The moment my pregnancy stick flashed the positive symbol, my family and I burst into spontaneous celebration. There were big smiles, massive cheers and a lovely, giddy feeling that made like I was floating on [...]
There was nothing quite as earth-shattering as when my doctor handed a 3 kg, tightly-swaddled bundle of pink-bellied flesh. Suddenly, I was in charge of a life. Suddenly, my own life went completely out of [...]
The very idea of a six-month-old baby feeding herself sounds quite revolutionary. It’s the sort of thing you’d expect a child prodigy to accomplish. Surprisingly, it’s not. Recent discoveries by many ambitious, eager parents have [...]
Is your baby ready to start solids? Congratulations! Your little one is growing up so quickly. This is cause for celebration, and many Indian communities even mark the occasion with an Annaprashan or feeding ceremony. [...]
Of all the milestones your baby will go through, one of the most memorable ones is, undoubtedly, the first taste of solid food. After all, this is huge. Your baby is taking her first step [...]
“Let it be. Baccha hai.” Back when he was younger, whenever my son was rude or threw a tantrum, I was fed the above line. Family members, neighbours, even strangers in the park… everyone thought [...]
On my son’s fourth birthday, he has gifted a toy oven. He then asked for a set of toy vegetables. Next, he got a set of tiny wooden pots and pans. He spent many joyful [...]
One of the things that blew me over as a new mother was the length of the vaccination chart. This list was almost as long as my just arrived newborn. Besides receiving vaccines at birth, my [...]
When the nurse handed me my newborn son to feed for the very first time, I felt helpless. Suddenly a tiny, breathing bundle depended on me for survival, and I had to be his feeding [...]
There are so so many reasons to look forward to winter. A respite from the scorching heat. Getting all your gorgeous winter clothes out of storage. Along with the end-of-year celebrations. However, the one reason [...]
