Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

In My Womb Experience

Nah. This is not my Sati talking about her experience inside Mommy’s tummy. This is about my experience in In My Womb.

In My Womb is an ultrasound center that provides high quality ultrasound result. They offer cutting edge technology when it comes to ultrasound and a treat to expecting parents. They offer 2D, 3D and 4D ultrasound service. They have a lot of branch, there is one in Ortigas, in Makati, in Manila and they are still expanding. Visit In My Womb site for more information on their branches and newest opening.

Here are the price list and some specification of the services they offer: (source)

2D Gender Determination: 1,200PhP
15 to 20 minutes session
gender determination
2 black and white photo

3D Gender Determination(no DVD): 2,200 PhP
15 to 20 minutes session
gender determination
5 black and white photo

Pearl Package 3D4D: 2,800 PhP
20-30 minutes session
5 BW and 5 colored photos
gender determination
cd of the photos (5 bw and 5 colored plus 5 additional)

Ruby Package 3D4D: 4,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
5 BW and 5 colored photos
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Diamond Package: 7,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
10 colored photos
one 18×10 colored photo (facial)
CD with all the photos
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Platinum Package 3D4D: 12,000 PhP
20-30 minutes session
14 BW photos
one 18×10 colored photo
CD of all the photos
hard-bound Baby Story Book Album, 8″ X 6″ with collage
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

Silver Spoon Package 3D4D: 20,000 PhP
30 minutes session
20 BW photos, 20 Colored photos
one 18×10 colored photo one 18×10 BW photo
CD of all the pictures
hard-bound Baby Story Book Album, 8″ X 11 1/2 ” with collage
gender determination
personalized audio-video edited DVD

I had my first In My Womb experience last June. Honestly, I feel that it was a bit overpriced. I had no intention on having an ultrasound on their clinic. I was in Megamall and looking for a cheaper alternative. And since I can’t find one that offers gender determination at an early stage (19 weeks), I settled for In My Womb. What can I say? Well, I was wrong! To think that it was overpriced was stupid of me. It is worth every penny. I avail of their 2D package that is worth 1200 in PhP. I am used to having a 2D ultrasound that cost around 200 to 400 in PhP, hence the overpriced thinking. The session lasted for 20 minutes. The OB Gynecologist attending my case was very patient and was very detailed on the baby’s vital signs. She measured the necessary vital signs like heart beat, head circumference etc. It was a very detailed session, counting fingers included. It was a relief knowing my baby is complete physically. Then she showed me the baby’s face. I tell you, though it was just a 2D ultrasound, the image was very crisp and clear. I saw my baby sucking her thumb, saw her yawning. The feeling was incomparable. Then she look for the baby’s sex, and yes it was a girl. Oh well, I already shared with you my feelings about this ultrasound and after finding out that the baby is a girl.

I really recommend In My Womb to every expecting parent. I highly regard their very accommodating staffs and the homey atmosphere the clinic gives. I plan to have my next ultrasound there and this time I am saving up for the Pearl Package. I would bring hubby and the kids along. Oh, I forgot to mention, they have a viewing room adjacent to the ultrasound room. Another thing, unlike the usual ultrasound session where you have to content yourself watching your baby in a tiny monitor, they have a 32″ LCD TV for your viewing pleasure. That one made a huge difference!

I will share with you our Sati after the ultrasound, will have it maybe next month or depending on my financial capability.

If you have all the moolah, I suggest you get the most expensive package. It’s worth every penny dude!

His Eyeglasses Story

After my prenatal earlier, we were supposed to drop by at Beng’s (Beng’s Entertainment Spree) house. I am from Pasig and Miss Beng is in Bulacan. Apparently her house is just a few meters away from my OB’s clinic in Valenzuela. Then again, something came up. My husband head was aching so hard. I already told him weeks before that he should change his eyeglasses but you know how hard headed guys are. Now I suffered from his hard hardheadedness.Crap! I even beg my OB’s secretary to put us first in the line so we can head home right after the check up. I feel so guilty because of that. First was for Miss Beng, second was for the other pregnant women who was earlier than me.

Being the wise girl I am, I saw this opportunity to make him do whatever I want. So I told him, he needs to change his eyeglasses now. I blackmailed him with the things I have to give up so we can head home early. Good thing it worked. Well, it was right that the cause of his head aches were the fact that his eye grade had changed a bit.

Argh.. guys!

Choosing The Right Contraceptive (that works)

Having two unplanned pregnancies, do I have the right to discuss this topic? Of course, at least I can give you some insights on what’s the most effective way to have unplanned pregnancy. LOL

Here are some list of different kinds of contraceptive, how they works and some side effects:

1. The pills. Generally the pill is taken orally, it contains two kinds of hormones which prevent us from ovulating. Depending on what kind of pills, it is taken first on the second or first day of your period. Most is a 28 pill mat, which you should take religiously with each pill corresponding to a day. This is one of the most effective contraceptive but it has some side effects on it. For one, if your neurons is as less as mine, and probably you suffers a lot of memory relapse, this one is not for you. I tried this one before and it only take two months and more than three missed intakes before I gave it up. Some says they experience head aches and weight gains. I did not experience both. The up side is I got brighter, whiter and clearer skin.

2. Injectables. This kind of contraceptive works well with less neurons people like me, you are injected only once every three months. Isn’t that great? How does it work? Basically it prevents your ovary from ovulating or releasing of egg cells. It fakes your body and make it feels like it is pregnant. Though this is great for me, there’s a lot of disadvantages that I personally experienced when I use this. – it is so DRY down there. and I hate it.. ok not if you will use KY.. but would you? – I became so fat.. more like a whale with bulging fats everywhere.. but hubby never mind LOL – head aches, head aches, head aches – morning sickness all the way.. – and lastly the reason why I gave it up, I got high blood pressure. I used it for more than a year before the high blood pressure episode.. and oh, it hurts a lot when it is injected on you.

3. IUD or Intrauterine Device. My OB gynecologist told me that this one is perfect for me, I don’t have to pollute my body with chemicals, no side effects and no need to sharpen my memory. The only down side, I cringe at the thought of it. You know how I hate flesh kind of movies, the feelings is so the same.. arghh.. How this thing works? well, a foreign object is placed on your uterus, a t shaped wire or plastic. Fertilization may occur but it won’t develop because of the foreign object in your body. Though this one has no side effects, the one using this is prone to vaginal infection. Since the t object is placed on the uterus, there’s a tiny string that goes down on the vagina. And when an infection occurs, the chances of it going up to your inside is very high. Think of the string as a freeway of the bacteria to the heavens of your partner. So if some one is using this, take extra precautions on cleaning that of yours.

4. Rhythm Method. This is by far the most effective way of getting pregnant in the most unexpected time. Trust me, I have proofs. This is effective if you can, say, stand days without “romance”. LOL

How this really works? If a woman’s menstrual cycle is regular, rhythm method is easy, if not, I suggest you try other ways of birth control. Our menstrual cycle works like this, we have a period for 5 to 7 days, count some more, then we ovulate. If the egg cell released by the ovary is not fertilized, 12 to 15 days later we discharge it. Simple as that.

Rhythm method takes advantage of the days that we are not ovulating. Ovulation appears only once a month (about 24 hours duration), it means you actually have 27 (if your cycle is 28 days) safe days, happy days, looove days.. NOT! If you are not aware, sperm cells can survive for 2 to 3 days and some even last up to 8 days. Intercourse 3 to 5 days prior to your ovulation may lead to pregnancy. That is why they have this 7 days after and seven days before, the safest time for contact, before and after your menstrual period. So if your not as horny as other people (ahem ahem) this works just fine for you.

Now, if you think that 7 days before and 7 days after, is not enough (not to mention you have your period for 8 days.. waaah!!) then you should be keen on the exact date of your ovulation. You must remember still that 7 days after your period still applies, you cannot squeeze more days from it (live with that). If you are lucky and your egg cell warns you before it takes off from your ovary, that is a whopping plus 5 or more days on your love life (ehem ehem).

It says that 24 hours after ovulation, contact is safe. How in the world can you know the exact moment of your ovulation? There is no way actually, to know the EXACT moment… but you body tells you if you are.. some signs are: *hotness (yeah that kind of hotness).. it’s how the nature works.. when ovulating your in heat.. it is how animals propagate.. that is why most intercourse that results to pregnancy are better (if not the best) *wet feeling *hotness.. again.. this time hot in reference to your body temp.. according to something I had read before, temperature increase (by half degree) during ovulation.. *slight morning sickness.. some may experience this, some may not. Ovulation may occur 10 to 14 days after your period (first day of your period).. so ten days after start looking for these signs and let them guide you.