Mother & Baby India

Breastfeeding, like pregnancy, seems to be a subject that most people have opinions on. “You have too little milk!” “Don’t eat this; it will make the baby gassy!” “Give a little formula to supplement.” Unfortunately however, breastfeeding, like pregn

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“My husband Chintan, a hedge-fund manager, and I met through a common friend when we were all of 24. Call me filmy, but it felt like we were destined to meet. We clicked like no other, so much so that he proposed marriage on the very next day itself!

Sheryl Salis is a registered dietician, certified diabetes educator and wellness coach. She is the founder of Nurture Health Solutions, a health and wellbeing company offering wellness programs to corporates and individuals Its can get frustrating

It was like any other night at home. My husband had recently resumed work, albeit in a relatively populated commercial complex. We were sitting with my kids Avika (six) and Nivaan (three), watching television post dinner. I was being the good wife, s

Dr Sunil Eshwar, lead consultant, obstetrics and gynaecology, Aster RV Hospital The pandemic has turned all of our lives upside down, and even the best-laid plans have gone awry. Some of us are still reeling under its effects and some of us are tryi

Her heart is now the size of a poppy seed and her neural tube will fuse this week (which is why taking folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida). The first hormone-induced signs of your pregnancy may start to appear now

If there was a training or a course that you could sign up for, which would teach you how to be the perfect mum, you’d find me recommending that every expectant mum go through it! But truth be told, there really is nothing in this world that can prep

Google for images of nursing mothers and you’ll see a wide variety of calmly smiling women, nestling their babies against their breasts. Cute, right? Now compare these images to the image of the real-life woman, struggling to find the correct posture

Neha Chopra is a birth photographer and filmmaker at Storiously. She is a trained prenatal and babywearing dance teacher at GroovaRoo with Jugni. She also blogs about sustainability and minimalism on her Instagram page @jugniology Breastfeeding in I

When you first start breastfeeding your baby, you will probably consider getting a breast pump. And why not? Pumping not only enables you to bottle-feed your baby but also increases your milk supply. But with so many breast pumps available in the mar

Humans are social beings, and develop social life skills to connect, communicate and care during infancy and childhood as these are the formative years. When a woman begins her pregnancy, she steps into the realm of her embodiment of being a woman, c

Everyone is well aware of the importance of breastfeeding babies, for as long as possible. In an ideal situation, it is recommended to exclusively breastfeed a baby for the first six months of his life. But what happens when a mother has to resume wo

At first, your baby can’t tell day from night, so whether it’s two o’clock in the afternoon or two o’clock in the oh-so-early hours of the morning, he just knows that he’s hungry, and you know that you need to feed him. Sitting up in the dead of nigh

The increased oxytocin levels caused by breastfeeding have been linked with enhanced feelings of envy and a desire to show off your baby, making you fiercely protective and proud —sometimes even aggressive. Watch out, world! If you find you’re noddin

How does one share life with a sibling(s)? I have heard of when my mother—the eldest of nine children, and her neighbours with a family of 11 children, all lived in the same compound. Mom says things were rather peaceful—with the older siblings looki

Dr Haim Ginott once famously said, “Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” These impressions tend to last a lifetime. This is precisely why we need to inculcate and develop good qualities and habits in our children

While the role of the bully and the victim are most often manifested in school or on the playground, the problem takes root most often at home, says Dr Harish Shetty, a veteran child psychiatrist. “Both the bully and the victim most often suffer fro