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Hope your kiddo is feeling better now. We go to Dr Liew Woei Keong at Gleneagles. If your lo is coughing and you suspect it may be due to allergies, then he is probably the doctor for you. Good luck.

We have not done long coach journeys...only long train rides. What we do is to pack quite a bit of entertainment (books, toys, puzzles, games) that is accessible, and slowly bring them out during the trip. And also food and snacks to keep the kiddo entertained. Also walked around quite a bit up...

Our LO had one mild case of herpangina. We just did the sanitisation on our own. Essentially washing all her bedding and clothes. And all her toys were sprayed with the sanitising spray that was safe for babies, and washed. This was done once we got the diagnosis.

Oh, teething will definitely make them more fussy! Hopefully the teeth will break through soon, and it'll get better. We found the top two front teeth to be the worst for our LO. Good luck!

We experienced some sleep regression too, although not to the extent of waking up every 3 hours, maybe more like 2 times a night (she sleeps from about 9pm to 5+am). It lasted for about 2 months plus I think. I think she is down to about waking up once a night now, although she is sick at the...

We definitely miss our uninterrupted sleep. :) And when the child goes to CC, they tend to fall sick, and that makes the night sleeps that much worse. *sigh*

We have a helper, but the care is primarily from the both of us. When our child wakes up, we take turns (like alternating nights) to either carry to sleep or let her sleep on us (the method to put back to sleep varies with the child). And yes, we both work, so are just chronically sleep deprived.

The good thing about being over a year old is that they can take decongestants if necessary, and they are also better at coughing out the phlegm. Small silver lining. :) I think for the cc, it is really dependent on the cc. We got quite lucky, and our kid really likes going to school, and the...

Of all that you listed, the chicken pox has a vaccine, so I suggest that you get it for your LO. At least one less thing for him to fall sick with. Plus, no risk of developing shingles in adulthood. As for cold and flu, those are quite common and unfortunately hard to avoid at any age. Maybe...

Ours cried at every dropoff and pickup for about a month. Its part of the separation anxiety and stranger anxiety. As long as when you check with the teacher, and your boy calms down when you are no longer around, its okay. We usually firmly hand her off to her teachers, tell her goodbye and...

Yes, mine gets bruises quite often. I don't really see it as being naughty though. Rather she gets them from trying to explore her surroundings and not having very good coordination, but still tries to do gymnastic stunts. :) The other day, we were at the supermarket and she was leaning on the...

Ours started cc at about 9 months old. The beginning was hard because she had quite strong stranger anxiety. So every dropoff and pick up, she will cry and this lasted for about a month. This varies from child to child, but you probably have a good idea whether your child has separation and or...

Oh dear, is she biting you? You may want to consider breaking her of that habit, because otherwise, it'll get even more painful when they have more teeth! For my kiddo, when she bit us, if we were carrying her, we will straight away say no and put her down. She will cry, but after a few rounds...

Hi Summer, I understand the frustrated feelings and the feeling of not being in control of one's emotions. People, even the mothers, expect to get back to normal after childbirth, especially after the one month confinement. But actually research has shown that there is still a lot of emotional...

Hi Summer, Big hugs to you. Motherhood is a stressful journey. I hope writing the post helped you destress a little. It helps to keep in mind that different children have different developmental curves, so do not be too stressed if your baby does not fit on the 50th percentile line (<- easy to...