Infant care service in Singapore

As of end of 2016, there are 471 child care centres offering infant care service. This means that more than 1 out of 3 child care centres offering service to cater children that ages between 2 months and 18 months. Sengkang, Jurong West, Woodlands and Yishun are the towns with most child care centres. 

Infant care services is not cheap because it is labor intensive as these children will probably need attention as long as they are awake.

Of course, most of the time, they are sleeping. One parent even say that my child is just sleeping in the infant care centre and play with us at home.

This does not mean the child care teachers do not need to do anything. In fact, they need to feed these children often as the tiny stomach cannot store a lot of nutrition and therefore need to be fed more often.

Most of the time, infant care service will cost parents more than $1,300 a month. However, this is far less than the average income that many mummies can earn now. According to latest data by the government authority, the median fee for infant care service is $1357 and the average is $1477. It should be noted that these fee is still high as some mummies may not earn more than $2000 a month.

For details, you can check infant care centres in Singapore to find more information about infant care centres in Singapore such as contact,address, details of fee and map of its exact location.

Top 100 baby girl names

In a recent survey conducted by https://www.babyment.com, parents in Singapore picked up the top 100 baby girl names. 

Top 10 baby girl names are Emma, Olivia, Charlotte, Hannah, Alyssa, Scarlette, Chloe, Mikayla, Leia and Grace.   

Close to 1000 parents have participated in the survey, and the top 30 baby girls names are:
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte
4. Hannah
5. Alyssa
6. Scarlett
7. Chloe
8. Mikayla
9. Leia
10. Grace
11. Meredith
12. Sophia
13. Averie
14. Natalie
15. Chevelle
16. Mia
17. Ainsley
18. Elena
19. Amelia
20. Adela
21. Charlize
22. Kalley
23. Megan
24. Krystal
25. Cassidy
26. Kraylyn
27. Seraphine
28. Belle
29. Xandria
30. Naomi 

You can refer to top baby girl names for a complete list of  top 100 baby girl names selected by the parents in Singapore. 

Sore nipples causes and prevention

Sore nipples:causes, treatment and prevention

Sore nipple is different from temporary pain which lasts for about 30 to 60 seconds.

Researches have shown that the most important cause of nipple soreness is improper positioning of the baby on the breast which causes the baby not take the nipple deep enough into his mouth. The baby ends up sucking on the nipple rather than the breast. This causes the nipple pain.  

Other causes of nipple pain include:

(a)    Infection in the milk duct which is called mastitis in medical field.

(b)    Breast engorgement which is another breastfeeding discomfort. 

(c)    Baby is tongue-tie or lip-tie.

(d)    Strong suckling by baby

(e)    Unusual nipple anatomy such as inverted or flat nipples.

(f)    Teething. If your baby has tender gums due to teething, she may change the way she moves her tongue. If she is not able take in a big mouthful of breast, she may end up biting your nipple.

Treatment of sore nipples

In most cases, nipple pain can be solved by adjusting the positioning of your baby during breastfeeding.

A good position occurs when the baby is able to take the nipple deeply enough into his mouth. He is able to have the entire nipple and part of the breast in his mouth, so that the nipple is near the back of his mouth. A proper latch also means that the baby latches on with his head tipped back and his chin is pressed into the mother’s breast with his nose away from the breast. 

Prevention of nipples pain

You can do the following to prevent nipple pain:

1. If you feel your baby nipple-chewing, break the suction, remove your baby from your breast, and try attaching him again.
2. If your baby is sucking his tongue, you may hear a smacking sound and see his cheeks caving in. Take your baby off your breast and reposition him.
3. Ensure proper release by inserting a finger between your baby's jaws to break the suction before removing him from your breast.This can prevent your baby from clinging to the breast and damage it when you remove him or her. 
4. Allow your nipples to air dry after each feeding. This can help to prevent any infection.
5. Keep the nipple area free from Irritation by avoiding breast cream that is dry or contain alcohol. This helps to prevent infection or kill the germs.

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Cheap baby milk powder

There are many brands of baby milk powder sold in Singapore: Similac and Isomil series by Abbott, Enfa series by Meadjohnson, Friso, Nestle Nan series, Bellamy, Karihome goat milk, Aptamil and Dumex by Dannone. All these are established brand and it comes with a price: baby formula milk in Singapore was sold at a much higher price compared to other countries in the world. I can only help you to buy cheaper than normal selling in supermarket or online.

First, it is not a good idea to go to baby fair to buy baby milk powder. It is not a good investment of time and transportation cost as the saving is not significant compared to your time spent and the transportation cost, especially if you stay in the north or west which is far away from common baby fair destination.

Second, you should buy online only when there is significant discount like more than 10%. This is because you have to buy large quantity in order to enjoy free delivery. You usually have 2% to 4% discount for members when you buy it at supermarket, provide that you have the membership. Online stores usually do not provide time-independent discount.

Third, you may not need to wait for any promotion for stage 1 formula as retailers, distributors and manufacturers are not allowed to promote or market stage 1 formula milk as instructed by the Health Promotion Board under the Ministry of Health.

Fourth, you should consider buy from Malaysia, Products sold in Malaysia are similar to those sold in Singapore, but at a much cheaper price. If you buy from Malaysia, you can enjoy at least 30% discount. Please note that AVA has a restriction on the amount of processed food that you can bring into Singapore.

Furthermore, you should visit baby milk powder promotion to check the latest baby milk powder promotion from all supermarkets or online stores in Singapore.

Also, you should join the membership club of the manufacturer, you can get the free sample of 400g in some cases. You can visit free sample baby milk powder to request sample. You can also enjoy very good discount on some special occasion like birthday of your baby, national day of Singapore. The manufacturer may also inform you when there is a promotion through newsletter.  

Lastly, you should try to practice breastfeeding. If your baby is fully on breast milk, the saving can be more than 2000 a year. Of course, the benefits of breastfeeding is not just about cost saving. 

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