Some of the advantages of attending well-baby clinic are:

1) Your child is well and thus, the doctor can record an accurate reading of his weight, height, head circumference and other measurements to chart his growth. The doctor will also observe the developmental milestones and responsiveness of the child. Though this may seem trivial and unnecessary expenditure, having a well-recorded chart can be an important factor to determine the health and growth of the child.

2) Your child is not likely to be crying or whining and thus, it gives you a chance to have a better question and answer session with your doctor.

3) You will have the opportunity to discuss about teething, nutrition, development and other issues related to childcare. This way, you will have a clearer guidance from your doctor and that gives you more confidence in your child rearing.

4) Your child will not associate that doctor with being sick and uncomfortable or someone who administer painful treatment and scary examination. It will develop a much more pleasant relationship between child and doctor. If a child’s fear of doctor is allayed, future trips to the doctor will be less stressful to the mother and child.

5) In a more relaxing environment like this, you will have a better judgment on the responsiveness of the doctor. If you are not comfortable with the communication, then you will be able to decide if you need to change a paediatrician. You can do so in an unhurried pace compare to the moment when you child is already ill and urgently needs medical attention.

Sorry I did not make myself clear, Ai Lian. In the beginning since Abilash could not reach the toilet bowl I let him piss (make him aim @ the water outlet) on the toilet floor near the water outlet ( I will pour water after that). When he was taller told him to do it in the toilet bowl. He could aim himself (stand on his toe to aim in the toilet bowl).

Happy Toilet training everyone!
_________________
Sheela SAHM

I have a confession to make. I only started potty training my boys recently & they are already 28 months old. So malu…Wanted to start earlier but Qistina arrived nearly a year ago so forgot about it until I saw this thread. Gosh…I am so way behind

So for the past few weeks, I have been like a zombie, carrying the boys, running after them, cleaning messy spills all over the place before Qis get to them first. She got legs already, want to walk everywhere. The boys thought it is a game. I tried making that sitting on the potty is the fun way to poo-poo or wee wee. They were having fun, I have split headaches. Another game that they like to play…the bird looks like it wanted to shoot but the owner refused to go to the toilet but instead let’s play catch me if you can! And then…ooops Ibu…wee wee…

My question is how do you manage their training when they are having their naps? I have tried bringing them to the toilets before their naps but they will still pee in their sleep. For night time I still put on their diapers. Or do I work on this together? DH asked when do I intend to start Qis on this, I said not now, not until they boys are settled. Need to figure out the boy’s wee wee mystery first
_________________
I.D.

I have one more question - How do you clean those messy bottoms? I have never used wet-wipes since 6 mths old. What I did is to wash with the shower. Each time, I will get him to stand against the wall, hands on the wall (or else he will grab his koo2, get his hands dirty and gosh, rub his face! ) So, I treat him like a criminal. Barking orders - hands on the wall, hands on the wall while I get the shower water to the right temperature, bath foam ready. You can imagine how tedious it is to pack a 15mths old to the toilet 5-6 times a day (plus those bath time and after food time). I usually ended up with wet clothes and all sweaty.

So, do you all have any easier steps?
_________________
Lilian (co-owner, moderator and mom of 5)

Yep! Junior used to do his big business on the newspaper. My brother kept asking me when I’m going to toilet train my son??? Now, he has graduate to the toilet bowl but still wants me to carry him. These days my brother keep asking me “Are you going to carry him like this till he is 18 years old ???” I’m officially shifting to my new house this coming Sat. Junior has promised me to poo on his own in the toilet if I make him a nice kids toilet of his own. So, toilet pun sudah buat cantik, cantik. We’ll see how it goes…………………. More report later on……..he…he…he….

Oh! Lil, about washing the bum-bum after the big mess, I still use wet wipes then only wash. I find it easier and less messy.

Regards,
Jennifer

Carrefour, Mid Valley & Wangsa Maju(Setapak)
The Carrefour one in Setapak (I think that’s Setapak) is locked and you need to ask the person at the information counter to get the keys from the security guard to open it up. -Sumay

9) Parkson, Mid Valley & Sg.Wang
Parkson’s nursing room is quite cramped. And, the colour purple. I felt like it was the dressing room on the set of Barnet meets Moulin Rouge.- Katcheah

Parkson Sg. Wang baby room meant for changing diapers and for bottlefeeding only. There’s no chair for you to sit! - Ipah

10) Starhill Centre
Starhill Centre has a baby room on all floors (but only one is opened all the time) - changing facilities outside, a room with a sink and one metal folding chair that is bolted to the floor plus a separate cubicle with toddler-sized loo next to it. - Suzany

11) Ampang Point
I noticed there are nursing rooms in Ampang Point earlier so I headed there. Was I fooled! A very smelly toilet stated as the nursing room. There was some sort of separate space (no doors) along the passage to the toilet cubicles, one long bench and one standing mirror. That’s all. Didn’t find any other place that looked like a nursing room there, so that must be the so-called nursing room. - Hanz

12) Berjaya Times Square
The one in berjaya times is pathetic (or at least the last time I was there). Only ONE room.. and it’s on the 5th floor AND LOCKED. By the time I found the nursing room, I could have just stayed on the ground floor, have a drink and nursed. – Anne

13) KL Plaza & Sungai Wang
Sungai Wang does not have breastfeeding facilities, even the baby room in Metro Jaya, Plaza Bukit Bintang has been turned into a store room! – Maria Ho

KL Plaza doesn’t have a nursing room (or I can’t find it). – Sumay