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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