Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2019 i Mother & Baby India

When I first started weaning my toddler, I was full of rules: 1 Start weaning not a day before or after the 6-month mark. 2 No sugar and salt. 3 Begin with only homemade and fresh vegetable and fruit purees. 4 Feeding on high chairs only. 5 No distraction while eating. 6 Definitely no screen time. Four days in, and I was ready to throw in the serviette! My child's refused to eat any of the carrot, beetroot or apple purees, and even rejected khichdi! Alarm bells started ringing, and I started playing various scenarios in my head. Is his tongue reflex still active? Does he have sensory issues? I started posting on mommy groups, reached out to experts, researched weaning books.... All the rules started dissolving, along with my…

Okay, being pregnant throws your world into chaos, but it’s also one of life’s most thrilling adventures. And one you want to be on form to enjoy. The trouble is, many of us end up feeling the opposite. If you’re succumbing to coughs and colds, it’s because your immune system’s intentionally become more vulnerable to protect your baby. “Your natural immunity is suppressed, so that your partner’s sperm and your growing baby are accepted by your body, rather than being attacked by your immune cells,” says UK-based GP Catti Moss. “These cells lose some of their ability to fight your body’s enemies, making you susceptible to bugs.” And expect to take a second hit when your baby arrives, not just because labour physically takes it out of you, but also…

Around three-quarters of women suffer from pregnancy sickness. Although some find it’s worse in the morning, it can strike at any time of the day. Pregnancy nausea usually begins at around six weeks and lasts until around 12 weeks. You don’t need to suffer in silence though – chomp it away! * Try to eat little and often * Choose bland foods high in protein and carbs, like crackers, plain biscuits or yoghurt * Avoid rich, spicy fatty foods * Ginger can help quell queasiness * If ginger turns your stomach, try peppermint tea or sweets * Have a high protein snack (like a boiled chickpeas, a boiled egg or chicken sandwich) before bed and keep a pack of crackers by the bed, so you can eat one before getting…

As our little ones graduate to solid meals, we mums start thinking about how to feed our children vegetables. Some toddlers take to solid meals and vegetables effortlessly, but most give their mums a decent amount of grief over their dietary preferences. Pregnancy, lactation and child nutrition counsellor Sonali Shivlani explains, “Vegetables are important for toddlers due to their natural antioxidants and vitamins which help develop a child’s immunity.” She adds, “A toddler needs food portions which are ¼th the size of an adult portion. For a two year old, two to three tablespoons to ¼ katori vegetable is more than enough for one sitting. With time, portions can be increased.” Coming to the challenging part of how to make toddlers eat vegetables, the following suggestions from experienced mums may…

• Vegetable khichdi is a popular dish to start children on solids and vegetables. Make moong dal-rice khichdi as always, add different vegetables to it; carrots/ cabbage/cauliflour/ potatoes/ peas/ bottle gourd. Once cooked, mash a little with fork and feed. • Spinach roti is tasty and nutritious. With a little water, churn to pulp a handful of clean spinach in the mixer. Knead into the pulp some whole wheat flour, butter and salt and make a dough. Make yummy green coloured iron rich chapatis. • Dal spinach meal-in-a-pot. Add finely chopped clean spinach into the cooker along with moong dal and make dal as always. • Try having idlis another way. Add finely chopped beans and grated carrots to idli batter and steam as usual. • No child said no…

● Try not to fight in front of your child as it affects her conscious and unconscious. ● If she has been exposed to conflict, after you calm down, try and understand what your fight was about in the first place. ● Try and see how it must have looked and sounded to a dispassionate outside observer and to your child, who is passionately involved. If you and your spouse are able to talk to each other in this manner, you might be able to see what your child might feel. ● If you can’t talk, you too, should seek some help, not only to deal with your own problems, but to have someone assist you in dealing with your child. ● Often, fights are the symptom of a bad…

0 to 6 months ✦ Avoid water until it is an extended need. ✦ Salt – it causes kidney problems ✦ Honey—it causes botulism 6 to 12 months - Raw and uncooked foods to be avoided for infection and digestion. - No bones and hard pieces that might cause choking. - No preserved foods to be given. - Do not give food, which is kept for long time. - Avoid foods that could choke the baby such as nuts, seeds, corn, shellfish, popcorn, candy. 1 to 2 years - Foods like chips, fried foods should be avoided due to excessive glutamate content which is not good for nutrient absorption. - Avoid preserved foods like packet soups and outside food. - Excessive sugar, chocolate in diet leads to obesity, tooth decay.…

Here are some of the things you should keep in mind Peeling skin: This is normal in babies born past their due date, and clears up in a couple of weeks. Baby Acne: Pimples usually disappear within a few weeks, and are known to be caused due to yeast. No treatment is needed. Eczema: An itchy rash may appear on the face or body, in response to a trigger, and is common in children who have a family history of asthma, allergies, or atopic dermatitis. Use a mild soap and apply moderate amounts of moisturizers. More severe eczema may need medical intervention. Cradle cap: Also called seborrheic dermatitis, it appears as crusty patches of scaly skin on your baby’s scalp and may be caused by too much oil. You may…

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CHICKEN SOUP Chicken broth helps you shake off a cold. The ingredients, including stock, carrot and celery, are thought to have a medicinal effect on the immune system. CHERRY JUICE One glass improves your ability to snooze by increasing the sleep hormone melatonin. In a study, participants who drank it slept longer every night. KALE Popeye missed a trick with this leafy green, as it has more vitamin C than an orange and more iron than spinach. Steam for five mins, then dress with olive oil and balsamic. AIR YOUR HOME “With the heating cranked up, the air in our homes gets stuffy creating a hot house for bacteria,” says Virginia. Let fresh air in to make your home less of a sickness magnet. CUT DOWN ON SUGAR Eating a…

Making Pinterest-perfect food with smileys/animal shapes, to get the child excited about food is commendable, but it also is cruel expectation setting for oneself. Remember you have to fix four to five fresh meals a day for your toddler, day after day. Do something which you can sustain. Also, keep in mind the highly likely chance that your toddler doesn’t eat more than a nibble; imagine your frustration after you have put in half an hour’s effort on finishing touches. As much as possible, be creative, but keep it simple.…

How many times have you used this phrase or heard a mum use this statement in sheer desperation? More often than you would like to, or than what should be the norm! Many parents feel that the weaning phase was really simple, and whatever foods they presented to the child were gobbled up happily, but once their baby becomes a toddler, suddenly all foods are rejected—meal times become a battle ground, and there is a lot of frustration and anxiety all over. And trust me, it’s not just the parent going through the frustration and anxiety, but the toddler as well. So is there a solution to this? Do I, as a parent, just give up? No, not really, but you need to take cognizance of certain things which will…

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…

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Show me a first-time-pregnant lady or new mum and I’ll show you 10 well-meaning aunts, neighbours and ancillary old ladies waiting to confuse her with plenty of unsolicited advice on what to eat and feed her baby! I’ve noticed certain trends in this advice – most of it originated at least four generations before ours when our ancestors followed a more agrarian style of living (replete with a couple of cows); verification is always based on the example of a relative of a relative of a cousin who listened to the advice and was ‘saved’; current proponents generally distrust modern medical science and doctors “…who are too young to know what we know”! Let’s look into a couple of the more common ‘food myths’ to identify whether there is indeed…

1 PROTEINS Proteins serve a number of important functions. Babies use protein to build muscles, to carry nutrients in the blood, and to help fight infections. In addition, protein can also be used as a source of energy. Consuming sufficient amounts of protein is especially important in periods of rapid growth, like infancy. Proteins are composed of substances called amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. An easy way to understand proteins is to think of proteins as chains. The amino acids are the individual links in the chains. The human body can make all but 10 amino acids. Because babies must get these 10 amino acids from their diet and because they are necessary for normal healthy growth, they are called essential amino acids. Breastmilk is…

● Some children may act out by manifesting behavioural problems; increased anger and inability to handle the anger; violent behaviour; delinquency and gang involvement. ● Children may get depressed, isolate themselves from friends and activities and complain of physical symptoms like stomach aches, ulcers, headaches, etc. and may turn towards substance abuse. ● Exposure to parental conflict leads to the children lacking in social skills. They do not interact well with others; have low self-esteem and usually poor relationships in adulthood. ● Advances in neuro-psychology show that our brains release stress hormones when exposed to conflict which, over time, can actually change brain functioning. Some children exposed to excessive conflict have trouble thinking, that leads to problems in school with symptoms that mimic Attention Deficit Disorder, like truancy and affected…