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I only know that whenever I gave him FM he stops pooping for a day or two. Off FM and he's happy as a lark. Had no choice but to discard the FM 'cos tins were opened and had no one to give to:( He's almost 3 years old now. 0-6mths: Friso Soy milk Dulac/Dupro (the sweet can with an elephant...

Most strollers are public-transport friendly. Most people will volunteer seats but as usual some will fall asleep or continue to play PSP. Best thing to do when going out with stroller is to keep hands-free (place a lightweight bag milk/supplies/diapers in stroller's basket) and sling a small...

Older folks advised me to take more seaweed (eg. in soup, maki) and black sesame. I think hair-loss is stress-related too so try to relax a little more!

The weird feelings can be quite extreme. (1) no appetite for any kind of meat (especially the sight of raw pork and chicken), feeling drowsy/heavy and waking up feeling groggy, feeling disoriented, not wanting to do much and keeping to sedentary lifestyle (2) feeling hungry but bloated after...

The best part was - I didn't know I was preg till it became pretty obvious that there was something 'wrong' in there. I kept thinking it was gastric flu because I did contract it.

I don't know which is worse - feeling nausea or nauseating...... I was feeling sick (as like having gastric flu) very often, especially after meals. I remember feeling hungry, eating >>> totally bloated after just a few spoonful of food and then the yucky feeling of wanting to puke. There were...

Crying babies - for my son (when he was bb): (1) feeling hot even though it's airconditioned room - didn't like to be swaddled after 3 months-old and so we let him wear short-sleeved cotton shirts to sleep (2) hungry (3) stomachache/diaper soiled (4) wants to check if we are near by

Often felt feverish or very hot when temperature was actually at the normal range.

Don't know whether it's 'night sickness' but I remember being sleepless, with heartburn and feeling very dislocated at night. Can't quite describe the exact feeling but generally yucky around midnight and can only fall asleep after 3am:(

I think there shouldn't be any danger using scents and deodorant when you go out. Not excessively though...

Redundant items in my view: Expensive high chair, bumbo seat, exersaucer, stroller (eg. Stoke, Quinny, Bugaboo), diaper bags and steriliser. Many household items can be reused (eg. stuffing towel/protector into a pillow case to make a flat pillow) and using a shallow Ikea tub for...

I use the Ikea storage tub as a mini-pool since kid was around a year old and he still enjoys squeezing in there! See pic of Ikea S$1.80 tub: mumusings: Home mumusings #12: Water-tubby Fun and sure to encourage your bb to love bathing. We reuse the water to clean toilet bowl/sink or pour into...

My son's been off FM since 12 months old and on generic family milk. He used to take Friso and Mamil Gold. We kind of trained him to take in a couple of brands (just in case we're stuck and can't find the excact brand/flavour). I've observed that FM causes constipation and hyperactivity. Much...

Same situation faced here. The stage where my son does the opposite of instructions, refuses to brush teeth, where "no" is the in-word and developing ideiosyncrasies. Pretty destructive when it comes to toys and we're trying our best not to spoil him or let him think he can get away with...

I think it's better to use the conventional way of sterilising bottles. Saves $ and there's no risk of breakdown. Use boiling water from electric kettle to pour into Daiso saucepan (S$2) to sterilise the teats/cap. After that, pour water into bottles before recycling the water into the washer...