Andy, Philippines

Giving away newborn and boy toddler hand-me-downs.Please manage your expectations po and take all sana. Receiver will handle shipping. All for free. Cubao area. Thanks!

Hello mommies! Where do you buy clothes for your babies? Preferably brand new (doble ingat muna ngayong pandemic) and pwede bilhin online. Store recommendations and/or links highly appreciated. Thank you!

I'm just venting, mommies. Wala namang question or anything haha. Nagpa-BPS ako kahapon. Tsaka RT-PCR. Unfortunately kahapon sobrang baba ng amniotic fluid ko, so 6/8 lang ako sa BPS. Tapos praning na praning ako sa swab test kasi what if asymptomatic lang pala ako pero nahawa na pala ako somewhere. So ayun, tinawagan ko na yung lying in clinic. Sabi ni OB, increase water intake daw tapos ulit ng BPS the next day. Nabusog na ko sa tubig, ok lang kahit ihi nang ihi, basta tumaas ulit yung amniotic fluid. I got the results today, thankfully negative ako sa RT-PCR. Parang anlaking tinik ang nabunot sa lalamunan ko. Nagpa-BPS ako ulit, thankfully 8/8 na ko 😭 Sobrang relieved ko. Worried kasi ako baka irefer ako ni OB sa hospital talaga, eh ayoko talaga sa hospital ngayon dahil sa covid. I'm just waiting for her reply now kung anong instructions nya. Inom pa rin nang inom ng water, para sure. So ayun, share lang. Sabi ni OB nung Monday baka daw lumabas na si baby this week. Ready na lahat, and sobrang thankful talaga ako na nag-improve ang score ni baby. So kayo mommies, inom kayo ng maraming tubig lagi. Grabe talaga yung init ngayon, pag dehydrated pala ang buntis, nakakaaffect sa amount ng amniotic fluid. #pregnancy

Hello, mommies! I saw this post on FB. If you need more ideas on what to cook, check this out! One less thing to worry about ☺️ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=506867376922250&id=100027969753046 #recipes #easyrecipes

Hello mommies! Gusto ko lang ishare itong mga app na 'to. I downloaded the first one during my first pregnancy kasi nung third trimester na, takot akong hindi umabot sa hospital. How does it work? Pag labor contractions po, magsisimula sila na medyo mahina lang, medyo matagal ang interval bago dumating yung kasunod. Habang patagal nang patagal, maslumalakas ang contractions, masmaikli ang interval. Sa mga ganitong app, isang tap lang, magsstart/stop yung timer para malaman mo gano katagal ang contraction and interval. Kung napapansin nyo na medyo regular sya (example every 15 mins), it could be a sign na your body is getting ready na. Depende po sa panganganakan nyo kung ano ang rule nila, pero sa akin noon, bumyahe na kami nung 5mins apart na lang. 3 hours and 20 mins later, nakalabas na si baby. Best to ask your ob pa rin syempre kung kelan ka dapat pumunta. So ayun mommies, kung 3rd trimester ka na and feeling mo malapit ka na sa due date, you might wanna try using one of these. Helpful sya para malaman kung Braxton Hicks ba o labor contractions yung nararamdaman nyo.

"As many as 1 in 5 women have mental health problems in pregnancy or after birth. It can happen to anyone. Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health problems in pregnancy. These affect about 10 to 15 out of every 100 pregnant women. Just like at other times in life, you can have many different types of mental illness and the severity can vary.  You may already have had a mental illness when you became pregnant." https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/mental-health-in-pregnancy If you're feeling depressed, anxious, no connection with your baby, can't get over gender disappointment, or have any negative feeling towards your pregnancy and/or baby, please talk to your OB about it. Maternal mental health isn't something openly talked about here in the Philippines, especially with high expectations that moms should be excited to meet their babies, that pregnancy is a blessing, and so on. But pregnancy alters your hormone level so much that you'd have mood swings, acne, and sometimes your own emotions towards pregnancy. No, this does not make you a bad mom for as long as you're not doing anything that would harm your baby. Feelings are just feelings, and there are ways to work through them. And as moms here, we all know how challenging it is to be pregnant, to give birth, and to be a parent. The world is harsh enough as it is, and people are often too quick to judge moms about their feelings, how they raise their kids, etc. So please, if you see another mom struggling, help her out. Don't judge her. If you see them talking about their feelings, let them, and point them to resources if you know any. Wag po tayong judgemental sa mga kapwa nanay natin kung nakakaranas sila ng ganito. Let us try to be supportive. Let us be a community of women supporting other women. #pregnancy #mentalhealth