Me (on the day of our first scan): We are having a baby! Yay (dancing, jumping, and almost in tears me) Me (on the day of our 2nd-month scan): What the….!!! (read: showing the doctor a long list of troubles I was going through thanks to the beautiful gift called Pregnancy!!!) Well, pregnancy & motherhood […]
Weight gain, breastfeeding troubles, backaches- I think as a new mom I was prepared for most things in terms of body changes back in those days. I wonder how I was totally unaware of the mandatory hair & skin woes that begin postpartum & end almost never !!! The Surprising Ways Your Body Changes After Childbirth […]
First 6 weeks for a new mother are rocky. Your delivery may have been easy or complicated, you may have had a cesarean or vaginal delivery, you may have laboured for a few hours or for a few days- no matter how unique your delivery experience has been, the trauma a woman’s body goes through […]
Have you ever walked down the ‘baby section’ in supermarkets? There’re wipes upon wipes lining each side! The options are simply too many to choose from, right? But then how hard could it be to select baby wipes! Well, wait until your baby is left with a red, burning bum. Ouch! One thing synonymous to #momlife […]
It’s officially baby season and it’s finally happening: Your BFF is having a baby! It’s a journey you’ve followed along with so closely that you can’t help but be over-the-moon excited, right along with her. You saw the pregnancy announcement and it was adorable. Then came the baby shower invitation and it was swoon-worthy. Now? The baby […]
Enough is said and written about how women cope with a newborn- from prenatal classes to stress on yoga & meditation to postnatal counseling and consultations provided by doctors, caregivers & family. Women indeed deserve so much attention & care because it’s them who carry the baby for nine months, endure the trauma and pain […]
Hospital Bag Checklist: What You Really DON’T Need to Pack Once you’re in the third trimester of pregnancy, and your due date is starting to actually feel close, you might start wondering what to pack in your hospital bag- a bag out of which you are going to live your life for the next few days. And trust […]
The first few days of our daughter’s life were spent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the hospital where I delivered. Her tiny bare body, with just the eyes covered, lay under blue lights in an attempt to lower the bilirubin levels. My husband and I, as first-time parents, couldn’t do anything other than weep, […]
After finally being past pregnancy and the birthing experience, the next milestone for a new mother is the crucial 6-weeks period. The benchmark of 6-weeks holds significance not just in terms of growth of the newborn but also physical & mental health of the new mother. During pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through several […]
“You have twins? Oh wow! That’s awesome!” is the first reaction that we- the doubling mommies- get quite often. I think this is because the trend of multiple pregnancy is still not very common in India. But, but, but… do they even know what it feels like to carry, birth and raise twins? Trust me, […]