I had 3 ultrasounds in my entire pregnancy. First Ultrasound: Confirm Due Date I didn’t know about my pregnancy until I was 13 weeks in. The reason(s) for why I ignored all my pregnancy symptoms would make this blog too long, so that would be for another post. My doctor ordered the first ultrasound around…
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When looking for a baby shower gift, we tend to look for the cutest little things — little clothes, little bows, little hats, little toys, etc. Because when else could you justify shopping for those tiny things? But if you’re someone who wants to ditch the cutesy and go for what could be useful for…
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This picture reminds me of that conversation I had with one of my coworkers. I was in my third trimester then and trying to mentally prepare myself for childbirth. I remember saying “I don’t know how so many women do it over and over again;” to which he said, from what he heard women tend…
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Having gone through pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum for the first time made me realize how truly amazing motherhood is. Besides the incredible science behind it all, this journey into motherhood has been teaching me a lot of valuable lessons in life — things that I never learned in school. Here’s an example. My academic training…
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This one’s for my husband for I want to tell the world how great of a father and husband he is. I remember how patient and caring you were during my entire pregnancy — all those days when you drove me to and from work; when you did your best in the kitchen even if…
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Having a bedtime routine is a way of indicating to your baby that nighttime sleep is different from daytime naps; that at nighttime, we should sleep longer. Of course this would be harder to achieve with a newborn, but for infants, it could work! I think babies are much smarter than what we typically give…
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Motherhood is a non-stop process of learning. Particularly for first-time mamas like me, there are products out there that we previously had no clue about because we got so used to single life with no kids. In this post, I thought it would be helpful to share what I now know are baby must-haves in…
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Are you a new mama or a mama-to-be who is on the hunt for a breast pump? This post is for you. I’ve been an exclusive pumper for several months now and I thought it might be helpful to share an honest review of the Medela breast pumps that I’ve been using. Note: this post…
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Ok this post is right out of left field. I’m not the greatest cook out there and this blog is definitely not about food recipes. But I thought I’d post this because it turned out really well, even my little one got excited when I took it out of the oven. This is my version…
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I am new to motherhood. To date, there’s been two instances where I saw my baby in real pain and in both times I felt my heart shatter into pieces. And no, it’s not his vaccines. Surprisingly, he did relatively well in his 2- and 4-month vaccines. The first instance was night 3. It was…
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