NEW CHAPTER BEGINS

#momlife BLOG Post

I cannot limit myself posting for one story a day, thoughts are pouring in, a lot has been happening to me and I wanted to share all of it. Guys, I haven’t blogged for God knows how long already and I’m going insane if I have these thoughts and not put into writing!

Lately, I’ve been thinking, if I become a #vlogger/YouTuber, I’ll be allotting time for filming, editing, doing chores, etc, etc, etc. You know Judy from itsjudyslife? HOW. DOES. SHE. DO. IT? Juggling through her daily vlogs, filming and editing and being a mother to her lovely girls, being a wife, etc, etc, etc. *insert eyeballs rolling* You know what I mean.

As a mom, as a new mom rather, I learned that you need balance in life. Everything needs balance, people. It’s not easy, even if you’re just a stay-at-home mom! (I’ll write about what stay-at-home mom do in a separate post just because….)What more if you’re working? *Hands Down* *much respect* It is the most exhausting job I’ve ever had! I’ve been in a call center recently for almost 2 years, balance was a bit… easy, though I can still manage to go to work even if I only had 2-3 hrs of sleep. But this, this new me, I slept with my baby for 2-3 hours a night and when it’s time for me to feed him, I feel so tired. Why? Unknown reasons, you’re just tired. Anyone agrees? Can I get an “Amen”?

That’s probably my main dilemma here. I can’t do it yet. (YouTuber thing) I’ll film my cooking and edit when I have time and then that’s it. I am also a camera shy. (Butter Movement hasn’t shown his face to the public so maybe I’ll try that. Lol) Time management, that’s what I was good at, before, now I need to reinvent myself again and again and again. There’s nothing wrong there, even my planned small business is in standby mode. Life.

To my unexpected readers: To be honest, I accidentally shared my other blog post on my Facebook! Like WHAT THE F?! I don’t open my Facebook that much, but still I think I embarrassed myself there, for a bit. Haha!

This blog is my haven, my sanctuary, my own corner, my life…in secret, but in details yet this is going to be discovered by some unknown creatures in the planet and I just, I’m not ready yet. I’m too…shy? Uuuggghhh.

#momlife BLOG POST!

Newbie Mom Essentials!

I’ll be sharing to you few of my “Mommy Essentials” when it comes to my baby Jake! I’ve tried some brands as well but these items just works best for me and the baby, and daddy’s budget! :D

These are very few, I don’t know if other moms has a lot (like toys and stuff), but these are my go-to products and the products I can’t live without as a mom, haha! These are enough, for now.

So here you go, S-26 Gold (0-6mos.) - We used Enfamil before, but it was expensive and I asked our pedia if we can change it and she recommended S-26 HA, but then we thought that Gold has higher DHA compared to Enfamil.

So why Formula Milk? I stopped breastfeeding after a month of Jake’s birth because I don’t have enough milk or my supply is insufficient. I know this subject is a bit touchy from the other moms and non moms who are supporting breastfeeding. To be honest, when I was pregnant I keep eating stew or soup that has moringga (malunggay) in it because I was planning to breastfeed my baby. I even take Natalac or malunggay supplements and when I gave birth I didn’t have enough milk to support my baby and I don’t want him to starve. Even at this point I feel disappointed to myself that I can’t do anything about it anymore, I guess nature didn’t allow me this time after having a healthy pregnancy. I also took Fenugreek (in Healthy Options for PHP 700+) and Mommy’s Milk Tea but still I didn’t have enough milk. To be continued. I’d like to post my story in another blog post.

Wilkins Distilled Water I trust this the most, because it says in their packaging “Moms trusted brand” so there.

Pampers Dry diapers Hey, we tried EQ Dry but it failed on us because it always leaks on the sides of my baby bum/legs resulting in a furious cry when he feels wet from behind! We also tried Huggies, I loved it at first but it leaked as well!!! So we tried Pampers and Drypers, they are both pricey, if you have extra budget for diapers, the brand Drypers is the best one for me, it’s a bit pricey than Pampers but I’m sold to Pampers from now. It’s dry and we even tested one wet diaper to a dry tissue and there’s no mark of my baby’s pee! Magiiiiic!

Wipes! Any brand will do. (For us)

Cetaphil Cleanser and Cetaphil Shampoo and Cleanser I use both for bathing Jake, but the Cetaphil Cleanser is the most used one because we all use it for our face, haha! Tipid! #momhack It’s best for all skin types, baby has sensitive skin, I have combo type, boyfie has oily and mom has I don’t know maybe she wants to moisturize her face that’s why. Meh. Cetaphil is a pricey product so instead of buying a separate one for us, we buy the big ones so that we can save.

Cycles Ever told to try Perla for your baby’s clothes?? I was told to switch to Perla or Human Nature Mild Detergent Powder, but it just has too many cons for me!

1. I do the laundry twice a week and Jake’s clothes and lampins are too much for me to use Perla bar, (you have no idea how much clothes and lampins I wash, it’s exhausting) also as much as I want to use Human Nature, 2. There’s no stock in supermarkets, no items, the thing has to be ordered online (I am not the type of person who orders online, I am not a millenial, I am a 90’s born.) 3. It’s tiring to use bar detergents, that’s it. It dries your skin. Anyway, Cycles Mild Detergent is a bit pricey (PHP 272.00) but it works fine for me and baby’s skin. It can even last for 4 months!!!

Jake had some rashes before, but I doubt it was caused by this product. When we changed his milk and soap for bathing I noticed the rashes came off, so I decided to stick with Cycles. It didn’t let me down in one scoop, good for one load.