the melodramatic mouse is now mellomom
In: My Reviews|Postnatal
21 Jan 2012Box of Goodies Arrived just in time before CNY What’s Inside? 11 items to rejuvenate new mothers Tanamera Postnatal Care Set West Msia: RM360, East Msia: RM370 Calming Herbal Blend Paste, Herbal Bath, Body Soap, Lavendar Floral Water, VCO Herbal Massage Oil, Feminine Herbal Wash, Boreh Body Scrub Abdominal Wrap, Firming Herbal Blend Paste, Herbal [...]
I didn’t expect to wean Nate. I had ideally planned to let him outgrow the need on his own naturally. If I wasn’t pregnant, I know I would still be breastfeeding. I started by reducing 1 feed at a time — he was still having 3 — when I was 6 weeks pregnant. It was [...]
This is our 13th month! For half of that time, Natey was fully breastfed before he started his solids at 6mo. For 6 months, he survived on nothing — except that few weeks of supplement *boo* — but his Mommy’s milk *beams* In the beginning 2 cells became one, he grew and fed within me [...]
In: Postnatal
19 Oct 2010Sixteen months. The Aunty has been on sabbatical since last June. I was really looking forward to her prolong absence at least after Natey turns One. But She has decided to retire from her long holiday and resume her monthly duties as usual. How responsible! *sulks* What in the world am I talking about? If [...]
It is now 4 months after my confinement. It is the perfect time now to share since I had plenty of time to experience the aftermath. So this is my testimony — and maybe yours — that observing a little restriction for 1 month isn’t so much a jail sentence, especially when the after effect [...]
In: Motherhood|My Library|My Reviews|Postnatal|Preparations|We're Expecting
24 Jul 2010This book was 1st introduced to me by the writer herself, Jennifer during my confinement. I called her for a postnatal home visit — RM150 for 1.5hrs — to help me with my breastfeeding dilemma, and she was an enlightenment. Natey has been fully breastfed ever since! Sadly, I didn’t really pay attention when she [...]
In: Baby Natey|Baby Natey: 4-6 Months|Little Benjac Junior|Thanksgiving
23 Jun 2010Skinny, Wrinkly and Fragile 76mm 30mm Tiny, Precious and Dear 80mm 35mm Soft, Chubby & Yummy 90mm 45mm A quarter of mine today A half of his tomorrow Happy 4 Months, my dearest Nathaniel ♥ Your MelloMommy ♥
Friends had warned me about the 3 months marker. At the beginning your skin goes Sahara — mine turned waxy, no kidding! — then your hair begins to drop like nobody’s business. It’s goodbye to luscious hair days and hello to omfg-hair-all-over-the-floor horror! *shrieks* Hair Loss After Delivery The most common period of hair loss [...]
In: It Sucks|Motherhood
28 May 2010When you’re a Mommy — speaking for myself, and possibly you too — falling sick is the last thing you would want happening. Whether it is you or your baby, Sick is a Four letter word more alarming than any foul languages. It is simply a nightmare *shrieks* On Wednesday, Sick came to visit. Thankfully [...]
In: Motherhood|My Reviews
17 May 2010True to its namesake I am being Carri(ed)well since Friday My Verdict: 2 words — God Sent! *breath with utter relief* Since wearing my new Carriwell bra last Thursday night, I did not have to deal with the painful ordeal of engorgement caused by blocked ducts. I still experience pain from the fullness, but certainly [...]
mel⋅o⋅dra⋅mat⋅ic
[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik]
–adjective
1. of, like, or befitting melodrama.
2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.
–noun
3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.
mouse
[n. mous; v. mouz]
–noun
1. any similar small animal of various rodent and marsupial families.
2. a quiet, timid person.
3. Slang. a girl or woman.