Every parent I have met so far has definitely made this request to me at some point or the other: “Can you please do something to increase my child’s immunity?” To this question I normally reply, yes homeopathy will definitely boost your child’s immunity and if they are receptive enough I add one another thing: …
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Well, the flu season is here! Although monsoons are beautiful and romantic, one cannot help but fall sick more often in this weather. And if one person in the house goes down, everybody goes down with them. Infants, toddlers, children and elders are more affected during this time of the year. Most of the times …
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I never wanted to have a baby. WHY? Because when I was in medical school, I had seen enough mothers suffering in labour wards. The shouting, screaming, beating (yes I have seen that also!), and lack of basic empathy for the birthing woman really shook me from within. From the moment she walks into the …
When you want to understand the logic behind something, delve into its history. When I was in medical school, I never understood how women took such uncomfortable positions during labour. Lying on their backs or reclined on the chair (at a high-end hospital), with their legs up in the sky or hung in stirrups. This …
It is high time that labouring on back is outlawed Read More »
Kegel is something everyone has probably heard of today. Every gynecologist, physiotherapist, yoga instructor, Pilates instructor advocates these exercises for improving the tightness of the pelvic floor and to prevent incontinence. But it fails a lot of times. Why?? Firstly, our understanding of the pelvic floor itself is flawed and secondly, the way we tone …
I vaguely remember the first 6 months after my baby was born. I had issues with breastfeeding, was anxious all the time, couldn’t sleep even when my daughter gave me the time to sleep and was constantly thinking. Maybe I wasn’t clinically depressed but I was on the spectrum as they call it. They were …
I started my journey in pregnancy education 4 years ago when found myself pregnant. That’s when I started questioning lot of the obstetrical practices. I had my baby in 2017 and after 2 years of maternity break I decided to get into childbirth classes and doula work. Every couple and every birth has taught me …
Toddler phase is called as the troublesome twos for a reason. The baby, now entering the toddler phase, is undergoing a lot of changes emotionally and mentally. They are developing independence but at the same time they cannot perform the task well and this leads to a lot of frustration. They probably comprehend everything by …
Night terrors and temper tantrums in a toddler gone! Read More »
We humans are made up of 30 trillion cells and for each human cell we have 3 microbial cells residing in us. Thus, we have roughly 100 trillion microbes living in harmony within us including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. Even our human DNA consists of sequences from microbial DNA. Most of the infectious diseases …
This is a great inspirational story for all VBAC moms out there and more so because it happened during the lockdown. Also, this was my first time supporting a mom virtually. As they say, “Any support is better than no support!” This couple came to me for classes when the mom was 35 weeks pregnant …
The virtual doula: Story of a VBAC mom in COVID times Read More »
