How to get back your body after giving birth?

After giving birth, your body doesn’t get back easily to its normal size like before your pregnancy. Your body has done a wonderful job of growing your baby and bringing her into the world, so gives it a chance to recover! You need time to be healed

Also, exercise is not something to be rushed into after birth. You can start planning getting back into shape when you feel your body is ready - be it six weeks or more down the line. Listen to your body and take it easy.

When you think your body is ready, you can now find a time to add exercise into your daily routine. At first you can do the postnatal exercises for the first six weeks

Walking

Try to walk continuously for about an hour, three to five days a week. Once you can walk comfortably for 30 minutes, you can start to increase your speed. Walking a mile in 20 minutes is a good pace to burn fat and it exercises your heart and lungs.

Weighing

You don’t need to go in the gym to lift some bars. Carrying your baby is just a good form of exercise and good for your arms. You can practice to carry your baby using one arm that last 10 minutes and do the same to the other arm. Eventually, you will be familiar with it as your baby grows.

Yoga

Yoga is great in improving strength and flexibility, but you'll still need to raise your heartbeat with some sort of aerobic exercise a couple of times a week if you want to burn off that belly.

Swimming

It will increase your heart rate but as the water offers you support, has minimal risk of injury. It's also good for firming up post-baby boobs and arms.

It is good thing to take care of your figure even though you are so busy to your new born baby. Having a good body shape increase your confidence and have the courage to go back to your work and face the world that full of challenges. 

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Philippine Holidays for 2015

Hello Mommies! I know most of mom’s loves holidays. Of course’ who doesn’t want holidays? It is your time to spend quality time with your baby and your family. I love holidays too and I have some good news for you, Philippine Holiday for 2015 has been released.

The Philippine Holiday list includes 18 holidays and 10 long weekends for 2015. It is cool isn’t?

Holiday	Date	Day
New Year’s Day (Regular holiday)	January 1, 2015,	Thursday
Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)	January 2, 2015,	Friday
Chinese New Year (Special non-working day)	February 19, 2015,	Thursday
EDSA Revolution anniversary (Special holiday)	February 25, 2015,	Wednesday
Maundy Thursday (Regular holiday)	April 2, 2015,	Thursday
Good Friday (Regular holiday)	April 3, 2015,	Friday
Black Saturday (Special non-working day)	April 4, 2015,	Saturday
Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular holiday)	April 9, 2015,	Thursday
Labor Day (Regular holiday)	May 1, 2015,	Friday
Independence Day (Regular holiday)	June 12, 2015,	Friday
Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day)	August 21, 2015,	Friday
National Heroes Day (Regular holiday)	August 31, 2015,	last Monday of August
All Saints Day (Special non-working day)	November 1, 2015,	Sunday
Bonifacio Day (Regular holiday)	November 30, 2015,	Monday
Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)	December 24, 2015,	Thursday
Christmas Day (Regular holiday)	December 25, 2015,	Friday
Rizal Day (Regular holiday)	December 30, 2015,	Wednesday
Last day of the year (Special non-working day)	December 31, 2015,	Thursday

The national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha will later be announced based on the Islamic or lunar calendar.

Now you can plan and manage what will you going to do with your baby and your family, for the holidays for next year. You can also go for a vacation and do some creative things so that you can have a quality time bonding with your love ones.

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After Giving Birth

A month after I gave birth to my baby, I am still at the adjusting point. I can’t believe in myself that I manage to deliver a baby weighing 2.9 kilo that had been in my womb for 9 months. I am really glad that I make it. My friends said that I am strong and brave for giving birth.

I know that I should be happy that I already have my baby after waiting for 9 months, but I don’t understand myself, I feel so low, sad and hopeless. I always think if I can be a good mom to him. If I can provide the things that he needs and at the same time, support my parents. I have a lot of ideas in my mind that makes me worried. I usually cried whenever I watch my baby asleep. I am afraid for all the things that may possible happen to my baby. My parents always asked me why I am crying, or if I have a problem, just tell them and I always answer them I don’t have problem.  That was the time that my Aunt came in and told me that maybe I am having a Postpartum depression.

(My Papa and Gab)

(Postpartum depression occurs in women soon after giving birth. Symptoms include sadness and hopelessness. Counseling and antidepressants are treatment options.)

My parents were very supportive to me; they take care of me and my baby, for my faster recovery. They always gave me an advice to stay strong for my baby and told me the stories that they had been experience when I was a baby, for me to have an inspiration. Staying with my parents really helps me to recover from that depression.

When my maternity leave is over, it’s my time to go back to work so I can continue to support the needs of my baby and family. Being a working mom is so hard for me because, you need to do your job at the office and when you go home you also need to do your role as a mom. That is also the reason why I can’t give a breastfeed to my baby. Breast feeding is really important to your baby so that he can have the best milk and nutrition that you can give to him. In my case, I choose to feed him through feeding bottle using formula milk.  

(My Mama and Gab)

My mom take care my baby whenever I go to work, and when I go home he sleeps with me until the morning comes. I am so blessed that my parents are always there for me. Until today my mom taking care my baby from Monday to Friday and for the weekends my love and I are responsible for my baby.

I wish I am rich enough to provide the needs of my family and baby so that I don’t need to go to work and leave my baby to my mom. I envy those mother who can act as a fully house wife to their family, and give up their career just to personally take care the needs of their baby and love one’s. Every mom’ wants to take care their baby personally especially if it stills a new born baby. Feed him whenever he’s hungry, sing him a lullaby when he is sleepy and play with him. I know someday I can do that too, that’s why I want to work hard for that.

Despite of all the pain and depression that I've felt, I am thankful to have a baby that came from my womb. Not all woman have a chance to give birth and I can say I am very lucky for having a baby. I believe that all the babies are the gift from god that's why I love my baby and I will treasure him always. For me he is my lucky charm. 

So Hurray! for a mom like me! I know we can do it. Go for the best!

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Giving Birth

March 3, 2013 was the day that I’ve been waiting for nine months, to gave birth. Actually, I didn’t know that it was my time to gave birth. I just experienced a strong contractions on my tummy the whole night before and until morning, and then I decided to go for a checkup. 

 When I was in the clinic they check my condition and they said that I was in labor stage and ready to gave birth anytime of the day. Suddenly, I felt nervous. I was nervous and scared on how can I do it. Keep asking myself if I can do it. I keep on praying to have a normal delivery and to have a healthy baby. I know that my family and my love were there to support and guide me and that gives me the motivation to be strong.

When I felt a very strong contraction that I cannot bear anymore, I shout for the pain. Midwife and a nurse get me and placed to the delivery room. They started the rituals and keep saying to me to breath and push. I did what they said and I thought I already called all the saints to help me in my delivery. It was 2:09 in the afternoon when my water bag broke then next my baby comes out. My tears came out when I saw my baby crying and placed on the top of my chest. I just breathe and mouthed “Thank God, Thank God”.

(My New Born Baby : Luke Gabriel)

Watching my baby asleep on top of me looks so cute and it takes all the pain away. I feel complete, happy and blessed. My baby is healthy and cute. My family was so excited to see the baby and me. Then they bring me to my normal room to rest for a while. I felt so weak that time; I can’t even speak to talk to my love. He just cried and said “Thank you, Mommy”. I smiled and hold his hand.

(He's asleep to gain energy so that he can cry loud again)

 As a mom I feel so happy and relieved that I delivered him normally even though I am so nervous and scared that time. It was a painful but a great experience for me. I am happy that I made it. Giving birth is every woman’s dream but it is not an easy task. Two lives can be both in danger if something’s bad happen.

(Meet my treasure, He's awake)

That time, I know that it is the start of the new stage of my life, being a mother to my baby and a wife to my love. I know that I can do it with the help and guidance of my family and friends that really cares for me. I am not scared anymore. I will  raise my baby as how my mother raised me. Teach him everything he needs to know, what is right and wrong, and how to have faith in God.

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