Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2020 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…

THIS IS US Even though our careers had us both living in London for a bit, my husband Arfeen and I met back home in India. He is a celebrity mental performance coach, and conducts various seminars across the globe. I knew of him and wanted to work with him. We worked together for a fair bit, but it was only when it was time for me to go back to London did we realise that we developed feelings for each other. After seven years of courting, we got married. We did not plan to have children, and always maintained that we would ‘go with the flow’. A couple of years ago, we discovered we were pregnant with twins. Turns out, life had a different kind of plan in mind…

Subarna Ghosh Subarna is an academic/activist campaigning to make hospitals publically declare their c-section surgery numbers, and through her campaign, has gathered support of 4 lakh citizens. She was facilitated as an ‘Agent of Change’ by WCD ministry and invited to ‘Goalkeepers’ at the UN General Assembly. Co-founder of ReRight foundation, which works towards women’s sexual health and rights, she was also a senior feature writer at Mother & Baby around the time of its conception. Naiyya Saggi Naiyya Saggi is the CEO and founder of BabyChakra, India’s largest platform for maternity and childcare, that gained recognition as a top 7 innovative startup globally. She is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School. Mum to a one year-old, Naiyya was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and at…

Ever hunted all over the house for your keys, only to find them nestled in the fridge while your sandwich is sitting on the roof of the car? Since the beginning of time, women have wondered if pregnancy does something peculiar to our minds, landing us with the so-called ‘baby brain’ that leaves our thought processes a little addled, and our keys regularly lost. Now scientists have the proof to back up what we’ve always suspected: pregnancy really does change your brain. And that scattiness is just a side effect of an amazing alteration as the structure of your grey matter adjusts to give you skills that will make you a better mum. ‘We found that pregnancy changes the grey matter volume within the brain,’ says neuroscientist and mum Erika…

Fill up on fluids This will help you stay cool and avoid dehydration through sweating. Water is best – aim for eight glasses/two litres a day, especially if you’re outdoors in the heat – squash and herbal teas are fine, but avoid caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea and cola, which up the risk of dehydration. Carry a fan Not just for Jane Austen heroines, a small battery-operated fan that fits in your bag will be a lifesaver on hot, humid days. Use in combination with a water spray for ultimate coolness. Feel free Loose-fitting, light-coloured clothes made from natural fabrics such as cotton and linen help air to circulate around your body. Avoid anything tight-fitting around your abdomen as you’ll be prone to heat rash, and opt for loose-fitting…

With the return of the importance of breastfeeding from the mid 1980’s onward, after over half a century of infant formula promotion, mums are increasingly becoming aware of how important breastmilk is for the development and growth of their babies. This return to nature must be gauged with a reality check on how some of the other cofactors play out around the beginning of breastfeeding after a child’s birth. Breastfeeding is supposed to be a ‘natural’ and ‘normal’ continuum after birth. However, labour and birth themselves aren’t that ‘natural’ and ‘normal’ anymore with the use of induction citing reasons such as delay beyond estimated due date, when ‘naturally’ pregnancies can have a term of 40 to 42 weeks. Due to the use of labour-inducing medications, as a cascade of events,…

If you’re mum to a toddler, chances are that she often has bedtime meltdowns, and despite trying every trick in the book, these don’t seem to stop anytime soon. It’s now time to think outside the box! Sleep talking is a technique that is simple and effective, if used regularly, to help change your baby’s discomfort and behaviour. It is almost like hypnosis. Through this technique, you’ll be able to sleep talk her back to sleep by engaging with her subconscious, by whispering positive words to her that she can relate to. Sleep talking is also used to uplift a child’s self confidence and foster a sense of independence early on. Shagufta Patel delves deep into the process. What is The Goulding Process – SleepTalk® ? The Goulding Process –…

A KIDDIE FIESTA! India’s largest festival for kids, the Nickelodeon Windmill Festival, took place recently at JioWorld Garden, Mumbai, and provided a one-of-a-kind experience for toddlers, pre-teens and parents. The festival’s main objective was to give kids a healthy and positive outdoor experience, and encourage families to spend quality time together via the various activities on offer at the festival. Team M&B was also in attendance and was pleased to see that there was something for every child. The two-day event had a selection of over 50 workshops specially curated and designed to cater to various age groups, across interests like beat-boxing, robotics, Lego workshops, stop motion animation, aeronautics, karate and kick-boxing, storytelling, doodle art and more. There was also a petting zoo which gave li’l ones an opportunity to…

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1 A journal is a great way to harness the new creative powers your changing brain has granted you. And, if you do find your memory clouding, you’ll be able to remind yourself about the stages of your pregnancy journey by flicking through its pages. Jot down your thoughts in the Bump To Birthday Journal (£20, journalsofalifetime.com). 2 During your pregnancy, your facial recognition improves. Put it to the test by spending an afternoon leafing through your old photo albums – the memories should come flooding back. 3 Make a date with your closest friends and tell them how much they mean to you. Your brain is adapting to be super-efficient at reading social cues, so you’ll be able to handle emotional conversations better. Use your new ability to help…

“Oh come on,” you’d say, “How can you make a foetus smarter in the womb? I’ll work on my baby’s intelligence after birth!” You couldn’t be more wrong. ISP or the Infant Siddha Programme in Mumbai trains hundreds of parents every year to create a special bond with their child from when they’re conceived and to raise them to be successful, intelligent and above all, happy individuals. Darshan Desai, an educationist and trainer with them asks parents in their program to start communicating with the baby as soon as he or she is conceived. “A baby exists as soon as he or she is conceived. On the 12th day after conception, neurons are generated in the brain. Everything the baby experiences in the womb stimulates his or her brain,” he…

Effath Yasmin is India's leading IBCLC, a biodynamic craniosacral therapist from Mumbai, India and founder of Nourish & Nurture. Her special interests lie in infant oral and sucking dysfunction, tongue-tie assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, biomechanics of breastfeeding and treatment of birth trauma, anxiety and depression. Yasmin serves on the national board of Birth India and international advisory board of ICAP (International Consortium of Oral Ankylofrenula Professionals) and GOLD Conferences. She is also the producer and director of an award-winning international documentary film Untying Breastfeeding screened across many countries.…

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Baby Sheetal was brought home from the hospital with the usual fanfare bestowed on a newborn. Within a couple of days, visitors started pouring in to congratulate the parents and admire the baby. Among them was a doctor who kept staring anxiously at Sheetal, much to the discomfort of the new mother. After due pacification, the doctor gently broke the news that there seemed to be something wrong with the baby’s eyes. She suggested that it would be most prudent to get a complete eye check-up done immediately. ROLE OF PARENTS In such situations, it is normal for parents to worry. Avoid being consumed by anxiety and be glad that it may be an impairment caught at the right time. In most cases, the problem may be set right with…

We make it our mission to give you every bit of information and expert advice to help you during your pregnancy and on your journey of motherhood. From addressing queries to helping you transition from labour to birth, we’re with you every step of the way. This year, we take things to the next level and bring you a rather well-examined list of baby products, with the help and expertise of renowned specialists and entrepreneurs, but more importantly, mums themselves. After all, we believe that we have earned enough respect and credibility to be able to identify as pioneers in the world of maternity and baby care. THE JURY We pride ourselves in presenting you with a complete and unbiased picture, which is why, acknowledging the research, innovation, functionality and…

First trimester 1 WEEK Not really pregnant – your dates are taken from the start of your last period so this week it’s likely you’ll be menstruating, but everything’s in place for conception. 2 WEEKS Your eggs were made while you were in the womb, but your partner’s sperm is produced continuously from puberty. 3 WEEKS Congratulations – you’ve made a… blastocyst; a ball of cells that will form an embryo. Your baby is smaller than the full stop at the end of this sentence. 4 WEEKS You baby becomes an embryo, with half the blastocyst breaking off to form the placenta and the other half making your baby, including a primitive heart. 5 WEEKS Your baby continues to develop. Her neural tube – essentially her brain and spine –…

There are some baby milestones that every parent is impatient to see: first smile, first word, first sleep-through-the-night. But nothing — nothing!—causes quite such a stir as that very first totter across the floor. “It’s exciting!” says paediatric physiotherapist Karen Mayes, not least because exactly when it will happen is anybody’s guess: “Every child develops at his own sweet pace, and will only walk when he’s good and ready!” The earliest a baby will start moving out of the crawling stage and begin trying to pull himself up is at around eight months old. But some babies don’t feel the need to get up on their feet until 18 months old. That’s a difference of 10 months—which can feel very frustrating if your little one is still lounging around on…