Baby: Pregnancy and baby journey
Typical meals for my 11-month old: basic preparation tips and menu ideas for baby
Question: As a full-time working mom with no helper, how do you ensure that cbb gets a nutrient-packed dinner every day? Answer: I prepare her food in advance and freeze them. Are you surprised that I don’t cook from scratch? It’s perfectly fine to freeze certain cooked baby food as long as you defrost and handle it properly. It’s really impossible for me to cook fresh every day after getting off work, picking her up from school and reaching home at 6+. I have 1.5 hours to get everything settled before her bedtime! And by ‘everything’ I mean feed her dinner, cook dinner for the family, shower (myself), wipe her…
Having a baby in Singapore: Subsidies and benefits available to us as new parents
2016 was an eventful year for our family. We welcomed CBB in May and got the keys to our BTO near the end of the year. Our home renovation is now complete and we’re going to move in soon. Our first home has turned out exactly the way we envisioned, and CBB already loves the brightness, space and mirrors on the walls! With everything that has happened, our bank account was no doubt affected. Delivery charges, infant care fees, doctor’s fees (a visit to the pediatrician isn’t cheap!), renovation loan, furnishing expenses… they all add up. But at least, the MANY subsidies and benefits available – like the claimable Medisave…
