Hello mga sis... ang tagal kong hindi naka-reply. busy-ness sa work and ang hirap mag-reply kapag phone lang ang gamit. Ang dami na dito. katuwa.

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cheniwin pahinga ka sis.. Tama nga huwag magpa-stress. I'm trying not to be stressed sa work din. Deadline-driven (client deadlines and regulatory deadlines) ang work ko but hindi ko na masyado iniisip deadline. Buong December I worked long hours pero happy thoughts na lang all the time.
Hopefully nga approve ni Pnoy ang 100 days ML para sa mga preggy sa Pinas.

Sa amin dito, 26 weeks ang paid maternity leave (may social welfare but my company will top-up the social welfare payments up to my salary), then I could take additional 16 weeks unpaid leaves and add my vacation leave this year and next year. Rough calculation ko, I probably will start my ML mid-June para hindi na ako umabot sa June deadlines ko, hehe, at we need to start the ML two weeks prior sa due date, babalik ako hopefully May na next year. I'd take the unpaid leave para mag-alaga ng baby at para umiwas sa year-end regulatory deadlines next year, ayaw ko ma-stress.
sweetiejam Ako din paranoid, I had a previous miscarriage last year din kaya super paranoid. Like right now, at 17 weeks sobra ang gutom daw ng buntis dahil baby is getting bigger. As in every few hours gugutom ako. Then last Thursday and yesterday biglang hindi ako masyadong gutom so paranoid na naman. But I just pray.

Wala pa din ako masyado baby bump kaya nakakainip... Sabi nila mga 5 months daw normally lumalaki ang bump.
thalita Hope everything is fine with your baby.

I haven't bought anything pa. Last weekend I looked for a baby bag. Sabi ni hubby early pa naman ata bumili. Tutal wala naman akong nagustuhan talaga, wala akong binili.
Inisip ko din mag-CD but I think hindi ko kakayanin. Damit pa nga lang namin ni hubby tambak na, so lalo na ang diaper. After kasi ng work pagod na talaga kami pagdating sa house so relax relax na lang kami sa gabi.
I drink fresh milk lang din. Pansin ko dito (I live in Ireland pala) hindi uso ang formula either for mothers or babies. May formula lang pag infant. My 2 year old niece, and even before she turned two, fresh milk lang ang iniinom nya. But actually milk is a treat for her, she eats proper food. Ganun din ba sa Pinas? Alala ko pamangkin ko, mga 10+ years ago, milk pa rin ang main source of nutrients nung 2 year old siya.
I will have my 2nd tri scan on 4th March, actually 22 weeks na ako nun. Mali kase nasabi kong date nung nagpa-appointment ako sabi naman ng hospital between 18 -22 week is ok naman daw. I will meet my GP in 3 weeks sana pakinggan namin heartbeat ni baby.

Gender - I think hubby and I will not know the gender. Neutral colors lahat ang bibilhin namin.

Pasensya na ang haba ng post ko.
Safe pregnancy to all of us mga sis.
