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Most babies get all the nutrients they need from breast milk or formula in the first 6 months of life. The exception is vitamin D and K, which are recommended as supplements for breastfed babies starting soon after birth and some formula-fed babies. 

Also, babies who are healthy and growing normally may not need any extra vitamins. However, if your baby has certain health problems or wasn't born at a normal weight, he may need supplements. Be sure to speak with your baby's doctor if you have concerns. And remember that breastfeeding moms can also have an impact on the nutritional content of their breast milk.

Which Vitamin Supplements Could a Baby Need?

For the first 6 months, my baby was entirely dependent on milk.  Actually, I  breastfed her mixed with formula feeding. 
From 6 months onwards, I  started giving her solid foods. At first, she did not like the taste,  and what was fun about it, she made a face every time I  spoon-fed her. However, eventually,  she got used to the taste and texture of the food.

My 4-year-old, Psalm, was diagnosed with Amoebiasis last week. It all started with frequent LBM for almost 6 times in a day.  I got panicked when I noticed her stool was watery with a little mucus on it, which I found to be very unusual than her normal poop. Such manifestations of symptoms alarmed me and suspected that it might be an Amoebiasis.  By then, we had her stool checked to the laboratory near us for confirmation.  Please watch the video below the result of her laboratory and the medication that the doctor gave to my daughter. 

Hello, momshies! It's been a month now since my last post, which is an evidence how super dooper busy I am. I wish I had more time so I could share a lot of stories with you guys apart from what I am going to share today.

Anyways, let me start this one.

If you have noticed, most of my blogs this year are about family travel. It's because one of my family goals this year is to create happy memories with my family. Some of the parents today seem to ignore the importance of family bonding as they are too busy with their works. But with us, no matter how busy we are, we make sure to spend quality time with our children. For me, happy memories are more valuable than any material in this world because they last a lifetime.

Husband and I are so lucky to have worked at home because we are able to keep our eyes on with our children. After work,  we can right away bond with them by watching TV together, taking a walk around our subdivision, or simply eating a snack together with good laughs and chats.

Or during the weekend, we take the days off by going to resorts to swim or get in touch with nature to unwind from a stressful week. Here are some of the pictures of our bonding moments with our children in one of the resorts here in Davao.

My older brother and I used to fight when we were younger, maybe, because we differed in many things. Our age gap and gender could have been some of the factors of our constant squabble. We didn't agree on many things that often turned into siblings' fight.

When I see my two girls, 6 and 2, fight each other,  it reminds me of my childhood memories. While Chesska was quite excited when Psalm arrived in the family, she sometimes got jealous when our attention was focused on her younger sibling. Well, it is understandable because she'd been our first-born for four years and was used to be the center of attraction.
But when Psalm is a little older and has a personality on her own, the fight started. They are both competing for our attention and love. For instance, when I sat Chesska on my lap, the younger one would cry, wanting to be included too.  Aside from that, they keep fighting over toys. Since Chesska owns most of the toys, she will get angry when Psalm snatches the toys from her. The tendency is the younger one would cry and beg us to borrow the toys from her.  Yes, we constantly remind Chesska that it's important to share but she's just a kid, too, whose emotion is out of control.

Hearing them fight is so upsetting so here are some tips on how I deal with siblings' fight.

1. Pay Equal Attention 

2. Avoid Favoritism

3. Have Fun Together as a Family

4. Never Compare

Chesska will be officially grade one next week. It's been three years now since she attended school. And yes, we are surviving! I remember during her first year when she went home crying and refused to attend school anymore. As a parent, I got disappointed. So I wrote a letter to the teacher to clarify the issue and eventually found out that Chesska had been dealing with separation anxiety. Which was no longer a surprise because Chesska was an introvert type of a kid. In other words, she is clingy and shy with many people. If your child is like Chesska,  here are some helpful tips how I get her to go to school.

1. Prepare Your Child For School Before Her First Day to Reduce Anxiety

2. Accompany Her in School in The First Week Or As Needed

Saying goodbye without tears and letting them go inside the classroom on their own takes time for the children. In Chesska's case, I accompanied her in the classroom for three weeks until she became comfortable with her new peers. I made an effort to introduce her to the teacher and I even approached Chesska's classmates one by one, telling them to befriend her.

Preschool First Day of School

3. Be Generous with Rewards 

When she was on the verge of giving up the school, we tried everything just to coax her to go to school. Since she loved swimming so much, we always promised her that we would go swimming if she finished the five school days straight in a week. To be honest, we almost round all the resorts here in Davao just to grant her request. Week after week, we prepared different rewards like toys, candies, trip to the mall, or simply a compliment. Our efforts were not put into waste because Chesska always ended the school with flying colors. In fact, when she was in preschool, she received two awards: 3rd Honors and Most Behaved and just recently, in Kindergarten,  she received two awards, too, With Honors and Most Diligent. See, what positive results reward can bring!

4. Be Patient 

The secret weapon here is patience. Children having separation anxiety cannot be dealt with overnight.  It must be addressed in a gentle process until they will get used to the new environment which involves socialization. I had had difficulty dealing Chesska's anxiety but as a parent, I refused to give up. For example, just two months ago, Chesska was always asking me until when she would go to school daw.  However, I always diverted her attention into something different such as I promised her to buy a new pony school bag (since she's a huge fan of Pony), school things, and a lunch bag with the Pony characters imprinted on it. Her interest in school was thankfully rekindled and she got excited, too,  to attend school next week. I wish it goes on and on.



Has your child experienced separation anxiety? What are the steps you take to address this issue? Feel free to share your story in the comments section below.