Breastfeeding – what you need to know

As a pregnant mother, with multiple complications and on bed rest, I had time to kill. As in previous posts, I spent most of it on spirituality to gain mental strength. Little time, I spent Googling the pregnancy itself. However, I spent no time preparing to be a mother. Out of fear of jinxing it.

Birth plan illusion

I love the concept of birth plan. It allows you to imagine the perfect birth as you envision it. It helps weigh your options, ensures everybody is on the same page. There is no ambiguity. It feels like you are in control. As with anything in life, control is an illusion. The reality is you

Interview – Lisa Gold, Psychotherapist, on her miscarriage experience

The silence around miscarriage is deafening especially considering how common it is. Breaking her silence, Lisa Gold, Psychotherapist, opens up about her miscarriage experience and also provides resources to cope.

Call for your Pregnancy, Childbirth, Miscarriage experiences

Have you had complications in pregnancy, a difficult delivery or miscarriage? Then this call is you. For you to share your experience of the adversities and your coping methods. I hope that by featuring your story, many like you would be inspired to tide over their own challenges. Please contact me if interested and let’s talk about

The Childbirth Experience

I expected, I knew, delivery couldn’t be easy for the likes of me. A complicated delivery has to follow a complicated pregnancy. I was not wrong. Gestational diabetes, a bigger than normal baby, more water in the womb, premature contractions. It seemed like the baby just wanted out. Apparently, he was in no hurry. At