that all features on a baby’s face grows except his eyes? I’ve read somewhere (pardon the memory, I can’t remember where from!) that the size of a baby’s eyes remain the same from birth. Apparently that is why babies look funny…
Did you notice that before? Not me.
A couple days back, I went alone to pick up my baby from the babysitter’s. It’s a very short drive, just a bend away. When I put baby in his car seat, I thought it wasn’t necessary to buckle him in. For one thing, it really isn’t safe to hang out on the road side fastening the baby in because there are too many snatch thieves who ride pass with knives, ready to slash and rob their victims.
I made sure baby sat comfortably in his seat and I drove very slowly around the bend. But the active one decided to lean forward and when he saw my horrified expression, he laughed! I reached back with one arm to push him back into his seat but he thought I was playing with him and leaned forward more.
It was a terrifying moment for me as I drove the very short distance with him wanting to get up from the seat. From now on, no matter how short the ride, he is to be strapped in, safe and sound.
Some believe that when a baby sucks his toes, it usually means mummy is about to be pregnant soon. Weird? I think so too but I have no idea why this is thought and believed. I see no link or logic in this.
But let’s just see if that happens to me some years down when we’re ready for another. Right now, we’re so very happy parenting one active and happy baby!
Then we learned that the teats play an important role in helping to reduce colic in a baby. A lot of premium brands offer teats with special air system that releases the air so that baby doesn’t suck it back in.
We started buying these special teats from NUK. The shape is made to be as close to a mother’s nipple as possible, and it supposedly has some benefits in shaping the gums for future tooth growth too.
I also bought some Avent bottles to replace our Pureen ones. These bottles came with Avent’s teats which also come with some air system technology. However, baby was already accustomed to NUK’s teats and didn’t like the slower milk flow of the Avent teats. So I had to purchase more NUK teats in replacement of the Avent ones.
A new mum is always most resourceful, curious and wanting the best for her baby. A friend who just became a mum saw an article about drinking bottles made from plastic and forwarded a copy to me.
The gist of the article says that plastics used to make bottles aren’t as healthy as glass bottles. After reading the article, curiosity got the better of me and I went to look for glass bottles. I found only one brand to offer them – Pigeon.
They don’t come cheap at RM37.90 a bottle. Even more costly if you’re like me who keep dropping the bottles when washing and sterilising them!
