Blog Give-away: Pacifier *closed*

Am giving away Have given away an unopened, brand new pack of 2 Avent Pacifiers for 0-3 months.

Nope. I don't use pacifiers nor am I endosing them.
These came free with the Avent Combined steamer and blender my Ah Gong bought for me.

Why no pacifiers for my brother and me?

1. My mummy is worried bout nipple confusion.
not just for us babies but also for herself.
She's worried that she won't be able to tell when baby wants milk and when baby wants the pacifier.
She'd rather her babies suck on her all the time than for them to suck on the pacifier.

2. One day, when my korkor was a few days old, he was crying non-stop at night and my papa put a pacifier in his mouth. My korkor stopped crying but my mummy started crying and said, "他不像我的baby! (he doesn't look like my baby.) boohoohoo!"
so my papa stopped giving the pacifier once my korkor spat it out.

3. We (my korkor and me) didn't know how to keep the pacifier in our mouth.
We kept pushing it with our tongue instead of sucking on it.

Hence, no pacifiers for us.

oh yes, of cos there were times my mummy is tempted to give me the pacifier but each time, she leaves the "dirty job" to my papa who is not doing a good job of keeping the pacifier in my mouth. I reckon he still remembers that night when his wife cried and said, "他不像我的baby! "

Think my korkor would have done a better "dirty job".
He's always enthusiastic about giving me the pacifier.
he thinks babies look cute and more like babies with one.

click on the picture below to read mummy's friends' comments about the pacifier:

The issue of giving a pacifier to a baby has been debated much through the years.
Click to read the pro and cons of using a pacifier.
You might find some interesting stuff that u didn't know before!

at the end of the day, hope you can make an informed choice.

If you'd like to have these Avent tootoos, leave a comment with your email address.
we'll closeWe've closed the give-away on Mon 27th Sep 2010 and do did a lucky blessing draw.
and the blessed winner is channelgay!

Yummy Fingers

3 months old

some weeks ago, I started feasting fisting, i.e. "eating" my fist or what my korkor calls "cucumber".

now I promoted to "eating" my fingers.

did you know that sucking fingers is also a milestone?
It means baby can control her hands and fingers to go to her mouth!

"Parents often think that it is better to let their baby suck on a pacifier instead of their fingers or thumb. They figure that they can always take away a pacifier, but they can't take away their baby's thumb or fingers.

The problem with this reasoning is that:

• few parents actually take away the pacifier
• there is nothing to stop a child from switching to their thumb or fingers if you don't let them have a pacifier anymore.

...

Thumb or Fingers versus Pacifiers

Although you often don't have a choice and it will be up to your baby's preference, you likely don't need to discourage thumb or finger sucking, since:

• your baby has ready access to her fingers or thumb
• parents often overuse pacifiers, putting them in their baby's mouth every time they cry, while your baby can use her fingers or thumb when she really needs it
• your baby can stop sucking on her fingers or thumb when she is ready, while you may continue to use a pacifier longer than necessary, making it more likely to become a habit."

~ italics taken from pediatrics.about.com

认人 recognise people

Ping and Jade
Originally uploaded by lastboltnut

at 11 weeks old, I can recognise people.

sometimes even my papa can't pacify me when I cry cos I want Mummy. Once Mummy carry me I'll stop crying.

oh. I can differentiate men and women too.
when women carry me when I'm hungry, I'll start "digging" for milk. but when men carry me, I won't.

Shower

talking about strengthened neck muscles,
mine are quite strong since birth.

since my neck muscles are strong enough,

My papa's being giving me shower instead of bath since I was 7 weeks old.

Less hassle, Fast and simple, he thinks, compared to using the bathtub.

me? bath or shower, I love them all.

Tummy Time

Tummy Time is simply time baby spends on her tummy.

Tummy time helps babies strengthen their neck muscles and to get ready to push up, roll over, sit up, and eventually stand.

A search on "tummy time" on the internet suggests that many babies hates tummy time.
I wonder why.

cos I love tummy time!

It's a time of play for me!

while on my tummy, My parents will put their hand/ arm or leg against my feet so I can kick off and move forward.
it's lots of fun!