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Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One and the Pandemic

It's been 2 months since my mother passed away from her sickness and it was tough that she has to endure staying in her bed for a long time being partially bedridden with the care of me and her previous caregivers. I am also greatly supported by my husband and mother-in-law. I, though, have a brother who lived from us, somehow send us support for my mother's health and maintenance.  I'd like to share my husband's experience with attending to my mother's documents, requirements, and wake. I could the severity of the country's situation now that we are in the middle of a crisis, a lot of changes were made to the structure on how the process is being done when it comes to filing for a death certificate due to the increase in the number of Covid-19, the government institution strictly implemented rules to contain the virus, one of which is when a person is found to be a person under investigation, commonly known as PUI, or someone who has Covid-19, therefore when de...

Mix Feeding: Breastmilk and Formula

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Hi! Feeling emotional today *sob* Amidst the quarantine, I just gave birth to a healthy baby girl. I am thankful and I am happy. I am blessed. Challenge arises. Back in the hospital, my baby started to latch and nurses had taught me how to proceed on having to breastfeed my baby. I was on C-section, by the way. Too eager to move but I can’t. So, I was nursing my little one whilst lying down. Everything was okay until I felt pain during breastfeeding. I started to get sore and my nipples started to bleed. So painful I thought I could not take it any longer and my baby started to get more fussy and crying after being fed. I spent few more days in the hospital, we are supposed to get discharged on the third and fourth day. Unfortunately, extended few more days due to financial constraint but we have it resolved. Thank goodness. Back on breastfeeding, I have noticed that my baby begins to tug my nipple so hard, she’s not getting the milk that she needs. I have been reading through va...