Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2018 i Mother & Baby India

DR KIRAN COELHO A succesful gynaecologist and practicing obgyn for the last 30 years. DR ANITA MADAN A doctorate in education, she is currently the Curriculum Development head with EuroKids International Pvt Ltd where she promotes a developmentally appropriate curriculum. DR GEETANJALI SHAH Popular Mumbai paediatrician, conducts holistic fitness workshops for pregnant women. NUTAN PANDIT Breastfeeding counsellor and natural birth therapist who’s been teaching in New Delhi since 1978. DR DHERANDRA KUMAR Consultant clinical and child psychologist, he is founder and director of Psyindia, and engaged in direct work with children. SONALI SHIVLANI Mumbai-based childbirth educator, certified by Childbirth & Postpartum Professional Association, USA. ANIKA PURI Childbirth educator, prenatal and postnatal massage therapist, certified counsellor, reflexolgist and a holistic practitioner of women’s health and fertility in Delhi. EFFATH YASMIN Founder…

tips Give fashion a miss this monsoon and step into footwear that keeps your feet well-covered. Coming in contact with dirty water mixed with soil and sewage can lead to several infections. Also, ensure to wash your feet with warm water and a disinfectant soap to keep it shielded against infections. Share your pregnancy photos with us and you could Win exciting prizes! Send high-res images with your full name, personal address and contact details to mbeditorial@gmail.com marked ‘THE WHOLE NINE MONTHS’ in the subject line. Featured mums-to-be will receive a gift hamper from Himalaya, valuing 1000 each.…

Close your eyes and think back to the places you enjoyed when you were a child. Sitting on a swing at the park? Going for a slice of chocolate cake at a local café? Having a day out at the nearest beach? Wouldn’t it be fun to take a trip down memory lane, hand in hand with your child, and share these places with her? Now, that might mean a walk around the corner or a weekend away, but you’ll be surprised by how emotional a journey this will be. Sharing experiences across the generations will help you realise and value just how far you’ve come.…

For ambitious working women, the ‘should I have kids’ question is a difficult one. Becoming a parent, or so they say, emotionally distracts you, holds you back and weighs you down. But Mumbai-based interior designer, Aanandana Garg, proves the prevailing narrative around motherhood wrong. She is a hands-on mother to two adorable sons and is now the National title holder of Mrs India Splendid Star 2017. She has conquered it all with her strong will, even a complicated second pregnancy where she was nearly bedridden for five months. Her inspirational birth story will make you both laugh and cry. Read on. So, tell me, what is it like being a mother? How has motherhood changed you? Aanandana: I take pride in many things I have achieved in my life but…

There’s no denying that everyone enjoys that little bit of TLC. When you’re an expectant mum, that care does get taken up a notch. So, choosing massage oils or pregnancy-safe lotions is the perfect gift for any expectant mother. After all, it’s the perfect time for that much-needed pampering, before and even after the baby arrives. The perfect gift would be a individually-curated elegant hamper of two or three different types of fragrances of oils, creams, body butter, etc. Brands Available: Poshtik, Himalaya, Kielh’s, Forest Essentials, Burt’s Bees.…

SQUEEZE Your growing baby puts a lot of pressure on your pelvic floor, the group of muscles that support your bladder and bowel. And keeping these muscles strong makes it easier to go to the loo, even if you’re constipated. Stand or sit in a comfortable position, then lift the muscles in your vagina and back passage up, and hold for one minute. Release these muscles in a slow, steady movement and repeat five times. EAT OATS The pregnancy hormone progesterone smooths the muscles of your intestine, slowing digestion, which can lead to constipation. Eating oats, which contain both soluble and insoluble fibre, will speed things along and ease symptoms. For a no-hassle, yummy breakfast to kick-start your system, pop 40g oats, 50g live natural yogurt and a handful of…

A close-friend of mine found out about her peppy-pregnancy last month. When I asked her what she was most excited about, she blurted, “List of names, baby bump on my intsa feed, contemporary nursery themes, the baby-shower you’ll throw for me, and my chic maternity wardrobe.” After a minute of giving it a thought, and my rather unintentional awkward pause, she added, “Of course, the baby too!” We both broke out in unadulterated laughing, committing this exchange to memory for our future ‘Girls Night’, but I couldn’t take my mind off of the many things that an expectant mom looks forward to. Millennial parents, here’s a shout out to you all! I catalogue some game-changing pregnancy trends of 2018 that are livening up bumps and babies like never before: Post-birth…

Dentists advise that you should brush your youngster’s teeth until he has the coordination to tie his own shoes, which normally happens around the age of six. Your 18-month-old, however, is unlikely to have got that memo, and is sure to want to get on with the job himself. The solution? ‘Let him go first, then when he’s had enough, finish the job,’ says Rebecca. Keep him involved and in charge of your half of the deal, too, with the free app Brush DJ (brushdj.com). It plays two minutes of music from your phone, so you can brush for the right length of time, and he can be in charge of starting the tunes off, and letting you know when they stop.…

COUNT THE HOURS Your first step should be to total up how many hours of sleep your youngster gets in an average 24-hour period. It’s about right if he has: ● 6 months: 2–3 hours in the day, 10–12 hours at night ● 9 months–2 years: 2–3 hours in the day, 11 hours at night. ● 2 years: 1–2 hours in the day, 11 hours at night. ● 3 years: 0–2 hours in the day, 10–12 hours at night. TOT UP HIS AWAKE HOURS Now check that he’s having enough awake-time between sleeps. It’s about right if he has: ● Under 12 weeks: 30 minutes–1 hour ● 3–4 months: 1–2 hours ● 5–6 months: 2 hours ● 7–8 months: 2–3 hours ● 9–12 months: 3–4 hours ● 13–17 months: 3–5…

UBM India concluded the 6th edition of its uniquely positioned Children, Baby and Maternity Expo India 2018 in Mumbai. The expo offered unrivalled business opportunities for local and global manufacturers and sellers of baby products to connect, network and conduct business. The show brought together more than 350 major global and Indian brands, to showcase and launch an exhaustive spectrum of baby care products, toys, baby food, organic clothing, nutraceuticals, ergonomic furniture, licensing brands, stationery, gifts, infant safety technology, brain development tools among a rich array of other quality, technologically-advanced and aesthetically pleasing international products. Professionals visiting the expo catered to baby, child wear, children shoe stores, maternity wear shops; toy shops, supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, pre-schools, nursing homes, individual buyers, service companies, designers, associations, and consulates. Some of the…

About Episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the perineum or the posterior vaginal wall to enlarge the opening of the vagina. It is usually performed in the second stage of labour in order to deliver the baby without tearing the perineum and the surrounding tissue. In most cases, the physician makes a middle incision along a straight line from the lowest edge of the vaginal opening towards the anus. In other cases, a diagonal incision is made across the midline between the vagina and the anus. Health complications Risk of infection, increased pain, increased bleeding and prolonged healing time are some of the common side effects of episiotomy. You may also suffer discomfort once you resume sexual intercourse. There is also a risk that the incision made will be…

Dear readers, Now that the summer has come to an end, it’s back to reality for most of us. Naturally, this means that those blissful days basking in the sun or sipping coffee to keep warm in higher altitudes, are all but wonderful memories captured in print. Now while the days of summer are still fresh in our minds, the fact remains that we still have so much to look forward to. I, for one, can’t wait for the welcome wave of coolness that the monsoons bring. If you’re like me with a niece or nephew running about the house, you won’t exactly complain when you do get those few hours of quiet while they’re away at school. And while you’re looking forward to some peace and quiet, it does…

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“It was an irreplaceable loss. For me, the toughest challenge at that time was, to convince myself that I had lost a beautiful budding life which was a part of me. It was hard to move ahead with a hope that I could be a mother soon again. For a while, I lost my faith in God and everything on which I deeply believed in. It was really difficult for me to get myself involved in my daily life again. I was shattered completely. Someone actually told me that I was doing a bit too much of emotional drama about the loss, even when my baby was just two months old in the womb, when miscarriages are common. Such insensitive comments would really break me further. But the best part…

Videos capture snapshots of your youngster’s development and personality at a time when she’s rapidly changing, and making your own ‘Mummy and Me’ YouTube channel gives you a great place to store them all. Don’t worry if you don’t fancy becoming an internet hit – you can control exactly who can see your videos. Create your channel at youtube.com, and get recording! It’s not just the super-cute bits you’ll love when you watch these back, but the everyday moments that show life just as it is. And, believe it or not, you’ll laugh at any less-than-perfect family moments, so don’t edit them out!…

It’s the month of June! Kids all over the country are returning to school, yet again. Now, if you have a toddler, your little one may actually be starting school – whether play school or nursery. Regardless, it’s the first time that your baby is headed out into the world, unaccompanied, and as every mother experiences separation anxiety, you have certain apprehensions and fears. You’ve gone through the motions – from scouting schools, filling out application forms, as well as preparing your little one for the big day. And in all of this you suddenly find yourself pregnant, raising even more concerns than before. Over the years, I have had so many clients worried about a preschooler and managing a new pregnancy. Some of the most-asked questions have been –…

“Getting out of the habit of waking early takes time,” says Lucy, “and some youngsters will need an extra couple of weeks to adjust. But 90 per cent of children will stop getting up early after six weeks, if you stick to my plan consistently.” And what about the other 10 per cent? “Some children genuinely need less sleep than others,” says Lucy, “and, in my experience, around 10 per cent of three-year-olds thrive on lower levels of what’s ‘normal’ and only need 10 hours of sleep a night. If you’re happy you’re doing everything to help your youngster sleep well, you’ve tried my plan consistently for six weeks, and he seems happy and alert, then he probably has lower-than-average sleep needs.” “If that’s the case, you’ll need to lose…

The much awaited monsoons are here. While we all welcome that drop in temperature, there’s an unwelcome guest that’s tagged along with it – cold, cough, fever, respiratory trouble. These typical monsoon days see hospitals and clinics flooded with a continuous stream of sick children suffering from either respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, malaria or dengue. The most typical respiratory infections are the common cold, seasonal flu, bronchitis, and lung infections. It is unfortunate how, over the last few years, I have observed that one child just passes through this seven to ten day illness phase, goes to school and catches the bug all over again. This is probably the result of the lack of sunlight and poor air circulation in an air-conditioned class, causing the bacteria to remain suspended in…

I never thought there could be a bad option for a yoga mat until I ended up buying a mat that gave me no grip and left me slipping all over the place during my class. That’s when I realised yoga mats are not always created equal. Luckily, I got my hands on the TEGO Stance Truly Reversible Mat with GuideAlign. As soon as I received it, I quickly booked my next yoga session. Its PVC material was not only soft to touch but also cushioned and comfortable. I loved the unique feel and found the padding more than enough for my knees. I was slightly worried about the mat getting slippery, but it has held up well. It had a fantastic grip and felt so nice under my feet…

Dear Team, I am three months pregnant and I can tell you that summer is the worst time to get pregnant. My blood pressure is so low, I get dizzy, I vomit, and I have awful headaches. My doctor tells me part of these symptoms are natural during pregnancy, but the heat surely does make everything worse. I really needed a summer pregnancy survival guide and you gave me just that. Thank you M&B! SUNITA GIRI, AHMEDABAD Dear Sunita, Pregnancy and summer can be a tough combination but following a few guidelines can surely make it more bearable and enjoyable. We wish you a happy and safe pregnancy! - Charlene Dear Team Congratulations for the splendid 10th Anniversary Special. “Tech must-haves for every parenting need” is very enlightening. Every working…

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Women’s reproductive health is a tricky topic as it overlaps with a lot of social taboos and prime among them is a woman’s period. What are the few pointers you can share with our readers that will allow them to observe their period as an indicator of underlying problems? Like heavy and irregular periods could point to PCOS, Endometriosis, etc. Dr Gayatri: An average menstrual cycle length is between 21 to 35 days and bleeding usually lasts for two to seven days. Any sudden change in the pattern of one’s cycle can point to an underlying problem. Longer and irregular cycles with scanty bleeding can point to PCOS. Women with fibroids can have heavier and painful cycles. Spotting in between periods can suggest an endometrial or cervical polyp. Women with…

This year Mother & Baby completed a decade in helping mothers with expert advice, tips on baby and toddler care, and so on. I joined their team of experts very recently and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I have graduated as a homoeopath and was practicing homoeopathy for five years. I worked as an assistant doctor to a very senior and paediatrician and my mentor, Dr R D Khare for a good three years, and I learnt a lot from him, particularly about breastfeeding and the issues many mothers face. It was after this experience that I decided to study lactation from an International Institute of Lactation. I counseled for 1,000 hours before giving an exam to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I…

Just like you, your toddler will want to express his unique identity through what he chooses to wear. He’s unlikely to have the fine-motor skills needed to dress himself until the age of three, but putting on a hat is easy! “Make putting on his hat his own responsibility,” suggests Rebecca. “Hats only have one hole, so they are much easier to get into than trousers or jumpers!” Let him be in charge of taking it off when he wants, too, and leave a selection of three or four on the coat rack so he gets to choose which one to wear.…

1 › Smile. You and all around you won’t be able to stop yourself. 2 › Indulge in a glass of champagne to toast your newborn’s safe arrival. Bet you have forgotten what it tastes like. 3 › Marvel at how those newborn nappies that used to look so tiny, appear so huge now that your little baby’s here! 4 › Convince yourself that your baby’s really with you. Go on, have another peek. 5 › Have lots of skin-on-skin contact to help your baby get used to your scent. 6 › Sleep a camera handy, ready to take lots of pictures. And make sure you’re in plenty of them! 7 › Sleep. Whenever and wherever you can. Trust us, you cannot get enough sleep right now. 8 › Let…