Bread Macking MaChine

Finally i bought the bread making machine 2 weeks back. Kenwood.

I've tried baking bread once. and dough once. but both failed. wonder why.

Shall try again.

Hep-B injection

BB today went for her Hep-B injection.. the moment i saw the needle being poked into her thigh.. my heart really pain.. feel so painful for her.. she only cried once and i felt like crying too..

so, really true, when it is your own baby.. own flesh and blood.. you will really feel the love for her..no wonder how we treat our parents.. they still love us and accept us..

December will start her 5-in-1 injections. those jab will cause fever. so x'mas shall spent with her.. hopefully she will be fine.

Muak.. kiss for my baby for taking the jab today. So pitiful :)

24th October 2007

exactly 1 month since dearie was born..i guess in no time, it'll be one year.. two years...

Happy 1 month old bb :)

BB Bilirubin Test

Yipeee.. BB no longer needs to go for bilirubin check anymore. cos the bilirubin level is now 51.. very healthy level. doc said no need come liao.. and bb's weigh is now 5.025kg.. hoo... so.. i've been feeding her well huh !

Wish bb stay healthy and strong !

BB Full Month Celebration - 21st Oct 2007

Hoo.. finally it's nearly a month since bb was born. To celebrate her full month, we chose this sunday 21st Oct ( bb girl full month celebration has to be earlier than her actual full month, it's tradition ).

It's a small celebration though. Just some closer relatives and friends. We didn't invite many, some we just send cakes for them.

Photos to be loaded soon...

BB;s birthday cake & red eggs :


Mum's cookings..


Mum in law bought roast duck, roast chicken, otak, vegetarian popiah & fry vegetarian bee-hoon.

we bought some chocolate tarts & fruit tarts... so much food..all for the little baby girl !

Happy First Month Birthday, baby ! We love you :) Muak Muak.

BB Status update

Today went for another checkup for bb's bilirubin level. it drops to 102 now from last week 169. GOOD NEWS !

It is exactly like the doc's prediction, after day 7, it will go down by itself, but due to full breastfeeding during the first 2 weeks, the downward trend is slower. after we reduce the breastfeeding, the bilirubin level drops rather fast. so, it is a great relief ! however, we need to do one more check on the safe side to ensure it falls below 100 next week !

bb been feeding well.. almost every 2 hours one feed. phew.. hungry baby. today her weight is 4.325kg. 1kg more than her weight at birth. she is exactly 3 weeks old today ! :) and my mum and i feel like it's been months... really day & night of bb care..

one more week, bb will be one month old le.. we shall have a small celebration for her this weekend !! heee..and im officially off confinement. my mum said 40 days confinement.. but i guess going back for yoga is ok ?

my tummy still very soft..sob sob...but i lost 12 kg in 2 weeks time..still have 9kg to shed. it is really hard work .. 9kg lelelelelelel...but i wont give up !!!

All Over now...

Yesterday went for final Gynae checkup. The stiches are healing well and the thread are coming out by itself. Did a pap smear too. The next appointment will be one year time.

Phew.. somehow.. im glad this pregnancy journey has come to an end. 10 months of my life spent on pregnancy and child birth.

Now, it's another journey.. bringing up the product of my child birth.. even more challenging...pheww.. This round, im dealing with infant who will grow up calling me mummy and calling my LGG papa..still find it amazing.. will i be a good mother ? well. i will try la...

i shall consolidate the bills paid so far for the whole pregnancy and checkups including delivering.. see how much we have actually paid. hooo..

ConFineMent

1 month.. it seems not long but when u r in it..it felt like yearsss.. so bored. many things mum said cannot do.. but i cannot 'tahan' i bath & wash hair daily.. wear shorts.. drink plain water..such a hot day.. how can i still wear long long pants all the time and not washing hair..or bath or not drinking water ???

and have to eat those chinese herbs which suppose to help strengthen up my body due to the child birth..but i really eat until sian...but funny thing is, those heaty stuff does not seem heaty to me..maybe really like what people said, when you just gave birth, your body is actually very cool inside and need to eat those herbs to warm it up..

2 more weeks to go.. phew.. how i wish i can go back to my normal life again soon :)

BreAstFeeDing..

breasfeeding is never easy.. i've determined to breastfeed since i was pregnant.bought all the necessaries stuff for breastfeeding.. but hor.. when i actually doing it then i realise it is NOT EASY at all..

For the first few nights.. only yhave colostrum which is watery and not much.. bb been crying so much cos hungry.. n we din know why..after the 4th day.. milk starts to come but still not much.. but at least enough for each feeding..not not whole day feeding, so got to feed her with formula in between.

as days pass by.. more milk.. from 2 oz to 3 oz each pump... i din feed her directly since day 3 due to sore nipples.. i know the closeness with bb when bf..but the pain is hard to endure.. sore n bleeds.. sob sob...

and doc said bf prolong jaundice..it's true..cos now bb still have to go to clinic to check regularly... her jaundice is going down but still consider high as it still at 229. who sayd drink goat's milk/coconut bb wont get yellow ?? all bluff people one.. but at least my bb's yellow is not serious until have to go under the photo duno what thing.. under the light. she just need tp be monitored to ensure her jaundice is not reaching the 300 mark and is going down. as the jaundice peaks at day 5 after she was bron and going downwards at day 7th. and i bf her.. which will take longer to go down..but doc encourage bf as much as possible..

jia send me this article:
http://www.bflrc.com/newman/breastfeeding/jaundice.htm

my pump.. good to use..



pump too much nipple also will sore but not as bad as being sucked by bb.. cos they will pull harder



This is the "outcome" of drinking breast milk.. yellowish and watery stool..
the fisrt 3 days stool are dark green.. cleared after 3 days.. subsequent stool are yellowish cos bf..

BB's Umbilical Cord detached

Execatly 1 week, my girl's umbilical cord came off..exactly like my mum said. 1 week will detach.

Here it is.. heee.. her skin starts to peel too.. like snake change skin..


Here's her cord. for keepsake.