The following was a simple exercise that I did in the spur of the moment when the husband kept complaining about breastfeeding and wanting to switch to formula. As with all investment professionals (yes, occupational hazard), I did it to estimate my “value” contributed to the family. The following was what I calculated back in…
Musings: What I want to teach my kid when she’s older – Survival skills
I read with horror about Grenfell Tower and how someone recounted that he called his brother who stays in the building and told him to get out and his brother said “we’re not allowed to get out” and that “the firefighters are coming up to get us”. This resonates with the Sewol disaster, where hundreds…
Musings: Mummy, can you “catch” a didi? Can you “catch” a meimei?
Conversation in the lift yesterday: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Baby E, looking at a baby in the lift: “Didi!” Me: “I think it’s a meimei?” *Parents of the baby who was wearing pink clothing but looked like a boy started to leave the lift at a lower floor* Baby E, pointing at the baby: “Mummy, can you catch…
Guide: Medical Care 101 – Hospital A&Es and Pediatricians
This is a short post on medical care. Unfortunately, while Baby E is only 2+ years old, she has already visited 3 hospital A&Es. The following is what we learnt about A&Es: 1. Pediatricians: Not all hospital has pediatricians on site at their A&Es. Mount Alvernia only has a GP while KKH and NUH have…
Musings: Reflection on mistakes made since the arrival of Baby E
Just a short post on some of the things that I’ve regretted since the arrival of Baby E. While I’m unable to turn back time and undo these things, I hope this post can be of some help to new parents out there. Regarding confinement Not hiring a confinement lady: My initial thought was that…
Entertainment Review: An Afternoon in Wonderland
~Warning: This post contains spoilers~ “Long Live the Queen! Ka-ka-ka!” Was very excited to win free passes to Andsoforth’s Wonderland play via the Bumblebee Mum‘s giveaway because I had been thinking of buying tickets but the hubs thinks that Baby E is too young for it. She was indeed a little overwhelmed initially because it was the…
Guide: Nursing Master Class – Weaning off to formula
We started attempting to wean after Baby E turned 13 months. The journey was a long one which was to be expected since she took 6 months to take to a bottle. We tried Aptamil, Karihome Goat’s Milk and Nan, before we took a break for 2-3 months because I felt heartbroken seeing her heave…
Guide: Nursing 301 – Going back to work
I recall feeling lost at about 12 weeks postpartum as I contemplated on what my “nursing standard operating procedure” should be upon going back to work. My “workflow” evolved over time so the purpose of this post is to share my “SOP” with you. Good to knows: 1. You will need to pump in 3-4…
Guide: Nursing 201 – Breast Milk Pumps Review Part 2
This is a continuation of my previous post and in this post I will review the next 2 pumps that I used: Spectra 9S and Spectra S2+. My third pump: Spectra 9 Some may be confused because there is a wide range of names for this pump. There is Spectra S9+, Spectra 9S, Spectra 9S+…
Guide: Nursing 201 – Breast Milk Pumps Review Part 1
I was what some would call a fanatic in nursing. I believed in total breastfeeding and never supplemented until Baby E was past 1 year old. Then we got on a long journey of trying to get Baby E to accept fresh milk or formula of any sort because work was causing supply to drop…
The Crazy Mummy 