Parenting

Benefits of Breastfeeding

Breast milk is not only good for babies but for mommies too, this is what my daughter’s pediatrician told me and my husband when she thought that I need further persuasion to breastfeed my daughter. Although I agree with her statement, she does not need to convince me further because I am decided to exclusively breastfeed my daughter. In case…

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Parenting

Immunization Day

Exactly one week ago, my second daughter had her first dosage of Pentavalent Vaccine and oral Polio vaccine. Both vaccines are given on the 6th week of the infant. The Pentavalent Vaccine is composed of HB, DTP, and HIB. Unlike with my eldest which had her Pentavalent vaccine in a private clinic, my second daughter had it in our Baranggay…

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Parenting

A Single Strand Of Hair Matters

for my eldest daughter, Jyma Sciezka. We often fight recently because of a single hair strand which does not want to lie down with the rest. She does not want to see a single strand of hair up on her head. She wants her hair to be as fixed as possible. She almost bathes her hair with oil just to…

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Parenting

Noises

Having a baby at home who easily wakes up even with a very little noise made me wish to eradicate all the things that squeak when used. Unfortunately, I might ruin the entire house if I want to get rid of all the squeaky objects. All the doors are squeaking when opened and closed. And when I say doors, it…

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Parenting

Crying Baby

No two babies are exactly alike. I proved that this statement is true to my daughters. My eldest, when she was at my second daughter’s age, was not a fussy baby. She very seldom cries. Our neighbors told me that they didn’t know that there was a baby in our house because they never heard the baby cried. When she…

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