Avalyn turned 1 month old

Avalyn turned 1 month old ~2 weeks ago!

 

The Toddle Shop x Getting out with a newborn

This post is in collaboration with The Toddle Shop

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Shortly following my delivery, I started thinking about getting out of the house with Baby Avalyn after my confinement. It took me 6 weeks to be bold enough to venture out to nearby mall with Emma alone but this time, I might have gotten out after 2 weeks if not because of my confinement.

While I was all ready and confident to bring Baby Avalyn out alone, I lacked of baby gears like diaper bag and carrier. I wasn't prepared for early delivery and delay in house moving, so my baby gears are still stuck in the storage warehouse. To get out as planned, I had to get these stuff fast and shopping online when home bound is surely the way to go!

The Toddle Shop

I went on The Toddle Shop's website (http://www.toddle.sg) and began my search for affordable diaper bag and carrier. With a user friendly website and fine selections of baby products, it didn't take long for me to set my eyes on Skip Hop Duo Signature diaper bag bag and Boba baby wrap. In addition, I also bought a Spectra pump from The Toddle Shop.

There are more quality baby gears, products for learning & play, feeding and nursing, bath & health and even wearables from trusted brands like Babyzen, Ergo baby, Melissa & Doug, Dr Brown's, OXO Tot on The Toddle Shop. It also carries the latest Jujube Sea Punk edition!

I like that The Toddle Shop provides Toddle tags like Smart, Healthy, Investment, Necessity and Eco-friendly to aid buying decision. The Toddle tags forms the basis for evaluating all the products in store. Thus, customers can be assured that products are carefully chosen.

Emma, You're a big sister now!

Dear Emmalyn

Congratulations! You're officially a big sister now!
 

Confinement made easy with Mummamia

I've finally ended my 28-days confinement!

Besides eating food that has bits of ginger, red wine, sesame oil and lots of fish, I've been taking lots of herbal soups and red dates tea from Mummamia during these 28 days. By the 2nd week, I found myself slowly getting back in action. I believe having the right nutrition and nourishment really help me to speed up recovery. Even though I don't know much about Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM), I do strongly believe that having the right herbs helps new mothers to recuperate faster.

Mummamia

Mummamia provides hassle-free traditional confinement products and services to all mothers from a mother's angle. Their products and services are designed, with the help of HUANGDINEIJING (皇帝内经) and TCM Physician advisors, to help mummies recuperate, strengthen, support breastfeeding journey and promote healthy body and diet care. In addition, their pre-packed herbs and products also helped to make DIY confinement possible.

Stroller and car seats cleaning by PramWash + Giveaway

Since Emmalyn's trusty stroller and infant car seat are still in good condition for Avalyn to use, we didn't get any new one. However, I knew they needed a good wash. Over the 4 years of use, I didn't really wash it thoroughly as it is really not easy to wash them. Thus, I was thrilled to find out about PramWash, a cleaning specialist for prams and car seats. I no longer need to figure out how to dismantle and wash them thoroughly. 

PramWash

Ordering for washing service is simple and convenient with the self drop off option. After making an order on www.pramwash.com, we just need to drop off the car seats or stroller at any time! We went down on a public holiday to drop off our items for wash.

Jamu Postnatal Massage by All-Ten-Tic + Giveaway

This review and giveaway post is in collaboration with All-Ten-Tic

 

Strained back and shoulders, overworked joints, expanded uterus and hip, heavy loss of blood, and intense stress and pain. Indeed, 36 weeks + 2 days of pregnancy and the "fast and furious" child birth have taken a toil on my body.

 

Thus, I appreciate having a 4-week confinement to recuperate and nurse myself back to health. During these 4 weeks, I had a confinement auntie to help me with cooking and caring of Baby Avalyn. In addition, I was also pampered with a 5 days Jamu postnatal massage by All-Ten-Tic.

 

When I was expecting Emma, I read about the benefits of postnatal massage and was convinced that it was necessary. After reading through the reviews on the forum, I went ahead to book a freelance masseur that I found online. The body massage was good but the breast massage was very painful. I thought it was normal until I experienced one painless breast massage few months later. Hence, I was pretty skeptical to engage another freelancer. So, when I heard about All-Ten-Tic, I knew I could trust them since they have been in business since 2008. 

 

About All-Ten-Tic

 

Established since 2008, All-Ten-Tic is Singapore Leading Specialist that provides Postnatal Jamu massage in the comfort of customers' home. It offers Authentic Postnatal Jamu Massage treatments, Professional Therapists and customized Premium Jamu Blend to ensure new mothers get a comprehensive post recovery.