Entering Motherhood

"  Congratulations on your newborn. Thanks..Do join us at our baby shower party"... Is motherhood fully about joyfulness, parties, showers of compliments, gifts and presents? Or is motherhood about challenges, putting in efforts, understanding what a child speaks inside, and most of all, testing your patience to the limits? Just a thought of mine. Read on..

I agree with the fact that being a 1st time mother is ain't easy, especially if you are on your own. It's like entering a door into a whole new world called Motherhood. You are clueless on what's happening, what to expect, and how to react to such situations. I was in that complete dilemma before.

And then goes ' Oh, how I wished someone told me earlier how to overcome these baby problems'. Well,..wish no more, or  you'll find yourself expanding your wishlist from time to time. Motherhood is not something you could just read and master in a short time. Motherhood is something you have to hurdle through and learn along the way.

Every child is unique. It also applies between mother and child. Nothing is 100% similar except for some physical appearances, of course. Mommy's eyes, daddy's long fingers and toes, and the list goes on. Your child will be a superb combination of you and your spouse. This also includes the bad attitudes combination. So, parents.. well behave and mind your languages in front of your kids.If you don't, you might be dumbfounded at the 'results'..

And bear in mind, that each child of yours will need different attentions. My 1st child seems more independent. She will mimic exactly whatever I do or say (gestures included, of course!). She's also a big help around the house, I must admit. Whatever it is, I can't expect a 3yr old kid to think and work like adults do. I must excuse her misbehaviour and uncompleted tasks sometimes. Even a small helping hand is much blessings.


My 2nd child is more pampered, likes to be cuddled and very playful and mischievous at times. Hr cries easily and cannot tolerate any form of harshness and brutality. He likes to befriend everyone his size. Both of them are smart and fast learners. They started walking at an early age. My 1st child started walking when she was 7.5months, and my 2nd child when he was 9months. That's where their similarity as siblings shows.


So you see.. Motherhood is ain't tough job after all. It's a just a matter of how you curb those problems ahead. It can become stressful when you set a very high expectations in it. You can't simply expect everything to flow smoothly along the way. Be prepared for the unexpected. Avoid any bad circumstances if you can. Put an effort, read a lot and listen to other mother's stories on motherhood. At least you'll be armed with some knowledge when confronting the least unexpected.


Now, maybe this is the right time to say ..'' Congratulations on your newborn!.."   =)

Constipation and Flatulence in Babies

Most babies, including mine, experience less constipation while still breastfeeding. Constipation and flatulent condition both start to take place only when I started to introduce solids to them. My 1st child starts experiencing hard poops, constipation and later refuses to further take anymore solids. I only fully-breastfed her till 9 months. Then I started to introduce solid to her again. That was also during the time when she got her 1st tooth.

This time, with previous experiences with her before, I introduce food with much more fruits like bananas, apples in it. She stills experience hard stools at 1st, but later got used to it. I make sure that she also drinks plenty.

With that much of experience I thought applies to my 2nd son too. But, like my mama used to say, each child is unique, even between look-alike twins. My son breastfed more often than his sister, but he stills experience prolonged constipation. Which later leads to flatulent conditions like bloated around his waist and abdomen.


Nothing much I could do for the 1st 6 months, as he's still fully-breastfeeding. The least I did was just to avoid 'windy' food. Later on, after 6 months onwards, I introduced Arab or Bam dates as his 1st solids. It helps fluent his digestive system. He poops normally and regularly, just like he used to, as a newly born baby, before constipation took place.


If your child loves to eat and munch a lot, be more creative with food. Dates could be eaten raw, or blended into juices, or baked into cupcakes, or even be added as an ingredient in some dishes.

Teething and Dentition

Teething and dentition are common among babies. It grows into an issue when it become difficult or delayed. It could prolonged till a couple of years for some.As an adult myself, I can't even stand another day with a bad toothache. It could be an excruciating pain before the 1st tooth protrudes.

Babies might throw out tantrums, whine most of the day and get easily irritated. As a mom, I need to comfort them even more, idle them with teething cookies, yogurt on sticks or even a sugar canes to munch on. Biting and chewing on refrigerated teething toys could also ease those painful, itching gums.

Some even suggest on brushing those gums with soft bristles baby toothbrushes, or even a damp coarse cloth will do the trick. It'll ease the itchiness and help on those difficult dentition. The 1st tooth out may take quite some time for some, and might be very painful and itchy for some babies. This is the time when babies feel the urge to bite and chew almost on everything. I got bitten several times during my kids' dentition. Nevertheless, the worst is being bitten during breastfeeding. It hurts most and can sometimes cause the nipple to bleed.

As for my own personal tips, I use a homeopathy remedy called Chamomilla (German Chamomilla) to soothe their restlessness days and nights. You could also try on soothing aromatherapy candle lights or lavender baby baths.

Kreaosotum (Beechwood Kreosote) and Pulsatilla (Wind Flower) are also common homeopathy remedies during difficult dentition. It works for my daughter during her early dentition, but for my son a combination of Kreos and Calcarea Carbonica - Ostrearum (Carbonate of Lime) suits him better. A rub of Glycerin gel does the trick too.