Surprisingly, it's not a well-known fact especially in our country that potatoes can be a great source of nutrition for moms-to-be.  I guess it has something to do with its trait as a starchy carbohydrate which women who are body-conscious eliminate from their diet.  But did you know that potatoes are rich in Potassium and Folate? I've been a mom three times and all my pregnancies had been healthy.  My last pregnancy came as a pleasant surprise to me and my husband.  I found out about my bun in the oven when I was about to end my...

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Currently, I'm 38-39 weeks on the way.  I've been on bed rest since March, when my baby's still six months old because of my opened cervix.  Yes opened, because now, it's closed!  I couldn't believe it!  When  he still couldn't come out, my cervix is open.  Now we're expecting him to come out anytime soon, he still wants to linger inside my preggy, warm belly.  It's a bit frustrating but we all know he's going to come out eventually anyway, so all we have to do is wait and pray for a normal and safe delivery.  Please pray...

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After coming home from my OB check-up two weeks ago, I was told that my cervix is already 1cm dilated.  Wait, what?  Manganganak na ako soon?  NO.  Hindi pa pwede as per my OB.  I still have until June 8 to be cleared na okay, GO pwede na anytime.  So this means that I still have to be more careful, that my bed rest will be extended until June 13, and that I cannot be stressed or emotionally affected.  In short, deadmatic to the world. That same day, hubby booked us a suite at Serenity Suites of Best...

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Hello loves!  I'm excited to share with you my first-ever maternity photo session with husband and kids.  I've never done anything like this with my first two.  I've always admired beautiful pregnant moms I see online who post professionally taken photos.  As I've said, every pregnancy is unique.  I see big, small, medium, irregularly-shaped preggy bellies captured beautifully on camera by (I'm sure) patient, gently, considerate, and understanding photographers. This photo session was a gift from my husband.  He knows how much I wished for a photo shoot while pregnant because I think tinamaan siya sa mga parinig...

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Since I am still on an official bed-resting-phase (which I hope to be lifted on my next check-up, but husband would rather let me stay in until I pop), I rarely go out and my schedule hasn't been normal.  I may have a full-time job, I go to the office everyday meet and truly enjoy the company of the same faces, but I make sure I do something to not make it routinary.  Now I'm on house-arrest, there are times that boredom kicks in because I do the same things day in and day out, my activities are...

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Great day mommies!  Not so long ago, I shared a List of 3D Ultrasound Clinics in Metro Manila (at least near where I live) which offer 3D Congenital Anomaly Scan (CAS).  I researched and called these clinics one by one to ask if they offer a package and if not, the individual prices for the CAS and the 3D Ultrasound. In my search of getting the most practical (spell S-U-L-I-T, add Super right before it pa!) package, hubby and I decided to have it done at MDCare OB-GYN Ultrasound Clinic, located at E. Rodriguez Sr., Ave., QC (just right...

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Last weekend, my baby reached his 28th week milestone!  Hurray!  I'm on my third - and FINAL - trimester!  I've been on bed rest for the past three weeks already.  So one of the things that kept me busy is reading books or online about anything pregnancy related. I read that by the end of the seventh month (28 - 31 weeks), my baby will have more fat deposited under his skin and other features like the iris in his eyes, nails in his fingers, and hair are more developed.  With the fats depositing under the skin, the...

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I learned to appreciate going to spas with an inviting ambiance which offer great massages ever since I started working, a budding 20 something career woman.  When I was single, other than shopping, I indulge myself in spa visits.  I carried this habit until today and was even able to influence my husband to have regular massages as well (first time he went to a spa was with me!) Now that I'm pregnant with my third baby and after having my OB's clearance, I wanted to try a prenatal massage which I wasn't able to experience during my...

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It's true that every pregnancy is unique from any other.  I'm pregnant with my third child and even the first two were a lot different from each other.  There were some people who would give me unsolicited advice, tips, and other list of things to do or avoid.  I know people mean well, but sometimes, it's better to just be supportive and not be a pregnancy guru to a pregnant woman.  Remember, the hormones are wild and unstable when pregnant.  So anything you say may affect one differently, you wouldn't really know.  Let me share my pregnancy stories....

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Source Dear Mommy Practicality, First of all congratulations on your third pregnancy!  Just like you, I’m five months on the way.  I’m writing to you because I want to ask how’s your intimacy with your husband now that you’re pregnant? Tumamlay po ba or sumigla lalo?   In all honesty, very active ang sex life namin ni husband, but that was before I got pregnant to our second baby.  Now, it seems like he’s slowly losing interest and I feel bad and insecure.  He tells me that he’s just scared he might hurt our baby and that he’s stressed...

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I visited my best friend Karina and her baby last week to celebrate the little one's first month birthday.  I took her in my arms and smelled her hair, neck and mouth!  AAAAAHHHHH!!!!  Nothing ever smells so heavenly than a baby's scent.  I went crazy AGAIN over the thought of having another baby! This idea has been toying in my mind since early this year.   Both my sons celebrate their birthdays on September (10 and 18) and I want my third (if we'll still be blessed with one more) to also be born on the same month....

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Are you one of the many women who looked for products and other ways to prevent skin discoloration and marks during early stages of your pregnancy? Did you ever feel ugly after giving birth because of those silvery sometimes reddish, purple or brown crooked lines on your tummy, thighs, and some on your breasts? Have you searched for and tried numerous products or treatments to erase these marks? If you answered yes to these questions, then we are in harmony with the many voices of women in general especially the moms out there. Image from  Flickr Creative Commons by...

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Yes, I am anticipating a new addition to the family, my second son.  For the 9 months that he's inside me, dancing, circling, cartwheeling and swimming, it's about time that I see him.  You may ask any mom and they would tell the same, that the waiting period, which is usually the last week or the week of the due date, is an agony.  You tend to ask repeatedly, "When will we finally see you baby?"  or "How do you look like?" or "Do you have my eyes and my dimples?"  Although you may know that you will...

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