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    When do u start to discipline your child?

    I always tell my son NO when he anyhow meddles with things & he will cry. Everything must go his way. Whatever we stop him or push him away, he will cry. I always leave him one corner to cry until he keeps quiet. LOLS Then my husband & MIL always say he still young, cannot lidat. So now my...
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    Porridge

    Tried white rice porridge as well. Same results.
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    Porridge

    My boy started with commercial cereals too. Currently all his cereals are the Nestle one which I think already has formula milk mixed with it so I just mix with warm water and feed. Sometimes may add vege puree / fruit puree. I tried feeding him once in awhile. But everytime he just take a...
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    Porridge

    HELP!! Pls advise, experience mummies. according to snowbear's blog, I made the Vegetable/Fruit Stock. Grinding the brown rice into powder. Heat up 180ml of stock with 1 1/2 tablespoon of powdered brown rice. Smells realli nice, but my boy still don't like. HOW? He seems to hate eating...
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    Porridge

    Ok, I just wash the brown rice. Dry it over a saucepan. And its grinded into powder already. And I read your blog about stocks. What's corn cobs? The meat/vegetable stock like troublesome leis.. So many ingredients.. And if lets say the ingredients used for boiling the soup, after that can...
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    Porridge

    If I grind up Brown Rice first to powder form before cooking, Do I have to wash the rice first? Because I tried washing the rice first then grinding it up and it all turn mushy. What's the fastest method to cook brown rice porridge? Dylan just turned 8months. So don't need so smooth...
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    Porridge

    How do I make fish stock? I've no idea what kind of fish to use. I'm not a Kitchen person at all. LOLs. Dylan is 7months+.. Going 8months in a few days time. OH yes, I do add Vegetable/Fruit Puree always with the commercial cereal, He loves anything with the commercial. But anything home...
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    Porridge

    I tried cooking normal rice porridge. Wash the rice and cook over the fire about 15 - 30mins. I realise that the normal rice will break up into smaller bits. I also tried cooking brown rice porridge, same method. But realise that brown rice wont break up into smaller bits. It only turns very...
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    Feeding at 7months.

    Where do you buy this Threadfin? How does it look like? I stay at Jurong West. Where's this place you are talking about?
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    Feeding at 7months.

    At the moment, Dylan has already tried - Rice Cereal - Brown Rice Cereal (instructions said to mix with water, wondering if I can mix with Breast milk instead? And I always mix not consistent one, will have small chunks of the powder chunk together.) - Apple Sauce - Pears - Banana - Avacado -...
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    Freezing and preparing food cubes

    If any of you interested, I've got extra 3 ice cube trays. THESE ARE BRAND NEW IN PLASTIC!! I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I went to buy some trays. Reached home, And realise my in-laws bought the trays too. I bought it at $4.90 each. Therefore, letting go at $3.00 each only. Interested pls sms me...
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    What's next??

    My replies in green. :) I've bought many avacados each time, And all seem to over-ripe? Became dark brown when left at room temperature to ripe but still not soft? How ahs? Cause I read from book that avacados are very good food for babies. When you say turn dark brown is the skin outside...
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    What's next??

    I'm not a kitchen person. So everything I prepare for Dylan now, I gotta source out to books, internet, etc on how to cook, store, choose everythine. I've started Dylan on Semi-Solids when he was about going 6months. He started off with Belamy's Rice Cereal. Then, Sweet Potato Puree. Then...
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    What's next after Rice Cereal?

    I bought Avacados a few days ago. Store in the Refrigerater. Then I read somewhere that an avacado can stay unriped no matter how long you put it in the refrigerator. It said to put at room temperature for maximum 6 days to let the avacado ripe. But its only the third day, the avacado seems to...
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    What's next after Rice Cereal?

    Btw, if I buy pumpkin, can keep how long? And for apples, green and red apples also can? As for pear, any kinda pear also can? Those juicy pear or green pear also can? Would like to know if lets say I'm going to buy all these tomorrow, how long can I keep them before slicing and using it?
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