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Re: Any mother is living in USA now - Part ll

Mrsyip,

If you are really scared, put a cabinet or something behind your front door so it's an extra barrier. You can also call the police and let them know your concerns, they will check on your area more often...

Nillie_Mami,

I'm glad I don't get any pressure from my husband's family to have another kid because non of his siblings have children themselves. It's just my husband wants a 2nd bb to keep Natalie company. Even if I have a 2nd one, it won't be until after 2007...becuz both the dog year and pig year is not lucky for my husband and I.

Clarab,

I mentioned to my husband about finding a part time accounting job when Natalie gets a little bigger...he told me to go work at his office....

I said it depends on the salary...hehehe....

Babygigi,

I think it's good you plan on taking care of Ryan until he goes to school. I also had a really great boss and he held my position for 6 months but it's too hard to leave Natalie to someone. It's a big sacrifice to be full time mom and I think about going back to work everyday...but at the end...what's more important than the well-being of your child. It will be so much easier for me to hire a maid to bb sit, clean, cook, while I go to work...

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發表於 05-2-16 06:43 |只看該作者

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Natmama,

I did last night. I put the stroller across in the door and put something in the living room door. My husband just called me and I told him my thought, but he did not think so! It is because how to explain the steel thing in the hole.

About the second kid, I also think 2 kids much benefit in their life, they can share and support each other special parents old or ....

I agreed you said " it's a big sacrifice to be full time mom" but if our kids are grow up healthy and happy! I think it's worth! Of course, if mom can handle well in home and have a good job at the same time. Perfect la.....

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發表於 05-2-16 06:45 |只看該作者

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Dear Clarab,
That is my nightmare lei... as Amanda just too naughty la.. she will able draw cross line like "M" and "z".. and make dots.. something like that.. she is doing well with her development stage.
*sigh* .. 3 floors.. I remember my mom said, she took care us (3 of us) in a 460 square feet house is very very big, never stop cleaning up our mess.. now, I would say.. Mess... Amanda's playroom is a mexx... I don't allow her to bring her toys out of her playroom, otherwise, she will see that her toy will disappear (as I lock it up as cancel her bonus) for 2 months.
I introduced yogurt to Amanda on her 9 months old, as I did not introduce粥仔, because it is too tasty for BB but nutrient is not as good as rice cereal.. Amanda nowadays, has 24 ozl milk, 3oz rice cereal, dinner with BB bowl of rice and 3-4 oz soup, and 3 cups of yogurt and about 4 biscuits/cookies and about 8-10oz water. She hates juices, congee, and other food, weird baby. we did not give her tasty food, our rule is low salt, no sugar and oil. she loves fresh apple and pear.. she can eats a lot. she loves plain rice and noodles, bread, toasts, cookies, biscuits.
now she has chicken, turkey, pork, I did not introduce fish, as fish's protien is a bit hard to digest.. because amanda has rash on her 9 months old when I first introduce chicken, so after discussed with her paedi, we deside to introduce when she is 2 years old.
May be when you feed her, you have to take away the toys, and everything, also extend the meal period.. like only give her meal every 4 hours.. if she missed one meal.. don't give her extra snack, so on the next meal time, she will feel a bit more hungry.
When Amanda was young, and teething, under counting.. she only took 1.5 oz breast milk in 24 hours. but after that, she is fine and very cooperate.
I still record her daily intake and output (when and what she eats and when she peepee and poop poop).. then until she is 2, I will put all her diary into her sake box... a very good memories.

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發表於 05-2-16 07:16 |只看該作者

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Mrs yip,
I hope that u are feeling better now. If you still have the insecure feeling, you might want to contact your apartment security to report the incident. They might pay more attention if resident report such incident. I hope that everything are alright, and it might just be done by some naughty kid in the building.

To the NY mama talking about the good HK style food:
I get hungry and can't stop my saliva to flow when seeing your posting. There are so much better to be able to have hk style food around. We don't have many chinese resturants around our area. We used have to drive to Vancouver, BC to get good HK style food, but I haven't been in Vancouver for so long, as it is hard to travel with the babies. I missed the HK style food so much.

To the mama who are being pushed by family member about having another baby :
I am in the same boat la even I already have 2 boys. My in-laws even bought a pink skirt to us.

They were pretending that is a gift to the boys. When I open it and found it is a skirt, they were saying they didn't know it is for a girl when they bought it, --- but it is a skirt ?-( , and ask us to keep the skirt for the next baby !!!

ClaraB,
I understand how u feel about the job security. I am in the same boat la. I don't really want to return to work that soon, as my babies still need my care, and I am already very busy with the babies, it is really hard to handle the babies and at the same time working. However, it is hard to return to the work force in my industry after being couple years not working.

The nanny cost here are very expensive too. The resume I got back ususally asking for $12-$15 per hour, and they are in demand too. Some of them even get an offer in the same day they post their ad.

My babies just had their 1 year old check up, and their weight are at 25 percentaile. I am start worrying their weight gain, even the ped. said they are perfectly in good size. I would like to find out more about the diet of other babies at the same age. As our babies are almost at the same age, would u mind to share your girl's eating schedule and portion with me?

My boy's schedule are as following :
~7:30am 8-9oz milk.
~11:30am - 6oz milk.
~12:30pm - lunch : dairy product like egg, cheeze, infant oatmeal cereal. Sometime with meat and veg.
~ 3:30pm - snack
~ 4:30pm - dinner : veg + meat mixed into infant cereal. usually 2 adult bowls for two babies.
~ 6:30pm - milk 6 oz, sometime they refuse to have it.

Any comment from other mama?

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發表於 05-2-16 07:35 |只看該作者

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I feel so frustrate with the boys recently. The elder twin is not eating too much during meal time, not sure why, cannot get him to eat more, he will not open his mouth and push the spoon away. The youger twin wanting my attention so much. He will cry and scream to dead if I am away from him, even I am in the kitchen and he can see me. He just want to stick with me.

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發表於 05-2-16 07:35 |只看該作者

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妳地99要妳地生我就自已呀媽呀
其實我覺得3個bb最perfect
但我和老公不想一生兒女債
除非呢幾年發左
最重要係生完要有錢去做修身

Mrsyip
照咁講我覺得係妳neighbour啦!!!
有無看大長金??

學懂凡事感恩和感謝,孩子終身受用不盡

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發表於 05-2-16 07:41 |只看該作者

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Nillie_Mami,
I have introduced fish to my boys around 11-months old because I thought it is good for their brain development(not sure if it is true), but I didn't know that the fish's protien is a bit hard to digest. Maybe I need to limit the fish intake for my boys.

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發表於 05-2-16 07:42 |只看該作者

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Jnuw
bb細肥瘦不緊要
最重要是健康
我大女2 yrs old 30 IBS重量驚人
現在大左自動修身
有d bb天生是食多多也唔肥
不要太worry stay healthy 就得啦

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發表於 05-2-16 09:02 |只看該作者

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Junw,

My daughter is only 6 months and she also likes to see my face all the time. If she is playing and not looking, then I can walk away for awhile. If she is looking at me, then she will cry if I walk away. I think it's separation anxiety...they will grow out of it. For your bb's feeding schedule, maybe you can try feeding them lunch first and then the 6 oz. milk an hour later. That's what I do with Natalie now. Maybe she is too young to compare to your boys but here is her meal schedule:

7-8am - 7oz. milk
11:30-12:30pm - rice cereal, 1 box gerber fruits/veg
1:30 pm - 6 oz. milk
5:30 pm - 7 oz. milk
9:30 pm - 7 oz. milk

I will start replacing her 5:30pm milk feeding with solid meal when she reaches 7 months.

Whalebb,

I can't imagine myself taking care of 3 kids....I will go crazy. You are very brave to even think of having a 3rd bb

Little Fat Man,

Where have you been

How is mini-matt liking the solid food?

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發表於 05-2-16 16:03 |只看該作者

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All,
mini-matt fell over the bed yesterday.. :cry: ....it's my fault. At that time, I was doing something in the kitchen , I left him alone in the bed when he was sleeping. Suddenly, I heard " PO" and he cried so loud...I knew what happened.. I picked him up immediately and apolozied to him...Fortunately, the carpet's pretty thick. So far, he doesn't throw up, resist to eat (knock on the wood).. His behaver just likes as usual..I hope he will be fine...

Natmama

Recently, I was so busy . My boy always sticks on me all the time. As you say, if I leave him alone , he will cry or yell ..Sometimes I will say " Mommy's coming." or " Mommy's here." he will stop for a while, but if I don't appear in few mins, he will go crazy again...Sigh....
After the accident, he started to eat more solid foods and drink milk with a bottle.

Actually , I don't set the feeding schedule for my little boy. After he wakes up in the morning, he will accompany his daddy to drink the coffee.. When he's going wiggle, I will feed him solid food , about 1 oz milk with cereal and bb food, or breastfeed..After 2-3 hours, I breastfeed him. About at 5pm, Il feed him solid food again..Now I started to let him drink apple juice.. 7-8pm, I breastfeed him. At 10pm, after bathing, I try to feed him 2-4 oz formula before breastfeeding.. After that, I will try to put him back to sleep, usually he won't sleep tight before 1 in the morning..

junw

when you told us about the story of the pink skirt, I remember my mom sent the red jacket to my little boy from HK..She said it doesn't matter.. ?-(...
Weight can't tell everything...As my boy, it doesn't seem like it's growing as fast as before, and the weight only gained 1.25 pounds in 2 months ( should be more on his track ). But the ped told us he's healthy , everything's prefect,just don't care about the weight..

babygigi,

just keeping feeding him with a bottle , at least once a day...u will have a better life... :mrgreen:

gotta go, my baby's crying...

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發表於 05-2-16 16:55 |只看該作者

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[size=small] 小肥佬,
我記得我BB曾經跌過幾次, 心痛死我, 好彩有厚地氈保護住, 所以到而家都唔敢起地氈, 如果bb無嘔及其他異樣, 應該冇大問題,

Babygigi,
我好鍾意食野, buffet 真係good idea; 我而家已度緊去邊度慶祝生日呢？

Chingbj,
nice to meet you, 我都好想重出江湖, 自己賺錢買自己鐘意既野, 努力加油呀!
:-P

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發表於 05-2-16 23:32 |只看該作者

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Dear mama Junw,
as you state that your lovely twin have milk.. what kind of milk? formula or dialy milk?
If the growth chart check.. your lovely twin at the stage of 25%, then they still alright, just they are a bit skinny. Try to continue with the infant formula instead of switch them to normal daily product milk.. Then, as they are 1 years old, introduce the baby yogurt to them, 4 oz size baby yogurt contains 16 oz milk calories, also they have 7 favors, common to find in Met food, Shop rite, and pathmark.
When you search for yogurt, find the one with a baby on it and which states "full milk".
so they don't eat anything from 6:30 pm to the next morning..? that's why calories for the day are all burn out.. Try to introduce yogurt before bed time, but remember to brush teeth.. or drink some water after eating.

Natmama...
so you said that both rooster and dog year are not good for you and your husby, are you dragon and rabbit year then.. hee hee...
me.. a rabbit, my mom said, no allow to have a baby at rooster year.. but my father is a rooster... hee hee.. in reverse, my father loves me the most!.. but my mother always afraid that I will harm my father.. because I am a rabbit.. if in the world, only 12 groups people.. that will be less complicated... ha ha.. I love my father even he is a rooster.. always!

Mrs.yip,
my husby said that you must report to the police, let the police comes and check a bit often, as you stay home with a baby. also as Junw mama said report to the security in your building. That is the way to protect you and BB. The police will not do anything, they will only keep an eye on it.

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發表於 05-2-16 23:37 |只看該作者

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Dear junw mama,
If your lovely twin do not have the allergy when you introduced total protein to them, that is fine. But just aware not too much each day, as deep sea fish like tuna and salmon, they contains very heavy mineral (mercury).. which will stay in human brain forever as it won't be eliminated from our digestive system, for baby unless than 2 years old, limited with 6 oz a week. :)

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發表於 05-2-16 23:51 |只看該作者

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dear junw mama,
I found Amanda's diary for 1 years old la..
time table below,
8am formula 8oz
12N rice cereal with 4 oz formula + 4 oz formula by bottle
3:30pm yogurt 1 box (4oz), pear X 1/2
5:30pm formula 4oz, water 3 oz
8pm yogurt 1 box, formula 4.5 oz
9pm water melon, water 1oz
10pm formula 7 oz
this is her 1 years old feeding time table..

For those moms breast feeding... certainly the best! when I was breastfeeing Amanda, I don't watch the clock at all, only feed Amanda on demand, that is the best! when I breastfed her, she gains a pound a week.. but since she has formula, she doesn't gain as much as she was.. anyway, she is 18 months and 32 lbs.. I almost can't hold her in my arm..

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發表於 05-2-17 02:41 |只看該作者

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Nillie_Mami,

My husband and I are in the dragon and snake year. That's why I prefer not having a bb in dog and pig year. I'm very grateful becuz Natalie is a monkey and a good match with me (snake). Don't know if it really matters but if possible, I would wait after the pig year. :wink: :wink:

Little Fat Man,

Sorry to hear about mini-matt's accident. If he is behaving okay, then no need to worry. Maybe you can mention to the pediatrician on your next visit just to be safe. I tried feeding natalie some congee made with chicken breast yesterday...she hates it so much, she spitted it back out right away. :-x :-x I think it's probably too flavorful for her. I think I will give her some gerber dinner and see if she likes it better.

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發表於 05-2-17 02:53 |只看該作者

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911
係呀,真係心痛屎我...我久些喊咗出嚟..我都覺得好彩,當時無阻止老公比多D錢去用換厚地毯咋...希望亞仔無事啦..
係喎,聽落去好似有好幾位都係雙魚座既媽咪, 真係岩啦. :mrgreen:

Nillie_Mami

I also feed him on demand..Sometimes I don't think I have enough milk for him because he will want to eat again pretty fast..
Now my little boy weighs 19 lbs in six and a half months old...Not only you, I also don't want to hold him more than 10 mins now...Unfortunately, I need to hold him until he goes back to sleep at least 3 times a night...

natmama,

My husband doesn't believe that what will happen to each of 12 chinese Zodiac every year, he always says " Chinese superstition ? no way ..." But he's kinda interested in it .. :mrgreen: .... So if I tell him the year of rooster is no good for having a bb or other stuff, he will say " Oh, come on, just forget it."

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發表於 05-2-17 02:56 |只看該作者

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Dear Moms,

For those of you who are full-time moms, do you get a set amount of "house $" from your husband or otherwise? Do you need to give money to your parents household :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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發表於 05-2-17 03:07 |只看該作者

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小肥佬,

My husband is pretty old school and he will believe whatever I tell him :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Maybe it's also an excuse for me not to have a bb in the next few years...I really want to enjoy my freedom when Natalie goes to preschool

....hopefully I won't have accident and pop another one out...

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發表於 05-2-17 03:08 |只看該作者

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mrsyip,

I just read your story...Are you OK now ?
A lot of old people live in my building, they take care of it very well... One day, I went to put my mails into the mailbox which is just right next to the building, I didn't lock the front door because the area's pretty safe and I would come back in a sec..When I went back to the building , one of the old ladies just got home, she asked me " you didn't lock the door ?" I explained to her immediately...

...( actually she scared me .) On the other day, the manager also mentioned that if someone call up from the front gate who I don't know, just don't let him/her come in..

I hope you're alright now...

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