21 October Tuesday
At mama's place to fetch Jovann, he was playing with his toys on the floor and I was sitting near him. He suddenly picked up a small mickey mouse soft toy from the floor, came over to me and gently put the toy on my tummy, and said "For you...."....awwwww...he's giving a present for mei mei.... I told him mei mei says thank you and loves him very much. :)
22 October Wednesday
I was washing up in the morning when J woke up and sat up on his mattress. He looked around for Daddy (Daddy is the first person he looked for now when he wake up, coz Daddy puts him to bed now. :)), and when I called out from the bathroom though the closed door, he said "Mommy......open door please...". I opened the sliding door and wished/kissed him good morning. I was already in my dress for work, he stood up, touched my dress, looked up and said "Mommy...... nice". sooo sweeet of him to notice my dress hehehe....I said "Thank you darling". When turning around, I hit my left hand on the sliding wardrobe door. It wasn't painful at all, but there was "bannnnnggg" sound. My little boy reached out for my left hand, held it, and said "Mommy sayang...."... AAAaaaawwww......love him so much.
I had just washed my hair so the bathroom floor is wet. Didn't want him to follow me in when I finish my daily routine, for fear he may slip. So I told him "Mommy brush teeth, the floor is wet, so can you please sit on the mattress and wait for mommy ok? 5mins...". He considered and said "Okay", then attempted to sit down on the bed rail (think I wasn't pointing properly), then on the mattress after I corrected him. He actually sat there for 1-2mins when I brushed my teeth, before he got impatient and wanted to come into the bathroom with me, whereupon he sat on the ledge of the bathroom entrance and looked at me.
I simply live for these kinda moments......
A Little Space to Call Our Own
The 2 of us
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Aquaducks - Duckling Award
Today is the assessment of each of the kids on their swimming level. The kids in this class are supposed to have reached Level 4, Duckling. We were informed of this assessment weeks earlier, but hubby don't feel keen registering him for it as he felt its just a piece of paper.
Well, it IS a cute piece of certificate though, with a duckling on it, the kid's name, with a proud proclaimation that he/she has reached "Level 4" and a lovely little badge! This badge is actually meant to be attached to the kid's swimsuit, and will grant him access to swimming pools in Netherlands (thats where this certificate level came from I think).
So because we didn't pay $15 for the assessment, we won't get the cute cert even if J achieve the Level 4 requirements. But the coach is so nice and went through the assessment for all the 4 kids there though not all of them registered. :)
What they did that day
* Rhythm Breathing during assisted swimming
* Hold the swim float and kick their legs/swim towards coach, coach will count off how many seconds they can hold onto the float without letting go.
* Swim/kick a few inches from coach to Daddy after coach lets go
* Kid stand on the steps up, coach pull them into the water. Test their instinct on survival, they are supposed to turn back to the steps and climb up themselves.
* Stand on the ledge of the pool, and jump down into the water at the count of 3 towards coach (not Daddy's).
Mommy didn't bring cam that day, so these are courtesy of Auntie Brenda! Thanks B!
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Awards time!!! they look DARN CUTE sitting there like swim pros don't they!!!!
Well, it IS a cute piece of certificate though, with a duckling on it, the kid's name, with a proud proclaimation that he/she has reached "Level 4" and a lovely little badge! This badge is actually meant to be attached to the kid's swimsuit, and will grant him access to swimming pools in Netherlands (thats where this certificate level came from I think).
So because we didn't pay $15 for the assessment, we won't get the cute cert even if J achieve the Level 4 requirements. But the coach is so nice and went through the assessment for all the 4 kids there though not all of them registered. :)
What they did that day
* Rhythm Breathing during assisted swimming
* Hold the swim float and kick their legs/swim towards coach, coach will count off how many seconds they can hold onto the float without letting go.
* Swim/kick a few inches from coach to Daddy after coach lets go
* Kid stand on the steps up, coach pull them into the water. Test their instinct on survival, they are supposed to turn back to the steps and climb up themselves.
* Stand on the ledge of the pool, and jump down into the water at the count of 3 towards coach (not Daddy's).
Mommy didn't bring cam that day, so these are courtesy of Auntie Brenda! Thanks B!
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Awards time!!! they look DARN CUTE sitting there like swim pros don't they!!!!
Monday, October 20, 2008
To My Hubby
To My Hubby
You know how couples who've been married for years tend to harp on each other's shortcomings, grudge about how he never help with this and that, didn't show enough concern etc etc. I admit I am no different. I am only human afterall. But, many times, I try to remind myself of how great a person I have married, and I know I will never have it any other way.
Yes, he's hot tempered, but so am I! He drives like the whole world's other drivers are nincompoops (except some), he sometimes speaks like he's never in the wrong, he revels in pointing out things I DIDN'T do and overlooks the things I do (thats before I preggie lah, now he seldom). He is so busy with his work right now he works late nights at home on his lappy, looking so stressed, muttering to himself so much, that I am afraid to approach him even.
But all that being said, he is a fabulous dad and a great hubby. Whenever he has time to play with J, he has the energy I currently (and always) lack, the creativity and the ideas to teach J through play, the roughness that toddler sons love, and the uncanny ability to make him laugh.
During this 2nd pregnancy, though at times I gripped to myself about how I have to pack my own hospital bag this time, how he don't make milk for me every night and how the attention/tenderness is somehow abated compared to when carrying Jovann, but in the 2nd half of the pregnancy, I can see him making an effort to put aside his work at night (he's much busier now compared to 1st pregnancy too) and asking me what do I need. One night, when I thought he was looking especially keenly at his lappy, he was actually trying to write out a script for me that I wanted.
He has been bathing for J at night, staying with him when he drinks his milk, reading to him, brushing his teeth, putting him to bed every single night for 2 weeks now. After J sleeps, hubby will go back to his work. Both of us wants J to get used to Daddy doing all this, before mei mei comes along. Coz its important that J don't associate mei mei with the one who takes mommy's attention away from him.
Despite bring pressed for daily never ending deadlines, and looking thunderous and focused on his lappy until I only dare to sit there and read my book, hubby will look up and asked me cheerily (I know he is making an effort to sound cheery instead of stressed) if I want a glass of milk, chicken essence, am I ready for leg massage, for some light reading etc. He massage my legs for me every single night now, and will make me laugh by his silly antics and jokes. He says good night to girl girl every night before I sleep, lends me his i-phone to listen to music in bed, sayangs me whenever I turn like a hippo in bed to rest on my other side, stops me and sayangs me when I scratch my tummy rashes like a woman possessed. He sings his special song to girl girl and is especially gratified whenever she responds to his voice, which is every single time. I always remind him girl girl is more responsive to him than Jovann, and he also hoping this little girl will be Daddy's Girl when she's born.
He gives me big hugs when I am mad at my parents or worried about my mom. He asks my boy to sayang me/hug me when I am sad or upset.
He has been asking me if I crave for Aglio Olio coz I love the one he makes, but I have not been craving for pasta. And just last night, he knew I have been craving for soya sauce chicken and he cooked dinner for me!!! it was YUMMY! Here's my dinner last night.
soya sauce chicken with blue ginger, sesame oil and martini, stir fry kailan with garlic and ginger, omelette with onions.
He cooked one whole chicken and he told the helper to leave some for me to eat tomorrow for lunch. :) Yumm......my rice is cooking in the rice cooker now, going to have that with hubby's soya sauce chicken after heating it up in the claypot.
Love you Hubby!
You know how couples who've been married for years tend to harp on each other's shortcomings, grudge about how he never help with this and that, didn't show enough concern etc etc. I admit I am no different. I am only human afterall. But, many times, I try to remind myself of how great a person I have married, and I know I will never have it any other way.
Yes, he's hot tempered, but so am I! He drives like the whole world's other drivers are nincompoops (except some), he sometimes speaks like he's never in the wrong, he revels in pointing out things I DIDN'T do and overlooks the things I do (thats before I preggie lah, now he seldom). He is so busy with his work right now he works late nights at home on his lappy, looking so stressed, muttering to himself so much, that I am afraid to approach him even.
But all that being said, he is a fabulous dad and a great hubby. Whenever he has time to play with J, he has the energy I currently (and always) lack, the creativity and the ideas to teach J through play, the roughness that toddler sons love, and the uncanny ability to make him laugh.
During this 2nd pregnancy, though at times I gripped to myself about how I have to pack my own hospital bag this time, how he don't make milk for me every night and how the attention/tenderness is somehow abated compared to when carrying Jovann, but in the 2nd half of the pregnancy, I can see him making an effort to put aside his work at night (he's much busier now compared to 1st pregnancy too) and asking me what do I need. One night, when I thought he was looking especially keenly at his lappy, he was actually trying to write out a script for me that I wanted.
He has been bathing for J at night, staying with him when he drinks his milk, reading to him, brushing his teeth, putting him to bed every single night for 2 weeks now. After J sleeps, hubby will go back to his work. Both of us wants J to get used to Daddy doing all this, before mei mei comes along. Coz its important that J don't associate mei mei with the one who takes mommy's attention away from him.
Despite bring pressed for daily never ending deadlines, and looking thunderous and focused on his lappy until I only dare to sit there and read my book, hubby will look up and asked me cheerily (I know he is making an effort to sound cheery instead of stressed) if I want a glass of milk, chicken essence, am I ready for leg massage, for some light reading etc. He massage my legs for me every single night now, and will make me laugh by his silly antics and jokes. He says good night to girl girl every night before I sleep, lends me his i-phone to listen to music in bed, sayangs me whenever I turn like a hippo in bed to rest on my other side, stops me and sayangs me when I scratch my tummy rashes like a woman possessed. He sings his special song to girl girl and is especially gratified whenever she responds to his voice, which is every single time. I always remind him girl girl is more responsive to him than Jovann, and he also hoping this little girl will be Daddy's Girl when she's born.
He gives me big hugs when I am mad at my parents or worried about my mom. He asks my boy to sayang me/hug me when I am sad or upset.
He has been asking me if I crave for Aglio Olio coz I love the one he makes, but I have not been craving for pasta. And just last night, he knew I have been craving for soya sauce chicken and he cooked dinner for me!!! it was YUMMY! Here's my dinner last night.
soya sauce chicken with blue ginger, sesame oil and martini, stir fry kailan with garlic and ginger, omelette with onions.
He cooked one whole chicken and he told the helper to leave some for me to eat tomorrow for lunch. :) Yumm......my rice is cooking in the rice cooker now, going to have that with hubby's soya sauce chicken after heating it up in the claypot.
Love you Hubby!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Orientation Day
Orientation Day
Today marks a significant milestone in Jovann's and our life. Hubby felt it most keenly. It's the orientation day for Jovann's pre-nursery education. He is starting SCHOOL! *sob sob*. He has grown up. :(
I feel so sad whenever I think of my innocent little boy starting SCHOOL. I mean, this means the start of a long long education lasting all the way to UNI! OMG. thats scary....for him.....isn't it? But fortunately, or so I consoled myself by saying, much of pre-school education focus more on having fun than learning letters. Although part of me wonder oh-no-does-that-mean-he-wun-be-prepped-sufficiently-for-P1???? but the other part of me feels glad at least he will have LOTSA fun before delving into the real life of academics education, whenever that may be, kindergarten 2 or primary school. I also feel glad his first school is of such a nice campus, huge greenery, large running space and lotsa fresh air.
Today, we got his name card, the parents hand book, proceeded to the hall (Gym) where some of the parents gathered and were given briefing by the Principal and a teacher on toileting, food, whether to bring bags, how to handle illnesses, being told to label every single thing he wears on him etc etc etc. We tried on uniforms, bought uniforms, white socks, some ppl arranged for school buses. Brought him to visit his classroom again, met his teachers and I asked her numerous questions....
This is so real.....
Jovann spent most of it playing in his classroom. He didn't pay much attention when his daddy walked away to get something. We were wondering if he will be as nonchalant when school really starts. Think both of us half hope he will be, half hope he won't be. Sigh...confused parents....
Aiyoh.....the darn cute socks, HOW TO RESIST buying??????
After this we went to JG, it was meet the parents session and the class photo taking.
Surprise surprise!! must record this down!!! I was resting in the car, getting ready to come out and join them for dancing, when hubby messaged me that J ate raisins and bananas!!! both of which he don't know how to eat (raisins)/don't like to eat (bananas) before today although I have tried many times!
Is this another milestone? We shall try again with raisins at home.
His dinner tonight. Porridge cooked with white bait, served with soya sauce/sesame oil minced chicken with xiao bai cai.
Today marks a significant milestone in Jovann's and our life. Hubby felt it most keenly. It's the orientation day for Jovann's pre-nursery education. He is starting SCHOOL! *sob sob*. He has grown up. :(
I feel so sad whenever I think of my innocent little boy starting SCHOOL. I mean, this means the start of a long long education lasting all the way to UNI! OMG. thats scary....for him.....isn't it? But fortunately, or so I consoled myself by saying, much of pre-school education focus more on having fun than learning letters. Although part of me wonder oh-no-does-that-mean-he-wun-be-prepped-sufficiently-for-P1???? but the other part of me feels glad at least he will have LOTSA fun before delving into the real life of academics education, whenever that may be, kindergarten 2 or primary school. I also feel glad his first school is of such a nice campus, huge greenery, large running space and lotsa fresh air.
Today, we got his name card, the parents hand book, proceeded to the hall (Gym) where some of the parents gathered and were given briefing by the Principal and a teacher on toileting, food, whether to bring bags, how to handle illnesses, being told to label every single thing he wears on him etc etc etc. We tried on uniforms, bought uniforms, white socks, some ppl arranged for school buses. Brought him to visit his classroom again, met his teachers and I asked her numerous questions....
This is so real.....
Jovann spent most of it playing in his classroom. He didn't pay much attention when his daddy walked away to get something. We were wondering if he will be as nonchalant when school really starts. Think both of us half hope he will be, half hope he won't be. Sigh...confused parents....
Aiyoh.....the darn cute socks, HOW TO RESIST buying??????
After this we went to JG, it was meet the parents session and the class photo taking.
Surprise surprise!! must record this down!!! I was resting in the car, getting ready to come out and join them for dancing, when hubby messaged me that J ate raisins and bananas!!! both of which he don't know how to eat (raisins)/don't like to eat (bananas) before today although I have tried many times!
Is this another milestone? We shall try again with raisins at home.
His dinner tonight. Porridge cooked with white bait, served with soya sauce/sesame oil minced chicken with xiao bai cai.
A Splash of a Good Time!
A Splash of a Good Time with Reubern!
1-2 weeks back, a few of us were really disappointed when our swim date had to be cancelled due to lighting at thunder at SCC. I rem that time, Joanne was oredi clothed in her swimsuit, and I was sorely disappointed coz it was a swim I was really looking forward to with Jovann and his friends, in particular because I am not sure when's the next time I can bring him go swimming since I am due very very soon. That time, I was 37 weeks.
So it was that on 16 October Thursday, Joanne and I gleefully brought our sons swimming at SCC after a week of planning. We both took leave. Sam bought a set of 4 mini soakers from ELC after seeing the nice set Grace has, Joanne bought a brand new swimming ring float and a cute little dino poncho for R. The excitement build up for both of us, and I was happily packing the night before.
This time, we are armed with the following toys.
* 1 sand/water toy from ToysRus
* 2 mini soakers from ELC (fancy name for water gun hehehe) + a cheaper one from ma ma shop
* 2 TYR swim floats (one each from Jo and me)
* 1 swim ring float
* A pair of arm rings float Auntie B bought
* The huge ducky sit-in float Jovann sat in for his first swim at 8mths (we didn't use it today)
* The bola bola that he had since 4 mths old
* A cute yellow bucket
* 2 Hippo/dino water blasters! (one each from Jo and me)
Here we come!!!!!!!!
The boys took to the water gleefully, starting off at the wadding pool and playing with the slides. before the adults moved to the deeper pool. In the beginning, J kept protesting coz he wants to go back to the wadding pool.
R had fun with his swim floats, but J today seemed a bit scared of the floats and ring floats, preferring us to play with him without it. Lucky there were 3 water guns, coz the boys nearly fought over it hehehee. As J only had strength to depress it with his thumb, he cldn't really aim, but that doesn't stop him from trying to catch Auntie Joanne's attention and kept calling her before trying to hao lian with his poor aiming hahaha...
Auntie Joanne had an UBER cool underwater camera....that got Mommy fascinated. Really fun taking photos with it and not worrying about it getting wet. This explains why our own cam has so few photos....
The boys love the slide too. Check out the video.
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Actually there was a much bigger slide at the other pool, but Uncle Tony tried it and felt (same as hubby) that it will be too fast and steep to bring the boys on, so we didn't try. :P
No lack of toys!
The boys, after 1hour 15mins of swimming! Its a wonder they are not both shrivelled uP! R looks dashing in his new dino poncho hehee..He obviously felt J looks funny too, coz at one point he was looking at his amusedly.
Our two little Jedi Knights...
The part I usually like least about swimming is the washing up. but at SCC, I enjoy it coz I love the bathroom. Spacious and considerate enough, with lockers, massage chairs (not that i can use) and a comfy bench to put my huge bag in each shower stall. This time, hubby bathed for J, and its the first time he bathed for him outside alone. He enjoyed it! And me...I could enjoy my own long shower hehehee....
We went to the cafeteria for lunch. hubby and I were sooooo sad when our fav nasi lemak is sold out. :( I ate chicken rice (same as Tony), while sam had his chicken cutlet. Jovann had a bit of his porridge, while R ate fried rice.
J in his new Jim Thomson beach top which Uncle Malcolm and Auntie Sharon got for him for his birthday. I really love this top, especially the ultra soft material....
It was a really fun day, and I felt really pleased after that. After seeing Jovann enjoyed himself so much on his birthday here, I been wanting very much to come again. I wouldn't forgive myself if I cannot bring him before I deliver. But we did it!
Reubern and Jovann has come a long way as friends. They knew of each other before they were borned, and grew up meeting each other often. I was reminded of how far we've come from his mom's recent blog entry about the 2 boys...its really cool. Hope they will be best buddies forever. :)
1-2 weeks back, a few of us were really disappointed when our swim date had to be cancelled due to lighting at thunder at SCC. I rem that time, Joanne was oredi clothed in her swimsuit, and I was sorely disappointed coz it was a swim I was really looking forward to with Jovann and his friends, in particular because I am not sure when's the next time I can bring him go swimming since I am due very very soon. That time, I was 37 weeks.
So it was that on 16 October Thursday, Joanne and I gleefully brought our sons swimming at SCC after a week of planning. We both took leave. Sam bought a set of 4 mini soakers from ELC after seeing the nice set Grace has, Joanne bought a brand new swimming ring float and a cute little dino poncho for R. The excitement build up for both of us, and I was happily packing the night before.
This time, we are armed with the following toys.
* 1 sand/water toy from ToysRus
* 2 mini soakers from ELC (fancy name for water gun hehehe) + a cheaper one from ma ma shop
* 2 TYR swim floats (one each from Jo and me)
* 1 swim ring float
* A pair of arm rings float Auntie B bought
* The huge ducky sit-in float Jovann sat in for his first swim at 8mths (we didn't use it today)
* The bola bola that he had since 4 mths old
* A cute yellow bucket
* 2 Hippo/dino water blasters! (one each from Jo and me)
Here we come!!!!!!!!
The boys took to the water gleefully, starting off at the wadding pool and playing with the slides. before the adults moved to the deeper pool. In the beginning, J kept protesting coz he wants to go back to the wadding pool.
R had fun with his swim floats, but J today seemed a bit scared of the floats and ring floats, preferring us to play with him without it. Lucky there were 3 water guns, coz the boys nearly fought over it hehehee. As J only had strength to depress it with his thumb, he cldn't really aim, but that doesn't stop him from trying to catch Auntie Joanne's attention and kept calling her before trying to hao lian with his poor aiming hahaha...
Auntie Joanne had an UBER cool underwater camera....that got Mommy fascinated. Really fun taking photos with it and not worrying about it getting wet. This explains why our own cam has so few photos....
The boys love the slide too. Check out the video.
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Actually there was a much bigger slide at the other pool, but Uncle Tony tried it and felt (same as hubby) that it will be too fast and steep to bring the boys on, so we didn't try. :P
No lack of toys!
The boys, after 1hour 15mins of swimming! Its a wonder they are not both shrivelled uP! R looks dashing in his new dino poncho hehee..He obviously felt J looks funny too, coz at one point he was looking at his amusedly.
Our two little Jedi Knights...
The part I usually like least about swimming is the washing up. but at SCC, I enjoy it coz I love the bathroom. Spacious and considerate enough, with lockers, massage chairs (not that i can use) and a comfy bench to put my huge bag in each shower stall. This time, hubby bathed for J, and its the first time he bathed for him outside alone. He enjoyed it! And me...I could enjoy my own long shower hehehee....
We went to the cafeteria for lunch. hubby and I were sooooo sad when our fav nasi lemak is sold out. :( I ate chicken rice (same as Tony), while sam had his chicken cutlet. Jovann had a bit of his porridge, while R ate fried rice.
J in his new Jim Thomson beach top which Uncle Malcolm and Auntie Sharon got for him for his birthday. I really love this top, especially the ultra soft material....
It was a really fun day, and I felt really pleased after that. After seeing Jovann enjoyed himself so much on his birthday here, I been wanting very much to come again. I wouldn't forgive myself if I cannot bring him before I deliver. But we did it!
Reubern and Jovann has come a long way as friends. They knew of each other before they were borned, and grew up meeting each other often. I was reminded of how far we've come from his mom's recent blog entry about the 2 boys...its really cool. Hope they will be best buddies forever. :)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Food Strike
Food Strike
Hi cc, here's a post for you. :P You asked about J's food strike and what my friends and PD suggested?
Okie, perhaps for J its a bit different, coz his food strike started by something WE did on PD's suggestion. We started off by sharing with our PD that J dun chew his food. Yep, at 2 yrs old, he don't chew his food, even now. He swallows. Even his fav fruits we have to scrap it for him, else he wld rather not eat. To cut the long story short, I cried for help, coz I cannot have him NOT chewing until he's 3 yrs old!!! At that time, he still eats home cooked food, or any soft outside food...but the latter rarely.
PD's advice - to encourage him to CHEW.
- Do the hard method. Stop preparing home cooked food for him, let him eat adult's food and breakfast like toast, chee cheong fan, kuay tiao, cut fruits instead of scrapped. If he dun want, then say "you don't want it? Mommy take it away?" and if he still don't want it, remove the plate, and dun replace with ANYTHING else.
- Do this like consistently for a few weeks.
- Make sure caregivers all sing the same tune. Well, this is where it become difficult. J goes to both my ILs place and my parents place. I couldn't manage to make it consistent across all 3 places. But I tried. Meaning I asked my MIL to STOP blending his food (Yes, she did! and my dad to STOP chopping his vege until so fine)
- So we did this hard method for a week. There was a day on a weekend that he did quite well for lunch, prob coz he skipped bf (he refused his toast with cheese) and was hungry. he ate quite a bit of kuay tiao noodle soup after a musical with his friends. it could be he was hungry, or it could be he was with his friends who were eating in front of him, though that doesn't always work.
- Then.....the next Monday. The food strike started. He was at my MIL place, once he sees food, he GAGGED. he had a hard time eating bf, and he refused lunch and dinner. we panicked! What have we done? have we caused him to hate food?
The next few weeks were quite horrible. He can refuse ANYTHING put in front of him, without tasting A BITE of it. even steamed egg which he dun have to chew, he just refuse. And worse is he started refusing even his usual fav like mee sua soup or porridge!!! we seriously panicked, and that was when I wrote to the mommy friends and my PD again. What my PD suggested is that we are doing well. That he is behaving like this coz we are succeeding in getting the mesg across. He asked us to continue and monitor. His last resort, if J still refuse to chew, is to send him to a speech therapist. But we figured, he can talk, so it cannot be jaws? Plus he can imitate us chewing (opening and closing his jaw), just that his food is NOT betw his teeth when he does it. So, we were quite stuck. Torn between continuing on our PD's advice, and betw our parental concern on him not getting enough nutrients. He is asking for milk more, but we know if we replace his missed meals with milk he will never get the message, so we had to harden our hearts and refuse him milk when its NOT time for milk. Our PD actually told us by this age (2 yrs old), he shld be taking only 2 milk feeds a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. But we are still giving him a mid afternoon feed which we have been doing.
My mommy friends advice is:
- They feel there's no 2 ways or mid-line solution for this prob. Either we harden ourselves and go through it and grit out teeth when he dun eat, until one day he realise what he has to do OR we give in to him with his preferred form of food now (though now the prob is he dun even take his usual fav, but the idea is hopefully that will change back to normal), and as long as necc, as long as he likes, UNTIL one day he DECIDES or REALISE what chewing means!
- One friend suggested borrowing a dentist artifical human jaw mould, the kind with teeth and gums all in, to demonstrate to J what it means to chew.
- Another friend suggested, to get him to like food again, to feed him what he likes. Example, during his food strike, he only takes soup. If i cook noodle or kuay tiao soup, he takes the soup only. So she asked me to cook more soup and let him drink the nutrients and let him LIKE food again.
- Another friend suggested other forms of soft food that is in between really soft and solids. Eg. instead of mee sua, feed angel hair pasta, thick bee hoon etc. I tried thick bee hoon, no use, he drank only the soup. :(
- Then I saw on a friend's blog that her kid same age going through the same thing. He PD prescribed a med, that miraculously improved her appetite. But pls be warned, this med cannot take for long term coz got side effects. I asked her for the name so that I have something on hand, but I didn't get to use it coz I checked with my PD's nurse and they told me got side effects of kid getting drowsy and cannot feed more than 2 weeks. In place of the med, the nurses recommended 3 other kinds multivitamins that can be bought off the shelves from Guardian or the like. Just for info, these are as follows, but pls decide if you need it before buying, coz multivits are still just that, supplements. Its still best we can tackle the problem of food strike at its roots instead of relaying on these. For me, I am desperate so I just wanted to try it for a few times to see if it improves his appetite back to his normal eating habits. I was careful with feeding him this, and so far, I only fed him 3 feeds of this although I have the multivit in my fridge for 1-2 weeks so far.
1. Appelin B12
2. Nutroplex with Lysine
3. Kiddipharmaton
All this are syrup form. Its the lysine inside this multivits that improves the appetite. I read up on lysine, it is an essential amino acid that is crucial for kid's development, that can only be found in food (cannot be produced by the body). It has no side effects, but when you have lack of lysine in your system, there's a host of problems and one of them is poor appetite.
- Another thing I found out by chance, is that the chinese herb 淮山 is good for bodies and improves appetite too. My mum cooks the raw form (not the dried herbs form) in soup once in a while, perhaps a month once. Pls DO NOT cook this too often, coz my dad said he read before that too much of this may be bad, but I do not have time to check out whats the effects yet. But taken moderately, this is a very good vege/herb.
- Perhaps for your case and ur friends case, if its really food strike and not chewing prob like mine, you can try varying your food variety? Try pasta, try outside dishes, try cooking the same thing in another way? Try using ginger slice to fry a dish instead of garlic (I find it taste so good), try onion and butter instead of oil and garlic, try millet instead of porridge, try bee hoon instead of mee sua etc....
- Or try making the food looks interesting, funny, cheerful, try Annabel Karmel's recipe. Too bad, I cant try that coz her recipe for 2 yr olds my J wont be able to eat. :(
- A mommy also suggested try leaving him to explore his food with his fork and spoon without you feeding him or pressurizing him. Leave him alone to explore?
- Feed only when he's really hungry instead of fixed meal times? Sometimes I find J is not hungry although I expect him to be.
- Or the last "resort"...if he is growing well, height and weight is healthy, alert and happy, and PD is not worried, then take it that its one of those growing phase. It will pass and one day they will like food again. That was one of the consoling thoughts to myself during those times.
I really hope this post helps......though I am still not totally there myself coz J don't CHEW. :( I think I have decided to take the soft approach. We really cannot bear to see him starve himself.... for J, though he was alert and happy, but he lost a bit of weight during his food strike. Now that he's nearly back to normal appetite, my parents, my hubby can all tell that his cheeks have started to fill out again, and his backside more "flesh". soooo...I think for him his food strike was really quite bad and it takes careful observation to see the effect......
Hi cc, here's a post for you. :P You asked about J's food strike and what my friends and PD suggested?
Okie, perhaps for J its a bit different, coz his food strike started by something WE did on PD's suggestion. We started off by sharing with our PD that J dun chew his food. Yep, at 2 yrs old, he don't chew his food, even now. He swallows. Even his fav fruits we have to scrap it for him, else he wld rather not eat. To cut the long story short, I cried for help, coz I cannot have him NOT chewing until he's 3 yrs old!!! At that time, he still eats home cooked food, or any soft outside food...but the latter rarely.
PD's advice - to encourage him to CHEW.
- Do the hard method. Stop preparing home cooked food for him, let him eat adult's food and breakfast like toast, chee cheong fan, kuay tiao, cut fruits instead of scrapped. If he dun want, then say "you don't want it? Mommy take it away?" and if he still don't want it, remove the plate, and dun replace with ANYTHING else.
- Do this like consistently for a few weeks.
- Make sure caregivers all sing the same tune. Well, this is where it become difficult. J goes to both my ILs place and my parents place. I couldn't manage to make it consistent across all 3 places. But I tried. Meaning I asked my MIL to STOP blending his food (Yes, she did! and my dad to STOP chopping his vege until so fine)
- So we did this hard method for a week. There was a day on a weekend that he did quite well for lunch, prob coz he skipped bf (he refused his toast with cheese) and was hungry. he ate quite a bit of kuay tiao noodle soup after a musical with his friends. it could be he was hungry, or it could be he was with his friends who were eating in front of him, though that doesn't always work.
- Then.....the next Monday. The food strike started. He was at my MIL place, once he sees food, he GAGGED. he had a hard time eating bf, and he refused lunch and dinner. we panicked! What have we done? have we caused him to hate food?
The next few weeks were quite horrible. He can refuse ANYTHING put in front of him, without tasting A BITE of it. even steamed egg which he dun have to chew, he just refuse. And worse is he started refusing even his usual fav like mee sua soup or porridge!!! we seriously panicked, and that was when I wrote to the mommy friends and my PD again. What my PD suggested is that we are doing well. That he is behaving like this coz we are succeeding in getting the mesg across. He asked us to continue and monitor. His last resort, if J still refuse to chew, is to send him to a speech therapist. But we figured, he can talk, so it cannot be jaws? Plus he can imitate us chewing (opening and closing his jaw), just that his food is NOT betw his teeth when he does it. So, we were quite stuck. Torn between continuing on our PD's advice, and betw our parental concern on him not getting enough nutrients. He is asking for milk more, but we know if we replace his missed meals with milk he will never get the message, so we had to harden our hearts and refuse him milk when its NOT time for milk. Our PD actually told us by this age (2 yrs old), he shld be taking only 2 milk feeds a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. But we are still giving him a mid afternoon feed which we have been doing.
My mommy friends advice is:
- They feel there's no 2 ways or mid-line solution for this prob. Either we harden ourselves and go through it and grit out teeth when he dun eat, until one day he realise what he has to do OR we give in to him with his preferred form of food now (though now the prob is he dun even take his usual fav, but the idea is hopefully that will change back to normal), and as long as necc, as long as he likes, UNTIL one day he DECIDES or REALISE what chewing means!
- One friend suggested borrowing a dentist artifical human jaw mould, the kind with teeth and gums all in, to demonstrate to J what it means to chew.
- Another friend suggested, to get him to like food again, to feed him what he likes. Example, during his food strike, he only takes soup. If i cook noodle or kuay tiao soup, he takes the soup only. So she asked me to cook more soup and let him drink the nutrients and let him LIKE food again.
- Another friend suggested other forms of soft food that is in between really soft and solids. Eg. instead of mee sua, feed angel hair pasta, thick bee hoon etc. I tried thick bee hoon, no use, he drank only the soup. :(
- Then I saw on a friend's blog that her kid same age going through the same thing. He PD prescribed a med, that miraculously improved her appetite. But pls be warned, this med cannot take for long term coz got side effects. I asked her for the name so that I have something on hand, but I didn't get to use it coz I checked with my PD's nurse and they told me got side effects of kid getting drowsy and cannot feed more than 2 weeks. In place of the med, the nurses recommended 3 other kinds multivitamins that can be bought off the shelves from Guardian or the like. Just for info, these are as follows, but pls decide if you need it before buying, coz multivits are still just that, supplements. Its still best we can tackle the problem of food strike at its roots instead of relaying on these. For me, I am desperate so I just wanted to try it for a few times to see if it improves his appetite back to his normal eating habits. I was careful with feeding him this, and so far, I only fed him 3 feeds of this although I have the multivit in my fridge for 1-2 weeks so far.
1. Appelin B12
2. Nutroplex with Lysine
3. Kiddipharmaton
All this are syrup form. Its the lysine inside this multivits that improves the appetite. I read up on lysine, it is an essential amino acid that is crucial for kid's development, that can only be found in food (cannot be produced by the body). It has no side effects, but when you have lack of lysine in your system, there's a host of problems and one of them is poor appetite.
- Another thing I found out by chance, is that the chinese herb 淮山 is good for bodies and improves appetite too. My mum cooks the raw form (not the dried herbs form) in soup once in a while, perhaps a month once. Pls DO NOT cook this too often, coz my dad said he read before that too much of this may be bad, but I do not have time to check out whats the effects yet. But taken moderately, this is a very good vege/herb.
- Perhaps for your case and ur friends case, if its really food strike and not chewing prob like mine, you can try varying your food variety? Try pasta, try outside dishes, try cooking the same thing in another way? Try using ginger slice to fry a dish instead of garlic (I find it taste so good), try onion and butter instead of oil and garlic, try millet instead of porridge, try bee hoon instead of mee sua etc....
- Or try making the food looks interesting, funny, cheerful, try Annabel Karmel's recipe. Too bad, I cant try that coz her recipe for 2 yr olds my J wont be able to eat. :(
- A mommy also suggested try leaving him to explore his food with his fork and spoon without you feeding him or pressurizing him. Leave him alone to explore?
- Feed only when he's really hungry instead of fixed meal times? Sometimes I find J is not hungry although I expect him to be.
- Or the last "resort"...if he is growing well, height and weight is healthy, alert and happy, and PD is not worried, then take it that its one of those growing phase. It will pass and one day they will like food again. That was one of the consoling thoughts to myself during those times.
I really hope this post helps......though I am still not totally there myself coz J don't CHEW. :( I think I have decided to take the soft approach. We really cannot bear to see him starve himself.... for J, though he was alert and happy, but he lost a bit of weight during his food strike. Now that he's nearly back to normal appetite, my parents, my hubby can all tell that his cheeks have started to fill out again, and his backside more "flesh". soooo...I think for him his food strike was really quite bad and it takes careful observation to see the effect......
Thursday, October 9, 2008
F1 Supper, New Swimsuit and Fussy Eating
Recently bought him a new wet suit and swim diapers from the Isetan sale, as both of his are getting super tight and leaves marks after his swim.
Here he is in the new stuff!
After shower, in his Thomas hooded poncho towel!
The night before, Daddy watching F1 and enjoying this steaming bowl of hot yummy Japanese Char Siew Ra Men. Mommy bought this during Isetan sale as well, $7 for the pack of ramen (serves 2) and $14 for the piece of char siew!!! We ate about 2/3rd of the char siew that night, and that small bowl of soup costs $6 ok! But its SUPER YUMMY LAH!
And recently, J has been on food strike. :( Have confided in a few mommies already, and even written to my PD and a parenting instructor whom have conducted a course for us before. Needless to say, the mommy support group was wonderful with their patience, suggestions and advices. My PD even made the effort to call me up and speak to me for 10mins on how best to approach his chewing problem and food problem. As for the "parenting instructor"?????? she replied my mail with apologies that she can't help me much through a few sentences reply of hers, and suggested I book her "valuable" time, which she helped to inform me costs $110 an hour, for a 2-hour private session. YAH right....no thanks.
Anyway...one of the mommies advice - feed him things he likes. But once he went on food strike, he dun even like his usual fav food. :( He loves soup though, so I took Brenda's recipe of cream of pumpkin, and added some garnishes.
It looked and smelled nice and TASTE nice. Hubby was eyeing it hungrily and saying he can finish it if J don't want. He pretended to wanna snatch from J, which sometimes works. J quickly took a few sips (2 or 3 spoons), then pushed it back to Daddy. :(
Next attempt, porridge/rice with baked teriyaki salmon and stir fry greens. With a bowl of pork/carrot and egg soup on the side.
Doesn't work. He only want the soup. Pointed at the vege and salmon but once I helped him try it he stopped. Daddy had to resort to his "hard" method to make J eat more. :(
Here he is in the new stuff!
After shower, in his Thomas hooded poncho towel!
The night before, Daddy watching F1 and enjoying this steaming bowl of hot yummy Japanese Char Siew Ra Men. Mommy bought this during Isetan sale as well, $7 for the pack of ramen (serves 2) and $14 for the piece of char siew!!! We ate about 2/3rd of the char siew that night, and that small bowl of soup costs $6 ok! But its SUPER YUMMY LAH!
And recently, J has been on food strike. :( Have confided in a few mommies already, and even written to my PD and a parenting instructor whom have conducted a course for us before. Needless to say, the mommy support group was wonderful with their patience, suggestions and advices. My PD even made the effort to call me up and speak to me for 10mins on how best to approach his chewing problem and food problem. As for the "parenting instructor"?????? she replied my mail with apologies that she can't help me much through a few sentences reply of hers, and suggested I book her "valuable" time, which she helped to inform me costs $110 an hour, for a 2-hour private session. YAH right....no thanks.
Anyway...one of the mommies advice - feed him things he likes. But once he went on food strike, he dun even like his usual fav food. :( He loves soup though, so I took Brenda's recipe of cream of pumpkin, and added some garnishes.
It looked and smelled nice and TASTE nice. Hubby was eyeing it hungrily and saying he can finish it if J don't want. He pretended to wanna snatch from J, which sometimes works. J quickly took a few sips (2 or 3 spoons), then pushed it back to Daddy. :(
Next attempt, porridge/rice with baked teriyaki salmon and stir fry greens. With a bowl of pork/carrot and egg soup on the side.
Doesn't work. He only want the soup. Pointed at the vege and salmon but once I helped him try it he stopped. Daddy had to resort to his "hard" method to make J eat more. :(
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Reubern's 2nd Birthday
I had a lot of fun at Reubern's birthday this year. The previous year I couldn't attend coz we were in Melbourne. So this year Mommy kept bugging Auntie Joanne asking her is she celebrating, and we were even there early. Straight after JG, Mommy Daddy brought me to have a quick lunch, then drove me there to have my nap, so I was able to nap from 2.30pm to 4pm before the party official starts.
I was busy playing with the cleaning toys, or zooming around in R's toy car, or stayed in R's room going in and out of his play house, playing with the little musical light toy with lullaby music.
Reubern in the box
Auntie Joanne decorated the place so nicely by herself before we arrived. Her mommy (R's grandmother) cooked SO MUCH food for the party, all on her own! Amazing mommy! There is fried bee hoon, chicken curry, ngor hiang, fried nuggets, fried fish balls, stir fry chicken with capsicums, and some other dishes I forgot.
R loves being sang the birthday song to, so his Daddy Mommy asked the guests to sing both the english and chinese versions. Really, R was so pleased throughout.
Birthday Cake!
R: I am waiting for my birthday song!!!
The Chen Family
I was busy playing with the cleaning toys, or zooming around in R's toy car, or stayed in R's room going in and out of his play house, playing with the little musical light toy with lullaby music.
Reubern in the box
Auntie Joanne decorated the place so nicely by herself before we arrived. Her mommy (R's grandmother) cooked SO MUCH food for the party, all on her own! Amazing mommy! There is fried bee hoon, chicken curry, ngor hiang, fried nuggets, fried fish balls, stir fry chicken with capsicums, and some other dishes I forgot.
R loves being sang the birthday song to, so his Daddy Mommy asked the guests to sing both the english and chinese versions. Really, R was so pleased throughout.
Birthday Cake!
R: I am waiting for my birthday song!!!
The Chen Family
Pomfret please
They say you get different sympthoms when you carry a girl and boy baby. In fact, according to popular belief (which was also my belief until I compare 2 of my friends both carrying baby girls), those carrying girls will have rounded tummies and those having boys will have pointed ones. With J, my tummy was very pointed. But so is it now with the little princess. My tummy is bigger now though, I am having my first stretch marks around the belly button. :( I didn't have any with Jovann. Eeeeee.....hate stretch marks.... lucky we took pregnancy photos before that first stretch marks appear hehee...
As for sympthoms...well......perhaps subtle differences. Besides spotting throughout 1st trimester (I spotted only a while with Jovann), prefering sour/spicy food more often than sweeter food, being a bit more tolerant of chinese cooking this time round, I find the other sympthoms more or less the same. I suddenly develop a craving/love for chocolate which I lack (yep, I DON'T like chocolate when not preggie), which now makes me the number 1 customer at the healthy fruit drink stall in BP plaza where I get my daily fix of marshmallow fondue at $2 (did I say HEALTHY fruit drink stall???), I still generally prefer fragrant and pungent food (nasi lemak, mee siam, laksa, prawn mee with chilli padi) for both pregnancies. And I still don't really like fish, except for some. With Jovann, I only eat the teochew fish porridge my parents cook (with is actually a super expensive bowl of the most expensive pomfret fish, freshest prawns, chewy squids, best dried scallops (I still hate fresh ones), and the fish porridge stall near my home every weekend. Thats the only 2 fish dishes I can stomach I think during that time. With girl girl now, I still swear by my parents fish porridge, but hates the fish porridge at that usual stall near my house. And now I realise there's a pattern. She only loves pomfret. My mum can buy the most expensive cod fish, threadfin, salmon, even the spiciest sambal fish or fish curry, but my stomach will churn at the thought/look of it. But put in front of me a promfret (only if steamed teochew style or cooked in fish porridge), and I will eat. Its really funny, I only noticed it these few weeks. When mom steams a pomfret, I will eat, when its ANY other kinda fish, I find it a chore just to put one piece into my mouth and I will gag. I usually hate wedding dinners during preggie coz I hate chinese food during preggie, and I will only pick on the dishes, esp the fish. But during my cousin's wedding last sat, they served steamed pomfret, teochew style, and I find myself eating quite a lot. Today, I even had chai png in AMK, and ordered a steamed pomfret, stir fry spinach, braised chicken wings, and soya sauce pork (yep, its ALL mine) and it costs $10.50 for the meal, and I finished everything except a few pieces of pork. Amazing.......
That said, I still feel I don't have a good appetite. Rather, I have a fussy appetite. am still looking forward confinement for that 180degress appetite revival where I will eat ANYTHING and EVERYTHING put in front of me. Hahaha.....
I am 37 weeks now...my gynae checkups are a weekly affair. :)
This is Mommy at our 36/37 weeks checkup on 3 October. :)
As for sympthoms...well......perhaps subtle differences. Besides spotting throughout 1st trimester (I spotted only a while with Jovann), prefering sour/spicy food more often than sweeter food, being a bit more tolerant of chinese cooking this time round, I find the other sympthoms more or less the same. I suddenly develop a craving/love for chocolate which I lack (yep, I DON'T like chocolate when not preggie), which now makes me the number 1 customer at the healthy fruit drink stall in BP plaza where I get my daily fix of marshmallow fondue at $2 (did I say HEALTHY fruit drink stall???), I still generally prefer fragrant and pungent food (nasi lemak, mee siam, laksa, prawn mee with chilli padi) for both pregnancies. And I still don't really like fish, except for some. With Jovann, I only eat the teochew fish porridge my parents cook (with is actually a super expensive bowl of the most expensive pomfret fish, freshest prawns, chewy squids, best dried scallops (I still hate fresh ones), and the fish porridge stall near my home every weekend. Thats the only 2 fish dishes I can stomach I think during that time. With girl girl now, I still swear by my parents fish porridge, but hates the fish porridge at that usual stall near my house. And now I realise there's a pattern. She only loves pomfret. My mum can buy the most expensive cod fish, threadfin, salmon, even the spiciest sambal fish or fish curry, but my stomach will churn at the thought/look of it. But put in front of me a promfret (only if steamed teochew style or cooked in fish porridge), and I will eat. Its really funny, I only noticed it these few weeks. When mom steams a pomfret, I will eat, when its ANY other kinda fish, I find it a chore just to put one piece into my mouth and I will gag. I usually hate wedding dinners during preggie coz I hate chinese food during preggie, and I will only pick on the dishes, esp the fish. But during my cousin's wedding last sat, they served steamed pomfret, teochew style, and I find myself eating quite a lot. Today, I even had chai png in AMK, and ordered a steamed pomfret, stir fry spinach, braised chicken wings, and soya sauce pork (yep, its ALL mine) and it costs $10.50 for the meal, and I finished everything except a few pieces of pork. Amazing.......
That said, I still feel I don't have a good appetite. Rather, I have a fussy appetite. am still looking forward confinement for that 180degress appetite revival where I will eat ANYTHING and EVERYTHING put in front of me. Hahaha.....
I am 37 weeks now...my gynae checkups are a weekly affair. :)
This is Mommy at our 36/37 weeks checkup on 3 October. :)
Monday, October 6, 2008
Leg Cramps
I was hoping I can post this only after I give birth, coz that means I won't have leg cramps for my whole 2nd pregnancy. But well, good things dun last, had my first leg cramp last night, exactly at 37 weeks hehee.
Yes Yes, I knows its super lucky already. When pregnant with Jovann, my leg cramps were so regular at night I lost count. Which is very common among pregnant women I am sure. Which is why, for this pregnancy, I was so so grateful and amazed I managed to avoid it until now. I have some ideas why this was so, thats why this post.....thought of sharing with other preggie mommies these things in case they really works, why not?
- My gynae taught me a trick, which has been really useful for me, but I find it helps only when you are awake enough at THAT time to do it. She said, once you feel a cramp coming, meaning you feel the beginning of one, FLEX your feet TOWARDS your shin/towards you. This stretches the calf muscles behind your legs, and it works like magic every time to stop that cramp. I have been a light sleeper throughout this pregnancy, and I have used this to ward off cramps for many many times, its amazing.
- Take calcium supplements at night before bed and sometimes drink my preg milk before bed. I did this all throughout without knowing its helping with my cramps, I did it only coz it was the most convenient and available time to eat my cal tabs, coz I eat my multi vits and fish oil in the morning and I am not supposed to mix my cal tabs with my multi vits as calcium hinder absorption of iron (the same reason you are not supposed to drink milk with your multivits or iron pills). It was only when the nurse told me the reason recently for why its best to eat cal tabs at night, that I realise my practice has been helping with the cramps. Certain studies have shown leg cramps could be due to lack of calcium, and by eating cal tabs at night or after dinner somehow ensure your body has enough calcium during the most cramp-inducing time.
- Drink more water. It will help reduce water retention and nightly leg cramps.
- Walking strengthens legs and improves circulation, the lack of which is one of the culprit for leg cramps at night during pregnancy. I walk much much more during this pregnancy than when with Jovann, for the simple reason that I need to, and I feel that I am more able to. I was focused on really pampering myself during 1st pregnancy, for thats when you are treated like you are so fragile mah right? But for this pregnancy, I find myself doing the things I usually do, walking, running errands, going out with my son, walking out for lunch instead of asking coll to tabao. But pls listen to your body or your doctor's advice, and don't walk so much if so advised by your doctor for medical reasons yar?
I think its the factors above, more so than hubby's nightly leg massages, that helps with the cramps. Though the leg massages are life savers for my Restless Legs Syndrome which can be super irritating!
Yes Yes, I knows its super lucky already. When pregnant with Jovann, my leg cramps were so regular at night I lost count. Which is very common among pregnant women I am sure. Which is why, for this pregnancy, I was so so grateful and amazed I managed to avoid it until now. I have some ideas why this was so, thats why this post.....thought of sharing with other preggie mommies these things in case they really works, why not?
- My gynae taught me a trick, which has been really useful for me, but I find it helps only when you are awake enough at THAT time to do it. She said, once you feel a cramp coming, meaning you feel the beginning of one, FLEX your feet TOWARDS your shin/towards you. This stretches the calf muscles behind your legs, and it works like magic every time to stop that cramp. I have been a light sleeper throughout this pregnancy, and I have used this to ward off cramps for many many times, its amazing.
- Take calcium supplements at night before bed and sometimes drink my preg milk before bed. I did this all throughout without knowing its helping with my cramps, I did it only coz it was the most convenient and available time to eat my cal tabs, coz I eat my multi vits and fish oil in the morning and I am not supposed to mix my cal tabs with my multi vits as calcium hinder absorption of iron (the same reason you are not supposed to drink milk with your multivits or iron pills). It was only when the nurse told me the reason recently for why its best to eat cal tabs at night, that I realise my practice has been helping with the cramps. Certain studies have shown leg cramps could be due to lack of calcium, and by eating cal tabs at night or after dinner somehow ensure your body has enough calcium during the most cramp-inducing time.
- Drink more water. It will help reduce water retention and nightly leg cramps.
- Walking strengthens legs and improves circulation, the lack of which is one of the culprit for leg cramps at night during pregnancy. I walk much much more during this pregnancy than when with Jovann, for the simple reason that I need to, and I feel that I am more able to. I was focused on really pampering myself during 1st pregnancy, for thats when you are treated like you are so fragile mah right? But for this pregnancy, I find myself doing the things I usually do, walking, running errands, going out with my son, walking out for lunch instead of asking coll to tabao. But pls listen to your body or your doctor's advice, and don't walk so much if so advised by your doctor for medical reasons yar?
I think its the factors above, more so than hubby's nightly leg massages, that helps with the cramps. Though the leg massages are life savers for my Restless Legs Syndrome which can be super irritating!
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