Sugar High
After the party, I did nothing but eat all the leftover cake for breakfast and afternoon snack. We paid for it so might as well enjoy! However, unlike my friends who can binge one day and take weight loss drinks the next, I can’t let any foreign ingredient enter my body because I’m breastfeeding. Luckily for me though, because of breastfeeding, I can eat what I want and still lose weight every week. Amazing huh! In fact, I’m now down to 123lbs as of last weigh-in. So yeah, give me all those cupcakes! God knows I need all the sugar I can get after being awake for two and a half months. 
Compression Garments
A host was talking about buying compression stockings online this morning. When I looked at the stockings, I didn’t see anything different but he sure sounded like he was talking about a breakthrough product. A quick search on compression garments led me to a website called lymphedema products. But still, there wasn’t enough information that explains what these products do. Only when I googled lymphedema did I understand what it was all about.
Lymphedema occurs when the lymph system is damaged or blocked. Fluid builds up in soft body tissues and causes swelling. It is a common problem that may be caused by cancer and cancer treatment. Lymphedema usually affects an arm or leg, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Lymphedema can cause long-term physical, psychological, and social problems for patients.
I guess the website owner was trying to prettify things because there’s no way the photos on their website resemble the ones that I saw from Google images.
Casual Dresses
With my new weight loss (insert audience clapping and cheering here), I need to do some serious shopping. Some of my casual dresses fit me now but I’m still about 10 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight. My skinny jeans are still that – skinny and there’s no way they can fit me until perhaps, Meg’s first birthday.
So on my shopping list, I see two pairs of jeggings (jeans / leggings), about five buttoned blouses for easier breastfeeding, two comfortable walking shorts and about a dozen polo shirts that should last two years. That’s how long I’m planning to breastfeed the little one so I need tons of easy access tops. With this list, I seriously need to save. A lot. I’m also waiting for Black Friday Deals. Who knows? If I’m lucky, I may be able to buy all of the items on my list at half the price.
Stubborn Belly
I’m happy with my recent weight loss. From 165lbs to 125lbs – that’s definitely a huge feat. Only I couldn’t take the credit because breastfeeding and sleepless nights are doing it all for me. I’d be over the moon if I could lose the last ten pounds and lose stubborn belly fat as well. I have no time for crunches or any form of exercise, not when my schedule is already full of breastfeeding, carrying the baby, working in between and making sure that Sandy gets some attention. I’m still not complaining though because there’s always time for that. After all, it’s only been two months and I’m already close to my pre-pregnancy weight. 
Young Again
Speaking of skin, I was looking at my not-so-old wedding photos and I couldn’t believe how young I looked back then. Comparing it now, I mentally berate myself for not using an anti wrinkle face cream. I still look the same but it’s obvious that I’ve aged. It doesn’t matter if it’s gracefully (as I would like to think), the skin around my eyes tell it all. My mom will probably say “i-told-you-so” and she would be right. If you look at her now, you’ll have trouble guessing how old she is. Most people mistake her for being my sister and worst, that she’s my younger sister. I was probably having a bad hair day, but still. So goodbye future wrinkles. I vow to make myself look as young as possible so when Sandy and Meg grows up, I’d be mistaken as their older sister as well.
Increasing Breast Milk
Since I managed to breastfeed Sandy for almost three years, new moms always ask me how they can increase breast milk production. My number one answer is to breast feed round the clock. They say that breastfed babies should feed every two hours but I say don’t watch the time. Feed on demand. And if you can, try pumping on the other breast while the baby is sucking. You’d be surprised at how much milk you can store in a few minutes. It’s also important that you are calm, well rested and feel positive that breastmilk will come out of your body. Try not to stress too much about how much you can express or feed. As long as your baby is happy, there’s nothing to worry about. Never let more than two hours pass without feeding or expressing. If your breast becomes engorged, you can do a manual pump (with your hands) to relieve yourself from the pain and to also tell your body that it needs to produce more milk.
Hello Wrinkles
I’m currently reading on wrinkle cream reviews. Thanks to my mother who never fails to remind me how I should take care of my skin, I am so paranoid of having wrinkles at a tender age of …. wait for it …. thirty-ish. Even though I now have two creams – one for night and one for day, something tells me that it’s not enough. My eyebags are still humongous – no surprise there – and my laugh-lines are more pronounced than ever. Luckily, I don’t get any acne or pimples so my skin is still clear if not young-looking.
Health Plans – Online Research
I’m looking for an option for health care for seniors online before I contact any of the local agencies. Which is why I spent half of my morning reading about Medicare part D plans from the Allsup web site. I find it faster this way plus I get to learn about new plans and policies. Knowing what to expect and what to ask makes the process of getting a quote easier. Both the agent and the client can save time by not offering benefits that we don’t need. I’ve learned a lot simply by browsing a resource web site so I recommend it to everyone who’s looking to upgrade or buy a new health insurance.
After this, I will be researching for Meg’s educational or pension plan – whichever gives us the most benefits with the most affordable premium.
We Are All Sick!
… except for the husband but I remember him coming home with a bad couch a few weeks ago. I wonder if the virus came from him? Sandy is in the hospital now being treated for pneumonia while Meg still has a cold and I am alternating between coughing and getting low-grade fever. I wish we’ll all get better soon especially the kids.
It’s so hard to be separated from Sandy when she needed me the most that I couldn’t help but cry for the past two nights. I can’t leave Meg at home so it’s just The Husband who watches after Sandy. However, I’m now feeling a bit of relief after watching a video of Sandy looking active and being her talkative self, with IV and all.
Thanks to the Husband’s health insurance by the way. We can choose which hospital we’d like to go without worrying about the cost. In this case however, we opted to go to UST since we want Sandy’s pedia (which is also the Husband’s aunt) to be the one to monitor her. This reminds me, I need to compare term life insurance because I’ve been planning to add to our existing policies. I made a quick computation on our benefits and realized that by the time we receive the dividends, the final amount might not be enough anymore. I wonder if the dollar-based accounts will be the same?
Health Issues
One of my friends mentioned that as soon as she gave birth, she also had skin breakouts. Which is why she’s adamant in finding the best acne treatment so by the time she goes back to work, her skin is back to looking healthy. I hope that’s not the case with me. The worst thing that happened to me vanity-wise is hair loss. They just fall on their own after every bath. But that’s nothing compared to a visit to the ER because I can’t move my back anymore from breastfeeding too much. Or not being able to eat normal food because Sandy has allergies. So what I’m saying is I think I’ll be okay with the weight gain, skin problem and what-not as long as it doesn’t affect my parenting and most important of all, our baby’s health.
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I am Dzoi, a 28 year old Filipina who currently works as a web designer. I am a loving wife to my equally loving husband Sherwin and a mommy cow to my 2-year-old daughter, Sandy.
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