rashes and more
rashes!
i need help with mia. she’s got rashes on her behind and i’ve been putting anti-bacterial creams and calamine lotion on it so it will stop itching. but it won’t and she’s really trying to scratch it. nakakaawa talaga when she cries about it. my cousin told me to give her iterax syrup and it’s only been one day since i started to give it to her, but the redness and the little bumps won’t go away still. what’s the best thing that can get it to heal fast? i hope someone can recommend something.
no “merry christmas”
here’s something you don’t know about me. i’m really hesitant to greet people “merry christmas” because i don’t believe in the greeting, really. for me it’s just an expression to mean whatever you want it once a year. probably to say thank you, be happy, be content, or let’s celebrate. it’s something you can say anytime of the year, for that matter. thing is, i don’t want to say it lest the true meaning be lost entirely on me or the person i’m saying it to.
i confess i have said it to a lot of people this year but that doesn’t mean i don’t mean well wishes. i do. it’s just that i would rather say may God bless you and that you remember why it’s always a special occasion. it’s a remembrance of something or someone greater than us, than gifts, or tradition.
no, i think it’s not cliche to say that it’s all about love, sacrifice, and grace, and the One who made it all possible. so there. no more merry christmas-es for you 
just a simple prayer that may God take care of you and your family and your loved ones. and that you have an even better year too! may our 2008 be more meaningful than this year
yet i am guilty of being busy with other things
somehow i believe that there is order in chaos. no matter how busy it was this year more than any other in my entire 25 years of existence (not that i was aware for the first 10 years), i know i had not forgotten what it’s all for. somehow, that little person right there reminded me who does sacrifice and unconditional love better than i do.
mia could have helped with the gift wrapping but all she could do was crumple the postcards i was using as gift tags and keep pestering mommy to carry her
it’s been a personal tradition to make my own version of the ref cake every year. this year i experimented with a different batch of ingredients (just different brands, nothing drastic) because i always use Nestle Cream and MY San’s Honey Graham Crackers. it’s just that when i went grocery shopping at Hi-Top, i couldn’t find the aisle where the Nestle Cream usually is and they ran out of HGC! it was already 2 days before Noche Buena and i had no more time to go to any other supermarket. plus, i didn’t want to brave the holiday rush traffic.
i’m quite happy that it turned out good. my nephew whom i gave a small container to as a gift actually finished it in one sitting still, next year i’m going back to my old ingredients. nothing feels better than what you’re used to. besides, Nestle Cream makes more than Alaska’s All-purpose Cream when it’s whipped. hehe.
December 27th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
A friend of mine who is a scientist and has her own skincare line thinks it may be in the types of foods Mia is eating. Now, I know Mia is just over one year, but maybe there are too much sugars in her food creating parasites.
My friend owns Sheago cosmetics an all natural shea butter line of skincare and she states that the majority of our skin maladies derive from sugars, yeast and allergies we get just from eating the overprocessed foods we ingest.
She has a cream for babies, it’s sold in Whole Foods Markets and other places. I’m not sure what part of the world you’re in, but check her website out at: http://www.sheago.com.
There is a section for babies skincare there.
Good luck!
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hey thanks for the tip! your friend could probably be right. i’ve been letting mia eat lots of different kinds of foods (not necessarily healthy, but just in teeny tiny portions, hehe), so now i know and i won’t do that anymore. she likes sweet stuff, though. but will do check that site!
-ris
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December 28th, 2007 at 5:25 am
masarap ung ref cake ate..
may natira pa ba.. ^_^
hmm, i wish i can suggest something to you about baby care ate, kaso, la akong alam dyan… hmmm, try asking mercury drug siguro, better yet, ung doktor mismo ni mia..
may you have a nice 2008 ate..
mwah!
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naku karmi, sorry wala na! hehe. dapat nga gagawa ulit ako for new year pero nasa beach pala kami ng 31! yey!
ikaw din, have a great 2008
-ris
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December 29th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Now be careful with the sharpy knife there.
My nephews are a fan of “Vaseline” or the royal jelly cream. During winter months, we easily get rashes or dry skin so it works. But the best way is to send your little one for a check-up.
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hehe. thanks for the tip too. mia’s rashes are thankfully drying up. i already loaded her butt with so much anti-bacterial cream! she gave me a scare today because i though i had to bring her to the doctor for it. buti nalang.
i am careful with sharp objects
-ris
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December 31st, 2007 at 6:05 am
you know what i have at home for rashes and very effective too — aloe first spray at yung aloe propolis cream ng forever living. you wont believe it. ang bilis gumaling. i use this to my bunso who’s got very sensitive skin, pramis. manigong bagong taon!
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talaga… mukhang ok nga ang Aloe sa kahit saan. my tita actually gave me a cream that has it, at gumaling na din finally ang rashes ni Mia. thanks for the tip, ate kengks. maghahanap na nga ako ng ganun.
-ris
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January 4th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Poor baby =( What does the rash look like? If it is red with white bumps, it could be a yeast infection. Also, a really good soap that I use is “Dr. Bronner’s Magical Soap” you can get it at organic grocery stores or I have seen it at smaller heath food stores too, it comes in bars or liquid. It cleared up my psoriasis when nothing the doctors gave me did. If you get Dr. Bronner’s stay away from the peppermint, it would be to strong for a baby.
Good luck =)
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thanks for the tips mandy! my baby’s rashes has actually dried up already, and i think it really was because of the diaper i was using. i switched already and im more careful now
-ris
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