Top Referrer for Huggies Refer a Friend Program (2022)

It is 3 years in a row straight that we have been awarded the Top Referrer by Huggies. Thanks Huggies for sending over a nice gift for Baby #2. We actually have a Baby Gym already (i.e. the Koala Musical Newborn Cosy Gym) which we are very used to (You can read our review here). The LO currently still sleeps in the nest at our parents's place so if there is a power struggle, this new gym might come in handy. 

Once again, we would like to thank you guys for being really supportive our Baby Talk series. Especially with a 2nd one on the way, I am not entirely sure how long I will continue writing but it heartens me to know the knowledge we share do help some parents out there. It keeps me going (and my husband knowing that there are people who enjoys reading his wife's writings grudingly allow me to set aside some time to continue with this.)

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On a separate note, we are also a VIP Parent on The Asian Parent App and also an ambassador for SuperMom Voices! (Use referral code - ChaaYen for $2 credit!)

Top Referrer for Huggies Refer a Friend Program (2021)

Ended the year on a pretty good note cos our little guy received a gift from Huggies. Apparently, we are once again crowned again the Top Referrer 2 years in a row straight. To be honest, it has been tough keeping up with the content, not just for Baby Talk but for our other series so any validation of our hard work is always welcomed. 

Baby Talk is probably one of our most successful series. Am really happy that this series help parents and that there is such good traction. I am hoping my gardening series go smoothly too because being a plantrent is even harder. Am sure homeowners would appreciate any advice. 

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On a separate note, we are also a VIP Parent on The Asian Parent App and also an ambassador for SuperMom Voices! (Use referral code - ChaaYen for $2 credit!)

2020 Huggies Club Top Referrer

Baby Talk was started as a series for the Hubs and I to document our parenting journey. Because the pregnancy of our precious little one took place during the Covid period, there was barely no courses...nothing. So we had to do our own research online. We thought...why not just consolidate everything here and other parents can also benefit from it and even discuss with us if we have gotten it all wrong. 

Voila...we attracted a new demographic. Honestly, at first I thought no one was really reading this series until I started getting emails. And...we were the top referrer for Huggies Club! Wow, and thank you all so much for using our referrer link. Apart from that we have also been getting upgraded status on forums/ apps for being active and informative! FYI, we are now a VIP Parent on The Asian Parent App and also an ambassador for SuperMom Voices! (Use referral code - ChaaYen for $2 credit!)

Our lucky little boy ended up getting his first 3 months diaper needs covered. When my family received the boxes, they did get quite a shock. It was almost like a bad prank. Yup, your eyes didn't quite play tricks on you. We are looking at 10 cartons of diapers/ wet wipes. It was mad!

We even received an Ergobaby carrier as part of the prize, which is really awesome cos I haven't quite invested in one yet! We will probably be also working on a review on the carrier as well. So far, I don't think I will be the main user since my back still hurts like shit. Guess, Hubs is the lucky one and the "manly black" really suits his dark soul. Once again, thanks for supporting our new series, we will continue working hard on this...and pssst..our next series is coming out real soon. So stay tune, kidults!

Pregnancy Skincare Routine: Yours Peronalised Skincare

For those of you who are not blessed with the pregnancy glow, you are in luck! Because I found some skincare products which are pregnancy safe. Yours is a personalised skincare regime that matches your skin to the products and most importantly they use only natural products!

Now that I am reaching the end of my pregnancy journey, my pregnancy glow is fading so this comes at quite a timely moment. I have to admit that Yours packagaing caught my eye because I am a sucker for pastel colour Hehe. So far, I have been using it quite religiously because it is quite easy to adhere to. 2 pumps of the serum in the morning and 2 pumps of the moisturiser at night.

1. Yours Personalised Face Serum (US$25)

You can think of this as a lightweight corrector that can help to speed up acne skin (which I don't have at the moment) and the balance serum production. You definitely don't feel it on your face and even though it is not entirely watery, it spreads really well on the face. I do notice some of my old pimple spots becoming less visible. 

The active ingredients in my personalised serum includes alp sebum, sebocea and nyo snesyl. I have a bit of a sensitive skin but so far after using Yours for a week, I don't have any breakouts from it. In fact, I even went au naturale for my maternity shoot! That's how confident I am of my skin now really!

2. Yours Personalised Night Cream (US$25)

I am a little bit more wary about moisturiser because I tend to have breakouts after using them. This product is supposed to act as a night armour to repair any damage skin and sooth away signs of tiredness so that I can wake up to supple, glowing skin.  To be honest, I haven't been sleeping well for the third trimester but so far my skin doesn't shows sign of it. I might be looking a little too radiant until my doctor has not offered me any hospitalisation leave. Dang!

The active ingredients include sunflower oil and betaine. As compared to the serum, this mixture is a lot thicker and you definitely feel it on your skin. But as far as I am concerned, as long as it does what it promises and don't harm the little one in my tummy, a little bit of stickiness never kills. 

Overall, I am quite pleased with Yours and can't wait to try their eye serum. Special thanks to The Asian Parent for recommending them to me. Hopefully, they can help me keep up with my pregnancy glow even after baby arrives, cos I really need it when I am sleep deprived. For my readers, Yours is offering a 10% off if you quote "CHAAYEN". There is a minimum spending of US$50 and will only last till 30 Sep 2020. So if you really want to try them, this is a good chance!

First Time Mum: Useful Support Groups/ Apps

Really wanted to do more this weekend, but exhaustion has unfortunately struck me. Since I am too drained to delve into anything deeper, I will share something lighter this weekend. As a first time mum, I relied on some support group/ app to go through bad days like this and I thought I will share it here :D

1. Telegram Private Chat

So this is the group which the hubs always call them a cult. I found them on a forum and apparently there is a group for each delivery month. My group is quite chatty and talks about healthy topics (heard some groups talk about sex and complains about their husbands all day). Generally, we compare symptoms, share good news and dish out advise (for experienced mums). Sometimes, the Mums also share when they received bad news from their gynae and other women would comfort them. 

Hubs thinks I am overly active and involved with a group of women I don't even know. But the thing is when I was going through rough morning sickness, this was the group that "understood". My friends didn't go through as bad pukes as me. And this was the group that was patient enough to keep comforting me. To return the kindness of my virtual pals, I also do try to be there as often as possible, particularly for mums going through a bad day (because I have been through it and knows how shitty it is like). 

2. 280 Days

This was the first app I used to track my pregnancy during the first trimester (recommended by the cult too). I downloaded it simply because it was cute and it was the closest interaction we had to the baby. The Hubs also downloaded the app so he could monitor my journals which I filled in quite religiously and he could also send "customised" encouraging message.

Apart from the cute icons of the babies which would change movement everytime you refresh the page, this app didn't hold much use. I soon moved on to the Asian Parent App which had a bigger community and had a whole library of food that could be taken during pregnancy etc. which I thought was a lot more useful. 

3. The Asian Parent App

As of now, this is my more frequently used app cos there is a lot more going on. Apart from the pregnancy tracker, there are polls, articles and libraries of facts to tap on. And you get points which you can use to redeem stuff. But between you and me, the stuff ain't that attractive and it is very hard to accumulate to a substantial amount. 

This app was also recommended by the cult. In fact, the cult also introduced an app that can measure/ track the fetus' heartbeat. Personally, I think placing the phone at the tummy just didn't seem smart so I didn't download it. So far, I just feel my tummy for movements (which Hubs say they are not baby but my gas rolling about in the tummy) Oh wells...but call it a mummy's instinct but I am pretty sure some of them are made my little one trying to connect with me :D

Update: Managed to redeem quite a decent set of toothpaste and mouthwash from Mama's Choice. Will be packing it into my hospital bag. :D