Aired (September 30 , 2023): Ang breastfeeding ay isang mahalagang gawain. Pero bakit nga ba marami pa rin ang tumataas ang kilay tuwing may nakikitang nagpapadede sa pampublikong lugar? Panoorin ang video na ito.
Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez and Mark Salazar, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
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Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez and Mark Salazar, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Watch 'I Juander' every Sunday, 7:45 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #iJuanderGTV
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00:00 Breastfeeding might be the hardest thing that any woman has experienced in her whole life.
00:05 It's a lot of work.
00:06 Quiet, challenging, especially when you're a mom for the first time.
00:15 You'll be shy, and then later, you might have a baby, or something.
00:20 But feel that once you have your second, and your third, and succeeding kids,
00:24 you'll be able to feed them.
00:25 What's important for you is that you get to feed your baby.
00:29 That's why my partner, Kapuso Mom, is very proud of this,
00:33 and to be a social media influencer.
00:35 They call them "Padede Moms".
00:39 Their dedication to feeding their babies,
00:44 anytime, anywhere,
00:46 private or public.
00:48 Our Kapuso host, Ia,
00:54 has tried to breastfeed her children on many occasions.
00:58 I'm about to make my way to Terminal 6 to catch my flight to Mexico.
01:04 One day, she'll never forget
01:07 the time she needed to travel abroad.
01:11 But she also wanted to pump milk from her breast
01:14 so she could go home.
01:16 I gotta do what I gotta do.
01:19 Mexico, let's go, boss!
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01:28 This is what my left breast did.
01:32 It just went over a little, so one ounce.
01:34 This is what my right breast did.
01:38 You're wondering why there are more on one side,
01:44 and bigger on the other.
01:46 There are really things like that.
01:48 It's normal, guys. Don't panic.
01:50 If you're going to pump, you have to think about where to clean the bottles,
01:54 where to store them,
01:56 if the funnel will go in your ribs or nipple.
01:59 It's harder for me. I would actually prefer
02:02 to have my child with me so I can directly latch,
02:04 instead of having to pump.
02:06 Pumping is hard.
02:08 But it really is dedication.
02:11 But what if, in the middle of a long trip,
02:15 this happens?
02:19 This video has already reached a million views online.
02:23 It's a celebration of a mother's dedication
02:28 to her two children while on the plane.
02:31 We met Mommy Rose Ann, a certified breastfeeding mom.
02:37 They came back from a vacation abroad
02:41 when their two children suddenly started crying
02:44 in the middle of a flight.
02:45 We traveled from Japan to Manila for almost four hours.
02:49 We were about to go home.
02:50 Maybe they were too excited by the noise of the plane.
02:55 We gave them another meal.
02:58 They still didn't want to stop.
03:00 They got mad at us.
03:01 They really complained because of the noise.
03:06 Of course, as a mother, I was also shocked.
03:08 I gave them a ride on my bike.
03:11 Even though it was hard for us, it was a long trip.
03:14 We traveled for one and a half hours.
03:16 They just kept on breastfeeding until we got off the plane.
03:18 Breastfeeding is really challenging,
03:23 especially in public places.
03:25 It's as if mothers are still trying to understand
03:28 the people around them.
03:32 Breastfeeding is an essential activity for a mother.
03:37 Because she's giving her child nutrition
03:39 and it's their bonding.
03:41 A mother knows when her child is hungry
03:44 not only because she's crying,
03:46 but also because she feels her breast is full
03:49 and she feels that she needs to breastfeed her child.
03:52 That's why a mother is overpowered
03:56 when she's in a public place
03:59 over her child's needs.
04:03 So there's an urgency because her child is hungry.
04:06 But I wonder, why do you think there are still
04:09 so many mothers who breastfeed their children
04:12 in public places?
04:16 When the Spaniards came,
04:18 women were forced to have sex
04:22 because they were sexualized.
04:25 There were many cases of lust.
04:29 Of course, they were very strict.
04:33 They were married to the sins of the flesh.
04:36 There were many cases of lust and desire.
04:39 That's why it's legal and not prohibited
04:43 to breastfeed your child
04:44 before you can give support and respect.
04:49 This is part of Republic Act 10028
04:52 or Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding.
04:55 But not all mothers are allowed to breastfeed their children.
05:01 Sometimes, the milk is not enough
05:03 and the baby's food is not enough.
05:06 Some believe that breastfeeding
05:08 damages the shape of the nipple.
05:12 Is this true?
05:14 It's true that a woman's nipple gets bigger
05:16 because she breastfeeds her child.
05:19 It gets bigger because she breastfeeds her child,
05:21 but not entirely because of that.
05:23 It's also possible that her nipple gets injured.
05:27 It's usually a small thing compared to
05:29 what her child will be able to swallow.
05:32 For Roseanne, who is also a bandit,
05:35 breastfeeding is a big thing.
05:37 She noticed that because of this,
05:39 they become closer to each other.
05:41 I breastfeed them at the same time
05:43 because the other one doesn't really lose.
05:45 So I breastfeed them at the same time, even in the afternoon.
05:48 Even though she doesn't like to eat vegetables
05:50 like malunggay, which is rich in milk,
05:53 she is still looking for other ways
05:55 to get the substance from it.
05:57 She discovered that drinking lactating pill
06:01 and tea that are both blended
06:03 with malunggay is easier to consume.
06:05 It will add to the milk.
06:08 Mothers' dedication is really challenging.
06:12 I wonder, how old is the age
06:14 when children should be breastfed?
06:17 Even though it's the most important thing
06:20 in the first 6 months of a child,
06:22 it can still be done for up to 5 years,
06:25 or up to the time the mother's milk runs out
06:28 or when the child doesn't want to breastfeed.
06:30 In Rose Ann's view, as much as possible,
06:33 she will continue to breastfeed her children
06:36 because they are just sometimes young.
06:40 It's okay for me that my body is damaged
06:43 rather than their health is lost
06:45 because they are not young for the rest of their lives.
06:47 So as long as there is, as long as someone is breastfeeding,
06:49 just go.
06:50 She will also let go when she doesn't want to anymore.
06:54 It's very hard for us to breastfeed in public,
06:57 but they can't do anything
06:59 because at least we know that we are giving our children what they need.
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