孕妇压力大，宝宝气喘过敏率高

从朋友forward mail 决得很有意义，想跟大家分享。

Back home life after confinement

How is your day after you back from confinement home? It was challenging for me as a fully breastfeeding mother to take care a new born baby and a 2 years old daughter. I was lucky I have mother in law to help around after back from confinement home. I need about 1 week to settle down after back to home. Proper time planning are needed for me to express out the breast milk to avoid crashing with both of their eating time, diapering, bathing, soothing baby, help around some house chores and etc.

Taking care 2 children were easy if you able to handle well. I am still learning. The difficult part were to handle my 2 years old daughter emotion so that she can accept and sharing her toys, books and etc with her younger sister. Sometime she would do some funny action to attract our attention. My eldest daughter do not know how hard she touch her sister face. She want to carry her sister and sooth her when she cry follow whatever adult do. We need consistently educate her the proper way to love her sister. Thus, I need to paid full attention on my new born baby safety. Do you face the same situation like me?

My 2 year old daughter and new born baby

Tips for nusing mother when baby Jaundice

Nowadays baby easy get Jaundice after birth. From Wikipedia, Jaundice, (also known as icterus, attributive adjective: icteric) is a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). This hyperbilirubinemia subsequently causes increased levels of bilirubin in the extracellular fluids.

I just give birth my 2nd baby on September 27th this year. My 2nd daughter recover faster from Jaundice compare to my 1st child,. What i did differently is i fully give breast milk for this 2nd baby. I have misunderstood that giving mix breast milk with formula milk would help my baby recover faster from Jaundice. I get to know that baby Jaundice level will easy go down if baby able stool and urinate more often. With breast milk it will help baby stool and urinate more often. Thus, My 2nd daughter able stool and urinate more compare to my 1st child with the breast milk. Thus, she recover faster.

Besides, i also cut down taking ginger and " So Hup"  during confinement. Let me know if you have other thoughts.

Nursery Rhymes

I almost forgot some nursery rhymes when i teach my 2 year old daughter. Well, share with you nursery rhymes which i able to search.  There is text in the You Tube that you can refer to. Welcome to share with me if you have more. :)

Between, i found out a lot of nursery rhymes available under http://www.1stnurseryrhymes.com/. Enjoy!!

Humpty Dumpty


Twinkle Twinkle Little Star


London Bridge is falling down


Hickory Dickory Dock

ABCD- Baby song

So cute. Share with you. You may try out for your baby.

Parenting and pregnancy info

You can find a lot of parenting and pregnancy info at http://www.mymomsbest.com/. Check it out

How to stop cough. This is must try...

It was a forward mail from friend which share 2 ways to stop coughing.

Cough Remedy from a Friend

“Received two recommendations to stop coughing over the past few months and would like to share with you my experiences.I have been coughing since Christmas and tried prescription 1 below.Applied the Vicks Vapor Rub at about 12 midnight, after coming home from a wedding dinner. Was pleased that it had immediate effect with the coughing stopped evidently. However, my sleep was disrupted by coughing at around 2 am when the effect wore off. Tried a second application and this time it lasted till about 6.30 am when another bolt of severe coughing returned.

As the vapor rub remedy provided only temporary relief, decided to try another remedy, prescription 2: “Grilled Oranges,” this morning after breakfast. This worked better to drive the coughing away almost completely. Below is how to grill and eat the orange.”

Prescription 2: Grilled Oranges
Follow these steps:
1. First poke a hole on the Orange for the purpose of allowing heat to enter the flesh and enabling the flesh to be easily extracted after roasting.
2. Put it inside an ordinary small oven. Roast for 10 minutes, then the fruity flavour will come out. After the orange has been baked, it is really fragrant, with a roomful of pleasant smelling quite different from the original orange flavour. It is a relatively moisturizing, aromatic taste. It's really beyond imagination. Go and bake an orange, it will let you enjoy the flavour.

3. Grill until the orange is like that on the left side, with its skin a little bit charred! Take out the whole orange. It's warm and can warm your hands and face. The flesh inside is just fine in temperature.
4. The grilled orange can be easily peeled. Staining it with some salt would make it sweeter and better for healing coughing! Compared to medicine, I believe that every child will like it better. Try grill an orange forthwith, any kind of orange can be baked like this!

Treatment:To stop night time coughing in a child (or an adult, as! we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks.

Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief... This works 100 percent of the time, and is more effective in children than even verystrong prescription coughs medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part oftheir scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children, as compared to alter! native therapies like acupressure. I just happened to tune in to a.m. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened.. It w! as a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago, and it worked 100 percent! She said it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped ina few minutes! and believe me this was a deep (incredibly annoying!) every few seconds, uncontrollable cough and she slept cough-free for hours every night she used it.

If you have children or grandchildren, pass it on. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed.

孩子最初的语言

你可去这网站参考有关育儿知识。http://www.5721.net/fuyangbb/

不少家长认为孩子要到1岁多才会说话，所以对于1岁以内的孩子说话的事不以为然。其实，孩子能说话只是说明了语言发育到了最后的表达阶段，在这之前为了会说话，孩子要经过相当长时间的准备，也就是说，孩子在说话之前首先要学会发音和对别人语言的理解。这个准备工作实际上是在孩子一生下来就开始了，因此，父母要有这个概念，孩子学习说话是从零岁开始的。　　孩子一生下来就会哭，这是他的第一次发音，也是孩子最初的语言，以后当饿了或感到不舒服的时候也会哭，哭表示发音器官已为言语的发展做好准备，同时哭又使发音器官进一步受到锻炼。所以，孩子哭几声是没什么大不了的事，只要不是因为身体不舒服而哭，某种意义上来说哭也是一件好事，家长没必要一见孩子哭就抱起来哄着，生怕哭坏了孩子。孩子满月后，语言基本上仍是以哭声来表示，不过这时候的哭声就有了一定的意思了，孩子会通过不同样的哭声来表达不同的要求。例如，饥饿时，婴儿哭声很响亮，哭得很厉害，尿湿时，他也哭，哭的声音就不太强烈，如果是醒后想寻找母亲，他的哭就是哭哭停停、哼哼叽叽。母亲或者经常照管孩子的人就会在天长日久中领会到孩子不同哭声的含意，就能很好地对待孩子的哭。2个多月时，婴儿高兴时会发出1—2韵母声如а、u、i。特别是在高兴时或者在大人的逗引下表现得更加明显，发出的韵母声，主要是基本韵母，大多是一张嘴气流从口腔中出来就能发出的音，不需要舌、唇较多的运动，这与他的发音器官不完善有关。3个多月时，婴儿发音明显增多，情绪好时常常会主动发音，如“呃”、“啊”，虽然这算不上是语言，但却是婴儿与成人相互交流的最初的一种形式。有时，在成人的逗引下，还会发出笑声。　　既然孩子从零岁就开始了语言的发育，家长就要帮助孩子在这时候发展语言。对于1—3个月的婴儿来说，家长要记住的是无论你在给孩子做什么事情时，一定要对孩子说话，尤其当孩子主动地向你发出“咿、啊”声音时，你要给以相应的应答。当你抱着孩子时，要同孩子亲切地说话，用不同的声调和手势和他交流，这样对他的语言发展和听觉发展都有好处。

Origami

Go to this link to learn and teach your kids to fold some simple staff like butterfly, boat, cup, frog and etc. Lets start folding.
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-for-kids.html

Below link will teach you more complicated Origami fold.
http://dev.origami.com/diagram.cfm

Cameron trip with 15 month baby

I just back from Cameron on 27th December. It was a wonderful trip for 2 days 1 night after i visited there last year. My baby also enjoy seeing the scenery.

My baby having diarrhea as i guest due to water or cold environment. Well, what i learnt was remember to bring more water to prepare milk and drink. I would advice cook the water when you in Cameron. We brought the hot water up there but due to different environment preasure, the hot water came out when we open it.

We departed from Nibong Tebal ~7pm reach Ipoh ~9am. We had a wonderful breakfast in Fu Shan Dim Sum. It was just a bit difficult to get place to be seated.

There were girls boutique opposite the Fu Shan Dim Sum which i manage to buy a dinner wear there. It consider cheap and i like the fashion there. What i know all the dress was come from Hong Kong and they had a few branches.

We continued our journey to Cameron and reach there ~12pm due to traffic jam during school holiday. It took ~2 hours to reach Cameron. My advice was if there were choice don't visit Cameron during peak season.

We stay in Equatorial Hotel and the location is strategy to visit Tea Farm, Orhid Farm, Bee Farm, Strawberry Farm, market and etc.

七田真：0歲全是天才兒童

通过朋友知道七田真。从这网络可知道更多知料。ttp://hpc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~murphy/note/life/Age0AreGenius.html

0-3歲的小孩具有的能力
* 右腦計算能力
* ESP能力: 心電感應, 透視力, 觸知力, 預知力, 念力.
* 直覺像(照片記憶)能力
* 絕對音感的能力
* 語言學習能力

右腦學習法
* 以放鬆心情的方式來學習, 在無意識中, 就能發揮記憶效果.
* 語言學習: 以BGM的方式聽大量的生活會話, 一段時間後, 突然就會聽懂了.
* 一張一秒鐘的速度翻閱圖畫卡給新生兒看.
* 右腦教育是以大量輸入的方式, 不求記憶, 不求理解, 以機械式地重複進行,打開右腦迴路. 迴路打開後, 就能夠突然瞭解了.

時間安排
* 2分鐘看10張點算卡, 100張圖畫卡
* 5分鐘玩ESP遊戲
* 30分鐘聽語言會話
* 5分鐘玩猜音遊戲
* 映像訓練

育兒
* 6歲時已完成大腦90%的成長
* 4歲時運動能力已固定78%
* 已豐富的語言教導
* 教導小孩重視朋友
* 以悠閒的心情育兒
* 採用暗示的方式
* 當哭泣時, 抱著嬰兒, 如播放錄音帶式地說: 不可以倔強任性而且愛哭哦!要溫柔, 乖乖地, 經常回答'是'.* 孩子較小時, 不可以責罵他. 最好的方法是放任不管, 讓孩子自己去面對一切.

建立幼兒勇氣
* 無視其短處, 只注意其長處
* 不重視結果, 只重視努力, 進步的過程
* 溫和地包容孩子
* 不拿自己的孩子與其他孩子相比
* 強調每個人的個性
* 無條件地把孩子的表現視為100分

仔細聆聽孩子說話的回聲法
父母親在責罵孩子時, 可能會不容孩子辯解. 但是孩子受到責罵時, 也會封閉心靈.要盡量避免責罵孩子, 讚賞認同孩子的表現, 孩子才能敞開心靈, 對父母親說話.這麼一來, 才能充分瞭解孩子的心情.

Free sample for baby staff

Below is the free sample link：
1. Mumy poko: http://www.mamypokoclub.com/index.aspx
2. Mamil: http://www.dumex.com.my

Milk Collection Shells

Milk Collection Shells

I recommend nursing mother use the milk collection shells as you nursing your baby. You will not waste the breast milk, environment friendly, easy to wash. Personally i use Madela milk collection shells. It is comfortable as it made from soft silicon.

Home remedies for constipation in babies

This link will share with you on the home remedy for constipation in babies in details. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-home-remedies-for-constipation-in-babies.htm

From the article, If your baby has started solid foods, try prunes, apricots, or pears, as these tend not to be constipating. Avoid or decrease rice cereal and bananas.

發燒啟動免疫系統‧助孩子抗病毒感染

这文章是从我朋友forward给我的。想跟大家分想。

2008-09-24 21:57
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家長可採用額溫塑條式體溫計（Forehead Plastic Strip Thermometer）為孩子測量體溫。

（檳城）許多家長對發燒的認知仍未全面，認為發燒對孩子的健康和發育肯定是不利的。其實發燒會啟動孩子的免疫系統，幫助身體打擊病毒感染，許多發燒對孩子而言是好事。兒科專科醫生表示，讓孩子裹在厚被單裡只會令孩子的體溫繼續飆高，提高生命的危險性。他建議家長了解發燒對於身體的意義、掌握正確的處理方法。在孩子發燒時，必須留意孩子的狀況，若情況不對勁，須馬上就醫。
兒科專科醫生謝壯輝指出，正常兒童的體溫大約37度，但體溫會隨着孩子進行的活動或身處的環境不同而有所變化。
“若孩子的體溫超過37.5度，家長必須留意。一旦超過38度，肯定是發燒；超過39度則屬於高燒。不過，發燒對孩子而言未必是壞事。”
他解釋，病毒性疾病（Viral Illness）、細菌感染、免疫系統不奏效、藥物、脫水、麻疹、水痘、手足口症、小兒麻痺、白喉的侵襲，觸動人類身體的自我保護機制（即發燒），而發燒啟動了孩子的免疫系統。
三管齊下可降體溫
“正確來說，很多時候發燒可幫助身體打擊入侵的病毒，而不是一種疾病。雖然如此，孩子發燒時，家長仍必須協助他們降溫，緩解他們的不適。”
謝壯輝指出，通常有語言表達能力的孩子發燒較容易處理。他們會跟父母說全身疼痛、很難入睡、胃口欠佳、頭痛、身體溫熱等。
他說，若仍不會說話的嬰兒和幼兒，較難確定他們發燒，父母必須留心觀察他們是否容易被激怒、生氣、倦怠、很難餵食、哭得很凶、呼吸急促等。若孩子出現其中一種症狀，可以採用數碼溫度計、耳溫槍式體溫計、玻璃製水銀式體溫計、額溫塑條式體溫計或肛門體溫計測量孩子是否發燒。
他表示，有3種方法可降低體溫，即藥物、衣物和海綿浴，建議三管齊下。
喝清水量少次數多
“家長可讓孩子服用撲熱息痛（Paracetamol）或布洛芬（Ibuprofen）。撲熱息痛每次服用15mg/kg，每4至6小時服用一次。必須確保孩子穿輕便涼爽的衣服，記得千萬不要為孩子裹着厚被或多件被單走動和入睡。”
他說，海綿浴（Sponge Bath）也可協助降溫。方法是讓室內暖和，脫去嬰兒的衣服，用浴巾包裹起來。把紗布或海綿放入水中（確保水的溫度與室溫相近），擰乾後擦前身、後身、前額、脖子、腋下即可，擦到哪個部位就將哪個部位從浴巾下露出，一點點地擦。家長可替孩子進行數次的海綿浴，直至孩子體溫降低。
“我建議讓孩子飲用清水，量少次數多。至於汽水、咖啡或茶等含有咖啡因飲品，無法為身體補充水份，最好避免。如果孩子嘔吐或肚泄，可服用生理鹽水。若肚子餓，可讓他喝雞湯、果汁或粥水，有助補充水份。”
孩子發燒又吐又瀉症狀危險速求醫
兒科專科醫生謝壯輝表示，孩子發燒時，必須觀察他們是否出現嚴重或可危及生命的症狀。如活潑的孩子行動突然變緩、無精打采、喉嚨和耳朵疼痛、皮疹、排尿困難、拒絕餵食、持續嘔吐或肚瀉或持續發燒，必須求醫。
他指出， 若幼兒出現無法安撫的哭泣，看起來非常不舒服、痛苦、神情呆滯、皮疹、臉色發青或稍泛藍、頭痛、呼吸困難，甚至是癲癇，則必須立刻送去急診室。
“不超過3個月的嬰兒若有發燒症狀，必須看醫生。嬰兒在出生的3個月內，體內尚存母親的抗體，不可能生病，但若在這段期間發燒，必須盡快求醫。”
發燒的迷思與真相
迷思1：所有的發燒都對小孩不利。
真相1：發燒啟動孩子的免疫系統。發燒是身體其中一個自我保護的機制。因此，許多發燒對孩子而言是好事，幫助身體打擊病毒感染。
迷思2：發燒會損壞腦部，超過40度非常危險。
真相2：如果只是單純發燒，並不會傷害腦部，除非受到病毒入侵感染。另外，體溫超過42.2度時才會損傷腦部。然而，只有身處高溫的環境，體溫才會昇高到42.2度或以上，比如小孩被關閉在密封的車子裡。
迷思3：孩子發燒不可喝冷水。
真相3：為了鼓勵發燒的孩子多喝水，喝冷的清水無妨。除非孩子對冷水敏感，如患有哮喘。
迷思4：發高燒背後的病因一定很嚴重。
真相4：如果孩子看起來病得很嚴重，那病因一定很嚴重。
迷思5：準確的體溫度很重要。
真相5：留意孩子在發燒時所呈現的樣子才最重要。
迷思6：如果不退燒，病因一定很嚴重。
真相6：如果退燒藥無法發揮作用，可能是病毒或細菌從中作梗，與病毒感染的程度無關。
迷思7：一旦接受治療，體溫會恢復正常。
真相7：接受治療後，一般體溫只回降1度或1.5度而已。
迷思8：發燒癲癇可傷害身體。
真相8：癲癇看起來很可怕，但是通常只維持5分鐘就停止，不會造成永久傷害。
迷思9：癲癇時，必須將湯匙塞入患者口中，避免他們自咬舌頭。
真相9：大部分時間，癲癇中的孩子不會咬舌頭。將東西放進他們口中只會阻礙他們呼吸順暢，會引發缺氧，反而造成腦部永久損傷。
迷思10：發燒癲癇後會形成腦炎。
真相10：很多孩子在癲癇後恢復正常，只有2-7%兒童會罹患腦炎。
迷思11：孩子發燒時不可讓他洗澡。
真相11：海綿浴可以幫助孩子降溫。重要的是避免讓孩子淋浴，或用冷水沖涼。
迷思12：孩子發燒時，不可讓他吃飯，以免體溫繼續飆升。
真相12：孩子生病時，他們可能沒有胃口吃東西，米飯本身不會提高體溫。
發燒癲癇處理方法
兒科專科醫生謝壯輝指出，約3-4%的兒童會出現發燒癲癇，患者多是6個月至6歲大的兒童。醫生無法預測正發燒中的孩子會否癲癇，但若家人有此病例，孩子痙攣的機會較大。
他呼籲家長若面對孩子發燒而癲癇時，可遵循以下步驟處理：
1. 請勿驚慌，保持冷靜。
2. 記錄癲癇的時間。
3. 鬆脫孩子穿着的衣服，特別是位於頸項的部位。
4. 讓孩子向左邊側臥，讓他的頭部低於身體。
5. 擦拭小孩吐出的分泌物或嘔吐物。
6. 若孩子的牙齒正在顫抖，請別塞入任何物體進入小孩口中。
7. 此時不可讓小孩喝下任何飲料，包括清水。也不可給予他服用任何藥物。
8. 一直在小孩的身邊守着，直至癲癇停止，然後安撫他。過後，帶他去看醫生以策安全。
預防發燒8招1. 避免到人多的地方。2. 接觸孩子前洗手，孩子也需經常保持自身的衛生。3. 避免共用書寫用具或共享玩具。4. 保持家園、校園和托兒所的衛生。5. 攝取充足的營養。6. 保持充足的睡眠。7. 充足的運動。8. 進行疫苗注射。
光明日報／良醫‧報導：陳曉雲‧2008.09.23

New born baby preparation

It's always excited when you get to know you are pregnant. For a new mother who don't have any knowledge on taking care new born will a bit worry about things to prepare. Well, sometimes i think things or knowledge will come naturally when baby in your hand. Not sure you agree with me? You will learn through the process.
Don't worry too much. You can do it. Mentally, physically, basic knowledge taking care baby, material preparation is of course good to have.
My hubby and i start prepare baby need staff like baby cord, baby pillow and booster, feeding bottle, some baby cloths, napkin, mat and etc at the beginning. You can search around breastpump which suit your needs if you plan to breastfeed your baby and you are working mother.
I start doing some light exercise like walking, swimming at least once a week after 3rd month of pregnancy when my doctor give green light to me. Better consult your doctor if you have doubts in your mind. I like exercise or listen to music as it always relax my mind. Try to find activities which able to relax your mind during your pregnancy. It is important as you can enjoy every stage of your pregnancy.
Reading books, search internet, talking with friend on related to pregnancy or baby staff also can help you to gain knowledge and increase your confident level.
Money preparation for baby delivery, confinement centre and etc need to plan upfront. I learnt practical way taking care new born when i stay in confinement centre including how to burp, feeding, change napkin, bathing and etc.

Breastfeeding

Link below is very helpful if you would like understand on breastfeeding. It also talk about breast milk, benefit for infant and mothers, breasfeeding difficulties, infant weight gain,methods and etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding

Below is the text that i extract from the wikipedia link and talk about breast milk.
Not all the properties of breast milk are understood, but its nutrient content is relatively stable. Breast milk is made from nutrients in the mother's bloodstream and bodily stores. Because breastfeeding uses an average of 500 calories a day it helps the mother lose weight after giving birth. The composition of breast milk changes depending on how long the baby nurses at each session, as well as on the age of the child.
Research shows that the milk and energy content of breastmilk actually decreases after the first year. Breastmilk adapts to a toddler's developing system, providing exactly the right amount of nutrition at exactly the right time.In fact, research shows that between the ages of 12 and 24 months, 448 milliliters of human milk provide these percentages of the following minimum daily requirements:
Energy:29%
Folate:76%
Protein:43%
Vitamin B12:94%
Calcium:36%
Vitamin C:60%
Vitamin A:75%
The quality of a mother's breast milk may be compromised by stress, bad food habits, chronic illnesses, smoking, and drinking.

Breastfeeding- Storage tips and Guidelines

Some sharing which i come across from article

• Refrigerator (32-39 degrees): Up to 3 days
• Freezer compartment inside a refrigerator: 2 weeks
• Freezer compartment with a separate door: 3 to 4 months

Breast milk can be stored temporarily at room temperature for 24hours at 60 degrees. Breast milk cannot be stored at room tempratures of 80 degrees or more. Be sure not to fill a freezer bag or bottle to capacity as the milk will expand when frozen.

Take the bottle from the refrigerator and hold on to top of the bottle, spinning it slightly in the cup of hot water. In about 1 min the bottle is nice and warm, within a total of 3 minutes.

Weaning your baby

http://www.weaning.com.my/my/ is a good reference website if you are a beginner as a parent. It tells you child nutrition and provide some recipe which you can refer. Besides that, it also provide child development information.