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……..^^

Reciepe: Baby Premium Porridge

As i found myself sick i would love a bowl of porridge. To that, since tigerbaby is down with flu, porridge would be a good alternative to her hot meals choice. With that I created this porridge today and have to say it is extreme good!!

Ingredient:

• carrot / sweet potato / butternut (Orange)
• brocoli (green)
• Potato (Yellow)
• Meat (chicken meat - i use thigh or Pork)
• Rice 1/4 cup
• Dried scallop / Anchovies / Silver fish
• Onion (best to have but tigerbaby doesn't seem to quite like onion..)
• one teaspoon of Miso paste (optional - if after the porridge is done and the taste is still blend)

Method:

All ingridients into a pot (with about 3 cups of water) on medium heat until see it is boiling. turn fire down to low to shimmer for about 20-30 mins or until the rice breaks down.

Remove scallop before serving - and eat it ourselves!! hehehe

But to make a better porridge, need to add ONION

Recipe: Fluffy Pancakes.

Fluffiest Pancake

Ingridients

• 1 cup Self Raising flour
• 1 egg
• small pinch of salt
• 1 cup full cream milk
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon bic. soda (optional)
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar (as i give tigerbaby, i cut into 1/2 tablespoon only) (optional)

Method

1. Place milk and vinegar together into another bowl and add to the flour bowl and let it sit for approx. 5 mins.
2. Separate egg yolk and egg white. Beat egg white until fluffy or foamy. Simply beat egg yolk and add into the egg white and stir it together.
3. Place flour, bic soda , sugar , salt, egg and milk into one bowl

4. Mix them until combined and mixture thickens. Let it stand for approx 5 mins.

4. Cook in non stick fry pan or HCP pan.

Approx make 4 big pancakes. Size of a tea plate. :) or 2 mini 2 medium picklet size and 2 large ones. 

Milestone: 18 months (553 days) 20 August 2012

Milestones: 18months old (553 days old)

- miss vain pot: like us adults to put some moisteriser to her palm and she would wipe it on her body. *mimic what we do to her after bath* when we say "put cream"

- miss moisquito killer: as she see us killing mossy and flies at dinner area @ malaysia, she learn to clap her hands together when we say "kill moisquito" she would gentlely bend her legs a little and act as if she is following the mossy and "clap" her hands.

- miss act cute: when we say "act cute" she would use her 2nd finger and point to her cheek and then give a slight tilt of her head to the side

- miss clean: still loves to throw rubbish. when we say "throw rubbish" she would pick the item up and throw it to the bin and then shake her hand and then give her self a clap ; and if you give her her dirty clothes and ask her to "put in the laundry basket" she would walk all the way to the laundry basket and throw it in.

- miss structure: when she take an item and when we ask her to "put it back" she would eventually put it back to the same spot where she take it.

- miss dancing: all i can say, she does have some unique dancing moves that it is really hard to describe with words...

- miss Kisser: loves to give kisses. She would kiss you on the lip if she is in a good mood. Or else she would give you "flying kiss" which is a kiss on the hand and then send it off.

- miss Door: loves closing doors. thank god she is still careful on her own and check that the door doesn't hit her leg when she opens it.

- miss Shopping: love to carry a little pouch on her arm like "tai tai" carrying their chanel or LV big bags.

- miss Get Out of the House: loves to go out of the house. would take her shoes from shoe rack and bring it to you and ask you to wear it by pointing her toes and with one hand bringing up the shoe to show u ..

- miss smartypants: sure knows how to differentiate between "water" and "juice" ain't get trick twice she is now.

*She has finally started walking and she walks funnily like a little robot with 2 hands up hahaha

1st Jan 2012 - A New Year Milestone for Tigerbaby

Milestones of Tigerbaby:

- can "throw rubbish". we point at the rubbish and call "crystin, rubbish. Throw rubbish" and point to the rubbish bin. Tigerbaby would pick it up and crawl and throw it in the bin and then wipe her hands.

- love putting things into her shirt *i think she learnt it from her grandpa as she sees him putting things in his pocket..*

- can walk upstairs with one hand holding the stairs rail (and coming down as well)

- when we give our hand to her, she knows how to give her hand to us *as if like china queens like that been handheld to walk*...

However, still have not develop full confidence to walk on her own without support..

Recipe: Kiwi Muffin

Ingridients:

1 cup of flour *plain as orginanal recipe, but i use Self Raising*

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda *but i use baking powder*

1/2 teaspoon Cinamen

Dash of Salt *i use a pinch*

1 Egg

1/2 cup Milk

1 cup Kiwi *peeled and choped to piceses as per orginal recipe, but I puree it lightly*

2 tablespoon of Butter *but Ijuse 1/4 cup of oil*

Chocolate chips *optional - as this is add on from the orginal recipe, they don't put choco chips, surprisingly it works well for these 2 combi*

1) mix dry with wet ingredients

2) baked 200 degree for 15 min

Tigerbaby 's Verdict: Passed!