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[TM] The Fat Kid Inside the House of Derla

December 22, 2017
Dear Peanut, Earlier this week, we went to visit Dra.CTP for your second checkup and she made it official that you are fat. Okay, so harsh. But yeah, you’re too heavy for your age. Your current weight (4.2 kg) at 1.5 months should be your weight when you’re 2 months old. Ayan, ang...

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[SC] Johnny Rebel - The Firstborn Will Prevail

December 18, 2017
Dear Peanut, After confirming that it was time, they wheeled in your mother to the labor room to continue on trying to ...

[TM] Finding Good Doctors

December 14, 2017
Dear Peanut, As you turned, officially, 6-week-old today, I want to share with you a photo of the medical team who did ...

[TM] Your Daddy: The Real MVP

December 14, 2017
Dear Peanut, You’re officially 6 weeks old today. Your daddy and I are still wide awake at exactly 1:21 AM, trying to ...

[TM] Too Young to Make Memories

December 07, 2017
Dear Peanut, Today’s Friday and since I have brunch with your Ramen aunties tomorrow at Shangri-La Plaza, your daddy ...

Mixed Feelings Mixed Feedings - A #DearPeanut Series

December 06, 2017
Hello there! My own breastfeeding journey (read it here, here, and here) has made me a strong advocate of Mixed ...

[TM] Where’s the Support for Mixed Feeding Mothers?

November 27, 2017
Dear Peanut, Let me explain to you my beef with exclusively breastfeeding hardcores. When you left NICU, we’ve seen ...

[TM] Breast is Best and the Medela Pump Drama at NICU

November 27, 2017
Dear Peanut, I heard about the Unang Yakap program from my “mommy friends.” Your UncleP also told me about it and as a ...

[TM] Breast is Best But Breastfeeding is Not for Everyone

November 27, 2017
Dear Peanut, If you ask your father for a list of things (and people) that I dislike / hate / abhor, he would probably ...

[TM] November Rain and Physiological (Normal) Jaundice

November 23, 2017
Dear Peanut, Today, you are officially #3WeeksOld. Earlier today, we stayed at your Lola Mommy and Lolo Daddy’s home ...

[SC] T Minus X - Part 1

November 19, 2017
Dear Peanut, On the morning of Nov 2nd , your mother screamed as she sat on the toilet and told me that she let out a ...