NingXia Red Supplement Drink

I tried before Pharmanex (NuSkin) product G3 and now trying out Young Living product NingXia Red. As for taste: pretty much the same 

Both focus on their product has high content of Wolfberries. Just to compare, G3 has other 3 ingredient that are hardly to obtain (Chinese lycium, Siberian pineapple, and Cili fruit) whereas NingXia red most content are generally comparative a range of fruits and vegetables (a super blend of blueberry, aronia, cherry, pomegranate, and plum juices, natural stevia extract, grape seed extract, pure vanilla extract, and orange, yuzu, lemon, and tangerine essential oil)

As many review/blog that each has its own good and benefits. For clueless mum , I decided to give NingXia a good test with TigerBaby and indeed I do feel it seems for that 2 months when she drank her immune is stronger, that is less running nose and allergy attacks.  *plus applying essential oil "Thieves" on her leg soles everyday before she goes to school*

As of today, clueless mum will be personally diligently trying this product and hopefully it is as great as many commented. As for pricing, averagely one bottle is about SG$50 (Wooow so expensive right? but if you think about the quantity of fruits and vegetables, and the size of it, its better than marigold packet drink or pigeon tiny packet drink. To come to think of it, one supermarket fresh boxed juice drink is about $4 thats why i prefer give NingXia as JUICE to my tigerbaby when she demand to have juice haha oh ya, its available in packet drinks now so if u are those that bring packet drinks for kids when go outing, can consider getting it.. as for pricing is about 60ml for $4)                 

Regardless what supplements you take, you still will fall sick once in a while but whether it is a full blown one or a mild one. For kids, falling sick 2-3 times a year  is general quite alright as guess one fever episode you can really see your kid grow one inch taller :) as older generation state (though I had been using essential oil actively this year 2014 and feels the effectiveness - all being said, persistent and one thing for sure, you got to be really hardworking in applying it or else don't bother getting , waste of money and waste storage space!)

NingXia Red® is a powerful antioxidant drink that contains whole Ningxia wolfberry puree—a super blend of blueberry, aronia, cherry, pomegranate, and plum juices, natural stevia extract, grape seed extract, pure vanilla extract, and orange, yuzu, lemon, and tangerine essential oils. Its health benefits include support from head to toe, via a whole body nutrient infusion. NingXia Wolfberries have been cherished for centuries for its health, energy, and longevity benefits. Whole Ningxia wolfberries and other nutrient-dense fruit juices make NingXia Red the perfect choice for optimizing wellness and stepping up to a whole new level of health.

Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa 批杷膏

Recently blurdad had a bad cough. As we were traveling in hongkong so brought this pi pa gao to ease the throat and cough.

Hk packaging is indeed more informative and i felt it is indeed very good. I learn a bit abt the history, the ingridients characteristics and the usage for this product.

My Essential Oil Collection

1. Sandalwood - sore throat, diarrhea, skin conditions acne, sleep, bronchitis
2. Cypress - water retention,.cellulite
3. Rosewater- like toner and hydrate skin
4. Rosehip- scar, moisteriser, wrinkles
5. YL sacred frankincence -asthma, depression, cold, respiratory, inflammation, stress, antiseptic via difuse, suppress allergy
6. YL lady scarlet blend- woman menstrual, hormonal, sex stimulant (apply wrist, edge of ears, neck n feet)
7. YL Mrytle - asthma, bronkitis, diarrhea, lung sinus infection, expectorant, decongestant, anti inflammatory , headache, acne 
8. Myrrh - bronchitis, diarrhea,ulcers, ezema,sore throat, colds
9. Marjoram - bronchitis, insomnia, whooping cough, migraines, colic, ache n pains, antisepti, for wounds, expectorant
10. Thyme (Adults only) - remove stubborn phelgm in.lungs, apply chest
11. Clove - ulcers 
12. R.camomile - 
13. Hyp #Helichrysum - wounds, headache, bruise, scar healing (not suitable for tigerbaby)

Constipation for Toodlers

Due to the stomach flu tigerbaby caught last week, she has develop constipation. Due to I have always been careful with her diet and past motion tracking, if had a feeling something was not right after 2 days she didn't poo as she never pass 2 days of her record 

Day 1 (fri)  - No Poo. Ok , probraly due to stomach flu and I have given her medicine to stop vomitting so thinking that could be the cause. no action was taken 

Day 2 - No Poo. But she had solid meals. 2 piece of bread, a lot of fruits and vegetables with Rice too. End of the day, I was thinking probraly it is lack of exercise and lack of water in take. 

Day 3 - still No Poo. Now that is something real wrong as she had 1/2 bowl of chicken rice on day 1, one whole fruit of dragon fruit and 2 small bananas and on day 2 she had bread, fruits and heaps of bananas and 2-3 cups of liquid. She went for a swim, a one hour shopping trip , Why isn't she poo-ing? 

Obviously mother instict starts to kick in. Ask a few friends and was told to do the below so this is just a simple record of what needs to be done if your child has "constipation" or haven't poo more than 2 days. 

- Make barley drink for the kid
- Provide more exercises, for walking, running or swimmig 
- Massage in clock wise direction 
- Apply Ru Yu Oil or Peppermint Essential Oil  

If after 1 day the above didn't help, you can 
- Go phamacy to get this Gelatin Suppositories (it is again something to stuck in the butt and after waiting for a while or about 15 mins the kid would poo) 


To be honest, i don't know whether was it the suppository that did the magic. However as waiting for blurdad to buy it back. for One hour, every 15 mins I brought tigerbaby to the toilet and let her sit for 5 mins, took her down, massage her tummy. Once medicine was back, I stuck one bullet in, wore her pants and wash my hand , she told me she wants to go toilet. And pop, the bullet came out and she started to poo

with a combination of liquid, massage, oils and a bullet in her arse, finally my tigerbaby pooped!!

Notes: Doesn't mean providing heaps of fiber would help if it is lack of Water liquid, it actually might cause constipation to as other mothers shared. So take note, end of the day, Water is very important and Barley does helps a lot. Reason? One glass of barley given today and she poo a lot (as of today Day 4)

Stomach Flu - Symptoms and Treatment

When tigerbaby got her 1st stomach flu, cluelessmom was a bit lost as its symthoms are different from the usual cold and flu. WIth that, thanks to a group of ladies, I learnt what need to be done and what to take note

Synthoms 
- Vomitting
- Diaroaa
- Exessive tiredness
- Lethargic
- Mild Fever
- Nausea

If vomitting more than 2 times and in a close duration (within 1 hour x 2 times) - please bring to see a doctor

Things to Take Note On
Ensure the child has enough fluid. Can give Glucose Drink (in Asia countries, you can get it from Supermarket - its a purple coloured tin) , Barley Drink and Porridges Water (that is you cook porridge, put a lot of water to cook it )

Plain crackers are like Meiji Plain Crackers are fine.  Wholemeal bread or plain bread was given to tigerbaby but as chart say Toast , but you don't have to really use a toaster to toast it . Just give simple bread and not those fancy type you get from bakery as they might have butter in it which will cause discomfort to the stomach .  However TOAST bread tend to ease nauseaness , so you can try to give toast if you are sure that your child drinks liquids easily or else it might cause slight heatyness


Use Essential Oil 
http://babyrojak.blogspot.sg/2013/10/essestial-oil-apply-for-stomach-flu.html


Enclosed a chart of things to take note, how to give fluid and what food not to take

Feeding Chart and Food not to take 

Medicine for Vomitting - Suppository (stuck into the butt hole)

Medicince to Strengthen the Stomach - Probiotics

** Chart original source unknown but thanks to a fellow mummy-friend that shared <Yong Fang> thanks! 

Basic 4 Essential Oils

Some mummies friends introduced essential oil to me recently last 2 months.  It seems to be the "new" self medication rave at the moment. Very skeptical at the start but slowly started it. To my readers, please do take the time to understand it and not fully listen those who recommended to you. Do put a little time to research on web or ask around at least. As the "kiasu" me, I asked more than 5 advance users before I started using the basic.

Indeed, it does help from a prevention and also early stages of syntopms.

Just a brief post to record the teachings and notes so that I do not forget (as you all know, clueless mom is getting forgetful too)

Basic Essential Oil Kit:
1) Lavender
2) Eucalyptus
3) Tree Tee Oil
4) Peppermint **

** Peppermint: Though it is under my Basic list , but it is a very powerful EO that need extra care.

1) Lavendar
Good for relaxation, Itchyness

2) Eucalytus
Good for cold and flu , running nose, chest feeling tightness

3) Tea Tee Oil
Good for antiseptic (what Dettol can do , it can do as well) and I love the smell and use it as a Fraqance for the house with the "spray spray method" *will talk more about this later*

4) Peppermint
Good for fever and indigestion

For Fever:  
Use Peppermint for SPINE and Feet  (due to it is very stimulating eo, so don't use CHEST)
Use Eucalytus for CHEST and Back

For Flu and Cold:  
Use Eucalytus for CHEST and Back (wait 2 mins) then
Use Lavendar for CHEST and Back (wait 2 mins) then
User Tea tree Oil

Usage: 
drop 3 drop of Carrier Oil (for eg: Sweet Almond Oil) and 1 drop of EO into the your palm. Rub it and then rub massage on your child chest and back and feet (and then try to make them put on socks) if they don't want, just forget about it as it can get like a war zone just to make kids wear socks!

How to rub? Imagine you are at a Spa massage and how you get your massage thats the way to do it.  a or else check some vidoes online for reference, or just rub it will do. No need to be too picky about it.

• For Intense Treatment (every 1-2 hours application type), maximum of 5 days for Acute Illnesses (for eg, stomach flu)
• For Normal treatment, can not do more than 7 days 

If treatment is started early enough, as soon as the first symptoms, the duration can be very short (12-48 hours)

For acute disorders, the duration is generally extended to 5-7 days at fairly strong doses.
For normal small problems (example chronic diseaees), do maximum 3 weeks and rest 1 week or lower doses

For Babies , to my info, use only Lavendar, Eculytus and Tea tree oil. Please do not use any others!
For Toodlers,  use pepermint only for Fever happens otherwise, try not to use it for anyhow reasons

Spray Spray method: Get a spray bottle 100 ml size + Add distlied water + 5 drops of tea tree oil

Benefits: Gold Kiwi Fruit

Extract from this link http://www.natural-digestion.com/gold-kiwifruit-benefits

Its available in Woolworths supermarket now with $6.98 per kg though but the quality is not bad so do grab some. ;)

Both the green and the gold kiwi fruit contain good amounts of vitamin C, potassium and magnesium.

In a 1-cup serving:
vitamin C – green contains 166 mg – gold has 196 mg
potassium – green contains 562 mg – gold has 588 mg
magnesium – green contains 31 mg – gold has 26 mg

Nutritional Facts

The kiwifruit, both gold and green, are among the most nutrient-dense of all fruits. Not only is it a multi-vitamin and multi-mineral food but also has:

Soluble fiber, which helps maintain a healthy digestive tract.
Lots of enzymes which break down our food to make it usable by our bodies as energy.
Phenolic compounds are also in the kiwi and these help keep down bad bacteria while allowing the good kind to grow.

These nutrients are the big reason kiwifruit is widely known and used for making prebiotic supplements which are essential in supporting probiotics which can help keep our digestive health , including the immune system in tip top shape.

Kiwifruit Benefits

Cancer

According to the Rowett Research Institute in the United Kingdom, eating kiwifruit on a daily basis almost doubles the repair rate of your DNA. This is the kind of genetic damage that can be responsible for cancer.

Heart Health

The University of Oslo in Norway has reported that if you eat 2 or 3 kiwifruit a day, you will improve your heart health: thins your blood and reduces blood clotting. Also lowers the triglyceride (fat) levels in your blood by an average of %15.

Asthma

After a study in Italy it was discovered that children eating 5 to 7 servings of kiwifruit and other citrus fruits per week reported a significant decrease in coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

Skin

The high dosage of vitamin C contained in a kiwi has the ability to keep skin firm and supple by maintaining it’s collagen levels. Vitamin C is also an antioxidant giving it antibacterial qualities that help brighten and cleanse your skin. Vitamin E, also found in the kiwis is known for healing and reducing scars. It’s antioxidant qualities make it a fighter against pre-mature wrinkling which is caused from oxidization.

Prebiotic

Of the numerous companies making prebiotic supplements, many have chosen the kiwifruit as the food of choice. It has nutrients that make it a potent prebiotic; the foods that feed and support the probiotic microbes in your digestive system. These microbes, also known as bacteria, are devided into good and bad and both exist in your gut.

To maintain good health there must be many more of the good bacteria than bad. What prebiotics do is feed the good bacteria and make them grow, giving them the fighting advantage they need

Whether you get green or gold kiwifruit benefits, you can be sure you’ll be eating one of the most nutrient-perfect foods on earth.

from http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/kiwi-fruit.html

Health benefits of Kiwi fruit

• Kiwifruit is a very rich source of soluble dietary fiber (3.8 g per 100 g of fruit OR 10% of RDA), which makes it a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps to protect the colon mucous membrane by decreasing exposure time to toxins as well as binding to cancer causing chemicals in the colon.
• The fruit is an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin-C; provides about 154% of the DRI (daily-recommended intake). Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful free radicals.
• Kiwi fruit contains very good levels of vitamin-A, vitamin-E, vitamin-K and flavonoid anti-oxidants such as beta-carotene, lutein and xanthin. Vitamin K has potential role in the increase of bone mass by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bone. It also has established role in Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage in the brain.
• Research studies have shown that certain substances in kiwi-fruit functions as blood thinner similar to aspirin; helps to prevent clot formation inside the blood vessels and protects from stroke and heart attacks.
• Kiwi seeds are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids. Research studies shows that consumption of foods rich in ω-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and help prevent development of ADHD, autism, and other developmental differences in children.
• Fresh kiwi fruit is a very rich source of heart healthy electrolyte "potassium". Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure by countering effects of sodium.
• It also contains good amounts of minerals like manganese, iron and magnesium. Manganese is used in the body as a co-factor for the powerful antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Magnesium is an important bone-strengthening mineral like calcium.

Toodler TCM Medicine: EU YAN SANG BAO YING Compound

my hubby is a anti tcm person seriously but I do believe in them. I do give tigerbaby this when i see signs of cold coming soon to prevent illness attack. Its a good supplement in some form but it won't really cure fully once the flu attacked. Nevertheless i personally feel it helps out with the fever and phelgm (as in loosen them) and not stick to the lungs and get infection.
EU YAN SANG BAO YING DAN Description:

Bo Ying Compound is an ancient formula for young children. From generation to generation, Eu Yan Sang Bo Ying Compound has given our children the gentlest and most effective care. This traditional remedy is proven by Beijing University of Chinese Medicine for its effectiveness in curing pediatric illnesses and maintaining our children’s health.

Actions / Indication:

Traditionally used for Phlegm, vomiting, crying at night, fever, cold and cough.

Direction:

Children 1 to 3 years old – one tube of 330mg compound per day. Children 3 to 10 years old – two tubes of 330mg compound per day. This medicine is to be taken with lukewarm water. If symptoms persist, please consult your doctor.

Ingredients:

Calculus Bovis, Margarita Pteria Martensii, Rhizoma Acorus Tatarinowii, Succinum, Aisaema Cum Bile, Concretion Silicea Bambusa Textilis, Rhizoma Paris Polyphylla, Radix Saposhnikovia Divaricata, Rhizoma Pinellia Ternata, Bulbus Fritillaria Cirrhosa, Radix Scutellaria Baicalensis, Ramulus Uncaria Rhynchophylla, Radix Curcuma Wenyulin, Herba Mentha Haplocalyx, Rhizoma Gastrodia Elata, Periostracum Cicadae Cryptotympana Pustulata.

CONTRAINDICATION:

This product is not to be taken by infants suffering from G-6-PD deficiency

Toodler Remedy for Cough

【緩解孩子咳嗽方法】

1、協助咳嗽：孩子清醒時抱起來撫摸背部，輕輕拍打。入睡時擡高上半身側躺

2、給寶寶吸入溫濕空氣：室溫20℃為宜，濕度60%～65%

3、用熱水袋敷背可以緩解咳嗽的癥狀

4、熱飲止咳：喝溫開水或溫牛奶

5、外擦止咳：鮮生姜或大蒜切片，在胸骨部由上而下塗擦，每日2次，每次數分鐘。

6.  Make a drink: white fungus with 南北杏 (2 types of apricot seeds) with chuanbei. 

Toodler Remedies for Fever

As I been reading up articles and combining knowledge from Elders ... this is what i came with :

1) Food to Avoid:

• Egg - something about egg would cause the fever to get worst despite its very nutrious elements.
• Rice - this is from the elders, if the kid is having fever don't give rice but can give porridge water. Heaps... well so cook the rice with heaps of water and give the kid to drink the poridge water instead which in other way helps to reduce fever.. but solid rice is a NO NO... interesting isn't it? well i have been with this way since i was young and the grandma's grandma's method. so if ur kid having fever , cook very soft porridge instead if you don't believe this fully ... and not solid rice.

2) No Bath : well elders believe it would get worse if u give bath and instead you should give a good wipe of the body instead. However western believe a warm bath would help to reduce the fever. So with that, my conclusion is, give a warm bath in Noon time and have the bath room warmed up (if you have a heater) and if not, quickly wrap the kid up and cloth him up. If the fever is in the night , use damp towel to sponge his forehead instead.

3) More liquids of course.

4) Over counter medication: The popular one is stick on forehead cooler patch. and of course the famous Paracetomal brands: Panadol and Nurofen. Somehow tigerbaby prefers the taste of nurofen.. oh well.. its about the same as doctors say. So i say if you see fever above 38. i would definitely give a small doze of medicine to smooth her at night.

5) Timing: Elders always believe fever tends to attack at this time: Dawn which is about 4-5 am; Evening around 4 - 5ish and night around 9ish *basically i find its the time when doctors are hard to access time* so as mummies, we should deligiently check their temperature at this time and do what our mother insticnts kicks in!

6) Asian Tip - use the wet sock method..two pairs of sock..first pair wet it n wear ,,then 
second pair of sock wear over the wet pair..n cover blanket to sleep

** I never tried this before but this is an info from mommies purely sharing on their expeirience and knowledge. 

Toodler Remedies for Cold / Flu

to be frank, it isn't medicine i am talking about but a few things a few mothers gather and share that would help ease toodlers and babies while they are sick. Here i summarize it in my blog and to share.

1) More liquid - yeah it is easy to say isn't it? try giving toodlers to drink water when they don't want. With that, it is ok to give diluted juice or any form of liquid (as advised by western GP). to my conversations with other mummies, enclose the list of option you can make:

- Apple Juice diluted

- Barley Juice diluted

- Luo Han Guo diluted

- Ribena diluted

- Lemon honey drink (just a tiny bit of honey will do as if u not sure whether ur kid is allergy or not) was told manuka with UMF 15 is sufficient for toodlers and kids... whereas adults should take UMF 20...

- of course the best is still Plain Warm Water! yes, warm... is the the better choice then cold plain water. It would ease the itchyness of throat and help on coughs.

2) Baby Vicks or Ru Yu Oil - Ok this is very tricky choice. As Western, they created this baby balsam vicks. However as per some research done by Royal Melbourne children hospital, it is not advisable to use Vicks which is the adult version. There is Baby Balsam in the market by the company vicks. So i don't know it is the same thing or not. I did use it (the smell is really super mild compare to Vicks). Instruction to Use: Rub some on baby chest and foot and then cover it with socks. by right it should smoothen the breathing and help with sleep. I personally don't find it as effective as Ru Yu Oil though.

Ru Yu Oil in other hands is a Multi Functional Power ointment. But be careful to use it. A few drops (not more than 5 drop) on to your palm. Rub it warm and apply on baby's cheat and foot and then cover with socks. The aroman is stronger and i think it works much much better! Try it urself.. and u would know what i mean... *beside it can be use for many other things as well* - Note: I don't think u can get this in Australia but definitely in Asia countries and it is very common in singapore and malaysia.

Olbas Oil is another one u can try *available in asian countries but don't sseem to find it in Australia though*

3) Food to Avoid: well western don't practice food to avoid while having cold/flu but asian do. Number one on the list is ORANGE as to prevent cough to come. Seriously i totally forgot this and silly mommy went and make orange cake and gave a slice to tigerbaby and true enough, it developed more phelgm and that night her cough got worst!

Number 2 on the list is GRAPES as it is believe to cause Phelgm as well.. which would tend cause more cough.. so No No!

Number 3 on the list is CHICKEN but then it is hard and i don't feel it is much of a impact so really.. but then if cough prevails long u can try to elimate chicken on the diet and see whether it helps.

Number 4 on the list is BANANA ... specially those big long type eg: Dole brands. However Monkey Banana or Lady Finger Banana is better choice. Don't know it is just coincidence. Tigerbaby loves bananas but lately when she is having her cough she kinda reject those Big long type... maybe her baby instict chuck in that she is not suitable to eat?? oh well but elders (old ppl .. ) did say banana causes phelgm..

Thats about it. 3 main things. more liquid, ointment to help sick toodlers and food to avoid.

4) Saline Nasal Nose Spray and Sucker (aka Aspirator) - u can get one aspirator like pigoen one. But in aus there is a package set that goes together brand name: Fess Little Noses. Quite good :) And of course if really you don't have one and you see your baby is really in suffering mode and the nose discharge is really aggiating you - the most traditional way: use your Mouth! haahaa disgusting it sound but it works as well and you know for sure did u do it right.

Mosquito Natural Repellent: Sesame Oil

Well as i read an article (the below) and it state that applying sesame oil will prevent mossy bites.

Put one to two drops on your palm, rub them and then apply on your body or your kid body, and at the end gentle touch to the face. Mossy would fly around them still but would just not get too close and of course find another target which could be yourself if u didn't have any on!

Give it a try specially in tropical countries... prepare some in a small bottle before you travel.

一滴麻油

既然這麼好用就試試看，別讓偏方給失傳了，尤其不傷身。

今天下午去幫兒子買一雙鞋子
老闆看了兒子的腳說 怎這麼多紅豆冰呀
我只好無奈說蚊子真的好多哦
市面上賣的防蚊液每家都說很天然
但裡頭還是參了一些化學成份
雖然我有買了一瓶但最後還是沒在用
老闆就報我一個最天然最安全最古老的方法
他說，他們常常去爬山什麼的 &nb! sp; 山上蚊子很多，
但是只要用一滴麻油滴在手上，兩隻手抹一下，
拍打在寶寶手上和腳上
最後手上沒油了，但還有麻油的味道，就輕輕拍一下寶寶的臉上
爬一個山下來 ，蚊子都躲的遠遠的哦

我聽了這個方法後很高興的回家試驗看看
把麻油弄在兒子手腳和臉上，就帶去公園試試看
^^哇天阿~居然發現有 3隻蚊子一直想咬兒子，
但卻只敢在旁邊飛來飛去兒子身邊突然好像多了一層防護罩耶
蚊子僵持了5 分鐘還在飛，但就是不敢靠近
最後居然跑來咬我這在旁邊試驗的媽咪 因為我沒擦 真的有效耶 ~
好高興哦現在弄了一個小瓶子，隨身帶著 且只要一滴麻油哦
弄上身體一點都不油，且有香香的麻油味
才發現原來最天然最安全的防蚊方法是隨身可! 得的
且不用花錢去買哦……..^^

Sleep Before 11 PM

I was reading the Epoch Times in Melbourne, there is one article which I would like to share Or to remind myself

WE ADULTS MUST SLEEP BEFORE 11 am so that we have a good Liver.

Livers are the most hardworking during 11-1am. With that, if we are alseep by then, we would have a better sleep and our body are much better detox. This is scientific proven or should I say self-proven by me.

As I had very little MY time during the day, after 10pm is consider my time which I would watch tv with blurdad. Neverthressless and go to be around 12ish. Afte 2 nights of doing so, the 3rd day morning I was very gruchy (due to lack of sleep) and also having headaches. Nauseness. Dizzyness.

On the 3rd day, I went to bed before 11am. Eventhough with occasionally waken up by Tigerbaby but eventually I self work at 8 am ~~ so for a better body system, we should try to sleep before 11pm each day.

the big note i would like to say: If we adults need to sleep before 11 pm, babies/toddlers definitely need to sleep before 10pm!! The reason are sooooo clear! Hopefully mummies and daddies out there would have this in mind. :)

Sleeping

Tigerbaby is rocked and sing to sleep. Her favourite songs are:
1) ABC
2) Minang Boh Boh (indo song)
3) Silent Night

However she is getting heavier and it would be really tough on CluelessMom and BlurDad to put her sleep *well blurdad doesn't seem to be able to rock&sing to put her to sleep and would pass back to cluelessmom.*

With that, frustrated BlurDad decided to use another method - which in some way is the right thing to do - is to put her to bed and let her "comfy" herself to bed , that would include some wailing, complaining from her and maybe a little cry... :( neways, on 31 August, BlurDad successfully put her to bed with this method after nearly 1 hour of attempt (slept at 11pm!!)

1st Sept - blurdad succeed again but i think she had some activiity in day time so went to bed much faster.. but refuse her night milk ...also about 11pm i think.

2nd Sept (fri ) - cluelessmom decided to give it a try on tigerbaby morning nap. So at 10.30am I put her to bed and slept next to her and singing and patting her butt.. Failed! she sit up and start movign around... so I tried to push her back to sleeping poisiton.. she complain!! ohhh tigerbaby knows how to complain and "bend" her mouth in a form of Disagreement. After 15 mins of wailing and wresting, cluelessmom failed. Back she carried her and stand up to rock and sing, within 5 mins, KO! :( Cluelessmom 1st attempt - FAILED!

Note: I personally don't like to tigerbaby to cry and wail for too long period as i believe (asian belief) would cause her to suck in wind/colic. Wiht that, 15 min was my threeshold.

Lets hope next attempt would Succed! :P

Baby Beauty/ Well Being Products

As they say, there is no ugly woman just lady woman in a mandarin saying. With that, clueless mom decided to start as early as she can for her tiger baby.

0-3 months: tiger baby uses
1) Desitin (Blue) diaper rash cream. Johnson or Darpolean (forgot the name) can't beat desitin. It is applied after bath and every diaper change. Yes, even there is no rash, I would apply with a reasonable amount. This money is well spent indeed. It hurts clueless mom to see diaper rash on tiger baby.

2) California Baby Calendula Cream. It works for tiger baby ezema's (red rashes and it is quite harsh as well). Alternative use breast milk to apply on it for ezema or milk rashes (poison fight back poison). However for tiger baby, this cream works much effective than the breast milk/rice water.

3) Fitti Diaper - i thinik I can create a separate section for diaper but in short at this stage, Fitti 360 degress suits her the best due to her small build body.

4) Ru Yi Oil - It is a MUST thing for Asia countries babies. Due to its power, dosage is limited to 3 drops. apply the drops on adult palm. rub it till it is warm then place it on baby tummy and quickly cover back with the shirt. This is to remove "wind" aka colic.

5) Minyak Telon (indonesia baby colic ointment) - It is a much lighter than Ru Yi Oild which result clueless mom would apply much more but due to the botol design, it is quite hard but yet u just need to share it harder or squeeze it out. There is another brand with a logo of a Eagle. Its not bad as well but with blur dad family, they prefer this minyak telon.

6) GAIA bathing products: verdict - the smell doesn't seem to be so nice and if you brought the travel kit, u better use it asap or else within a short period once it is open, the smell would change and the texture as well.. so i personally, won't use back that product!

7) California Baby bathing products: verdict - its expensive to buy from Guardian/Watsons so highly suggest to get it from spree or directly from the US.

8) Johnson tip and toe bathing products: verdict - smell nice but it seems quite strong so remember to use only very litttle.

Note: First month of tiger baby, I think cluelessmom didn't use any body shower gel. Just plain boiled warm water. Yes Boiled (but warm temperature). I remember it is boiled due to bathing tigerbaby is so much work. Marni (nanny aka helper) had to boil the water the night before and boil one pot early in morning so that tigerbaby can have her 9am ish bath with the right temperature water.

3-6 months: tiger baby uses ..... to be continued...