All About Your Child

If you are a first time mummy, or have never tried breastfeed before for your previous baby, or you may had a difficult time breastfeeding your previous baby and hence lose confidence, I hope I can build up your confidence in giving breastfeeding a chance (again) to prove its worth for the effort put in, in the beginning.

Because of my mother-in-law’s objections I failed terribly in my first attempt at breast feeding. When I had my second baby, I was determined to get it right no matter what comes! I had lesser objection this time, although my second child is still a grandson, from my in-law, because it was not the first grandson. Secondly, I discussed with Allan that he must help me to prevent his mother from interferring and this time he did a great job!

Getting the timing right. Try to place baby at the breast as soon as possible after birth. Ideally, this will happen right in the delivery room. This skin-to-skin contact is extremely comforting to the baby and will also help to keep the child warm.

Thereafter, always nurse on demand. This will keep your baby happy and will increase your milk supply to meet the demand as it grows. Also, don’t let your baby sleep through a feeding.

If it’s been three hours since your newborn last fed, then it’s time to wake him or her up. For the 1st month, its just feed and sleep basically. Whenever he cries, feed. Breastfeeding does not only supply nutrients to your baby, the sucking effect calms the baby down.

Nurse for as long as the baby wants. Most newborns require ten to forty-five minutes to complete a feeding.

Please, never have the thought of my mother-in-law, you will never over feed your baby when you breastfeed. Your baby knows when to stop. So do not need to go through the hassle of counting the hours and looking at the clock anymore.

Don’t you just love the simplicity of this?

I have always loved buying presents for children. Its just so easy. The following are the 6 simple tips to get the right present for children, no point buying an expensive present that does not bring a smile on the child’s face.

Tip 1, buy something that they have ever said,”Mummy, can you buy this for me?” or “Can I have that?” or “Buy this, please?” whenever you bring them shopping. Suddenly you are spoilt for choice, huh?

Tip 2, get whatever candy, chocolate, sweets, high in sugar edible stuff, irregardless of size and they will stick to you like bee is to honey.

Tip 3, get whatever kids’ stuff that has been flashing on the TV screen. Children always want the latest in-trend gadgets or toys. So that whenever the advertisement comes up on the screen, he can say proudly, holding up the exact thing, “See, I have this already.”

Tip 4, get whatever thing that has his favourite characters on it. Be it on the T-shirt, the cup, the shoes, the bags, the waterbottle, the toothbrush even if its just a sticker. They will love it.

Tip 5, this is a MUST, do your homework before you dash into the store and get the item. Make sure that the present which you are getting for them is not something which they already have.

Tip 6, if you know that there is something which the child used to own and treasure very much, but somehow it was broken or lost. GET THAT EXACT SAME THING! The child will kiss you a thousand times!

So this was what I bought for my nieces…..

A Set of these each for Cheng Han and Zeng Yee

…..and this set is for Mun Yee.

You know how much children love tearing up the wrappers to unveil their presents. They just love that moment of destruction. That is the reason why I decided to buy so many different items of one person. I will wrapped them separately stating on the wrapper that each is from a different member of the family.

So girls….happy unwrapping and MERRY CHRISTMAS!