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| Jie Jie getting close to Jasper |
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| Jasper with Jie Jie |
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The boy's first trip out
Last weekend we headed to vivo city for the boy's first trip out together with the family after the 1 month confinement. Well nothing interesting or rather he was a good boy as he slept most of the time while we had our lunch (I finally had sashimi!!) and did some shopping, in between we had a coffee break at starbucks while I fed him his milk. Guess as a 2nd time parent we are more confident and ready to bring the boy out, unlike the first time when we brought No. 1 out - we were so "kan cheong" and blur ha ha...
Friday, September 24, 2010
Jasper's Full Month Party
We held his Full Month Party last Sunday, 19 Sep 2010 at SIL's condo. Fortunatly it was not raining as we only manage to book the outdoor BBQ area. Thanks to my sister in law, brother in law and sister vivian the place was nicely decorated, the catered food and full month cakes came on time for the guest. Baby Jasper was asleep most of the time, and our 60 odd guests got a glimpse of him in the pram, some manage to carry him. Party lasted for close to 3hrs and after that we were all tired out. Anyway it was a simple affair but we all enjoyed ourselves.
Food: eCreatives
Cupcakes: Cotton Candy Bakeshop
Full Month Cakes: Sweetest Moments
Food: eCreatives
Cupcakes: Cotton Candy Bakeshop
Full Month Cakes: Sweetest Moments
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| Jasper all dressed up and ready to attend his full month party |
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| Full Month Cakes for the relatives |
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| Very Happy with his cakes |
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| Tiger and Baby Full Month Cupcakes |
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| Jie Jie tasting Jasper's cupcakes |
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| With Daddy and Mummy |
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| With Mummy's DB pals |
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| Daddy's Colleagues |
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With Ah Gong and Grandma |
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| Diaper Cake from Sis and Bro in law |
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Jasper @ 1 Month Old
Happy 1 Month Old Jasper! You are such a smiley and happy boy : )
And yippy end of confinement for me, can officially go out and eat as per normal!
• Stares at faces
• Follows objects briefly with eyes
• Vocalizes: oohs and aahs
• Can see black-and-white patterns
• Smiles, laughs
And yippy end of confinement for me, can officially go out and eat as per normal!
Milestone:
• Lifts head when lying on tummy
• Responds to sound• Stares at faces
• Follows objects briefly with eyes
• Vocalizes: oohs and aahs
• Can see black-and-white patterns
• Smiles, laughs
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Day 25 - 16 Sep
Time flies and the boy is 3 weeks old this week. Today we decided to bring him to see the PD as he seem to be having some stuffy nose and he kept making mucus like sounds which caused some difficulty in sleeping the night before. Anyway we didn't want to take chances as no.1 had the flu a few days back and we were afraid he may have the flu too.
Saw the PD and he did a thorough check on the boy. Fortunately it was not a cold, PD explained that as their airways are still very small/narrow any fluids along the airways will produce a very loud mucus sound, which we may think its runny nose but its not, will probably go off once he's about 3 months old or so. We were given saline solution and Illadin nose drops to apply when necessary. Glad that it was nothing serious...
Saw the PD and he did a thorough check on the boy. Fortunately it was not a cold, PD explained that as their airways are still very small/narrow any fluids along the airways will produce a very loud mucus sound, which we may think its runny nose but its not, will probably go off once he's about 3 months old or so. We were given saline solution and Illadin nose drops to apply when necessary. Glad that it was nothing serious...
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| Our Cute Little Boy! |
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Day 13 - 4 Sep 2010
4 Sep (Day 13) - Went to MA early this morning for a review of his Jaundice. Jaundice level was 8.3. So phew... it has more or less tapered off and we just need to keep on eye and make sure his skin is not yellowish, if not we can always go to the polyclinic to test. I think all the top up feeds after latching were giving him the much required fluids, also this round we got some herbs from the medical shop to bath him for 3 days as we heard it helps to bring down the jaundice (unlike with no.1, I just kept latching her w/o extra feeds and no herb bath, her jaundice appearance only disappeared after 1 mth).
Thereafter we headed over to my Gynae's clinic. As I was still having some slight bleeding Dr told me to come back in 10 days time for my pap smear as he was afraid results may not be accurate. He also scanned by womb to check for any blood clots; so far only 1 which he says will come out soon. Then it was Jasper's turn to get checked on his circumcision. Dr very funny, he commented "look so cute and healing very well". Quite glad that everything went well for the boy.
Thereafter we headed over to my Gynae's clinic. As I was still having some slight bleeding Dr told me to come back in 10 days time for my pap smear as he was afraid results may not be accurate. He also scanned by womb to check for any blood clots; so far only 1 which he says will come out soon. Then it was Jasper's turn to get checked on his circumcision. Dr very funny, he commented "look so cute and healing very well". Quite glad that everything went well for the boy.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Day 11 - 3 Sep 2010
3 Sep (Day 11) - Just like to note down these milestones.
This morning his umbilical cord dropped off and later in the afternoon his circumcision cap also dropped off!
This morning his umbilical cord dropped off and later in the afternoon his circumcision cap also dropped off!
1st Week Home
We were discharged on Weds. 25 Aug, after 3 days at the Hospital.
I was doing fine by the 1st day I could walk slowly to the toilet and pee - what a relieve. On the 2nd day I could walk better and actually passed motion and not feel painful with the stitches. Think this round my wound/stitches is not as big as the last round. So on the 3rd day Dr came to see me and allowed me to go back but I had to go to his clinic the next day for another check.
For Jasper, he was doing great. He could already suckle well in the delivery ward, in fact when he is hungry his mouth will open and search for "food"! So for Day 1 I did partial breastfeed; since not much milk yet and the rest at night would be good and Day 2 I started with full breastfeeding. His PD also did his routine check on Day 1 and told us all was good; his cries are strong, lungs are good, straight spine etc., he didn't exhibit any jaundice. Day 2 he was given his BCG and Hep B shots, still no signs of jaundice. Day 3 we did a blood test to see his jaundice level and it was at 9 so we were good to go home, as anything below 10 will be allowed home. But we would need to go back for a review on Saturday (Day 6), that's when the jaundice level usually peaks.
25 Aug (Day 3) - Back home.I started my confinement and had Mee Sua for lunch. Jasper would sleep most of the time after his 3hrly feeds, but when night time came he would be rather hungry and demanded for milk every 1-2hr instead. So I fed him, since he needed more fluids to flush out the jaundice. Suspect that he might be sleepy during the day so not taking enough thats why at night he needs to be fed.
26 Aug (Day 4)- Circumcision for the Boy. We went to my gynae for my review as well as for Jasper's circumcision. After checking on me, Dr proceeded to "chase" us away as he performed the circumcision which would take about 10mins. So we went downstairs for breakfast and after we were done went up to fetch the boy. According to the nurse he was well behaved but "complained" a little. Back home same thing, breastfeed him and middle of the night his hunger pangs would come. Could also see that his face getting more yellow and his eyes were abit yellowish.
27 Aug (Day 5) - Hospitalisation for the Boy. Went back to Mt A PD to check on his jaundice level and results showed that the level was very high at 19. So we had to admit him into the hospital for light therapy, this will usually take 2 days for the jaundice level to drop. We were back at the Nursery to admit baby, nurses were very reassuring, we could call the direct line to check on baby's feeding time and they would wait for us to come in to feed baby. We opted to give him formula milk and send over whatever expressed breastmilk (ebm) I could pump out as well as direct latch him when we visited him. So for the next 2 days the boy would be away from us after only 5 days since he was born. We went over to the hospital that evening, bringing along Hazel to pass the ebm to the nurse as well as to latch him. We spend about an hour with him. Once home I was busy pumping every 3 hrs, to ensure milk ss didn't drop.
28 Aug (Day 6) - Dr called around noon to inform us that Jasper's jaundice has drop to 12.3, which was very good. Told us not to worry and rest well. Visited him at the hospital at noon and latch him on. Spend sometime with him and therafter we headed home as MIL was coming over. Continued pumping milk. But got much more rest since the boy was not around. Was also able to spend sometime with No.1 as well, which made her feel less threatened.
29 Aug (Day 7) - Boy is fit for Home. Hubby's Paternity Leave ended and he went back to work so I headed to hospital on my own to check on Jasper and breastfeed him. On my way over, nurse called me to say baby could be discharge today, his jaundice has gone done to 7.3. Informed hubby and he said he'll come over during lunch time to ferry us back. Before we discharge we spoke to the Dr he informed us that tho. the jaundice has gone down by quite alot, it will still come back the next few days and told us not to be alarm, just need to go back and review the level next Mon. His skin was also peeling due to the light therapy. So we were back home with the boy by noon time, and we continued on his 3hrly feed with additional milk top ups to keep him hydrated.
I was doing fine by the 1st day I could walk slowly to the toilet and pee - what a relieve. On the 2nd day I could walk better and actually passed motion and not feel painful with the stitches. Think this round my wound/stitches is not as big as the last round. So on the 3rd day Dr came to see me and allowed me to go back but I had to go to his clinic the next day for another check.
For Jasper, he was doing great. He could already suckle well in the delivery ward, in fact when he is hungry his mouth will open and search for "food"! So for Day 1 I did partial breastfeed; since not much milk yet and the rest at night would be good and Day 2 I started with full breastfeeding. His PD also did his routine check on Day 1 and told us all was good; his cries are strong, lungs are good, straight spine etc., he didn't exhibit any jaundice. Day 2 he was given his BCG and Hep B shots, still no signs of jaundice. Day 3 we did a blood test to see his jaundice level and it was at 9 so we were good to go home, as anything below 10 will be allowed home. But we would need to go back for a review on Saturday (Day 6), that's when the jaundice level usually peaks.
25 Aug (Day 3) - Back home.I started my confinement and had Mee Sua for lunch. Jasper would sleep most of the time after his 3hrly feeds, but when night time came he would be rather hungry and demanded for milk every 1-2hr instead. So I fed him, since he needed more fluids to flush out the jaundice. Suspect that he might be sleepy during the day so not taking enough thats why at night he needs to be fed.
26 Aug (Day 4)- Circumcision for the Boy. We went to my gynae for my review as well as for Jasper's circumcision. After checking on me, Dr proceeded to "chase" us away as he performed the circumcision which would take about 10mins. So we went downstairs for breakfast and after we were done went up to fetch the boy. According to the nurse he was well behaved but "complained" a little. Back home same thing, breastfeed him and middle of the night his hunger pangs would come. Could also see that his face getting more yellow and his eyes were abit yellowish.
27 Aug (Day 5) - Hospitalisation for the Boy. Went back to Mt A PD to check on his jaundice level and results showed that the level was very high at 19. So we had to admit him into the hospital for light therapy, this will usually take 2 days for the jaundice level to drop. We were back at the Nursery to admit baby, nurses were very reassuring, we could call the direct line to check on baby's feeding time and they would wait for us to come in to feed baby. We opted to give him formula milk and send over whatever expressed breastmilk (ebm) I could pump out as well as direct latch him when we visited him. So for the next 2 days the boy would be away from us after only 5 days since he was born. We went over to the hospital that evening, bringing along Hazel to pass the ebm to the nurse as well as to latch him. We spend about an hour with him. Once home I was busy pumping every 3 hrs, to ensure milk ss didn't drop.
28 Aug (Day 6) - Dr called around noon to inform us that Jasper's jaundice has drop to 12.3, which was very good. Told us not to worry and rest well. Visited him at the hospital at noon and latch him on. Spend sometime with him and therafter we headed home as MIL was coming over. Continued pumping milk. But got much more rest since the boy was not around. Was also able to spend sometime with No.1 as well, which made her feel less threatened.
29 Aug (Day 7) - Boy is fit for Home. Hubby's Paternity Leave ended and he went back to work so I headed to hospital on my own to check on Jasper and breastfeed him. On my way over, nurse called me to say baby could be discharge today, his jaundice has gone done to 7.3. Informed hubby and he said he'll come over during lunch time to ferry us back. Before we discharge we spoke to the Dr he informed us that tho. the jaundice has gone down by quite alot, it will still come back the next few days and told us not to be alarm, just need to go back and review the level next Mon. His skin was also peeling due to the light therapy. So we were back home with the boy by noon time, and we continued on his 3hrly feed with additional milk top ups to keep him hydrated.
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| With the nurses at the Clinic before his Circumcision |
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