Mom’s Emotional Chronicles

21/06/2025

20/06/2025

💯 true

19/06/2025

Dear Husband of a Breastfeeding Wife,
Do you know what your wife does all day? She feeds your child WITH HER BODY. This little creature that grew inside her for 9 months is still depending on your wife for all of its nutrition and hydration. You may have been told that newborn babies nurse every 2-3 hours. What they didn’t tell you is that the baby might not grow out of this for a while. Your baby might nurse every 2-3 hours for an entire year or more (this could mean your wife spends over 4,000 HOURS nursing your baby in its first year of life). Your wife does not have 2-3 hours of free time in between feedings.
Consider this scenario:
Baby starts nursing at 10am. Baby nurses for 45 minutes. Your wife tries to put baby down at 10:50am. Baby wakes up at 11 am. Baby needs a diaper change. It is now 11:05. Your baby will want to nurse again at 12pm. Your wife has less than an hour till her body is needed again. You may think she is lazy, she is over acting sometimes but the truth is her body is need some rest.
Yes it looks like she is just resting while feeding your baby, lying on the bed and fall asleep during feeding. But the truth is she feels tired and never noticed she fall asleep.
(This thought experiment does not take into account variables such as the baby spitting up, wanting to be held during his nap, or the diaper change being a blow out requiring a change of clothes and possibly a bath.)
Guess what: your wife is tired. Breastfeeding is REALLY hard work. Your wife burns 650 calories a day making the milk that feeds your baby. Your wife is lucky to sleep 2-4 consecutive hours each night. Your wife is a MOM now. Offer to hold the baby while she showers or naps. Make dinner (or just pick something up on your way home). Pitch in around the house (or at least don’t complain about the mess). It might get better as the baby gets older but it might not. Your wife is trying to do the best she can.
Sincerely,
Your baby’s mother
Ctto

17/06/2025

Postpartum isn’t…

Postpartum isn’t about everyone wanting their turn to hold the baby. It’s about creating a safe space for mom and baby during a time of immense change and vulnerability.

Postpartum isn’t about “bouncing back.” It’s about giving yourself grace to heal, both physically and emotionally.

Postpartum isn’t about entertaining visitors. It’s about embracing quiet moments and bonding with your baby, away from the noise of the world.

Postpartum isn’t about having all the answers right away. It’s about learning, growing, and taking it one day at a time.

Postpartum isn’t about feeling only joy. It’s about making room for all the emotions—both the beautiful and the challenging ones.

Postpartum isn’t about being perfect. It’s about discovering your baby and rediscovering yourself in the process. 🤍

16/06/2025

My everything 💕

16/06/2025

“𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.”
That’s what he said;
Because she doesn’t earn a paycheck.
Because there’s no company ID hanging around her neck.
Because no one claps when she finishes her shift.

But here's the truth:

She wakes before the sun.
Cleans the house while the world still sleeps.
Prepares breakfast. Packs lunches. Finds missing socks.
She gets the kids ready, drives them to school, then heads to the market...not for leisure, but for survival.
Why you're still sleeping, she's already up preparing your breakfast

She doesn’t sit down for coffee breaks.
There’s no HR department for when she feels overwhelmed.
No salary, no promotions, no "employee of the month."
She does everything for love

She cooks. Cleans. Comforts. Heals.
She teaches. Disciplines. Listens. Loves.
And when her husband comes home to rest,
She’s just getting started on dinner, dishes, homework, bedtime stories, and folding the laundry no one noticed she washed.

So don’t you dare say she “doesn’t work.”

Her job is 24/7. No holidays. No sick leaves.
And still, she shows up..every single day
fueled not by money, but by love.

To every man:
If you think she’s “just at home,”
Try doing everything she does for one week.
You’ll realize, she doesn’t stop working,
She is the work that holds the whole family together.

To every woman who’s ever felt unseen:
You are not invisible.
You are not “just” anything.
You are the heartbeat of the home.

Appreciate her. Acknowledge her.
Because without her, nothing runs.

12/06/2025

Soon, with my daughter 🥰☝🏻

12/06/2025

Mother’s love is priceless 💯

12/06/2025

“Being a mother means putting everyone else first… and learning to love yourself last.”

10/06/2025

You're still a good mom...
Even if you raised your voice today.
Even if the dishes are still in the sink.
Even if screen time went waaay beyond the limit.
Even if you felt overwhelmed and touched out.

You're still a good mom.
Because you showed up.
Because you care.
Because your kids know they are safe and loved.

Motherhood isn’t about getting it all right—it’s about loving through the mess, and trying again tomorrow.

Be kind to yourself, mama. You’re doing better than you think. 💛


ctto Stay at Home Pinay Mom

10/06/2025

To my first born, kahit malaki kana— ikaw pa rin ang baby ni mama 🤍!
ctto

10/06/2025

Soon anak, mahahawakan na kita 🥹💖