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Motherhood-three Cheers to Our Imperfections
What is the first thought that comes to our mind when you hear "Mom"? In a Devi Maa painting, a typical lady with several hands is depicted undertaking multi-tasking jobs. Believe me when I say that this is the only picture we portray in our culture as mothers. This isn't true. It's a trap. Our society has conditioned us to assume that our mothers are supermoms, but I do not deny that. As a mother of two beautiful children, I try to make them believe that I am a super mom who can do everything for them. However, I am convinced that this is not true motherhood.
Motherhood is a mixed bag of success and failure. Sometimes it's gloomy; sometimes it's bright; sometimes it's best; sometimes it's worse; sometimes it's exhausting and sometimes effortless. Mothers create an atmosphere of protection, happiness, and a good life for our kids. Despite being fatigued and exhausted, they live life to the fullest and with a strong determination.
However, they really want to go to the spa and relax for ten minutes. For a while, they want some own time. For the sake of their family and children, these mothers live their lives with restrictions and adjustments. We're not perfect moms. We are one-of-a-kind, with flaws in our perfections. Despite our exertions, stresses, management, and exhaustion, three cheers for our inbuilt determination, protection, and energy abilities.
Our primary need is our family. They are the essence of our being. Our children are the joy of our lives. It's our art of living that makes every mom unique and different. So let's pretend we're still the same women with so many hands doing so many different things. Because it is we who own it, we who are proud of it, and yes, we can and will do it regardless of what happens in the meantime. Keep in mind that you are the most attractive and wonderful mother for your children.
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Here Are 4 Tricks I Use to Get My Child Off Screens!
Screen time is not an alien concept for younger kids anymore. I am a mother of a four-year-old daughter. From a mother who struggled to keep her kid away from over usage of electronic gadgets to one who has a sorted plan of how the day would work out without or a limited screen time, I have been a part of both sides of the spectrum. There was a time when my little one would not open her mouth to eat food unless she had phone in front of her.
After due effort in making changes with our routine, I have not only managed to keep her away from gadgets but also set our routine to keep her busy with other activities in her free time. Let me just start by saying, there is nothing wrong with supervised, limited screen time. However, we can’t deny the presence of gadget addiction in today’s world.
We are a nuclear family and I completely understand the problems we face to keep our always active kids busy with creative activities. Here are a few small changes we can start with, so our kids can easily enjoy their free time well:
Take baby steps towards changing the little one’s routine.
If one day you wake up to decide to abruptly change the routine of your little one, it won’t work. We have to understand that these little humans are a ball of emotion, feelings and behavioral changes, which they are still learning to express well. Take baby steps towards any changes; start with 10 or 15 minutes of a new habit.
When my little one was a year old and was teething, she stopped eating completely. All I wanted was to feed her well. I tried everything and then gave in to rhymes on my phone just to make sure that she eats well. She ate, but we fell into this trap of screen and mealtime. It took us sometime to make her understand that mealtime is family time and no screens are allowed at the table but it didn’t happen in a day.
Stick to the routine and cut down your own phone usage.
Allocate an appropriate amount of screen time for your child, irrespective of the gadget. We can’t preach if we don’t follow, so make sure to cut down your own phone usage. I am guilty of using my phone for more than 9 hours a day, I didn’t even realize because I was on different apps and the never-ending scrolling was messing up my behavior too.
Set some ground rules and stick to those - expect a few tantrums from yourself (phone addiction is real) and the little one too. For me, downloading an app to check my phone usage gave me a reality check. When your little one will see you busy with books or something else that you love, she will follow in your footsteps.
Try activity boxes and pretend play activities.
This is one of my go-to options when I run out of ideas on how to keep my little one busy creatively. When I decided to cut down on our phone usage, the biggest trouble was how to keep her busy. Kids’ attention spans are really short, so we have to come up with interesting activities quite often. My search took to me to Firstcry Intellikit boxes. To be honest, I love these activities more than my little one, as it gives us a chance to spend some quality time together without a screen. I have taken a subscription for Firstcry Intellikit boxes after I saw how helpful it is to keep my little one busy with creative activities. There are so many activities in the box that will keep your little one busy and happy. Also, you can pick the box as per the age and interests of your little one.
When I got to know about their #noscreendaycampaign, I knew I made the right choice. The "No Screen Day" campaign is an attempt to help moms reduce their child's screen time by asking them to pledge a #noscreenday for their child. We thoroughly enjoyed our #noscreenday with so many activities and I am so glad she didn’t ask for a phone even once (Yay, for this mama).
Educate your child about the effects of screen time.
You may think that your kid is too small to understand, but believe me, these tiny humans are sensitive and listen to what you say and how you say it. Let’s start with making them aware of the dangers they face and the positive aspects of sensible usage of electronic gadgets. Talk to them, use storytelling to convey your message, take help from books and make them realize how a day can be super fun even without any screen-time.
Hope these few tips that I have used would help you as well. I am always eager to learn what has worked for your kids and homom speaking to daughterw you manage to keep them busy creatively, don’t forget to share your tricks and tips in the comment section below.
I would urge all the moms out there to take a pledge of the #noscreenday challenge with your little ones. Let’s take a step forward towards a happy and healthy childhood. Don’t forget to share your experience with us.
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Never sleep on a fight and don't stop saying I love you to each other. Sure you both know it, but saying it makes a lot of difference
My husband and I used to follow this mantra even while we were dating. We would never ever sleep over a fight or an argument. Though there were times when we wanted to kill each other but we would still talk it out and solve the issue before going to bed. Going to bed angry will make it difficult for you to sleep and you will end up waking up angry and then blame each other for it and fight again 😂 hence, never go to bed angry! When we individually spoke to our parents about this, both of them said that this is the best thing you guys follow and keep doing it!
Also small things like wishing each other good morning and good night, or saying 'i love you' before going to bed and on waking up every day even if you've been married for long enough really makes a difference. It brings a smile to the face of your loved ones and if you have kids, they get into the habit of wishing everyone good morning and good night too. Sure you both know it that you love each other, but saying it out loud really pushes the feel good factor and if you feel good about each other and yourself, you end up being happier. My husband and I used to follow this mantra even while we were dating. We would never ever sleep over a fight or an argument. Though there were times when we wanted to kill each other but we would still talk it out and solve the issue before going to bed. Going to bed angry will make it difficult for you to sleep and you will end up waking up angry and then blame each other for it and fight again 😂 hence, never go to bed angry! When we individually spoke to our parents about this, both of them said that this is the best thing you guys follow and keep doing it!
Also small things like wishing each other good morning and good night, or saying 'i love you' before going to bed and on waking up every day even if you've been married for long enough really makes a difference. It brings a smile to the face of your loved ones and if you have kids, they get into the habit of wishing everyone good morning and good night too. Sure you both know it that you love each other, but saying it out loud really pushes the feel good factor and if you feel good about each other and yourself, you end up being happier. Happy people make each other happy and have healthier and happier relationships. It's not the grand gestures, but the small niceties that go a long way. Compliment each other, share the work load, take turns to wake up at night to take care of small kids, spend your off days with each other, keep your phone's aside and talk! That's all. Read more
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Why We love Babyhug’s Safe Journey Forward Facing Car Seat Review
In India, we are always fond of carrying babies in our laps, that too in the front seat. After Madhav came into our lives, I always wanted him to be safe while we drive, as the traffic in the NCR region is crazy. After he outgrew his baby basket, we decided to choose a comfy throne (read car seat :P) for our prince. Babyhug’s Safe Journey Forward Facing Car Seat has been with us ever since.
I love it because: -
** Let’s be honest, no one wants to install car seat as if it is a rocket, Babyhug’s Safe Journey Forward Facing Car Seat is so easy to install that I didn’t even have to go through the manual.
** Fabric used is so soft and sturdy; you would instantly feel the high quality standards that have been maintained.
** I won’t lie, one more reason behind getting Babyhug car seat was that it wasn’t heavy on pocket and was complete value for money. I bet you can’t get a better deal than this in price that they are offering (Rs 6250).
** The weight carrying capacity is up to 36 kgs so I wouldn’t have to buy another car seat till 10 years.
** There are multiple pockets to keep hanky, or toys handy. The buttons are all marked so I don’t have to look for them.
Madhav loves it because:-
** Having his own seat gives the baby a sense of belonging and he is immediately drawn towards his own seat as he steps in the car. Try enforcing this without a car seat and get a full meltdown in the middle of the street: D This inculcates good habit of sitting at your own place.
** Madhav really enjoys sitting in this car seat and is happy throughout. The fabric is such that it isn’t itchy or too wool-like so it doesn’t feel hot sitting in the car seat.
I would highly recommend this to all moms whose babies are over 18 months and have outgrown their car seat baskets. You can thank me later :D Read more
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13 hours ago
Q. when baby is kick? I'm 13 weeks pregnant
Dr Laxmi Chavan-Sawant
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A. during first pregnancy you may feel the baby movements after 24 to 25 weeks of pregnancy and till then only mild flatters may be felt but which you may not be feeling if you are doing some work
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12 hours ago
Q. I’m in my 31 week 1 day of pregnancy. What will be my delivery date??
As I have low lying placenta with grade 1 maturity.
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
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A. you had to correlate is ultrasound examination. 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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Expecting Mom due in 2 months
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Q. My hemoglobin is 6.4 from 28 weeks of pregnancy. Now I’m 31 weeks pregnant. What should I do?
Rashmi
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A. Haven’t when you having some kind of iron supplement because they’re very good during the time of pregnancy if you are not having one you need to start with and whatever tabs you take you should just take it with any good juice specially pomegranate juice that’s going to help in doubling the impact of the medicine that you’re taking secondly try and include more of Iron which diet like spinach broccoli beetroot pomegranate black rice sweet potato these things are exceptionally healthy for you to consume
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Expecting Mom due in 2 months
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Q. This is my cbc report
Rashmi
Mom of a 9 yr 7 m old girl
11 hours ago
A. No there is nothing visible on my wall so I can really really cannot help you can you please repose the question once again providing all the necessary details as once I’m certain what are you talking about what’s mentioned in the report according to that I can provide you proper help on your question
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Q. #asktheexpert
now I'm 24 weeks. Sometimes I'm feeling pain in my thigh.
Dr Sameer awadhiya
Paediatrician
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A. For thegh query asked needs consultation with doctor for proper guidance so it is better that the doctor will guide you the correct way .
Onlfine consultation can also be taken and the expert will give you the proper answer .
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what is the pain killer than can be taken by a breastfeeding mother to deal with pain of stitches after delivery?
Dr Ghouse
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A. dolo 650 safe analgesic. 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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