Motherhood

Being a first time parent, you know there are so many baby items you have to buy. Aside from the sheer cost of all these new items, you have to consider how much space it’s going to take up. If you don’t have a lot of space at home, you’d probably want to be as… Read more: New Baby Items You Thought You Didn’t Need

When I started my pumping journey, I was pumping around 300ml (10 ounces) a day with maybe 1 or 2 sessions of breast feeding. Some days my supply was even lower, like 170ml (6 ounces). It was working out okay for maybe the first 2-3 weeks because my baby did not need to consume that… Read more: How I Increased My Breastmilk Supply

I would say one of the worst and most painful experience for postpartum was my experience with breast engorgement. When baby was born, she weighed 5lbs and 12 ounces. As many know, within the first 24 hours, babies lose about 7 to 10% of their weight due to all the extra fluids that they are… Read more: My Experience with Breast Engorgement

Pregnancy Complication As we were approaching the second half of my pregnancy journey, my OB/GYN wanted to closely monitor me because I had tested positive for COVID at 21 weeks via an antigen test. She told us many pregnant women who had COVID had complications with birth, so she wanted me to get additional ultrasounds… Read more: My Birth Story