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My Jellybean at one month

Inaamin ko po. Ako ay isang biktima. Biktima ng pananaw ng lahat ng ina…na ang kanilang supling, ang kanilang unika iha, ang kanilang prinsesita… ay ang pinakamagandang baby sa balat ng lupa LOL 

Hindi ako nakaligtas. Guilty as charged

Breastfeeding Jellybean ( actually, tapos na siyang dumede, ginagawa na lang niyang unan ang dede ko na mas malaki pa sa ulo niya lol )

Naisip ko lang kahapon, guys, kung walang amazing powers ang human milk to support and maintain life, matagal nang extinct ang Homo Sapiens. Hellow, wala pong formula milk nung panahon ng cave men. Walang ibang options ang  cave mommies kundi padedehin sa dibdib nila ang mga cave babies. Unless, naimbento na nila ang powdered dinosaur milk

And this colostrum thingy? Jeez, talk about nature’s perfectly balanced first food for the newborn. It has a high concentration of protein and carbohydrates but it’s low in fat kaya madaling ma-digest ni baby.

Hindi lang ‘yon, it comes with large amounts of active immune factors (antibodies) to protect the baby from harmful stuff. Para bagang vaccine but safer and all natural. Marami rin itong white blood cells which can actually destroy disease-causing bacteria and viruses.

It also acts as a mild laxative para madaling mailabas ng baby ang lumang poop sa tummy niya na kasama na ang excess bilirubin. Iwas-jaundice po ito.

Hindi mukhang gatas ang colostrum. It’s yellow and thick and sticky. Mothers produce colostrum during pregnancy and on to the first two weeks after giving birth kaya importanteng makuha ang full benefit ng colostrum during the baby’s  first few days, or hours.

Fyi, future mommies, colustrum, with all its super powers, ay hindi nadu-duplicate sa laboratories. Ang substitute nila ay bovine colostrum, in powder or capsule form. And bovine is a nice word for “cow”, right? Wait, ‘yun din nga pala ang source ng mga formula milk 

Pero joskopoh, napakamahal ng formula milk na ‘yan! ‘Yung malaking lata eh libong piso na, grabeh. Sa totoo lang, one month na si Jellybean, wala pa akong gastos ni isang pisong duling sa gatas niya 

I’m really glad world health organizations and our own DOH took up breastfeeding as an advocacy.  Lahat ng mommy friends ko ay nagpapa-dede (while working pa ‘yon, ha).

I must say, masuwerte ang mga babies ng generation na ‘to. They get to eat the food na ginawa ng nature para sa kanila talaga…ang walang kapantay na gatas ng ina.

Next issue: breastfeeding ulit (benefits for the mommies naman)

Mini Me

Kamukhang-kamukha ko raw si Jellybean.  Aaw byuti rin siya?

Hi, guys! Nanay  mode ang byuti ko ngayon kaya kwentong baby muna tayo.

Ang panganganak:

It is said that giving birth is just like experiencing the pain of 20 bones in your body being broken at the same time.  I was almost there, but alas, naawa ang Josah ng mga nanay sa akin. After six hours of labor, na-CS pa rin ako.

The baby’s heartbeats were slowing down after every contraction kaya kailangan na nila akong hiwain at kunin si Jellybean.

The baby:

Ang liit ni Jellybean nung lumabas (5 lbs. 3 oz), kailangan siyang painitan. Hindi naman sa incubator, iniilawan lang siya na animo itlog.  On our second day sa hospital, nag-room in na si baby with me.  Kasama niya ang ilaw niya, syempre hehe.  Lagi kasing giniginaw.

Breast-feeding:

I specifically asked the nursery not to give her formula milk.  Jellybean is breast fed from day one. I’m telling you, guys, breast milk is one miracle of nature that shouldn’t be ignored. Sandamukal na benefits, not only for the baby but for the mom as well. Napatunayan ko siya so I’ll be blogging about it later.

Jellybean is so wonderful and being a new mom is totally awesome. More on nanay mode next issue…