Jade's been snacking on raisins since starting of this week. My friend gave her 1yr old boy some raisins in bread pudding which prompts me to start giving her some dry fruits for a change.
she's loving it and can exchange a latch on session with raisins! but after a while, she will still come back for a mini latch on. must be her itchy gums!!!
i was wondering if snacking on too raisin is bad for toddlers. and below are some of the findings from the internet. i didnt know i m posing such risk to Jade! usually i does research on the food that i m going to introduce to her but this is really negligence on my part.
positive
healthy snack as it is a good source of iron, fibre and potassium, and other antioxidents
negative
tooth decay(if left stuck in teeth), may cause cavities
potential choking hazards
suggestions
some sites suggest to soak in water and puree the raisins, add to cereal or other food.
take organics raisins(as those that are not organics may contains pesticides)
wait till child is three-four years old, they can chew n swallow better.
brush teeth after a raisin snacking, or rinse it down with water to prevent it sticking on teeth
references
http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/when-can-my-baby-eat-raisins.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2085803_know-baby-can-eat-raisins.html
http://www.babycenter.com/408_when-can-my-baby-eat-raisins-and-dried-fruit_1368500.bc
http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bnutrition/0,,3wbn,00.html
Friday, March 26, 2010
Jade n breastfeeding
i m still breastfeeding my girl whom is 17mths old this week. its really despairing to quit it!
coming this week, i will try again to cut down her latching on session. now is abt 3 times a day n many times in the night... guess it is due to her teething and so it disrupts her sleep again!!! why does it has to happen when she is sleeping through the night!!! last time when i dun let her latch on, she will just whine a bit and sleep on my tummy, now she will cry n cry n cry.. then as usual i cant bear for daddy to be distrupted in his sleep, so i have to latch her on again!!!! coming this week, i dun care!!!! sorry daddy!
actaully i m very confused. should i stop bf in the day session first? when only two of us alone at home, there is nothing much we can do. morning, clean up, eat breakfast, watch disney channel(word world, mickey mouse club house, handy manny), go market, nap(latch on), wake up to eat lunch, rest n play toys, bathe, play, nap(latch on), wake up to play, watch tv,, eat tea break if still early, play again, eat dinner, wait for daddy to come back and play, latch on (when nothing to do)
hiaz... see... basically she has nothing much to do.. even when i try to teach her stuff, we can only focus for about 10-15 mins, then we play cooking, shapes, doctor, drawing... try to offer her water bottle to drink, she will push away angrily. offer her snacks? she eat a bit and then she will insist to latch on.
last evening, i offer her some raisins. and she is like hooked on it! keep asking for it.. but after awhile she still wants the breast milk... guess i have to be really consistent on my part.
at least if she latched on, she will nap.. for goodness sake, i really dunno how to let her sleep if i dun let her latch on. guess i need professional help???? i wonder if parent craft in thomson medical center can advise me on this?
jade is going to cc in june when she is 20mth old. should i wean her totally off my breast before cc? or let her latch on in the day and night? i really really want to say gd bye with night latching. argh.... am i over-pampering both my both precious!!!???
until now my menses has not come back yet which is still normal as per my gynea. i m going to see him this april. maybe i will fix an appt with the parentcraft too.
coming this week, i will try again to cut down her latching on session. now is abt 3 times a day n many times in the night... guess it is due to her teething and so it disrupts her sleep again!!! why does it has to happen when she is sleeping through the night!!! last time when i dun let her latch on, she will just whine a bit and sleep on my tummy, now she will cry n cry n cry.. then as usual i cant bear for daddy to be distrupted in his sleep, so i have to latch her on again!!!! coming this week, i dun care!!!! sorry daddy!
actaully i m very confused. should i stop bf in the day session first? when only two of us alone at home, there is nothing much we can do. morning, clean up, eat breakfast, watch disney channel(word world, mickey mouse club house, handy manny), go market, nap(latch on), wake up to eat lunch, rest n play toys, bathe, play, nap(latch on), wake up to play, watch tv,, eat tea break if still early, play again, eat dinner, wait for daddy to come back and play, latch on (when nothing to do)
hiaz... see... basically she has nothing much to do.. even when i try to teach her stuff, we can only focus for about 10-15 mins, then we play cooking, shapes, doctor, drawing... try to offer her water bottle to drink, she will push away angrily. offer her snacks? she eat a bit and then she will insist to latch on.
last evening, i offer her some raisins. and she is like hooked on it! keep asking for it.. but after awhile she still wants the breast milk... guess i have to be really consistent on my part.
at least if she latched on, she will nap.. for goodness sake, i really dunno how to let her sleep if i dun let her latch on. guess i need professional help???? i wonder if parent craft in thomson medical center can advise me on this?
jade is going to cc in june when she is 20mth old. should i wean her totally off my breast before cc? or let her latch on in the day and night? i really really want to say gd bye with night latching. argh.... am i over-pampering both my both precious!!!???
until now my menses has not come back yet which is still normal as per my gynea. i m going to see him this april. maybe i will fix an appt with the parentcraft too.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
jade n friends with photos..
Friday, March 5, 2010
Feeding jade n friends
Recently jade would eat if I placed her solar hello kitty n Donald duck on her high chair feeding table. Sometimes she will pretends to feed them one by one n then herself. She will scoop the spoon n put at their mouth n say Ah Mum mum. Yes yes coaxing her friends to eat. Just like the. Way I coax her to eat.
Just yesterday jade invited a new friend to share her meals - Minnie mouse! She will hug her in her right arm n feed her with her left hand! I hope jade is not left handed!
But when she is outside she can accept dining with just us. :)
Usually I feed jade first, before daddy is back from work. She usually will finish her meal but when daddy is back to eat dinner. She will say Mum mum mum mum. Or Eat eat! Then ah mum mum!
Mr daddy will ask me why is his precious still hungry! Did I feed her well?! I think some how Jade had this habit to eat again when we adults r eating. I dun like it. I see it as a bad habit. But at my mil house this is usually what is happening. N then now it is also happening in my house.
I try to give her some of her unfinished food. I keep it aside so when she wants to eat our adult food. I feed her her food. Hopefully this will stop her habit. Usually this works.
But my neighbours say if she wants to eat. I should let her eat. Sometimes we eate outside food or sometimes the adult food is too oily or salty. I reAlly dun like to expose jade to those unhealthy food or food not toddler-friendly. I took pains to prepare her food, I just want her to stay healthy for now. As much as I can control. So I m also quite pananoid during cny when my mil ask if jade can eat marshmarrow n it is soft.
N my mum also tempting jade with the cny goodies sometimes. Sian.
Sometimes I hope people should respect our decision. My neighbours thinks other parents that brought their own toddler food is exaggerating. I think they r responsible parents whom care for their babies.
Although I do let jade eat outside food. I usually let her eat porridge, pototoes, eggs, bread, hot cakes, beancurd etc As mildly flavoured as possible. Anyway toddlers kidney can't take in too Much salt. Seasoning r not nutritious. They do more harm n good.
:)
Just yesterday jade invited a new friend to share her meals - Minnie mouse! She will hug her in her right arm n feed her with her left hand! I hope jade is not left handed!
But when she is outside she can accept dining with just us. :)
Usually I feed jade first, before daddy is back from work. She usually will finish her meal but when daddy is back to eat dinner. She will say Mum mum mum mum. Or Eat eat! Then ah mum mum!
Mr daddy will ask me why is his precious still hungry! Did I feed her well?! I think some how Jade had this habit to eat again when we adults r eating. I dun like it. I see it as a bad habit. But at my mil house this is usually what is happening. N then now it is also happening in my house.
I try to give her some of her unfinished food. I keep it aside so when she wants to eat our adult food. I feed her her food. Hopefully this will stop her habit. Usually this works.
But my neighbours say if she wants to eat. I should let her eat. Sometimes we eate outside food or sometimes the adult food is too oily or salty. I reAlly dun like to expose jade to those unhealthy food or food not toddler-friendly. I took pains to prepare her food, I just want her to stay healthy for now. As much as I can control. So I m also quite pananoid during cny when my mil ask if jade can eat marshmarrow n it is soft.
N my mum also tempting jade with the cny goodies sometimes. Sian.
Sometimes I hope people should respect our decision. My neighbours thinks other parents that brought their own toddler food is exaggerating. I think they r responsible parents whom care for their babies.
Although I do let jade eat outside food. I usually let her eat porridge, pototoes, eggs, bread, hot cakes, beancurd etc As mildly flavoured as possible. Anyway toddlers kidney can't take in too Much salt. Seasoning r not nutritious. They do more harm n good.
:)
Learning Kidz @ Hougang Green
Finally we have decided to place Jade at learning kidz. Hougang green is a totally new branch. I have many worries too.
Firstly jade is not going to the cc in Sengkang is due to the long waiting list. And those that might b available is inaccessible.
I have to give up faith education partly is because I dun really like the Chinese teacher for playgroup there. When I ask questions I wondered why the principal n teachers need to hesitate to answer. I ask them what does playgroup do, so they keep emphasing they usually play n teachers will talk to them. Actaully I m ok. But I heard a Chinese teacher speaking in incorrect mandarin to a toddler. I was shocked. Maybe she is a assistant teacher. I dunno.
We nearly paid for the registration fee in faith. Alvin's colleague recommended his daughter's cc in serangoon, just a few blks away my in law house. We went to have a look. It was very small compared to faith n other cc we had visited. It was situated in the hdb void deck. Fully air-conditioned. Small room for the playgroup. But we liked it. The teachers seems very friendly n they know their stuffs. As usual I asked hthe questions I had asked all the cc. This senoir teacher handed my enquiries very well. The kids there looks very happy. We like it. But it was full. The fee is abt 650 before subsidy. So we r under waiting list. Went to the web, there's not much comment on this cc. We like it more because all the kids looks so happy.
Then we went to kovan branch to take a look. More expensive n in accessible to us. N full house. So we paid the registration fees for the hougang green branch. Kids at kovan looks as happy too. So I hope this will b the same for the new branch.
New branch means newly hired teachers. I hope they trained their teachers the same way so that jade will benefit too. The menu is abt the same as other cc but they r serving cordial drinks which we can request to change to plain water.
At hougang green they have indoor playground. Fully air con. I hope they do the sanitize work well. The renovation is still on-going. We can only view the place in end march. N the cc starts in mid April. Jade starting in may.
I am trying to make food similar to cc so that jade Can adjust to their food easier. I also changing her napping and meals timing schedule to the cc.
What else do I need to do to prepare her for full day cc?
I already give up to wean her off totally. Maybe I will just latch her before n after school. Maybe she will drink fm from cup in school. Hopefully.
It's just two months away. I m very excited!!!!!
It's time for jade to learn from teachers, play with friends, learn to share. Jade is usually a friendly n happy baby. I hope going to school can make her more confident n independant. Hopefully they can toilet train her n teach her to nap by herself , feed herself.
:D
Firstly jade is not going to the cc in Sengkang is due to the long waiting list. And those that might b available is inaccessible.
I have to give up faith education partly is because I dun really like the Chinese teacher for playgroup there. When I ask questions I wondered why the principal n teachers need to hesitate to answer. I ask them what does playgroup do, so they keep emphasing they usually play n teachers will talk to them. Actaully I m ok. But I heard a Chinese teacher speaking in incorrect mandarin to a toddler. I was shocked. Maybe she is a assistant teacher. I dunno.
We nearly paid for the registration fee in faith. Alvin's colleague recommended his daughter's cc in serangoon, just a few blks away my in law house. We went to have a look. It was very small compared to faith n other cc we had visited. It was situated in the hdb void deck. Fully air-conditioned. Small room for the playgroup. But we liked it. The teachers seems very friendly n they know their stuffs. As usual I asked hthe questions I had asked all the cc. This senoir teacher handed my enquiries very well. The kids there looks very happy. We like it. But it was full. The fee is abt 650 before subsidy. So we r under waiting list. Went to the web, there's not much comment on this cc. We like it more because all the kids looks so happy.
Then we went to kovan branch to take a look. More expensive n in accessible to us. N full house. So we paid the registration fees for the hougang green branch. Kids at kovan looks as happy too. So I hope this will b the same for the new branch.
New branch means newly hired teachers. I hope they trained their teachers the same way so that jade will benefit too. The menu is abt the same as other cc but they r serving cordial drinks which we can request to change to plain water.
At hougang green they have indoor playground. Fully air con. I hope they do the sanitize work well. The renovation is still on-going. We can only view the place in end march. N the cc starts in mid April. Jade starting in may.
I am trying to make food similar to cc so that jade Can adjust to their food easier. I also changing her napping and meals timing schedule to the cc.
What else do I need to do to prepare her for full day cc?
I already give up to wean her off totally. Maybe I will just latch her before n after school. Maybe she will drink fm from cup in school. Hopefully.
It's just two months away. I m very excited!!!!!
It's time for jade to learn from teachers, play with friends, learn to share. Jade is usually a friendly n happy baby. I hope going to school can make her more confident n independant. Hopefully they can toilet train her n teach her to nap by herself , feed herself.
:D
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