Recent Blogs
Parenting in the digital world
In the past year and a half, however, many parents have had to work with technology and media and their kids. As the world almost completely digitised overnight and technology even became part of how children were to go to school, parents had to find new ways to balance the old notions and the new systems.
How to Take Advantage and Choose Everything You Eat While Breastfeeding
Lactating moms are often told that everything they eat turns into breastmilk. In a sense that is true. Whatever a mother ingests goes through her digestive system, and the nutrients of the ingested food and drink are absorbed by the blood and distributed throughout the body through the bloodstream. This is what helps fuel milk production; and so the nutrients the mother has taken in can now be passed on to the baby.
Should you raise boys and girls differently?
Gender differentiated parenting exists, whether we realise it or not. These differences begin at an early age. This carries on as the child grows. Like our parents before us, we are products of our upbringing and products of our generations. However, as parents, we can make it a point to be fair with our children.
Moms of Moms: Rosalinda Zamora-Francisco
In 1987 Rosalinda Zamora Francisco, “Linda,” started Piandre, six years after her first salon: a village salon called Eve’s Salon. Today, Piandre has 14 branches, numerous employees and a reputation built over thirty years of hard work and dedication. All in a life’s work for this phenomenal mom.
Breastfeeding & Lactation 101 With Abbie Yabot
We’ve all heard the sentence tagged at the end of all the milk ads: “Breast Milk is best for babies up to two years.” Beyond just breast milk, though, it’s also breastfeeding itself that is best for babies. But why exactly? We sit down with Abbie Yabot, lactation and breastfeeding expert and coach, to learn the basics behind that well known statement.
Pregnancy Cramps Per Trimester: When to Worry
Being pregnant means your body will go through a lot of changes. With these changes come some never before felt aches and pains, cramping being one of them. While many pregnancy cramps are very normal it is important to be aware of what is normal and what is unusual in every trimester. This will help give you peace of mind as well as know what to do when you feel cramping.
Balancing Your Work Baby & Your Baby!
Mompreneurs need to find the special balance of giving the time and attention their baby needs and the dedication and commitment their business requires to grow and become successful. It’s not an easy balance to strike, but with a bit of luck and some tips you stand a high chance of finding it faster!
Mind Your Mind: Enrich each moment
For the third month of Mommy Mundo’s #MindYourMind campaign, we’re looking at relationships and how we moms can take the time to enrich and make the most out of every moment we have with one of the key people in our lives: our spouses! The Into the Mom Mind survey revealed that 97% of moms list their relationship with their kids as most important. This is followed by the relationship with their husband.
Remembering Minnie
In March 2021 the Mommy Mundo community had to say goodbye to Minnie Jumaquio, the mompreneur behind the very popular and proudly local brand, the SnugaHug multi use pillow, which helped many moms get through pregnancy and breastfeeding with greater ease. Her other brands are Wallaby Mommy and Stampin Tots. With these she was a regular at the ExpoMom and other Mommy Mundo events since 2014.
5 Statistiscs You Didn’t Know About Filipino Moms
In the first quarter of 2021, Mommy Mundo, with the help of Good Thinking, conducted a survey for and among Filipino moms. Answered by 1,700 moms from all over the country, the first-of-its-kind survey revealed different facets, aspects, and the psyche of the modern Filipino mother. Survey results showed that Filipino moms are very involved with their children and tend to have a progressive mindset.
