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What Mothers Go Through for their Sons and Daughters

Today is my son Comet’s first birthday and it’s pretty much been a whirlwind of a year.

5 months, 1 week in: First time to give parenting advice!

At the family lounge of a shopping mall this afternoon, a mom and dad who were about our age had just entered the lounge with their baby. My husband had just fed Comet and he was quietly propped up in his stroller. As soon as the new family came in, the Dad whipped out a […]

Mothering Comet Day 104: 3rd Month Milestone

Comet reached a milestone this morning: he is now aware of his own hands. I found out through my husband who has been taking care of Comet for three weeks now, ever since I went back to work. My husband sent a photo of our son pondering the strange existence of his right hand. I […]

Mothering Comet Day 100: 3 Months In

Comet’s third month in the world fell on a Friday so we decided to celebrate with a simple dinner out and some coffee. We were home just before midnight and fell asleep at 3am after doing all the chores, not to mention expressing milk. Pre-baby, our Friday date nights were made of wine, cozy dinners, […]

Mothering Comet Day ??: Extra Baggage at Work

It’s past midnight and I’m still awake. Comet has been in bed for at least an hour already and I really should be sleeping, as well. However as I am returning to work tomorrow after my maternity leave, I had to prepare so many things in advance now that I’m a new mom. Apart from […]

Mothering Comet Day 61: Two months in

Our Comet turns two months old today. Yesterday I insisted that we buy a small celebratory cake despite my husband’s opinion – why is turning X months old considered an achievement nowadays? He is an “anniversary” kind of a guy, you see. When I was younger, single, and childless, I shared the same opinion. Much […]

Mothering Comet Day 54: A smile that’s worth the wait

We hit a milestone at breakfast today. In his bassinet, Comet was his usual quiet alert self, (awake and not crying!) which was sign that he wanted to interact. After some minutes of talking to him, smiling at him, and rubbing his cheek and tummy, we received the best reward a pair of sleep-deprived parents […]

Mothering Comet Day 49: Clingy Comet has landed!

I thought about sharing a real-time update instead of recounting my experiences while pregnant, because this development is worth mentioning (at least for myself). The past couple of days, we’ve noticed that Comet has spent more time being awake than asleep. He would normally fall asleep right after a morning feeding but now, he is […]

Preggy and feeling itchy? You may have ICP

In my third trimester (about 32 weeks), I started feeling itchy. Consistently itchy. I would scratch my hands and arms throughout the day but wouldn’t have any rashes. The itchy feeling would extend to my legs, back, and tummy for the next two weeks, and would get worse in the evenings, sometimes preventing me from […]

A Conception Story (no, not that kind!)

The beginning of my journey to becoming Comet’s mother happened on a Monday. It was March 6 and I woke up at 6:30 AM because I had to pee. As I trudged to the bathroom, I remembered my plan of taking a home pregnancy test (HPT) as my period was already a week delayed. Prior […]