Catherine Castor Financial analyst I started with low supply and ended up with my baby being needed to be readmitted to the hospital. Breastfeeding was painful since my nipples bled from poor latch and there were clogs in both breasts. To address my concerns, I sought the help of a lactation consultant who also offered lactation and baby massage. My cousins and friends (who are part of Latch Davao) were more than happy to answer my questions or share their experiences. I had to adjust my lifestyle and choose what I eat to help establish and sustain my milk supply. I had to minimize sweets (except for the occasional lactation cookies), eat lots of soup, eat laswa...
RUTH SALONGA-GONZALES Former Flight Stewardess/SAHM/Breastfeeding Advocate Flying is an amazing privilege. It’s fantastic, fun and exciting. And you get to travel both for work and leisure. But it does take a toll. It just depends on what you're willing to give up! The aircraft was my home for six years. Runways and airports were my playground and shopping mall. Traveling as much as I could, as far as I could, as long as I could, I used to believe that LIFE’S NOT MEANT TO BE LIVED IN ONE PLACE. I wouldn't trade my job for anything in the world.. and so does MOTHERHOOD! I used to believe I can do both! But the lifestyle cost me a non-aviation relationship,...
Claire Ann Celiz-Pascual Pediatrician, Lactation consultant As a mother, you research about the options for your child and when it comes to feeding him as a baby, I gravitated to breastfeeding immediately. I would say that my maternal instinct had a play in this. I wanted to nurture my child, and breastfeeding was the natural choice. The struggle with breastfeeding for me, however, came from the lack of experience with my eldest son. Though I had the information, I didn’t know exactly how it felt like as my body transitioned from pregnancy to delivery to breastfeeding. At times I felt frustrated and exhausted when I didn’t meet the goals I set for myself. Breastfeeding is hard work and takes...
Chai Alsola Nissan Marketing Professional We decided to purely breastfeed our two lovely daughters because aside from being practical and convenient, liquid gold directly provides antibodies to our precious babies, and thus protects them from viruses and other pathogens. It is not synthetic, thus saving parents from all the worries of constipation, allergies and the like. With our first child, breastfeeding was never a challenge to us. My only regret was that I missed the chance to donate my BM to NICU babies. I learned about donating BMs just after I weaned her. So I promised myself that if ever God would bless us with another child, I am determined to donate. Then an answered prayer came, our...
Melissa Thea Castro - Cordoviz Arugaan-trained Breastfeeding Counselor & Lactation Massage Specialist, WAHM & Mompreneur. They are the reasons to my breastfeeding journey. Not everyone understood my commitment to my children but that didn't stop me from fulfilling what I have started. I focused on the people who supported me and who kept me going. It was not easy but it was all worth it. It was a few years ago when my youngest daughter was self-weaned, making it a milestone of roughly 16 years of nurturing through breastfeeding. I never imagined myself being a Breastfeeding Counselor after that but the Lord had it all figured out. Now I realize how important every support I had back then...
