Tag: Confinement

So far, I have blogged about Hannah’s feeding and sleeping. That leaves us with activity time. Like many Singaporean parents, the kiasuism spirit got me into starting her early with reading and listening to music. My best friend, Doreen, helped

My sleep pattern is largely determined by Hannah since the day she arrived. In the first month, I was extremely sleep-deprived. Hannah required breast-feeding round the clock, every 2-3 hours, every feed lasting an hour. Take away meal times and

Our confinement nanny finished her month long stint with us on Sunday – just before Hannah’s birthday bash. A few weeks before this though, Ling was undecided about whether to continue engaging the nanny or not beyond the four weeks

Every baby has his/her fussy time of the day. I guess Hannah’s is the morning hours. So far, her pattern for the morning looks something like this: 6-7am: Wakie and whimper: “feed me” 7-8am: bathe and then do a major

Am taking a breather from the 3rd week of confinement. (Confinement period seems to last forever here!) The confinement food is driving me nuts. After a while, even the most nutritious food such as steamed fish is nauseating. Sigh. Although I’m

It could be an Asian thing, but from the man’s point of view at least, confinement for Chinese mummies in Singapore sure isn’t easy. The engagement of confinement nannies and helpers is a cottage industry here, with fees of 28

It could be a guy thing, but several male colleagues at work when commenting about having babies all get straight to the point: “Wait till you get to all the sleepless nights!” — Here’s the funny thing: I’ve been sleeping