From the ladies who bring you Fashionese Daily, here is Mommies Daily!  True, we love bags, shoes, makeup and are obsessed about finding the right skincare. But above all, we’re all mothers.

We understand the ups and downs of being a mother. We understand that being a mother goes way beyond putting our little angels’ face on our avatar or profile page in Facebook. We understand that we’re not supermoms and like everyone else, we learn through trial and error. We also understand that while trying to keep pace with everything that is going on in our lives – children, husband, career, financial matters and social life  – we need friendly, non-judgmental advice from other moms or just someone to remind us that no matter how crazy it all seems, it’s still a fun ride and we should never forget how to laugh at ourselves. And that is why we’re here!

Mommies Daily is dedicated to all Indonesian moms out there, who just like us strive to be realistic and practical mothers. So come in, stay, laugh, share, listen or do whatever at Mommies Daily. We hope you enjoy your stay.

Meet the mommies :)

Affi Assegaf (Affi) | @affifd | www.affiassegaf.com

She has loved children ever since she was one herself so it was no surprise to anyone that when she gave birth to her daughter, Ligia Aluf, now 2 years old, she took on the motherhood role with her whole heart. Of course, as you would know, it doesn’t mean that the process was painless though, after she gave birth through an unexpected c-section, she suffered from “baby blues” and thought she was losing her mind. Fortunately, it didn’t last long and she eventually adjusted to her new role as a mom and is now loving every minute of it.

She loves it so much that after trying to go back to work for 9 months, she decided to leave her glamorous job at MAC  Cosmetics and decided to pursue entrepreneurship with Hanzky to develop Daily Media Network so she could have more time for her daughter. Her passion still lies in beauty and writing, but now she proudly adds reading books and goofing around in bed with her little girl to the list. Now that she has Mommies Daily under her wings, Affi can put down in writing her thoughts and knowledge on parenting, which grows with each passing day, as well as trying out recipes with her limited cooking skill and hope that she won’t poison her family in the process.

Amalia Hayati (Amal/Deszell) | @deszellfd | deszell.wordpress.com

Amalia has always dreamt to have a teenage daughter before she turns 40. What it meant for her was sharing a wardrobe full of clothes, fighting over to-die-for shoes and bags, and a trip to the mall with her daughter.  It never really crosses her mind that this dream of becoming a mother at such relatively early stage of her life will ever occur. After all, it’s just wishful thinking.

When motherhood embraces her, the reality hit with the realization that it means there’s a possibility that you’re risking your life at the process of giving birth. There’s also the lack of sleep and hours spent at the kitchen preparing your daughter’s meals. More than that she never thought there’s such thing in this world that she can ever
love so much that she’s willing to risk everything. Her name is Raysa and she just celebrated her 3rd birthday on September. She’s giggly, an aspiring leader and loves wearing dresses and collect shoes like Mommy. Always adventurous when preparing meals for Raysa which resulted to seriously big appetite on the little girl, and she grows up liking everything from spaghetti to ikan lele goreng.

Hanifa Ambadar (Hani/Hanzky) | @hanzkyy | hanzky.femaledaily.com

Since she was a teenager, she already knew that she wanted to get married at a  young age and had a family of her own. Though for some people, 23 is a pretty  young  age to get married, she still thought otherwise. She has many wants in life,  but to have a pair of boy and girl is not just her wants, it’s what her heart desire.

Her motherhood track includes giving birth to two kids through 18 long hours of  induced labor and delivery. She raised her son, Jibran Aimar (January 19 2004)  in the States for four years without the assistance of grandparents and nanny, but  went home when her daughter, Jehan Annura (April 28, 2008) was only two months old. Now she can never be thankful enough for the convenience of having flexible schedule, helpful support system and living practically under the same roof with her mom.

She used to have a pregnancy blog for her first pregnancy and diligently documenting her son milestones and development. But the hectic life took its turn and she feels guilty for not doing the same to her daughter. She hopes by writing for Mommies Daily she can recoup what was once lost.

Fitria Kirana | @kirana21 | kirana21.multiply.com

This Cancerian mom was afraid that she cannot have kids because of her very irregular period during her teen years. Turns out that she has three now in 4.5 years. Because all of them have long names, the trio is now simply called 3D. D1 is Darris, D2 is Dellynn, the only girl (so far) and the newest member of the family is D3 a.k.a Devan.

Hates pink and lost her feminine side during her teen years, made her school friends raised their eyebrows when they know she has three bundles now and raises them with the help of her husband only, although on weekdays her husband mostly works out of town. Since moving to Semarang two years ago, she has never had any assistant at home and tries her best to juggle the daily homemaking duties. With two toddlers, she still manages to cook every other day. But now with three, she lists the nearest delivery service phone numbers (but she put fast food places at the bottom list, and specifically asks for no MSG in every order :D).

Well she’s a mom now. Having gone through three cycles of pregnancy, labor, and breastfeeding with each special story brings her to have a particular concern in reproduction and breastfeeding-related matters. By joining and contributing for Mommies Daily, she hopes she can help other moms and mom-to-be to go through the space of no-one-has-gone-before, because each pregnancy, labor, and breastfeeding experience is personal and special :)

Lita Iqtianti | @nenglita | dongenglangit.blogspot.com

Pre-baby, her life used to start at 10 PM, now it ends at 10 PM. Lita used to worked in a production house which required her to work long hours, now she is a content editor and writer who works from home. “Rock & roll mommy” that’s how she refers herself, because she said she’s not too concerned about “rules” when it comes to bringing up her little girl, Langit (20 months old). Instead, she is letting everything flow naturally while, of course, trying to be the best mom she can. She was so rock & roll that her friends didn’t believe her when she said for the first 6 months, she breastfed her baby exclusively. She also admitted that she can’t cook but still spent a good amount of time in the kitchen preparing Langit homemade food. So you see? Rock ‘n’ roll mom” doesn’t have to mean “bad mom” and “dedicated mom” doesn’t have to mean “boring mom”, right?

Motherhood is a new experience for her and she is excited to share every step of her journey through Mommies Daily!