9 and Beyond Center for Mother and Child Iloilo-Breastfeeding Clinic

14/03/2026

𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻𝑭𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑲𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑺𝑻

Breastfeeding may be one of the most natural phenomenon in human history but the process needs to be learned. Join us as we join your breastfeeding journey and help you reach your breastfeeding goal.

Register here: https://forms.gle/tTmByHJZkVDgw1tq6

WHAT TO LOVE AND LEARN?
• Keys to Breastfeeding Success
• Addressing Common Myths in Breastfeeding
• Advantage of Breastmilk and Breastfeeding
• Birth Planning and Postpartum Planning
• Supporting Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding While Working
• Breastfeeding Basics: hand expression, storage, cupfeeding, etc.
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WHO’S SHARING THE LOVE?
Ms. Jen Faiwas is a trained Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and has been supporting breastfeeding mothers since 2013. She is also a certified birth doula and is part of the Pinay Doulas Collective. She conducts breastfeeding, postpartum and birth preparation classes.

07/03/2026

Madamo guid nga salamat, The Medical City Iloilo for the recognition! It is an honor to serve Ilongga Nanays and their families. Nanay Adhara Alcudia Sebuado now signing off. I will be back on a few years though, God knows when.

Salamat sa pagsalig kag supporta!
9 and Beyond padayon sa gihapon. ❤️

Happy Women’s Month!

07/11/2025

Tomorrow is the day!

The Medical City Iloilo Women’s Health Center warmly invites you to A Cup of Comfort, a gathering of heartfelt conversations, meaningful insights, and supportive discussions on women’s health and maternal well-being.

Happening tomorrow, November 8, 2025, 9:00 AM at Café 9:04, Ana Ros Building, Simeon Ledesma Street, Jaro, Iloilo City.

Join us with our expert speakers from TMC Iloilo, Dr. Razel Colacion, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, and Dr. Maria Janette Jasmine De Ramos, Pediatrician, who will share valuable guidance for mothers and moms-to-be.

Attend and get the chance to receive special gifts as we brew up comfort, care, and community.

We look forward to sharing a cup of comfort and a wealth of care with you!

24/10/2025

Save the Date! October 28, 2025. 🤰🏻🤱🏻

Brewing Up What’s Best in Maternal Health!

The Medical City Iloilo Women’s Health Center warmly invites you to A Cup of Comfort, an afternoon of heartfelt conversations, delightful treats, and meaningful insights on women’s health and maternal well-being.

Happening on November 8, 2025 [NEW DATE] at Café 9:04, located at Ana Ros Building, Simeon Ledesma Street, Jaro, Iloilo City, this gathering aims to bring together women, mothers, and advocates for a comforting exchange of knowledge and experiences.

Admission is free, but slots are limited. Scan the QR code or fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/cs62wbhDMAUyT4JQ7 to reserve your spot.

We look forward to sharing a cup of comfort and a wealth of care with you!

10/10/2025

Many mothers hear the phrase “my baby was allergic to breast milk” …but here’s the truth: babies can’t be allergic to human milk.

What actually happens is that a baby may react to certain proteins that pass through breast milk from the parent’s diet, most commonly cow’s milk protein, soy, or eggs. When a baby shows symptoms like, blood-streaked stools, rashes, or reflux, it’s not the breast milk causing it. It’s their immune system responding to a foreign protein that slipped through.

Breast milk itself is designed for human babies. It contains living antibodies, enzymes, growth factors, and protective cells that actually reduce the risk of allergies long-term. It doesn’t create the allergy, it simply reveals what your baby’s body is sensitive to.

And here’s the empowering part… in most cases, you don’t have to stop breastfeeding. Once the allergen (like dairy or soy) is removed from your diet, the milk no longer carries that protein, and the baby’s symptoms often resolve beautifully.

So no, breast milk doesn’t cause allergies, it unmasks them. It shows you what your baby’s little body needs help processing so healing can begin. 💛

You and your milk are not the problem —
you’re part of the solution.

19/09/2025

See you tomorrow! 🤰🏻❤️🤱🏻

BABY'S LEARNED SKILL

While breastfeeding is a natural human phenomenon, it is actually a skill to be learned by both the mother and baby. It only takes a 2-hour session on Breastfeeding Preparation Class to begin the process.

We still have slots for this Saturday's class. Register yourself or give a slot as gifts to pregnant friends and family. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/fPoeUvaqj8JxP2Dv7

Breastfeeding Preparation Class Batch 64
with Ms. Adhara A. Sebuado, RN, IBCLC
September 20, 2025 • 10am-12nn

See you!

03/09/2025

FROM HAKAB TO HALONG

Another back to back Saturday of parenting classes is happening this August 23, 2025.
We have limited slots left so sign up now:
https://forms.gle/6q3gfmq4TS54Zq8w7
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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 Batch 63
with Ms. Adhara A. Sebuado, RN
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
10:00 am -12:00 nn

𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗜𝗗 Batch 15
with Dr. Ana Kristina Garcia-Sobrevega
Pediatrician / Neonatologist
2:00 pm - 4:00pm

See you!

03/09/2025

YELLOW GOLD SEPTEMBER

Catch Nanay Adhara A. Sebuado, RN, IBCLC as she shares about Breastfeeding and Proper Nutrition and its Impact on a child's first 1,000 days on September 4, 2025 at the ALS Building, Leganes Iloilo. This is in observance of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with Friends of Cancer Kids Iloilo Foundation, Inc..

Dr. Trixy G. Chu, General Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, will also be there to discuss better survival for childhood cancer through early detection.