baby bottles

I'm so sad... the bottles (the first years - breastflow) i was planning to get for my newborn isn't bpa-free.   i'm hoping that they come up with a bpa-free version before i give birth in august.  riight...  i guess i'll have to get another type of bottle.  i'm thinking of glass bottles.  i might steer clear of the plastic bottles because you never know what they'll discover a few years from now.  5 years ago, avent was the best bottle around and now, they're found to have bpa!

you can check if your bottles are bpa-free at these websites:

http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/07/z-report-bisphenol-in-polycarbonate.html
http://www.mommyauctions.com/blog/2007/10/01/kitchen-raid-2007-what%E2%80%99s-the-scoop-on-all-the-bpa-free-hype/

they also rate and recommend bottles.  good luck to all the mommies and daddies out there who are stressing out about bpa!

33 weeks!

I'm at 33 weeks!  I can't believe it!  Time flies... I was admitted to Makati Med last week because I had high fever, was chilling and generally felt like crap.  We found out (well, the doctors did) that it was because i had uti due to complications from having kidney stones.  Of course, Tabby was like "Yan!  Kasi!  No more na salt and patis!!"  >sigh<  oh well...

So, now I'm out and i've been avoiding salty foods...  can you believe i haven't had patis or added salt to anything i've eaten?!  (in the interest of honesty, i had soy sauce with my sushi, but that's it!)  i'm so proud of me! haha =) 

Since i've been released from the hospital, i get tired more easily.  i'm more prone to cramping and i feel more delicate.  i feel like this pregnancy is taking forever, but i know that in about 5 weeks, i'll get to see my baby na!  it's so soon!  i've realized that i've been putting off stuff that shouldn't be put off... like getting the newborn clothes out of storage and having them washed and put away in my room or getting the receiving blankets ready or bringing the crib out... it seems to me like i'm so woefully unprepared. i need to make more of an effort to get things ready for my newest love...

Bad Breastfeeding Advice

http://www.mother-2-mother.com/bad-advice.htm
This is an awesome site! There are a lot of well-meaning advice going around out there about breastfeeding. This site will give you the reasons why they're wrong and will help you with successfully breastfeeding your precious bundle of joy! If you are pregnant, or know anyone who is pregnant, please forward this so that they can also benefit from it.

They've got other pages with topics too! Ranging from storing breastmilk to topics just for dad... Enjoy! =)

Personalized Gauze Diapers

I ordered personalized diapers from Mel of Baby Basics (here on Multiply) and i'm sooo happy with them!  Reasonable pa the prices!

The one i pictured here is for my coming baby, but i ordered for all my boys. They were so excited when they got it because it has the first letter of their names silk screened on it.  SUPER CUTE!!! Even my yayas were like: "wow! galeng talaga ni ma'am!"  hahaha 

Cutie pictures! =)

In Polo with Ava, Eli, Ate, Tab and my boys... (May 31 and June 1, 2008)