Prepare These 28 Essentials for Your Before and After Labour
With all the preparations made at home to celebrate your newborn, how about for the labour? Before and after you have given birth, there…
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‘Why Do I Choose to Breastfeed,’ – Sharing From Four Successful Working Mums
Are you still looking for YOUR reasons to breastfeed despite so much reading on the internet? Or are you still having any concerns about…
Hepatitis, Pregnancy and Newborns
Our liver is one of the most important organs we have as it fights infections, filters the blood and processes nutrients. Many people know…
The Benefits of Using A Nursing Pillow And How to Choose the Right One
When it comes to nursing, the most common things that we need (and people often buy) are breast pads, nursing covers, nursing bras, breast…
AskMeDoctor! Season 2, Episode 10 – 7 Key Nutrients For Pregnant Women
Prenatal care is the health care that a woman receives during pregnancy. Doing early and regular checkups is very important for you to make…
Your Baby’s Skin & the Power of Touch
The sense of touch is one of the most important senses for human beings. Studies have shown that children who receive more warmth and…
AskMeDoctor! Season 2 Episode 7: What You Need To Know About Gestational Diabetes
For pregnant mothers, gestational diabetes is one of the pregnancy complications that they should be worried about as it would affect both mother and…
Wonder Woman at Home and at Work in Yayasan Chow Kit
In this week leading up to Mother’s Day, we would like to honour the wonder women in our country – ordinary women living extraordinary…
Hospital Bag Checklist That Every Expecting Parents Should Prepare!
Have I already packed all the essentials or are there more? I’m not sure either this small towel is necessary or not. Mums-to-be are…
Paediatrician Answers Malaysian Mums’ FAQs About Newborns
One thing about parenthood is that no matter if you are a new parent or it is your 3rd or 4th child, you will…
Should We Still Be Worried About Malaria?
Do you know that Malaria claims the lives of around 660,000 people each year? Yes, that fact is true! Unfortunately, Malaria is an infectious…
Mums, What You Do During Pregnancy Can Set The Course Of Your Child’s Health
As a mum, the word ‘healthy’ is all you have ever wanted especially when you are pregnant. For a SUSHI lover like me, it…
Your Changing Body During Pregnancy: Why & How Do They Happen?
During the nine months of pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes various changes. Some of these physical changes are apparent, such as weight gain and…
Introducing New CERELAC® CITARASA IBU™ For Toddlers’ Culinary Journey Into Savoury Food With More Texture
NESTLÉ just launched its latest addition, CERELAC® Citarasa Ibu™, allowing the Little Ones to transition into their next culinary experience, from pureed food to…
AskMeDoctor! Season 2 Episode 5: What Every New Parent Should Know About the Dangers of SIDS
Sudden Infant Deaths Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the parents’ nightmares. To ease your worries, Dr JoAnn Rajah, a Paediatrician from ABC Children Specialist…
Philips Expands Avent Range with New Electric Breast Pump and Bottle Steriliser with Dryer
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced the expansion of its Avent range with the launch of the all-new Philips Avent…
Foods That You Should (Definitely!) Eat During Postpartum
Losing weight right after giving birth to your precious baby is not exactly the ideal way of staying healthy. During confinement or postpartum, it…
7 Must-Have Gadgets And Items To Ease Your Pregnancy Journey
I believe that one of the many things that expecting mothers would wish for is to have a ‘pregnancy kit’ that can help to…
Unexplained Death Of A Baby? What Parents Need To Know About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Have you ever wondered that how can a baby who is so perfectly fine, suddenly passes away for no reason? This situation is being…
Expert Reveals What Soy Milk Can Really Do To Your Body
If you are asking yourself, “I am a soy milk lover, but is it OK if I take the same amount of soy milk…
Mother Knows Best? 8 of Yesterday’s Parenting Advice that may Not be Right Today
Mother knows best, as they say, and when it comes to parenting advice, it seems that the older generation such as your mum, aunties…
Maternity and Paternity Leave in Malaysia | What’s In Store For Parents Out There
The world is slowly, but surely moving into a demographic winter, with more golden seniors than new births. This phenomenon is not limited to…
Postpartum Depression: The ‘Otherhood’ of Motherhood & Where You Can Seek Help
As I read about Ms Tay Mei Mei, a 35-year-old Singaporean mom who fell from her apartment and died with her five-month-old baby last…
Your Bottle-fed Babies Might Be Ingesting ‘Millions’ of Microplastics Everyday!
A heads up for parents with bottle-fed baby! Recently, there was a study conducted by a few researchers entitled Microplastic Release From The Degradation…
“I Have Breast Cancer, This is My Journey” – Ng Mei Theng, A Mother of 1
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With the country battling the third wave of Covid-19, it is timely to be reminded again of how…
Let’s Hear Their First Word! Understand Speech Delay & How Parents’ Intervention Could Actually Help
Some kids are non-verbal until they are fully ready to talk. They prefer to observe and absorb everything first, and when it is the…
“I didn’t know I was pregnant!” | Cryptic Pregnancy Can Happen to Anyone
Have you ever heard the story of a Malaysian artist who did not know that she was pregnant until she was in her 7th…
Mooove Over Cow’s Milk: Expectant Mums Now Have A New Favourite
Nutrition, nutrition, and more nutrition! That is what’s most important when you are pregnant, because honey, you are growing a baby in your womb!…
Third Trimester: 40 Weeks Pregnant
You’ve reached the finish line, mums! You’re now officially 40 weeks pregnant. It’s time to give birth to the new life that has been…
The Feeling Of A First-time Mother: The Reality Behind It
To see those two lines on the pregnancy test kit for the first time would surely bring pure happiness to the expecting mother. Especially…
Jaundice in A Baby | “Should I Worry?” A Complete Guide For New Parents
Neonatal Jaundice or jaundice in baby occurs in about 50% of newborns, all within the first week of life. Usually, with proper care, and…
Quick & Easy Teriyaki Salmon Recipe, Perfect for Your Kids’ Lunchbox
Have you ever had that moment when you feel that you are too exhausted to even think of cooking anything for the family? Well,…
Expressing Milk 101: The Proper Ways to Express Breast Milk Effectively
Breastfeeding provides a bunch of health benefits for both the mother and the baby. Even if you cannot directly breastfeed your baby or due…
Quick and Easy Tomato Rice Recipe, Perfect For Any Special Gathering
If you love the fusion of spice and slightly tangy flavours, then TOMATO RICE is the perfect dish to indulge in. A healthy rice…
Delicious (and Healthy!) Roasted Turmeric Chicken Drumstick Recipe
If you are a nursing mom, there isn’t a moment in the day that your body isn’t actively making milk for your little one….
Hypertension in Pregnancy – Is It A Cause For Concern?
Congratulations! You are going to have a baby! Harkening back to the day you learnt you were pregnant, you would have been filled with…
Fruits for Pregnant Women | Here Are The 9 Fun Facts of Mangosteens
With the durian crowned King of the Fruits, the mangosteen, a firm favourite, is our Queen. Previously, we delved into the many benefits of…
11 Self Help & Relief Methods for Hand and Wrist Pain during & After Pregnancy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and de Quervain’s Syndrome are both thumb-fingers-palm-hand-wrist to forearm pain in one or both hands due to inflammation in the…
Benefits and Side Effects of Lychees for Pregnant Women
Mothers-to-be can sometimes crave for a certain type of foods or drinks. Some can be beneficial while some might have detrimental side effects on…
The Best Baby Shops Near Me | Klang Valley Area
Shopping for baby products can be a hassle, what’s more, finding a place to buy them. Due to RMCO, you may encounter some limitations…
Anaemia in Pregnancy: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention
If you are pregnant, then you are most probably in a high risk of getting anaemia. Anaemia in pregnancy is a normal condition that…
Why Drink More Water? See 11 Ways Dehydration Could Impact Your Health
When I was waking up feeling fatigued over the last few weeks, I began upping my water intake and discovered I felt better in…
How Can A Woman with Irregular Menstrual Cycle Gets Pregnant?
Having irregular periods has become a common problem among women in this generation. In fact, 14 to 25% of women experience irregular cycles at…
Fasting During Pregnancy – A Malaysian Mum Shares Her Experience with Motherhood
A recent study conducted by the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre found that 35% of pregnant women who fast during the second trimester…
Should You Try To Conceive in this Time of a Global Pandemic?
What if you’ve had a late marriage and you are trying to conceive right away because there isn’t time left to beat your biological…
COVID-19, MCO, a New Birth, 2 Young Children: How 1 Couple Made it all Work under 1 Roof
One could say Lim Ming Yang was lucky. She delivered two weeks before the start of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and little Avery…
Born in a Pandemic & a Lockdown: Kobe’s Dad Tells How He Became an Accidental Confinement Daddy
Kobe Neoh was born in the afternoon of 31st March 2020, right in the middle of Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO) when the country…
AskMeDoctor! Episode 2 – Young VS Late Pregnancies
There comes a time in our life where we plan to grow our family. In recent years, late pregnancy (around late 30’s to 40’s)…
AskMeDoctor! Episode 1- Protecting Yourself & Your Baby During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 is affecting the way we live our lives. Mothers out there may be asking themselves regarding the impacts on their pregnancy during this…