The first year can be quite a ride as you begin your journey into parenthood. You will find all you need right here; right from the basics of breastfeeding, diaper changing, up to information about your baby's teething process. Do check out the Expert Blogs as well for tips and advice, and feel free to email them with any questions you may have.
Immunization Table
Immunization; what, when and why
Prevention of a disease through vaccination is much better than trying to cure a disease when it has occured. Information on vaccinations is provided by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
Articles
Baby
Baby basics
- Avoid Cough and Cold Medicines in Kids Younger Than 4
- Babies and Biting – Tips for parents
- Baby Basics: Changing & Dressing Your Baby
- Baby-Proof Your House
- Back to Basics: The Nappy, The Rash
- Burping a Baby
- Children diseases and available immunization
- Feeding your baby
- From a Cot to a Bed
- Getting Baby to Sleep – Strategies
- Getting Your Child Off The Dummy
- How to bathe your baby
- Infant Stools
- Introducing Solid Food to Your Infant
- Is My Baby’s Growth Normal?
- Left-Over Baby Formula OK For Mother?
- Mixing Two Different Brands of Baby Formula
- Prevention is Better Than Cure
- SEEING RED AT THE BOTTOM
- Signs of Bonding
- Storing breast milk
- The First Day Of Life
- To Do List – Preparing for your baby
- To Do List – Your baby’s first 6 month
- When and why your baby cries
Bedwetting
Breastfeeding
- Bloody nipple discharge
- Babies and Biting – Tips for parents
- Baby’s best food
- Biting during Breastfeeding
- Breast engorgement
- Breast feeding and medications
- Breast feeding for working mothers
- Breastfeeding basics
- Breastfeeding Guide for New Moms
- Breastfeeding vs. Bottle Feeding
- Common problems in breast feeding
- How lactation occurs
- How to breastfeed?
- How to choose a Breast pump?
- How to overcome Breastfeeding Problems
- How to pump?
- Lactation Consultants in Malaysia
- Managing Sore Nipples From Breastfeeding
- Mom’s Sharing: Breastfeeding during Ramadhan
- Mom’s Sharing: Challenges of a breastfeeding mother
- Mom’s Sharing: In the process of getting my baby fit and also big
- Mom’s Sharing: Kebaikan penyusuan susu ibu dari pengalamanku. Untukmu Anakku, Sa’id Qutb
- Mom’s Sharing: My breastfeeding Experience
- Mom’s Sharing: My Breastfeeding Journey
- Mom’s Sharing: Norsarini Breastfeeding Experience
- Mom’s Sharing: Saya yakin untuk menyusukan bayi saya
- Mom’s Sharing: Shaivi’s Story
- Mom’s Sharing: The Challenging Moment of My Breastfeeding Experience
- Myths about breast feeding
- Overcoming breastfeeding barriers
Feng Shui
Helping your child learn
- Babies and Biting – Tips for parents
- Creating a healthy learning environment
- Developing a sense of play through smell
- Encouraging the love of reading in your child
- Explain and tell, not yell
- Great outdoor thrills for your kid
- Help your child learn more effectively
- Helping your child develop multiple intelligences
- How to choose a toy for your baby?
- Keeping our children’s attention when they learn
- Tips on Traveling with Children
- Ways to keep your toddler in car seat while travelling
- What to play with a 0-3 month old baby?
- What to play with a 10-12 month old baby?
- What to play with a 4-6 month old baby?
- What to play with a 7-9 month old baby?
- When Your Child Has Special Needs
- Why play is essential in your child’s first three years
Infant colic
Postpartum depression
- Helpful tips
- Other therapy
- Postpartum Depression – Also Father’s can suffer from it
- Symptoms of postpartum depressions
- What causes postartum depression
- What is portpartum depression
- What medical treatment involves
- What you can do yourself
- When to seek medical help
Teething
- How it happens
- What happens next
- What to expect
- What you can do
- When it happens
- When to call a doctor
Thumb sucking
Dad
How To... : be romantic, make your house babyproof, and much more!
- …be mentally prepared to be a father
- …be romantic
- …be Today’s Dad
- …bond with your new baby
- …comfort your wife in labor
- …deliver a baby in an emergency
- …have great postpartum sex
- …help babies sleep
- …know when to call the baby’s doctor
- …make the most of her pregnancy
Dad basics: your point for point guide
- 10 Tips for new dads
- 8 Things to consider before buying a family car
- 8 Tips for daddy-to-be
- All about toys
- Baby-Bonding Basics for New Dads
- Before the baby comes
- Discipline for child and dad
- New dads – trust your instincts
- Tip for Dads! Get your rest: If you can, sleep when they sleep, particularly during the weekend when it’s typically the working-dads’ turn to take over. It’s really the only way not to be exhausted in the first few months.
- When you have a baby
Jokes: Yes, joking is allowed… every now and then!
Mom and pregnancy
Exercise after pregnancy
- Fitness for New Moms: Get in Shape After Having a Baby
- Head and shoulder raises
- Losing it… the smart way
- Pelvic floor strengthener (Kegels)
- Pelvic tilt
- Push-ups
- When to start again
Good food
- After pregnancy
- Good Drinks
- Good Food
- Mitos dan fakta pemakanan atau diet selepas bersalin
- Not so good Food
- Smart Snacks
Moral Boost: Mom to be
Nutrition over time
- After 6 months old
- At 8 months
- Can obese pregnant women safely loose weight?
- Eating problems
- First solid foods
- For newborn babies
- For unborn babies
- From about 12 months
- Healthy Ways to Curb Your Cravings During Pregnancy
- Left-Over Baby Formula OK For Mother?
Working out
Giving Birth
Gender Disappointment
FAQ
Videos for New Mom's
Expert Blog
Mental & Emotional Well-Being
Dr. Firdaus is a consultant clinical psychologist at Hospital Kajang (attached to Universiti Putra Malaysia) and is also a lecturer for several courses there. She has a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from the University of Queensland, Australia. Over the years, Dr. Firdaus has contributed to many articles as well as seminars on topics ranging from child abuse and mental health to depression and motivation.
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Asian Parenting Today
Jennifer Hor, Ho Ai Ling , and Jocelyn Oo are the authors of Asian Parenting Today; the most successful parenting book in Malaysia that incorporates the Asian perspective. With more than two decades each of experience in the field, Jennifer, Ai Ling and Jocelyn are respected practitioners who specialize in Parent Craft Education.
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