I was busy nursing the baby when my father was shouting for me to watch some parenting programme on Channel 8. I managed to catch the last section of the programme “Bundle of Joy”. That episode mainly deals with baby feeding, very informative!

The next day, Lilin and her Allan Wu was on Channel News Asia’s “Here’s Looking at you, Babe”. I told James this programme is like a big rojak of different items randomly put together. There is no flow between the different segments and the couple’s non-stop conversation seems more annoying then “loving”. The numerous re-telecast of the programme are like non-stop bombardments of nuisance. But as the usual mama who doesn’t miss out any information on parenting, I faithfully watches every episode (and later complained about the shallowness to poor James).

I am especially interested about the segment which discussed about feeding babies soy-based milk in both shows, because my mother-in-law had suggested switching the baby to soy milk when I stop breastfeeding in future. She said soy-based milk tastes better, but I had my reservation. According to the the paediatrician (Bundle of Joy) interviewed, soy-based milk is only recommended to babies who are lactose intolerant or allegy to cow’s milk. For non breastfed babies, cow’s milk is the preferred choice, because it contains lactose that breaks down to galactose, which is essential for nerve covering…i think it has something to do with brain tissue development. Human milk contains one of the highest concentrations of lactose of any mammal milk, while soy-based milk contains no lactose. Thats why milk is so important for infants and toddlers, when the brain is growing at amazing speed.

On the other hand, “Here’s Looking at you, Babe” only mentioned that babies with allergies or who are lactose intolerant could choose soy-based milk, as it contains the essential nutrients the babies need. It didn’t even caution parents to seek the paediatrician advice.

I think the difference in depth of the topic discussed simply highlighted how sloppy the production team is. They probably didn’t do any homework and didn’t bother about researching on their features.