Breastfeeding my hyper-allergy baby - Mama's Entry

Breastfeeding has been a challenge with KJ, but being a determine cow, I succeeded and breastfed KJ to 16 month old, I stopped because I found out one day that I did not have any supply at all, and suspected it was due to my pregnancy with Kai Ann, and demanding little sister is taking all the supply to herself.

Breastfeeding KA was easy, at least I thought. Being an experience "cow" latching and supply was not a problem at all, she has been breastfed exclusively since. After 2 weeks, KA started to develop rash. Something we had experience with KJ before, only difference is, her rash didn't go away like the pead predicted, and continue to get worst. We seeked professional advise and all seems to think it is "milk rash" or "hormone rash". Finally a doctor told us the baby could be allergy to my breast milk! I was devastated when I heard that! I can't understand how can my baby be allergy to my milk? Isn't it developed especially for her? I felt so lost, and down, and at the same time blaming myself. I was given Isomil as a supplementary, but KA was determine to only want my breast milk, and rejecting the supplement, I continue breastfeeding her against all odds.

With some help from a dear friend Libby, we search the internet and decided to start an elimination diet, because we notice that some days she is fine and somedays there is a outbreak of rash. At first we cut off all allergy food like shellfish and nuts, she continue to develop rash, so we had to move to plan B, which is the total elimination diet: Eat only one kind of food for 3 days in a row. If no rash developed, that is "safe food", move on to the next type of food, and repeat the process. It was really bad news for mama, but I lost so much weight because of that and I am not complaining! :)

Finally we found the source of her allergy: Egg (highly allergy), raw cucumber and Jumbu Air. The last 2 was only found out when she started solid and we gave her cucumber and jumbu air. How bad is the reaction? If she touches eggs on her skin, it will blister like burn! She also reacted to margarine, but not butter.

If you have a hyper-allergy baby, you may want to try my method.

I am 3 years old!

Hello everyone, yes I am 3!!!!

I am so happy that I got a nice Buzzlightyear Cake for my birthday, and I also manage to blow all the candles all by myself!

We had 2 times celebrations, but both are very small ones, nothing fancy like my 1st & 2nd Birthday we are having just my ah kong, ah po, papa, mama, jiu-jiu, ah che, and ku po family. That is my small birthday in KL.

We went back to Sitiawan to celebrate with my yeh-yeh and mah-mah.

I got all my cousins celebrating with me, and I really love having 2 time blowing the candles!

I love the birthday song so much!

And blowing off the candles.
I love the cheese cake, but not the top part, just the cheese part. Mama, can you hurry up please?

Dancing Queen

My Little Dancing Queen.

KJ's Photo Journal

Hello Everyone, I am KJ, almost 3 years old.


I am a busy beach bum, playing sand, swimming,

Riding my bicycle, hunting dragon

creating things with my imagination...

Story telling is still top of my list, like this is a story about crocodile taking their afternoon nap. If you can't see that I meant, you need to update your imagination!
I am very big in dragon, and "How to Train your Dragon" been on my box office top chart for a very long time after "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2".

Recently I took a liking to photography:

I have been snapping away on my mama's iPod. This is me and my hero, PAPA!!


This is my mei-mei in the garden chasing butterfly.


This is me, mama, and mei-mei...


And me, myself, and things around me on the move!

You like my photography skill?

Little talking and walking berry

Hello everyone, I am 1 year 1 month old now. I can walk very fast, chasing butterfly is my favourite pass time!
I am a little chatter box too! I can say:
-flowow (flower)
-mo (moon)
-twika (twinkle star)
-mum-mum (eat)
-nen-nen (milk)
-tetetete (gecko calling)
-bye-bye!
-turn turn turn
-round and round (nursery rhyme round and round the garden)
And many more!

I also use sign language, and I know how to tell others when I need toilet! I will say ng-ng for poo-poo. (mama: she just requested and pooped in the potty half way of me writing this entry!)

I am a little adventurer, I have explored everywhere I can see! I can even climb on chair to get on top of the table! I am also the source of entertainment at the restaurant, everyone laugh and play with me there. I just love being able to go where I want!

Kai Ann's Birth Story

Kai Ann just turned 1, and I had realized that I didn't do her birth story! That is why people say you gave 100% to the first child, and the 2nd. one you just went along! Anyway, I better do her birth story before I forget the details!

Pregnant with KA was more complicated. I suffer from morning sickness for the first trimester, and during my 3rd trimester, I got Gestational Diabetes, and had to be on insulin. At 36th week, we followed had KA delivered by C-section.

We went to the UMSC early in the morning for admission, and paper works, the mid-wife monitor me with the CTG and everything was normal. We waited for the OT to be ready while Bro and hubby nodding away beside me bed. This time less chaotic, firstly because we were more "experienced" and secondly, this was not an emergency c-sect like KJ had, so everything were going according to plan.

Ronnie stayed with me at the waiting room at the OT while waiting for the Anesthetist to arrive because it was a Sunday, and I did not prebook her. Once in the OT, everything went smoothly, except my heart beat went up and felt the same suffocation when my right arm was not elevated slightly. It happened when I had KJ too. I requested to propped my arm up but they didn't allowed me at first, I did warn them, but not until I show sign of distressed and short of breath only they rolled up a cloth to elevate my right arm, and everything went back to normal again.

Prof. Eugene was very good with his work, getting KA out and stitching me up. This time I get to hold my baby and kiss her before she is wheeled out to meet her papa. Tears rolled down my eyes without me realizing it, till I felt the warmth of them.
Before me is the most beautiful baby girl in the world!
She was 3.4KG at birth, length was 48cm.

Welcome to the world little princess!It had been a wonderful 1 year, and we love you so much!

KJ is officially diaper-less - Mama's entry

KJ is going to be 3 years old soon, and his biggest achievement for this month is he is completely diaper-less! Not even night nappy! We are so proud of our boy! It was easy to toilet train him to begin with, and after the circumcision re have to re-train him. It didn't take long till be got off the nap time nappy, and he only had accident about 3 times during his afternoon nap.
I suspected that he can hold his pee in for the whole night, and decided to try out by not letting him wear diaper before he sleep (usually we changed him into pajamas and diaper after dinner brush up.) True enough he woke up in dry diaper for the whole week, he had an accident before sleep, thinking he is wearing his diaper when he is in his pajamas, and that shocked him when the pee soak through. Since than he will always ask to go to the toilet even when he is in his pajamas.
For insurance we put the diaper on before bed, and sometimes he will request to put the diaper over his underwear (he is still calling them training pants). We were using the diaper cover with no insert for insurance, but so far so good! Hubby does not like the idea of pee in the bed, so he wanted to be 100% sure before he is taking the diaper cover off. To me KJ now look like superman wearing his diaper outside! :)
My dear boy, papa and mama are so proud of you! We love you so much!