It’s been a while since I went on an elimination diet. But I figured there’s no other way but to bite the bullet and do it for the sake of figuring out our skin woes as written about in Scratch, Scratch, Scratch and Scratch, Scratch, Scratch 2. I had to wait till the Christmas/New Year […] Read more…
Health
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch Part 2
So I succumbed and brought dd and myself to the National Skin Centre on Wednesday. Dd has been having a bad outbreak ever since we came back from our week long Bintan trip. And since I was bringing her, I thought I might as well book an appointment for myself as well. We have run […] Read more…
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch
Eczema is such a terribly annoying thing to be afflicted with! My history with eczema I had my 1st brush with allergies when I was 8 or so. My lips would itch, peel and swell. The only solution back then, as now, is the infamous steroid cream. Somehow, the itching and peeling disappeared. But it […] Read more…
Post Partum Hairloss
Here we go again. Hair, hair everywhere 🙁 And no, it’s not coz I turned 40 😀 Although perfectly normal and expected since I’ve had almost zero hairloss during pregnancy and even during the 1st three months post partum, the inevitable is happening now. What is scary is that the hair fall I”ve had the past […] Read more…
Breastfeeding requires sacrifices
When I started breastfeeding more than 11 years ago, I didn’t know that breastfeeding requires sacrifices. Perhaps it was just as well that I had no clue. And today, 11 years down the road, I am still making the same sacrifices! 🙂 Women who breastfeed are a special lot! And I am proud to be friends with many of them. Read more…
Birth Story #7
Home birthing in Singapore. I never thought I would do it and yet, I did it, by the grace of God. Here is the birth story of our unplanned home birth, right here in Singapore. Truly, the labour and birth of our 7th child brought a new meaning to me on depending on God for […] Read more…
Spitting Up Everywhere
This baby, like her 4 other siblings, spit up A LOT. So much that we always joke that we should have invested in some Kleenex shares 🙂 She spits up after each mursing session. Yes, we burp her. She still spits up A LOT. No, I am not exaggerating. I constantly smell of her spit up. […] Read more…
Hungry all the time!
Breastfeeding consumes lots of calories and one of the ways to entice new moms to persevere or at least try breastfeeding is to let them know that breastfeeding helps one lose one’s post partum weight much faster than if one didn’t breastfeed. But that’s not the point I am making with this post. 🙂 I […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – What Did I Learn
So what did I learn this time round? 🙂 God is in control Yes, God is always in control even when we think He is not or worse, He needs help from us! From the small things to the big ones, His Hand is on all of them, cliched as it sounds. God’s timing is […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – My Homebirthing Journey
As I write this post to document my home birthing journey, I want to first give glory and praise and thanksgiving to God who saw us through our very first home birth. I want to acknowledge his hand upon all of us. The birth process as He designed it is indeed wonderful! Home birth – planned […] Read more…