Nursing/Breastfeeding

The Indian cinema duels of the last century were replete with references to breastfeeding. Don’t we all remember the angry Indian “hero” go – “Agar apni ma k dudh pia hai toh saamne aa”. A power statement that had a deeper meaning, the strength and might of a breast fed individual is any day more

Weight it out

When we were kids we were taught, man is a social animal. I have always been the talker in my group and my friends will vouch for this attribute. So as a young mother, young because I am in the initial years of parenting and not otherwise, I meet many mothers, most in my residential

Togetherness

…if men want to work on balancing their emotional and social quotient than they got to bond like women and support like women…. This past Monday I woke up to a barrage of messages. Completely taken aback by the sheer amount of attention, I first checked if it was my birthday. It wasn’t. I opened the

Self care in Mommies

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” Well Osho got it right but have we as mothers? I doubt!! Motherhood is one big responsibility and the constant attention demanded by a child leaves little

Motherhood: A privileged choice

In the last week of August the world woke up to a pleasant news. Indian power couple, actor and producer Anushka Sharma and celebrated cricketer Virat Kohli made an official announcement about their pregnancy. Pictures of a beaming Anushka with her baby bump and Virat spooning her, were all over the news. As a reaction

Decode the coder in your baby. Really!

This week I got myself some “me” time and used it to catch up with Netflix. I watched the movie, Serious Men after being reminded that I had read the book, based on a novel of the same name by Manu Joseph. The premise of the movie was how a man who was raised in

Financial Independence for Mommies

It is often quoted that children’s mind are like ‘wet cement’, whatever falls on them makes an impression. One such impression was made on me by my school teacher. One day in school, while our chemistry teacher was reprimanding for not studying well for a test, she told us about the importance of being an

What’s a healthy baby?

Chubby babies are great. But dare you grow up to be that! She has just turned seven months old. That’s lesser time outside than she spent inside. Husband and I step out for the mandatory vaccination ritual. As I enter the cubicle, the fellow assistant carries her away for the body weight and height check.

Can women have it all?

Now that I’ve caught your attention with the cliché, let me admit that I don’t believe in this concept. The question is inherently loaded; burdened with a sort of societal expectation that pressures women to have some kind of all, at all times, and yet even before they can begin to answer, tells them that

Parenting-Then and Now

It was a warm December afternoon with the sun glowing at its might. The Christmas program in our residential society was scheduled to begin in a while. I had given my month old daughter the mandatory shower, of course, with the mother in-law by my side. While the baby enjoyed a soothing post shower nap,