1. What factors and experiences influenced your decision to become a parent?

(Anong mga
kadahilanan at karanasanang nakaimpluwensya saiyong desisyon na maging isang
magulang?)
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P1. family of their Marital plans
The sole reason why we Having the goal to own
decided to become parents is start their own
that we dreamed of seeing our family that is
family grow, sharing love and anchored with
being one. love, growth and
unity

Masarap sa pakiramdam
maging magulang. Hanggang
ngayon naaamaze pa rin ako
kung papaano ako nakagawa Being a parent is
ng mini me ko. Yung gift of very fulfilling and
life na bigay ni lord experience is the
napakapowerful lalo na sa mga best teacher that
mag asawa. this lessons is a
gift that you will
Truth be told, it's true that you carry throughout
can't experience something if your life.
you don't go through it.

P2. “ ah actually ah.. Sa tagal

naming magjowa almost “Despite the mutual desire
fourteen (14) years, pangarap passage of time,
ko talagang makaroon na ng the mutual
baby. So siguro isa din sa … decision to plan
dahil sa life, na para bang for a family, even
hindi nako tuma– hindi nako before marriage,
bumabata, yung misis ko eh .. aspiration and
hindi na rin naman siya embracing
bumabata eh so .. talagang parenthood
mutual yung decision na together"
magkaroon na ng baby.
Actually hindi pa man kami
kasal, we’re planning na
namagkaroon ng baby kaya
lang hindi lang talaga
nabubuo, actually parang
pinaplano namin siya bago
yung kasal ganon.”
P3. “May mga experiences din na One of the reasons
pagka mag-asawa na kayo, ano why they decided societal pressure
eh, merong pressure from the to bear a child is
society, specifically, no? Sa because of the
mga ahh parents, or tita-tita, sa pressure from the
mga katrabaho, yung people that
magkatanong sila na, uy, surround them.
kailan kayo magkakaanak?"

P4. I think one factor that made Their desire to

me decide to have a baby is have a child is age
my age. Since I got pregnant at motivated by the consideration
the age of 28. And I think it is belief that this is
uh an ideal age to have a baby. the best age to
And um I thought of, of this have a child.
since I was young that I should
have my own child before
reaching the age of 30

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2. What motivates you to pursue your career? (Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo naituloy ang
iyong karera?)
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P1. “My child motivates me in all Their child is their

aspects of life. motivation to Encourage Responsibility
pursue their and Obligation
career.

P2. “Sa career.. Ah nagbago

dahil kung titignan, pangarap Primary Responsible
ko talagang maging .. motivation is
psychologist … kaya lang being able to
siguro dahil meron ng baby.. provide for the
needs of their
Ah nakita ko yung pagbabago
baby, and career
 doon sa mga gastusin. . Ang
pinaka naging focus ko nalang focus has shifted
is to have a job na meron– job towards
security, so plano ko rin kasing prioritizing job
lumipat na rin ng masteral sa security in light of
their financial
guidance dahil mahal yung
responsibilities.
tuition fee sa HAU. Pero ang
focus ko ay yung nag mo-
motivate nalang saakin is yun..
Yung baby ko, ma-provide ko
yung needs nila ni wife hindi
na ako .. hindi na ako naka
focus doon sa pangarap ko
talaga.”

P3. “So, kailangan, kailangan He emphasizes the

kong magtrabaho ng maayos importance of Obligation
para makapag-provide ako working diligently
para sa sarili ko, sa basic for his spouse and
needs ko, sa basic needs ng child.
asawa ko, at sa basic needs ng
anak ko.”

P4. The first one is to be Motivation comes

compensated to support our from two sources: Dedication
needs, particularly my family. financial support
for family and the
And the second reason is, of
satisfaction of
course, I've been in the
teaching students
academy for almost a decade
for almost a
and what motivates me, of
decade.
course, are my uh students.

3. How do you feel about being a professional and successful? (Ano ang nararamdaman
mo ngayon na ikaw ay propesyonal at matagumpay?)
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P1. Feeling happy and Stable, Contented Responsibility

fulfilled that and Obligation
“I am contented, fulfilled and
despite of their
very happy sa kung ano ako
struggles and
ngayon, professional and
successful. I am also indebted sacrifices, they
sa aking mga magulang kaya still become
proud ako sa pagpapalaki nila sa professionals and
akin, naturuan nila ako ng tama give back their
at nagabayan ng maayos.” parents hardwork
for them to be
successful and
they are contented
and happy with
who they become.

Success is
P2. “Hindi ko masasabing subjective, being Appreciation.
successful ako no, ah… able to provide for
masyado kasing .. ano ba? the needs of their
Subjective ba ang “successful”. baby, its already
Pero.. as long as na pro-provide fulfilling.
ko yung.. needs ng family ko,
fulfilling yun lang yun , and that
after the recognition ah mas
gusto ko magkaroon ng pera
*laughs* ah pero para ma-
provide ko yung needs ng
family ko, hindi na ako after
dun sa ano ko, recognition.”

P3. “Syempre, ano siya masaya? He feels

Parang dati, pangarap ko lang successful in Comfortable
maging engineer, civil engineer, terms of family,
no.” however, he still
doesn’t feel
successful when it
“So, siguro in terms of family, comes to his
successful na, pero career wise, career although he
parang ano eh, kaya nasabi ko already achieved
kanina, his dream job.

parang you always have to

 dream na maging comfortable
yung buhay ng pamilya mo.”

P4 I'm feeling happy as with my After completing

profession now, since after college, she finds Satisfaction
graduation, graduating in satisfaction in her
college. And for me, with the profession, as it
profession that I have the true brings her the true
meaning of success, happiness. meaning of
success and
happiness.

4. How many years have you been married/cohabitating? (Ilang taon ka nang
kasal/nakikisama sa iyong kapareha.)
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P1. “I've been married for ten They have been in Commitment/
years already a strong Decade Long term-
relationship as a relationship
We were married since May
couple for 10
1, 2013 kaya 10 years na.
years already.
Pero we were officially since
October 26, 2007 and legally
since May 1, 2013.”

P2 Ah years na .. wala pa kaming Almost 1 year in a

isang taon kasi last year lang married life but 2 Year
kami kinsal pero yung years live in
magkasama nakatira .. before marriage.
siguro… nag try din kami ng
talagang straight two (2) years
magksama di pa kami kasal
non ah pero magkasama kami
ng two (2) years
P3. “So, kami ng misis ko, no, They have been
nagpakasal kami January 7, cohabitating for 1 Married
2021. So, ano na kami, 2 year and 7
years and 10 months na as months, even
married couple. However, though they have
dahil, sa side ko naman, already been
nagkaroon ng, ano eh, married for 2
nagkaroon ng konting delay years and 10
kasi nagkaroon ng breast months.
cancer yung mother ko. So,
kailangan kong mag-attend
muna sa kanya. So, talagang
nagsama pa lang kami ng
asawa ko noong April 22, up
to the present. So, ngayon,
cohabitating na kami. So,
kung bibilangin mo yun, ano
na yun, 1 year and 7 months.”

P4. We've been living together The couple has

for four years. been living Cohabitation
together for four
years.

5. Tell me about your relationship, and how you've been able to manage it as a
professional. Is there a rule or practice you're following? (Maaari mo bang ibahagi ang
tungkol sa iyong relasyon, at kung paano mo ito na gawang pamahalaan bilang isang
 propesyonal. Mayroon bang panuntunano kasanayan na sinusunod mo?)
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P1. “One must know how to They know how to

separate work from family. manage and Time Mutual
Engaging in a relationship prioritize the Management Understanding
while being a professional, things that needed
you have to manage your time in order to balance
first. It relies simply on time their professional
management.” life to family
responsibilities
and for them time
management is a
1.1 " I see to it that every day must.
I have time for my loved ones,
especially during weekends
kasi weekends are family day.
One must know how to
separate work from family.

P2 ah kung trabaho, trabaho. Pero “Structured Manageable,

syempre ano pa din , time system, including Understanding.
management . may .. kumbaga scheduled date
nights, aligned
dapat- parehas din kaming
with financial
professional , so parehas cycles. This
kaming nag tra-trabaho. mutual
meron din kaming parang understanding
naka set kung kelan kami mag creates a balanced
da-date, syempre kung kelan and organized
may sweldo , matic naman approach to
navigating their
yon, so kumbaga parang naka
careers and
arrange naman eh, and mutual personal
yung understanding doon relationships."

P3. “So, yung relationship namin Being in the same

ng misis ko, so, siguro profession allows Empathy,
malaking bagay yung pareho them to have a Understanding.
kaming civil engineer. So, deeper grasp of
alam namin yung stresses ng one other's
 trabaho, yung ins and outs. complexities and
So, siguro mas nararamdaman difficulties, which
namin, strengthens their
bond and mutual
parang mas nakaka-relate
understanding.
kami sa isa't isa, no?”

P4. I think it's not too hard for us They share

to understand each other since common Understanding,
we are in the same experiences, considerate
environment. So we struggles, and
understand each other's ideas, facilitating
struggles and dilemmas and understanding of
we share common ideas. each other's
challenges and
achieving
common goals.

6. What are the things that you have taken into account when you've decided to have a
child? (Ano ang mga bagay na isinaalang-alang mo noong napagdesisyonan mo na
gusto mo nang magka-anak?)
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P1. The age at which Health

women become Conceiving, Concerns
“First, I wanted to have a pregnancy
pregnant is of
child before I turn 30 simply
great concern.
because women whose age
bracket ranges from 35 and There are many
above are hard to conceive as health risks to
per studies say. Second, my getting pregnant
partner, having a child of his in your late 30s,
own will simply fulfill his and also because
manhood. Hehe lastly, my you have already
career was insured by health given birth to your
benefits, so we decided to own child to
push through.” satisfy your
husband's
masculinity and
the realities of
being a working
professional.
Health insurance
 benefits can help
reduce costs.

P2 ah age, kasi thirty four (34)

na ako eh tapos yung misis ko With age being a Crucial, health
is twenty- nine (29) , so mag crucial factor, risk
thi-thirty– ay hindi– oo tama.. considering the
Twenty-nine (29) ba or.. potential health
risks associated
Thirty (30) ganon ah.. Pero sa
with pregnancy.
babae kasi, dahil medyo risky
na pag nasa edad na mag
bubuntis, so talagang
nagdecide na kami na dapat
nga mag baby na, ung aabot
siya ng thirty (30) plus , so
risky na sa health nya, kino-
consider ko yon , thank God
nabuo siya noong
honeymoon.

P3. “So dito, ang sagot ko dito, They emphasize

kailangan may source of how crucial it is to Wellbeing,
income, which is sa akin, be emotionally Welfare
yung trabaho ko. and financially
stable before
And then, kilangan, siguro sa
starting a family.
source of income,
masmaganda dito, mas
malaki, mas maganda”

“next is, kilangan meron kang

emergency fund. So dapat,
dun sa sahod mo, meron kang
may tatabi dun para maging
in case of emergency, may
mahuhugot at mahuhugot ka
na... panggastos.”

“isa pa naging consideration

ko noong bago kami magka-
anak is dapat emotionally
 mature ka na. So, kailangan,
ah.. ano ka, emotionally
mature ka na kaya mong
ibigay yung pangangailangan
ng bata. And then, yun,
kailangan may moral compass
ka na, both of you, kayong
couple, para alam na namin
kung ano yung alam namin
tama at saka hindi.”

“"And then, siguro yung last

din, pero hindi siya pinakalist,
ano din, kailangan maging
healthy”

P4 Hmm, I thought of resigning Considered

from work because, you resigning due to Resigning
know, the environment was a the challenging
bit challenging and the work environment
distances between classrooms and long
were quite far. It made me classroom
think that maybe I shouldn't distances, but the
continue working.However, COVID-19
due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led
pandemic, there was a to a shift to
transition, a new normal. remote work.

So, if I sacrificed anything,

there was none because I
didn't stop working

7. How hard is it to balance being a parent and a practicing professional at the same time?
(Gaano kahirap na balansehin ang pagiging isang magulang at isang nagsasanay na
propesyonal sa parehong oras?)
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P1. It was a struggle, especially They needed to

during the first two years adapt and adjust Transition, Work-Life
 because it was the and get used to the
adjustment period. new scenario and adjustment Balance
Everything is new to me. I responsibility that Management
have to adapt to the attached to being
situation. There were times I as new parents.
was blaming myself for not
being a full-time mom,
especially when my child
was sick or needed a cuddle
after a vaccine. I will cry my
heart out sometimes, and I
wonder if it is my
postpartum syndrome or just
myself to blame

Kailangan mong alagaan

P2. yung baby, mag bigay ka ng Prioritizing active Adaptation
time so ayoko naman na involvement in
parang bang ang dating is caring for their
father ako na nag pro- child, adjusting
personal routines,
provide lang rather i want
and sacrificing
my child na ma-experince na
certain activities.
meron talagang tatay na Despite the
bumubuhat at aalagaan siya, challenges, the
hindi lang ako yung basta fulfillment and joy
nag pro-p1rovied lang ng derived fr longom
needs , rather pati yung love parenting
and care, andon dapat. So overshadow the
nakakapagod syempre, time perceived
ko sa sarili ko bawas na rin , difficulties
dati kasi active naman ako sa
pag e-exercise, ngayon wala
hindi na ako nag gy-gym.
hindi na rin ako masyadong
nakikipag sosyalan after
work, Mahirap siya pero
masaya naman, fulfulling
naman , masaya. Hindi kino-
consider yung hirap as
negative, rather fulfilling .

P3. “So, kapag nasa trabaho pa, Maintaining a

give your best. Gawin mo clear boundary Compartmentaliz
 siya, kung ano man yung between work and
stresses doon, nag-i-stay personal life helps ed, Separating,
lang siya doon. And then, them manage their balancing work,
pag uwi mo ng bahay, so time. personal life
hanggang dun lang yung
trabaho.”

“Sabi nga nila, yung mga

tao, hindi sila pare-pareho ng
sinusuot ng sombrero sa
daily life nila. So, yung
sombrero mo sa pagiging
engineer, during weekday,
hanggang dun lang yun. So,
pag uwi mo sa gabi, so yung
sombrero mo naman is
pagiging tatay, o pagiging
magulang.”

P4. Maybe it’s not that hard They successfully

because I make it a point balance their roles Role
that every time after work. as a parent and a Harmonization
—it's very important for us professional,
to pick up our baby from her making it easy to
grandparents because they navigate their
are the ones taking care of responsibilities.
her.

We make it a point to give

all our time and best efforts
after work and on
weekends.The three of us
really bond so that it's not
too difficult for her, and we
don't feel too guilty about
spending more time at work
 8. How do you deal with postpartum depression as a working mother/father? Have you
experienced this? (Paano mo haharapin ang postpartum depression bilang isang
nagtatrabahong ina/ama? Naranasan mo na ba ito?
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P1. With the support and love of Having a stronger

my family, especially my and solid Succeed, Social Support System
partner, I was able to surpass foundation by support and
the postpartum stage. My having supportive Communication
mom contributed a lot in my social support is a
struggle. She helped me, great step in order
guide me and stayed with me to deal with
the whole time. There were postpartum and all
time na kapag naiisip ko yung the other struggles
anak ko, nahihimasmasan that a first time
ako.” mother is
experiencing
during this times.

P2. To be honest , malaking bagay The workplace as Social support

yung social support dito sa
faculty na to , kasi na o-open
up ko yung mga na e-
social support has
been invaluable,
providing a space
to openly share
 experince ng missis ko and and seek advice on
then sila eh nagbibigay sila ng their experiences
mga suggestions, into parenthood
recommendations yan,
encouragement na part ng
marriage life yan, part ng
pagiging parent

P3. “So, ah.. so far, wala pa The couple

namang kami nararamdaman haven’t Communicating
na postpartum depression sa experienced
bawat isa, no.” postpartum
depression yet,
and to avoid it
“Siguro, ano lang talaga. they simply
Communication na.. kaya communicate,
namin. Kung may problema, solve their
pag-uusapan talaga siya. And problems, and
then, after pag-usapan, have a corrective
kailangan may solution or action right after.
may corrective action na
gagawin. Kasi para ma-
address at ma-lessen yung,
kumbaga hindi magsimula pa
dun yung depression.”

P4. I do not consider it They don't think

postpartum depression; it's of it as postpartum Lack of
more about the frustration of depression, but knowledge
being a mother. it's more about the
frustration of
being a mother.
I was really frustrated
because, as first-time parents,
I did not know how to hold a
child, I didn't know how to
position my nipple properly
for breastfeeding, and I didn't
know how to bathe the baby
at all. So, I had frustrations,
and I was crying with my
partner.
 So, I cannot say that I've been
through postpartum, but you
know, there are times that I
couldn't understand myself,
particularly after giving birth,
maybe because of hormonal
changes.

9. As a spouse, how did you cope with your situation? (Bilang asawa, paano mo
nakayanan ang iyong sitwasyon?11111
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P1. Strong well being By having the

( physically, mentally, determination, Determination, Mutual
emotionally, and spiritually) patience, strong Patience Understanding
plus with the support and love well-being and
of my family. Naniniwala na social support
talaga ako sa saying na they surpass the
patience is a virtue situation.

P2. Parang ganon din, dahil sa Social support is a Social support

social support sobrang laking key factor
tulong talaga nun samin mag
asawa.

P3. “So far, wala pa naman They advise

kaming nararanasan na couples to Gestures,
postpartum depression.So communicate Communication
sana, wala na hindi openly and
magkaroon.” gradually address
problems when
“Siguro para maiwasan yung
resolving any
ganun, kailangan open lagi
inconveniences or
yung communication nyong
issues to prevent
mag-asawa”
chaos in order to
prevent
postpartum
 “pakuntiin mo ng pakuntiin depression.
yung mga nakikita mong
inconvenience or problem.
Para hindi siya nagke-create
ng chaos or depression ahhh..
sa buhay nyong bilang mga
magulang.”

P4 It really takes two to tango, The husband's

so I can handle my current support and Mutual support
situation because of my understanding in
partner, my husband. He's their professions
always been there for me to have allowed her
support me, not just in our to handle her
professions, as we both work current situation
at the same school. effectively,
demonstrating the
importance of two
He helps me, and I can always partners in
ask him what the best course decision-making
of action is. As partners, when and coping.
it's just the two of us, of
course, when it comes to
decisions, it's crucial that we
understand each other.
 10. Who decided to fully commit to taking care of your child and decided to drop their job?
(Sino ang nagpasya na ganap namangako sa pag-aalaga saiyong anak at nagpasyang
ihinto ang kanilang trabaho?)
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P1. My child's grandmother my With the help and

mom syempre with the help of support of their Parental support Involvement of
a yaya but my mom is the one parents to have the Grandparents
who supervises or oversee my responsibility to
child most of the time since take care of their
my spouse and I are both granddaughter in
professionals order for the
couple to work
and sustain the
needs of their
child.

P2. Ah hindi naman kino-

consider yung option na yon Both parents Grandparents,
kasi ah ngayon nalaman namin continue to work Stability
kung gaano kagastos .. because quitting is
not an option to
Kung mag qu-quit ang isa sa assure stability.
amin, hindi namin kakayanin, With the help of
so tinutulungan kami ng the grandmother to
parents namin, yung nanay ko, make it possible.
na mag alaga sa baby ko, so
parehas kaming nag tra-
trabaho kami ni misis ,

P3. “So nagagamit namin yung, No one decided to

ako, yung paternity leave ko, drop their jobs, Grandmother,
which is seven days. And then they decided to Consume
si misis, nagagamit niya yung utilize their
maternity leave niya, which is maternity/paternit
 hindi ko sure kung three y leave to take
months or four months. And care of the child,
then kasama namin dito yung along with the
mother-in-law ko.” mother-in-law.

P4. We decided not to quit our Both partners

jobs, either of us, because we decided not to quit Responsibility
could still manage.Since it was jobs due to
online before, we were able to financial stability
take care of our child for the and the ability to
first 2 years. care for their child
while working
from home.
It's a good thing that neither of
us had to sacrifice by
becoming a full-time stay-at-
home parent because our baby
also adjusted well to being
with his grandparents when we
are at work.

11. How did you divide the chores in the house when your baby came? (Paano mo hinati
ang mga gawain sa bahay nang dumating ang iyong sanggol?)
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P1. Equally divided like he will Compromising

cook dinner; I will wash the responsibility and Compromising Collaborative
dishes. He will feed the pet chores in order to managing of
dogs. I will do the laundry. But have stability and household
when it comes to taking care peace in the chores
of the child at night most of house.
the time i was the one takes
good care of her
Pag alam naman ni hubby na
pagod ako sa work, nagkukusa
 na siyang gawin yung mga
gawaing bahay lalo at alam
niyang puyat din ako sa gabi
sa pag aalaga kay baby lalo na
kapag may sakit siya dahil
puyatan blues talaga. sabi nga
ng iba graveyard hehe

. Parents
P2. ah, good thing kasi kasama Presence of
namin si mama, so si mama Grandmother as a
yung naglalaba ng damit ni support system
baby , si mama yung allows for a more
nagpapaligo, dahil syempre manageable and
bagong tahi– may tahi pa kasi supportive
yung misis ko hindi pa siya environment.
pwedeng kumilos– cesarean
kasi siya.

P3. “So, ako bilang tatay, ako They did not

yung nag-a-assist sa misis ko specifically divide 1. Observan
kung ano yung mga kailangan the chores. What t
niya and then, since kailangan helps them is
niya mag-alaga kay baby ako being initiative
na yung nag-steril at saka nag- and adaptive with
warm ng mga bote and then, household
naglilinis ng mga bote and management, and
then, kung may mga ah.. doing what needs
labahin si baby, ako na rin to be done.
naglalaba and then sa bahay
ayun naghugas ng pinggan ano
sya eh, parang hindi sya
specific task na
oh, saya ito, saya ito, saya ito,
hindi ganun,”

“kailangan ano ka na ikaw na

yung mag-initiate sa sarili mo
na tumulong hindi sya yung
parang mag-aantay ka na na..
utusan pa para gawin yung
trabaho parang ano sya eh
 malaking factor yung dapat
marunong ka sa bahay at may
initiative ka to address yung
mga gawaing bahay ayun, so
ganun.”

P4 Perhaps when it comes to They collaborate

chores, we consider our on cooking, Chore
strengths.When it comes to cleaning bottles, delegation,
cooking, it's my husband, and home Assistance
because he's a good cook. cleaning and
laundry, allowing
each person to
Aside from that, we also take excel in their
turns cleaning the bottles; we respective areas
just discuss who will clean the and taking turns.
feeding bottles. Although,
since we are both working, we
have someone, a helper, who
takes care of the cleaning at
home and does the laundry.

12. How have you managed to balance between your professional career and the significant
moments in your child's life, and what insights have you gained from this journey?
(Paano mo nagawang balansehi nang iyong propesyonal nakarera at ang mahahalagang
sandali sa buhay ng iyong anak, at anong mga insight ang nakuha mo mula
sapaglalakbay na ito?)
PSEU Significant Statements Formulated CATEGORY Themes
DON meaning
YM

P1. Perks of working is having a Always present on

paid emergency leave or sick the different Allotted time Time
leave and the like syempre significant Management
during those significant milestones on
moments of my child's life I their child life
see to it that i am always because through
present by her side. For how this they can also
could a mom miss those feel that they are
oppurtunities syempre supportive and
 naglalalaan talaga ako ng oras proud that even
para sa aking anak after all, though being a
lahat ng sacrifices and parent is hard at
hardships ko ay para sa the end it is also
kanya. I have realized that very fulfilling.
being a mom is not a piece of
cake.

It is hard and the struggles are

really nerve wracking but
then being a mom is fulfilling.

P2. Pano ko bina-balanse A strategic Strategy,

*laughs* di ko masabing allocation of time. allocate time
balanse , pero dahil nasa Ensuring a
teaching field kami , kahit balanced approach
naman kasi nasa bahay nag to both
tra-trabaho pa rin kami, professional and
kailangan namin aralin yung family
mga discussion , pero siguro commitments.
parang kapag ano meron
alloted time na two (2) hours
for preparation ng subject
tapos the rest sa baby na ,
hindi na pwedeng kunin pa
yon ng time ng iba, so ganon
siya.

P3. “wala pa masyadong They emphasize

significant moments pero ang how important it Priority, Time
takeaway ko dyan ang take ko is to focus and
dyan is yung pagiging take time off from
newborn ng baby or infant work during
nya ano yan eh, fleeting significant events
moment sya parang from age of the child, in
0 hanggang tumanda na sya order to preserve
ano yan eh, mabilis lang yan precious family
so kung talagang may mga memories because
dates na may milestone sya sa they cherish how a
akin kailangan ko talagang baby’s infancy is
mag-leave mag file ng leave such a fleeting
sa trabaho at ipapriority ko moment.
yun dahil iba yung iba yung
 nape-preserve mo yung
moments pag may
nakakasama kayo, lalo lalo na
pag may mga significant
moments sa buhay ng anak
nyo at family ninyo so ayun
yung takeaway ko dun,
parang priority lagi yung
kung may needs or may
kailangan din sa family or
baby”

P4 As a professional, particularly Holidays and

as a psychology instructor, it's prorated time off Grateful,
a good thing because we have allow first-time allocation of
proportional leave. We have mothers to have time
semestral break, and we have dedicated time,
a Christmas break. emphasizing the
importance of
being grateful for
And for this journey as a loved ones,
parent, my insight, or what feeling happy and
I've learned throughout this, having a
uhm, journey, is that I should supportive
really appreciate all those partner.
people that I have this safe
space, who surround me, and
who help me so that I don't
have a hard time throughout
this journey as a first-time
mom.

That's why, uh, even though

we work from nine to four,
with those leaves, we can
really allocate our time to our
child.
And aside from that, in this
journey that I have, aside
from appreciating, I feel so
blessed that my child, our
baby, isn't that difficult to
take care of.
And there came a point in this
 journey, as others have said,
that your world really turns
upside down, so it's crucial,
especially that your partner is
there for you

13. After finding out that both of you are having a baby, what are the first steps you took in
terms of securing the baby's future, in connection with the resources you hold in your
profession? (Matapos malaman na kayong dalawa ay mag kaka anak. Ano ang unang
hakbang na ginawa sa mga tuntuninng pag-secure ng kinabukasan ng sanggol, na may
kaugnayan sa kung anong mga mapagkukunanang hawak mo sa iyong propesyon?)
PSEU Significant Statements Formulated CATEGORY Themes
DON Meaning
YM

P1. First, we see to it that the Planned a secured

baby is healthy, we regularly future in terms of Future Security and
go to the OB- Gyne for check- health and Stability
ups and advice. Second, we education factors.
applied for an educational
plan for her so that she'll be
secured with their education
in the near future for we don't
know what lies ahead

P2. Actually, bago pa kami

ikasal , nakaplano na rin Responsible Prepared
naman na siya . oo meron na approach to
talagang savings na talagang financial
naka– allotted for baby. preparedness for
the baby even
before starting a
married life.

P3. “yung pagsecure ng future ni They focus on Medical help,

baby medyo mas maingat closely monitoring resources,
kami ngayon kasi before, high-risk anticipation.
yung unang baby namin, na pregnancies for
may miscarriage yung anak babies after
namin so syempre, ayaw miscarriage.
namin maulit yung ganun so
They emphasize
nung kay baby na parang
the need to plan
naghanap na kami ng doktor
ahead and be
na tama sa pagaalaga ng mga
aware of the needs
high risk pregnancy so
of families, and
syempre, sinecure namin na
that achieving the
dapat natitignan siya ng
goal of
maayos yung progress ng
parenthood
buwan hanggang sa pag 9
requires resources,
months niya, nasusubaybayan
an emergency
and then ano pa ba yun, yung
fund, and a steady
pang medical na needs ni
income.
baby at saka ni misis,”

“importante talaga yung may

resources ka yung may
emergency funds ka at saka
 yung may source of income
ka kasi, ayun yung mga
kailangan mo para mag-
materialize yung pangarap
niyo na magkaroon ng baby
hindi siya nag-end na
kailangan na buntis”

“dapat medyo two steps ahead

ka, nalalaman mo kung ano
yung needs ng family mo,
nung misis mo at saka nung
baby mo”

P4 So what my husband, my During pregnancy, Stability

partner, did was he did their jobs were
everything to finish his thesis unstable, but her
to get his permanent status at husband
work.And, of course, through completed his
God's blessing, uh, in the thesis for
month of June, we found out permanent status,
that I was also granted a and her partner
temporary status in my work. received
temporary status,
allowing them to
So, it's delightful to know that support their
uhm, during those times, we family.
didn't have many doubts, the
two of us, since we became
stable in our jobs.
From there, we realized and
managed to find a way to
support our needs and the
future needs of our child.

14. What is your stance regarding the idea of leaving your current position to pursue a
better career that would provide a brighter future for your child? (Ano ang iyong
paninindigan tungkol sa ideya ng pag-alis sa iyong kasalukuyang posisyon upang ituloy
ang isang mas magandang karera na magbibigay ng mas maliwanag na kinabukasan
 para sa iyong anak?)
PSEU Significant Statements Formulated CATEGORY Themes
DON Meaning
YM

P1. Anything for my child. I will Willing to adapt to Sacrifice Adaptability and
whole heartedly embrace any every changes that Career expansion
changes and sacrifices that might happen for
will provide a brighter future the betterment of
for her if it is for the life that will
betterment, so be it. benefit their
children.

P2. Actually yan nga yung Provider

pinaplano ko eh, hindi dahil
sa inaalis ko na yung
pangarap kong maging
psychologist no. pero dahil sa
pangangailangan din, kung
meron mang magbibigay ng
opputunity sakin na
magkakaroon ng job security
at maganda yung sweldo, ih
gra-grab ko talaga, para lang
makapag provide.
Open to pursuing
opportunities that
offer job security
and a good salary,
acknowledging the
importance of
providing for the
family

P3. “siguro ano na lang ah kung They advice that Fulfillment,

talagang passion mo yung whether you want provider of needs
trabaho mo ayun i-ano ka, to stick to your
hanap ka ng mga ways to current job or
grow into that and then hanap pursuing another
ka ng magandang trabaho or career, it is fine as
business ah pero kung long as you’re
talagang okay naman sa iyo happy and ensure
mag-career shift, wala nang that it can provide
problema ang end naman yan for the family’s
is parang ikaw, masaya ka sa needs.
ginagawa mo and then
napoprovide mo yung needs
ng family mo yun naman
siguro,”
 “pero sa akin yun yung ah,
stance ko doon na ah wala
problema na mag-pursue ng
ibang kareer basta kung alam
mo naman na makakapag-
provide na maayos sa family
mo, bakit hindi? di ba? so
yun.”

P4 Of course, we are trying to They are actively Efforts,

look for better opportunities, seeking better commitments.
particularly for my husband, opportunities,
so that, uh, everything he particularly for
does and everything we do— her husband, to
all the efforts we make—are ensure their
for him. So, we are open to efforts are
better opportunities. dedicated to their
child.

15. What have you learned about being a first-time parent? (Ano ang natutunan mo sa pagiging
isang magulang?)
PSEU Significant Statements Formulated CATEGORY Themes
DON Meaning
YM

P1. I learned to prioritize another Their child is their Generous

life which came from me. main and only Parental
Dati, ang iniisip ko lang is focus. epiphany
yung sarili ko and my partner
but when our child canes, she
became our sole priority. I Appreciating all
learned to love the hard-earned
unconditionally. lessons taught
throughout their
childhood
I learned to value someone
more than myself. I learned to
value how much my parents
did for me when I was once a
child. i learned to value life.
 P2. Ah, kung anong Despite Consideration
natutunan ko? kahit gaano ka meticulous
ka-prepared financially, preparation and
emotionally, or ano pa mang readiness in
aspect sa pagkatao mo, may different facets of
struggles pa rin. Isa rin sa life, the struggles
mga parang naging realization persist. Family is
ko na kahit gusto ko yung a significant
isang bagay, na eto yung gusto consideration over
kong mangyari sa sarili kong personal desires.
indibidwal pero dahil andyan
na sila, so mas cino-consider
ko sila.

P3. “mga first time na magulang Child-centric

siguro ang mga naging Parents finances, values.
realization ko sa ngayon is understand how
ayun, pag ka talaga magulang their priorities are
ka na parang say goodbye to shifting to the
your old self kasi ngayon ang needs of their
priority yung buhay ni baby children. They
yung mga needs nya” stress the
importance of
having a stable
“pangalawa dapat talaga source of income
meron kang emergency fund and an emergency
tsaka may source of income ka fund to address
dahil yun yung pagkukunan
the needs of the
mo ng ano eh ng pagkukunan
child.
mo ng.... mga kailangan mo
para ma-address yung mga
Additionally, this
kailangan nya and then
will make you
syempre, bilang magulang
more proactive in
iniisip mo na din no kung
paano mo ibigay yung mga your career to
basic needs ni baby kasi increase your
bilang isang magulang savings for
yung..... dapat ibigay mo sa potential future
anak mo eh and also uh uh needs.
siguro iniisip din namin na si
baby hindi na siya uh mag- As parents we are
under no dun sa tinatawag caring, but our
nating sandwich generation goal is for our
kumbaga dapat kaming mga children to inherit
magulang parang maging less good qualities and
na kami sa iisipin nya”
 values.
“isa din realization siguro no
yung dapat mas naging
aggressive no sa in terms of
career para mag-accumulate
ng mas maraming ipon kasi
ano eh hindi mo alam kung
kailan mo siya magagamit eh
para at least may malaki kang
contingency no sa pagbibigay
ng pangangailangan ng anak
mo”

“gusto mo pag naging

magulang ka na parang ma-
adapt ng anak mo yung mga
good things or mga good traits
nyo bilang mga magulang nya
so ayun parang ano kay gusto
mo lahat ng maganda para sa
kanya tsaka overprotective ka
sa anak mo”

P4 It's okay, of course, to be As a first-time Parental growth

frustrated at first, especially if mom, it's okay to and appreciation
you are a first-time mom with be frustrated, but
everything. There are so many life is a lifelong
first-time memories with my process.
child, and now he is 3 years Appreciate every
old. It's okay to sometimes see day as a blessing,
your vulnerabilities at first. and happiness is
But then, it's true that life is, the definition of
you know, it’s, uh, a lifelong success. Enjoy the
process. journey with your
child and partner
As you grow older, you learn
more things that you never
thought you could do but have
accomplished.

And what I've learned is to

appreciate, and I, of course,
uh, consider every day a
blessing.
My husband often tells me
that I'm very blessed in
Kapampangan, for which I am
really grateful.
With all the people and values
I have now as a parent, if we
go back to the definition of
success, for me, it is
happiness.