January 16, 2022.Reading time 15 minutes.
October 3, 2021 Spiritual Awakening: How Many Babies Do I have to Lose? I’ve never really dreamt to be a mother, but do I have to lose three fetuses in a span of 7 years? My first miscarriage was a surprise. After knowing that I was pregnant in January 2015, I felt it was the […]
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July 6, 2020.Reading time 37 minutes.
The RA No. 11210 105-Day Maternity Leave Law is one of the most highly celebrated laws passed by the Duterte government last 2019. Despite the hoopla surrounding this law, so many people are still confused about its application, specifically how the maternity benefit is computed. Even as I’ve browsed through multiple articles, so many writers […]
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October 16, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.
My birthday this year is a lot calmer than the last. I was thinking of what to get for my birthday, but I realized just how the Lord has blessed me this year that I don’t really have anything to ask for that’s truly immediate. Instead of material gifts, I ask for good health for […]
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June 11, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.
I was admitted in FEU Hospital for my second D&C or raspa due to another missed abortion. I chose FEU Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation instead of St. Luke’s QC because it was my OB’s main hospital. Also, I had my last D&C at St. Luke’s and so was curious how different would my D&C experience […]
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June 4, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.
I was pregnant. And then I wasn’t. As per my last, the heartbeat stopped last week. It was a healthy 115 beats last May 18, and now, it hasn’t grown. The embryo is 7 weeks old. The baby should have been this week today: We are sad of course. Why is it that other women […]
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October 6, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.
**WARNING: SOME TROUBLING, VERY DISTURBING BLOODY PHOTOS OF MY EXPERIENCE AHEAD*** I miscarried and had my raspa last Wednesday, August 15. We lost the baby at 11 weeks old. The heartbeat simply stopped. We didn’t know until the 14th week when I started spotting. Apparently, our baby was already dead for 3 weeks. We learned […]
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