Baby's bedding - IKEA fitted sheet for cot can fit other sizes?

Can you use IKEA fitted sheet for baby cot on playpen?

I tried to google this but cannot find the answer.

In the end I took a gamble and voila read this ikea-fitted-sheet-for-cot to find out if it fits.

Merino Lanolin Cream for dry eczema skin and pregnancy rashes

Lanolin also called wool wax are extracted from sheep's harvested wool and has anti fungal and anti bacterial properties.

I was given a tub of merino sheep lanolin cream by my cousin working in New Zealand and I found it rather useful for pregnancy rashes and stretch marks.

To read more about this lanolin cream, click merino-lanolin-cream.

Pre-Seed Fertility Friendly Lubricant - if you are trying to conceive

If you have been trying for some time to conceive but have been unsuccessful, you can consider investing in a lubricant which is SAFE FOR SPERM.

Yes, you read correctly.

Which means there are lubricants in the market which are NOT safe for sperm.

For more information on this innovative and ingenious product, click pre-seed-fertility-friendly-lubricant.

No more cheques but IBG come April 2014

In case you do not have time to read the memo written in your bank statements', you would not know that effective 1 April 2014, there is a cheque processing fee of RM0.50 to be imposed in addition to the RM0.15 stamp duty per cheque leaf.

As an alternative to circumvent this problem, customers have been advised to switch to IBG or InterBank Giro.

For more info on how to perform an IBG transactions online, click no-more-cheques-but-ibg.

KKIA Kuchai (Klinik Kesihatan Ibu dan Anak) and giving birth in a local govt hospital

To read on the procedure for giving birth in a local government hospital click procedures-to-give-birth-in-local.

To read my review of Kuchai's Klinik Kesihatan Ibu dan Anak, click kkia-kuchai.

Have a happy and safe pregnancy!!

Oral B Interdental Brush

If you hate going to the dentist, then you should do this at home on a DAILY basis - floss in between ALL your teeth.

And if you find it difficult to floss the teeth at the back of your mouth, then you should get an INTERDENTAL BRUSH.

I especially like the Oral B one as the handle is long and the brush is tilted at 90 degree angle, making it easier to reach the teeth at the back.

I have purchased disposable types in Taiwan but the handle is shorter and the brush is straight and not tilted. Hence not as convenient as the Oral B ones.

NOTE that your gums will most likely bleed A LOT, during the initial week of use. I bled like crazy and the gums were sore but I persisted and now I experience cleaner teeth.

PROS:- NO BAD BREATH, which is very good! A dentist even remarked that when you sleep with clean teeth, you will have better and healthier digestive system cos the germs in the mouth inadvertently travel to your tummy.

CONS:- you might see unsightly gaps between teeth, especially the teeth in front, but if you ask me, I prefer gaps than cavities/ holes anytime!!


VERDICT:- if you are not afraid of seeing blood, give this brush a try. You'll see less of the dentist this way.

Cleansing net

If you are ever in Daiso, do look for this item as it's very very useful. It retails at RM5 for 2 pieces. It is so useful that I even travel with one.

You use it with your foaming facial cleanser. It will cut down the time and effort needed to build bigger, stronger and firmer lather.

The Japanese believe that such fine foam will translate to more effective cleansing as the cleanser can now penetrate and clean the pores of your face.

Try it and see. You can even use it with a bar of soap - works like a charm! ^.^

Traditional remedy for heatiness

As we are living in tropical Malaysia, the weather can sometimes be too hot for our body.. coupled with lack of rest, stress and poor diet which can lead to "heatiness" in our body.

A tell-tale sign of heatiness - bad breath or heaty breath and possible body rashes or pimples.

To combat it, try boiling some chinese herbs such as barley, crysehthemum (or kekwa in malay).

Alternatively for extreme heatiness especially in cases of CHICKEN POX, I boil a pack of concoctions purchase from chinese drug store.

You can drink 100 Plus, Pocari Sweat, Livita or even coconut but these herbs worked for me besides I find coconut gives my stomach wind.

The key ingredient in those packs are the shavings of animal horns.. Any animal horns will do but of course horns from exotic animals like antelope, gazelle or water buffalo are more effective and pricier.

The ones in the picture below, even though stated as antelope, I highly suspect are just plain cow or goat horns cos the pack only cost me RM10.

So next time you feel heaty, why not give traditional remedy a try! Just buy a pack, boil it in water! Easy peasy!!

When boiling there's a slight smell.. hard to describe it. The boiled water is almost colourless and tasteless just like normal drinking water.