GIGA Insect Repellant Spray

I have long been looking for the best insect repellant spray for my 2-year old son, good thing, I passed-by a stall in Festival Mall and was offered by the sales lady this Giga Spray.

What I like about Giga:
 
1. It is all-natural. The best thing I like about it is that it is Deet-free because I have  
    heard a lot about the bad effects of Deet to our health.
2. It is water-based. It can be sprayed on clothes, bed sheets, anywhere, without leaving  
    a stain.
3. It smells good. My son loves the smell. When it was first applied on his skin, he said 
    "Bango."
4. It is very affordable. I bought it for only P175.00.


Tried Insect Repellants:
 
1. I was advised by my son's pedia a branded mosquito repellant made in US, but it's too  
    pricey, it can only be bought in Rustan's. It costs P1,100.00. I did not buy it, instead, I   
    tried another branded (baby/kid's brand) mosquito repellant, which is half the price of 
    what my son's pedia recommended.However, my son had allergic reaction to it.tiny 
    white bumps appeared on his skin immediately after application.
2. I tried another one, it's lotion-type. The smell is not too strong but it's hard to have the 
    lotion come out of the bottle, I have to squeeze and squeeze till my fingers ache. 
    Ooops, the bottle was just newly-bought.
3. I tried the sticker. This I'm not sure if effective since I only put at the back of my son. 
    For me, the one directly applied on his skin is more effective.
4. I have tried an oil-based bug repellant. It is so smelly that even me get dizzy... no  
    doubt the mosquitoes will fly away, hehe! It is definitely effective. However,  
    since it is oil-based, it feels warm on the skin, which my son doesn't like.
5. While I was still in-search for the best insect repellant for my son, my mom tried 
    applying my nephew's insect repellant to my son. It contains Deet that's why I 
    disapproved the use of it.

I also bought one for me...the Citronella Body Spray. I like it cause the smell is not too strong unlike any other citronella products in the market.

My Breastfeeding Experience

I wasn't able to share this experience after I gave birth until Mommy Jazz of SmartParenting chatted with me and asked me about "How breastfeeding helps in losing weight" At the same time, I want to share to all  mothers out there the joy of feeding your babies with your own milk.

I attended seminars wherein I have learned that breast milk is so essential to baby's health.  Before giving birth, my husband bought me an Avent Philips Manual Pump because we both agreed that I will breastfeed my baby as long as I could because I was breastfed by my mom for only two days when I was a baby.

In the hospital, I even hired two lactation consultants to teach me how to breastfeed my baby properly, but then, it was really hard for me and my baby to feed him directly from my breasts. So, I just expressed my milk which for me is better because I felt that I was able to get more milk that way. On his first week, he drank 2oz of milk, but I was able to pump 4oz of milk, so I had extra milk to reserve. I was blessed with a lot of milk, not needing to take any supplement to increase my milk supply but I still tried taking "Malunggay Capsule" thinking it might help more to increase my milk production. I was able to express 9-11 oz of milk every 4hours. NO wonder, from 3.2 kg, my son became 5kgs 4 weeks after.