Nowadays, it’s cool to be a MOM! You wanna know why? This is why!

You get to use a fashionable nursing bib! When I had AD, my only choice was plain old blue nursing bib (cost me around P800!) which I had to retire now since I have this new chic nursing bib! Yahoo! It’s even reversible to match my wardrobe or may even be thought as my blouse (what large blouse I have! haha). At least now, when people see me in public with this nursing bib, they will get distracted with the nice design and not staringly ask me (with one eyebrow raised up) what is going in there?! tsk…tsk…

I just wish that Indigo Yummy Mummies would consider in putting a pocket on the bib because in my past experience, the pocket was helpful in safekeeping the cover of my breast pump (we don’t want it to get dirty don’t we?) and diaper cloth. Oh yes, I was nursing AD and at the same time, pumping on the other breast in attempt to save milk when I get back to work. I get more milk when I do that which made me very happy!

And this is my new hottest baby in town…with the hip nappy clutch!  I love the camouflage design! I think AD envies his brother JX for having this cool changing pad.  AD always remind me to use this whenever he sees that I am about to change JX’s diaper, even at home.  He also volunteers to carry the nappy clutch when we’re out (Ako na, ako na!, he would say)! The camo design was the right choice so even my HubbyBubbly will not have an excuse for not changing his son’s nappies in public because he can also bring this masculine design to the changing room. From the photos, I thought the changing mat would be short or just right for JX but I was wrong because there’s still a lot of room for a growing JX! The mat looks sturdy because of the thick clear plastic. Oh by the way, this clutch is an all-in-one because there’s a diaper pouch which can store 2-3 diapers at a time, a clear compartment to store your baby wipes (yes, the moist of the wipes are retained) and a 25in x 15in changing mat. No need for a separate baby wipes pack. Nice thinking, convenience for the mommas out there!

My next Indigo rave is the Jar of Hope First Aid Gel. The first time I saw this on ShopCrazy and browsed their products, the Jar of Hope caught my chinky eyes aside from the Shoo Fly (what a catchy name!)! It claimed that it is great for mommas and poppas burnouts, stress, insomnia, fussy babies, insect bites, motion sickness, inflammations, cuts, rashes and wounds. Even teething! Made from blue chamomile essential oil (contains azulene’s healing properties) with a fresh apple scent. At first, I was hesitant to use this on JX so I dabbed an itsie teenie weenie dot on his arm to see if he has allergic reactions.  Good thing, there was no reactions on him!  So, I quickly and excitedly put the liquid gel unto JX’s neck where rashes were evident.  This was gone after a few days of application.  Indeed, it worked! And so, the Jar of Hope is one of the things I regularly have within my reach when I am carrying JX especially when knowing that it cam from organic and all natural ingredients.

by Indigo.

Ever since I was pregnant with AD, I had heard so much about giving birth the natural way. I wanted to give it a try after hearing a friend of mine did it not only once but twice! I was challenged! I’m not usually the type of person to be challenged but with this and the benefits that comes along with it, got me interested. And so, I enrolled ourselves to the childbirth education class on my third trimester. Fortunately or unfortunately, I wasn’t able to apply the natural way of child birth when I had Aidan. My water bag broke and I wasn’t experiencing any contractions. So, I had to be induced and given the oxytocin to help me contract. I didn’t expect the pain to be that unbearable so panicky me, I asked for an epidural procedure to release me from shouting pain! That was 3 years ago.

With JX, natural childbirth was still at the back of my mind. It was just on my last trimester that I discussed my plan with my OB gyne, Dra. LG. She fully supported me with my decision, little did I know that she would be true to her word! haha That got me huh! Since I already had knowledge of the natural way, I decided not to enroll to a refresher course (I would only pay 50% of the fee if I did). I can surf through the internet and look for my old file but apparently, I lost track of time and didn’t have real time to finish my reading. So, in short, I kinda “knew” the concept but totally forgot the breathing technique when you reach a certain phase, how it would be painful (but of course, I still wouldn’t really know how painful it was until I experience it right? Which I also didn’t experience with my 1st child.) So, I was kinda unprepared but was still willing to undergo with the procedure because it was what we really wanted from the start.

Nov 14:

At Home: 2pm - Momma was not feeling too well. Having nausea so she opted to lie down while AD was playing with his car.

3-4pm - Momma was already having regular contractions and was having diarrhea.

4-4.30pm - Momma was doing the last minute instructions for AD. Took a cab because it’s faster to meet with HubbyBubbly at MMC than to pick me up at home. Dra LG advised me to go to MMC first to check on my status.

AT MMC: 5pm - Forgot the camera! Shucks! Arrived and proceeded to the 5/F Delivery room. I was ushered to the Labor rm then I was IEd at 5cm already! Contractions regular and getting stronger. JX’s heartbeat was almost 160-170/ minute which was not his regular heartbeat so I was not permitted to go to Asian Hospital anymore and it was already rush hour at that time! I was dehydrated so O2 supply was administered and IV too! JX heartbeat decreased but still didn’t return to his normal heartrate.

While my HubbyBubbly lost his composure and was asking that he see me immediately when he got to the MMC. He was losing control while I was having labor pains and I can hear his voice outside the room. We had no choice but to stay there and he keeps on blabbering (hahaha) how he was truly unsatisfied with the hospital’s process. It was a funny situation but added to my worry that the staff might get mad and get back at me instead.

6pm - IEd at 8cm! Contractions still regular and stronger at around 70-80 ( I don’t know its unit of measurement though). Water bag still intact. Worried that we might not get a photo documentation of my delivery to JX. Camera please Uncle Rommel!

7pm - Decide to rupture my bag because our concern is JX. He might be in danger. He might have eaten his own poo and that would be bad for him! And the REAL experience begun here…

I had not cut my nails shorter. It deepened unto HubbyBubbly’s arm and hands. I had to shut him up when he cries in pain, after all, who is in the real pain here? HubbyBubbly silently cried in pain. He was very patient with me. I was already shouting in pain. Afraid, scared whenever the pain would go back every so often. The pain became unbearable on my hips, on my back. I cannot contain it any longer.

At 9cm, I was already asking for anesthesia. I was still in control of myself. From what I remembered from Aidan, I thought it was already impossible to have anethesia at that time so I was kinda testing my OB on how to get rid of my pain. She calmly told me to wait and concentrate and they have called the anethesiologist. I was half believing her and half not believing her. I even told her that she was kidding me because I thought she was just killing time. But she still calmly told me to wait and just concentrate on my breathing as I kept on shouting. Doc, Doc, stop the pain, I want anethesia! Keep quiet please! (My pedia was giving instructions then.) I wanted a quiet room but they were buzzing all around me. I wanted to shout, to erase my pain but that didn’t work either! It was only the breathing that did it! The support I got from my HubbyBubbly helped me a lot. Actually, I wanted him to stop telling me to breathe because at that time, I was natatawa sa kanya. He was soo serious….I remembered the time when we were reciting our vows…It was the same feeling…natatawa talaga ako…But I was glad that he continued to support me because I know I would not have made it without him. His hands were already black and blue. My OB had to remove my hands from his but I reached for it again because it was my way of “transferring” the pain.

Where is that anesthesiologist?! Ok, Momma R, breathe slowly…when I tell you to push, push hard ok? We will count one to ten and then you’ll push! Push! I did it thrice! All those times, it really hurt but I gave my very best because I want it done quick! The pain was unbearable. I even saw how fast Dra LG’s was “cutting” me while JX was coming out. I didn’t feel the pain there because I think it was minimal compared to JX’s head coming out (I was told that I had local anesthesia for that procedure). The anesthesiologist was nowhere to be seen! It was only after that they told me that he was also giving anesthesia to someone who’ve asked for it earlier. Was it fortunate of me or what?

7.25pm - JX was seeing the DR of MMC! HubbyBubbly was already clicking his camera for JX’s photos of JX. The placenta was taken out and other “insides”. Cleaning and stitching was being done on Momma. Now, I can rest and sleep in peace…but I didn’t. I want to see my new baby…Joshua Xavier.

P.S. My OB gave me a new idea for my next baby (if we decide to have one more)…try water birth. Hmmm, that’s something to REALLY think about!