Yesterday I went home by LRT because hubby was not able to fetch me from work. It was raining and the LRT was very crowded, and I was standing in front of 2 guys who are seated.

At the next station, a malay man carrying his daughter boarded. The girl was around 3 years old and she was coughing badly, I was hoping that someone will give a seat to them. As I glanced at the 2 guys seated in front of me, they did notice this poor man with his sick daughter but one of them just turned around and look elsewhere, while the other pretended that he was sleeping (good actors huh?).

I am so pissed with these 2 cold blooded man and I really feel like stepping on their feet with my 3 inches heels!! I think the father was too tired carrying his daughter so he asked one of the guy if he could please give his seat, then only he quickly got up (apparently he wasn’t sleeping la).

This is really an ugly sight and I’m sure it’s happening elsewhere also. Can’t we just show more concern for others and help those in need?

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This is not a sponsored post. The below opinions and comparisons are made based on my own experience and it is not related to any advertising campaign and I am absolutely not against any companies/products mentioned below.

There are many types of breast pump of different brands available in the market ranging from below a hundred to few hundred, and I would say it is worth to invest in a good breast pump.

I have used both Avent Isis and Medela Harmony pump before, both are manual pump and both are good. But if you want me to choose one that I prefer more, it’d be the Medela Harmony and here are my reasons:

1)Medela Harmony has let-down mode that simulates baby’s initial rapid suckling to initiate faster milk flow later when we switch to expression mode.
2)It has soft, flexible breast shield that massages the breast & areola. I find that Avent Isis breast shield is not as comfy.
3)Easier assembly and cleaning — fewer parts than other manual pumps including the Avent Isis (I think it has 9 parts)
4)Compatible with most standard baby bottles, so you can attach bottle of any size to collect the milk. Unlike the Avent Isis which we can only attach with the wide neck storage bottle.

No. 4 is essential to me because the Avent Isis comes with a 4oz wide neck storage bottle but I pump 7oz each time, so I have to stop pumping when the bottle is full, pour out the milk to another bottle and continue pumping, it’s really a hassle especially when I pump in the office. I know I can buy a bigger Avent bottle but it is pricey and how many I need to buy right? With Medela Harmony, I just attached any standard bottle (any brand) of 8oz size and I can pump without any “interruption”.

I prefer a manual pump than electric pump, though the electric ones could pump in a shorter time and won’t tired our hands, but I still prefer to do it in manual way, where I get to control the pace myself, I feel more humanly touch.

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Some of you might have heard or tried on this recipe, which is said to be able to boost up our milk supply. Well I’ve tried it a couple of times and it helps. This soupd is also good to consume during confinement too.

Papaya Soup with Pork Ribs ??????

Green Papaya ???
Pork Ribs* ??
Red Dates ??
Kei Zi ??

Method:
1. Wash the exterior of the green papaya clean, remove seed but leave the skin intact. Cut into pieces.
2. Boil the pork ribs, together with green papaya pieces red dates & kei zi for about 2 hours and it’s ready to be served.
3. You may add a little salt to taste if you desired.

Note:
It must be green papaya.
The papaya skin must remain intact for cooking this soup.
* For those who doesn’t consume pork, can replace with fish bone or chicken carcass.

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After 4 months breastfeeding Kaith exclusively, she is now taking formula milk occasionally as my milk supply is lesser, and also she has increased her milk intake to 5.5oz already (she weighs a healthy 6.8kg now)

It’s my bad that I didn’t pump as frequent lately, sometimes due to work time constraints; and sometimes due to my weekend activities where I’m always on the go, I just couldn’t keep up to my feeding and pumping schedule.

Nowadays she is taking formula once every 2 days, the rest of the time are still on breast milk. Same as Dillon, I don’t plan to start Kaith on solid until she is 6-7 months old.

Look how much she enjoys sucking on her fingers…hmmm…. yummy….

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I’ve talked to many mums and I realised that one of the major concern for nursing mums would be on milk supply. Some won’t have the milk flow during the first few days or week, esp. the first time mum. It’s often frustrated and upset when no matter how hard we try to pump, we can only get very little milk, I was in the situation before and hence I do feel the pain.

I’m lucky that my milk flow was established starting the 2nd week and I managed to breastfeed my son for 8 months and now still breastfeeding my daughter who is turning 5 months old next week.

The most important thing to maintain the milk flow is to let baby latch on whenever possible, it helps to stimulate our body to produce more milk. Try to pump on regular basis if can’t feed direct, in order to maintain the supply. Apart from that, make sure we drink enough fluid, be it water or soup.

Read here and here for more details on how to increase/maintain milk supply.

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Right after Dillon wean off his pacifier, I have decided to potty train him. Dillon has always been able to tell us when he needs to poo poo so that is not an issue. Our mission now is to train him to pee in his potty during day time, as for night time, we’d still wear him diaper.

Day 1 – Day 3
For a start, my maid would bring him to the potty every one hour, sometimes he would pee in it but sometimes he just refuse. Hence on the first 3 days, he wet about 4 – 5pants a day on average.
Day 4 – Day 5
Dillon became more aware of the mission and he has understand that he needs to tell us when he wants to pee (he will say “shee shee”), but it’s just that sometimes when he tells, it’s too late and he has pee on his pants already.
Day 6 – Day 7
Over last weekend, it is remarkable that Dillon only wet his pants once, every time he needs to pee he will tell and then will go to take his potty to us.

Well, I guess I can safely say that Dillon has been potty trained and again, I have accomplished another mission. Bravo Dillon and to myself too, hehe

I am very glad that Dillon has achieve this before turning 2 next week, and what’s my next mission? Maybe is to train him to brush his teeth I guess.

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Have you heard of food sterilizer or ozonizer? I’ve heard about it but didn’t bother to get one, until my son Dillon has started to take table food, I became more concern about the quality of food that we eat.
It was then my brother pass me this ozonizer he no longer need to use, because he is now a vegetarian and he only eats organic vegetables. How lucky I am, it saves me a couple of hundreds as I know one ozoniser easily cost around seven to eight hundred.

This is one of the ozonizer I saw at the Health Fair last week, it comes with 3 years warranty and cost RM 880!!
The ozonizer can sterilise the meat & vegetables, eliminates residual of pesticides and hence keeping the freshness longer. As I only go to market once a week and thus it is vital to keep the freshness of food as long as possible. Normally I will wash the meat clean and put in the ozonizer for 30 minutes, then only I’ll portion them into individual food bag and keep in the freezer for one week consumption.

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This photo was edited coz myself & another family left before the group photo session. Both Daddy & Mummy Yiau are in pink like Kaith, only Dillon is in White, hehe.

On the same day in the evening, there is another special gathering. The mummies have known each other on Multiply blog or forum but this is 1st time we actually meet each other and the kids in person. I went with hubby, Dillon & Kaith, we only stayed for about an hour plus as we have another occasion to attend, so I didn’t really chat a lot with the mummies. Nevertheless, the gathering is short but sweet. See how happy Kaith is when sitting in the bumbo seat. hahaha

More photos available in Lil’ Angels Gallery

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Mummy Yiau is not in the photo because she is holding the camera….

This is a gathering with my colleagues & their kids. We have about 10 toddlers & 2 babies who turned up on that day and you can imagine how was it like. It was so much FUN!! See how Dillon enjoyed his popcorn with the girls……..hahaha LOL

More photos available in Lil’ Angels Gallery

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I should have done this a while back but I kept delaying it, then on last Tuesday, i.e the 13th Nov, the thought crossed my mind again and I’ve decided to execute my plan to let Dillon wean off his pacifier.

Day 1 – 13th Nov
After listening to my friend, I put a littl bit of ??? (watermelon frost spray, an edible medicine for ulcer/sore throat) on his pacifier and when he saw it, he said it’s dirty and asked me to wash it; I pretended to wash & give him back, he licked it & still complain it’s dirty, then I told him yes it’s dirty, why not throw it into dustbin? To my surprise he nodded and he threw the pacifier into the dustbin himself and walked back to his bed. (Hahahaha LOL, it’s easier than I thought). Maid said he fell asleep quite late that night & he did wake up in the middle of night crying for his pacifier but she managed to comfort him & pat him back to sleep.

Day 2 – 14th Nov
Maid said he didn’t want to nap & was throwing tantrum (he used to nap on his own when given pacifier). Finally at around 4pm, he was too tired and my maid cradle him to sleep. At night, he asked for the pacifier and I reminded him that he has thrown it into the dustbin himself, then he remained quiet. The same thing happen as the 1st night as we have expected.

Day 3 – 15th Nov
Instead of 2 naps that he used to have, he only took one nap in the late afternoon about 4pm, but he was no longer crying searching for his pacifier. The best thing of the day was, he slept through the night.

Day 4 – 16th Nov
He didn’t ask for the pacifier at all and slept through the night as well.

Day 5 – 17th Nov
Same as Day 4, and I can now safely say that Dillon had successfully wean off his pacifier, hooray!! My Binky-free mission has finally accomplished.

Dearest my son, you have made it, mummy is so proud of you!

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It’s been a while since I kena tagged, maybe coz people reckon that I don’t do the tag timely…. hahaha. Anyway, thanks to Judy for passing me this tag.

8 THINGS I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT
1)Reading.
2)Spending quality time with my family.
3)Planning activities, parties & gatherings.
4)Live a healthy lifestyle (i.e. eat well, sleep well & be happy).
5)Doing Yoga (which I just started recently).
6)Sharing experience & info on motherhood & baby care with other mummies.
7)Breastfeeding & preparing food for my kids.
8)Last but not least, Blogging

8 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1)Travel to as many places as I could.
2)Eat the food that I haven’t tried before.
3)Take a family portrait with my parents & siblings.
4)Take a family portrait with hubby & my kids.
5)Tell my parents & siblings how much I love them.
6)Write a letter to my kids of what I wanted to say to them.
7)Spend all the time I could have with my hubby & kids.
8)Sign up to pledge my organs & tissues.

8 THINGS I SAY OFTEN
1)Ok
2)Huh? What?
3)Never mind.
4)Don’t worry.
4)Please
5)Sorry
6)Thanks
7)No no (to my son)
8)Dear (calling my hubby)

8 I’VE RECENTLY READ (seldom have luxury time to read book leh…)
1)Baby & Toddler food recipe book
2)Crayon Sin Chan comic book
3)Mother & Baby magazine
4)Content Asia magazine
5)Bedtime story book for Dillon
6)Bedtime story book for Kaith
7)Oxford dictionary (haha, this one consider not?)
8)IKEA catalogue, Tesco brochures (hahaha these are my favourite reading materials):P

8 SONGS THAT I COULD LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER
Hard to decide, there are too many songs I like. Skipping this.

8 THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO MY BEST FRIENDS
1)Sense of humour
2)Good listener
3)Friendly
4)Easygoing
5)Caring
6)Helpful

Ok la 6 is good enough, more than that I’ll be perfect liao….. hahaha LOL

8 THINGS I’VE LEARNED THIS PAST YEAR
1)Blogging.
2)Writing paid post in my blog.
3)Manage my time for a baby & a toddler.
4)Found a balance between work time & family time.
5)Learn to sing many nursery rhymes (hehe)
6)Spend thrift on baby stuff
7)Yoga (just started anyway)
8)To be a MC for wedding reception

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Ever since Kaith was 2 months plus, she has dry & scaly skin on her cheek and forehead. I thought it’s just normal heat rashes and would go away by itself as she grows. Until the recent week, her skin condition still didn’t improve and her face become very rough. She would also scratch her cheeks and head often and it made her couldn’t sleep well at night.

Then I decided to bring her to the paediatrician and he said that Kaith was having Eczema but it’s just very mild and he gave me a bottle of Eucerin lotion to apply on her whole body including face & head, and another cream for stopping the itchiness.

Just 2 days after applying the lotion, Kaith has regain her smooth skin on the face and now she looks much prettier.

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We used to have a kids pool that was passed down from my brother & Dillon had so much fun playing in that pool but too bad it was bitten by rats and we couldn’t patch it back as the hole was too big.

On last Sunday, we finally bought a “new pool” at Tesco and this time, I bought one of 6 feet (in diameter) because it’s meant for 2 kids so I reckon that it is better to have a bigger pool (I could even go into the pool with the kids as well, hehe)

When hubby was filling the pool with water, Dillon was already too excited and can’t wait to jump into the pool.

Even baby Kaith was joining her brother for some fun in the pool. (she was wearing Dillon’s swim diapers, it fits perfectly on her now)


We really had so much fun on that afternoon and I’m sure Dillon and Kaith will be looking forward to the next “pool fun time”. (Hubby may be otherwise as he is the one who has to inflate the pool, fill the pool, later on empty the pool and deflate the pool, )

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