
One day while doing daiper duty, I took out Nathan’s soiled nappy, and with his penis exposed he suddenly started to urinate, and it sprayed everywhere! On his face, on his shirt, and on me. Sara started to panic, but surprisingly I was the calm one. I knew urine is sterile, and after wiping him [...]
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We have been in Prince Court for a week now and the staff and doctors have been so supportive and so loving. Our OBGYN, Dr. Seri treated Nathan like her own son, and made sure she didn’t use any tools when delivering him, ensuring no scars or marks on his face. Thank to everybody here. [...]
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Its every Dad’s duty here in Malaysia to go and register his offspring’s birth. Being a first time dad, I was gleaming with excitement when it was my turn. I went home to get the relevant supporting documents, basically the Wedding Certificate, and then headed out to the Department of Registration here in KL. I [...]
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Nathan developed Jaundice on Wednesday, which is not too uncommon for Asian kids apparently. He is now undergoing Phototheraphy.
Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light — by a so-called light box. The light is [...]
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Both Mum and Child are doing very well. Nathan had his circumcision done yesterday, and he was a real trouper. The doctor said he didn’t cry and he is recovering well. He did throw up last night, which made Sara and I so sad, as we didn’t really know what to do. The hospital staff [...]
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The first night was not an easy one. Nathan slept no longer than 2 hours and then started to cry and cry, which we discovered was due to soiled nappies. After that was done by the nurse, with me helping, key word here is helping he slept a few more hours, and then started crying [...]
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And it was a big 1st day for Nathan. He was visited by a few family and friends, the first of which was his Cousin Anderson. Then came his Godfather, Jason. Yes, Jason is the Godfather!! And others like Fahmi and Munira, who work with Sara. Then came Muthu and his wife! Thanks everybody for [...]
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Dear Family and Friends,
Today at 01/02/2010 09:15:00 our son Nathan Joseph Tay Yu Xi came into the world at Prince Court Hospital, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia via C-section. He weighed 3.17 kg and was 48cm long!
I was with Sara during the C-Section, and I held her hand tight. I heard the bursting of the [...]
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