Hi Pinoy moms! What's your take on 'bigkis'? My sister just gave birth recently and uses bigkis on her little one. I didn't use it on my baby and preferred following the umbilical cord care my OB provided. It's quite difficult to insist that when you're surrounded by oldies who prefer this traditional method. I guess that's another reason why my sister just gave in to what they told her. How would you tell them that bigkis isn't really necessary?
As per the doctors, hindi na nga daw ginagamitan dapat ng bigkis to let the navel breathe well para gumaling agad. So kami hindi na din talaga gumamit kahit naginsist mom ko kasi yun ang kinasanayan nya.