Working Mommy Blogger from the Philippines
When I was still not a mommy yet, I also think that Mother’s Day is another overrated occasion just like Valentine’s Day. I mean, our mothers are special and we have to treat them as such everyday. But this year, as a first-time mom, I find myself giddy to celebrate it. And knowing us, celebration means dining out. Good thing I have unused vouchers for Spiral Buffet at Sofitel, perfect location for this occasion.
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After purchasing a Saya Baby Carrier and a Mamma’s Milk baby sling for Gwen, the two baby gears were still unused. Even the stroller that my brother gave as hand me down is still stuck in the corner of our room. When I first tried putting Gwen in the Saya baby carrier, she cried. I was not surprised by this because she even hates being swaddled, so the idea of being enveloped tightly in a sling is not a good idea. As for the Mamma’s Milk baby sling, I figured it doesn’t offer much support for babies, maybe when she becomes older. As with the baby stroller, well, we’re not fond of using strollers in malls especially if it’s crowded.
So the other alternative is to try another baby carrier, we bought the MacLaren Techno Baby Carrier after trying it out inside Baby Company. We tried different brands, Gwen also likes the one in Chicco but we preferred the material of MacLaren. And guess what, she liked it, hooray!
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When you’re breastfeeding, one challenge you have to face is to breastfeed in public. When Gwen was 1 month old, we already took her to Alabang Town Center. In the middle of our malling experience, she cried and wouldn’t stop. I panicked and didn”t know where to go since I can’t find a breastfeeding station. It’s a good thing that we’re shopping for a gift at Kamiseta that time, they have comfy flowery sofas there…
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During Holy Week, we just went on a staycation and enjoyed the peaceful Manila. I just went to our parish church for the Way of the Cross on Holy Thursday. In the afternoon, I just cooked dynamite sticks as requested by Jeff, he missed my cooking already. On Good Friday, didn’t have anything to do so we decided to head to my in-laws in Las Pinas. Surprisingly, no traffic at all and it only took us an hour to reach Las Pinas. While my in-laws we’re really happy to see Gwen, the baby was crying non-stop. Maybe because of the noisy environment with all her cousins and relatives around or maybe due to the hot weather because of the absence of dehumidifiers in the house. We can’t bear her crying any longer so we spent the night at the nearby hotel, Eurotel. And just like that, Gwen enjoyed the peacefulness and slept soundly. A high-maintenance spoiled baby…
On her last pedia’s visit, Jeff and I decided to have Gwen’s ears pierced. We’ve been putting it off since birth because we’re worried that she’ll cry because of pain and we don’t want her to suffer from swollen ears. What made us decide to have her ears pierced? Well, every time Gwen’s outside outside our house for some fresh air, ALL passersby mistake her for a boy, hehe…
Now, with her ears pierced, she’s definitely a GIRL! About the whole ear holing process, she just cried for a few minutes, mainly because of the “gulat” factor but after that she’s fine. The pedia applied topical anesthesia 30 minutes before the procedure. Ear holing at our pedia is Php 600 including the hypoallergenic earrings.
I already complained before about the old-school parenting style that my mother is doing on Gwen. Although I’m still the mommy, I can’t just tell my mother to stop what she’s doing just because I don’t believe in myths and beliefs. Just a sign of respect and I just thought that I was raised that way and I’m fine, so Gwen will be fine.
There’s one afternoon that Gwen cried for hours I was told because we’re still at work. My mother and the yaya were already alarmed, and guess where my mother went first, to our neighbor who is a “magtatawas”. Good thing Gwen already stopped crying by the time they arrived in the house or else, Gwen would have had her first “tawas” initiation. When we arrived home, yaya told me to buy a coral bracelet that babies wear to ward off “usog”. She thought Gwen was “nausog” earlier that day hence the crying incident.
I’m worried that Gwen might choke on those coral beads that’s why i don’t buy until now.
coral bracelet for baby
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