Before August Breastfeeding Month will be over, I wanted to share my breastfeeding journey as a mom who breastfed all her kids and is still currently breastfeeding my 4-month-old infant. I wanted to document my different experiences breastfeeding my 3 boys. When I was pregnant with my 1st-born, my goal was to breastfeed him exclusively. I love what I read about the benefits of breastfeeding for the baby plus I wanted to save money. Formula milk can really be heavy on the budget. I was glad that … [Read more...]
GIVING BIRTH TO BABY #3 IN SINGAPORE
I decided to write this post for those expats and OFWs (Overseas Foreign Workers) who are pregnant and thinking delivering here in Singapore for the first time instead of going back to their home country to give birth. I will share with you my experience. I just delivered last 9 May 2018 to a bouncy baby boy, our 3rd baby boy, in KK Women's and Children's Hospital here in Singapore. My first two boys were delivered in the Philippines. Initially, when we learned that I was pregnant with our … [Read more...]
GAKSIMIL SENSE BREASTPUMP REVIEW (& TIPS ON HOW TO INCREASE BREASTMILK SUPPLY)
Any breastfeeding moms out there? August is known to be the official breastfeeding month. How are all your breastfeeding journeys so far? I am well-aware of the struggles of a working breastfeeding mom. Fynn is 5 months old now and I am still mix-feeding him with breastmilk and formula milk. It is not easy and never been easy for me to continue breastfeeding my infant while working full-time and struggling with low breastmilk supply. I hope to breastfeed until he turns 1-year-old at least. I … [Read more...]
NO-JUDGMENT MOTHERHOOD
Last Sunday was Mothers' Day. Allow me to share you my thoughts on motherhood. You see, I am not one of those girls who always dreamed of being a mother. I rarely play with dolls and pretend they are are my kids. when i was younger, I dreamt of becoming a wife and I don't mind not being a mother at all. I guess the notion of taking of a fragile human being and being responsible for how he/she turns up scares the hell out of me. Now, it is surreal that I am currently a mother of two (boys!). … [Read more...]
5 INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN – BELATED HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY
If I were to live all over again, I would still choose to be born as a woman. I love the complexities of womanity. I love that being a woman can be represented in many shapes and sizes with different roles and different strengths. I love the lyrical contrast of daintiness with inner strength; physically strong but maternal; opinionated but spiritual; nurturing but can stand alone. We are filled with emotions and a great capacity to love & be loved. Last March 8, we celebrated … [Read more...]
BIRTH PLAN
I had mommies in my community asking me how to make a Birth Plan. In the Philippines, mainly in Iloilo City, my hometown, birth plan is still a very uncommon concept for pregnant mommies. Birth Plan is a document a pregnant mother (together with her husband if husband is very involved with the whole pregnancy) prepares before giving birth to be given to the medical team that will be assisting on child delivery. Child birth is one of the amazing and beautiful time in a woman's life. … [Read more...]