23 November 2010

Gold Digging?

It triggered me suddenly to write this post after I've read my friend's shoutout post on his facebook. We both encountered the same dilemma with our child especially when we find our babies wheezing with his her nose filled with mucus!!

I for one couldn't stand the sight of the slimy irritating thing that lingers in the hole of my baby's nose. I had to dig it out, I must! I have to! Especially with the wheezing sound coming from my baby's breathing, it triggered my instinct to just do anything to make him breathe better. So bring on the cotton bud & torch light!

I have no idea how to make the mucus get out of the hole. I was told there is some kind of a nasal sucker which you can buy from baby stores. Some even told me, save the money & just suck the mucus out with your mouth! Ewww??!!

What's the right method?

The dr said leave it till it comes out on it's on. I'd say dig it out if it's just outside the surface and do not do the 'treasure-hunting' style! It will only hurt your baby even more!

So to all mommas pappas outthere, what is your suggestion?

22 November 2010

Freedom After 30days!

What do you do when you are given your well deserved freedom after having endured long 'heavy' months of carrying a child & another long 30 days under confinement where you can't go
out, can't eat 'normal' food, can't drink 'normal' water (I had to drink only red dates water & Dom...plain water is not even allowed), once a week hair wash & daily ginger water bath.

For me, I had a shopping & pampering session marathon from yesterday till today! I had a 5.5 hours of hair makeover, shopping spree on shoes & dress and of course clothes for my little prince too! Baby clothings are just to die for! Its sooo cute you can't stop picking them up but at the same time sooo pricey for that small material! I spent so much $$ for the past 2 days (it's crazzyy!!) but I'm happy cuz it's worth it! Afterall my little prince has got to dress up for his full moon party this coming Sat (good excuse), my hair had been untouched for 9 months (quite good excuse as well), old shoes some how shrinked in size (another errr...good excuse), and I have an annual company dinner in 2 weeks time which I think it would be impossible for me to get back into my old size dress by then - gotta hide the 'orrible looking flabby tummy of mine!! (quite true actually). So final verdict? MONEY WELL SPENT! :D

Tomorrow is the day my little prince gets his Hep B jab. Hope he will be brave & able to withstand the pain & whatever symptoms that may follow later on (I was told some babies get fever after the jab). I hope all is well for my darling little prince!!

10 November 2010

Motherhood

Many of you have been wondering how's life for me being a mother. All I can say is, it can never be better =) Despite the lack of sleep everything is really good! How good? Well let's see:-

1) I'm under confinement for 30 days. - this means I get to watch all the tv shows on Astro. I can now tell you what show is at what time and what channel! In short I have a new profession -a tv guide.

2) I am on maternity leave till 31st Dec. - this means I get 2months of paid leave without working!

3) I breastfeed my baby - I am a target of envies as I get even bigger breasts than before.

4) I bathe everyday but I only get to wash my hair once a week - I get natural hair gel by the end of the week.

5) I eat so much ginger & I drink a glass of Dom everyday - my body is full of heat which I think I could turn into a dragon anytime now.

My little darling sleeps, drink & poo all the time. He is so cute that you just can't take your eyes away from him. He has a sleeping pattern - he wakes up sharp at every 2 hours interval (day till night) and he will be wide awake & start exercising his limbs (kick boxing style) from 4am till 6am! After feeding him at 6am he will continue his sleeping pattern of the 2 hours interval again...

Torturing you might think for me but as a mother you would just do anything for your child. I'm loving every minute of his baby-ish "cuteness" now as I will never be able to experience it again when he grows up...until of course I get my second child! When?? Well that you just gotta wait my friend!