The Clueless Homemaker

Singing *Somebody’s on the way oh, bigi bigi bouncing baby*. If you’re reading this post on a list of baby things or baby items, chances are high you’re expecting your very own bundle of joy, I’d like to say a big congratulations to you, may you deliver safe and sound! Shopping for a new baby is an exciting time and by the time you’re done, you’d end up wondering how one little human being needs so many baby things. Try not to go too crazy with the shopping though, some of the baby items you’ll end up buying might never get touched. I’ll share a list of baby things as…

When I had my baby back in 2017 and became a new mom, it felt like an out of body experience. Till today, I try to bring up the memories of the first few days in the hospital but most of it is blurry. One memory that sticks though is my blood draw/IV line (drip) experience. My son was delivered via cesarean and everything went great! Then the second night came. Before the surgery, two IV lines had been drawn on both arms for passing of fluids (drip) and medication. The lines worked well the first night but by the next afternoon, I had huge swellings at the site where…

In the course of one of my countless lost in the Internet sessions, I came across the term “Helicopter Parenting”. I never considered myself a worrier until I had my son. In fact, I used to think of myself as someone who never got bothered by things, happy go lucky, let’s see how it all goes kinda girl. But since I brought a child into this world, it has been a whole new story entirely. I find myself thinking. Thinking about the future. Will life be kind to him? Is he going to make the right friends? Will he be a bully? Will he be bullied? How will he navigate…