Looking at this little baby, I sometimes can’t stay away from thoughts of having again another baby. What an entertainment to think how the little tot would look like. Will he/she be as healthy and cute as Kay and Daryl when they were little? Will he/she look more like Papsie or me? Darn, what is happening to me? :-( I am having again another assault of illusions.
When we were still in college, Papsie and I talked about the possible cost of baby’s milk. We presumed that it would be P100.00/kg by the time we get married. We were wrong in our estimate because the baby’s milk amounted to P175.00/kg (Enfamil ) when Kay was born.
Today, baby’s milk costs twice as much as P175. The costly ones cost six times higher, I think. So, if you will decide having a baby, or to get married to multiply, you have to do the calculations first. The baby's milk is just one of those you have to spare your earnings. The jiggling basins of free infant formula are not always available because there are those which are not abundant, or dries in a few months time.
But what a cute baby she is.
musta ka na Bing! lam mo when my wife starts to ponder as to having another baby i said " o umandar naman yang pag-kaluka-luka mo" sabe ayoko ng magpalit uli ng diaper, sabay tawa, raising a kid in North America, is very expensive
ReplyDeletehi, mr techguy. mabuti ako, pero nag-iilusyon minsan ha ha. kahit saan yatang parte ng mundo, di biro ang magpalaki ng bata.
ReplyDeleteBreastfeeding is free - despite the myths many milk companies want you to believe, 98% of ALL women can fully and exclusively nourish their child for at least 6 mths - providing they have the correct information or support.
ReplyDeleteLarge companies making money have people believe a baby is expensive, in reality its only as expensive as you make it.
then i belong to the 2% who wasnt able to fully nourish my children. i had fed them with my breast milk for two months only. :-(
ReplyDeletewithout this 'free infant formula', mothers will resort to expensive infant formula. it would be best really that mothers-to-be should research about info and support they need to have ample supply of breast milk. thanks, purple.
Heh, then this means that I shouldn't be thinking of starting my own family soon.... :-)
ReplyDeleteWow cute! Yeah you're right. Cguro nagsisimula ang responsible parenting dun once you can afford to take care of your baby. Compute compute....
ReplyDeleteoh yeah. it's not a joke to have a child these days. it's not just the expensive milk. there's the diapers and pedia visits and immunizations. it's definitely a big chunk from the paycheque.
ReplyDeleteuyyy, who's the lucky mother-to-be, single :-D?
ReplyDeleteyou have to review your math, ferdz.
very true, evi. and i wouldnt want to be going with the procedure again.
Babies are the ultimate joy of any family. Cost of milk notwithstanding, mahirap pa alagaan. But I guess that's the price you have to pay to have that joy ! :)
ReplyDeleteMe too. I can't imagine having another baby at my age now. Not just the cost of raising the child, but can I still manage to get up every two hours at night? My back is not that great anymore. I don't know if I can withstand bending over to change the diaper and give the baby a bath. And then running after him or her when he or she gets older. I don't think I have that energy anymore.
ReplyDeleteako gusto ko pa baby lol!!! kakamiss may baby :)
ReplyDeletea baby is a bundle of joy. well, for those expectant young mothers, and the newly weds, the worries are incomparable to the joy of having one. but for me to have a baby is a different thing, bw. and i agree with you, irene. even if i can still afford to have another baby, the question is, can i do it still - to raise a baby with all the challenges?
ReplyDeleteso i thought, manilenya... bata ka pa kasi :-D
have not visited ur "house" for quite some time now. nice to finally figure that out and to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteWith a cute baby like this, the cost of milk can easily be forgotten. My youngest is now more than two years old and already a toddler. It makes me somehow miss those days when they were still babies in my hand. Maybe, me and my wife can still plan another one.
ReplyDeletehi, jepoi. how are you? thanks for remembering my house.
ReplyDeletewhoa! talaga, major tom? multiple production ba ang vision mo? he he no problem about it as long as you still have the capability to have one, to raise one, and to spend for one. :-)
Cute!
ReplyDeleteI guess you think of other things than the price of baby milk when you are busy making a baby! ;-)
ha ha ha yes, couples tend to forget the high prices of commodities in the middle of those ecstatic moments.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard of the old pinoy breast milk "enhancer"? A combination of malunggay leaves with tulya, ginger, onions and garlic...voila delicious and nutricious soup like our "komadrona" neighbor used to say; "pampa-gatas na masustansiya sa pag-palaki ng bata!"
ReplyDeleteI grew up on Darigold Milk (diluted portions pa!) and Dutch Baby Milk (condensada na may tubig) and if there was really no milk to feed me when we used to live in my father's farm? Coconut milk with molasses was what my Lola used to feed me just to shut me up from screaming all day long for milk. Goats milk and Carabao milk was also an option pero kailangan habulin mo pa yung hayop! at saka wala ng bote-bote pa! diretso na ka-agad sa "nipples" ng kalabao o kambing!......Kaya ito lumaki akong tuliro! :-)
I worked two jobs here in the states and gave up a few things to supplement for the needed extra cash when my wife was at home raising the little tykes. Without any help from the gov't. agencies. Children are God's gifts to us, kaya may katulong tayo sa pag laki. Konting sakripisyo lang ang kapalit ng ligaya na maidudulot ng mga anak natin sa atin. Naku pag hindi ka naman na-iyak pag lumakad na ang anak mo sa college graduation ceremony.
O eto ang ilang mga motivational quotes na bagay sa paksa mo:
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter the least".......Van Goethe
"Kites rise highest against the wind....not with it"...W. Cfurchill
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hi, noypetes. this is a long one, huh..
ReplyDeletei know about the enhancer, but it was a little bit too late for me when i get to know it, so naubusan ng free supply ang baby ko.
heard of others who grew up with Liberty Milk, at condensed pa, ha! Darigold is a favorite of mine when i was a kid.
'the least' is not the least for some others, noypetes. :-D
but that one with churchhill is a nice quote. ;-)
Cutey pie!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was feeding my kids (many moons ago!), milk for the baby was not really an option unless you had money to burn. Nowadays, god alone knows what they put in some of these baby foods.
hey, daphne! that is why i think couples should think it over before plunging into a decision of adding more mouths to feed when they have no money to burn!
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