Mummy new managed hair

Awaited for like coming to a year, finally I can "style" my hair.. Requested popo to help bbsit Baby.. And off I go..

At the Hair Salon, was messaging with Esther. She asked me, what do you want to do after yr confinement.. My reply to her was "IMAGE"... Hahaha.. Anything can be purchased later, Hair can't wait any longer..

I did a rebond and a nice haircolour.. It just worth sitting there for 6 hours....

Baby's Jaundice

This is to record for how we treated baby's jaundice... In case, few months or years later when someone asked.. and i forgot all about it...

Baby's jaundice level was about 12.1 and it lasted for about 3wks.. What mummy and popo did was, to boil Jin Ying Hua (aka Honeysuckle Flower) to bathe baby... It is commonly sold in all medical hall, and we bought ours from Hock Hua.. Now the price of this flower has raised up to $110 per kg comparing to years ago when we bought for baobei..., we bought like 50g each and pay $5.50. After boiled the flowers, we used the water to bathe baby.. this con't on for like about 2-3wks.

Also, from other aunties' advise, popo also made red date water for baby to drink it must be 7 red dates, put alittle of water, and double boiled it.. each feed is only about a tablespoon much, and we feed him twice.

After few days, jaundice starts to fade off.

Baobei is down with fever on CNY Day 1

Baobei is down with fever on the 1st day of CNY. We have been preparing her that she will go house visiting with popo instead.. When she wakes up in the morning her temperature is back to normal, so in order to make her go, mummy asked her if she wants to be dressed like a princess? and to see if Chloe is also dressed like princess too..

Daddy & mummy together with baby drove baobei and popo to the Jurong East to meet up with Jiujiu. Yes, mummy & baby are out for car rides during confinement.. and we went back to drive her after she has finished her housevisiting at Great Grandma's house.

Don't know why, whenever with 2 kids at home with popo or even alone i seem to be more relaxed.. if Daddy is home, i just can't help but to feel i'm very busy and can't rest at all.. Maybe becos i always see things undone by him and juz wanted to clear it off rather then to wait for him.

Some snapped shots of Baobei and Baby at Week 3.

Baobei's Artwork

Baobei has taken the interest for FLower Arrangement. Today she asked popo to buy her some flowers so as she can arrange it for CNY tomorrow.

Patiently she arranged the flowers 1-by-1.. And see the final artwork...

**CLAPS**

Post Natal Massage starts today

After 2.5wks of wait after the operation, today is the 1st schedule PN massage.. really look forward to it, as Rohaya has said, the massage will be a little different between Pre & post Natal.. Prenatal is more like gentle stroke and post natal will be more towards kneading.. to me, it doesn't make much of the diff except for the additional herbs used..

Other than the lotion used on my body, Rohaya has used some special herb to put on my face which supposingly will help to whiten my face and look more radiant.. How true, no idea...

Then towards the end of the session, she then apply another herb on my forehead and this to help to prevent me from getting giddy,,,

Well, 1 big difference is, the abdominal binder.. since I got the binder from the hospital i always got wrap to the maximum... But today i then realise that the binder can go 2rounds ard my tummy!!!.. Show you pix later on.

Little Thoughts

Is coming to the 3rd week since Baby arrives to our family.. What are my thoughts so?
1) Neglection towards Baobei - I feel I have neglected my baobei even she fully understand that Didi needs me more... Why? She is away to school for the whole day and only back to home in the evening. Sometimes, i really will want to spend another 10mins of my night time with her be it just snuggle her to bed, but i can't. Baby is quite handful at times and always want to be carried esp at night.. And that makes me even more difficult to get close to Baobei.. Whether she can understand it now or not, at times i just feel so guilty for that, and what I can do is to kiss her goodnight right after Baby has fallen asleep and cover her with blanket everytime when i wake up for midnight feeding... Mummy still love her as much as before!!!

2) Confinement basic rules - as much as i try to follow the basic rules ie, take rice wine, eat ginger, rest more, bathe with herbal, i can't... I find my body system just can't follow all these rules.. By the 2nd week i have already stopped drinking the red dates water and drink plain water instead. I shower 2x a day once with normal water in the afternoon and herbal in the evening. The weather these days really sucks.. I can't cover myself with just any additional of clothes and I started wearing shorts & singlets thru out the day... Also as much as i wanted to rest well, i can't do it as I need to fully care for baby at night with all the midnight feedings & expressing.. I don't take naps all the while. Even that, I just endure it to night... When Popo goes out on every wkend, i take simpler meals ie.. Takeaway food from kopi tiam.. PoPo always said next time you will know it when you are older... Pls spare me from that, if next time I really suffer just because of poor confinement i will take my own responsibility for that..

3) Daddy's action - Daddy has been more pro-active right now, for eg, helping out to take milk from kitchen while we are in room. he will also offer to help out in taking care of baby when mummy is attending baobei or expressing milk... The only difference is, Daddy doesn't dare to handle this newborn like changing his diaper, bathe him over wkends, etc.. Which these are the things he used to do it for our 1st newborn.. well, anyway don't expect too much.. Is never easy to get a man to move!!! So be happy with what we have now..

A Terror Sleepless Night

For the past 2 weeks, this is the most terrible night I have ever have... That is, Baby doesn't sleep thruafter his feeding and keep wanting me to carry him... Else he will just cry & scream whenever he is placed in his cot, just as mummy lied back to her back and almost doze off, he cries again. The whole sequence kept repeating thru out the whole night.

Mummy already doesn't have a good sleep for the past nights, and unable to rest well even she had fever.. She really deprive of sleep.. But with Baby cries & all the moment he is in cot, she nearly wanted to burst out in tears. Things got worsen, when she sees daddy simply just ignoring.. he only used his mouth to ask what happen, why he cry.. i was just so pissed off by all these questions.. back to my mind, if you want to know these answers, i wish to know it too.. I'm his mummy, doesn't mean i'm his stomach worm to know what is he thinking....

Even worst off when popo also got awaken by baby cries.. and in the morning, popo gave a very unconstructive comment, and tt pissed me so much that i just told her, it doesn't do with that. That is, she said, we shouldn't expose the baby too much at crowded place yesterday.. Think of it, is not what we want, no one helps to take care at home, then what can we do?? of course to bring him along...

Moral of the story is, for the daddies out there, DON'T ASK SO MUCH, ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.

All & All, Thank god.. I'm so well-blessed to have a sensible baobei.. She is just so darling to me.. Knowing that mummy is tired, despite she also go awaken by didi's cry in the morning, she quietly drank her milk, walk out the room and watch her tv prog in the living room. When she saw me walking out from the room to take my pump set, she greeted me in smile. Mummy good morning... Then she followed me to the room, and acc me when i'm expressing... MUAKS DARLING...

Mummy returns to TMC for removal of stitches....

today need to return back to gynae to remove the stitches... As is wkend, popo will usually proceed with her own activties, and we are on our own.. so has told daddy we might as well dine out then but juz be more conscious with the food and also need to do some groceries, bb neccessities are all running low... Initally I wanted to go United Sq which is nearer to TMC, daddy said it will be too crowded and therefore we went to Cpt instead.

Had our lunch at Soup restaurant, baby is sleeping so soundly in his *maxi-cosi carseat adapted with his newly bought Quinny Zapp*, had the Ah-Po Fan-shu leaves, soup of the day & steam mince pork with chestnut. Baobei is so happy, as she can finally has full mummy's attention, while baby is sleeping soundly in his stroller. We both went to Kiddy Palace and bought almost all the necessities, while daddy pushes baby around...

At the clinic, did another weight check. Yipee, I'm now 54.2kg, another 5.6kg to go.. This time round, can really feel the hot sensation feeling as the Dr pull out the stitches.. Though he was nice to think of a lame joke to distract me, the pain is quite unbearable as compare to my 1st preg and I still tell him, "is PAIN".. I also have told him about my engorgement & fever for the past few days, he prescribed me with 3days course of Danzen, a type of medic, which helps milk to flow more smoothly.. Miraclely, after taking the medic.. the pain almost gone..

A little talk on my overall appearance: except for my hip, the rest of my body are all shrinking back to my prenatal size.. I'm just looking forward to be able to wear back all my jeans & also a size "S" denim skirt which i bought when i was pregnant as a challenge for me....

Baobei has been wanting to take a photo with Dr Lim... He was too busy last week so this week he squeezed out 5mins of his time just not to disappoint her again. Spotted her happy face???

A little note on the Maxi-cosi carseat & Quinny Zapp.

\Mummy bought this 2nd hand carseat over the web, as baobei has said she wanted to have the same colour theme as her little brother, so mummy hunted high & low for this red colour infant carseat. Determination gets pay off again after waited for almost a month for the seller to sell off her Quinny Buzz as she initially wanted to sell as a package deal which I don't wish to get Buzz since it is so bulky, so waited till abt a month later when contacted again, the seller manage to sell off her Buzz and mummy finally dealed this at $150 and condition of it is relatively new.

As for the Zapp, main intention is to get Y2008 strawberry design preferably to get a 2nd hand set.. well, as we really wanted to buy Y2008 model most of the stores ie. spring maternity, baby hyperstore, etc all have been OOS.. Mummy found the model thru http://www.babynova.com.sg/ and thought they have the stock for it so placed the order online. After contacted to the PIC, then realised that it is also OOS, guess really fated to get Y2009 model... PIC, Ivan, is quite a nice guy, he arranged for a almost immediate delivery instead of 3 working days, he delivered the BN Y2009 Zapp - Oriental, on the 2nd day upon order. And mummy only topped out the balance of $52 on top of the $378 paid upfront. Upon delivery, he even patiently fixed up the stroller for us at 9.30pm!!!... *thumbs up for their service* Mummy & Daddy just love Red for the kids, it is unisex and colour stands out...

It rains finally

Enduring the hot weather for the past wks, finally it rains today afternoon.. Though it is not for long, at least it does brought down the temperature a little.

Today, mummy told popo, she would like to bathe 2x a day instead... We know our body system the best... Whole body is so heated up with the daily chicken essence, occasional tonic soup, plus the red date water. And furthermore, with the hot weather, only shower 1x a day with 3x wipes... Who won't fall sick????

The feeling is just so shiok when bathe under the shower head hahahaha.... hopefully my fever will go off at the soonest..

Mummy is down with fever

Weather has been really bad these days... And only able to shower 1x in a day, mummy finally fallen sick..

After awaken from the afternoon nap, realised that my left breast is engorging, no matter how i tried to pump it out, it still feel sore.. Thinking back to myself, i should be falling sick.

How true it is, during dinner time after my shower, my temp shot up to 38.1 from 37.7. Popped 2 paracetamols, settled Baby & Baobei for their sleep, and mummy dozed off.. Whole night wasn't a good night sleep. tossing & turning, shivering in cold... Plus with midnight feeding and expressing... it wasn't good.. And mummy actually sweated all out during the sleep, woke up with bedsheet & pillow cover all covered with pespiration...