Parent Chat

I first tried Anmum vanilla. I liked it at first, pero during the 2nd month I'm just short of throwing up. Buti na lang my OB gave me samples of Anmum Choco flavored. Since then yun na yung drink  ko.

Church wedding. Kahit sa Chowking lang ang reception after or kahit sa bahay lang. Kahit wala nang traje de boda, white dress lang. That was what we preferred. Medyo rush din kasi, we did all the preparations in 3 months. My in laws were suggesting civil lang muna para we can save & prepare for the Church wedding. We have savings for a simple Church wedding, but based on the type they're hoping for, hindi namin kaya. Pero they insisted it has to be a 'simple but grand' one if it's a church wedding, even if they have to share with the expenses. So we ended up having over 120+ guests. It was simple, yet a memorable one. We're happy we stood up for what we want.

When we're at home, wash talaga si Baby sa sink or bathroom. When we're out we use wipes if there's no wash room or water around. Nung mas maliit si Miguel, wipes muna then cotton balls to make sure nothing's left of the pupu. Dati Baby Company wipes, now I'm using Giggles.

We use Prokids XL for my son. He makes use of 1 big pack every week. That's about 2k per month. I think I'll try Mamy Poko from 'exclusivelykids,' baka I could save more.

Yup yup. Babies learn and develop skills at their own pace. Kaya kami ni Hubby hindi namin pinipilit na matuto si baby kung ayaw pa niya. We just introduce and show how things are done. We're very thankful nga that our baby is very observant kaya hindi mahirap turuan. Ang siguro late sa kanya is talking. He's 11 months old, about to turn 1 in 2 weeks, pero repeated syllables pa lang kaya niya: dadada, cacaca, gagaga, tatata, etc.

One of the reasons we fired old yaya is we heard her nagtaas ng boses kay baby when our little boy was asking to be carried. Sabi niya "Carry na lang ng carry, puro ka na lang carry. Dapat hindi na-carry, dapat matuto ka na maglakad. Sabi ni Lolo/Lola mo dapat marunong ka na maglakad bago ka mag-birthday!" Of course baby was crying. Kahit hindi pa siya marunong maglakad nun, nakakaintindi na siya ng emotions. We explained to yaya na kami nga na parents we don't pressure our son to do this or that. We let him play, enjoy, learn and discover at his own pace, at his own time. Kahit sabihin ni Lolo or Lola na dapat ganito or ganyan siya, it's a form of encouragement and their just expressing their wishes for their apo. Siyempre sila yung lalong excited and nangunguna to boast about their apo. But we never shout or raise our voice when talking to our baby. At his age, ang psychological need ng baby is to feel secure and loved. 1 year onwards, independence naman. In less than 2 weeks after yaya left, our baby made his first step, alone! Now we can't stop him from walking around! I'm just short of begging him to slowdown! 

I'm very blessed kasi kay Hubby mismo nanggaling na kapag narinig niya yung mom niya comparing his son, or tinatakot yung bata na "pity ka naman, iwan ka ni Daddy/Mommy" talagang sasawayin niya yung mom niya. So if in-laws yung problem mo, it's better na si Hubby yung kumausap, say its not healthy. Or give as a gift to your MIL yung Smart Parenting Guide: Yaya Manual, kahit photocopy lang ng section dun about Baby's Milestone Developments. And yes meron din sa Baby Center.

Goodluck!

Pwedeng mas mahina yung resistensya and mas susceptible sa PC si baby kasi may history ang Dad. And baka mas malakas din ang immune system ng Mom, in addition to taking vitamins (specially vit. C). I'll correct myself din. Ang PC is for babies/children, usually hindi nakakahawa sa adult, except if may history yung adult na nagkaPC na siya before. Pwede kasi mag-recur. Mas nakakahawa ang adult with TB sa bata specially if weak ang immune system, like you said hindi mahilig sa solid food. Nangyari na rin sa akin na I had PC when I was in GS tapos nag-recur (as TB) nung HS. Pero religiously ko ininom yung super daming tablets of antibiotics in a day. Ang lalaki pa nila ang hirap inumin! Thank God clear na before college. Nagpapaka-stress kasi ako dati sa school for grades, awards, etc. 

Enfalac A+ for Miguel.