First Solid Food

YiWen started on solid food at 4.5 months with approval from her paediatrician. Her very first food was nestle cereal (green can). Wanted to buy Nestle brown rice but worried she may not like it.So to play safe I bought typical one. Ya.. she loves it! Now she is 5.5 months and I plan to start to give her oats. Oats is very nutritions and it will not cause constipation whereas cereal would.

I bought this in an Organic Shop nearby my house. I blended it to fine powder texture so that I do not need to cook it. Just add enough hot boiling water to dissolve it and then add breast milk/ formula milk and finally serve to your baby. Easy right? You may add appricot or banana in it too. :)

My Manual Breast Pump Experiences

This is my second time to try on manual pump. My very first was from First Year which own by my sister in law. I would give 6/10 for the pump.It is actually a good pump. Gentle and ease to use. The cons are same as all manual pumps in the world, it requires continuous hand pressure and no suction power control, thus it can't be used to clear blocked ducts.


Medela Manual Breast Pump is the second. The only pros is it islight. Lots of cons where it is too gentle until can't pump. No let down at all. You got to pull the handle to pump, so you do nothave free hand to do other thing. So leceh. Isks... Sorry, I'llgive 1/10 only.. Very dissapointing!

Suprise!!

Hehehehe .. {grin grin} Look at this! My parcels are finally arrived! kekeke.. Whole day anxiously waiting for it. What's in it??

hehehe.. toys lo... my toy and YiWen's toy.

Dah-dang.. My Ameda Purely Yours Breast Pump... YiWen's Lamaze Inchworm!

Been thinking for almost a week whether want to invest into another pump not, just can't stand the low suction of my existing pump.. isks isks.. It is low suction to the extend that i need to convert from dual to single pump again. It just not powerful enough to be dual pump anymore. Sad sad.. this pump had served me well previously. At least it helped to relieved most of my blocked ducts. Sayang jugak with it. Initially plan to sell it, think twice keep aje la.. drawer still got space.. hehehe.. Next time i'll tell YiWen this pump helped to give you milk milk last time de. Of coz the biggest credit goes to me la coz i produce the mah!.. :P

Pumping in Public

Yesterday myself and DH took leave to go out outing. As it is a working day, as usual we sent YiWen to babysitter. Everytime I go out for long hours, I will bring out my MEDELA SWING pump which is battery operated so that i can pump in the car or nappy-changing room. DH plan to watch Ong Back 2 (kinda of violent Thai-movie) at noon. Isks! I need to pump at noon too. How le.. I can't find a nappy-changing room! I don't want to pump in the car too as the car park is very far! Just lazy! If I don't pump at noon, surely i will get blocked ducts after the movie. Don't know why suddenly i got an idea to pump in cineplex.. LOL. I told my DH about it, and he said NO COMMENT. So we went in and luckily only less than 10 spectators. Phew! Of coz we chose seats which are at secluded area for little privacy. There it goes.. my first public pumping! Happily bringing home a full bottle of milk for my little one. :)

Bumbo Baby Sitter

Thank you Elaine! For lending me her daughter's Bumbo Baby Sitter. Now YiWen can sit upright all by herself, enjoying the view around her while happily playing with her toys!

She is flipping!

Finally YiWen is flipping! Hooray! Officially flipping at 4th month 3rd week. At first she only able to flip one side which is her favourite left side. Now at 5th month 1st week, she can flip at both sides. If you put her on any flat surface, she will flip immediately to show off her new skill.. LOL! Mommy so proud of you! Hehehe..

DH's Voluntary Task

As a working mom and also still exclusively brfg YiWen, it is actually a very tough job. Ya, I really salute all housewifes that full time taking care of babies. Really not easy. So daddy out there, please appreciate your wife. Not to ask you to day and night kiss your wife. Help out in doing few household tasks will make your wife very happy and touched.

For example, my DH actually volunteers to :
1) Wash and sterilize all breastmilk bottle, feeding bottles and teats.
2) Boil water and pour into thermos for my night use.
3) Hang out YiWen's clothes for drying. (I will do the washing)

Hey, don't ever think I'm being nasty ok.. I still let my hubby play PS3 and go out yam char with his buddies , ok? :P