - for asking a favour from Andrew Ah Gu to upload the video
4) Andrew Ah Gu - for helping to edit and upload the video
5) Baby Chloe - for being the STAR of the video
May 8, 2009
Jab Jab Day - 5 1/2 Months Old
Baby Chloe is behaving very well today, she did not give Papa and Mama any difficulty at all. Mama's GOOD Baby.
We brought Baby Chloe for a jab & Rotavirus. Everything was easily carried out with no fuss. :) Baby Chloe is not afraid of the needle anymore or perhaps I should praise Dr. Patrick for his skill.
Mama considered today's a good as I got many doubts cleared.
1. Why is Baby Chloe crying so much at night
Ans : Baby Chloe starts to have dreams now. So, Dr. Patrick advised not to play with Baby Chloe after 6pm to avoid nightmares.
2. Baby Chloe is attracting lots of mosquitoes.
Ans : Baby Chloe's skin is soft and easier to penetrate compared to Adults' skin. So, Baby tends to attract more mosquitoes than adult. Dr. Patrick advise to avoid Mosquitoes' prone area. Very pitiful to Baby Chloe.
3. Is it normal for the Mosquito's bite to stay for 2 weeks?
Ans : Yes, It is normal. Dr. Patrick recommended a cream to apply on the bite. It is called FOBANCORT cream - for the topical treatment of inflammatory dermatises where bacterial infection is present or likely to occur. How effective? Yet to know.
4. How come Baby is rejecting the semi-solid food?
Ans : It is absolutely normal. She is at the learning stage to wean so she might reject food other than milk. Dr. Patrick advise to take it slowly and start with rice cereal.
5. Is it ok to feed Baby Chloe's with Plain Porridge?
Ans : It is ok. Preferably to feed her rice cereal for a start. Rice Cereal has a fine texture which is good for weaning.
6. Blend the Porridge to smooth texture.
Ans : Dr. Patrick advises not to blend the porridge, otherwise Baby Chloe will not be able to learn how to consume solid food. It is best to cook it until very soft and yet there is enough substance for Baby Chloe to learn to EAT!
7. Instant Rice Cereal taste artificial
Ans : Yes, It is normal and there is no evident or case that instant rice cereal will harm babies.
8. Baby Chloe's rashes come and go?
Ans : It is normal to have rashes on her cheek especially at this stage which she drools a lot. The saliva causes the rashes. Just apply moisturizer to prevent dryness.
9. Why is Baby Chloe scratching her head all the times?
Ans : It is normal that Baby Chloe starts to scratch her head & pull her ears. *** I forgot to ask why :P ***
10. Why is Baby Chloe's fart and poo so smelly? - hahaha- Papa asked this question.
Ans : Dr. Patrick said the smell issue is very individual. Poo & fart are not suppose to smell good anyway. (LOL) Then, he continued, PERHAPS is from what Mama has eaten which had passed to Baby Chloe through breastmilk, for instance, beans, petai etc etc. BUT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE SMELLY POO! (*muahahahah*)
Ans : It is normal that Baby Chloe starts to scratch her head & pull her ears. *** I forgot to ask why :P ***
10. Why is Baby Chloe's fart and poo so smelly? - hahaha- Papa asked this question.
Ans : Dr. Patrick said the smell issue is very individual. Poo & fart are not suppose to smell good anyway. (LOL) Then, he continued, PERHAPS is from what Mama has eaten which had passed to Baby Chloe through breastmilk, for instance, beans, petai etc etc. BUT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE SMELLY POO! (*muahahahah*)
11. General (5 1/2 months old)
At the stage, Baby Chloe should be able to coo, gurgle, chuckle, imitade our expression, pull Papa's glasses, Grab everything and put into her mouth. She should be able to turn and sit with support.
OVERALL, BABY CHLOE IS VERY HEALTHY! *Happy*
May 6, 2009
Bellamy's Organic Baby Rice Cereal
I bought this from KLCC Cold Storage, and this is suitable for Infant from age 4 months and above. The price should be +/- RM10.00. This Organic Baby Rice is cooked and dried into very small & fine flakes, it is an instant meal where I do not need to go through the process of cooking. Plus, the good thing about Instant Meal is that there is less wastage as compared to those raw one.
Ingredient:-
2tsp Bellamy's Organic Baby Rice
8tsp Water/Breastmilk
Steps:-
1. 2tsp of Bellamy's Organic Baby Rice mix with 8tsp Water
2. Stir to reach smooth texture.
3. Then, FEED!
Hahaha..It's so simple.
However, I tasted it and I didn't like it. My mum said this is Baby Food, all babies take this kinda taste. It has an artificial taste that I do not how to explain in words. Well, it is nutritious and it is ORGANIC.
Maybe I will try to add in Banana Puree or Apple Puree to make it taste better next time.
May 5, 2009
Carrot & Rice Puree
1/3 stick of Carrot
2 cup of water
1tbsp of Jasmine Rice
Steps :-
1. Peel the Carrot Skin and rinse the peeled carrot. Cut into small pieces.
3. Wash the Jasmine Rice and put in the Crockpot with the 2 cups of water.
4. Add in the Carrot pieces into the Crockpot.
5. Slowcook for 3 hours
5. Blend the Carrot Porridge using the Electric Blender to reach smooth texture.
I tasted it and it is actually quite nice. Baby Chloe managed to eat one tablespoon only, and Mama finished up the balance. OMG! I don't want to be the DBKL (Rubbish Collector)! No way!
Hm? But how to prepare such small amount of puree with no waste? Unfortunately, mum said I cannot reserve the remaining for the next day as it might cause gasy stomach if Baby Chloe consumed the leftover. So, better Mama be the DBKL la!
Baby Chloe is still learning to accept semi-solid food other than Milk. She's still not eating properly therefore it is not considered as ONE MEAL. At this time, it is still at trial period. I can't wait to introduce more and more food to Baby Chloe so that she can absorb different nutrients from all kinds of food.
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