Does your child grind her teeth during sleeping?

Recently, we realised that our 5 year old child grinds her teeth while sleeping. Initially we though it is a common thing and we overlooked it. Until then, we started to worry and do some research on it.

Hence, we like to share with you what teeth grinding actually is. Why it happens and how can we help in the situation?

After reading, we realised much that our child might be unhappy about the fact that she needs to give in to her younger sister often. And the fact that she is growing her self-confidence; and yet she is also feeling that we as parents are always scolding her, well nagging actually. Well, at their age, it might be hard for them to differentiate this two. Hence, this set us rethink how we can turn around the situation, by using another method of parenting. Remember, all kids has a different personalities and not one standard parenting method always works. We need to remind ourselves sometimes and reflect if we are doing it wrong.

For more acticles on parenting, please check out the links.
Parenting a Strong-willed Child
Teaching your child what is Empathy and why it is important

Ok, let's start on knowing what is Teeth Grinding.

What is teeth grinding and why children grinds their teeth?

Many experts don't know for sure what causes teeth grinding but many point fingers at tension or anxiety, pain (from earaches or teething, ), and malocclusion (a dental term for when the teeth don't line up just right.) Dentist refer this condition as bruxism. Some studies also suggest that breathing problems – from a stuffy nose or allergies – may play a part in this teeth grinding role.

Teeth grinding isn't uncommon among babies who are getting their first teeth, beginning at around 5 or 6 months of age. It's also common among children who are starting to get their permanent teeth, at around 6 years of age.

About 38-40% of children grind their teeth. The average age for starting this habit is around 3 and a half years old, and the average age for stopping is 6 years old, of course, people of all ages grind their teeth.

Your child is a bit more likely to grind her teeth if you do. She's also more likely to grind her teeth if she drools or talks in her sleep. Almost all teeth grinding happens at night, though some kids do it during the day, too.


Is teeth grinding bad for my child?

In most cases, teeth grinding sounds worse than it is. It's very likely that your child isn't doing any damage to his teeth and he'll soon outgrow the habit. However prolong teeth grinding might wear off the enamel, causing sensitivities.


Helping Kids With Bruxism

Although the sound can be disconcerting, you'll probably just have to wait for your child to grow out of the habit. Whether the cause is physical or psychological, kids might be able to control bruxism by relaxing before bedtime — for example, by taking a warm bath or shower, listening to a few minutes of soothing music, or reading a book, and giving her a good relaxing massage.

For bruxism that's caused by stress, ask about what's upsetting your child and find a way to help.

If you think the grinding is due to your child is teething or has an ear infection, see a doctor.

If there's a problem with the way your child's teeth are lining up, the dentist may be able to polish them to fit together better. Older children who grind regularly are sometimes fitted with a night guard – a plastic device fitted to the mouth to prevent clenching and grinding of the teeth during sleep. But your child's dentist probably won't consider this until your child has at least some permanent teeth, around age 5 or so.

Parenting a strong-willed child

If you are having a strong-willed child, it does not means a bad thing after all? Strong willed children can be a challenge to parent when they’re young, but if sensitively parented, they become terrific teens and young adults. Self-motivated and inner-directed, they go after what they want and are almost impervious to peer pressure. As long as parents resist the impulse to "break their will," strong-willed kids often become leaders.

What exactly is a strong-willed, or spirited child?

Many define them as "difficult" and/or “stubborn,” but on the bright side, it also means strong-willed kids as people of integrity who aren’t easily swayed from their own viewpoints. Strong-willed kids want to learn things for themselves rather than accepting what others accept, so they test the limits over and over; simply do not give up that easily. They want desperately to be "in charge" of themselves, and will sometimes put their desire to "be right" above everything else. When their heart is set on something, their brains seem to have a hard time switching gears. Strong-willed kids have big, passionate feelings and live at full throttle.

Many a times, strong-willed kids are always in power-struggles with their parents. However, it takes two to have a power struggle. Remember, as parents, you don't have to attend to every argument to which you are invited to! If you can take a deep breath when your anger buttons get pushed, and remind yourself that you can let your child save face and still get what you want, you can learn to sidestep those power struggles.

Research shows that parents who pay attention can avoid power struggles, even with strong-willed kids, by empathizing as they set limits, giving choices, and clearly offering respect. Always look for win/win solutions rather than just laying down the law keeps strong-willed children from becoming explosive and teaches them essential skills of negotiation and compromise.


Strong-willed kids aren't just being difficult. Try understanding that they feel their integrity is compromised if they're forced to submit to another person's will. I believe if a parent was once a strong willed child, they can comprehend this thinking better. If you do not like being controlled by your parents when young, the more you should not do it to your own children. If children are allowed to choose, they love to cooperate. If this bothers you because you think obedience is an important quality, I'd ask you to reconsider. Of course you want to raise a responsible, considerate, cooperative child who does the right thing, even when it's hard. But that doesn't imply obedience. Morality is doing what's right, no matter what you're told. Obedience is doing what you're told, no matter what's right. Parents must get it right and know the great difference between morality and obedience.

Of course you want your child to do what you say. But not because he's obedient, meaning that he always does what someone bigger tells him to do. No, you want him to do what you say because he trusts YOU, because you are the parent and have his best interests at heart. You want to raise a child who has self-discipline, takes responsibility, and is considerate -- and most important, has the discernment to figure out when to trust and be influenced by someone else.

Breaking a child's will leaves him open to the influence of others who often will not serve him. What's more, it's a betrayal of the spiritual contract we make as parents to nurture our child's unique gifts.

That said, strong-willed kids can be a handful -- high energy, challenging, persistent. How do we protect those fabulous qualities and encourage their cooperation?

Here's 10 Tips for Positive Parenting Your Strong-Willed Child

1. Avoid power struggles by using routines and rules. That way, you aren't bossing them around. For example, The lights-out is at 9pm. If you hurry, we’ll have time for two books or a small game.

2. Your strong-willed child wants mastery more than anything. Let him/her take charge of as many of her own activities as possible. Don’t nag at her to brush her teeth; ask instead “What else do you need to do before we leave?” If she looks blank, tick off the short list: “Every morning we eat, brush teeth, use the toilet, and pack the bags. I saw you pack, that's terrific! Now, what do you still need to do before we leave?” Kids who feel more independent and in charge of themselves will have less need to be oppositional. Not to mention, they take responsibility early.

3. Give your strong-willed child choices. If you give orders, he will almost certainly bristle. If you offer a choice, he feels like the master of his own destiny. Of course, only offer choices you can live with and don’t let yourself get resentful by handing away your power.

4. Give her authority over her own body. For example, when she knows she is cold, she will want a jacket on. Don't force a jacket on her.

5. Don't push him into opposing you. Force always creates "push-back" -- with humans of all ages. If you take a hard and fast position, you can easily push your child into defying you, just to prove a point. You'll know when it's a power struggle and you're invested in winning. Just stop, take a breath, and remind yourself that winning a battle with your child always sets you up to lose what’s most important: the relationship. When in doubt say "Ok, you can decide this for yourself." If he can't, then say what part of it he can decide, or find another way for him to meet his need for autonomy without compromising his health or safety.

6. Side-step power struggles by letting your child save face. You don’t have to prove you’re right. You can, and should, set reasonable expectations and enforce them. But under no circumstances should you try to break your child’s will or force him to acquiesce to your views. He has to do what you want, but he's allowed to have his own opinions and feelings about it.

7. Listen to her. You, as the adult, might reasonably presume you know best. But your strong-willed child has a strong will partly as a result of her integrity. She has a viewpoint that is making her hold fast to her position, and she is trying to protect something that seems important to her. Only by listening calmly to her and reflecting her words will you come to understand what’s making her oppose you. It may not seem like a good reason to you, but she has a reason. And you won’t find it out if you get into a clash and order her into something

8. See it from his point of view. For instance, he may be angry because you promised to wash his favorite t-shirt and then forgot. To you, he is being stubborn. To him, he is justifiably upset, and you are being hypocritical, because he is not allowed to break his promises to you, but you broke yours to him. How do you clear this up and move on? You apologize profusely for breaking your promise, you reassure him that you try very hard to keep your promises, and you go, together, to wash the t-shirt. You might even teach him how to wash his own clothes! Just consider how would you want to be treated, and treat him accordingly.

9. Discipline through the relationship, never through punishment. Kids don’t learn when they’re in the middle of a fight. Like all of us, that’s when adrenaline is pumping and learning shuts off. Kids behave because they want to please us. The more you fight with and punish your child, the more you undermine her desire to please you. If she's upset, help her express her hurt, fear or disappointment, so they evaporate. Then she'll be ready to listen to you when you remind her that in your house, everyone speaks kindly to each other.

10. Offer him respect and empathy.Read more about empathy and how to teach kids empathy in our last post. Most strong-willed children are fighting for respect. If you offer it to them, they don’t need to fight to protect their position. And, like the rest of us, it helps a lot if they feel understood.

Do you understand what do the pregnancy scans means and why they are needed?

Pregnancy is beautiful. In this society, every mother-to-be is scheduled 3 important scans; Nuchal Scan (NT scan), Fetal Anomaly Scan (FA scan) and Growth scan.

These scans are important as it tells a lot of the baby inside you. Here, we repost one of our articles to explain in detail what these 3 scans means.

Generally, these scans are done at the 3 trimesters respectively.

1. NT scan around 11 weeks
2. FA scan around 15-27 weeks
3. Growth scan from 32 weeks

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Outings and Travel | Making travel with babies & kids fuss-free

June holidays are approaching. Yes, some like it some fear it. My kids childcare has planned a series of school outings for the kids and I am tagging along too to enjoy the holidays as an adult. Well, adults don't have school holidays so I have to make full use of any opportunities to play and bond with my children.

My children are 3 and 6 years now and thus it is much easier now. I definitely recalled when they are still a baby and a toodler. The mind is all about making sure that I have brought enough items so that I won't lack any items that are required. Ironically, when I have brought everything out in a big bag (sure heavy!!!), then I realised a lot of items were not used at all. Well, it's for just in case purposes anyway, sigh. =p Sometimes, I even have this bad thought that we should not go out so that we won't be iny situation that makes the trips unpleasant. Bad thought actually!

Nevertheless, parents will tend to bring their children out more often during the holidays, be in some interesting places locally or aboard. At different ages, parents should be concerned and prepared themselves essentially when out as you won’t know what you might experience along the way, especially when all of you travel overseas.

Outings can in fact be very enjoying if you are well prepared, well organized and self-assured. However, do bear in mind that travels should not be too ambitious and should not be any overly strenuous walking expeditions. Relax and should you experience some hiccups, laugh at it instead of fuss over it, spoiling your outings and overseas trips.


Here's a guide of what to pack in your bag.

A. Local Outings

0-1 Year Old
It’s worth while to spend some time to plan how you are going to your destination, what you need, where to feed your child and change him. If you are not confident, have your partner or friend with you to help.

Items to bring along for a young baby:
- Changing Mat (if nursing rooms are not easily located)
- Sufficient Nappies/diapers
- Baby Wipes/ Diaper cream/
- Milk Feeds
- Sweater
- Extra set of clothes
- Burp cloth/ Bib
- Pacificer (if baby needs it)
- Hat
- Toys
- Wet Bags

Extra items to bring along for an older baby:
- Milk Feeds, Baby Food and spoon
- Snacks
- Water
- Bib
- Sweater
- Extra set of clothes
- Hand Sanitizer

How to bring your baby out?
Parents should also think about how you want to bring your baby out. The time you are bring them out, i.e. during off peak or peak hours, the amount of time out and what is the mode of transport all contribute to how you decide to carry your baby and of course the items baby needs.

1. Using a Sling
Slings are one of the most convenient methods to carry your baby if your outings are not too long. But do ensure that baby and adult is comfortable.


2. Using a stroller/pram

Use a stroller if you are expecting to be out for hours as your baby can sleep comfortably in the stroller. However, do not leave your child unattended. When in stationary position, ensure that the wheels are locked and put on the safety harness.

1-3 Years Old
By this time, your child might have learned to walk. The greatest possible problem is to keep him or her safely restrained. Always be prepared to slow down your outing pace as your child might stops to look and explore what he or she sees along the way.

Your child might not be happy if he or she is totally restrained in his or her stroller. You might see the need to persuade your child to stay in it and one of the best way is to bring along his or her favorite toy as well as some snacks.

Items to bring along:
- Toys
- Books
- Water
- Snacks
- Comforter
- Sweater
- Hat
- Diapers if not toilet trained
- Additional set of clothes
- Wet Bags


B. Air Travels

If you are intending to travel by air, you need to plan your journey meticulously. Always check with the flight company or travel agency the constraints on board an air craft.

Things to note:
- Always indicate that you have a baby with you.
- Ask for a bulkhead seat as there’s more leg room
- Check if cots are provided onboard
- Arrive at the airport with plenty of time to spare
- Always seek your child’s doctor advise ahead of the trip for health precautions, vaccinations, medication

Items to bring along (ensure sufficient supplies):
- Child’s travel documents
- Baby bag for baby’s on-the-go items
- Stroller/ pram
- Changing needs
- Plastic bags
- Feeding needs
- Toys
- Comforters
- Sweater
- Water
- Medication

Here's a list of products to consider. Get them at www.eobexclusive.com.

Label Label Pacificer Holder

OXO Tot Snack Disc

Smelly Bag

Steripod Portable Toothbrush Sanitizer

Potty Training Mistakes to Avoid

Potty training can be a chore sometimes. But it got too be taught eventually. Here's some tips to make sure potty training do not become a hassle.

1. Don’t be unrealistic. We heard parents say that their baby was potty trained at the age of 2 without much help. Well, good for you. However, we like to emphasize that the average age for a child to understand or even start potty training between 2 and 3 years old. And it does not matters if your child is a boy or girl. There's no proof that girls or easier to train or whatsoever. Hence, be realistic. Establish your child routine and how acceptive they are to potty training. Even if your child is trained only by age 4, there's nothing to be ashamed of.


2. Don’t pin all your hopes on advice. Be prepared for lots of ideas when your toddler enters this phase. You’ll be told that diaper-free time is THE way to go. Or perhaps candy bribes. Or having your child help clean up the messes with you. Or use a special training pants will work. Unfortunately, every child is different and there’s not really a one-size-fits-all approach to potty training. So take advice for just what it is – ideas you can try out, but not perfect solutions to the problem. Just be positive and try. If a child is not ready, no matter how much you try, chances of succeeding is not high.


3. Do not buy too much stuff when you are potty training your kid. As this method might not work and the stuff deem useless.


4.Don’t forget that personality is key. A child’s temperament greatly affects the whole potty training experience. Confident, type-A (i.e. choleric) children might thrive on being given challenges or even taking dares (“Let’s see if you can keep your pants dry while you are playing this morning!”) Thoughtful and introspective toddlers who are prone to worry (i.e. melancholic) will benefit from frequent praise and encouragement and be ultra sensitive to any kind of negativity or disapproval from you. Happy-go-lucky types that flit from one thing to another (i.e. sanguine) are going to be so busy playing that potty training might become a boring, mundane interruption. So you might have to make it SUPER FUN for these free spirits! And last of all, the laid-back, careful and peace-loving (i.e. phlegmatic) children just aren’t going to see what the big rush is. Number two messes and puddles on the floor? Hmmm, not really a big deal for them. Learning to use the potty? Can we put that off another day? The slow and methodical phlegmatic needs more motivation than all the other personalities. This is the child you’ll have to kindly and gently “light a fire” underneath, or they may put it off until it’s time to go to school.


5. Don’t lose patience and don’t take it personally! They will make messes right on the floor. They will run and hide when it’s time to go. They will sit on the potty for thirty minutes and then have an accident as they walk out of the bathroom. They will miss and spray the bathroom walls, floor and furniture. They will create more dirty laundry than ten newborn babies. They will regress just when you’ve put away all their diapers and patted everyone on the back for a job well done. And when you think your patience has been tested to the limit, a few adventurous toddlers will want to put their hands in it, create art with it and quite possibly try to ingest it! So pray for patience; you’ll need loads of it. And try not to take all this personally, although it will be tempting some days to think they are doing all this to punish you for making them eat vegetables.

My kid has a fever and why I should be concern everytime

Have you ever have the expeirences that when you touch your child, he or she feels warm but when you measure her, the temperature was all right? Or have you ever wonder why your child has a higher temperature when he is perfectly fine just a moment ago, but he still seems energetic?

Here, we came across a website that has a pictorial that gives us information when you can seek initial self-treatment or head to your paedictrician right away. However, it does not mean that you need not worry. I would put it across as being concern everytime there's a fever. Not worrisome though it might be the case especially it's a high fever. Do also note that commonly doctors refer fever to be higher than 37.5ºC.

In the picture, it uses Fahrenheit. Hence for conversion, we includes some figures.

1 degree Celsius = 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit

Some key temperatures to note:
98.7ºF = 37ºC
99.5ºF = 37.5ºC
101.5ºF = 38.5ºC
102.5ºF = 39ºC
100.4ºF = 38ºC
104ºF > 40ºC

And some indications to summarise the chart:

1. For children 3 months to 3 years old, a temperature of up to 39ºC (higher for older children) indicates the body fighting an illness.

2. A low grade fever might be expected for children who recently gets an injection.

Common Singapore fever medicine includes:

1. For fever lower than 38.5ºC, paedictricians/ GPs normally prescribe the pink solution call paracetamol. Do note the strength as it does indicates how much you feed your child. In the market there are 2 strengths; 120mg per 5ml and 250mg per ml. So always check carefully how much you feed your child if you are seeking self-treatment. If ensure, call your doctor's clinic or visit a doctor. And always follow the dosage as when as the times to be given.

2. For fever above 38.55ºC, ibuprofen is commonly given. However, as this is stronger, always limit it use unless required. And seek professional guide at all times.

Source: http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2014/01/when-a-childs-fever-becomes-a-serious-problem-infographic/

10 interesting ways to let your child drink more water

Some parents like me always have a hard time to get your child to drink more water. Well, it all depends onn how much water they are already drinking. If they are already drinking a lot, do not force them anymore. It's not a problem at all.

However, some kids just do not drink water. And that's a headache. Here's some ways you can encourage your child to drink.

We did a search and compile some suggested ways.

1. Wilted Plant – Show kids how important water is to plants. Just a day without water can cause the leaves to wilt. The good news is that water can perk up a plant immediately if it hasn’t been dry too long. Water is as necessary to our bodies as a plant.

2. Lead by Example – It is really easy to start the day off with a cup of coffee and neglect water, but lately I have cut back to one cup of coffee a day so my first cup is water instead. I was surprised how quickly this became a habit and how satisfying water can be even before coffee.

3. Make Water Available – I have found in my house that whatever is the most available is the most consumed. If we don’t have cookies, then none are eaten. The same goes for soda. If the fridge is stocked with water instead of other options, that is what the kids grab.

4. Pack Water – Sending a water bottle in the kid’s backpack or sports bag makes it really easy to drink when needed later in the day.

5. Water Bar – I love this idea to set up a water bar with ingredients to add like cucumbers, lemons, limes, mint and rosemary. Kids can create their own special mixture to drink.

6. Fruited Water – Last time our family was on vacation the resort we were staying at had fruited water stations throughout the pool area. One day the water dispensers may be full of brightly colored watermelon and another day might be orange slices with a few raspberries. I noticed that we never passed one without helping ourselves.

7. Be Persistent – Kids don’t like change and would prefer to eat like elves…sugar, sugar, sugar. Make it your goal to outlast their water resistance for their own good.

8. Do Some Water Activities – The internet has drinking water activities appropriate for children although they could be modified for multi-age kids within a family.

9. Body of Water – Investigate how about 60% of the human body is water. In fact, in kids that might even be higher since babies’ mass is nearly 75% water and it decreases with age. Get out a ruler and measure 60% of their height. Fill buckets with water that are as heavy as 60% of your child’s weight to demonstrate how much water they really are and how much they need to stay being!

10. Take a Water Pledge – Have your kids take the Pledge to drink more water. And in turn reward them.

Steripod has arrived in Singapore

Hey peeps... do you know we have finally got the steripods to enter Singapore market? Yes, ready stocks now. You can get them from various online shopping platforms.

EOB Exclusive: www.eobexclusive.com
Qoo10 List: http://list.qoo10.sg/g/415045440

What's so great about Steripod anyway. Well, in a nutshell, you don't want to brush your teeth with a toothbrush full of bacteria and germs, right! Thus Steripod your toothbrush as it kills these unwanted substances while you are not using your toothbrush.

Simply clip the Steripod on your toothbrush after use. Remember to rinise clean your toothbrush and shake excess water off before you clip the Steripod on it.


Here's a write-up about this USA product - Steripod.


Steripod Clip-on Toothbrush Sanitizer


Steripod is a clip-on toothbrush sanitizer that fits any standard or electric toothbrush and kills germs for up to 3 months! Laboratory research shows your toothbrush can be a hotbed for bacteria. So can the air in your bathroom! Great for home or travel, steripod clips-on your brush and does not require batteries or cables! Simple and effective toothbrush protection never looked so good!

Item includes 2 steripods.
Protection for two toothbrushes for 3 months each!
Features
•Kills Germs On Your Toothbrush*
•Clips On Most Regular and Electric Toothbrushs
•Each Pod Lasts Up To 3 Months
•Laboratory Tested
•For Home and Travel
•No Batteries or Cables
•Non- Toxic

•* Steripod does not protect against disease Instructions:
•Rinse toothbrush after using and shake off excess water
•Clip the steripod onto your toothbrush •Rinse brush again before using
•Replace steripod every 3 months
•Do not disassemble or ingest any part of your steripod

Chinese Translation:
正品美国获得专利权 - Steripod牙刷消毒夹
Steripod牙刷消毒夹 可用在多数普通牙刷及电子牙刷，消毒长达3个月。无需电池或电源。Steripod牙刷消毒夹 适合用于家中或随身携带。适合男女老少使用。

实验显示细菌很容易滋生在牙刷上。而往往牙刷也经常放于洗手间内，细菌的所在地。所以立急用Steripod牙刷消毒夹保持卫生， 也可防止细菌在亲的牙刷上滋生造成健康问题。

Steripod牙刷消毒夹利用了成分麝香草酚 （thymol）， 有效的减少危害物滋生。 包装含有2Steripod牙刷消毒夹。多重颜色配搭。亲可选择您喜欢的颜色组合。

用法：
－牙刷用后洗清洁， 把多余的水甩干。
－夹上Steripod牙刷消毒夹于您的牙刷。
－用牙刷之前请洗牙刷。
－用3个月请亲换用新的Steripod牙刷消毒夹
－请不要分解Steripod牙刷消毒夹， 避免损坏它。

The Baby Bonus Scheme in a Nutshell!

We got some queries from friends and parents-to-be about the Baby Bonus Scheme in Singapore, so we at Embassy of Babies just wanted to share some information on it.

Let’s Summarize The Baby Bonus Scheme in a Nutshell!

Our Singapore Government introduced The Baby Bonus Scheme on 1 April 2001 and it was enhanced on 1 August 2004. The good news is that the latest enhancements on 17 August 2008 extended increased benefits to the first and second child and benefits to Singapore citizen children beyond the fourth child.

“All your children born on or after 17 August 2008 will also enjoy Government contributions in the form of a dollar-for-dollar matching for the amount of savings you contribute to your child’s Children Development Account (CDA). If your child is born before 17 August 2008, he or she will enjoy the Government matching contributions in the CDA if he or she is your second to fourth child.” Reference from source: https://www.babybonus.gov.sg/bbss/html/index.html

In a Nutshell, it is a cash gift of up to $4,000 each for your 1st and 2nd child and $6,000 each for your 3rd and 4th child. The point to note is that it will definitely help to lighten the financial costs of raising children for parents.

We had some feedback from overseas’ friends who shared with us that this is a great scheme and initiative from our Singapore Government and we do agree.

There you go, a Summary of The Baby Bonus Scheme in a Nutshell!

For your information, the CDA is a special savings account that you open at any OCBC Bank or Standard Chartered Bank Branch.

For more information, visit: https://www.babybonus.gov.sg/bbss/html/index.html

For FAQ on The Baby Bonus Scheme, visit: http://www.babybonus.gov.sg/bbss/html/faq.html

For OCBC Bank, visit: http://www.ocbc.com.sg/personal-banking/mightysavers/index.html

For Standard Chartered Bank, visit: http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/cda/scheme.html

Protect your children!

With the current H1N1 flu scare; and a few pregnant mummies-to-be and kids getting this virus, it is wise for parents to be extremely caution in their personal hygiene as well as the places they are visiting; be it themselves or their little ones.

Fearing not only for themselves, but for their children too, the common thought parents have in their mind is not to catch this virus so that they do not pass it to their love ones especially their children who are still so young and fragile. The biggest problem most faced is that the flu virus spreads before one really falls ill. That’s kind of scary. =(

We can do all the necessary precautions ourselves but how about the public? Are they as considerate too? This is always a debatable topic. On one hand, we blame those virus carriers for not staying at home and go out spreading the virus; while on the other hand, people are defending them by saying that they are clueless about it too. Well, to each his own, I think…

We can just hope that it will be over soon and of course Singaporeans and whoever who stepped into our country are considerate and responsible enough to practice personal hygiene!!!

We wanted to share an info we received earlier and we thought that was a piece of info that all new mummies should know. If you are a member of Mothercare, most probably you have received it in an email. The article was talking about how we can prevent and fight the H1N1 flu virus through breastfeeding for our babies. And truly enough, breastmilk is still the best for all babies, regardless if there is a virus or not. It contains the antibodies that formula does not have. Therefore, mummies and mummies to be out there, always breastfeed your babies if you can. It should not be a consideration. Parents spent bucks sending their children to schools to discover their talent hoping that their children excel better than other people’s kids. Well, put that thought to use when you delivered your baby. Giving the best ie breastmilk is the best start for him or her. Having a healthy kid is the best. I believe all parents agree too.

And if you are interested to read about this article I have mentioned, visit www.mothercare.com.sg.