Pregnancy Week By Week

Pregnancy usually lasts for about 40 weeks and it is divided into three stages: first trimester, second trimester and third trimester.

Among these three stages, second trimester is the one with least discomfort.

In the first trimester, morning sickness, frequent urination can cause a lot of discomfort for many pregnant women.

In the last trimester, edema, dizziness or faint are among the discomfort that pregnant women will experience.

Pregnancy is not about discomfort and how to handle them, it is also about excitement. When the baby makes the first kick, it gives a lot of joy to the family. This usually occurs in the week 16 to week 21. To feel it or see it, you need to lie down in a quiet environment.

You can refer to Pregnancy Week By Week for more information on this

constipation in children

Parents start to worry when their children do not defecate for more than one day as it usually implies other problem. 

Drinking insufficient water is probably the most important cause of constipation. This can cause the poop to be very dry. 

Insufficient fiber in the diet, lack of exercise and training as well psychological factor can all cause constipation. Chinese medicine will like to attribute it to inner heat in the body.

To prevent constipation, first way to try is to train your child to poop at a fixed time such as morning. Once the habit is established, the defection reflex will be formed and this can help the children to defecate at a fixed time every day. 

Second method is to encourage your child to drink enough water. Some parents apply honey on the nipple in order to encourage their children to drink water. You can also try it out.

Parents can also encourage children to have more veggie in their diet. This is because the fiber in the veggie can promote bowel movement which can then prevent constipation.

To learn more about how to prevent constipation in children or treat it, please read constipation in children for more details. 

Cramp During pregnancy

Cramp During PregnancyMany pregnant women will experience cramping during pregnancy and this is usually a big concern for the pregnant women and her family members. It may happen in early pregnancy stage and it can also occur in the third trimester when the pregnant is preparing for delivery. In many cases, cramping or abdominal pain will need medical attention immediately while some occasional cramping is just normal during pregnancy.

In the following cases, the pregnant women should seek doctor's help as soon as possible.

1. Cramping associated with spotting or light bleed in the vaginal discharge during early pregnancy

2. CONSTANT or SEVERE CRAMP  in early stage of pregnancy. 

3. Cramping associated with discomfort while urinating. 

4. Cramping associated with fever or chill, dizziness or faintness.

5. In third trimester, cramping associated with an increase in vaginal discharge or a change in the type of vaginal discharge like it become bloody. This can be a sign of preterm labor.

6. Cramping with vaginal spotting or bleeding in third trimester. This can be a sign of preterm labor as well.

7. Cramping associated with contractions that come at least four times in an hour. This is also a sign of preterm labor.

You can refer to here for more information on Cramp During Pregnancy

When to take Pregnancy test

A commonly searched question in internet is when to take pregnancy test, this is because very few women has the courage to ask her mother about when to take pregnancy test, especially those of younger age or those that are not wed.

So what is the best timing for pregnancy test? The answer is to carry out the pregnancy test one week after the due date of the menstruation.

It is quite normal for menstruation to be delayed due to stress, illness, medication or prolonged exercises. Out of the many factors mentioned here is the stress.

Some people also like to ask when to take the pregnancy test after unprotective sex. Some people are so nervous about pregnancy that they carry out the pregnancy test one day after the unproctive test. Result is confirmed negative. This is because it takes time the sperm to meet the egg and then the human body to produce enough HCG to be detected by the test kit. All these will take more than 2 days. Hence, it will be just a waste of money to carry out the test one day after the unproctive sex.

Again, couple should wait at least one week after unprotective sex to confirm pregnancy.

Please refer to when to take pregnancy test for more information on this.

When to start potty training?

One of the frequently asked questions about parenting 1 to 2 year old children is that when the parents can start to train their children in the use of toilet.

This is because not only this is the basic skill, but also can help parent to save money on diaper which can cost more than 60 cents.

Our procedure is like this:

Our first child is able to communicate in Chinese when he is about 16 months old, so from then we start to instruct him to inform us if he needs to poo.

We keep on telling him about this for one month. After one month, he is able to tell us when to use toilet for “bian bian”. In between, he will forget some of the times, but of course, we never scold him.

About two months later, he is also able to tell us when he needs to urinate. Of course, this helps to save one or two diape a day.

Now he is 3 years old. Because he still has the habit of drinking milk before sleep, so he still needs to wear a diaper at night. He also needs to take a nap in the afternoon in school, so far he does not need the diaper.

To learn more about this, you can visit when to start potty training for more details

Gynaecologist in Sengkang

Sengkang is a relatively new housing estate with many young couples. Demand for gynaecologist's service is therefore very high.

But there is only one gynaecologist located within this area-Dr Adrian Woodworth

Dr Adrian Woodworth has more than 23 years of experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

His clinic is conveniently located near to the Sengkang MRT station.

You can refer to Gynaecologist in Sengkang for more information about him

Gynaecologist in Singapore

Gyanecologist in Sembawang

There is one and only one gynaecologist in Sembawang - Dr Lawrence Ang. 

Previously his clinic is located at Sun Plaza, next to Sembawang MRT station. Due to renovation work, his clinic is now located to the HDB office building, opposite to Sembawang MRT station.

He specializes in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and has 23 years of experience.

Most of the feedback we have learnt is good except for the very high price he charged. But there is also feedback about his attitude. 

You can refer to Gynaecologist in Sembawang for more about him

Gynaecologist in Singapore

Child Care Centre in Yio Chu Kang

Yio Chu Kang is located next to Ang Mo Kio, with many private houses. For this, there are about 3 child care centres in this area.

The three child care centres are RAFFLES KIDZ @ YIO CHU KANG PTE. LTD., CAMBRIDGE CDC @ YIO CHU KANG PTE. LTD., and SUNFLOWER KINDERHUB LLP.

SUNFLOWER KINDERHUB LLP charges about $950 for full day child care, while RAFFLES KIDZ @ YIO CHU KANG PTE. LTD. charges $1050.

You can refer to Child Care Centre in Yio Chu Kang to learn more about these child care centre

Child Care Centre Singapore

Child Care Centre in Punggol

 Punggol is new housing estate in Singapore with many young couples.  
Probably because it is new estate, the infrastructure still has a lot of room for improvement.There are only 13 child care centres in this area. The good news is that Government has planned to build more child care centres to cater to the needs of the young couples in this area.  

Five of these child care centres are My First Skool and the rest includes 3 PCF child care centres and MY WORLD PRESCHOOL LTD,ECOKIDD CHILDCARE PRIVATE LIMITED,GENIUS SCHOOL HOUSE,BRIGHT KIDS SCHOOL HOUSE PTE LTD,FAITH EDUCARE CENTRE and THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.  

Cost of enrolling a child for full day child care program is likely to be less than 1000 in this area. Maybe this is because the branded child care centre has not planned to build their name in this area.   
You can refer to child care centres in Punggol to learn more about child care centres in this area. 

Child Care Centres in Singapore

Baby Names and Babyment

Babyment in Singapore collects more than 5000 baby names on its website, probably the largest in Singapore.  

What makes it special is that it classifies the names based on category. If you wish your child to be smart, you can choose a name that carries the meaning of "smart". 

The other thing that makes it special that it includes the chinese meaning of the English names.

Other than, it excludes some very odd names, save the users the time and effort.

Of course, it includes basics such as meaning and origin. 

You can refer to baby names for more information.

Child Care in Sengkang

There are about 80 child care centres located at Sengkang, significantly more than the number of child care centre in other areas in Singapore.Child care centres in this area include MODERN MONTESSORI COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE, MODERN MONTESSORI PRE SCHOOL CENTRE and KINDERTOWN EDUCARE PTE. LTD.

Many child care centres are operated by NTUC under the name of My First Skool and other major operator are PCF.

Lowest fee are charged by PCF. After an increase in fee in 2016, My First Skool school fee is no longer among the lowest.

MODERN MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL CENTRE are one of the child care centre that charges more than $1500 for full day child care in Sengkang. Others include CHARACTER MONTESSORI PUNGGOL (PTE. LTD.)

If you want to learn more about child care centre in Sengkang. Please visit child care centre in Sengkang.

Child Care in Singapore

A Level Maths and Physics Tuition

The lesson is conducted by Mr Wu who has more than 12 years experience in teaching A Level Maths and Physics since 2003.

The tuition class is at Canberra community club located at Sembawang, about 7 minutes walk from Sembawang MRT Station.

The maximum number of student for each class will be 8 for maximum attention.

Mr Wu is an ex-scholar, a graduate from Victoria Junior College and National University of Singapore.

Since 2003, Mr Wu has helped more than 100 students in their examination. Almost all has shown significant improvement like improvement grade from U to A.

Notes and Homework are provided by Mr Wu.

You can refer to A Level Maths and Physics Tuition website for more information
http://www.excelmethod.com/excelmethod/alevelmathsphysics/

Indonesian Maids in Singapore

In this year's budget, government makes it slightly cheaper to employ a maid - a must for many households in Singapore.

I always believe we should not choose maid based on nationality.

The new president in Indonesia was reported to say that he wants to stop "exporting" maids to other countries. In my opinion, this is probably hard to implement in the short term.

In Singapore, Filipino maids and Indonesian maids are popular domestic helpers in Singapore. It is usually cheaper to employ an Indonesian maid than a filipino maid.

Based on my observation, Indonesian is less picky in "selecting" employer. So you will probably find less transfer Indonesian maid as compared to transfer Filipino maids.

If you need to hire a maid and are interested in getting an Indonesian maid, you can refer to Indonesian maid for many choices.

Search For Maid

Baby Milk in Singapore

From what I know, price of baby milk powder in Singapore is the highest in the world. Previously, China is the country where some brands of milk powder are sold at the highest price in world. Singapore become the "champion" after Chinese government cracks down on some improper marketing tactics used by milk power companies. 

This high price have benefited many company like Abbott which is the company behind the brand Similac, Gan IQ, Meadjohnson which is the company behind the brand Enfa series, Nan which is the brand from Nestle. 

Other established brands in Singapore include Friso, Dumex, Wyeth S26,Bellamy, Karihome, 

At home, we use Abbott for our children. My wife has tried to breastfeed both children, but not successful. In each month, we need to spend about $150 - $200 on baby milk powder for each child. 

We use Similac, Gain IQ just because of word of mouth. So far, we do not try other brands. Fortunately, both children are healthy and strong.

We usually bought when there is a promotion. The best we get is 20% discount. You can refer to this website http://www.babyment.com or baby milk powder promotion to see promotion of baby milk powder for all brands.

Baby Diaper in Singapore

Established brands of baby diaper in Singapore include Pampers, Huggies, Drypers, Mamypoko, Petpet and Merries. Many supermarkets like NTUC Fairprice also have their own brand of baby diaper.

In recent years, many trading company tries to import more brands of baby diaper to Singapore to give consumers more option. New brands include Goon, KCA,Moony.

It has been mentioned that a baby may need up to 6,000 diaper. This means that a parent needs to spend a few thousands dollar on baby diaper.

Price of baby diaper differ significantly. Those brands imported from Japan like Merries, Mamypoko are more expensive, those imported from Malaysia has been found to be cheaper, these include Drypers and Petpet.

We use Merries for our baby, it is expensive, but my wife finds it very soft, suitable for my children who has very sensitive skins.

We only buy when there is promotion, usually, the best we can get is about 20% discount. You can refer to Diaper Promotion Singapore for update on diaper promotion in Singapore

Transfer Maids in Singapore

Transfer maids refers to maids that are already in Singapore and needs to be transferred to another employer for various reasons.

Common reasons for transfer include the following: the employers do not need the domestic helper any more, the employers are not satisfied with the work of the domestic helper or the maids found the workload too heavy or the demand of the employer too high, or the working conditions too harsh.

One of the reason for its popularity is that the cost of hiring a transfer maid is usually lower if the transfer maid is hired without the agency. Employer will be able to save the agency fee.

Another reason is that these maid will have some experience in working in Singapore, so they should have a better understanding of the employer's demand and the working environment as well as the tools that she will need everyday to complete the job.

However, some potential employers also point out that some of these maids are actually "unwanted" by the previous employers, this could mean that these maids may have one serious problem which include bad attitude, do not know how to do the job. Some transfer maid are labelled as "smart" as they always know how to find excuse when they do not want to do certain things. 

If you want to hire transfer maid, you can refer to transfer maid singapore. 

For other types of maids, you can refer to maid in Singapore

Baby or Infant Formula Milk Powder in Singapore

There are six major baby milk powder brands in Singapore - Abbott, Friso, Meadjohnson, Wyeth, Nestle and Dumex. All these are foreign brands in Singapore. 

Price of baby milk powder in Singapore is probably the highest in the world. In the past, this title used to be retained to China. After Chinese authority's legal action on foreign baby milk powder brands, price of baby milk powder has dropped quite signficantly.

In Singapore, price for a few brands of baby milk powder is inched up again and quietly. The manufacturers employ a indirect price increment technique in which they reduce the price of a can of baby milk powder, but also reduce the amount of the baby milk powder in a can. But overall, the price for 100g of baby milk powder is increased by around 5% to 10%. 

Babyment.com is website dedicated to help parents to save cost. Hence, they provide parents with information on the latest promotion of baby milk powder, Details can be found at Milk Powder Promotion in Singapore.

If you want to see all baby milk powder sold in Singapore, you can refer to Milk Powder Singapore to view all.