Little Thoughts

• We called Bibi´s midwife a week back and she said that when the baby turns 4 months, she can start eating solid food. We asked if the baby should get those cereal type food and she said that they do not recommend those because it causes the baby to be chubbier than she should be. I found that funny because in the Philippines having chubby babies is a good thing. In Finland, it is avoided.  It makes a lot of sense that we were advised not to make our baby too big.  I realized that she would have a hard time learning to stand up and walk if she has a difficult time carrying her own weight.

• The system of a baby having a (public) midwife instead of a pediatrician was a bit weird for me to accept in the beginning.  But so far, our midwife has been spot on in terms of giving us advice on what to do with the baby. I have to credit her for giving useful tips regarding our baby's development.  I must say though that she can be very direct sometimes which does not bode an overly conscious mom like me well.

• I read a news item about a mom who is being persecuted for her baby´s death. Apparently, the one-year old baby died in the tub while she was on Facebook.  The baby drowned because he had a seizure during the bath.  I do not want to make a social commentary about the incident.  I just wonder out loud if society would be more forgiving if she were doing something like cleaning the house or cooking dinner when the incident occurred. As a person who is with the baby alone most of the time, I can testify how hard it can be.