Lord, please bless me with MORE patience!!
Patience is indeed a virtue and as of the moment, it is being tested in me right now.
I've written about Yaya Jenny previously but I think I forgot to mention that she had a change of heart, she had decided to stay. I don't know if I was happy or was saddened by that news because here are my pros and cons:
Pros:
- Yaya can 'hele' Kailee to sleep
- Yaya wakes up at night when Kailee fusses (and doesn't complain about it!)
- Yaya cleans the room, launders and irons ALL of Kailee's clothes and other items
- Yaya is patient with Kailee when she cries and fusses
- Yaya can handle Kailee's loud cries and kicks
- Yaya is neat with Kailee's things
- Yaya smiles a lot and sports a happy face
- Yaya likes to dress Kailee up and talks to her too
Cons:
- Yaya can't seem to follow verbal instructions given to her (she will tell you that she understands the instructions but when you have her repeat them, she smiles and makes an effort to try and let you feel that she understands what you needed her to do to the point that she will make things up)
- Yaya has zombie moments
- Yaya is slow in doing her personal chores (eating, taking a bath, etc..) and tasks given to her
- Yaya is nosy at times (she likes to be in the know)
- Yaya likes to join in on conversations of others (like guests who come and visit Kailee)
- Yaya likes to brag about her past employers and what she does
- Yaya likes to make palusot - thinking that she can 'lusot' but is always na bibisto!
- Yaya's favorite line is 'Alam ko na yan, ginagawa/ginagamit ko yan sa mga dati kong alaga' or 'Ganyan ang ginagawa ko sa anak ko'
- Yaya likes to share stories of her personal life to people who are not interested
- Yaya doesn't like it that you confront her nor does she like being told what wrong thing she did
- Yaya will just say OPO MA'AM just for the sake of saying it without really understanding the instructions
As of the moment, the Lord is I think testing my patience, why? Here's why:
Ever since Kailee was born - the midwife we hired, Elena taught us to use petroleum jelly as a preventive measure to diaper rash. She taught us to coat the folds and the butt area of Kailee before putting on diapers. This procedure comes after the drying process (after wiping off of poop/pee) and Elena taught us to use cotton buds to spread it evenly and lightly. I remember distinctly Elena telling Yaya Jenny to take care of Kailee's but because Elena was the one who took care of Kailee's butt for the first two weeks of Kailee's life.
Fast forward to two weeks later, Yaya comes up to me and tells me 'Parang may rashes si Kailee' I then took a look and saw redness, I just told Yaya to place petroleum jelly more generously to that area. And she did - but after one day, the redness seemed to turn into small rashes - this prompted me to text my pedia Dr. Joy Ty-Sy to ask what can be placed on Kailee's redness - she told me to get Desitin. Good thing my good friend Kath, bought a big jar of it while in Canada, and she gladly shared some with me. This was a week ago, we continued to put Desitin and it seems to be working fine, the redness has somehow diminished and there were only two parts that needed more attention.
Fast forward to this morning: After nursing Kailee this morning, she started to cry - I knew this cry of hers wasn't of hunger but of pain. I immediately assumed that Kailee was getting irritated because of wet nappies - this made me check Kailee's diapers and true enough, her diaper was full of poop! I then gave Yaya a call (she was downstairs laundering clothes of Kailee and then some) she said that she will be up in a few minutes - this prompted me to do everything myself. I prepared all the things that I needed to change her - and when I did, what welcomed my eyes were redness everywhere! The once redness in the butt area was already fleshy - apparently, a little skin peeled off! I then realized that that was the reason for the constant crying! I immediately told my Panget that we needed to go to the doctor to have her butt checked - and when we did, our Pedia winced and said that indeed, the rashes were causing Kailee pain. She advised us to change diapers during the night because the cause of the rashes was prolonged exposure to wetness - meaning, the diapers weren't absorbent enough thus the contact of pee and poo was too long. She also advised us not to use wet cotton balls nor wet wipes to clean the poop and pee, she told us to use running water or 'i-tabo' the water for cleaning - and to use Cetaphil. When we left the clinic, I asked Yaya to repeat the instructions of the doctor - she looked at me and it took a while for her to verbalize the answer - her first answer was 'Gumamit ng basang cotton balls...' When she said this, I immediately cut her off saying that that wasn't the instructions. She then thought about it again and said 'Ah! Gumamit ng Cetaphil!' I replied with 'Ano pa' because that was only part of the instructions! She was blank - I think Yaya has selective hearing - the only things she heard was 'Cetaphil' - I then reminded her 'Diba ang sabi gumamit ng running water at Cetaphil? Ibig sabihin kelangan ipadaan ng tubig yung lilinisang area' When my Panget heard this - he told me to repeat the instructions to the Yaya when we went home. And when we got home - Kailee pooped, and so there - we had our first trial at the new instructions of the Pedia. Yaya prepared the water in a wash basin and then she took the cotton balls and the baby wash! When I saw this - I was very much bothered already, I asked her 'Ano ulit ang instructions ni doctora sa atin? Paano lilinisin ang pwet ni Kailee?' She then remembered there was no need for the cotton balls - I then gestured to the baby wash - she looked at me blankly and said 'Gagamitin ko po ito, panlinis'' I asked her again 'Ano ba ang sinabi ni doctora na gagamitin natin? She thought of an answer then all of a sudden, her face brightened up and she exclaimed 'Cetaphil ang gamitin!' I then pointed to her the baby wash - to which she told me 'Eh wala namang Cetaphil eh!' I told her - that I have one. I'm sure Yaya knew that I had one - I used Cetaphil to clean Kailee's face, its quite impossible for her to not see the big Cetaphil pump! I assumed that she was making excuses again - because the Cetaphil method of cleaning slipped her mind. And then I asked - 'Marunong ka ba gumamit ng Cetaphil?' She replied yes - this made me ask her 'Sige, pano mo gagamitin ang Cetaphil?' You know what her reply is to me? She said 'Ginagamit ko na po yan sa mga dati kong alaga' This line is soooooo gasgas already! This has been her reply WHENEVER we have a new items that we'd like Kailee to use like the Desitin cream, and etc. I then asked her again 'Paano mo gagamitin ang Cetaphil - Ikwento mo sa akin' to which she said 'Ilalagay ko ang Cetaphil sa basang twalya at ipupunas kay Kailee' WRONG!! The reason why the Pedia advised us to use running water was to eliminate the friction caused by the cotton balls or towels rubbing on Kailee's rashes - contact by cotton and towels will only cause pain to Kailee! I then repeated the instructions of the Pedia to her - and she said 'Oo nga, tama yan - para hindi masaktan si Kailee sa mga sugat niya' WTF??!! Now you agree with me, when just a few seconds ago - iba ang gagawin mo!! I was really irritated and bothered kaya after Yaya cleaned Kailee up with me na nagbubuhos ng water via tabo - I stayed with Kailee and I didn't want to leave her.
My patience is really really thinning - HELP ME LORD!!
Konti nalang talaga, I'm on the verge of letting her go na!!
Ewan ko ba kung mashado lang ako maselan, kung ako ba ang maarte or what eh, pero every little thing - I see!!! Grr.....
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Time flies
Can you believe that in a few days - my little K will be a month old already?
It seems like yesterday that I gave birth to her! I can still recall every single detail of my giving birth to her! Wow - time does fly huh??!!
Now that she's almost a month old - I can see her moods now. Lately, she's been wanting to sleep on my chest every after feeding - and it's not as easy as that! When I notice that she's asleep, I'd lay her on the crib - but after a few seconds, she'll be awake and crying! When I pick her up and lay her on my chest, she'll go back to sleep! This has been happening for a week now. It's really nice BUT sometimes, I can't get things done - like going to the bathroom (sorry, too much information) or when I get hungry! But it's okay - whatever my little K wants or needs and as long as I can do it for her - let it be. It seems like I'm her mattress now! Hahahaha
It was just this evening that we noticed that she can already see us. My Panget was wearing his red basketball jersey - and little K's eyes were following my Panget when he moved! It was so cute because my Panget would literally move from one side to another just to prove that little K can indeed see!! And she can see!! YIPEEEEEEEE!!!!
For the past two days, I've noticed that little K seemed to be hungry more often. When before, we had a sort of schedule of two to three hour intervals for feeding - now, it can be as short as an hour and the longest would be an hour and a half! I am afraid that she might be eating too much because of the repeated spit-ups, but doctor says its normal - the feeding and the spit-ups.
I asked my baker sister in law to make a cake for my little K this Friday - so we can celebrate little K's one month birthday!!!
I can't believe that I'm already nearing the end of counting how many days old little K is - I should start counting how many months old she is.....
Happy First Month my little darling Kailee!!
We love you!!
It seems like yesterday that I gave birth to her! I can still recall every single detail of my giving birth to her! Wow - time does fly huh??!!
Now that she's almost a month old - I can see her moods now. Lately, she's been wanting to sleep on my chest every after feeding - and it's not as easy as that! When I notice that she's asleep, I'd lay her on the crib - but after a few seconds, she'll be awake and crying! When I pick her up and lay her on my chest, she'll go back to sleep! This has been happening for a week now. It's really nice BUT sometimes, I can't get things done - like going to the bathroom (sorry, too much information) or when I get hungry! But it's okay - whatever my little K wants or needs and as long as I can do it for her - let it be. It seems like I'm her mattress now! Hahahaha
It was just this evening that we noticed that she can already see us. My Panget was wearing his red basketball jersey - and little K's eyes were following my Panget when he moved! It was so cute because my Panget would literally move from one side to another just to prove that little K can indeed see!! And she can see!! YIPEEEEEEEE!!!!
For the past two days, I've noticed that little K seemed to be hungry more often. When before, we had a sort of schedule of two to three hour intervals for feeding - now, it can be as short as an hour and the longest would be an hour and a half! I am afraid that she might be eating too much because of the repeated spit-ups, but doctor says its normal - the feeding and the spit-ups.
I asked my baker sister in law to make a cake for my little K this Friday - so we can celebrate little K's one month birthday!!!
I can't believe that I'm already nearing the end of counting how many days old little K is - I should start counting how many months old she is.....
Happy First Month my little darling Kailee!!
We love you!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Yaya Blues....
Remember the yaya that was 'meant to be'?
Well, when Kailee was still inside me - Yaya was very very helpful around the house. I liked her because she's malinis magtrabaho, she's also not makwenta with the household chores - whatever she can do to help my all-around, she does without being asked to. She cooks and cleans and does laundry. I have no complaints about her - nada. She seemed too perfect, a little too perfect honestly.
But when Kailee was born - I asked her to keep me company in the hospital. She was very attentive although I noticed that she was having a hard time listening to instructions and also she was quite insistent on certain things like having Kailee wear a bigkis and Kailee drinking formula. You see, I've told her a number of times that Kailee will be breastfed - she then told me 'Ma'am mas tataba ang baby kapag pinainom natin ng formula' to which I replied, that we will be purely breastfeeding the baby. When we were about to leave the hospital, my Pedia - Dr. Joy Ty-Sy came by to visit and Yaya again told us 'Mas tataba si baby kung ihahalo natin ng formula milk' This prompted my Pedia to say to her 'Yaya, friends tayo ha! PURE breastfeeding tayo dapat!' Diba? Pati the Pedia napagsabihan pa siya tuloy! Another similar incident was that of wearing a bigkis - I kept on telling her that it was advised by the midwife (Elena) that babies nowadays don't wear bigkis anymore because it causes infection of the belly buttons - BUT Yaya still insisted this to me, the nurse then told her that it was not practiced anymore because it causes infection.
This made me realize that Yaya seems to have a problem listening - and everyone knows how I HATE people with poor listening skills! Listening for me is one important step to avoid miscommunication and misunderstanding, but apparently - this Yaya of mine has a problem with her listening skills.
The first few days were hard for the both of us - since of course, Kailee is already around. Yaya has her methods, while I have mine (which I perceive to be correct) and of course, I want my methods to be followed - right? Yaya once told me that she's experienced with newborns but somehow I wasn't as convinced of that - I knew she took care of her daughter BUT taking care of your daughter is different with taking care of another person's baby. My Panget insisted that we hire a midwife to help us (me and my Panget) out and also the Yaya, to give her a re-fresher course of some sort. Good thing was that Yaya did not take offense! She even welcomed the additional information - although sometimes, she forgets tiny little things.
This morning, I woke up to loud voices in the other room - apparently, it was my mom's voice. She was arguing with the yaya on the issue of Yaya using baby wash on Kailee's face. My mom said maybe it was the cause of the rashes. To cut the long story short, Yaya used water slightly soaped with baby wash and wiped it on Kailee's face during her afternoon punas punas - this was what my mom noticed - to which Yaya denied and denied - she insisted that she used Lactacyd (We use Lactacyd on Kailee during her morning bath and not her afternoon punas-punas). Eventually after much prodding, Yaya admitted to using the water slightly soaped with baby wash - this angered my mom because had Yaya admitted to it early on, there would be no argument, right? When I went to the room, my mom was re-telling the issue - to let me know what has happened then after a few seconds she started crying and said with a soft voice 'Ma'am kung ayaw niyo po ang trabaho ko, pwede niyo naman ako sabihan ng maayos, aalis naman po ako!' This angered me! My mom even walked out of the room out of anger - I mean, Yaya has this habit of reasoning with her wrongdoing to make it right, then in the end - she will admit her mistake! I mean, why not admit to the mistake immediately instead of reasoning lengthily trying to right the wrong? Then when you reprimand her, she will tell you that she can be replaced?? The midwife then told Yaya in a joking manner 'Kaya ka pala NPA (No Permanent Address) kasi lagi kang nanghahamon na aalis ka, sabi mo bukas ang isipan mo at tumatanggap ka ng mga pagkakamali?' This statement somehow made Yaya feel good! Which was weird!
In the end - after much psyching up of the midwife, Yaya admitted to the wrong doing - but it was already too late! Yaya has this late reaction to things you see, after much explaining - she will eventually realize her mistake. The midwife also told Yaya not to take offense when being reprimanded because being reprimanded only helps you to remember what you should and should not do - and EVERYONE gets reprimanded - there's no exception to that.
Midwife then told me to try and look for a back-up yaya just in case this one will challenge me to another 'Magpapa-alam' incident, kasi kawawa daw si Kailee - which is true.
Thus, I am on a search again. Even if Yaya is still with me, she gave me the impression that she comes and goes because she told me 'Mag-se-stay ako hangga't makakaya ko, pag di ko na kaya - magpapaalam po ako' So with that statement, I have to be warned.
What do you think??
Well, when Kailee was still inside me - Yaya was very very helpful around the house. I liked her because she's malinis magtrabaho, she's also not makwenta with the household chores - whatever she can do to help my all-around, she does without being asked to. She cooks and cleans and does laundry. I have no complaints about her - nada. She seemed too perfect, a little too perfect honestly.
But when Kailee was born - I asked her to keep me company in the hospital. She was very attentive although I noticed that she was having a hard time listening to instructions and also she was quite insistent on certain things like having Kailee wear a bigkis and Kailee drinking formula. You see, I've told her a number of times that Kailee will be breastfed - she then told me 'Ma'am mas tataba ang baby kapag pinainom natin ng formula' to which I replied, that we will be purely breastfeeding the baby. When we were about to leave the hospital, my Pedia - Dr. Joy Ty-Sy came by to visit and Yaya again told us 'Mas tataba si baby kung ihahalo natin ng formula milk' This prompted my Pedia to say to her 'Yaya, friends tayo ha! PURE breastfeeding tayo dapat!' Diba? Pati the Pedia napagsabihan pa siya tuloy! Another similar incident was that of wearing a bigkis - I kept on telling her that it was advised by the midwife (Elena) that babies nowadays don't wear bigkis anymore because it causes infection of the belly buttons - BUT Yaya still insisted this to me, the nurse then told her that it was not practiced anymore because it causes infection.
This made me realize that Yaya seems to have a problem listening - and everyone knows how I HATE people with poor listening skills! Listening for me is one important step to avoid miscommunication and misunderstanding, but apparently - this Yaya of mine has a problem with her listening skills.
The first few days were hard for the both of us - since of course, Kailee is already around. Yaya has her methods, while I have mine (which I perceive to be correct) and of course, I want my methods to be followed - right? Yaya once told me that she's experienced with newborns but somehow I wasn't as convinced of that - I knew she took care of her daughter BUT taking care of your daughter is different with taking care of another person's baby. My Panget insisted that we hire a midwife to help us (me and my Panget) out and also the Yaya, to give her a re-fresher course of some sort. Good thing was that Yaya did not take offense! She even welcomed the additional information - although sometimes, she forgets tiny little things.
This morning, I woke up to loud voices in the other room - apparently, it was my mom's voice. She was arguing with the yaya on the issue of Yaya using baby wash on Kailee's face. My mom said maybe it was the cause of the rashes. To cut the long story short, Yaya used water slightly soaped with baby wash and wiped it on Kailee's face during her afternoon punas punas - this was what my mom noticed - to which Yaya denied and denied - she insisted that she used Lactacyd (We use Lactacyd on Kailee during her morning bath and not her afternoon punas-punas). Eventually after much prodding, Yaya admitted to using the water slightly soaped with baby wash - this angered my mom because had Yaya admitted to it early on, there would be no argument, right? When I went to the room, my mom was re-telling the issue - to let me know what has happened then after a few seconds she started crying and said with a soft voice 'Ma'am kung ayaw niyo po ang trabaho ko, pwede niyo naman ako sabihan ng maayos, aalis naman po ako!' This angered me! My mom even walked out of the room out of anger - I mean, Yaya has this habit of reasoning with her wrongdoing to make it right, then in the end - she will admit her mistake! I mean, why not admit to the mistake immediately instead of reasoning lengthily trying to right the wrong? Then when you reprimand her, she will tell you that she can be replaced?? The midwife then told Yaya in a joking manner 'Kaya ka pala NPA (No Permanent Address) kasi lagi kang nanghahamon na aalis ka, sabi mo bukas ang isipan mo at tumatanggap ka ng mga pagkakamali?' This statement somehow made Yaya feel good! Which was weird!
In the end - after much psyching up of the midwife, Yaya admitted to the wrong doing - but it was already too late! Yaya has this late reaction to things you see, after much explaining - she will eventually realize her mistake. The midwife also told Yaya not to take offense when being reprimanded because being reprimanded only helps you to remember what you should and should not do - and EVERYONE gets reprimanded - there's no exception to that.
Midwife then told me to try and look for a back-up yaya just in case this one will challenge me to another 'Magpapa-alam' incident, kasi kawawa daw si Kailee - which is true.
Thus, I am on a search again. Even if Yaya is still with me, she gave me the impression that she comes and goes because she told me 'Mag-se-stay ako hangga't makakaya ko, pag di ko na kaya - magpapaalam po ako' So with that statement, I have to be warned.
What do you think??
Growth Spurts & Fussy Baby
We're experiencing our first growth spurt!
Yesterday, Kailee wanted to be fed every hour! She can't seem to sleep or doesn't want to sleep! Yaya and I were tired from pacifying Kailee - good thing when my friend Kath & Denz came, she fell right to sleep while we were chatting away.
Kailee slept very well last night, only waking up every two to three hours to be nursed. This was a good sign.
And this morning after nursing her at 7am - she slept soundly until 11am.
I was so uneasy yesterday - because I didn't know what to do!! I felt so bad for Kailee because I knew she was sleepy, but just couldn't seem to sleep!! She was reall fussy!!
But today, she was a good baby - she slept and ate and slept. No fussy-ness, no shrieking cries!
My Panget and I had to leave for a while to go to a designer's fitting. I asked my mom to come by to watch Kailee - I had prepared for them two bottles with 2oz of breastmilk each - just in case Kailee gets hungry. But before we left, I was still able to nurse her - I just had to stop nursing because we had to leave.
Thirty minutes later - I get a text message from my mom saying that Kailee finished the first bottle in three minutes! Then after a while, I get another message saying that the second bottle was consumed in five minute and it was a good thing that after the second bottle - Kailee fell asleep!
My mom was worried that after the second bottle, Kailee was still hungry! Good thing she wasn't, but when I got home - when I saw Kailee, she instantly cried and wanted to nurse. My mom said that Kailee might have smelled my scent - thus she knew mommy was home!!
When I look at Kailee, I can't help but smile - she's the cutest thing! And I am much more happy when I see how my mom and my Panget fall in love with Kailee every time they see her. Its a different feeling seeing them like this!
Yesterday, Kailee wanted to be fed every hour! She can't seem to sleep or doesn't want to sleep! Yaya and I were tired from pacifying Kailee - good thing when my friend Kath & Denz came, she fell right to sleep while we were chatting away.
Kailee slept very well last night, only waking up every two to three hours to be nursed. This was a good sign.
And this morning after nursing her at 7am - she slept soundly until 11am.I was so uneasy yesterday - because I didn't know what to do!! I felt so bad for Kailee because I knew she was sleepy, but just couldn't seem to sleep!! She was reall fussy!!
But today, she was a good baby - she slept and ate and slept. No fussy-ness, no shrieking cries!
My Panget and I had to leave for a while to go to a designer's fitting. I asked my mom to come by to watch Kailee - I had prepared for them two bottles with 2oz of breastmilk each - just in case Kailee gets hungry. But before we left, I was still able to nurse her - I just had to stop nursing because we had to leave.
Thirty minutes later - I get a text message from my mom saying that Kailee finished the first bottle in three minutes! Then after a while, I get another message saying that the second bottle was consumed in five minute and it was a good thing that after the second bottle - Kailee fell asleep!
My mom was worried that after the second bottle, Kailee was still hungry! Good thing she wasn't, but when I got home - when I saw Kailee, she instantly cried and wanted to nurse. My mom said that Kailee might have smelled my scent - thus she knew mommy was home!!
When I look at Kailee, I can't help but smile - she's the cutest thing! And I am much more happy when I see how my mom and my Panget fall in love with Kailee every time they see her. Its a different feeling seeing them like this!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Help Helper!
Since I gave birth - my yaya has been concentrating on the baby. We hired a midwife for two weeks to help the yaya out - some sort of a refresher course for her and also for me. The midwife, Elena has been very helpful - she taught me and the yaya how to bathe Kailee, how to burp her and so many other things. I wish I can hire her forever! If I had the money - why not! But it will be a very expensive yaya - who works for only 8 hours. Hahaha!!
Anyhoo, since Yaya has been with Kailee most of the time - my all-around helper, Cathy - has been quite busy. She has been doing all the cleaning, the cooking and the laundry. Just last month, she was only servicing two people - me and my Panget, with the help of Yaya. The tandem of Yaya and Cathy has been very effective - they seem to help one another out with chores around the house, but since we came home with Kailee - the work they both did before, she has been doing on her own.
It only occurred to me that she was having a hard time when I noticed that I was running out of PJs to wear. I spoke to her and asked why it was taking so long - she then told me that she had a lot on her hands, cleaning and cooking and doing the laundry - she didn't have enough time. This made me decide to take out the laundry-ing out of the equation, I called my mom and asked if I can still have our laundry sent to them for Manang to wash - and of course she said yes (Thanks Ma!).
Since I took one chore out of her hands, I gathered that she will have an easier time doing the cleaning and the cooking. She told me that somehow, it helped because she didn't need to keep rushing to do her chores, I then reminded her that even if she had enough time now - she's not supposed to slack off.
So far, so good but she still needs a little work on her time management.
But its all good, thank you Lord!! :)
P.S. About 3 years ago, I wondered why my SIL had hired 2 helpers for her house (that is on top of her 2 Yayas), it was only now that I realized that one helper cannot do EVERYTHING especially when there's a baby around. The Yayas become focused on the little ones since that's their main job - as for the all around, she becomes tasked to take care of the household - and her two hands and two feet can only take her so far and so additional help can make things better - makes tasks easier to do.
Anyhoo, since Yaya has been with Kailee most of the time - my all-around helper, Cathy - has been quite busy. She has been doing all the cleaning, the cooking and the laundry. Just last month, she was only servicing two people - me and my Panget, with the help of Yaya. The tandem of Yaya and Cathy has been very effective - they seem to help one another out with chores around the house, but since we came home with Kailee - the work they both did before, she has been doing on her own.
It only occurred to me that she was having a hard time when I noticed that I was running out of PJs to wear. I spoke to her and asked why it was taking so long - she then told me that she had a lot on her hands, cleaning and cooking and doing the laundry - she didn't have enough time. This made me decide to take out the laundry-ing out of the equation, I called my mom and asked if I can still have our laundry sent to them for Manang to wash - and of course she said yes (Thanks Ma!).
Since I took one chore out of her hands, I gathered that she will have an easier time doing the cleaning and the cooking. She told me that somehow, it helped because she didn't need to keep rushing to do her chores, I then reminded her that even if she had enough time now - she's not supposed to slack off.
So far, so good but she still needs a little work on her time management.
But its all good, thank you Lord!! :)
P.S. About 3 years ago, I wondered why my SIL had hired 2 helpers for her house (that is on top of her 2 Yayas), it was only now that I realized that one helper cannot do EVERYTHING especially when there's a baby around. The Yayas become focused on the little ones since that's their main job - as for the all around, she becomes tasked to take care of the household - and her two hands and two feet can only take her so far and so additional help can make things better - makes tasks easier to do.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Ge Lai Diaries
March 7, 2011 (Monday)
Got admitted in Cardinal Santos, I wanted to go home BUT wasn't allowed to
This was the last night that I took a bath!
Felt so refreshed and I have to thank my OB's resident Dr. Janina Go!! (she gave me a sachet of shampoo!)
March 8, 2011(Tuesday)
First day of my no ligo day!
I felt normal - didn't feel dirty because I was cleaned up pretty well by the nurses!
I was sleepy and tired the whole day
March 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Second day of my no ligo day!
Still felt normal, I didn't notice the icky feeling yet, maybe because Cardinal's aircon is cold!
Changed hospital gown and sheets (this, somehow made me feel - fresher!)
March 10, 2011 (Thursday)
Third day of my no ligo day!
Felt itchy on my back - because of the epidural catheter's tape!
Got discharged during lunch time. Started wearing PJs (long sleeves with socks ALL day)
Tied my hair for the first time since I got admitted (March 7)
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 11, 2011 (Friday)
Fourth day of no ligo day!
Felt itchy on my back and on my lower abs and navel because of the tape's adhesive.
Had to clean the adhesive left on my skin using baby oil
Hair was still okay - tied it into a ponytail
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 12, 2011 (Saturday)
Fifth day of no ligo day!
Hair is still okay
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 13, 2011 (Sunday)
Sixth day of no ligo day!
Hair is getting a bit oily, but the feeling is still okay
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 14, 2011 (Monday)
Seventh day of no ligo day!
I thought to myself - 7 more days to go!!
Hair is getting oily - I keep it in a ponytail the whole time, para di ako mairita!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
Eighth day of no ligo day!
My baby's a week old! And still - I've had no shower!!
Hair is getting oilier and oilier!!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Ninth day of no ligo day!
Its confirmed, hair is super oily at this point!
Scalp is also beginning to itch!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 17, 2011 (Thursday)
Tenth day of no ligo day!
My scalp is getting itchier, but I can still handle it!
Tied my hair in a ponytail
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 18, 2011 (Friday)
Eleventh day of no ligo day!
My scalp is soooo itchy!! Hair is still on a ponytail!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 19, 2011 (Saturday)
Twelfth day of no ligo day!
My scalp is super itchy na! Hair is feeling so oily and dirty!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 20, 2011 (Sunday)
Thirteenth day of no ligo day!
Scalp is itchy and stinks like napapanis na!!
Mom told me to take a bath on the Fifteenth day instead
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 21, 2011 (Monday)
Fourteenth day of no ligo day!
I am VERY excited for tomorrow - kasi finally, I can wash my hair!!
My scalp is itchy, there are what seems to be dandruff like thingies on my hair, STILL the panis like smell is getting to me (although my mom says they can't smell it from a distance)
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 22, 2011 (Tuesday)
FINALLY!!
The time has come for me to take a bath!!!!!!!!!!!
Got admitted in Cardinal Santos, I wanted to go home BUT wasn't allowed to
This was the last night that I took a bath!
Felt so refreshed and I have to thank my OB's resident Dr. Janina Go!! (she gave me a sachet of shampoo!)
March 8, 2011(Tuesday)
First day of my no ligo day!
I felt normal - didn't feel dirty because I was cleaned up pretty well by the nurses!
I was sleepy and tired the whole day
March 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Second day of my no ligo day!
Still felt normal, I didn't notice the icky feeling yet, maybe because Cardinal's aircon is cold!
Changed hospital gown and sheets (this, somehow made me feel - fresher!)
March 10, 2011 (Thursday)
Third day of my no ligo day!
Felt itchy on my back - because of the epidural catheter's tape!
Got discharged during lunch time. Started wearing PJs (long sleeves with socks ALL day)
Tied my hair for the first time since I got admitted (March 7)
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 11, 2011 (Friday)
Fourth day of no ligo day!
Felt itchy on my back and on my lower abs and navel because of the tape's adhesive.
Had to clean the adhesive left on my skin using baby oil
Hair was still okay - tied it into a ponytail
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 12, 2011 (Saturday)
Fifth day of no ligo day!
Hair is still okay
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 13, 2011 (Sunday)
Sixth day of no ligo day!
Hair is getting a bit oily, but the feeling is still okay
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 14, 2011 (Monday)
Seventh day of no ligo day!
I thought to myself - 7 more days to go!!
Hair is getting oily - I keep it in a ponytail the whole time, para di ako mairita!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
Eighth day of no ligo day!
My baby's a week old! And still - I've had no shower!!
Hair is getting oilier and oilier!!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Ninth day of no ligo day!
Its confirmed, hair is super oily at this point!
Scalp is also beginning to itch!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 17, 2011 (Thursday)
Tenth day of no ligo day!
My scalp is getting itchier, but I can still handle it!
Tied my hair in a ponytail
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 18, 2011 (Friday)
Eleventh day of no ligo day!
My scalp is soooo itchy!! Hair is still on a ponytail!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 19, 2011 (Saturday)
Twelfth day of no ligo day!
My scalp is super itchy na! Hair is feeling so oily and dirty!
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 20, 2011 (Sunday)
Thirteenth day of no ligo day!
Scalp is itchy and stinks like napapanis na!!
Mom told me to take a bath on the Fifteenth day instead
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 21, 2011 (Monday)
Fourteenth day of no ligo day!
I am VERY excited for tomorrow - kasi finally, I can wash my hair!!
My scalp is itchy, there are what seems to be dandruff like thingies on my hair, STILL the panis like smell is getting to me (although my mom says they can't smell it from a distance)
Made punas-punas using HOT water with Vinagre Aromatico!
March 22, 2011 (Tuesday)
FINALLY!!
The time has come for me to take a bath!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
