Motherhood and wellness Motherhood can sometimes be overwhelming. The last thing on my mind honestly, is taking care of myself. But I should really, really make my health and wellness a top priority. Health Concerns However, many things are already reminding me of my health and wellness. For one, my feet and calves are really… Read More The Need to Prioritize Wellness for This Mama
Commemorate your lactation journey with a breastfeeding portrait that was taken by a professional photographer. These loving and happy memories of mom and child should be preserved and remembered for years to come.… Read More My Beautiful Breastfeeding Portrait
Rooming-In with Baby after Childbirth Riverside Medical Center has a Mother-Baby Friendly Complex. It is imposed there that mothers should be roomed in with their babies after childbirth. Unang Yakap is also practiced. Doing Mommy Research A few months before I was going to give birth, I inquired about the Bacolod hospital baby delivery rates… Read More Rooming-In After Childbirth at the Mother-Baby Friendly Complex of Riverside Medical Center
Want the kids to do something or follow a schedule? Try writing a to-do list for kids. This just might be the thing you need.… Read More The To-Do List for Kids
Long before I got pregnant, we already bought a couple of children’s books for Dindin talking about having a sibling. She read them several times, and well, we did not really get a reaction from her. Then we learned last January 1 that I am indeed with child, so we started conditioning Dindin for the… Read More Preparing an Older Child for the Coming of a Sibling
Ending Co-sleeping: When Your Child Has Outgrown Your Bed When we first took our eldest daughter Dindin out of the hospital almost four years ago, I put her on my bed but she had a mosquito net around her. But she was not able to sleep very well so we resorted to co-sleeping. Because of… Read More Separate Beds: Ending Co-sleeping
Having little to no breast milk Yeah, I know, the adage says, “Don’t cry over spilt milk.” But what about no breast milk? No Breast Milk Struggles I know what you are going to tell me–mothers who just gave birth are supposed to have breast milk. But there’s just no breast milk here. I have… Read More Mom Crying Over No Breast Milk
