As a tiny life lies in your arms, you and everyone around you would tell you how to feed, change the diaper, wrap your baby nice and warm. Though you don’t know about it, your baby has already started communicating with you. It would take you a few days to understand the signs and you will […]
3 Simple Things I Learnt From My delivery | Part #3 of 3 | Recovering Postpartum
After months of going through a difficult pregnancy, I couldn’t wait to look into my lil angel’s eyes and forget everything that had happened in the past 9 months. I was super scared for the delivery, and frightened to the extent of asking my doctor to just give me a General Anesthesia…knock me out…and hand me the […]
5 Basic Tips on Handling a Newborn | First Time Parents | All You Need To Know
If you haven’t already spent a lot of time around newborn babies, their fragility may be intimidating. But the newborn phase is one of the most cherished phases in any parents’ life. So today I’m a few basics to remember when handling a newborn. These tips are more of little lessons, I personally learned in […]
Simple Things I Learnt From My Delivery | Part #2 of 3 | The Labor Room
This post is second in the series on posts I have written on Simple Things I Learnt From My Delivery. Read the first post {here}. Every woman goes through her fair share of ‘lessons learnt’ during her pregnancy and delivery. During the 38 weeks of being an expectant mother, I faced: Morning (read all day) […]
7 Useful Lessons On Baby Led Weaning ~ Our Inside Story
While trolling Facebook (side effects of breastfeeding!), I stumbled upon this unique concept of ‘Baby Led Weaning‘. My baby was only four-months-old at that time and hence the entire thought of feeding the baby was new to me. While the pediatrician was quite sure of me exclusively breastfeeding till 6 months, I still wanted to be […]
7 Useful Tips For Flying With An Infant Or Toddler
Have you been putting off a much needed vacation because you always dreaded the thought of actually going on one with a baby? Or developed a recent fear of flying, ever since your baby came along? Ever wondered what facilities will be provided for you and how much are the crew really equipped to handle […]
Counting Boys
It’s a no brainer that India boasts of the all too skewed up sex ratio. With such a patriarchal society like ours, every house wants a boy. Well, every house, except for my hubby’s. Their’s is a small family comprising of two uncles, four cousin and two brothers. A total of ten men (including DH & FIL) […]
4 Exciting Things Of Our Journey To Being Parents
The Test: June 2014 – A quick trip to the washroom, and within minutes there had been 2 beautiful solid lines on my home testing kit that said my husband and I were pregnant! Our celebration had consisted of excited talks at a supersonic high pitch, giggles that resembled the banter of school girls, and […]
Dairy and Sugar Free Annaprashan
The Annaprashana also known as annaprashana vidhi,annaprasan or Anna-prasanam, is a Hindu rite of passage that marks an infant’s first intake of food other than milk. The term annaprashan literally means “food feeding” or “eating of food”. The ceremony is usually arranged in consultation with a priest, who arranges an auspicious date on which to conduct the ceremony. […]
Preparing for the Baby ~ Quick Tips
Ouch! A thud on my abdomen woke me from my deep sleep in the middle of the night. With my half open eyes, I glanced towards the table clock and it read 3:00. I noticed a cute little baby on my lap with his tiny palm clasping my night dress. Gosh! One kick took me […]
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