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Posted by Mommy Woobie on October 22nd, 2008 in New Mom Tips, Pregnancy

For Carol and all pregnant women in the world who are about to give birth.

Breastfeeding is one of the things that used to spook me about pregnancy. It just seemed so surreal that milk, nourishing milk, will be coming out of you to nurture a baby.

Here are some of things I learned about breastfeeding

1. It will make your mommy woobies bigger - Be prepared to buy a cup that is one size bigger than your usual. But don’t buy too many pieces because the woobies will soon deflate to normal when you stop breastfeeding.

2. It isn’t true that Breastmilk can refresh red and tired eyes - This is a common practice among some women that i met while growing up. It’s not true! I tried it and my eyes were stil tired. And red.

3. Even if you stop breastfeeding your child, the milk will return when pressure is present - During love making, breastmilk could just spew out when the nips get stimulated. Do not get freaked out, breastmilk has the same consistency as other womanly fluids. If those does not freak you out, there’s no reason to be scared of breastmilk.

4. Breastfeeding per se is not responsible for larger nips, they normally change shape during pregnancy - Nipple vanity is not a reason to avoid breastfeeding because your pink crowns will darken and get enlarged anyway.

5. Battery operated breastpumps suck! - You cannot control the pressure, you can only shift from low to high power. With a manual pump, you can stop and rest when you want, go at your own pace and not feel like your life is getting sucked out of you.

6. Continue Drinking Folate - Some women, me included, quit the Anmum (mommy milk) after giving birth, which should not be. Drinking pregnancy milk while breastfeeding will not do any harm, and your child could use the extra folate.

7. Breastfeeding is painful - FACT. It hurts when the milk won’t come out, it hurts when it comes out in a rush, and it hurts particularly when you wait ’til your baby is too hungry before offering it to him. Very hungry newborns show suction that will rival a vacuum cleaner’s so it’s best to start a few minutes before actual feeding time so that the baby will suckle gently and ‘leisurely’… Less pain for you.

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Posted by Mommy Woobie on August 10th, 2008 in Baby Basics, Baby Quirks, Mommy Thoughts, New Mom Tips, Proud Mommy

I’ve been reading some mom’s magazines and stumbled on an article on self soothing. I had to smile and remember how AJ does it, only I never knew that there was such a term as self soothing.

When we go to parties and he feels so sleepy, I noticed that he pats his legs more often than when we’re at home. At home, he scratches his tummy when he wants to sleep but can’t because there’s a Karaoke party next door and people were carefreely blasting other neighbors away with songs like “My Way”.

It is by no means involuntary. I think babies find ways to calm themselves, and these movements or gestures are weirdly similar to how his mom does it. I would pat him on the leg most of the time when he’s sleepy but can’t sleep and I’m beside him coaxing him to just close his eyes.

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Thought for the Day
I’ve used diet pills in the past ’til it drains my diet budget. It did encourage me not to eat sweets anymore because I couldn’t afford both!

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Posted by Mommy Woobie on August 10th, 2008 in Baby Basics, Baby Quirks, Mommy Thoughts, New Mom Tips

You don’t have to be a gourmet cook to prepare your child’s first food. As a working mom, I have relied on the formulae of cerelac or the other powdered baby foodstuffs, but with a twist. I add his milk formula instead of water and grate some cooked (blanched) veggies on top of the prepared baby food.

Some things I learned while cooking AJ’s meals starting from 5 months onwards:

1. Some vegetables and fruits are better mashed than others (carrots, apples, bananas), and I learned never to peel sayote (chayote) too thinly because the fibrous outer part remains even when boiled. Boil bananas even if they seem soft as is, boiling for a few minutes won’t take away too much nutrients and it will greatly soften the fruit for consumption.
2. What is “warm” to adults may still seem to hot for baby’s taste buds. Let the warm food become lukewarm according to your perception first before feeding to the baby.
3. 2 hour intervals between milk drinking and food is enough, more than that and he will get too hungry and not eat because of too much crying.
4. Intervals for feeding at 5-8 months should be around 4 hours max. Sometimes a baby eats 5 very small meals a day while he is adjusting.

Happy feeding, Mommies!

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Think About It Thought for the day
A diet pill could just be an alibi for not wanting to exercise.

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Posted by Mommy Woobie on July 30th, 2008 in Mommy Thoughts, New Mom Tips, Pregnancy

This is the first of my series on Pregnancy and New Mom tips, which I dedicate to my bestfriend, who I mentioned in previous posts. She is around 6 mos pregnant now and has started getting extremely excited (and apprehensive) about her childbirth. This is my way of sharing my experiences during my pregnancy with her and the rest of the new moms out there.

An Introduction

A woman learns about her pregnancy and suddenly, a whole new world opens up before her eyes. She is then forced to evaluate her capabilities and skills. Is she up to the challenge? Does she need more information? For the first time, she becomes aware of a responsibility that is greater than anything she has ever handled before. She will become the vessel for a new being who will contribute to making the world a better place someday.

What she does from this point onwards will have a significant impact on the life of her child. This could put pressure on a new mother, but with constant reassurance that she’s doing everything that needs to be done to ensure her child’s health, she will be fine.

More on this topic in future posts!

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