E.A.S.Y

It’s never easy being a mother… a GOOD mother that is. There is always something that can be done better if we could do it all over again. I’m still figuring out what makes a good mother actually… everyday it’s a ritual - Me trying to make baby as comfortable as possible as she wails (or yells) her voice away. I’m still trying to get the hang of understanding the different cries – Is she hungry? Did she wet or pooped? Is she having colic? Or she just wants a cuddle?

What made things easier is she’s on the EASY cycle…. Ok…more like we’re trying to put her on the EASY cycle so that she has a predictable routine. E= Eat. That’s her 2 hourly feeding time. A= Activity time. I realized to that her activity time is now longer. It is during this time she seeks attention. She likes people to play or talk to her and give her load of cuddles her during this period of her wakefulness. We’re trying to train her to play on her own by leaving her in her cot as long as she doesn’t scream for attention. It’s really a bad habit to pick up a baby every time she squeaks or squirms. S= Sleep time and Y= Your time a.k.a MY time. I usually take this opportunity to clean up the place, do a quick check on my emails and catch up with friends.

Yee Sinn is now 19 days old. Grandma Chang and I brought her to see Dr Heng again to review her Jaundice. She is perfectly alright now and has put on some weight (4.04kg). We got the doctor to check on her rashes found on her butt, her neck as well as near her eyes. Thank goodness everything is ok, just some mild infection. Haiz, you should see what Yee Sinn does every time after feeds... either she drools out some milk that will flow all the way to her shoulders or she’ll suck her mittens followed by rubbing her face with her “milk wash”. - That explains the rashes all over.