I have endured the whole ordeal of labor and delivery, thank God! It made me realize a lot of things (which will be discussed in another post). And having done it alone. Literally alone the whole 9 months! Having people to visit you really is so welcome.
I awoke (fully) near lunch time. The baby was already beside me, beautifully sleeping.Mama took care of her, my aunt also made sure everything was in place. My food, baby’s things and all the other stuff that I might be needing was in place.
Visitors came pouring in around that time too. I had to sort of “freshen” up so I can look welcoming. ha! But I was allowed to not be that pleasant. 16 hours of labor isn’t easy you know!
There were a lot of things I wasn’t allowed to do. And this is almost true in our culture
1. I wasn’t allowed to take a bath. Elders says that you spent all your energy pushing the baby out, you should get it back first. True or not, I am following this. I was only allowed to wash my down there, then have a face towel to clean myself up.
2. Do not carry heavy things (besides your baby of course) or have someone do your heavy house chores. Related to number one.
3. Eat plenty of veggies, especially malunggay or moringa. It will help you produce more milk. In the Philippines there’s already capsuled malunggay.
4. Eat enough food, drink plenty of fluids.
5. Let the baby suck on you so milk will flow out. I do not believe that you don’t have milk. We all have. We are mammals, we have mammary glands!
6. If you’re not breastfeeding, choose the best milk that closely follows the taste of breastmilk.
7. Follow the advise given by your mom. You’ll thank her when you’re older!
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