Stanley & Suvie

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Shopping for Baby S

Preparing for Baby S means buying lots of items to actually prepare for her arrival! From our "Taobao for Baby S" post, we share about some of the Taobao buy we had for Baby S. So in this post, we will share the rest of the items which we purchase for Baby S, where we got them and how to get them at affordable price!

1. Baby Clothes

If you don't mind going babymoon-ing at BKK, then we would recommend heading there for some baby shopping! Bangkok is a great place to buy baby clothes at low low price! then have wash cloths, baby clothes, swaddle and more! Most of the items are 1/3 of Singapore price, so if you are trying to take a break and go on a short holiday do try BKK for some baby shopping!

2. Cot Mobile

Photo updated on 5/4/17

Cot Mobile can be super expensive in Singapore with the Fisher Price one ranging from SGD$80 to more than SGD$100. So we got ours from Amazon.com at like SGD$40 to SGD$80! So yes it is cheaper than Singapore and also Amazon ship free if you purchase more than USD$125!

3. Wardrobe

We got our Wardrobe for Baby S from Ikea! They have lots of selection and colours to choose from and you can mix and match the combi you want!

4. Diaper and Wet Wipes

We got this from Qoo10, else you can get yours from Redmart! They offer great discount and free delivery! So it is really great for busy preggie mum to be and also busy mummies!! =)

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/GOO-N-JAPAN-VERSION-DIAPERS-PANTS-4-PACKS-DEAL-MIX-SIZES-FREE/413141569?selectedOptions=;;;;;;

Alright will just share these now! We will share more as we go on this parenthood journey!

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Learning to be Mummy & Daddy

In one of my reflection of becoming pregnant, I listed that one of our greatest fear as parents is thinking that we know it all. Thus, in order to ensure that we we remain life-long learners, we decided to enroll ourselves to Dr Wong Boh Boi class with Thomson Parent-craft Center. With our Thomson Medical First Born Incentive (FBI) Card, we got special incentive to be in class! So if you know that you are going to be giving birth with TMC do sign up for the FBI / SBI Card!

When we were attending the class it was held at AMK Hub Level 4 Explorer Kids, which was very good for us as both our parents stays at Ang Mo Kio and I work at Bishan while Stanley works at Sembawang. So AMK Hub was an easy choice for us.

The lesson outline is as such;

Lesson 1: Physical & Mental Preparation @ AMK HUB

Pre & Post Natal Exercise
Nutrition Before & After Delivery
Myths & Traditions
Coping with Pregnancy Discomfort
Back Care & Postures
Baby's Brain Development
Instructional Video
Q & A

Lesson 2: Pain Relief & Labour @ AMK HUB

Pre & Post Natal Exercise
Physiological Approach to Breathing Technique
Changes during Pregnancy
Signs & Symptoms of Labour
Pain Relief Options
Coping with Labour
Mechanisms of Normal Childbirth
Husband's Role
Instructional Video
Q & A

Lesson 3: Feeding @ SCGS

Breastfeeding
Feeding Methods
Sterilisation of Feeding Equipment
Instructional Video
Q & A

Lesson 4: Practical Hands-on Baby Care @ AMK HUB

General Care
Skin Care
Diaper Care
Bathing
Coping with Crying and Fretting Baby
Coping with Sleepy or Wakeful Baby
Coping with Colic
Instructional Video
Q & A

Doctors' Talk Topics* (Complimentary) @ SCGS

Common Problems associated with a Newborn
Process of Labour
Living with the In-Laws
Transformation from Couplehood to Parenthood
How to Raise a Brighter Child
Pre & Post Natal Care y Thomson Chinese Medicine
Oral Care for Expectant Mother/Baby
Skin Care for Expectant Mother/Baby

*Note: Only 1 or 2 of the doctors' topics will be addressed during this session.

Us @ Lesson 4, the practical lesson where we practice with a fake baby

For us, Lesson 1 and 2 was helpful is helping me learn the ways to relief aches and pains and also for Stanley to give me the much needed body massage! Being preggie is tough! The part on preparing for labour was not very helpful as I have already decided on a C-Section before even being preggie; did not like the drama and waiting of labour so the decision (I know this will bring about many hate and opinion but seriously, this is my personally choice, great for those to goes totally natural! Either way, I believe all mummies are great the way the are!).

As for Lesson 3, breastfeeding, I find the lesson helpful and it really prepare you on what to expect. Breastfeeding is NOT easy! This is our 2 breastfeeding lesson, the first was with Supermom Seminar on 13 August 2016 also by Thomson Medical Center.

At Supermom Seminar!

Lesson 4 is practice practice practice, it give you the theory preparation on how to care for the new born and also what to expect with them. Caring for a new born may be stressful for new mum or experience mum as well. So i believe it is necessary to learn and to know!

At the end of the day, many may say that the lesson is useless as you are not practicing with a real baby, but to me it is useful as it give you the knowledge you need to apply when the real baby comes, rather than having no knowledge and then panic when the baby arrive! So yup we did find the lesson useful and good!

So for new mummy and daddy it will be good if you can attend the class as well! Cheers to parenthood and also to the new journey ahead!

Monday, December 12, 2016

Babymoon at Hotel Jen, Orchard Gateway

Usually we would travel during the school holiday, however, for this holiday we were unable to fly as I am already 30 weeks pregnant! Most airline do not allow us to fly once we are more than 30 weeks pregnant. Furthermore, I have already gotten the safe to travel letter from my ObGyn a few times, so this time round she did say I hope you are not flying again! Hahaha, so we decided to stay put in Singapore.

But what is a holiday without some fun? So we decided to have a babymoon staycation at Hotel Jen, Orchard Gateway! We have heard lots of good review about the hotel and therefore would like to see it ourselves!

We booked the CLUB ROOM as we wanted a fuss free staycation! So upon arrival, we headed to the club lounge for check-in!