#10 -
Breastmilk can take the place of water when your kid is really thirsty and there's just no water available; just pop it in!
#9 -
Run out of facial wash? Use breastmilk as you would your facial wash and rinse off with warm water. Very moisturising!
#8 -
Breastmilk makes your coffee/tea/milo taste heavenly; add to your drink as you would creamer.
#7 -
Breastmilk can also help relieve the itch from mosquito bites; squirt some on the bite and rub it in.
#6 -
#Breastmilk is marvelous at curing sore eyes, something I've been really grateful for the last couple of weeks during which my almost-5yo girl often complained of "eyepain" and "eyeitch". She just did again tonight, which inspired me to write this post.
#5 -
Breastmilk can be used as an antiseptic when your kid gets a cut outside and there's nowhere to wash the wound. Squirt at the wound, do not rub. Air dry. Also applicable to adult wounds. (Sidenote: be a little more discreet when squirting)
#4 -
Want a larger bosom but implants are a no-no? Breastfeeding often gives women a larger cup size for the duration of breastfeeding or at least in the first year, so you can look better while being a mom! That is, if you WANT a larger cup size (like I do. ALL the time.) Might need you to spend more money on buying a bigger sized bra though.
#3 -
Got insomnia? During breastfeeding, your body releases a hormone called prolactin into your blood, which helps you to relax and (at least for me) feel sleepy.
#2 -
Breastfeeding gives me a reason to eat as much as I want, ANYTHING that I want, on account of all the calories that are burnt up during every nursing session. Bye bye diet, hello chocolate, ice cream, and other fattening stuff!
AND THE #1 UNUSUAL REASON TO BREASTFEED IS -
Breastfeeding can help you to eat more at a buffet; just nurse your kid and presto! you're hungry again!
THE UNIVERSE IS LISTENING.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Phrase of the Week
"I don't want."
"I DON'T want!"
This boy is getting more and more talkative. Converses with himself, and I can already tell that he will have fantastic projection like his mom d:) Really tough on our ears especially when we're in the car.
On the other hand, his pronunciation seems to be improving. Can even pick up Cantonese!
Btw if you're looking for a good roast meats for CNY, our fav is this stall in Loyang Industrial Estate, at the canteen there. Name's Chan Kwong Kee (Singapore). Not cheap, but worth every penny! Also makes a very satisfying lunch/dinner, if you happen to be in the area, and if they've still got any meats left. IME they sell out roast pork by dinnertime.
"I DON'T want!"
This boy is getting more and more talkative. Converses with himself, and I can already tell that he will have fantastic projection like his mom d:) Really tough on our ears especially when we're in the car.
On the other hand, his pronunciation seems to be improving. Can even pick up Cantonese!
Btw if you're looking for a good roast meats for CNY, our fav is this stall in Loyang Industrial Estate, at the canteen there. Name's Chan Kwong Kee (Singapore). Not cheap, but worth every penny! Also makes a very satisfying lunch/dinner, if you happen to be in the area, and if they've still got any meats left. IME they sell out roast pork by dinnertime.
Friday, January 13, 2006
So that's what teeth are for!
Hi everyone, it's me again, Ruvie.
Let me begin by telling you what I like to do with my chompers these days. Firstly, I've got 4 nice big molars at the back of my mouth now, so I can eat a little more food, and bigger mouthfuls too, although still nowhere like the jiejie who lives two doors away and is only 5 months older than I am. And I've got this funny, small little tooth on my lower jaw, next to my incisors. Mommy simply cannot identify which type of tooth it is, because it's so slim.
Anyway, other than munching on whatever Daddy or Mommy or Jiejie is eating ( I insist on tasting even if they tell me it's "spicy", what's "spicy"? Can eat or not?), I love to BITE PEOPLE, heh heh heh! I've bitten Mommy many many times, on her thighs, tummy, arms, regardless of whether there's any cloth on it or not. Even once on milky! Daddy and Jiejie haven't gotten so many little nicks because they don't hold or hug me as much as Mommy does.
Other things I like to take a bite from are pillows, the bolster, my soft soccer ball which is made from some pseudo leather (wah, I know how to use the word "pseudo" somemore), and even Jiejie's and my shoes! But somehow Mommy and Daddy always come and snatch the shoe away once they spot me.
If I knew it was so fun to bite people and things, I would have done it earlier! It doesn't hurt anyway right? Well, when Mommy uses her teeth to bite me, it doesn't hurt at all. In fact, it's even ticklish and makes me laugh! So if it doesn't hurt me, then I guess it doesn't hurt them either.
Yay! I love my teeth!
Let me begin by telling you what I like to do with my chompers these days. Firstly, I've got 4 nice big molars at the back of my mouth now, so I can eat a little more food, and bigger mouthfuls too, although still nowhere like the jiejie who lives two doors away and is only 5 months older than I am. And I've got this funny, small little tooth on my lower jaw, next to my incisors. Mommy simply cannot identify which type of tooth it is, because it's so slim.
Anyway, other than munching on whatever Daddy or Mommy or Jiejie is eating ( I insist on tasting even if they tell me it's "spicy", what's "spicy"? Can eat or not?), I love to BITE PEOPLE, heh heh heh! I've bitten Mommy many many times, on her thighs, tummy, arms, regardless of whether there's any cloth on it or not. Even once on milky! Daddy and Jiejie haven't gotten so many little nicks because they don't hold or hug me as much as Mommy does.
Other things I like to take a bite from are pillows, the bolster, my soft soccer ball which is made from some pseudo leather (wah, I know how to use the word "pseudo" somemore), and even Jiejie's and my shoes! But somehow Mommy and Daddy always come and snatch the shoe away once they spot me.
If I knew it was so fun to bite people and things, I would have done it earlier! It doesn't hurt anyway right? Well, when Mommy uses her teeth to bite me, it doesn't hurt at all. In fact, it's even ticklish and makes me laugh! So if it doesn't hurt me, then I guess it doesn't hurt them either.
Yay! I love my teeth!
Friday, January 06, 2006
"No?"
He has picked it up from his almost-5yo jiejie.
"Are you sleepy?" "No?"
"Do you want milky?" "No?"
Anything that is phrased in the intonation of a question, even if it isn't directed at him, will receive a pre-recorded "No?". Sends us into hysterics sometimes. We are trying to counter it by having Ray reply "Yes" to some premeditated questions.
And guess who is beginning to throw tantrums at 16mo. "Fake" crying, lying down on the floor and wailing, is all part of the process as he picks up loads from his jiejie. Which is why we really need to teach Ray well, so she can set a good example for Ruvie.
"Are you sleepy?" "No?"
"Do you want milky?" "No?"
Anything that is phrased in the intonation of a question, even if it isn't directed at him, will receive a pre-recorded "No?". Sends us into hysterics sometimes. We are trying to counter it by having Ray reply "Yes" to some premeditated questions.
And guess who is beginning to throw tantrums at 16mo. "Fake" crying, lying down on the floor and wailing, is all part of the process as he picks up loads from his jiejie. Which is why we really need to teach Ray well, so she can set a good example for Ruvie.
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