Mum has been pestering me to boil it to drink since I was first pregnant with nathan, and this second round of pregnancy, she was determined. She bought many packets from Malaysia, and loaded my fridge with them.
The other day, she just brought a small clay pot to boil the bird nest, but has yet come down to cook it, i decided to be adventurous and tried it out myself today! And got a big scolding, cos I did everything wrong, and probably just threw away at least $20 bucks of her hard earned money.
I didn't take her advise seriously until I researched on the internet of the effects of bird nest on pregant moms and babes, and it turned out, all positive, and very good. I was convinced. Interesting that I didn't take to her advice as well as what I read from the web sites ... maybe I should learn to give ear to her more, though more often than not, it frustrates me.
Another advice that I took was to boil porridge with ikan billies. I did it today for nathan's lunch, and he ate it up very well, thought I should have started cooking lunch for him, since he hasn't eatn well at school. Nothing makes me happier than seeing him gulp up his food, not just any other cookie or cake, but home cooked nutritious food.