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6 Things ALL Of Us Moms Have Done During a Sleepless Night With Our Babies
It’s way past midnight and your baby is still in mood for play. Wait, looks like all your rocking and lullaby-singing finally paid off and he seems to be drifting off to sleep. But sleep for you is still far away! You will need to check on your baby to ensure he is fine and be there for him the next time he wakes up crying and looking for you…
Sleepless nights are the norm for new mothers. This is why we have created a unique night routine list that totally works for us and helps us be, um, productive, creative and also kills our time as we wait...
We asked moms for their routine of a sleepless night with the baby! How many of these things have you done too?
1. Finished an Entire Chocolate Bar + A Big Packet of Chips
So? The whole world gets hungry when up in the middle of the night. Add to that post-pregnancy hormones, mood swings, and hunger (owing to the bland and tasteless diet we are often served after delivery) and you have a great excuse for some midnight munching. Just make sure your munching doesn’t wake up the little darling from his precious, precious sleep!
2. Scrolled Right to The End of The Facebook Feed
Who’s going on a vacation next weekend? Who’s getting married? Who’s kids just got the first prize in the Fancy Dress competition at school? We know all the answers! Why? Because when the baby went on one of his ten-minute naps, we scrolled all through our news feed on Facebook! Nothing better than social networking in the middle of the night, even though your eyes are probably watering from lack of sleep…
3. Checked The Internet for “What Kind of Mother Am I?”
Pop quizzes are so much fun. Especially when they tell you revealing and personal things such as which mother character from your favourite TV serial you most resemble, and which ice-cream flavour you should eat based on your parenting skills. Plus, no matter how much we do for our baby, so many of us still have that nagging doubt – are we doing enough? Are we a good mom? Time to seek help from the expert quizmasters…
4. Sent Baby Poop Pictures on WhatsApp Groups
Babies pee and poop so much and it fascinates us endlessly! Well, perhaps fascinate is too strong a word, but we do obsess a lot about whether the baby is pooping properly. As per doctors, the colour, texture, consistency, etc. of poop can reveal a lot about the baby’s health. So, while the little one is finally napping after you changed his diapers, it’s time to get those latest poop pictures evaluated…Thanks to our mommy friends on WhatsApp, we now find so much more mental solace than earlier!
We recommend you also download the World Of Moms mobile application so you can get some peace of mind during those sleepless nights. Promise we won’t make faces or irritated noises!
5. Spent Several Long Minutes in The Washroom, All Alone
Now, you know what we mean – going to the bathroom by yourself is a huge luxury when you are a new mom! If you do manage to go alone, chances are you will need to be out within seconds as your baby starts crying right then, or you get a panic attack that he hurt himself in some way. But now, during a quiet, sleepless night, when your baby is FINALLY napping, you can steal some precious minutes in the bathroom. Bliss!
6. Congratulated Yourself for Being The Superwoman Who Needs No Sleep
It’s almost 3 AM and the little baby looks far from asleep. In fact, he is quite hyperactive and seems to be in the mood for play! After you’ve rocked him and sung him a dozen lullabies, he finally seems to be slipping off into slumber. And here you are, wide awake from all the activity, dreading the morning when you will feel oh SO sleepy! You pat yourself on the back then, and marvel at how amazingly you manage to function with such little sleep. To think that there was a time when you could sleep in till midday and still feel groggy…What a superwoman you have now become!
How many of these things have you also done when up with your baby all night? Do share your experiences in the comments! Read more
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6 Genius Ways to Wear Regular Clothes When Pregnant
Many expecting moms would rather not buy maternity wear and with good reason - they don’t come cheap. And when you have regular clothes that work as maternity clothes, who needs a wardrobe full of maternity outfits to make room for that baby bump?
Irrespective of whether you can afford it or not, stacking up on maternity clothes to accommodate your growing belly is nothing short of a sheer waste. Especially when you’ve got a closet full of regular clothes that can be stylishly modified to do the job, at least up until your second trimester. For those of you wondering how you’re possibly going to fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes, here’s a list of what to take out from that closet and make it work for you.
How to Wear Regular Clothes While Pregnant and Look Cool
1. Mini dresses
Pregnancy is the only time when you can get away with so many things. Take your mini dresses for example. During pregnancy, they hug your expanding body in all the right places. As long as your growing belly doesn’t make the dress ride up too high, this is the one you can wear, teamed up with a pair of leggings, without feeling the least bit self-conscious!
2. Blazers
Got a couple of colourful blazers in your wardrobe? They are perfect regular clothes for maternity. Wear them unbuttoned with a tank top inside, exposing just what needs to be in focus, your baby bump. They look classy and are a great fit for work.
3. Maxi skirts
Consider maxi skirts your best friend right up until your second semester. The elasticated band is made for comfort, which you can allow to sit below your tummy or right above it. Either way, the look is complete with any of your long tops that have some elasticity in it. Fitted maxi skirts curve well around the bottom of your belly and give you a slimming look.
4. Empire dresses
Empire waistline dresses are one of your best regular clothes that work as maternity clothes right throughout your entire pregnancy. Sitting at the bust and flowing down below, empire dresses are a favourite among pregnant women to accommodate their full-grown bellies.
5. Tunic tops
Tunic tops are lifesavers when it comes to opting for non-maternity clothes for pregnancy. They flatter your body, baby bump and all and are long enough to wear with leggings, amounting to the most comfortable outfit during your pregnancy
6. Slim-fit jeans
There’s no need to worry about not being able to wear your slim-fit jeans for the next couple of months when you can use the rubber band trick! You can still get into those jeans and get a few extra inches on them by looping a rubber band through the buttonhole. Wear them with a long top and no one will be the wiser.
You'll see that wearing regular clothes during pregnancy really does work wonders. It saves you precious time and money stacking up on maternity wear that you’re only going to wear for a couple of months anyway. Working with the few pieces in your regular wardrobe serves its dual purpose, and you end up the winner in the long run. Read more
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Eat Guilt Free - 6 Dietician Recommended Tips to a Healthy Diwali
A lot of people plan weight-loss and diets in such a way so as to be able to enjoy festivities and occasions – weddings, birthdays, even Diwali – to their heart’s content. But is this a good idea? Let’s find out.
Diwali – it is that time of the year when we are winding down with all the festivities. As one of the last few Indian festivals of the year, we all get ready to bid the year adieu in one extravaganza of lights, colours, and starry explosions in the sky!
Being an Indian festival, food figures prominently in Diwali festivities. Be it the savoury treats like chakali, sev, chivda, or sweetmeats like shakkarpaare, laddu, karanji, there’s something for everyone... and it’s indeed difficult to stop at one! But we can’t let 5 days of festivities undo all the efforts we have been taking for the entire year, now, can we?
6 Dietician Recommended Tips for Guilt-Free Eating This Diwali
Whether you want to keep on losing weight like you have been all year long, maintain your current weight that you have achieved through hard work over the year, or eat in such a way that you don’t gain weight at all, these 6 dietician recommended tips will help you enjoy Diwali to your heart’s content without feeling guilty.
1. Eat Guilt-Free
Confused? Here’s how this work: Guilt is a ‘stressor’. Guilt makes us feel stressed. While most of us do okay with managing the stress, for some people the guilt of emotional eating – and the subsequent stress the body experiences – can be so overwhelming, that it actually makes them put on more weight. This happens because stress increases the cortisol levels in the body. And when cortisol goes up, the body goes into a ‘storage’ mode, converting everything we eat into fat. So by all means, eat that laddu, but don’t beat yourself down for it!
2. No Salt Till Noon
The best way to shed weight and prevent it from coming back is to refrain from cooked food and salt from the time you wake up, till noon. It is best to eat fruits for breakfast. That includes the pulpy ones too (as long as you don’t eat too many of them and not every day). The best thing to do is to eat 2 whole fruits as breakfast and then half a fruit every time you feel hungry, till it is lunch-time. For those of you who don’t much care for fruits, you can mix them up with raw vegetables, or boiled sprouts. Make sure you include more citrus and fibrous fruits in the mix. The advantage of doing this is that it gives your body a burst of vitamins, minerals and natural enzymes, making you feel light, and preparing your body to digest lunch efficiently.
3. Go on a Cleaning Spree!
This is more a preparatory step before Diwali actually arrives, but it is one thing that is equivalent to a workout. So, no more excuses for putting on weight because you missed your workout! Take a break from the gym and clean the house instead. Believe it or not, household chores can make you lose weight: sweeping and mopping the floor burns about 250 calories an hour, washing the car burns over 300 calories an hour, and doing the dishes can burn about 100 calories an hour. What’s more, everybody in the house can pitch in for this – and that includes Dads and children too! Women everywhere will be grateful, seeing as domestic help is never available for festivities.
4. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
Allow your body to recover from all the work you’ve been doing. We all know Diwali is a whole lot of work, along with all the celebration. Having fun is serious business after all! A sleep-deprived body also goes into disaster-control mode: the body feels like resources are scarce and tends to store whatever it gets fed. So make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep, and also try to squeeze in an hour or two of afternoon nap-time.
5. Don’t Go Overboard!
While sweets are allowed, make sure you don’t go overboard with all the snacks. The trick is – portion control. Stop at one laddu or one karanji. Try not to eat sweets immediately before or after a meal – reserve them for snack time.
While visiting people, be on your guard. There will be those who just refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer and insist on feeding you every kind of treat and sweetmeat in the house. On the other hand, you may be someone who finds it difficult to say ‘no’ or to resist temptation. When you find yourself stuck in such a situation, make a health-excuse! Tell them you have a toothache, or your stomach is upset. This is something people won’t be able to contest!
6. Make Simple Food Swaps
This is one tip you can follow all around the year, not just for Diwali. Weight management is not just hard work, you also have to be smart about it.
Instead of fried food, opt for steamed or boiled, or shallow-friend food. Fried proteins (chicken, for example) are better than fried carbs (potatoes, for examples). Help yourself to a big portion of salad before a meal. Switch your ordinary sugar-filled beverage with a glass of salted lemon water, or maybe even a cup of green tea. All these tips may seem insignificant. But make all these changes together, and they can make a big difference.
Diwali is all about getting together and enjoying the things we don’t get to enjoy around the year – the presence of all our loved ones in one place in one moment, not worrying about meeting deadlines and targets at work, or being late for school, and hogging on tasty treats! So long as you are conscious about your, you can enjoy food without feeling guilty!
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Surrogacy Story - A Mother's Womb on Rent
Again, again that thing - the kick! It hurts. Every time he kicks, Prabha smiles. It has been five months now. This small village has a scarcity of water, surrounded by small hills on one side and a jungle on the other. People mostly survive here by collecting wood and other things from the jungle. Two meals are a luxury.
Sridhar used to move around the jungle in search of honey and wood. One day he met his fate. Snakebite was common in the jungle and to add to the misery, there was no anti-venom kit at the local health care centre.
Prabha became a widow. Her cousin sister lives in Mumbai. She works as an aaya in a hospital. Prabha was quite confused when her cousin told her about surrogacy. How to lend one's womb without any physical contact. At first, she didn't agree and pay any heed to it. But to live a decent life with four square meals and some cash, which she could hardly even dream of, she gave a nod to it.
It had been five months now. Her baby bump was noticeable. She was being looked after by her cousin. The family of Prabha's child provided everything from food and medicine to rent. She was happy and content, her satisfaction and joy of carrying a life inside could be seen on her face.
One night, her water bag burst and she was wet. It was an emergency and she was lying on the table. She could feel the pain of surgery after opening her eyes. There was no sign of her baby. She called the nurse and enquired about her baby. The nurse replied to her in a polite manner, that she is not supposed to inform anything about the baby.
Tears rolling down her cheeks, she couldn't wipe off the pain that will be constant. Though the body pain may ease off after some time, her soul will bleed regardless of time. The bump is no more but the ache is there. It will be an invisible wound which will bleed throughout her life.
Prabha is now a middle-aged woman and has returned to her village. But she is unable to recognise her near and dear ones. Her eyes are distant, always searching for her baby. Nowadays, working mothers leave their child with her and she takes good care of small children.
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My Heart Aches As I'm Quarantined. The Kids Are Around, Except Right Here and It Hurts
Cry Cry Cry...
It's my heart that is crying aching and bleeding. I am pouring my heart out and I am writing this with tears in my eyes.
This is my untold story which I am sharing with you all today on my twelfth day of quarantine.
So I am a mother of two kids living in a loving and caring joint family. I caught fever and cold on 20th April 2021 and since then I have been isolated to a different section of my house. I didn’t take any COVID test because my family doctor advised me to take all the medicines for COVID only as one of my family members is also COVID-positive. So I am away from my family and kids. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are taking good care of me and providing me with all the necessities and food proper on time.
I am more and more in love with my husband because he is taking care of my two munchkins. I never thought it could ever be possible that anyone in this world can handle my kids. One is a 7-years-old boy and the other one is a 3-years-old girl.
Feeding them, bathing them, playing with them, and cleaning their poop and all day to day routines are nicely done by him. Along with that he is boosting my energy and motivating me with positive thoughts.
But my heart aches...
I know my kids are around but they are not right here in front of me and it hurts.., it hurts badly. I can deal with anything in this world but not the absence of my children. They break me physically emotionally and mentally. They call me the whole day on the phone. They are behaving maturely. They help me relax, but I am not able to see them, touch them, or cuddle with them.
Now, these 12 days are my life’s toughest time because I never ever have lived my life without them.
Now I understand the pain of my husband when I take my kids to my parents' house for a week.
He says - "Come back, I am not able to sleep without them. I am not able to work. I am not able to concentrate on anything. This house has become silent. No voices of my kids, no mischief. And I always made fun of him. How is this possible? They call you regularly, they talk to you. Then why is it difficult for you to live without them? When they are around, you only complain that they annoy you a lot. They shout so much I am not able to
sleep. They push while sleeping and so on...
And now it’s my turn, the tables have turned. The ball is in my court.
My husband is telling me to relax, sleep well and take your 'Me time'. You were the one who says I will leave you both and go to my parents' house. You both don’t give me a single minute.
My blood pressure rises when you both do mischievous activities. I need my own space, my own Me time...
It's my fault! Why did I ask God to give me some Me time? It's not needed at all.. We are human beings, and as a mother, we have to do our duties 24/7. Most of the time, out of tiredness and exhaustion, we say these things to our kids, sometimes even slap them or beat them. Because we are the ones who don’t get breaks the whole day. So many of us go through this aggression and frustration.
I live my life for my children. I love doing their work. I feel happy to be around them and available for them at any time. They are my first priority. I left my job for them. I love dressing up my doll and teaching my son. At midnight too, when my girl wakes me as many times to give her feeder I do. I leave my food when she asks me to clean her poop. Every mother does that - sleeps less and eats less. Because our kids are everything for us.
And now when I am free I have nothing to do, no one to look after. I am soulless. No purpose left. It’s horrible and terrible to live my life without my kids.
I hope I get a speedy recovery and meet my kids soon. I miss hugging them, kissing them and giggling with them.
I pray for everyone may Allah bless us and protect us from COVID.
Thank you for reading!
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Dr Ghouse
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A. this needs proper examination to find out problems like appendicitis. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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A. I don’t know how the bumps of your child decreasing that’s not fair to me second you have not mentioned the current age of your child to do it and there is no clarity in the query it would be difficult for me to help us so if you don’t mind can you please repost with all the necessary details associated with your question
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A. consult your doctor for any evaluation required. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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