Mommy Lay

10/05/2026

Fueled by Love: Mother’s Day Run

This Mother’s Day, we run for the women who carry the world with love. Celebrating the strength, love, and endless sacrifices of every mama.
Motherhood is a journey. Today w/ my sister, we celebrate every step. Because moms deserve more than flowers ,they deserve a finish line too. 🥰.

08/05/2026

Behind every strong mom is a woman who gets tired too. 💚

This Mother’s Day, we’re reminding moms everywhere that they deserve care, love, and support too — not just on Mother’s Day, but every single day.

Because being a brave mom doesn’t mean carrying everything alone. 💚

🎁 Our limited Mother’s Day Merch Box is made for the moms who keep showing up despite everything.

Comment “BRAVE MOM” or send us a message to reserve yours today.

❤️💐🎁

06/05/2026

Ang nanay, hindi laging okay…
pero laging pipiliing lumaban para sa pamilya.

Pagod pero patuloy.

06/05/2026

Maituro nga ito sa aking mga tsikiting. 🥰 Kaso siyam sila. 😅

🇵🇭 Sibling Terminology 🇵🇭

Sa mga traditional at malalaking pamilyang Pilipino, may sinusunod na hierarchy kung paano tinatawag ang mga nakatatandang kapatid. Interesting part? May influence ito from Chinese at Japanese culture.

For boys, ang tawag sa unang tatlong panganay ay kuya, diko, at sangko. For girls naman, ang first three eldest sisters ay ate, ditse, at sanse.

Ang kuya (eldest brother) ay galing sa Chinese word na “co” (first). Kaya mapapansin mo, may mga Chinese-Filipino surnames na nagsisimula sa “Co-” like Cojuangco or Coseteng—usually connected sa first-born lineage.

Ang ate (eldest sister) naman ay galing sa “ichi” (meaning “first” in Japanese at Hokkien).

Yung diko (second brother) at ditse (second sister) ay galing sa “di” (or variants like ni/ji depending sa dialect).

For the third child, sangko at sanse come from “sansei”, which means third in line.

Pagdating sa bunso, commonly tinatawag na bunso (gender-neutral).
Pero kung specific:

* Totoy / Toto / Itoy / Doy – para sa youngest boy
* Nene – para sa youngest girl

Fun fact: May literal meanings daw ito sa Chinese, pero hindi na siya ginagamit that way ngayon—more on terms of endearment na lang talaga sa Filipino families. ❤️

06/05/2026

Real life • Simple living • Mom of 9
Chaos, love, and everyday stories 💜🩷🧡💛

🙏🏼 Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

06/05/2026

A little pastel version of me. 🩷🧡💛
Turning my reality into something a little more magical. Same soul, softer edges.
Still me… just drawn with a little extra love.

Behind this cute doodle is a mama doing her best every day.

This is your reminder to romanticize your own life 💭 Creating beauty even in simple moments.

04/05/2026

I am a mother
I am resilient
I AM BRAVE.

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04/05/2026

If this showed up on your feed, it’s not random.
Maybe you needed this today.

💚 A Mother’s Day reflection for every mom who’s been strong for too long.

👉 Don’t scroll past this—read here:

https://mothernurtureph.com/you-dont-have-to-be-strong-alone-a-mothers-day-reflection-for-every-brave-mom/

05/02/2026

A 2025 peer reviewed study in Pediatric Research found that sustained breastfeeding is associated with differences in brain structure and cognitive outcomes from late childhood into early adolescence.

Read that again.

These associations were seen -YEARS- after breastfeeding ended.

This matters.
Breastfeeding is not just about infancy.
It is not just about antibodies or calories.
It is part of how the brain is built.

The study by Ottino González et al. was a longitudinal, observational neuroimaging study. Researchers followed children from late childhood into early adolescence and examined how duration of breastfeeding was associated with later brain structure and cognitive performance.

Using MRI brain imaging, the authors looked at specific brain regions involved in higher order functions such as cognition, learning, and executive function. They found that children who had been breastfed for longer durations showed measurable differences in brain structure compared with those breastfed for shorter periods or not at all. These structural differences were accompanied by associations with cognitive outcomes, meaning performance on tasks related to thinking and processing.

Importantly, this study does not claim breastfeeding causes higher intelligence. The authors are careful to describe associations, not causation. However, the findings remained significant even after adjusting for multiple confounding factors, strengthening the evidence that early feeding experiences may play a role in long term brain development.

What makes this study especially notable is the timing.
The brain differences were observed years after breastfeeding had ended, extending into early adolescence. This suggests that breastfeeding may influence developmental trajectories, not just short term infant outcomes.

In simple terms
Breastfeeding appears to be linked with how certain brain regions develop over time, and those regions are involved in learning, cognition, and executive functioning.

That means breastfeeding support today can echo into childhood and adolescence.

This is why I advocate so loudly.
This is why pumping deserves protection.
This is why lactation support is not optional.

When we fail to support breastfeeding, we are not just impacting feeds today. We are potentially shaping long term neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Breastfeeding support
is brain support 🧠✨

Ottino González et al.,
Pediatric Research, 2025. PMID 40382469