So when do you start introducing television to your babies? That is an interesting question, considering that we're now in the technology age, it's not just television anymore. There's computer, iPad, smart phones, etc.

Nowadays, when hubs and I are walking around in shopping malls or restaurants, we noticed many parents sitting their babies with an iPad in front of them. I have to admit, it IS so much easier using the iPad or smartphone to distract the babies/kids, in order to have some peaceful quiet meal. And there shouldn't be any harm if the babies are watching educational programs rite?

I came across this video by Dr Dimitri Christakis, who spoke about Media and Children in a TEDx event. Dimitri Christakis is a pediatrician, parent, and researcher whose influential findings are helping identify optimal media exposure for children. He mentioned that those educational programs on TV may actually overstimulate a child's mind, which in turn, leads to lack of attention span as they get older, especially when they're exposed to TV before the age of 2.

I was down with sore throat, flu and cough last week. Typically, I'll get a sore throat, followed by fever, then flu and finally cough. My cough can usually last up to 2 weeks, even with cough syrup.

A friend of mine introduced coconut oil to boost my immune system and advice me to try and avoid taking the usual medicine for flu and cough. So I bought myself a bottle of virgin coconut oil from BMS Organic shop. It was selling at RM56+ for a 750ml bottle. At that time, my sore throat was almost gone, and I starting to have flu already.

I took a tablespoon of coconut oil, three times a day, and popped in vitamin C tablet as well. The next few days, I still had flu and started coughing a little, but that was it. It seemed to be 'under control'. By the third day of taking coconut oil, the flu and cough was gone. Yay!!! And that was without taking any antibiotics, flu or cough medicine.

I googgled about coconut oil and discovered the below:


So I guess I'll be taking coconut oil from now on. :)

Additional good reads:
http://www.thevirgincoconutoil.com/articleitem.php?articleid=217

I'm so happy to be able to start exercising again - with my energy up and morning sickness gone. I wanted to start things slow, since I've not been exercising the past three months.

I didn't want to sign up for formal prenatal classes yet, so I thought I'd just start with some light stretches on my own first. I was regularly practising yoga pre-pregnancy, so I was comfortable doing some yoga routines on my own.

I googled for prenatal yoga videos online, and found this routine which I absolutely love. I've been doing it a couple of times now, and it has help relieve my backache a little. I love how her routines includes learning to make connection with the baby and at the same time, stretches the body to make it more flexible for labour and delivery.