Club 2010 Kids

[buds]

Buds_hubs and i agreed not to start the children on any form of attachment to any item like smelly comfort pillows, blankies or pacifiers knowing jolly well from the start the possibility of weaning them off will be a battle. None of our children are on pacifiers.. pillows.. etc. When my children notice children in strollers with full bedding gear or walking toddlers with pacifiers, they will ask. Hubs ever joked with them.. \"You want one so you will feel comforted enough to keep quiet? I go buy one now.\"

[micollh]

but when they were new born, they keep wanting to suck (cant be breastfeeding all the time) actually, DH and i find it funny, we are the one to "force" him to suck the pacifier, as beginning he keeps spitting it out or drop cos he does not know how to suck the pacifier… now we have to wean him off… stupid process

[ausbee]

my girl on start on pacifier coz she was sucking all her fingers at 6mths old. and she can try to squeeze in her fist! so we end up giving her pacifier. now have to try to get her to kick the habit. else she go CC, headache ar.

[SAHM_TAN]

buds:

Shaved? :shock:

It was for the Hair for Hope event. Last year gave it a miss becos was going to deliver. This yr DD1 graduation year, although she's ok with me bald but think give her face lah, will attend her graduating ceremony with head full of hair :rotflmao:

[SAHM_TAN]

new_mummy:

hello, i just found out about this club today. My DS is born in Jan 2010


hope i am not too late to catch up with you all! I am not a SAHM, but aiming towards that in future- hopefully

:welcome:

Going by your nick, is your DS your first?

[patntee]

SAHM_TAN:

buds:

Shaved? :shock:

It was for the Hair for Hope event. Last year gave it a miss becos was going to deliver. This yr DD1 graduation year, although she's ok with me bald but think give her face lah, will attend her graduating ceremony with head full of hair :rotflmao:

wow SAHM_TAN, I salute you! :salute: :udawoman:

[SAHM_TAN]

I never like pacifier but becos I was still working, my first 2 had them. My DD! was super attached to hers. But when she was in CC at about 3yos, she gradually detach. No one in CC had pacifier, sometimes she will forget when she's home and I just kept it. Before long she did not want it as much.


For my DS, he was never really into it, so when he was at home, I would not give it to him. At 1yo he auto detach.

For my DD2. She only touched pacifier during the first month. I let her latch on as much as she want becos I needed to build bm supply and I'm SAHM. When she was 4-6mo she started to suck her fingers and sometimes want to put her fist into her mouth. Then she will gag a bit. I explain to her see what happens when you put your hands into your mouth? I also prepare cold hanky for her to suck. Since both fingers and hanky were not that nice to suck, once her teething itch was gone, she stopped.

Now she has tendency to mouth things and eat tissue, but I take it as a senorial exploration thing and let her be. I try to keep \"dangerous\" things away from her to mouth but sometimes she still mouth them. I just think to myself dirty mouthing dirty grow up sigh.....

After 2 kids, I've learnt to let kids go through what they need to do to grow.

DD1 I control so much that it was really a pain, DS was better because I let go quite a bit, DD2 has the most \"freedom\"

As for the pacifier, if by force to stop the habit, it can be quite traumatic for the child. I would suggest the gradual approach. If go CC, tell him cannot bring. If at home, when he's concentrating on some activities, and forget about the pacifier, then just \"hide\" it from him till he ask for it.

My relative use the exchange method. There was an expensive toy that her DD really wanted. So she told her that if she wanted that toy, she must give up the pacifier. It worked in her case as her DD understood the implication.

[patntee]

SAHM_TAN, may I ask since you have not cut your hair for 2 years from totally bald, what is the length of your hair now? Does it grow nicer / more evenly than before you shaved? Any change to texture? I’m wondering if it’s better to recommend a cancer patient who lost hair due to cancer treatment to shave completely and let the hair regrow?

[SAHM_TAN]

patntee:

SAHM_TAN, may I ask since you have not cut your hair for 2 years from totally bald, what is the length of your hair now? Does it grow nicer / more evenly than before you shaved? Any change to texture? I'm wondering if it's better to recommend a cancer patient who lost hair due to cancer treatment to shave completely and let the hair regrow?

Now my hair is shoulder length, a bit longer.

I do not see any difference except I do not have split ends yet. But I'm not sure if it's due to the shaving or becos I changedthe brand of my shampoo

[patntee]

Thanks much for your reply. Shoulder length in 2 years is pretty fast.