Milk

[buds]

Heyya mincy,


My K2 also lurves the cat and mouse with those
milk powder thingy, but with certain brands only.
she doesn’t like how some of them has that fatty
oil layering on top of the milk… and the fact that
she does not like milk to be served too warm,
its kinda hard to avoid that…

So, as long as she wants to drink it we follow only
lah. She’s currently on DUGRO in chocolate flavour.

PS : She’s a shortie. So, i suppose as long as she
consumes milk, shud be ok right?

What’s your opinion on flavoured formulae…?

[mintcc]

hi hi buds,


my boy also a shortie… which make the grandparents worried hence the milk continues I read somewhere that as long as they are having a balance diet, don need to force them if they don’t like.

Never try flavored milk with him though. been using Enfalac for different age group since he was a baby. But someone recently recommend PediaSure and we got the classic vanilla flavor to try. Have not tried it yet as we were waiting for him to finish his big tin of Enfalac before opening it up…though.

[buds]

Heyya mincy,


My shortie reali short leh.. Next year P1 some more.
Dun think uniform got size. Dun think she can carry
her bag load of P1 books even.. heheee..

Everywhere we go, people get so amused that she
can speak so well being such a small baby-ish girl.
People been asking me, which playgroup your girl
goes to? We oso want to put.. can talk so well!

When she wants to read her books in the train, i
get wide-eyed stares from commuters and they
never fail to ask which phonics centre i put her in.
The usual question i get wud be, \"Wah, so small
can read so well. My ah-boy now K2 still cannot
read.. Yours can read so clear some more. How
old ah? 2+ or 3yrs?\" Then, you'll hear my girl
saying, \"Ehehem, i am 5 yrs old actually... going
to be 6 this year..\" :lol: :lol: Ooh, she's very
offended. She ever asked us how come she is
very short. We told her must try drinking more
milk... help build up strong bones and teeth with
the calcium.

Hospital started her on Enfalac from birth onwards.
She was fully breastfed, cos i stayed at home after
delivering her. (Had to stay home, ehemm..) So,
milk back then was like a buffet table for her...
Anytime... Anywhere... Open 24-7 some more.
On off occasions where we slip in formulae intake,
we went from Enfalac to Neslac 1 followed by
Neslac 3+. Her elder sista oso the same. But the
size, fuyoh... poles apart.

So, hubs was quite stressed see her so tiny like that.
She came to this world quite big, bigger than her sista
in fact.

We kept encouraging her to drink milk, various kinds
that she was willing to try. We let her choose.. In the
end, to not have an entire shelving cabinet full of the
variety of milk powder, the sista offered to help mei-mei
finish all the milk! Only up till today, mei-mei is now
willingly requesting the Chocolate Dugro for her milk
intake and nothing else. We have no issues with her
daily meals, she eats fine. Thank goodness for that!

So, hopefully this current milk intake will help boost
her growth. And she has abt 10mths more to go...
to grow with Dugro!


PS : We were given the trial sachets of milk powder
by our family doctor. Gave us the vanilla and choc,
but that time different brand. Thats when my tiny one
found out she had a choice of flavours. She didn't
reali fancy the vanilla one tho.. she said it smelt too
strong even before drinking. Sigh.. Children nowadays,
huh.. This is what happens lah when children have choices.
Heheh.. Last time we just down whatever we're given...
No questions asked. Dun dare to ask oso! :!:

[schellen]

buds:

By the way, i dunno abt the \"abnormal thingy\"

but it does taste weird and waaayy less creamy.

Milk shud taste like milk. Creamy and yummy..

Yay! Hi-five, buds!

[schellen]

mincy, your 3in1 tea already have non-dairy creamer, you still add milk??? :faint:


buds, I have the opposite \"problem\". My DD is 7 but she is taller than her P4 buddy. And when my DH's friends tried to guess her age, they said 10. :roll: She outgrows a lot of things very, very fast. She seemed to have a growth spurt everytime my body manages to catch up to her appetite. This was when I was still breastfeeding her. Then, when we switched her to formula (Neslac), occasionally, we had to top up her milk bottle cos she seemed to want more, and she finished it too!

You know that the newborn sets that we can buy from places like Kiddy Palace to give as presents? Well, my DD received a few. Even as a newborn, she couldn't wear them all! Those that she could put on lasted barely 1-2 weeks on her. Luckily, when one my friends had a premature baby and was complaining about not being able to find clothes small enough, I gave them all to her, almost all brand new some more. :roll:

We wonder how much more she will grow since she loves milk so much. My own dad is 1.8m tall and she jokes that one day, she will \"look down\" on him to greet him. :lol:

By the way, I hate powdered milk too. Not only the artificial flavour but the powdery residue at the bottom, no matter how thoroughly you stir the mixture.

[sashimi]

Actually, I have two beliefs regarding healthy growth. One of course is the classic one - having a healthy diet with enough protein and calcium for mass and bone growth. And milk is of course a vital ingredient.


The other key ingredient I believe is sleep, a much under-rated need among many Singaporean parents. Getting enough good sleep, and at the right times, is absolutely vital to a growing child. I think it’s the prime time when a child’s body undergoes growth.

I’ve never been a big fan of formula. The only time I liked formula was when we used it to keep baby DD full and asleep overnight. After age 3 I think we completely stopped.

I just don’t trust these modern-day manufactured alchemical concoctions - melamine notwithstanding. In fact, the longer the ingredient list in formula/milk, the more scary I find it. To me, the best milk is the kind where the ingredients list says, "100% Fresh Milk". full stop.

[buds]

Heyya schellen,


Your DD is the same as P2 (elder one)…
Everytime must either top up or drink 2 bottles!
There was a time my mum suggested to slip in
a small teaspoon of baby cereal (ie. nestum)
inside the milk to make it more filling for her
so she will not wake up earlier than the usual 3
hourly routine.

[buds]

Heyya sashimi,


Then, breasfeeding mothers shud have
100% fresh milk tatooed on our chest!!
Yeah!

Waaaayyy fresher than cow's milk and
confirmed melamine free. Heheheh..

I agree on your take with regards to sleep.
Under-rated, yup!

Btw, i think its great that you're so involved
with how your DD is raised. Judging from your
inputs in this forum, you seem to have equal (if not more)
participation in how you wish for your child to be
brought up. This, I LIKE.. and its lacking in
daddies, at least the ones i know... There are
daddies who are totally hands off. They find
that child raising is ultimately a woman's job.

Bringing up children shud be a together thing,
regardless of who and how many people brings
back the bacon. I'm happy for you and your
family... You guys got a good thing going here.
:love:

[Observer]

My 2 sons, one in Primary 4 and other in Primary 1, both drink Full cream milk with PediaSure chocolate flavour, 2 cups, that's about 700 to 800 ml every day in morning and evening.


We follow this since they are age 1. Before that, other formulas. PediaSure can be consumed from age 1 onwards only. Unfortunately my wife dun have enough breastmilk.

Do you think they drink happily? They always yuks with an expression of vomiting. But we told sternly \"no escape\". Happy, both are growing strongly with healthy height and weight.

Personally, I don't like milk

[nmhmum]

Hi,


Have u heard of 1st six hour cow’s milk ? My neighbour recommend me this product and she says it helps to boost up the kids immunity. It is in capsules form. Since my kids are still young and do not know how to swallow, I have to peel out the capsules and mix the powder in their milk. Just started with this new product, not sure good or not… but it is very ex…