Moms of the Childbirth and Child Care Threads - Part 5

[yapeegurl]

Tin, hindi ko maview ang website..

[huckleberry]

Pia - thanks!! pwede na sya sa baseball, ni-group naman sila base sa ability nila sumalo at mag-bat.  sobrang na-relieve nga ako habang ni-explain sa amin yun results ng tests at nagulat pa kami na above grade level ang result ng IQ test nya. kakastart pa lang naman ng spring so medyo malamig pa, maulan nga lang. sa cali nasa 60-70 F pero ang weird ng weather. kahapon sunny sa umaga sa cali pagdating ng hapon nag-hailstorm.

[yapeegurl]

Dette, nako wag naman sana mag hailstorm pag dating namin dun.. mas masarap mag tour pag sunny pa din.. kaya ayoko ng winter time nagpupunta kasi hindi ako makalipad to NY.. stuck tuloy ako sa Florida nung winter kasi 2yrs ago at wala naman daw mapupuntahan.. Relief talaga pag nagcocompliment ang mga teachers.. lalo na ang madinig mo na wala na adhd.. no TV pa din ba si kuya? si kyle ano pinapanood ngayon?

[huckleberry]

Pia - pag winter talaga para kaming bear na nag-hibernate at iniiwasan namin mag-travel dahil ang snow storm e pabigla-biglang dumarating lalo dito sa east coast.  pero pag spring at summer super gala naman. wish ko din mapuntahan ang cali pero baka 2-3 yrs pa yun pag malaki na si audrey. nakakanood naman na ng TV si kuya K pero every weekends lang at max of 2 hrs. pag cartoons sa sprout channel lang sya pwede manood (dragon tales, rubber dubbers, etc) minsan sa nick jr (diego, dora, backyardigans at wonder pets lang). pag nagsawa sa cartoons discovery, history or travel channel naman hilig kasi nya ang science at social studies. nakakaawa lang minsan kasi di sya maka-relate sa usapang TV ng mga schoolmates nya.

nakatulog na yata ang mga mommies. di na kasi lumalabas si "warning!! ...........while you were typing."

[simplykristine08]

Van, sana ibenta pati car nya! so almost 10k ka for PV sis? Ang mahal!

Pia, ayaw? Nung una ayaw din eh. Eto pakicheck ulit: inocean.tumblr.com. Mali pala ako ng spelling. Tumblr pala sorry. Balitaan mo ko kagad sis ha.

[twelvth_goddess]

^Oo sis pero napaisip tuloy ako kase nasa 40k na kame ngayon eh gusto ko talaga mag-stick sa budget.

[yapeegurl]

Tin, wala bang letter 'e' sa word an tumbler? yung first picture ba yung may chickenpox na lalake.. naloka ako.. hahaha.. iiissccaary lol pero magaganda shots nya kung tama nga ang nakita ko..

Dette, si kyle type si dora... dun nya natutunan ang words na backpack, mountain, map, at marami pang iba.. he watches this at night.. pampatulog.. alternate nya with thomas and baby songs na video.. i noticed hindi na sya nakakatagal sa TV.. ang dvd sa gabi ang hindi pang hele nya ngayon.. hindi na karga..

Mas maganda sa gabi mag post kasi sa umaga di ako makasingit.. hahaha.. pero mas fun sa umaga kasi yung adrenaline ko to click POST ay naandun.. lol

Edit: Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post. (hindi pa sila tulog hahahah)

[domestic diva]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone

I have super sensitive skin too but for some reason, Olay clarity facial wash and pond's cream (blue) are the only ones that work for me (buti na lang because it's not as expensive!).

As for drinking water naman for baby, I only used Dr. Edwards for a month and it wasn't exclusive. We would use Wilkins also. Now, I buy Absolut na lang. Much, much cheaper and knock on wood, baby has no complications or illness. Wala pa kaming rotavirus snoosh niyan ha.  Maybe I'm not as OC bec during my older kids' time di pa uso ang mga yan.

J just had her flu vaccine done.  Since it's her first time, pedia says she needs another one done next month. We paid P1200.

Grabe..Warning - while you were typing 18 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.

[yapeegurl]

^Grace kami din nung umuwi ng pinas nung 5 months pa lang si baby wilkins lang ang gamit and sa awa naman ng Dyos hindi sumama tummy nya (inedit ko kasi pangit pakinggan yung first ko nitype hahaha).. second uwi nya ng pinas nung 1yr old sya Absolut na lang.. pati latest uwi namin nung January absolut na lang din.. grabe 18 new replies ha.. LOL.. ang dami naman!

[simplykristine08]

Pia, yes yun nga sis! Walang e. Okay naman ba shots nya? You think okay sya sa 3k kahit freelancer? Not sure lang if sanay sya sa kiddie parties.

Lisa, kame pala nung 6months na si K, nilipat ko na sya sa dr. Edwards blue cap. Almost 10months din ata kame ng dr. Edwards then ngayon wilkins or absolute nalang. Mas tipid na din.

[domestic diva]

^hi pia, even with washing of bottles (i don't have a maid nor yaya at the moment and i refuse to get from an agency bec of a bad experience), i only use joy. i used to use kitchenmate only when i had maids but since it's just me, i know how much lang to use. 

when j was a newborn, i used baby detergent for washing her clothes. although her clothes are still washed separately from ours, i don't use anything special for her and she has skin asthma and sensitive skin (for which we can only use cetaphil cream and when there's a change in weather, cetaphil cleanser din).  instead of using fabric softener, i use vinegar (datu puti-- yup, it works!).

i hope that you get good weather when you arrive!

[huckleberry]

Hello Grace! di pala kita na-welcome, sorry.

[domestic diva]

^Hi Dette!  You reside on the east coast?  Am sure it's still cold there?

Vampire Diaries na!!! LOL
Can't wait ..

[clueless]

Grace, what size of wilkins/absolut do you buy? kasi if it's the big bottles, di ba mahirap to pour it to the feeding bottle? our drinking water is wilkins in the 5 gallon jugs. can i use that din kaya though syempre dadaan sa spout ng water dispenser yon so i'm not sure if that's ok or not.  kasi if wilkins is ok naman, i will think about switching na to that.

unless the pedia recommends i get dr edwards with fluoride. baby will have her 5-month check up on thursday sabay with 2nd does of rv and pcv. i will ask about the water. i will also ask about formula kasi now she takes similac hw and according to what's written on the can, it's good for babies up to 12 months so i'm not sure if we should switch to stage 2 milk (gain advance?) or not.

i've been trying to convince hubby na ok ang datu puti vinegar for wahsing kasi i always read about your posts nga that you use that. i think you and DV. but for some reason, he thinks everything will smell like datu puti also. 

Pia, di ko alam kung anong expiration. ich-check ko nga.

Van, ayaw mo si zoombox? 6500 with 2 videographers na yon and HD camera. 

di pa din ako sinasagot ni apple. weekend, busy siya. if she still doesnt reply by monday, i will text her na.

Dette, saang state ka? i've been to new york once pa lang. my kuya lives there. late october yon and super lamig!!! but i would love go back and see more. i was with my parents kasi then, ay nako, ang bagal maglakad tapos maya't maya gusto umupo o mag restroom kaya wala kaming napuntahan. pikon na pikon kuya ko sa kanila kasi syempre siya sanay mabilis maglakad and all.

i was in orlando naman ng november and i super loved the weather. naka light jacket ako tapos mga pamangkin ko naka shorts at tank top! haha. i have cousins there so spoiled kami pag nandon. mid november naman i was in new jersey. naiwan ako while my parents went to canada, di kasi ako nabigyan ng visa. ay, i would wait sa bus stop for my nieces. super lamig. as in nanginginig ako kahit balot na balot. tapos after that i went to seattle naman for thanksgiving. my gosh. sa ferry to bainbridge island where my tita used to live, jusme. the day after i left for manila, nag-snow sa seattle. sayang di ko inabutan. di pa ako naka-experience ng snow. project US 2013 kami ngayon but most likely spring/summer.

[twelvth_goddess]

^Naku later pa namin madownload to! Cant wait!

Lisa, ang mahal ni Zoombox. Pinag iisipan ko pa kung tutuloy ako with video coverage eh.

[simplykristine08]

Van, try mo si JV photography ata yun. 5k for PV. Try mo kung gusto mo, check mo muna. Sa kabilang forum ko yun nakita

[clueless]

Grayce, i checked the website of call it spring. i liked some of their flats pero buti na lang... size 6 ang smallest nila! so no go for me.  but they're reasonably-priced ha.

[domestic diva]

Hi Lisa, we buy the 6 liter size of Absolut drinking water.  Since Avent bottles are wide, it's pretty easy to just pour the water in. The mineral water we consume comes from another water company (Agua Gracia for which we've never gotten sick from and the water has no after taste etc.).  I can't say that it's safe even if it's Wilkins that you're using but comes from a spout... especially for your baby.  You'll get the hang of pouring it    

After J turned more than a month old, we switched to Wilkins/Absolute but I made sure that the size we bought were the amount she could only consume within 48 hours.  It was only when she turned 6 months that we started buying the 6 liter jugs. My pedia friend advised me that it's ok as long as baby consumed the opened bottle of water within 48 hours so no need to boil distilled water before giving to baby.

I'm not advising anyone not to have rv given to their child ha!  I just read here that there is one pedia that doesn't advise it (forgot his name).  He only advises it if you are not giving distilled water to your baby.

I'm not so particular with water that contains flouride bec baby takes polyviflor vitamins.

My baby takes Isomil formula otherwise puro na kami spit up.  She's my only child that has a sensitive tummy.  She can take cerelac but not too much or else spit up na naman.
 
As for our trusty old Datu Puti, hindi ako naghahandwash ng laundry.  I can confirm your clothes wont smell like vinegar if you use it sa washing machine especially kung automatic ang washing machine.  Just pour it into the fab conditioner dispenser or downy ball

[clueless]

Grace, thanks for the explanation.

so i need to see muna how long a 6-liter bottle will last, kung kaya to consume within 48 hours. she's 5 months old today but she still takes 40z at a time lang. sometimes kasi she doesn't finish it and sometimes naman, she finishes it fast so i am unsure if i have to start giving her na 5oz. a big bottle of dr edwards lasts us 1.5-2 days. she has one serving of breastmilk in the morning pala. that's all i have eh, enough for one feeding lang that i express the previous day.

maybe i will secretly ask the maid to try the vinegar and if hubby doesn't notice any difference, will continue doing it. though magtataka yon if he sees me buying lots of datu puti when we do our monthly groceries. he knows kasi i don't like sukang puti as sawsawan, i prefer del monte.

we have an automatic washing machine so it shouldn't be a problem naman. how much vinegar per load? ito ba yung 1 guhit sa bottle? was that you said that or si DV? 

i think sa vaccines thread, doc lelet confirmed that if baby is exclusively breastfed, RV is optional. our pedia also said RV is optional but we decided to take it pa din kasi baby's not exclusively breastfed.

will ask the pedia about the water na din when we see her on thursday.

thanks!

very apt your handle - domestic diva ka nga. 
very apt din mine - i'm clueless about so many things. 

[huckleberry]

Grace - yes, malamig pa rin dito. winter coat pa rin suot namin pag lumalabas.

Lisa - sa Michigan kami. maganda gumala pag spring at early fall, parang baguio lang ang lamig.  summer di masyado kasi ang sakit sa balat ng init.  natira kami near Seattle for 1 yr, di namin nagustuhan ang ulan kaya lumipat kami.

Re: Wilkins - nagpapadeliver ba kayo? may gamit kasi kami dati na sariling dispenser ng wilkins para nga sa baby pero di ko lang alam kung binibili ba yun or free na. sa SIL ko kasi yun pinagamit lang sa amin nang magkababy kami.