Let’s talk about another myth from the sea of misconceptions new mommies have to deal with. One of the common fallacies told to new mothers regarding breastfeeding is that Breastfeeding causes tooth decay in babies. The appearance of your child’s first teeth is a special moment for parents as a sign of their infant’s growth, but as soon as teeth form, the risk for tooth decay and cavities grows. Nursing mothers, don’t worry; today, we will prove this myth wrong …
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Let’s talk about the stigma associated with breastfeeding that first-time mothers go through. Our society believes that nursing babies cause the mothers’ breasts to lose form; hence it is thought that breastfeeding causes breast sagging. It is due to this reason that some new mothers are reluctant to breastfeed their infants and instead choose to give them formula milk. It sounds overwhelming to bring a child into the world, nurture it, and provide for it completely for a year or two. …
So, we all know that motherhood in a desi family is linked with such a large number of myths that we cannot recognize the actual facts. Every other person has to give advice and most of our mothers fall for myths. Here I am mentioning a list of the myths associated with new mothers. You can help me make this list grow by adding more myths in comments, and I will keep on debugging these myths with research in upcoming …
Dear All, I stayed away from the blog for a little longer than expected. The reason behind this was, I was actively engaged in weaning my baby. My baby nursed for 27 months in total, which can be said as the most beautiful time period of bonding between the baby and me. Now that she has weaned, I miss all of those beautiful moments between us, the moments that were only for us. Nursing my baby for the last time, …
When you are in the early period of motherhood and postpartum, you hear this term the most, that the baby is using you as a pacifier. Is my baby using me as a pacifier actually true? Let’s learn what it is. What is a pacifier? A Baby’s sucking reflex develops before it’s born. Some babies suck their thumbs or fingers even in the womb. They need something to suck on when they are born to stay calm. And hence they …
It’s that time when you are sick and tired of your growing belly, bearing all the symptoms of pregnancy, morning sickness, food aversions, food cravings, nausea, swollen hands and feet, dizziness, frequent urination, painful breasts, gymnastics inside the body, and birthing the baby. You think it has officially ended and now you are free to enjoy your life with the baby that you created. Let’s burst the bubble, Welcome to the fourth trimester. What is the Fourth Trimester? Fourth Trimester, …
What is Clusterfeeding Clusterfeeding is a phenomenon during which newly born babies or sometimes older babies too, nurse or feed for a longer period. During clusterfeeding it is very common for a baby to nurse for an hour straight and asks for breast after just 10 minutes. At times it’s difficult to manage clusterfeeding, but a little information can help. Why do Babies Clusterfeed? If we say that babies clusterfeed because they are hungry, that is not entirely wrong, but …
Today, we are here to talk about another myth, which is really common in desi households. Usually, old ladies say that a breastfed baby is clingy to the mother. Let’s bust this myth once and for all. In the early days of postpartum, it is very common for the babies to cluster feed. Cluster feeding is a phenomenon in which babies ask for breast milk after every few minutes for longer periods of time. They can ask for milk, even …
Most of the present-age mothers go through a dilemma of having a low breastmilk supply. There are many reasons, which can lead to a reduction in the production of breastmilk. To increase breastmilk supply, most importantly you must nurse the baby. When in initial days, all your body is producing is colostrum, many women think that it is not enough for the baby, and hence the mantra of low milk supply starts. Well, before your body produces mature milk, you …
When you give birth to a baby the very first time, things usually don’t work. The first problem, which arises for most of the mothers is, not enough breastmilk, or as some say my milk didn’t come in. Let’s dig in the facts together to find out, why your breastmilk is not enough for the baby. What is Really Happening? Mommy, the thing that is really happening with our body is a miracle. You have just grown a full-fledged human …
It was after the overwhelming feelings of being pregnant with my first child washed away. And after I recovered from the symptoms of the first trimester, the first thing, which came to my mind was what to do for nesting. I knew nesting was going to be tough from day 1 because the world had shut down due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to restrictions, We were unable to leave our homes for shopping and hence we bought everything online …
It is evening, the sun is about to set. I am walking in the garden, holding Aizal in my arms and thinking about what the upcoming night will bring for us. Thinking about the night, a lump forms in my throat, as she sleeps peacefully in my arms. It adds to my fears of being a first-time mom. I fear for her crying hysterically at night while I am trying to console and rock her back to sleep. I fear …
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