Baby activities

I always try to do as much activities with my girl during weekends as possible.. as weekday i cant spend that much time with her, thus, got to make full use of weekends to bond with her more and at the same time stimulate her senses..

some of the games suggested by some of the website for baby games

1. stacking game
we are suppose to stack up the blocks and topple it in front of bb, they will do like wise in return. They will get addicted with this game by waiting anxiously to topple the towers/blocks.. my bb seem to know immediately how to topple it haaa..i think by nature all babies know.. but i noticed that she is able to grab the block on the top only.. an achivement i guess.. as it means her hand-eye coordination is good. she can grab the block she wants and then of course, send direct to her mouth...

2. tunnel game
we use big boxes to create tunnel and encourage baby to crawl from one end to the other end. my baby is learning to stand now, thus, this game is effortless to her. she can crawl with control. just the tunnel itself is new to her.. she has to go through an enclosure to reach the other end. Not much interest shown in our first tunnel game. Shall try again this coming weekend.

3. Reading
reading is always the encouraged even at very young age. She does not seem to understand what we are reading but whenever we read and we show her the pictures, she can stay quiet for awhile just to look at each picture shown to her. That's a very good achievement already. As it seems to progress from past few months of ignorance to now looking at each pictures flip to her ..

More games to come .. Have fun !

BB's teething update - Fifth teeth

Muahh.. 5th teeth.. lalalala..

Wall decorations

So, finally i've pasted the tulips and animals onto bb's room's wall.. the height measurement chart from fisher & price.. if u noticed it was a bit out of shape.. cos bb manage to grad it from the wall and pull it down..

so, you can guess the rest.. right into her mouth as she needs to test the taste other than the look of it..*eye rolling*.. that explains why the giraff chart become a bit wrinkled.. but i just paste it on ..

so, now my next project will be making her flash cards that i read from Dr Robert C. Titzer. I got a set of lift the flap cards from similac milk powder.. so will read on how they gain baby interest in flash cards..

Happy educating !

Antibiotics Study

There are 3 antibioctics that im interested.
1. Cephalexin
2. Nitrofurantoin
3. cotrimoxazole

All the above are antobiotics to treat UTI, especially E.coli bacteria.

Bb's been taking Cephalexin since she was discharged in April. 3 doses per day for 2 weeks. then once a day for 7 weeks.

In between, we switched to Nitrofurantoin as advised by Dr Chao Xin ming ( the nephrology specialist we are seeing now in KKH private children clinic )

So, this antibiotics is a mild antibioctics which is oral administered that does not achieve significant blood and tissue levels but is excreted in the actuve form in the urine. It is therefore only used for the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection due to mosy gram positive or gram-negative bactiria.


extracted from website
Nitrofurantoin.
Nitrofurantoin is an anti-bacterial drug that is used to treat urinary tract infections caused by many gram-negative and some gram-positive bacteria. (Nitrofurantoin was approved by the FDA in 1953.) There are three forms of nitrofurantoin available: a microcrystalline form (Furadantin), a macrocrystalline form (Macrodantin), and a sustained release, macrocrystalline form used twice daily (Macrobid).
Nitrofurantoin can cause acute and chronic liver disease. Most commonly, nitrofurantoin causes mild and reversible elevations in blood levels of liver enzymes without symptoms. In rare instances, nitrofurantoin can cause hepatitis.
Symptoms of nitrofurantoin hepatitis include:
• fatigue,
• fever,
• muscle and joint aches,
• poor appetite,
• nausea,
• weight loss,
• vomiting,
• jaundice, and
• sometimes itching.
Some patients with hepatitis also have a rash, enlarged lymph glands, and nitrofurantoin-induced pneumonia (with symptoms of cough and shortness of breath). Blood tests usually show elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin. Recovery from hepatitis and other skin, joint, and lung symptoms is usually rapid once the drug is stopped. Serious liver disease such as acute liver failure and chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis mostly occur in patients who continue the drug despite developing hepatitis.

so far bb does not exhibit any side effect from the once daily antibiotics. it is rather worrying with the long term side effect to the liver. But i guess doctor must have reason for the continuing oral antibioctics. she said to prevent UTI till she is 1 year old.

The alternative antibiotics that bb can take is cotrimoxazole ( trimethoprim + Sulhamethoxazole), this is also to treat UTI. it active against a broad spectrum of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. This combination is used to treat gram-negative UTI Side effect is skin rashes inclusing Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

bb does not like the taste of Nitrofurantoin, but due to the stronger side effect from cotrimoxazole, i rather continue with nitrofurantoine than switching over to cotrix.

So, shall seek doc advise when see her again in July.

BB's teething update - Forth teeth

Yipee.. bb's forth teeth pop out le..all her central incisor are out.. so we shall keep track for her lateral incisor..

so within 2 months April- June ( bb's 7th month - 8th month -plus ) she has all her central incisor.. good job !

Muak.. happy teething.

BB's food

yeah, you can see how much effort mum &i put in to ensure bb get the nutrition she needs at her age..

At her age now, 8th month plus, we no longer just feed her brown/organix rice cereal, but we add in more solids like vege + fish.

Usually, we will cook in the morning and feed her in 2 sessions, morning and afternoon. We will boil the vege/pumpkin/sweet potatoes/carrot/baby spinach/peas.. in a pan and cook rice in another pan..the aftre both cooked/boiled, we will put into the blender to puree it..

we will slowly turn the pureed solid into a coarser solid so that she can get used to our adult food.

Food we feed her so far:

vegetaboles:
1. brocolli -Broccoli is very high in Vitamin C and is a great source of soluble fiber

2. Carrot- Carrots are very high in beta carotene. Beta carotene is a Carotenoids, a set of darkly colored pigments called provitamin A carotenoids that can be converted to Vitamin A

3. Cauliflower -Cauliflower (like other veggies in the same family such as broccoli and brussel sprouts) is packed full of phytochemicals which are said to help prevent cancer. A cup of cauliflower is packed with Vitamin A, Vitamin C and even calcium.

4. Sweet potatoes-They are high in Vitamin A and beta carotene as well as potassium. They also contain a good amount of Vitamin E, calcium and folate

5. spinach -Spinach is an amazing source of Calcium! Spinach also contains respectable amounts of Vitamin A and Selenium

6. Peas- One cup of peas contains more protein that a tablespoon of peanut butter and also provides calcium, Vitamin A and C and Iron

7. corn- Corn contains a good amount of protein and carbohydrates - making it a great food for energy

8.Potatoes-white- The nutritional value of White Potatoes is really not all that high. While white potatoes have respectable amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin C, as well as potassium, their starch component is high

9. tomaties- loads of vitamin C ., whihc helps to absorb iron.

10. radish - Radishes have a very sharp flavor and are good sources of folate, calcium, potassium and fiber

Fruits:
1. Kiwi
2. apple
3. blueberry - once
4. banana

fish:
1. threadfin


shall add more like cod/salmon in her diet soon.


Happy feeding bb..

Good source:
http://www.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/Motherhood/Stories/Children%2527s%2BHealth/Story/A1Story20080612-70509.html

BB's vocabulary 01

Bb's now loves to call her papa.. she can "papappapapapa..papappaappa..papap" all the time.. i keep telling her.. "mama. mama.. mama.." she will ignore me and continue to "papapapap...pappapa".. sob

most of my fren's bb's first word will be papa.. so, im kinda expecting this to happen.. i wonder why baby find pap is easier than mama.. for us.. we think both equally easy in the sense that u just put ur lips together and it'll be either papa or mama... but why papa first..

shall find out more on this and blog about it.. heee

BB's teething update -third teeth

Bb's third tooth is out.. the upper centra incisor.. rather big tooth compared to her first two..

My Weekend project

This weekend i finally find time to do something for bb's room's decoration.. i wanted to buy the wall stickers to create some colourful environment for bb which i strongly believe will help to stimulate bb's senses.. i noticed she is easily attracted to colourful toys or decorations..

so this is what i've made. tulips..using patterns i found from magazines.. this is when those magazines that piled up for so long come to use.. heee.. talking abt recycling huh..

nice bo..i will go n get the 3m wall sticket tmw and get it pasted on the wall.. my next project will be to create a family tree with her granparents photos and all.. shall post here when done.. sometime la.. dunno when can have time to do all these..