Burgundy is the new Black for this season.

Forgive me for being away from the outside world for such a long time. The only updates i've been posting is about my new role as a mother. Now that I need a new wardrobe, I've been making some research on what to get next. After all, with one hand holding my princess, i've only another hand to browse the internet via phone. Guess what I found out? Burgundy is the new black for this season. Let it be wine burgundy or berry burgundy, just pair it w navy or black the voila! Hello fashionista! LoL! Here are some pictures i got from the net for inspirations:

Latest Vanity Purchase

Stuck at home for 40 days is pretty much driving me nuts! My only hope of the outside world is my phone where I can browse the internet, check the recent updates on instagram and catch up with the latest trends on pinterest. As far as shopping goes, I can't shop online just yet cause my figure has very much gone haywire that my sizes for everything (clothes to shoes) are all different. There are much beauty products I can trust to buy online. Well, if you can't do the shopping, get someone to do it for you. Thanks to my sister, i now own Tweezerman's mini brow rescue kit. What I love about tweezerman is the service to sharpen the tweezer once it has gone blunt. This set can be purchased at Sephora. I'm slowly prepping myself for a better well-groomed me. Wish me luck! 

Adjusting still

You would think that it would be easier for me considering that I've taken care of my niece and nephew but really it really is not the same when it comes to my own child. I've been surviving a few days with a cranky baby. No, we are not talking about sleepless nights, sleepless days is also included. People keep on telling me that if I would like to train my baby, I should start training since day one itself. However, according to research, this is the most important time for the baby because she is just adjusting to living outside of the womb (where everything she needs is obtainable). According to Baby Center, this is the most important time for the baby to feel secure so we should attend to their every cry and that it is impossible to spoil the baby who is less than 6 months old. This however is not what my parents and in laws believe in. It is hard to decide which to follow considering that the older generation speaks from experience whilst the doctors speaks from research (tests included). What I did instead was try to negotiate with my baby. Two days back i told her that if she is in pain, what she needs to do is just drink all she can so that she is so full and fall asleep. That way she can sleep through the pain. That was what she did and this morning, I noticed that her BCG had burst without me having to deal with her screaming throughout the night. I just had to endure waking up for feedings. However, all she wanted was milk and i've been sitting on my nursing chair for almost throughout the entire day. Since the pain has subside (judging from the looks of it), she has been crying non stop, asking for more milk when really she is already full. Looking at this scenario, my mom made her attempt to stop it by taking Zara for a short bath. She kept on crying and screaming while i was trying to put her clothes on (pampers, lotion etc) to one point lost her voice. I tried to calm her down but failed miserably (just when i thought i was bonding with my baby). I keep on hearing stories of how wonderful being a mother is and how things come naturally. Well, I'm starting to think that the connection is not there. I sometimes wonder how people manage their lives and have a well-adapted baby. It really is not as easy as it seems. Baby steps i guess. Failure is just a step away from success. 

Post Pregnancy: Oh-The-Dilemma!

Post pregnancy... 2 things people talk about post pregnancy.. and they are about:

1. Babies (aww.... my baby is the most beautiful thing in the world.. it's such a miracle.. a product of love etc..)

2. Getting back in shape.

What I am going to talk about in this post is the 2nd one... GETTING BACK IN SHAPE...

Getting back in shape is like super serious business post pregnancy especially during confinement period. Sure, people keep on talking about how great celebrities look post pregnancy... Fit with fuller assets... 

For example: 

Also, in some cases, you'll be surrounded with all these people who are pretty before pregnancy and gets even more beautiful post pregnancy.

Behold: 

Faralia (Kak Fara) of Qippy Photography

Emma Delima Ali (Delima)

We're thinking like, "Hey! dealing with post-pregnancy isn't that bad"... Think again! 

The stretch marks, the flabby stomach, the excess skin, the additional weight and not to mention the breakouts you get for not getting enough sleep! 

Even if you workout well, in reality, the best post-pregnancy figure one can get is like these two pictures:

And even to get those is a whole lot of hard work! To make things interesting, I've a hundred days confinement from exercising and the heaviest weight I can carry is the weight of my baby! 

Pre-pregnancy, my waist was 25 inches and now, it is 31 inches! That's like 6 inches to lose! 

No one said anything about how tough it is to lose that additional weight, fat and skin... 

Without the ability to exercise and with the requirement to eat at least 1500 calories a day (breastfeed purpose), I can only rely on a few commercialize Body Firming Products from Clarins, Bio Oil and girdle for the next 77days.

What's sad is that most of the time, I'm wearing a cloth since I'm too small for my pregnancy pants and too big for my pre-pregnancy pants. 

The only thing I look forward to is the new wardrobe my husband/banker's treating me.. LOL! Well, that's the only thing that is keeping me going.. 

Sigh! I really don't know how I'll manage this but like it or not, I'll have to suck it up and take this challenge with all the restrictions.. Patience is the key... I may not be able to score that post-pregnancy figure like celebrities do but lets face the fact, I'm no celebrity nor do I have the luxury of time and cash. 

p/s: I do not own copyrights of the pictures. Got it from google and facebook.