Remedy for Rough Nailside Skin! Finally!

Hi People!
I know it has been long idle from my side to post anything at all in this blog. No excuse given, guilty as charged. But hey, here I am posting something!

Due to frequent bottle washing and house chores that involve direct contact with water, my nail beds had been surrounded by these horrendous rough skins! This had lasted for years without me able to find any products that cure or at least minimize the roughness. Until i found this "BODY SHOP VITAMIN E HAND& NAIL TREATMENT"

To be honest, I often see this product while shopping at The Body Shop (TBS). But I didn't have the confidence on the product. I'm just not TBS's biggest fan *until now*
So, one fine day, I saw their body bath gel promotion for only freaking $5 (with condition: after $20 purchase). Hubby uses ONLY TBS's bath gels, so I decided to stock up. However, what TBS product should I buy in order to be qualified for the promotion? I strolled quite a bit of time there, because simply as I mentioned, I'm not their fan. I'm skeptical about their product. But heck, I need a hand cream. (Just because I left mine in Singapore).

So I tried it for around 2 weeks now and I must say: I'M SOLD! TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY!
I'm not sure if my last manicurist did terrific job in demolishing all my skins??? or is it really this product? But I kind of conclude that the latter had saved me!
I can feel the instant difference on the skins! Not only the hand, but the whole nails and the skin around them are moist now! *Jumping in happiness*

Finally, I don't have to feel belittled everytime people stare at my hands. I feel proud of my beautiful short fingers now!

So, this is not advertisement! But if you encounter anybody with the same problem, do give this product a try. Maybe it works on you too.
A little bit pity that I don't have any "Before and After" photos because I was not giving it a serious chance to save the skins. Now I wish I had taken 1 photo of the ugly skin and probably throwing a dart onto it after sharing it here. Bleah.

Anyway. Price is SGD19.90. But great great great product. Smell...not too fragrant..not my type of fragrant, but I will live with it!

I was so excited to post about this remedy for rough skin around my nails because it had bothered me for the longest time and I finally found a product that solve (hopefully) it.

So Good night and Happy Mother's Day All

Review: Milk Bottle Nuk vs Playtex vs Tommee

Hi everyone!
It's been a long hiatus since my last entry. Pardon this new mommy as mommy's duty is no joke at all. Sleep deprived, and overweight are my current problems and I'm still working on it.

Today I'm gonna talk about perfect milk bottle!!! Recently, I developed an obsession in buying milk bottle for baby Edward. Spending times in baby department has beaten my previous interest in fashion or so, and getting the perfect milk bottle has been on top of the chart.

Up to date, Edward has been only using 3 milk bottle brands (only...?), which are Nuk, Playtex, and Tommee Tippee. And the billboard gonna be:

Best for:
Newborn-6 months: Playtex Ventaire
6 months onwards: Tommee Tippee (Breastfeeding baby) / Nuk wide neck bottle


1. Playtex Ventaire

I came across this brand when I was still pregnant with Edward. Was flipping some British Motherhood magazine which recommended this product as a colic reducer bottle. We didn't use this bottle until the second month when I got the chance to shop. I got one at Takashimaya and came back for another 5 after using it.

Pro: The bottle comes with a genius design like below. I have problems describing it in words.

Images from ToysRUs

I think it really reduces the colic problem in newborn. As we know, most newborn has burping problem. With bottle that allows more inflow air, the higher chance colic problem will come in the middle of the night. But eversince we use Playtex Ventaire, we realize sudden decrease of burping needed on Edward and lesser fussy times for him too.

Cons: Limited choice at Takashimaya. In addition, the 3 different parts make it 2 times more hassle in washing the bottles. And when baby screamed for milk, it takes longer time for us to prepare because we have to assemble the bottle parts ...So if you have to master the art of crying music in order to use this bottle :)

Tips: Get the crystal clear series. It's beautiful and easier to clean. :)

Will I recommend this product? Absolutely yes for newborn especially.


2. Tommee Tippee

I've heard many raves on TT bottles but at that point in time, I was pretty happy with Playtex bottles up until Edward was 5 months old and my itchy back turned me to invest on 1st TT bottle. Turned out that Edward loves the bottle so much that makes me loving it too. The fact that it has extra wide neck makes washing it a breeze task and the ultra soft teats are supposed to replicate mother's nipples. They are available in 4 teat flows:
Slow for newborn. Medium for 3mths+. Fast flow for 6mths+. And varies flow for 0mths+.

Will I recommend this bottle? ÝES. If you are breastfeeding and switching to bottles, plus your baby has no colic or reflux problems.


3. Nuk
This is the first brand that was introduced to Edward. On the 2nd week of breastfeeding, I had sore nipples due to poor latching and had no choice but sourcing it to bottle feeding. I was told that Nuk has the best nipples for newborn and I personally think it was just alright. Maybe it's because Edward sucks very well, hence the standard nipple was usually almost all into his mouth.

I stopped using Nuk up until we got him the wide neck bottles. But honestly, I dont find any special factor to make this bottle 'a must have'.

Will I recommend this bottle? Probably only if you have hard time buying other brands because this brand is easily found in major supermarket unlike TT or Playtex.

That's my review and happy bottle hunting,mamas!

Signing out,
Jumpbeemama