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Pediatrician, how to choose one.
Posted by: Prajakt on: February 5, 2009
While we were occupied with the thoughts of labor, delivery and our baby, one thing we completely forgot was finding a good pediatrician.
We completely overlooked the fact that we will need a pediatrician immediately after delivery for general checkup of the baby and in case of urgency we might even need an expert. I would [...]
I am back !!!
Posted by: Prajakt on: February 4, 2009
It’s been a while that I have written anything here. Lots of things happened in between.
Ayush is now more than 5 months old. He has already started to roll over, can sit for couple of minutes without support and we have recently started to give him solids.
He is a cute boy (every parent things his [...]
Delivered Safely !!!
Posted by: Prajakt on: August 28, 2008
On Thursday 21st August 2008 morning at 11.03 AM ‘bundle of joy‘ weighing 3.06 kgs (6.72 pounds) was safely delivered. It was an exhilarating experience and I am happy I was part of the whole event. Dakshata and yet-to-be-named-boy are doing fine.
For us the overall experience of pregnancy is like a typical Hindi movie, it [...]
Pregnancy and weight gain
Posted by: Prajakt on: July 31, 2008
Two things we consiously monitored during the whole pregnancy were weight gain and blood pressure. We just bought a weighing machine and monitored and kept record of weight gain. Dakshats’s did loose some weight in first month and we were little worried about it but doctor explained that beacuse of fatique and vomiting that could [...]
Pregnancy Diet
Posted by: Prajakt on: July 31, 2008
First question that came to our mind was “What should be my diet?”. We also received lots of suggestions from people about what she should eat and what should be avoided. According to our doctor following were required in her diet for her and baby’s good health,
Proteins, Calories and Fats
Vitamin C
Fibers
Calcium
Iron
Doctor does prescribe iron and [...]
Latest ultrasound
Posted by: Prajakt on: June 20, 2008
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We had another 30th week ultrasound and this time we did it in Thane Ultrasound Center
after a very strong recommendation by a friend. Its a very well equipped laboratory and I must say it matches with the facilities at Hiranandani Hospital but I must that Hiranandani was way too good in terms of over [...]
The Blank Slate
Posted by: Prajakt on: June 20, 2008
After writing about Garbhsanskar, I have had numerous discussions with Dakshata, parents, friends and relatives and this thought provoking topic kept on stimulating me. During the time I have read quite a few articles, blogs and books around this topic. A friend passed on a wonderfully written book The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker. Its [...]
Garbhasanskar
Posted by: Prajakt on: May 17, 2008
This has been one topic which has stimulated my thought process for quite some time. Garbhsanskar is a sanskrit word. It can be divided into two parts – “Garbh“, which means womb and “sanskar” which means good values. So it means passing on good values to the fetus while its in the womb by parents. [...]
Doctor or Hospital?
Posted by: Prajakt on: May 6, 2008
This is one question each and every parent in India face. I also went through same process of discovery, confusion and then final decision. This post will clearly help some prospective parents.
Our requirements were very simple -
Doctor should spend time with us
Listen to our questions and patiently answer our queries
Understand our anxiety
Available to help us [...]
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