Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Breastfeeding Basics Event
It’s great that there are events like this organized for the benefit of pregnant women (and breastfeeding moms).
I previously attended last August a breastfeeding talk at St. Luke’s so hubby was asking why I would be attending another one. I did enjoy the talk at St. Luke’s and definitely learned a lot, but somehow I wanted reinforcement on those learned knowledge and I knew for sure that I would be learning more from attending another breastfeeding talk. And I was right!
I really really want to breastfeed my baby so as early as now I want to equip and empower myself with all the information I can get with regards to breastfeeding. I know it’s not as easy as one thinks and there’s really a lot of potential pitfalls for one to end up giving up on breastfeeding. I know there are a lot of information available in the internet (I’ve been doing my research as well), but what I really appreciate from these kinds of events is that you get to hear first hand experiences from real breastfeeding moms. You get to hear questions you didn’t even imagine asking and problems you didn’t even imagine that you may encounter. It was really enlightening.
It was a good decision to arrive early. I was already safe and dry at the venue before it started raining pretty hard. There were a lot of latecomers, probably due to the rain and the traffic it caused so the event organizers decided to start at a later time. Since the venue was inside the Mothercare store, I killed time going around and looking for potential stuff to buy. There were just too many nice stuff I’d want to buy for our baby! (Oh and how expensive some of them can be! *sigh*)
Ms Abigail Yabot was the main speaker regarding breastfeeding. She was definitely a very able speaker and knows a lot about breastfeeding. She was able to breastfeed one of her kids for more than 4 years! How cool is that?! She discussed the benefits of breastfeeding, correct breastfeeding positions, etc. She also aptly answered questions from the attendees regarding breastfeeding.
Hubby arrived around 3pm since he came from work. The talk was already about cord blood banking by the time he arrived. If we had extra money we would definitely do cord blood banking. There are really a lot of benefits, but then again, it’s really just a bit expensive!
Then there was a talk on breastfeeding related products by Medela. It’s amazing how so many products have been developed like those discs for correcting inverted nipples (so your baby can latch correctly), hands free breastfeeding pumps, nipple creams (to relieve sore and dry nipples), etc.
Then it was raffle time. So far baby has been lucky when it comes to raffles. I was rubbing my belly for luck! Haha! Unfortunately I didn’t win the breastpump and other mothercare products. Good thing there were other goodies that they raffled. There were a couple of diaper packs that they decided to raffle. I really thought we wouldn’t win anymore since almost all the diapers were given away. But luckily, we got the last one! Hubby and I were really happy. We were joking that probably baby was playing a trick on us since we were beginning to lose hope already. During the baby shower event from Smart Parenting, I got the first raffle, now I got the last! :) Baby won 38 pieces of large disposable diapers! Those would really come in handy when baby arrives!
Sitting down for more than 2 hours was a bit tiring for a pregnant woman. It made me really hungry as well! Good thing that they had free snacks c/o of Conti’s! Yum!
Here’s baby’s prize up close:
And here are the other loots that we were able to take home:
- Cordlife lootbag
- Cycles lootbag
- MOMStoday Magazine
- 4 medium diapers frome Sweetbaby
Here’s what’s inside the cordlife lootbag:
- red rabbit rattle from cordlife
- mittens from St. Patrick
- baby wipes and top-to-toe baby wash from J&J
- cycles mild laundry detergent sample
- bite block
- pregnancy journey magazine
- pamphlets from J&J, cycles, and cordlife
And here’s what’s inside the cradle lootbag:
- Cycles sample
- Cradle sample
- Bite block
- Post it from Medela
- Pamphlets from Medela and Cradle
All in all, it was a great event. The loot bags and raffle were definitely a plus, but more than those, it’s the learnings that made it more valuable. I’m looking forward to attending more events like this. Next saturday, it would be about pregnancy and childbirth tips!
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