13 Weeks 4 Days: 3 months check up

Andre went for his 3rd month check up and immunisation at Dr Ong's clinic today. I can't advocate more to go to a PD rather than the polyclinic after experiencing both. The immunisation prices are about the same. Only diff is you need to pay for Dr's consultation at the PD which is only $45. And the check up is so much more detailed and i could ask all the questions i want. At the polyclinic, although consultation is free, the Dr sees patients from age 0 to 88, and the waiting time is always so horrendous.

Anyway, Andre is 61 cm now and weights 6.490 kg. His length and weight is above the 50% of his age group. Looks like mummy's breast milk has been extremely nutritious :)

I like Dr Ong, she's really not like the typical Dr. I like her sense of humor, she's almost like a big kid.

Mummy: How much should Andre be taking now by bottle?
Dr Ong: 120-150 ml every 3-4 hourly
Mummy: Oh dear, i think daddy fed 260 ml the other day... :(
Dr Ong: No problem, babies like to go to the buffet occasionally

Dr Ong: How is baby pooing? color?
Mummy: Umm... it's yellow...
Dr Ong: The colour of my wall?
Mummy: YES! :)
Dr Ong: yea, i didn't realized i picked the color of baby's poo when i did my renovations.. oh well..

When Andre was taking the oral dosage, and whimpering away,
Dr Ong: Your baby cry no tears
*Mummy is alarmed hearing this; immediate thought is if anything is wrong with the eyes*
Dr Ong: Next time cannot be actor la. Actors need a lot of tears.

But jokes aside, we can see that Dr Ong is very skillful in handling the baby. Andre didn't fussed too much during the injection. I heard him screamed worse before. On the 3 months checklist, Andre faired very well. Stuff that babies should be doing at 3.5-4 months, he has already acquired the skills.

Now i'm trying to get him to flip like a pancake. He does occasionally turn to the side so he should be on his way. Tummy time is also more pleasant for him now.

So well, after $200 at the PD with 0 waiting time (I grabbed the 1st appt), mummy and daddy are relieved that baby is doing well. We are also glad that baby did not become feverish after the immunisation. I supposed mummy's breast milk did the trick again with all the anti-bodies.