Ondoy Experience

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I came across on an fb post regarding the typhoon that devastated Metro Manila wayback Sept 2010. Since I couldn’t think of any topic to discuss, I will just share my experience during this time.

It was raining all day, We’re at home doing the usual stuff we do on a weekend. I’m infront of the desktop when I noticed that the water’s filling up our toilet and in just a moment, the flood entered our house. The first thing I saved was our desktop, then the stuff in the lower parts of our cabinet, then I helped in moving the fridge, TV and everything else. It was the first time that our village suffered from flood. Good thing was our house is located on the higher ground that’s why the flood only reached knee-deep, pity to those who live on the lower part of our village where the flood almost reached their roof. However, on the positive side, you’ll see that everyone in the neighborhood is willing to help each other in every way. Some went on homes that need help in lifting furnitures and some opened their home and offered food to those people whose home is submerged with water.

We’re lucky that we had only experienced flooding, Unlike the other parts of Metro, where some lost their homes and worst, lost their lives.

Breastfeeding Journey

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I wasn’t able to breastfed my first-born, just because she was introduced to formula milk right after she was born, I don’t know why but the hospital gave it to her without our consent, which made me and my daughter didn’t put so much effort on the breastfeeding journey. She’s not a fan of being breastfed.

Until I got preggy with my son, which made me consider of exclusively breastfeeding him maybe up until 6mos old or more. Not only that it is healthy and good for the baby, but also, we can save a lot of money from formula milk. I had invensted on this bf journey, I bought an electric pump, nursing pillow, lactating goods and vitamins, nursing cover, etc.

I had encountered challenges like, I felt I’m not producing or pumping enough milk, that even when I squeezed my boobies, there’s no milk coming out from it anymore. Then, my son got this skin allergy that we don’t even know what caused it, which I thought it’s from my milk, that he’s allergic to it, only to found out that it’s from the water that we’re using to wash him. I also think I’m having PPD(Post-Partum Depression). There’s so many instances that I almost gave up on breastfeeding but something inside me pushes to keep going. I’m proud to say that i’ve overcome those challenges. I’m contected with my milk production though I’m still working on it. We’ll never know, I might have a massive milk stash soon. :)

Delivery Story

Been hiatus for more than a month now.. it’s because I gave birth to my second-born last August 7, ‘19. He was delivered via CS section(just b’coz my first born was delivered via CS too). He was scheduled to be delivered on 08/08/19, however, my water is already leaking by 08/07 so my OB decided to deliver him that day. 

I’m kinda disappointed on how my delivery turns out with my son. I’m really aiming to deliver him naturally, yet my OB seems not to like that idea. I’ve learned that its possible to have a normal delivery after one CS section. It will just depend on how the OB would prepare the preggy mother throughout the whole pregnancy. The fact that my water’s leaking and I have a dilated cervix means I will go to labor on that day(which is just my 39th week). We could’ve just wait and tried if I can deliver naturally. If and if we will encounter complications then we can deliver via CS as planned but if there’s none then maybe I will have the chance to experience delivering naturally ... but she didn’t let me do it. It just that I lost my faith in my OB that she is a good one. 

Anyhow, Let me share you some snaps of my son. 

Is’nt he adorable? Ü