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4 Reasons Why Lawlaw Diaper is Lowlow Quality

As mothers who only want what’s best for your little ones, choosing the best diaper brand is crucial in ensuring your baby’s utmost comfort and well-being. With a lot of diaper brands out in the market, the natural inclination is to go for low-cost, low-quality diaper options, however, cheaper may not always mean more savings. In fact, investing in high-quality diapers can turn out to be more friendly to the pockets in the long run.

So how do you know when a diaper brand is of low quality? If it’s Lawlaw.

Pampers is here to help explain why a lawlaw diaper is a low-quality diaper.

Lawlaw diaper = lowlow quality 
A strong indication of a low-quality diaper is a saggy diaper. When you spot a lawlaw diaper, it only means that wetness is absorbed in just one area. This uneven distribution of wetness shows that the entire diaper is not used up so it ends up getting full easily. This then results to more frequent diaper changes, which may in turn make you spend more in a day.

Lawlaw diapers may lead to skin rashes
Because lawlaw diapers are lowlow in quality, pee is concentrated in just one area. This creates a pool of wetness inside the diaper, and when baby’s skin is soaked in wetness, it is more likely prone to diaper rashes. Studies also show that low-quality diaper users experience 2x more leakage than less-lawlaw diaper users.

Lawlaw diapers can hinder baby’s mobility
According to the 2013 Go Naked study1, saggy or lawlaw diapers may hinder baby’s ability to walk properly. This bulkiness is caused by the undistributed pee inside a diaper that may lead to discomfort and difficulty for baby to rove around and play.

Taekwondo World Champion, Janice Lagman Lizardo (@jan_lizardo), shares on her recent Instagram post how she values her son Jace’s playtime: “We would always want our babies happy and feeling comfortable with whatever they do especially when they are playing…I decided to switch to Pampers which absorbs the pee evenly from front to back. This diaper is less lawlaw so Jace can play as long as he likes without interruptions from his diaper.”

Lawlaw diapers may end up being more expensive
In the recent survey of Pampers PH, 92% of the moms agreed and noticed that Pampers is less ‘lawlaw’ compared to the previous diaper brand their kids were using.

If you count the number of diapers used in a day of cheaper diapers vs Pampers diapers, it might come as a surprise that moms may end up using more with cheaper diapers due to the frequent changes. In a day, for instance, it usually takes only 2 diaper changes* with Pampers and about 3-4 changes when using cheaper diapers. That’s actually 2x more spend vs choosing Pampers.

In the world of mommyhood, quality and value for money are of the same importance. This is why Pampers encourages moms to be more proactive when choosing the best diaper brand that will carry on their love and care for their babies. It is always more thoughtful to know that choosing less lawlaw means choosing quality for your baby, and in the long run, this will be more beneficial for your baby as much as it is for your savings.

Moms For Moms PH Pampers continues to uplift moms and encourage them to give only the best for their children through a community partnership with Moms For Moms, a group that encourages inclusivity and empowerment for all the kinds of moms we know.

This group is made for moms to share, engage, and spark helpful conversations on topics like parenthood, baby milestones, and parenting tips and tricks like how to enhance baby playtime, or how to change diapers, and many more.

Join the Moms For Moms PH Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/momsformomsph/ and share your best mommy stories and tips as you also learn from others. Special gifts and tokens await the moms who just love to share.

5 Tips To Get Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth

This is probably one of the most asked questions by parents. It does not matter if they are first timers or not, this is the part where the phrase “every child is different” holds true. So really, How to Get Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth? Here are 5 Tips To Get Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth based on our experience.

Brushing should be a routine. Build up the routine of routine of brushing as early as possible and never ever slip away from the routine/schedule. When the routine is established, they will bring that as they grow older.

Use age appropriate brushing products. Ever wonder why some kids does not like brushing? The toothpaste you are using may be the culprit. Ask your pedia or dentist which toothpaste is best tasting for your kids. It also helps if the toothbrush they are using are designed with their favorite superhero or cartoon character, or as simple as in their favorite color.

Let them shop for their oral hygiene products. As mentioned above, it helps if the oral hygiene products they are using are in their fave color or fave character. To make things easier, let them shop for their own products, it makes them feel that they have a say on it and will not feel that it is something that is forced.

Count instead of singing or vice versa. Take a cue from your child. Do they love singing? Then it is ok to use a sing. If they love Math, use numbers instead. According to our dentist, it should be 10 seconds for each side:

right top front
right top back
right bottom front
right bottom back
center top front
center top back
center bottom front
center bottom back
left top front
left top back
left bottom front
left bottom back

Don’t force brushing. Take it one day at a time, one count at a time. Don’t force it but never give up. If on day 1, they will only allow you to brush their teeth up to 3 counts, on the second time, try upping the number to 5 or 6 and so on. Before you know it, your kid loves brushing as much as you wish them to.

BONUS TIP: when do you start teaching/training them how to brush their teeth? Start the earliest possible. You can actually oral hygiene as early as 4 months or when signs of teething is already showing.

5 Practical Buying Tips For A First Time Mom

When I was a first time mom, only the coolest crowd knows about the internet. And me being married to one, I have unlimited access to all parenting resources one can find in the internet. So I thought I was prepared for what motherhood and being a home maker has to offer. So I thought.. it turns out, there really is nothing that can truly ever prepare you to being a mom. Emotionally, physically, and most specially financially.

Having a baby gives you a new perspective in life. You matured instantly and suddenly it is not just about you and your husband anymore. Everything you do is for the baby, all the things you aim for is for the baby. And you want the best, nothing but the best, top of the line. It’s very normal to think that spending more for your baby is part of being matured, of being a selfless mom, selfless parents. It may seem like it’s true during the first year. In reality or as you go on, you realize that there are things that you wished you did not bought.

To help you prepare for your motherhood journey, I asked my mommy club members to share a practical or tipid tips for first time mommies. Here are the Top 5 Practical/Tipid tips for a first time mom:

1. Never sacrifice birthing because of budget considerations. Pinag iipunan talaga yan. But you can still be practical when it comes to giving birth by asking your OB if your preferred hospital have an economized package. First time moms are advised to give birth in a hospital because of possible complications for giving birth the first time. How much it is to give birth in a hospital? It depends if it is public or private. When I gave birth to Marius last 2016, our maternity package from the hospital total cost is 60,000 PhP. Ask your OB about it and don’t by shy. You are not being a bad first time mom/ parent for asking a discount or a more practical package.

2. Be practical when buying clothes and toys. This is something that I wish someone told me or insisted on doing so. When I had my first baby, I want everything brand new! Truth of the matter is, my baby would still be the same baby as he is even with hand me down clothes. Be practical with that, check hand me downs first before buying. And when it comes to toys, your baby will probably will need just 1 or 2 and the rest is your face or anything you touch like the remote control.

3. You may not need a crib. Specially if you have plans on co-sleeping. Our crib took so much space and only lasted for months. It’s not just about the durability of the crib but also usability. It’s not as usual as I thought it was. But if it really something you feel like buying, check hand me downs first. What baby gears you need to buy as brand new? You need a car seat and a high chair, 3 years after and we’re using ours. Invest on a car set that can be used from infant to the time that they no longer need one. Of course if you don’t have a car, you don’t need one. Stroller? I highly suggest baby carrier such as ring sling or wrap.

4. Push on breastfeeding. Do you know how much you can save if you will breastfeed? 5000 PhP per month! Breastfeeding has a lot of benefits too, not just for the baby but for the mommy too. Do you know that when you breastfeeds, your body releases a relaxing hormone that makes you feel sleepy? It designed as that to give the moms the much needed rest for their body. You also save on other stuff when your breastfeed, like feeding bottles, sterilizers and additional cost on water.

5. Monthly birthday celebration is not a must do but personally, I encourage moms to do it. It’s just about celebrating the baby’s monthly milestones but also celebrating your monthly milestones as a first time mommy. What I can tell you is, don’t splurge on it. A small cake and a platter of your favorite pasta will do. Make the celebration more meaningful by making letter addressed to your baby or to you and take lots of photos!

Bonus tip: Buy a really nice mobile phone before giving birth, I assure you, you’re gonna need!