KiasuParents - Parenting in Singapore

Funz wrote:Yah boy buds, really hard like rocks.

Yeah boi!

Funz wrote:DH said can give someone orh bak kak if not careful. Then he say must be careful dun wait knock into baby's head can cos concussion. Irritating.

Hubs said it too but more subtlety to it.. If he dare say anything close to wat
your DH said... Haaaiyaah! I'd give him a taste of concussion wor!

Painful hokay!

But yeah.. did look pretty nice and perky huge.

Oh.. hubs subtle quote was... "You look like Lara Croft in Tomb Raider."
Yaa!! Even without the metallic suit boi!

Funz wrote:Since I was on total EBM my whole freezer was filled with milk.

Mine too!

Funz wrote:Overslept one nite and my PJ top was soaked thru with breastmilk.

I usually need to change many many breast pads within a day..
So not only do i need to bring the usual pads during outings, breast
pads cannot forget or else.... i'd seriously need to get a new top if we
were to go for our outings. Little bit late in feeds or expressing oni sure
leak..

Funz wrote:For most mummies, their milk come in only about 4 days to a week after birth. Me, I started leaking colostrum 1 mth b4 birth. On the day that I gave birth, I was engorged in the evening. With DD, inexperience so did not prepare pump or thot of pumping, while still in hospital. Went home with blocked ducts, luckily manage to clear through pumping and massaging b4 it got worse. With DS, experience liao. Brought my trusty pump along. 4hrs after birth, I was pumping over 100ml of thick yellow colostrum much to the delight the nurses. But hor very wasted cos poured away a lot oso since DS did not drink much the few days of his life.

Again all same same... 2nd pregnancy colostrum leaked earlier than 1st wan..
Haiyaah, dis time 3rd round mebbe coming soon oredi. Sheesh... Not
shiok for ya noe... game nites.

I had to throw a lot cos no more space to store. When i worked, all throw..
cos the centre doesn have a freezer, only got mini fridge.

Oh yah.. hospital gave me their super duper industrial kind of Medela pump.
Super smooth and painless. That's when i decided to get the portable Medela.
Only difference is the hospital ones got no sound at all. Unlike the portable.

I gained 17 kg during my first pregnancy, and 12 kg for the 2nd one.
Both i breastfed so went back to prepregnancy weight in about 4-6 months, and 4 more kg later, and was back to my undergraduate days weight!
The secret is to breastfeed. 1st one breastfed till 15 months old, 2nd till 3years old. My kids when they were young, were chubby, probably due to the breast milk, while i kept my weight under control!

Totally agree that bf is great for quick loss of weight. But for me it only worked once... for DS1. Lost about 5kg in less than a month. Didn't help much for DD and DS2 though. And I tbf all three kids for about 2 yrs each, no use leh.
Anyway, eventually I discovered what worked like magic: cut out ALL processed food! For months all I ate was brown rice, vegetables, white meat and a little fish (imagine no seasoning at all, how to eat wor) and fruits. No noodles, bread etc and definitely no dessert. I think I skipped milk too. Drank only water. Everything was fairly tasteless cos I didn't use any salt, sugar, soya sauce etc. Very sian, but the kilos plunged like rocks into water, and in about two months even my pre-pregnancy clothes were too large.

(Sorry, OT a bit.
buds, congratulations!!!!! I'm probably the last to know on KSP but better late than never lah. I saw 'dis time 3rd round' and my eyes popped hahaha. Really very happy for you!)

Yo clarabella! Thanks! Better late than neva.. so they say!

Niwaes, tell u the truth.. i sorta moved on after having both DDs
and some more both oredi nicely settled in Primary school.. i had
no intention for any more additions. While the baby thingy news
is still (yes.. still) sinking in for me cause i oredi have stuff
planned (we're shifting)... i have been told that when the nesting
phase begins the maternal instinct would sink in. It should lah by
then, hor.

Niwae, hubs is hoping for a boy.

I like girls frankly. Both of mine are such angels (in disguise
sometimes though..) But regardless of gender, it's close
shop after this one! :x .... plus i'll be demanding (yes.. demanding!)
.... a London Weight Management stint to hasten the losing off
weight process. If it comes out a confirmed boy, ... you
bet i'd be asking for a lot more than that! Hahaa!

LKVM wrote:

tree nymph wrote:went to see the doc, he is recommending me to take Reductile. it will control the food intake amount actually - you will still feel hungry, but it will help to send a full signal back to your brain faster and earlier so you will stop eating, thus cutting back on the amount you eat and will help you lose some weight. i'm on it now for 2 weeks... have stopped the piling on weight at least. now i should cut back on the carbo...

Is it safe to use?

dear all,
me is also new to KSP forum.. but i feel its not very heathy to take pills from doctors (drugs).. its best to have a good diet etc.. all thanks to my consultant who guided me through..

me also lost alot after my post pregnancy (my 2nd son is now 20months) and its all body fats!!! can u imagine that? once my body fats is reduced, my wole built also reduce.. yippie!!!

best of all, i feel more energetic and healthier also.. hehhe..

buds wrote:Yo clarabella! Thanks! Better late than neva.. so they say!

Niwaes, tell u the truth.. i sorta moved on after having both DDs
and some more both oredi nicely settled in Primary school.. i had
no intention for any more additions. While the baby thingy news
is still (yes.. still) sinking in for me cause i oredi have stuff
planned (we're shifting)... i have been told that when the nesting
phase begins the maternal instinct would sink in. It should lah by
then, hor.

Niwae, hubs is hoping for a boy.

I like girls frankly. Both of mine are such angels (in disguise
sometimes though..) But regardless of gender, it's close
shop after this one! :x .... plus i'll be demanding (yes.. demanding!)
.... a London Weight Management stint to hasten the losing off
weight process. If it comes out a confirmed boy, ... you
bet i'd be asking for a lot more than that! Hahaa!

Hello buds,



Can't help sending u a note cos I also have 3 kids. hee.....

Same like u, my first two are princessess. Last one was a boy. A little disappointment for me as I lUV..........girls!!!!!!!!!! DH was all smiles (有人欢喜, 有人优). find girls usually more endearing than boys leh.

But since DS's delivery, I muz say, he is quite a lovely bb too (guess in the eyes of parents, all their kiddos are cute). So don't worry too much on the gender ya?!

when is your ETD?

cantbearit2 wrote:Hello buds,

HEYYA THERE, cantbearit2!!!
Thanks for the congratulatory note!

cantbearit2 wrote:Can't help sending u a note cos I also have 3 kids. hee..... Same like u, my first two are princessess. Last one was a boy.

Waah! Really? What a coincidence!
I shall get tips from you then if mine comes out a boy.

cantbearit2 wrote:A little disappointment for me as I lUV..........girls!!!!!!!!!! DH was all smiles (有人欢喜, 有人优).
find girls usually more endearing than boys leh.

Yeah, noe watcha mean... though i've taught some really cool boys
as well and they too are pretty endearing and know how to take care
of their mommies well.

cantbearit2 wrote:But since DS's delivery, I muz say, he is quite a lovely bb too (guess in the eyes of parents, all their kiddos are cute). So don't worry too much on the gender ya?!

Hee.. no worries. I ain't overly concerned over gender more than simply
praying for a normal healthy baby especially having a child at my age.
The well-being of the baby is way more precious and important than gender...
I'm just biased... .... since i prefer girls. Hahaa!

cantbearit2 wrote:when is your ETD?

January baby darling..

xiaowanzi wrote:dear all,
me is also new to KSP forum.. but i feel its not very heathy to take pills from doctors (drugs).. its best to have a good diet etc.. all thanks to my consultant who guided me through..

me also lost alot after my post pregnancy (my 2nd son is now 20months) and its all body fats!!! can u imagine that? once my body fats is reduced, my wole built also reduce.. yippie!!!

best of all, i feel more energetic and healthier also.. hehhe..

Off-topic - hi xiaowanzi, don't know if you are the xiaowanzi that I know at SYA. PM me if you are.

I never get to regain my pre-pregnancy weight. Now, it is even harder and gaining more weight due to hormone inbalance. Consultant? What consultant?

I can totally understand the part on leaky breasts! Imagine mine leaking at the most inappropriate times though I had breast pads on!

1. In front of my male colleagues during staff meeting.
2. In front of my students during lessons.

It was just spontaneous letdowns!

Btw, mine started leaking when I was in my 32nd week of pregnancy.
My gynae was happy to hear my 'complaint' cos he said that it meant I will have good supply of milk. But it was irritating because I keep waking up at night with wet shirts and have to change shirts every hour!

I totally know watcha mean, mrswongtuition.

I've had those moments as well.

Once was during class dismissal and a fellow
staff nurse parent said to me, "Wei.. hurry on
back laa.. i will get my children to help you keep
the materials.. your baby is hungry already..." and
she gestured to my boobies. I looked down to see tt
they were mighty engorged and my boobie pads were
starting to leak!