Being a mum with not a lot of milk , my target for BM was initially 6 months. Surprisingly after HengBoi started solid , his milk intake decreases, making feeding him so much less stressful. Hence I was able to bm him till he was one years old. I felt really proud of it and …
Meal Planner (7 months to 18 months old)
When he first started solids, i gave him pre-packaged jar purchased off the shelf as it is just introduction to food or steamed single food purees like sweet potato , carrot or pumpkin purees. However at 7 months, he started wanting more variety, hence it’s time to cook haha. My Meal Planner for weekdays is …
Transiting to floor mattress @ 10 months old
HengBoi does Kungfu in his sleep. He never fail to wake himself up in the middle of the night by knocking himself against the bars of the cot multiple times. and of course it affects my sleep as well. He also started developing preference for my seahly bed instead and ended up falling off my …
Breastfeeding Journey
Warning: Long Post ahead I would say that it’s a love hate relationship with breastfeeding. During pregnancy, I read up a lot on breastfeeding, thinking that it will be a walk in the park. Just bring the baby to the breast and job done. But in reality, it’s not. My hubby used to comment – …
White Bee Hoon
Ingredients For the soup base Frozen soup stock Handful of Ikan Bilis or powder 5 Dried Scallop For the white bee hoon Soaked Bee Hoon Meat 1/2 Chicken fillet 1/2 Pork fillet or 60g minced pork 1/4 fish fillet 1 Shrimp 1 Egg Choy Sim / Broccoli Instructions Soak the dried scallop in warm water …
Homemade Baby Strawberry / Raspberry Chia Jam
Ingredients 2 cups raspberry or strawberry 2 tbsp water for fresh fruit, 1 tbsp water for frozen food 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp chia seeds Steps Combine fruit, water and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and let it boil The fruit will start releasing liquid. Reduce the heat the simmer for 7 minutes. Use a …
Typical Schedule for 7 – 12 months old in IFC
I started to see more of a routine rather than on demand (sleep and feed) after HengBoi turned 6 months old. I noticed his milk intake reduces after he started taking more solids. He also dropped from 3 naps to 2 naps. This is his schedule in IFC Timing Activities 7am – 7.30 am Wake …
Minced Pork Congee
Ingredients For the Soup Base Handful of Ikan Bilis 5 Dried Scallop Three red dates, pitted For the porridge 1/4 Rice half Carrot For the Pork 70g of minced pork Seasoned with Lilo whitebait powder Instructions Soak the dried scallop in warm water for 30 minutes till soft (so that you can tear the scallops into …
Sweet Potato and Carrot Fries
Ingredients 1 Large Sweet Potato 4 Carrots 2 tbsp Olive Oil Instructions Preheat oven to 190 Degree Celsius Peel Sweet Potato and Carrots Cut Sweet Potato and Carrots into fries size Combine both ingredient into a mixing bowl and toss with olive oil Place on a baking tray Bake for 35 minutes, turn at half …
Congee for Baby
Usually when cooking porridge for HengBoi: 2 Meals (e.g. Lunch and Dinner), ¼ cup (equivalent to 4 tbsp) of rice is sufficient. For water/soup stock, i will use about 2 ¼ cup. 1 Meal (e.g. Weekday Dinner), Half of ¼ cup of rice (equivalent to 2 tbsp). For water/soup stock, i will use about 1 …