Likeness

Many people have been asking who does baby look like.. hubby or I? It is such a difficult question to answer because it seems like her features changes every day. My relatives have commented that Yee Sinn looks like me, while hubby relatives insisted that she looks like hubby. Oh well, we’ll see who she takes after when she grows up. One thing I’m sure for now is that her limbs as well as her fingers and toes are identical to hubby’s – and he is so proud of it!

Baby Yee Sinn can now turn lift and her head. Guess it’ll be very soon when she’ll be able to flip over and start to crawl. Yes, babies do grow up very fast and I must learn to enjoy every moment I have with her before I return to work.

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.

Windy

I got a fright today because Yee Sinn puked. She puked twice last night and once this morning. I was pretty worried that she may be sick, allergic to my breast milk or something, until I called Grandma Chang for advice. She assured me that it is quite normal. The possible reasons could be her tummy was compressed, thus causing the reflux or it could be due to colic i.e. wind in her tummy. Grandma Chang dropped by in the afternoon to check on her and Yee Sinn was happily taking advantage of the comfort of sleeping in her arms.

I fed her with Ridwind that was prescribed by Dr Heng sometime back and she was so well behaved for the rest of the afternoon. Let's just hope that she doesn't get "windy" tummy that often.

A couple of my friends wanted to drop by tonight but I cancelled the meeting because I wanted to monitor Yee Sinn's condition. Sorry folks for the false alarm. Hope we'll be able to arrange another meeting sometime soon. :-)

Happy New Year to All!

Today is a special day because we have a new addition in the family this New Year. Baby Yee Sinn’s New Year with us was uneventful – Thank goodness! She practically slept through the whole day, only to wake up during feeding and pooping time. A couple of relatives popped by to see the baby because I’m still doing my confinement and I can’t visit them. Grandma, Grandpa Chang and Ah Yi will be visiting tomorrow. Yay!

Very often, when she wakes up in the late afternoon, she’ll wail loudly and I am unable to pacify her with just cuddling. Everyone else could carry her and she’ll stop. Once I pick her up, her rooting instinct will set in and she’ll just want to suckle my boobs. *Sigh*. Perhaps she doesn’t know that I’m her mama, but rather, her food machine.

Oh yes, Hubby and I had some fun time with Yee Sinn this morning too while she was wide awake. We managed to snap some photos of her with both her eyes wide open. Think it'll only get more fun when she learns to response to us. Looking forward to that day.

Taking it Easy

Just yesterday, baby Yee Sinn was smiling in her sleep a couple of time. Only managed to get 1 or 2 pictures of her today though. Hopfully she'll be a smiley kid as she grows up.

Baby Yee Sinn is looking healthier each day. Her skin colour is clearing up... hopefully will be like Fann Wong's fair complexion, without the daily dose of bird's nest. Her Jaundice level on Monday evening after Dr Heng took a blood test was 5.9. We were asked to continue monitoring her level, which means another visit to her clinic next Tuesday morning. Good news is, Dr Heng assured us that most probably she’ll outgrow it by then. She didn’t recommend sunning her at home but she did say that if we want, we could do so for a maximum of 15 mins.

A couple of my colleagues came by for a short visit yesterday. Really appreciated this nice gesture of theirs as it was a refreshing break from baby-sitting, nappy changing etc. One good advice that a parent colleague gave me was to take things easy and I will very soon get the hang on things in no time. I have to remind myself that I won't be an anxious parent that will eventually pressure my kid to meet my own expectations in time to come.

Yes, I hope to enjoy this parenting process as Yee Sinn will grow up very soon and things will pass in a flash.

One Week Old

YAY! Yee Sinn was back home yesterday. Her Jaundice level dropped further from 8.6 to 5.2 so Dr Heng said she could go home.

She was very well behaved for the last 2 days. Let’s hope she sticks to her routine. Strangely enough, she got a bit cranky during the night. Hubby and I are not too sure what was causing it. We’re wondering if it could be the “white noises” that’s making her uncomfortable ie, it’s too quiet at night. Let’s hope she’ll get use to the “night life” which, is meant for sleeping.

We’ll be going to see Dr Heng tomorrow morning to review her Jaundice. Let’s hope there’s no rebound. Dr Heng mentioned that Yee Sinn has to be well hydrated and she’ll need to pee at least 7-8 times a day. So in order to monitor her pee, we have decided to use cloth nappies instead. This is because nowadays we get those “super diapers” that are so extra dry, it’s becomes difficult to find out if the baby has pee-ed. Poor Grandma Lee has to do extra laundry these few days. Also, to be well hydrated, baby Yee Sinn has to drink more milk then usual. I just hope my milk production will increase soon to meet her demand… else we’ll have to supplement with formula milk, which I am quite reluctant to do so.

The entire Lee household has been kept on our toes since the arrival of Yee Sinn one week ago. Lets just hope we’ll be able to settle down soon. And of course, more SANE time to take pictures of baby in her growing up phase.

Light Relief

Baby Yee Sinn was admitted to hospital on Thursday morning for Jaundice. Good thing was Grandma Chang took a day off to be with baby so I could handle all the other admin stuff. Yes, I must say that family support is really important at times like these.

It was kind of painful seeing Yee Sinn all alone in her cot for her photo therapy. Everytime when I visited her, she’ll let out a weak cry when I call out her name and that really broke my heart.

I went to the hospital twice today so that she could latch on my boobs. Also, I’ve been diligently expressing my milk every 3 hours so that the hospital can feed her with mummy’s milk before supplementing with formula when she needed more. Hubby missed her too. He talked to her and cuddled her at every opportunity while at the ward.

On a positive note, her Jaundice level dropped from 12.9 to 8.6 today. She’ll be able to come back home tomorrow morning if all goes well. Meanwhile, daddy and mummy are all trying to catch up on our much needed sleep these 2 days. Not too sure when I’ll be able to post again.