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I saw in Ms. Chiqui Brosas' site that there will be a free breastfeeding seminar this coming June 19. I was so excited at the thought of participating in such a class. And it's free!
I told The Cook that we should attend the class. At first he was hesitant. Why should he be there since breastfeeding is done by mothers? I said it's better if we do it together. As a couple. We're planning on starting our own family once he comes back from Dubai, might as well equip ourselves with knowledge on how to rear a baby.
Pre-registration is a must so I texted the number on the site about our details. Ma'am Zeny Feliciano replied (yey!). She is a Postpartum Doula and a Lactation Counselor (imagine, what seems to be a simple task of breastfeeding has a coach!). She asked me to send my email address via her site at http://lactation.weebly.com. She sent me an invite for the class and now I can't wait for The Cook to be home and for us to attend the class.
I've been searching the Internet about home births in the Philippines and one woman who promotes it is Chiqui Brosas. She conducts classes every Sunday called Prepared Childbirth Class and I am very interested in signing up soon, of course when I get pregnant, that is. Hopefully, The Cook will be keen on attending too since I would want him to be by my side as we prepare for our soon-to-be-baby.
You can check out her Multiply site for photos of her classes.
I would want as little drug in my body as possible during baby delivery time. I don't want my newborn to be drowsy or in a daze when he/she arrives in the world. Imagine, if an adult woman becomes groggy because of those drugs given during delivery, what more could these drugs do to an infant?
Hopefully, the universe will conspire and let The Cook and I experience joining a class like this.
Hopefully The Cook will be coming home soon. I could only imagine the ordeal he and the rest of the crew members went through after the maritime accident happened. Right now, I only have vague information on where he is. He called via satellite phone and texted through one of the crew's cellphone. His cellphone unfortunately was in his cabin and was destroyed together with the rest of his belongings. I'm thinking of buying him a brand new cellphone. A touchscreen phone which he likes. I'm eyeing the Samsung Star S5230W. The more I read about that phone, the more I want to have it myself. Heehee.
But, I have to make sure he hasn't bought one yet before I buy the phone. :)
Update:
The Cook has called to inform me that they are now in a hotel. They are just unloading cargo from the ship and will eventually go home soon. Flight details not yet available so far.
Now that the Cook is coming 5 months earlier than what we expected, the possibility of me conceiving has been playing in my head ever since. We truly wanted to start our family and hopefully, with God's grace, He will bless us with a normal and healthy baby. I'm not praying for a specific gender. Beggars should not be choosers.
I really hope that I would be able to conceive and bring a bundle of joy in our family. Inay advises me that the Cook and I shouldn't be tiring ourselves and travelling around if we want to have a baby. She said that I should not be always leaving the house and I should give my body the chance to conceive. Sort of, I should let myself “incubate” so to speak. :)
As of today, my husband is still not yet here in the country. He called yesterday to say that they are not yet in the hotel since an investigation is still ongoing. They are still in the tugboat which rescued them. His office here in Manila said there are 13 crew members who are questioned about the accident in the cargo ship. I'm like, how long does it take to investigate 13 people? 5 of which are injured?! It's been a week and they still have no idea when the crew will be returning here. Hmph!
