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Review: Snappy Pull-ups

When Ayex was born, we don’t really have any idea what diaper we should use for her. First she used Prokids NB diaper, which the hospital used (because we weren’t able to give them our own NB diaper). Since we all know that babies grow so fast, after a month, we had use the small size already! My brother, Xen , and his girlfriend Joy, gave us 2 packs of Skips by Mamy Poko diaper as a gift. Joy’s dad just came back home and they were in duty free. They said the diaper was on sale at $12.50 for the 2 packs. At first I thought it was expensive so I told them not to buy anymore but they still did. And I’m glad they did because Skips performed very well. I’ll talk about that in another blog. Moving forward, we were no longer able to buy Skips because it’s kinda expensive in the supermarkets or department stores. So we used EQ instead.

I’m very particular with the diapers that we use for Ayex in such a way that I want the diaper to have cloth-like cover. I don’t like plastic. Until Ayex grew up, we used EQ Dry. Until she learned how to remove the plastic tape that holds the diaper together. She would play with the straps and for all you know, she would be walking to and fro without her diaper on because she was able to removed it already! That’s when I had to look for something similar to a panty. We were able to use Huggies Pull-ups before but I didn’t want to settle with it because it’s expensive – PhP491 for a pack of 36! I browsed the internet and found our lifesaver – Snappy Pull-ups.

+ Various sizing: M-XL
+ Cute designs: dinosaurs, Baby Dragons and Tweetie
+ Cloth-like cover
+ Very absorbent that it can last for 12 hours
+ It becomes gel-like once full, it does not sag
+ It has wetness indicator
+ Very affordable
+ Fits very well
+ Easy to carry since it’s thin and it does not occupy a big space inside the baby bag
+ Easy to put on and remove
– Cannot be found at leading supermarkets, from unbranded diaper sellers only like US. 😉

Review: Sun Angel Malunggay Tea

When I was just home during my maternity leave, I didn’t have any problems with my milk supply, in fact the sometimes drip because I was blessed. But since I don’t live in a perfect world, I had to go back to my work after 2 months.

Working and still breastfeeding was tough in such a way that I have to include the time I should express milk in my routine. But you know how corporate life is: there will be time when you have to attend almost endless meetings and you have to meet various deadlines all at the same time. You’ll feel the stress of the corporate life. And for all you know, your milk supply starts to drop. This was the time I had to search for something effective yet fits my budget because I really want to keep giving Ayex breastmilk. Then I found Sun Angel Malunggay Tea.

True to its word: It really helps increase my breast milk.

+ Affordable @ 168 per box of 20
+ Each teabag can be used up to 3 times
+ Can be taken without adding sugar, honey, calamansi or other sweetener
+ Can be taken hot or cold – I prefer it hot
– Can be found at Mercury Drugstores and Online

On Quinito Henson and Chino Trinidad

Last Satuday on our way home from the mall, my dad and my brother were talking about how talkative the Filipino anchors who were covering the NBA finals namely: Quinito Henson and Chino Trinidad. They said that these two were so talkative during the game 1 of the series that they somewhat narrated the whole game! I commented that I agree with them about Quinito because as far as I’m concerned, he’s just so talkative for a guy. However, I disagreed with them about Chino because I think he is not as talkative as Quinito. I was wrong!

I was able to watch the second game of the best of seven finals series and I must say, the entire was just too lame that it made me so bored! The referees’ calls were either inappropriate or delayed. The players of LA Lakers seemed to be not in the proper condition specially Kobe Bryant. And to top it all, Quinito and Chino were so noisy at the background! Their comments on the game are never ending! That’s not all, they even said things on air that to me are very improper like things about Chino’s wife’s birthday that he wasn’t able to attend because he covering the series and a mention of his Americanas’ (American style coat) sponsors! Yuck! Publicity! The worst comment I heard from these two came from I think Quinito (please correct me if I’m wrong). He joked about Leon Powe and something about the Poe clan (yes, the late Fernando Poe’s family)! Such a corny joke that even Chino Trinidad wasn’t able to get! Ugggghh!