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This is part one of a two-part series for Mother’s Day. “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” – Psalms 127:3 Pat yourself on the back. Motherhood is tough. It’s life-changing with sacrifices. It’s depressing. Congratulate …
“Do you have diaper cream to lend us?” A church helper from the infant class asked me. “Yeap! Here you go.” “Thank you! There’s a baby with very bad diaper rash, and the mother doesn’t have diaper cream.” She paused and pursed her lips. “It’s …
You wouldn’t know how your milk supply is until a few days after labour when the colostrum turns to milk. There can be three scenarios: sufficient, inadequate or oversupply of breastmilk. This post mainly addresses the first two groups, especially those of insufficient supply. Find …
After sharing the basics, here’s the breastfeeding experience. 🙂 There comes a point soon when you’ll be latching the baby alone for the first time. In that moment, it’s just you and the baby in the hospital room. You might feel lost and helpless. Be …
I wished I read up more on taking care of a newborn rather than the different stages of pregnancy. One such topic I wished I knew more is breastfeeding. Then again, you learn better while on the ‘job’. Keep in mind that the joys and …
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Jaundice in Newborn, at NUH Singapore and thereafter at Marine Parade Polyclinic. You can also read my birth story at NUH. On the morning of discharge (Friday) We were going home. I was in the bathroom, wiping myself clean, changing out of the hospital gown …
I did DIY Confinement with my husband and ordering confinement tingkat meals with Thomson Medical made this arrangement much easier. And because I have a weak body constitution, I wanted to take this chance to recover from childbirth and restore my well-being. Hence in the …
This is a throwback post, drafted when my 30-day confinement was almost up. Didn’t have the time to edit and post until now. It’s good though, because re-reading what I wrote reminded me of the bittersweet moments then. No matter how tough, hubby and I …
I did DIY confinement and hence explored the convenient option of confinement tingkat meals. I believe such demand is increasing with more caterers joining in. The newest addition being Tian Wei Signature (“Tian Wei”). I tried their trial meal and was quite impressed. However, I …
Every woman has her own birth story to tell. Yet, I found myself googling for birth stories to prep myself for what’s to come. And after delivery, I was still googling for stories to see if other women shared similar experiences. Different but same same. …
After our maternity photoshoot with Shann from Scintilla Studio, the bun is out and it’s time for our newborn photoshoot! About Newborn Photoshoot Most photographers or studios suggest taking the newborn photoshoot within the first two weeks when the baby is still sleeping most of …