Select a confinement nanny

The following factors should be considered when you select a confinement nanny.

1. Availability

Do not forget, due date is an estimation. It is possible to give birth two weeks before the estimated due date or two weeks after that. 

Unless you opt for c-section in which you can arrange with hospital and doctor. 

2. Language and communication

Some confinement nanny may only be able to communicate in Chinese. If that is the case, make sure you can understand Chinese as well also. 

3. Knowledge and Experience

Taking good care of new mother and newborn requires a lot of knowledge and experience. For example, the confinement nanny needs to know how to prevent colic, burping and spit up in baby.

4. Job scope

Before you search for any confinement nanny, you should define your job scope first and communicate with the confinement nanny to make sure she is able to fulfill all the duties.

5. Agreement on early dismissal

Confinement nanny may fall sick, for the health of the newborn and weak new mothers, it may be a good idea to dismiss the confinement lady earlier. You need to have an agreement if you want to do it without any trouble. 

You may also want to dismiss her due to poor performance. 

6. Public holiday

If your estimated confinement period falls into some important festivals like Chinese New Year or close to it, you may need to discuss about the arrangement and the fee. This is because some confinement nannies do not want to work on some festivals like Chinese New Year, some will charge extra fee for public holiday.

7. Medical checkup

One that goes for regular checkup should be preferred. 

8. Daily habit

Taking good care of baby can be a energy-demanding job, that is why some confinement nannies may need to take a nap while baby is sleeping in the afternoon. It is important for you to know some habits of confinement nanny such as taking a nap in the afternoon, two apples a day and so on. Knowing all these will help the expecting mothers and fathers set proper expectation and avoid any dispute later on.

Please refer to select a confinement nanny for more details

Baby Milk Powder in Singapore

No doubt, breast milk is the best nutrition for babies. No matter how technology advances, nutrition content of formula milk cannot match that of breast milk. Of course, another major benefit of breast milk is it helps family to save lots of money, especially true in Singapore where formula milk is probably the most expensive one in the world.

For some reasons, some babies needs the formula milk. Some young mothers may not be able to produce enough milk for their babies so they have no choice. Some babies need the formula milk because their mothers simply do not want to breastfeed. 

There are about 10 brands of formula milk in Singapore, offering enough choice for young family. These ten brands include all major players in the world like Abbott, Friso, Meadjohnson, Nestle, Wyeth, Karihome, Aptamil, Lactogen, Belly and Dumex. Aptamil is a new player in the market. 

There are also several varieties of formula milk like soy based formula milk, goat milk based formula milk like Karihome. Of course, majority are cow milk based. 

Manufacturers or online retailers are not allowed to market stage 1 or sell it online. This is an initiative by some government-related organisation to promote breastfeeding. However, I personally feel that they should not ban it online. In the past, Internet may be seen as a channel of marketing, but nowadays, it is actually a channel of distribution, no different from supermarket. 

Baby milk powder sold in Singapore is probably the most expensive one in the world and the price is still increasing. 

For 100grams of stage 3 formula, the cost of the each brand can be seen below:

Abbott Similac: 5.06 per 100 grams

Meadjohnson: 5.03 per 100 grams

Dumex: 4.69 per 100 grams

Wyeth S26: 4.93 per 100 grams

Nestle:4.825 per 100 grams

Aptamil: 4.79 per 100 grams

As can be seen, Abbott Similac is the most expensive one while Dumex is the cheapest one. 

In the past, China used to a country where foreign brand formula milk is the most expensive one for major brand like Abbott, Meadjohnson, now this title most probably transfers to Singapore. Formula milk powder sold here is at least 40% more expensive than the neighboring countries like Malaysia. This is the reason why many parents takes the trouble to travel to Malaysia to buy formula milk. 

Maybe because of this high price, website http://www.babyment.com has setup a dedicate section to share promotion of baby milk powder in Singapore. You can visit them for more details

Abbott Similac promotion

Enfa Promotion

Friso Promotion

S26 Promotion

Dumex Promotion

Nestle Nan Promotion