tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59978141873626692652024-03-13T01:08:32.425-07:00notjustmommyingLife's paraphernalia through my eyes:- pregnancy, parenting, baby care, art and craft, DIY, photography, travel, poetry and reviews of places and products. notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-63961751443205405022017-12-27T22:34:00.001-08:002018-01-08T00:53:38.732-08:00Capsule wardrobe ideas for a new mom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The New Year is right here with lots of excitement, hopes and new beginnings, to welcome the coming year with swag and style, we have come together to bring plethora of fashion inspiration in this "Fashion-a-thon" a fashion blog-train initiative by Ruchie of <a href="https://wigglingpen.com/" target="_blank">Wigglingpen</a>.<br />
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Before you move ahead and see what I have in store for you please check out what Sayeri says on her lovely fashion blog-- <a href="http://www.sayeridiary.com/" target="_blank">Here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I have never been a fashion enthusiast, but who doesn't like wearing nice clothes and look good? I am someone who would rather accentuate a simple kurti with a heavy dupatta or a jacket or a top/tee with a shrug or scarf. Although, I try not to splurge, but don't know how i end myself up in piles of clothes with still nothing to wear. If you have read my other posts you will know that I am trying to go the minimal way and hence I have almost limited my shopping; if i have to buy a dress for myself, I give away one or two from my wardrobe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Right now i am a lazy mom who steers through the day in her pyjamas and tees. Also, postpartum our bodies transition quite drastically and our lives are in a state where there is already too much to do and too little time to think about "WHAT TO WEAR"; considering these things, I have worked out a checklist that my new clothing should fit into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Clothes that are nursing friendly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Clothes that do not need ironing or any other special care. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Clothes that are baby and baby mess friendly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Clothes that are baby-wearing friendly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Clothes that can be worn many times with different accessories to change the look, be it for regular wear or party or festivals ( aspiring minimalist you see). Basically I am trying to design a capsule wardrobe that needs minimal clothes but which gives me sufficient options of pairing them differently and conjuring up a whole new look, without having to shop for special nursing or post-partum wear. So, I thought of doing a post on my newly developed love for capsule wardrobes and creativity that surrounds it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* A few buttoned down or zipper Tops- You know what I mean; buttoned down tops are a blessing for nursing moms. This could include your plain/floral print flowy tops or an all time hit Chambray shirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* A few neutral colored Tees- nothing can beat the comfort of a t-shirt; loose on body, tees that can be paired with scarves or jackets and you could try 2 t-shirt method to have a great quick dressing option for nursing times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* Buttoned down kurtis, tunics or long maxi dresses- 2-3 kurties/or tunics that you can wear as a dress or with pyjamas/chudidars/pants or leggings with or without dupatta; each time these can be worn differently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* Angrakha style kurtas or dresses for that ethnic Indian look- Angrakhas make the best nursing dresses. You could wear a one piece Angrakha dress or wear the same thing as complete Indian set with angrakha pyjama and dupatta. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* Georgette or chiffon sarees with front buttoned blouses- Saree is an awesomely pro-nursing attire. if you are a saree lover and find them comfortable then a few light weight, easy to drape sarees are a must have for your capsule wardrobe. Well, mine has many many of them (thanks to my lovely mother in law) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">* A poncho like nursing wrap or a few scarves can help you while nursing in public and of course will change the look of your outfit.</span><br />
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* Jackets, long shrugs and cardigans help change the look of your dress. A denim jacket is a must have, apart from that you could keep a grey and a black long shrug.<br />
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* 2-3 long flared skirts- With a toddler I prefer skirts longer than knee length as i can never tell the stunts that I may have to perform to please or control this little ball of energy, so for me my comfort comes before style. I love those ethnic Rajasthani long skirts and the fact that they can never go out of fashion; however, you may consider wearing them only occasionally or for a short-while, you dont want to topple while running behind your kid right??<br />
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Off late I have started wearing these skirts with my old short heavy kurtis(that are now out of fashion) wearing them with skirts gets a whole new sharara type look, perfect for functions.<br />
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*Jeans - There is no other thing like a comfortable pair of jeans. A black or dark blue jeans and a stonewashed light blue jeans are a must have for any wardrobe.<br />
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* leggings- I can't imagine my life without these and I have them in every possible color. I desperately need to part away with many as i haven't worn them in ages; but black, white, red and brown leggings definitely can be worn over and over again.</div>
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* Palazzos and cropped Cullotes- These are in fashion and need I say that they are super comfy for anybody doing a marathon whole day long.<br />
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* Shorts - I personally do not wear shorts, but yes, if you are a shorts wearing mumma then you have one more comfort clothing to add on to your mom wardrobe. I like shorts in bright bold colors like Orange, green etc. </div>
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* Footwear- A pair of sneakers or two, sports shoes, sandals and bellies- choose them wisely because you are going to be on your toes. Avoid high heels or strappy or delicate footwear, if you aren't comfortable in them. My current favorite are these white sneakers. keep a few comfortable pair of footwears in black, white and beige color.<br />
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If you have time and energy you could go for custom made dresses, try a few dresses with jackets and overlays that will make your outfit fashionable and these jackets could also be worn with different dresses.</div>
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Choose contrasting colors in your wardrobe, and avoid similar colors in a category, for example if you have Yellow Palazzos, do not buy same color Cullotes or leggings. </div>
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Try getting dresses stitched with pocket/s to keep your kerchief and mobile phone handy.</div>
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You could look at buying loose flowy tops and dresses over tight fitting clothes to hide the tummy, however there isn't anything wrong in flaunting your tummy that carried the love/s of your life. Also avoid the mistake of wearing all things loose, you do not want to look like a sack or jholaa( Rustic Indian bag). A fitted top over Palazzos or a flowy top over your leggings or jeans will make a perfect outfit.<br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-6881435496072889052017-12-19T19:15:00.003-08:002018-01-01T01:08:19.933-08:00Review: Mamaearth Nourishing Hair Oil for Babies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hair oiling/ head massage has always been difficult with this little ball of energy. He sits still for regular massage, but not for champi. We recently started using nourishing hair oil by Mamaearth and guess what? It is the lovely packaging that keeps him engaged.. mama sings "baba white sheep" spins a few stories around it and baby learns a few new things everytime while getting his champi (head massage) done with this awesome smelling hairoil. Jojoba oil in this hair oil helps in keeping the scalp healthy and avocado oil stimulates the hair growth. The oil with its unique concoction also treats cradle cap.<br />
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Like all other Mamaearth products, this hair oil too is a MadeSafe certified product. MadeSafe certification is given to household products that are safe to use and do not pose any potential threat to health and environment. The oil contains no mineral oils or artificial fragrances, key ingredients of the oil being - jojoba oil, coconut oil, Avocado oil, lavender oil and vitamin E. <br />
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My experience- I loved the oil, very light on hair though you can't say that it is nonsticky, but it is pretty light for a hairoil. Leaves the hair soft and shining after wash. It has lovely mild lavender fragrance. <br />
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Pricing and packaging- It comes in a sleek bottle with spray nozzle and has double lids (one for the nozzle and one for the bottle) <br />
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100 ml bottle is priced at INR 299/- <br />
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Availability- mamaearth nourishing oil for babies is available at mamaearth website and other leading online shopping portals like Amazon, nyaka and firstcry. <br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-30790293511717016432017-12-13T02:05:00.002-08:002017-12-13T09:27:10.280-08:00What's in my diaper bag??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My first introduction to The Diaper Bag, "new mom's most useful companion when out" happened when I was 39 weeks pregnant preparing to pop. That's when I ordered a "Pink" coloured diaper bag (please don't ask me why), it was a disappointment and I barely used it. <br />
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Back then my only criteria was a pretty looking, spacious bag with many pockets and separators. <br />
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However, the bag that I use now is a back pack that we recieved with our duty-free perfume shopping. It is a lovely silver/grey coloured bag, with one pocket inside and one on the outside. <br />
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I have a thin body frame with narrow shoulders, carrying handbags is never too comfortable for me. Also with a baby I prefer my hands to be as free as possible. So, babywearing and a backpack make going out super smooth for me. <br />
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Below is the list of items that you will always find in my diaper bag.<br />
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Diaper Bag essentials for a toddler- <br />
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1. A cloth diaper or many ( depending upon how long we are going to be out)- A basic cloth diaper can last 2-4 hrs if not soiled by poop; I generally carry 2 CDs in my bag at all times.<br />
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2. A Wet bag - These wet bags are waterproof and come with 2-3 pockets. Keeping fresh diaper in one and soiled diaper in the waterproof section makes your job simpler. While you have to dig into the pandora's box ( my diaper bag is definitely like that) the wet bag comes as a big help in the nick of time.<br />
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3. A set of clothes ( or few depending upon how long we are going to be out)- I am sure you already know why.<br />
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4. An eco-friendly clothdiaper liner (bioliner)- well these liners save your diapers from getting soiled and from poop stains. So when we are out for longer I use these. Disposing the poop is much easier with a liner on.<br />
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5. A hand towel and a few handkerchiefs- babies are the creatures most prone to getting dirty, even in the cleanest of places, hence you may consider carrying many many kerchiefs!<br />
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6. A pair of socks- socks tend to get dirty the fastest, I have a toddler who throws away his shoes and runs around in socks, so I always carry an extra pair of these.<br />
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7. Mosquito repellent/s - In India do as Indians do!!! A country where dengue, malaria are endemic, these repellents become the most important things to carry at all times, lest you want to get into mommy guilt for forgetting to apply a repellent.<br />
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8. A baby friendly Hand sanitizer - getting access to water for washing hands is not possible at all times, a sanitiser comes in handy.<br />
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9. A small toy/ board book or both - A toy that is his current favourite is always there in the bag.<br />
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10. "Tide to go" stain remover pen - we got ours from the U.S. (little A's aunt keeps getting interesting, unique stuff for us ЁЯШГЁЯШГ) it is however now also available on amazon and snapdeal. These pens work like magic on most of the stains and are great for stains that you are likely to be decorated with as a mom while dining out.<br />
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11. Water sipper<br />
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12. Banana case with a banana of course- banana is one super food that my munchkin loves and it is best to carry, no hassle of washing, pairing, chopping. So, it always has space in our bag. This plastic case helps in keeping it intact.<br />
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13. A small tiffin with snacks<br />
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14. An umbrella- mumbai weather, you never know when it may start pouring cats and dogs.<br />
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15. Some newspaper- These always come in handy, sometimes to wrap up the soiled diaper and sometime to collect n store debris that the toddler creates while eating or playing.<br />
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16. Wet Wipes<br />
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17. My Clutch<br />
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18. Baby carrier/Ringling<br />
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19. Nursing wrap - I am still breastfeeding my 20mo child. Although he hates being covered while Nursing, but I always carry it.<br />
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20. Extra carry bags- We are trying to endure a greener lifestyle. So, to avoid having to get new bags with the things that we may buy, I always carry 2-3 cloth bags. <br />
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For a newborn or a few months old baby one may need some additional stuff, less the snacks and water. Following is the list of things that you could be carried in addition to above for your newborn baby. <br />
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Diaper Bag definitely is an indispensable mommy accessory, do share with me what's in your Diaper Bag??<br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-48056333954080992017-11-19T02:38:00.000-08:002017-11-19T02:38:46.683-08:00How to help your baby with speech? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Nov you" "Owe you"</div>
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Yes, I am waiting for my little man to say that, since he hasn't yet said "love you" to me, I am only guessing the sound of it (knowing he doesn't say "La" still) Like everything that happened on its own time, this too shall. </div>
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In my previous post (<a href="https://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/11/speech-at-18-months.html" target="_blank">Click here)</a> I shared some bits from my baby's vocabulary and speech journey, each day I have something new to listen to and it only makes my smile wider.</div>
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A child has her/his own time to meet the milestones, there is no magic wand to have them up n running and dancing and singing. Out of all the milestones speech has the widest range from 8-9 months to 24 months for their first words. </div>
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The two types of communication that a child uses are Receptive and Expressive. The Receptive communication means that he/she knows a particular word and Expressive communication is that they are able to speak or express it. For example, a baby may know what water is, but may not be able to say it, this is receptive vocabulary.</div>
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Babies begin communicating since birth, initially with cries and coos and gestures which later takes on to prominent babbling to first words. </div>
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Your child will generally surprise you with his/her first word between 7-12 months. It could be mama, Dada, baba or papa, in our case it was bubu and the meaningful word was A.C. </div>
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Between 13- 18 months the child has an expressive vocabulary of 5-20 words. This could be dudu, ma, pa, dada etc. </div>
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A child between 19-24 months has an expressive vocabulary of 50-100 words and receptive vocabulary of around 300 words or more. </div>
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Some even begin communicating with 2 words sentences like come mama or door open. </div>
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My son is really fond of our pooja space (place of worship at home), mainly because of the interesting paraphernalia that he doesn't have access to, apart from the time when his bubuji (grandpa) does pooja. So, these days the moment he sees his grand father he starts screaming come pooja, come pooja. </div>
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The above milestone range is just an indication. It clearly doesn't mean that if a child is falling behind he/she has a developmental issue, however if you observe delays, it is always better to discuss these with your doctor. </div>
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Can't wait to hear those words? Here are 7 things that you can follow to help your baby communicate sooner and better. </div>
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тАв Talk : You may think it to be stupid and futile, but it isn't. The best way to have your baby speak is to talk to them, just about anything. Keep talking while you are cruising through your daily activities , like mumma is having tea, reading newspaper or chopping vegetables. Etc. </div>
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Studies have shown that the sense of hearing develops in the womb. Speech depends largely on the sense of hearing; from the time they wake up to the bedtime at night keep talking. </div>
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тАв Point to objects and name them, one day you will hear her say that word. My toddler surprises me each day with new words that I don't even remember using. For example, this morning he brought a rubber-band to me and said "choti" ( pigtail in Hindi) I did not know that he knew that word.</div>
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тАв Read books, show images and narrate stories- Reading exposes kids to new words, books have attractive illustrations, often imaginary characters like fairies, unicorns and dragons which drive their interest in stories and thus gives an opportunity of fun learning. </div>
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тАв Music immensely helps in development of cognitive and spatial intelligence. Songs and rhymes when sung and enacted help the child learn and grasp better. Check out my detailed posts on music for babies <a href="https://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/09/our-journey-with-music.html" target="_blank">Here.</a></div>
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тАв Limit the exposure to screen - The easiest way to have our little ones engaged is to either hand them over our phones/tabs or to switch on the T.V. </div>
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Kids learn from 2 way interaction, they need human touch. What you as parents can do, no screen can ever do for them. </div>
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There are times when you have no option but to give them some screen time, and that is absolutely fine. Even if you give screen time make it effective by playing fun yet educational programs. Limit the time and ensure they don't get addicted to screen. AAP suggests completely restricting screen time for kids upto 18months of age and to choose high quality age appropriate programs for toddlers beyond 18 months. </div>
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тАв Avoid baby talks, your baby is a baby not you! He can understand your language the way it is. Use proper names for things. The baby may say mumum for water, but you must persistently use the word water or paani or whatever it is called in your language. </div>
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тАв Reduce the noises in the background- The loud TV or music playing all throughout can cause major disruption in your child's learning. Noisy backgrounds affect the focus and hearing which in turn impacts speech. </div>
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These were some of the pointers that I as mother to a toddler could think of. Please share with me if there is more that I can add to the list.</div>
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Babies babble through the beginning of their lives and we all wait for them to speak up their first words. My baby's first sound was that of ba, so he started with bubububu, which was meaningless babbling. But for us bubu is for grandfather, so, his gibberish meant a lot to his doting bubuji. At around 8 months he uttered his first meaningful word and guess what that was - A.C.!!! Yes, the A.C. for air conditioner. He would point to the A.C. and repeatedly go on saying A.c. a.c. a.c...... </div>
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Till 14-15 months he had a vocabulary of around 10 -15 words.</div>
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Suddenly post that 15 months mark there was an explosion of words and he seemed to know words for almost everything that surrounded him. </div>
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Here is the record of the words that he uses daily. I have written what I could recall, there is much more that could be added to the list.</div>
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Now, between 18- 19 months, he has started combining 2 words like - bubu pooja, cut scissors, etc. He uses almost all these words appropriately except the word "office". He says it clearly, but obviously doesn't know what it means. So, when someone is missing from home, he assumes that they are in office. </div>
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Bubuji (bubui/bubuji)<br />
Chashma (chchaa)<br />
Dance<br />
Girgaya (gigyaa)<br />
Dark (gaak)<br />
Light (dight)<br />
Laptop (mataap)<br />
Umbrella (ambaaja)<br />
Chhata<br />
Mama/mummy ( also calls me mama-ii)</div>
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Mouse (maushh)<br />
Bugs<br />
Birds<br />
Papa<br />
Bua<br />
Prisha/trisha<br />
Mishti<br />
Ishaan<br />
Aama ( in Kumaoni for daadi/grandmother)<br />
Book<br />
Chuha<br />
Khakha<br />
Mumum<br />
Bottle (battii)<br />
Water (wataa)<br />
Bowbow<br />
Potty (paati)<br />
Dirty (dati)<br />
No<br />
Okay<br />
Tata<br />
Fan<br />
Aajaa<br />
Hi<br />
Bindi (bibbi)<br />
Bugs<br />
Spoon (spoo)</div>
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Chamach (chama)<br />
Banana ( bana/mana)<br />
Grapes (gapes)<br />
Apple (aappu)<br />
Pahan (pahaa for wearing)<br />
Shoes (shus)<br />
Car<br />
Lizard (jijard)<br />
Gaadi (gaai)<br />
Auto (auko)<br />
Aunti (aati)<br />
Naani<br />
Happy<br />
Give me .. gimee<br />
Office<br />
Thankyou (kaaku)<br />
Nainai (bathing)<br />
Finish (fishish)<br />
Fish (feesh)<br />
Dudu<br />
Milk (mip)<br />
Roti (doti)<br />
Rice<br />
Uncle (akal)</div>
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Open (opo)<br />
Khol (kho)<br />
Key<br />
Chabi<br />
Goodnight (gootat)<br />
Yes (yeaas)<br />
Bhaiyya (baayaa)<br />
Didi<br />
Names of all the dogs in our building (selfie, elbus n zombie)<br />
Kapda (kapaa)<br />
Diaper ( diapu)<br />
Ship<br />
Cow<br />
Cat<br />
Socks<br />
Jhoola (juaaa)<br />
Touch<br />
Home<br />
Ghummi<br />
Bathroom (bathum)<br />
Phone (pho)<br />
Moon<br />
Sit<br />
Basaa<br />
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Pooja<br />
Ganpati (gappi)<br />
Machis (maachees)<br />
Cheese<br />
Makhana (maapaa)<br />
Eyes (aaeees)<br />
Nose<br />
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Lips (bips)<br />
Hurt<br />
Hit<br />
Pitti<br />
Penis (peeus)<br />
Hand<br />
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Paper (pepu)<br />
Photo<br />
Fly<br />
Train (trin)</div>
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Cookies (coochies)<br />
Biscuit (bisis)<br />
Crackers (catchers)<br />
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<a href="http://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/11/how-to-help-your-baby-with-speech.html?m=1" target="_blank">Here</a> on the blog is a checklist on speech milestones and a few ideas to help you help your child get there with words. </div>
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-20044150331935768452017-11-13T01:04:00.001-08:002018-01-01T01:13:49.218-08:00Review- Pantene Oil Replacement <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gone are the hostel days when I used to sit with my friends for long head massage/ oiling sessions along with lots of gossip.<br />
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I now end up running behind a toddler with my hair crazily tied up in a messy bun. Also now i don't really like oiling my hair, may be because i don't have time for it and also because washing hair after oiling needs extra efforts.<br />
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So, I rarely use oil, thankfully I am blessed with good hair, but still one needs to take some bit of care. With approaching winter and hair getting dry I was wondering which oil to buy, and just then I came across this Oil replacement cream. What a wonderful product for people who can't stand oil or who have no time or luxury to get their hair oiled. <br />
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The New Pantene Oil Replacement has Pro-V and goodness of oils; giving you two times stronger hair.<br />
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Why I liked this product- when I first used it, I felt my hair a little sticky, but I realised I had used a larger quantity. The stickiness though went away in sometime. The second time I used lesser quantity of it and my hair was perfect.<br />
The cream is absolutely non sticky if used rightly. Takes away all the dryness( that is what it is for) leaving your hair smooth and silky, it does not weigh down your hair unlike oils. I also love its fragrance.<br />
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Comes in a Sleek Golden color flip-flop tube which is easy to carry.<br />
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2. 180 ml - 150 Rs.<br />
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The best part about it is it's ease of use- <br />
Take a little blob of cream, rub it on your palms, glide it through your hair.. that's It!! You are ready to style your hair and good to go! Another good thing is it's pricing. <br />
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When can one use it?? I use it after washing my hair and also sometimes midweek when I feel my hair is getting way too dry. You could use it before sleeping/ before an occasion/ before going out somewhere.<br />
Basically Pantene has brought a solution to end the hassles of oiling with this New Oil replacement therapy!<br />
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Do try this awesome product it is available offline and online too on Amazon and nyaka. </div>
notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-76319064761494600362017-11-07T21:17:00.003-08:002017-11-07T21:58:10.821-08:00How Motherhood Has Changed Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My baby's birth has brought the biggest change in my life. When i got married i thought it to be the biggest event/ turning point in my life, but alas it wasn't. Getting married is a cosmetic change, a change of place and people you live with; but becoming a parent, esp. mother stirs your soul, changes your mental abilities and pushes you beyond your physical capabilities, it is life changing in every way. <br />
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Since the day i bacame a mother, things started happening that had never happened before.. sleep became a luxury that we couldn't afford for 3 long months> more than 90 days we were sleep deprived. I wouldn't call it the best time, but we did sail through, everybody does. <br />
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Being a mother made me highly efficient, I have never felt so efficient before in my life. I can multi-task, take shower in 2 minutes( even maggi takes longer to cook),dress up carrying him in my arms, cook multiple things or do multiple chores while carrying this little boy , some of my accomplishments being the loo visits with him on my lap or that hair cut that I got 10 months back, with him on me in the baby carrier.<br />
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In fact my career stints where i was handling multiple profiles could never neither make me this efficient,nor this content. My salary account may be stagnant or dwindling but i haven't felt so rich in life before. Parlour visits, grooming sessions don't matter at all and trust me, i may look bad but haven't felt so beautiful ever before, not even on my wedding day when i had kilos of makeup on. <br />
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Motherhood has made me a stronger person, someone who wouldn't compromise over standards of things or principles. <br />
Motherhood has made a researcher and an analyst out of me, from baby poop to cloth diaper to baby food I have almost done P.hd on all baby related subjects. Analyst because I seem to analyse how each of my actions or words would affect my child. Funny as it may seem, I am sure you would agree that we become too cautious of our words and actions with babies being around. <br />
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As parents we don't want our kids to take on our vices or habits that we detest in ourselves, so, now is the time for transformation, bringing self-discipline and leading a healthier life; only my baby could get us to do this.<br />
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Life hasn't actually just changed for me, it has also changed drastically for daddy dear. Someone who is the life of every party, suddenly decides to switch the lights off at 10 and sleep just so that baby's routine doesn't hamper is quite shocking! There are many other changes that daddy has gone through too , let me save them for another other post, may be for "How fatherhood changed my husband".<br />
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Parenting is tough, but the little joys that each day brings makes it worthwhile. <br />
A shout out to all wonderful mothers and fathers, together you all make this world a better and saner place. <br />
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This post is a part of the blog train- 2 started by Pooja Kawatra of Mums & Babies where she has brought together mothers from across the globe. Do read her blog post on <a href="http://www.themumsandbabies.com/2017/09/how-motherhood-has-changed-me/" target="_blank">How Motherhood has changed me</a> and more on the blog train <a href="http://www.themumsandbabies.com/2017/09/motherhood-stories-blog-train/" target="_blank">Here</a>.<br />
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I want to thank Nandita of <a href="https://thatimperfectmom.blogspot.in/?m=1" target="_blank">ThatImperfectMom</a> for introducing me and I invite Anisha from <a href="https://momzdiary.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Momzdiary </a> to board the train with me and share her views on the same.<br />
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Anisha from <a href="https://momzdiary.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">momzdiary</a> is a mother to a 1 year old, she likes to document her daily life with her baby, share lots of parenting hacks for new moms and review all types of Baby Products. <br />
Parenting is the most beautiful experience and this goes for all the Moms .. Her blog will take you through lots of parenting emotions, hacks and reviews !!<br />
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Children are intrinsically curious and creative, growing up in this made up world adulterates these traits. </div>
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I still remember my childhood days, how we loved playing outdoors and made into toys things that would otherwise be trashed. Not that there was any dearth of toys, but making those things gave us a sense of accomplishment and also taught many other lessons. </div>
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So, if you ask me, the best way to keep their imagination alive will be to keep them close to nature and to offer them opportunities for lots of open ended play. </div>
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Skola is one of my favourite toy brands; they have wonderful range of educational toys made from the high quality material which is mostly wood. </div>
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I am going to share my views and our experience of this particular Skola toy -</div>
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"Flower and the bee"</div>
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The toy came in an attractive doodled carton along with detailed description about the toy and how it can be used. </div>
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Contents- The toy has 5 pairs of wooden flowers and 4 leaves. The flowers come in different colors. </div>
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A string with a bee-shaped needle at the end. The package also had a complimentary set of 4 crayons to be used for coloring the box. </div>
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Quality- There is no doubt that the toy is made up of the best quality material. The colors are bright and beautiful. The toy is sturdy and the finishing is just perfect. </div>
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The toy primarily requires threading of all the flowers and leaves. </div>
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Threading is a complex fine motor skill where coordination is required between both hands and eyes simultaneously. The child must be shown a few times how to perform this activity. </div>
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The beauty of such toys is that there are multiple things you can do with them. </div>
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You could teach pairing colors or shapes with this toy. </div>
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A memory game can be deviced with this toy. </div>
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Different pattern formation can be done, we made a few rangoli designs with these flowers. </div>
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The activity helps in improving multiple muscle movements and dexterity.</div>
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Cognitive skills- pairing helps in building short term memory and developing cognitive abilities. </div>
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Visual discrimination- Pairing activity helps the children observe patterns and to classify them based on their physical properties. </div>
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Creativity- Varied patterns can be drawn with just a few wooden flowers challenging and enhancing the creative abilities.</div>
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Writing skills- Threading is a pre-writing activity, setting the base for writing. </div>
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As the child moves the flower, the hand movements and tri-finger grip aid in writing skills. </div>
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Since threading requires finer skills, the toy did not interest my son much (he is 19 months old right now), but he does enjoy playing with the flowers and the string individually, another advantage of open ended toys. </div>
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Some pointers for parents when they head out to buy toys, these are the questions I try to answer before buying toys for my son- </div>
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I have never been inclined to numbers, never had aptitude for things that I could not see, touch, feel; so, while I enjoyed social sciences and biology; physics, chemistry and maths never made much sense to me. </div>
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Howard Gardner, the famous psychologist from Harvard proposed the popular theory of multiple intelligences in 1983, which emphasised on 8 main types of intelligences/abilities that every human posseses, with few being dominant and others being dormant or less active. These intelligences are-</div>
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This clearly means that every human has these abilities with varying degrees or intensities and these need to be understood and explored at the right time. Generally, of all these abilities/intelligences verbal-linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences are the ones that are most focussed on in mainstream school curriculum, but again are not taught the right way. That is the reason till very late in life majority of people fail to identify which field they can excel in. </div>
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I was miserable with numbers because my basics were not clear and there weren't enough tools to drive my interest to it.</div>
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Now that i have grown up and have a child of my own, I would want him to be good with numbers and have stronger understanding of basics of everything that is required to live a happy successful life. Numbers and elementary level of understanding of engineering concepts are important even for regular course of life</div>
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Times have changed and so has the teaching methodology. While we only had black board and books; now there are ample of interesting learning aids available much before a child starts going to school. </div>
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There are toys available that focus on triggering mathematical and technological abilities of kids quite early on in life. Often known as STEM learning, where <span style="font-size: 13.696px;">STEM Stands for science technology engineering mathematics. STEM learning starts at the age of 7. It is not only about Maths learning or technology learning, but it is a combination of any of these 4 areas that together improves logical thinking and helps in raising adults who can fare well in their life ahead or can be employed in jobs that are related to science and technology. In other words it is like developing innovators and doers. </span></div>
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How as parents can we help our children build stronger foundation for tomorrow?</div>
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тАв The closer kids are to nature, the better their learning is. It is important that kids are left to play outdoors.</div>
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These are a few of the many things that we as parents can practice to inculcate STEM learning. </div>
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We are lucky to have options of toys and tools that assist in Pre-STEM learning; that is preparing a child for STEM learning; Sk<span style="font-size: 13.696px;">ola toys is one of the brands offering great variety of educational toys.</span></div>
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The ultimate goal of Skola is to improve fine motor skills which not only helps in engineering, but more importantly it helps children think clearly and enhances concentration and cognitive ability, spatial intelligence which is directly a STEM requirement. </div>
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The well researched skola toys' range focuses on fine motor skills, geometry, pattern recognition, numbers, colors and much more. For example- their toys like rolling car slope, cascade car and sand pendulum etc. help kids learn about motion, speed, force and visual tracking which is the base for physics. Click <a href="https://www.skola.toys/" target="_blank">Here</a> to check Skola toys website.</div>
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STEM learning supports the innate curiosity of little kids and thus, the best time to start it is as as early as you can. </div>
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-57327618727155372932017-10-16T13:16:00.000-07:002017-10-16T13:20:10.688-07:00Eco-friendly cleaning hacks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Those of you who have been reading my posts or following me for a while now, would know that I am attempting to endure a natural living, use of eco-friendly stuff and minimising wastage. <br />
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I have just begun, which means I am at almost "zero" currently. It is a change in lifestyle of not one person, but whole family and hence may take over months and years and along with time it requires lots of patience and perseverance. <br />
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Being Diwali around, I am dedicating this post to a few tried and tested eco-friendly cleaning hacks for two most important areas of your house. <br />
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Some spray bottles<br />
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For cleaning drains - Put one cup of baking soda in the drain and gradually pour one cup of white vinegar over it, it will clean the drain. <br />
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If the drain is clogged use your regular plunger first and then follow the above steps.<br />
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To clean the sink- sprinkle baking soda and with a cloth/sponge soaked in vinegar, wipe sink surface. <br />
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To clean the taps and other fixtures, use a cloth dampened with vinegar and wipe the fixtures. You could use a mix of baking soda and water, apply this paste to the fixtures and scrub them clean. <br />
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I also use tooth-paste (the white ones) to clean fixtures, they shine like new. <br />
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Drinking glasses and baby dishes could be sanitised and cleaned by dipping for few minutes in vinegar and water solution. Baking soda could also be used to have your crystalware shining like new, just sprinkle some baking soda over crystalware and use a toothbrush to rub gently. <br />
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For ovens and microwaves, to loosen the grime use a large oven/microwave safe bowl, fill it with 400ml water and 100ml vinegar. Run the microwave on full power for 2-4 minutes. Let it remain closed for the steam to settle and work. Open the microwave, remove the bowl carefully and clean the oven with a damp cloth. <br />
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Easy hack for your silverware is to wrap your silver article in an aluminium foil and dip it in boiling water, add baking soda and voilaaa the article comes out shining.. no scrubbing can give you this result. <br />
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For cleaning fridge- Sprinkle baking soda and salt and use a damp cloth or sponge to clean the surfaces. You could also use the following solution to clean interior and exterior walls of the fridge - 2 tableapoon of baking soda and 1 litre luke warm water, use a cloth dipped in this solution and wipe the walls and surfaces. For stubborn stains use baking soda directly. <br />
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Spray a mix of water and vinegar on the walls/tiles , let it sit for 10-15 minutes and wipe with a cloth. This will clean and help you get rid of mildew.<br />
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Happy cleaning, wish you all a very happy Diwali.<br />
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Will try to cover other areas in my next post.. hopefully before the next Diwali! <br />
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It is diwali time and when I was a kid Diwali was a synonym for lots of gifts, sweets, crackers and new clothes!<br />
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I am sure you have made your list of family and friends and what to gift to whom. Choosing a gift is always a task, especially when it comes to buying for these tiny most giftworthy members.<br />
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Know what, I have a nephew who expects a toy each time we come home from outside, no clothes, no chocolates, no books; only and only toys. I am sure he is not the only one like that. So, why not make the most of their preference for toys, instead of choosing a regular toy, we can buy fun educational toys that can enhance multitude of skills for them.<br />
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The brain gets it's stimulation from everything that surrounds us, so why not introduce toys that will help develop cognitive skills, motor skills and creative or out of the box thinking for your kids?<br />
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I find educational toys the best things to gift, and even better if I get these in wood.<br />
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Choosing the right toy is also a baffling task with markets full of options. I for one have been buying wooden/cloth toys for my child and for others for quite sometime now. Even the return gifts that we chose for my baby's first bday were made up of wood.<br />
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But what makes wooden toys so special?<br />
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Plastic can never match the joy that wood brings.<br />
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In the past 18 months we have amassed a room full of toys, plastic (mostly gifted) and wooden both.<br />
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I have a strong preference for wooden toys because of many reasons, some of which are-<br />
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We are trying to do our bit for the environment not in one but many ways, this being one of those.<br />
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They are safe unlike plastic toys that are flooded in the market. Not all the plastic in Indian market is safe for kids, especially for the ones who mouth everything.<br />
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They are ecofriendly and have a long long life. With rare and very gradual wear and tear, these can be passed on from one sibling to another and if maintaines well then from one generation to another! They don't add to the landfill, being eco-friendly there is no worry of disposing these wooden toys.<br />
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The smell and feel of wood brings one close to nature and that is why Waldorf and montessori systems of education emphasize on the use of wooden educational material.<br />
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Wooden toys are great for fine and gross motor skills as they are heavier than their plastic counterparts, the kids need to exert slightly more force while playing and so they develp their motor skills better.<br />
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Most of the wooden toys are for open ended play, so they enhance imaginative and creative abilities of a child unlike battery operated plastic toys where the toy dictates a limited action.<br />
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Since, most of these are handcrafted as a buyer you end up supporting employment of a larger mass.<br />
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Also they not only are great functionally, but I think, look wise too they are much more beautiful than plastic toys.<br />
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With all these good things, I have to say that wooden educational toys make the best gift, and I would any day choose them over plastic/ battery operated toys.<br />
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Skola toys have a great range of educational toys available for all age groups and these make a wonderful gift. I gifted my nephew skola memory game last christmas and it was a big hit. From a 4 year old child to 60+ years old grandparents all have a good time playing with it.<br />
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I feel fortunate to have options like Skola toys in the market for my child when it comes to wooden toys, because I don't remember myself playing with enough wooden toys when I was a kid.<br />
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So, let's make this Diwali special with Skola toys. You can shop simply by clicking- <a href="https://www.skola.toys/" target="_blank">Here</a></div>
notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-4702940109696619952017-10-03T01:29:00.001-07:002017-10-11T22:35:44.930-07:00Flintobox- Engaging Educational Activity box for kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Flintobox is a popular activity subscription box for kids between 2-12<br />
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Each box is loaded with play-based activities for kids that promote early child development in a fun way. With a new theme every month, this research-based box is crafted by montessori experts and child psychologists, and caters to the 12 developmental areas of a child.<br />
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I have been hearing and reading good reviews of flintobox since the time it was launched. <br />
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I received the Flintobox as a token for hosting "gadgetfree bachpan" contest for which flintobox was a sponsor. <br />
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Although A is little young to play meaningfully with the activity sets given, I let him engage with it the way he wants and he thouroughly seemed to enjoy exploring the activities. <br />
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Each box comes with 3- 5 activity bags based on one particular theme. <br />
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Colour Carnival was the theme for our box.<br />
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Bag 1. Had a colorful shape sorting and number matching puzzle and a book.<br />
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Bag 2. Came with multiple small colourful vehicles that had to be stringed together<br />
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Bag 3. Had colour rings/shape sorter, that were to be put together- one within the other. Helping the child understand colours, shapes and concept of big and small.<br />
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Bag 4. Had faber castell paints. Rolling brush and sheets that needed to be painted. <br />
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Bag 5. Came with tiny fishes of different colours, a tong and 3 colourful small containers. The child is required to sort fishes as per the color in these containers. Activity aims at improving hand and eye coordonation, fine motor skills and can easily engage the child for 20-25 minutes. <br />
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The packaging is really good. I also liked the finishing and quality of each item in the bags. <br />
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Their back-end support is commendable. From the time you book your subscription to the time it is delivered, there is a timely update on your order, and queries are handled quite efficiently.<br />
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You not only receive an activity box, but also daily e-mails of interesting DIY activities that you could do with your kids. <br />
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I loved the Flintobox so much that I ordered a 3 months' subscription for my nephew, couldn't let go off the Super saver Navratri offer.<br />
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Waiting for A to grow up a bit to learn the fun way with flintobox.<br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-91784134607789271182017-09-26T11:28:00.001-07:002017-09-26T11:40:49.730-07:00Musical Bonding - A Playful and Innovative Music Class for Parent & Child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Musical bonding holds a very special place for us and we have found our emotional connect to it; so, my series wouldn't be complete without a dedicated post on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get a better understanding of this parent -child programme for all my readers, I spoke to Aditi Shah, founder of Musical Bonding and here is what she has to say about one of her babies- "MB"!! </span></div>
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Bonding did not happen as a planned programme for the Indian market. The music
provided by The Music Class allowed us (my husband and me) to have lots of fun
with our two kids, singing, dancing and learning. Musical Bonding started as a
simple attempt to make some friends in a new country and for the benefit of my
own kids. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Why Music, what does music mean
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have
background in Indian classical music and know that it is not the kind of music
to get small children excited. On the other hand, I have also seen folk tunes
have a deep impact on small children as well as adults. When I came across TMC
music, I instantly knew that this is the kind of music both children and adults
will enjoy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b> According to you, when should
music be introduced to babies?<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all
know that of the five senses in human beings, hearing is the first to develop.
It develops in the womb itself and a baby knows parentsтАЩ voices even before
birth. After birth, communication skills develop greatly by listening and not
talking, and what better medium to listen and remember than music? I feel
babies should be introduced to music in the womb itself but make sure it has to
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kids a wide variety of music, but also wide range of styles. We introduce kids
to mostly percussion-based instruments, high in sound quality and friendly for
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of our program says it all. Bond over music. Listen to music as family. Sing and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I conduct
workshops for teachers on voice modulation and how to handle music in class.
What I see these days is that more and more preschool teachers are realising
that music can work as an excellent teaching tool not only to teach language
and music but also help with emotional development and expression, physical
movement and coordination, and enhance overall teacher student bond. The big
challenge that schools and teachers face is getting the right curriculum. Based
on our experience, we now also provide music curriculum and teacher training to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> You are now at many locations,
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our team members have been parents in our class and often when their children have
outgrown the class, moms still want to continue and join the team. We look for
team members who are passionate about working with kids and bring the right
attitude. Our entire team goes through training every week which helps us to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Aditi for answering my questions and for bringing musical bonding to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have kids under 5, do bond over music with musical bonding and thank me later!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click here to check more about <a href="http://musicalbonding.com/" target="_blank">Musical Bonding class</a> </span></div>
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Babies respond to sound from the time they are in their mother's womb. The noise from outside the womb sounds more like multiple echoes to the baby and surprisingly babies can recognize their mother's voice from others even in the womb.</div>
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As soon as I came to know about my pregnancy, I checked about garbh sanskaar and music that one should be listening to during pregnancy. I found a music CD that had mantras, hanuman chalisa etc, sung by some renowned Indian singers.</div>
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When a child is in the mother's womb, it is the most relaxing place to him, he is resting and getting nourished without any worries. Baby in the womb is in deep sleep but aware, quite as close to how people are when in meditation- relaxed yet aware at the same time.</div>
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Music during pregnancy brought a whole lot of positivity in my outlook. Pregnancy brings about a lot of hormonal changes, music tends to settle it.</div>
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Since the beginning of my pregnancy I started listening to the Garbh sanskar music CD and chanting gayatri mantra and other mantras. I am a BSG (Bharat Soka Gakkai) member too, so, I performed my regular chanting as well and i still remember how during pregnancy A would respond to my chanting, by kicking and twirling inside.</div>
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So much hullabaloo for gayatri mantra, what exactly is Gayatri mantra?</div>
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The Gayatri Mantra is an elaboration of OM. It comes from Hindu scripture Rigveda, written some 2500 years ago. Gayatri mantra is a highly valued and revered mantra and is said to initiate the spiritual inclination in a human being. </div>
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Researchers have found that the configuration of syllables in Gayatri mantra creates strong vibrations which affect positively to the holistic well being of the one chanting and those listening.</div>
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Once at around 6-7 months old when A was extremely cranky, I casually started reciting gayatri mantra and he suddenly stopped crying. It happened a few more times and then I couldn't ignore it. I started experimenting to confirm if it was this mantra that was soothing him down or something else. So, at one instance I sang other song and he continued crying. At another incident i chanted for a while and stopped, the momnent i stopped, he started crying again as if asking me to chant again. So much so that he would say "bhoo bhoo" meaning prompting to sing "om bhur bhuva svaha".</div>
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A responds to Gayatri mantra in such a positive way because when he hears these syllables now he is reminded of the most relaxed state that he has ever been in, his mother's womb; he surrenders himself to me and quietens down.</div>
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Now that he is a toddler and checks my patience, every now and then, I end up chanting gayatri mantra for my own sanity and to control my own anger!!!</div>
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The Vedas say "Chanting Gayatri Mantra purifies the chanter. Listening to the Gayatri Mantra, purifies the listener."</div>
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It has helped me immensely and i am sure i am not the only one to have been benefited from it.</div>
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Just like the music calms and soothes us, it does the same to the baby inside.</div>
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There have been researches and studies that have shown correlation between music and advanced linguistic and motor skills.</div>
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When we listen to music while pregnant, the baby inside gets the vibrations of it, which further helps in improving baby's reflexes.</div>
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You are a new mom and haven't yet introduced music to your child? Want to know the right age? Head on to my blogpost - Benefits of early introduction to music (<a href="http://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/09/benefits-of-early-introduction-to-music.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> )</div>
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P.S. My special thanks to Stuti, an old friend who has done her Ph.d in Music and took time to help me out on my series of posts on Music and babies. </div>
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Is it too late or too early for introducing music to your little one? </div>
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Babies just love songs, rhythms and music and benefit from it just like grown-ups do from a musical environment. Scientists have found that the effect music has on the young minds of babies is far more significant than we can imagine. Various studies have shown that music affects the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of babies and children and strengthens cognitive and sensory development; not only does it improve speech but also reading, writing abilities and language skills per se.<br />
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Memory- Music helps little babies remember things they have learnt or experienced before. In our case, A could relate to rhymes as early as 4-5 months.</div>
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Spatial Intelligence - It is the ability to perceive various relationships of spaces, for example, kids who are exposed to music early in life can solve visual puzzles like shape-sorting and jigsaw easily and faster than those who have no musical exposure. </div>
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Emotional Intelligence - I am sure, you would agree that music brings out strong emotions. By listening to variety of music, babies improve their ability to understand moods and emotions of their own and that of others. Our little fellow showed contrasting responses to slow music and happy numbers. My gayatri mantra experience has already been shared in detail in my previous post. </div>
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Creativity- Playing with instruments is like an open ended play. There may be a certain way of playing an instrument, but letting the child play the way he wants to and explore the instruments will let him create his own magic and thus, honing his creativity. Also the sounds emanating from these instruments have a positive effect on human brain, enhancing creative abilities. </div>
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To know how our journey of sound and music began hop on to this article- <a href="http://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/09/our-journey-with-music.html" target="_blank">Our musical journey</a><br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-88164591629976582472017-09-25T12:20:00.000-07:002017-09-27T09:11:37.206-07:00Our journey with Music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hooplaa kidz rhymes ( <a href="https://youtu.be/7zSCza_2Eok" target="_blank">Click here</a> )were our favourite for first 4 months along with his musical play gym and few rattles. As he grew a bit, we moved to supersimple rhymes, I became a clown dancing on those wonderful rhymes. Till the time he only listened to music without being too inquisitive about where it came from, I had an easy time with music playing on youtube. The moment he started asking for phone, we stopped playing these rhymes.</div>
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In my spring cleaning I found the Casio- keyboard that A's dadaji got decades ago from Singapore for my husband, we got it fixed and gave it to A to play, although A would only bang the keys and try to pull it apart, it did create some interest in him and he had good time exploring it. </div>
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Babies' have a sharp sense of hearing and they are quite cognizant of variety of sounds, dog's bow bow, birds' chirp, whistles etc. since the very early months of their lives. It is therefore suggested to make most of this sense during these formative years of life. </div>
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Toys or instruments that can be introduced at various months- </div>
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0- 4 months musical Play gym, sound and light toys and rattles, shakers ( you can make at home by filling rice/dal in plastic/steel jars, these create lovely sound when shaken), toy pianos.</div>
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4- 6 months maracas, rattles, baby drums, tambourine ( dafali in hindi), bells, shakers</div>
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6- 12 months Maracas, xylophone, rattle-drums/damru, tambourine, piano, shakers</div>
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12 + castanets, various resonators, flute, keyboard and other percussion instruments plus all of the above </div>
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Let the child create music, by thumping tables, banging spoons, playing with kitchen utensils, or just about anything that creates noise. How you can support them is by creating a rhythm, by encouraging them while they explore various musical sounds. Blend music with dance and actions and see how your child enjoys it. It will not only help him in his motor skills but also improve his emotional quotient and help him being more expressive. </div>
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The best thing that happened to us was this musical bonding class, Musical Bonding is an innovative child and parent program that focuses on emotional, physical and social development of the child between 6 months to 5 years.</div>
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We started with it when A was 10 months old. With each class that we went for, I could literally see him growing and transitioning to a social baby. I could see changes in his motor skills, we miss to notice these changes in regular course of life. However, with each class I have seen my little man grow better, finer and happier.</div>
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1. It is a way to bond with your child.</div>
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2. Improves social skills of your baby/toddler </div>
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3. Enhances vocabulary </div>
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4. The child learns by way of songs and dance</div>
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5. A place for parents to have fun with their child and to meet other like minded parents.</div>
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We call the MB class "happy class", that one hour is our happiest part of the week. Although,<span style="font-size: 13.696px;"> we started calling it happy class because, A would bring my phone and say "happy-happy" and demand the music be played, as these classes start and end with "I am so happy song".</span></div>
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He dances the way we do in the class and recreates the class at home everyday. I was amazed to see my 10 mo recall itsy bitsy and other rhymes from the music and try enacting it, that too when we had had only a few classes. The classes definitely have had a positive affect on his vocabulary too. </div>
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Along with the child, Musical bonding class is a great stress buster for parents. That is our one hour of high energy, music, dance, lots of smiles, giggles and hugs. </div>
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Coming soon on the blog is an interview with Aditi Shah, founder of Musical bonding. So, stay hooked for more information on Musical bonding class.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><i><b>тАЬCall him Voldemort, Harry. Always use proper names for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.тАЭ</b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I have a few interesting stories about names. My husband's name is Parul and in India Parul is a name for girls. My mother-in-law often narrated the story behind his name, how an influential friend visited them when he was born and suggested this name. It wasn't until he went to school that they realized, there were many girls called Parul and he was the only boy with that name.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The first thing that I asked on meeting him for the first time was about his name. Anyway, now it doesn't matter, only once in a while people call me Parul ma'am or Ms. Parul and I have to correct them, saying that I am Rashmi and Parul is my husbandIn todays virtual world impressions are created by name and pictures that one puts up on social media. A lot of the times our name becomes our first introduction, much before we have even had a real meeting. It is therefore necessary that we give much thought to the names that we choose for our kids. Also choosing wisely becomes important as the name that we give to our kids talks about us. I am sure one doesnтАЩt want to appear frivolous or old fashioned by giving a meaningless or common name to their child.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have a close friend called тАЬPupulтАЭ, in college she instantly became famous because of her cute sounding unique name, when rest of us had common names like Neha, Rashmi, Pallavi, Priyanka тАЬa PupulтАЭ did stand out! She totally despises her parents for that name, however, I have high regards for them for choosing such a different, meaningful name way back then.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Choosing the right name is mostly one of the most difficult and baffling tasks that confronts the new or to be parents. Esp. in countries like India where the gender remains a surprise till the end. Name is one thing that remains with you forever unless you hate your name so much that you decide to get it changed. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had started looking for baby names and preparing a list just when I struck my 3rd trimester. However, it took my husband less than a few minutes to zero down on the name for our boy, because the exhaustive list that I had prepared for over 3 months had all baby girlsтАЩ names and only a few boy names which made our job easier.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here I have compiled a list of baby names for boys and girls that I found new, unique and sweet sounding; well thatтАЩs my criteria for choosing a name. </span></span><span lang="EN" style="display: none; font-family: "Times",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">i have a list of trending names for boys and gi</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yrishi- Surprising</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ziaan- Peace</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amaaraa-Immortal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anouk:- Grace</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amishta- limitless/eternal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Divijaa- Born in heaven, heavenly</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Deetya- Answer to prayers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dwishaa- Direction or disha</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dhruti- Valiant/ motion/movement </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ekishaa- One Goddess</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jenisha- Dispeller of ignorance</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jainaa- Good character</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kamikaa- Desired </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Karnikaa- Heart of lotus </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kavika- Poetess</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Keemaya- Divine</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kenisha- Beautiful life</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Keya- Flower</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kaashi- Holy city of Varanasi</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Krishyaa- Krishna /Shiva</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mahiraa - Expert, skilful </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Miraya mira, KrishnaтАЩs devotee</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mihiraa- Feminine of Sun</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Manyaa- Honourable</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nayasa Affable, new beginning </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nirvi -- bliss</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pariha - A land of fairies</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paanvi- God, Festival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Parashvi- A touchstone that turns iron into gold</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sahiti- literature </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Samrata - Wealthy, blessed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sashmita- Ever smiling</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saraa- Pure</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saarya- Pious woman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saanvi- Goddess Lakshmi</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sehaj -comfort </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sauraa celestial</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seerat- Innate nature/ Quality</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shaarvina Goddess durga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reha -- star in Arabic</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rheaa- a good hearted person</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ruhaani- Soulful</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thea:-light in Greek</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tvesha bright</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Twishaa- Bright</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tishyaa Auspicious fire</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Twarita- Goddess Durga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Viyaa/Vihaa- Heaven</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Varalika goddess durga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Zihvaah- God</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ziaah- Enlightened</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Zuhaa- The morning star</span></span></div>
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Well this particular review has been more than overdue, credits to my mommy brain dabbling into multiple things!!<br />
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Here i am going to review one of our first and favourite toys, Activity box by Fisher Price.<br />
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This activity box/cube was gifted to A by one of my very good friends from school. It was introduced to A when he was 6 months old. Initially it didn't interest him much. Just the lights and sound, what more can we expect from a 6mo. <br />
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I used to put the cube infront of him and let him explore it. By the time he was 8 months old he knew everything that he could do with it, that was quite a lot, given the no. of activities. The shape sorting needs finer skills, so he couldn't do that, but he knew if if something was put from top it would come out from the hippos mouth.<br />
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I keep rotating the toys, but this is one toy that has constantly been on our shelf since the time we received it. </div>
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The box has 5 sides and multiple activities to engage your little one. 8 shapes that can be sorted from the top, these shapes spill out as the baby lifts the hippo's mouth on one ofvthe sides. </div>
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<li>One side has a dummy phone and a colorful keypad to teach numbers and colors.</li>
<li>On another side there is this cute butterfly book that plays "abcd " and a number song when one flips the page.</li>
<li>One of the sides has a peekaboo lion. The interactive lion blurts out different things each time it is pushed down. </li>
<li>Below the peekaboo lion is a piano playing different notes and blinking lights.</li>
<li>There is also an attached spiral bead bar, rolling ball and leaf shaped clankers. </li>
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The Fisher price activity cube is good to enhance the fine motor skills, hand and eye coordination, sensory and linguistic skills. The toy can be introduced at 6 months and will be useful upto 3 years with the assorted activities it offers. What I love the most about it is it's variety, it can be a great toy even without having the batteries on. <br />
It is easy to carry and quite sturdy. <br />
What may not work for few- <br />
Too much variety in one box can be distracting for the child. <br />
Expensive- the activity cube is priced at 2700 Rs. You may get it a little cheaper during online sale, the lowest price that I saw online was 2100. <br />
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-85547748149305668622017-07-24T03:38:00.004-07:002017-09-13T22:28:38.734-07:00Stay at home mothers Vs Working mothers- Bloggers' marathon entry <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Stay at home Vs
Working Moms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br />First of all,
let me tweak the topic a bit; let me make it <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stay at home moms and Working moms; </b>letтАЩs talk about the lives they
lead, the challenges they face, the sacrifices they make and the rewards they
take; for once let us NOT compare them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Versus </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">often
written as <span style="margin: 0px;">vs.</span> is a Latin word
meaning 'against' or it may mean to have a comparison or a competition between
two teams/parties. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Mothers do what they feel is best for their off-springs;
whether they stay at home or work outside their homes, I would never wish to
question their choices.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">When I was younger, studying and working, I couldnтАЩt ever
imagine myself not working or staying at home, changing diapers, feeding the baby
and worrying about the piles of laundry and what to cook next. I could not
visualize it because I have been brought up in a family where everyone worked
and earned. My father has always insisted that women be financially
independent. He has helped distant relatives, people in our village, He would
counsel the girls and their families to pursue professional courses and help
them further, getting a job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">But here I am
today, changing diapers, feeding, cooking and doing everything I thought I
wouldnтАЩt be doing. Such is life! Do I regret it? Hell no, I donтАЩt regret it
because I find being close to my baby rewarding, I think I am blessed to be
able to be with him, to be able to give him the time I can; to hold him close
while he is still little and canтАЩt run away from me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Every
household, every family has their own circumstances, what works for me may not
work for others and hence, all mothers choose what works best for them and
their kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">While a working
mom would be overwhelmed and heartbroken while leaving a sleeping or crying
baby home; a stay at home mom too has her own meltdown moments; when she would
literally wish someone adopted her baby for an hour or two, well I sometimes do
wish that. There are challenges that both have to face, while one has to dabble
between work and home, the other has to live with the guilt of not being
financially independent and monotony of everyday life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Let us get united in motherhood, letтАЩs talk about the lives they lead, the challenges they face, the sacrifices they make and the rewards they take; for once let us NOT compare them.</i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">What challenges do SAH mommies face?</span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The
guilt of not being able to work outside home or not being able to earn tops the
list of all the challenges.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">SAHMs
are often taken for granted at home, feel unappreciated by their very own
family members.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Being
with the child all the time is gratifying, but one does need a break; which is
difficult for a SAHM to come by (Ask me, pheww) </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Being
highly qualified and working until you had a baby, suddenly makes it difficult
to assimilate the fact that you are not working, mentally it does get taxing.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Seeing
your colleagues, batchmates climb up their career ladder may also give a lot of
complex to many SAH moms.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Finding
a job after you have been a SAHM for long again gets difficult.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">I still remember my mother-in-law often
lament the fact that everyone in the house earned, except her. In reality, she
was the one who had put everything together so beautifully and tirelessly year
after year. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">What challenges do Working mommies face?</span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">With
most families going the nuclear way, it is becoming difficult for a working woman
to leave the child home, which earlier wouldnтАЩt have been difficult with
grandparents looking after the kids.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Working
mothers have difficulty balancing both home and work. In patriarchal society
like ours, the onus to manage the house is on a woman; though times are
changing, but it will still take a while before men take equal responsibilities
in daily household chores.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Leaving
behind few months old baby; expressing milk or making arrangements for baby to be
fed in the absence is not an easy task.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Being
a working mother is a perpetual struggle with PTMs and boardroom meetings.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">It
is still going to take a while for that glass ceiling to break for our women in
the working world.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Finding
reliable day-care or help is again a big issue in our country where house-helps
fall under unorganised sector and only few day-cares are reliable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">According to a
study conducted by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Timesjobs</b> this
year (2017), 70% of working-women in India rated тАЬflexibilityтАЭ at their
workplaces as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Poor.</i> This clearly
shows why women tend to quit their jobs once they have babies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">I would also
like to talk about the society, how it perceives a working woman; not too long
back, there was an incident where a 10mo baby was beaten up by a caretaker at a
popular Navi-Mumbai day care. Instead of questioning the Day-care authorities
and empathising with the parents, the mother was talked off (on social media and
otherwise) as careless and ambitious; well, was she
really careless, I donтАЩt think so, and if she was being questioned, why not the
father, are parents not equally responsible for their babies. Women are often
judged whether they choose to stay at home or pursue their career aspirations;
and more often than not, it is the other woman who judges another womanтАЩs
choice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The only advice
I have for all my fellow mommies is to seek help whenever they need; we may
multi-task and be supermoms, but we do have our own limitations; let us accept
the reality and take each day as it comes. For all my SAHM mommies, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ours is the time when we have plethora of
activities and prospects. P</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ursue
your hobbies, travel if you can, indulge in activities that will enrich you and
your child together and use this time, if you can, for honing your professional
skills; so that it is easier for you to find a job,(if you wish to) later in
life. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial narrow" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial narrow" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each mother has
different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different
children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family
-Elder M. Russell Ballard</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">You have landed on this page, probably because you are keen
on starting to cloth diaper your baby or you are already doing it and want to
know, how others deal with cloth diapersтАЩ nitty-gritties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We begin with prepping the diapers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Your fluff mail has arrived and you canтАЩt wait to see the
little bums dressed bright and beautiful; but heyy, hold on; youтАЩve got to wait! It is
important to prepare the diapers for use, mainly for two reasons:</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">a.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Hygiene: Just like you wash any other piece of
cloth before putting it on to your babyтАЩs sensitive skin, these diapers too
need to be pre-washed.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">b.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Absorbency: The natural fibres (cotton and hemp)
have residual oil that restricts the absorbency, hence you need multiple washes
before you can use them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Now, the question is how do you prep the diapers? Mostly you
will find the prepping and washing instructions mentioned on the packaging that
the diapers come in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">However, the simplest way to prep is giving a wash in detergent
and then run a few (2-3) more wash cycles in regular (without detergent) water.
This will get rid of the residual oils and any detergent from your first wash.
The synthetic fibres like polyester and microfibres can be just washed with
detergent and given a second run in regular detergent-free cycle. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><u>Washing the diapers</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">The solids are to be knocked off before putting the diapers
for wash. For pocket diapers, what I follow is just knock off the solids, good
if it falls off easily, if it doesnтАЩt then I gently take the insert out and use
hand-faucet to get rid of the remaining sticky poop. This helps in avoiding the
inserts from staining. Once the solids are taken off, I just wash the diaper
with regular water and put it in the diaper pail.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Initially, I hand washed all
the baby clothes, but I have found machine wash </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">better than hand washing. I use regular
detergent (Tide/surf excel/Ariel) and they seem to do pretty good job for me. You could also give a try to the
eco-friendly detergents that are available in the market. Conditioners and
fabric softeners are a big No-No for CDs, as they tend to leave a non-absorbent
coat on the fabric, which may affect the absorbency of the diaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">After machine/hand wash it is always better to sun-dry the
diapers, the ultra-violets rays from the sun helps killing the bacteria. Sun
drying also helps in lightening the stains; you know how a piece of colourful
cloth or plastic lightens in colour once left in the sun for too long? Similarly,
the CD stains too get light or vanish post sun-drying.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><u>Folding and keeping the diapers</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">For some time initially, I would just keep the inserts and
diapers separately; but I realised that stuffing the cover/pocket diapers and
then storing saves much time and is extremely convenient during diaper changing
sessions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">How I fold the diapers:-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Step Three: Fold the front part towards inside, and keep rolling until it becomes compact like the picture below (in step 4).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">If you have just started Cloth diapering, then you need not have
to worry about stripping for many months to come, until your diapers start stinking
awfully bad like ammonia. The diapers start stinking mostly because of
the detergent build-up or if they arenтАЩt being cleaned properly. Initially I was
handwashing our diapers and in few months, they started smelling bad; I had to
strip them and now I have switched to washing machine completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Stripping is mainly getting rid of the detergent build up.
Please read the warranty (if any) of your diapers, because sometimes the
warranty may get void if you strip the diaper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">How I stripped our diapers; well, I soaked them (clean diapers)
in hot water for more than 30 minutes (we donтАЩt have any hot water connection
to our washing machine) and then ran 2 wash cycles (without detergent). I found
bubbles in the water, which is an indication of detergent build up. I then line-dried them, n they haven't smelled that bad again.</span></div>
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stripping doesnтАЩt work. Adding ┬╜ cup of bleach to the first wash cycle and then
run 2-3 wash cycles and an extra rinse cycle will help you get rid of
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right after use</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and store them in an</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> airy container or pail</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. Wash them thoroughly
and use </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">warm water cycles</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and an </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">extra rinse cycle</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Washing them everyday or
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Other things that have been great aids in my CDing journey so far are:-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">1. A Diaper Pail </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">This was my experience of cleaning/storing/washing and
stripping the diapers. If you have more to add, please share it here with me. </span></div>
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-55469873725585825712017-07-10T04:22:00.000-07:002017-07-11T03:16:01.443-07:00Hauzkhas Village- "Love in the ruins"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Many a love stories have begun with meтАж many more will come alive..<br />Your love adds colour to me .. violet, yellow, red and saffire..<br />Come add music to my life as I give a place for you to hide..<br />Come.. eat, sing and laugh with meтАж through you I live my youth & my life</span><br />
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Hello people!!<br />
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Well, this post is nothing but my attempt to revive an old
blogpost that I wrote some 7-8 years back. <br />
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With time, everything changes; so, did Hauzkhas village. What was obscure
8-10 years back is now a bustling Delhi spot with innumerable restaurants and
people from all walks of life. What hasn't changed a bit is the positive,
infectious vibe of the place. <br />
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The place got its share of buzz with the great Bollywood Imtiaz
Ali movies like тАЬRockstar" and "Tamashaa", although
Tamashaa came in much later.<br />
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Ruins of Hauzkhas is the place where Heer (of Rockstar movie) gets
high on desi daaru with Janardan. <br />
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This is the place where Tara and Ved bump into each other after their fling in Corsica; you would remember the Hauzkhas social and the beautiful street graffiti clad walls; well, I surely do. <br />
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Graffiti Art HKV</div>
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This place is extra special to me, because I had my maternity shoot done here; and I chose this place for the shoot because it has always held a special place in my heart.<br />
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A picture from my maternity shoot </div>
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Rajiv Iyer photography</div>
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<b>When </b>to visit HKV: In winters and monsoon you can visit anytime (day and evening); in summers, however its best to visit during the evenings.<br />
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The historical complex opens between 1030 to 7pm and the restaurants are open till late in the night.<br />
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<b>Who</b> would you find here: Photography and history enthusiasts; artists, designers, expats and people like us getting their pre-wedding, maternity or portfolio shoot done; this place welcomes all, young and old alike.<br />
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What I wrote in 2008 about the place is here</h3>
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Hauzkhas ruins </div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Many a love stories have begun with meтАж many more will come alive..<br />Your love adds colour to me .. violet, yellow, red and saffire..<br />Come add music to my life as I give a place for you to hide..<br />Come.. eat, sing and laugh with meтАж through you I live my youth & my life</span></div>
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Hauz khas ruins complex is a part of deer park and is surrounded by hauz khas enclave,Greenpark and Safdarjung enclave. <br />
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Taking you back in history the place was built in 13th century and was a part of second medieval city of Delhi sultanate. To meet the water requirements Allauddin Khilji excavated the Hauz which later came to be known as тАЬHauz KhasтАЭ, hauz for tank/lake and khas for royal. The complex houses Firoz ShahтАЩs tomb, madrassa and a mosque along with the royal tank. ThatтАЩs enough of a flash back into the history for more of such drab information you may click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauz_Khas_Complex">here.</a><br />
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Hauzkhas ruins</div>
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The complex is probably one of the most obscure places in Delhi, only famous amongst designers, foreigners and the likes of it for its quaint antique stores, boutiques, and few good restaurants. As for me, this place is perfect to watch the sun slowly hide behind the earth for its slumber. <br />
The dilapidated 13th century structure along with young love budding in its nooks and corners, gang of college students smoking and juxtaposing them the health-conscious breed, jogging by the pond side, vying to reduce that extra inch - makes it a beautiful play of human emotions, priorities, nature and timeтАж <br />
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My idea of enjoyment at this place is a cup of tea along with Wai-Wai cup noodles, a great company and some good photography..<br />
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Have you been to Hauzkhas Village? Do share your experience with me..</h4>
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This picture is from my days in Maldives</div>
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Rains bring forth every hidden emotion, I wrote this poem sometime in 2011.</h3>
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I would read endlessly before I got married. Watching movies was never my thing, but reading and writing was something that took me to a world of my own; but then life happened!! I got married, reading never happened, I kept amassing all the good books I could put my hands on and writing was like a dream. forget creative writing, I had to think hard to comment on people's facebook post! </div>
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It was when I conceived and took a break from work, I began reading, writing (letters to the baby to come) and follow my passion for craft and hand-building pottery. My baby became my inspiration for all things creative. </div>
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Motherhood is maddening and from that madness I derived my passion; since there is no escape from this insanity, you start feeling funny about the new changes that life brings to you. the sleeplessness, the exhaustion, the spit-ups, the poop explosions and what not! The humour in this parenting journey can only be understood by parents. </div>
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Here I bring to you some of the memes and quotes( the quotes could be mine or taken from place else, with due credits to the original writers).</div>
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notjustmommyinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535219963495792763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997814187362669265.post-52830441889570856722017-07-06T03:34:00.001-07:002017-07-20T03:14:27.902-07:00How to choose a hospital for your delivery?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I happened to switch 3 doctors in 9 months
of my pregnancy; different doctor in different trimester and that is not how I
wanted it. Pregnancy is a beautiful and unforgettable 40 weeks journey; made or
marred by the doctors you choose. I had to change doctors, not because I wasnтАЩt
comfortable with them, but because of some unavoidable situations. I delivered
in Gurgaon, which was a fairly new area for me and my family, that made it
even more difficult for us to decide where to deliver. We got in touch with
friends in and around Delhi/Gurgaon; each had a different experience to share
about the various famous hospitals. We searched the internet; also checked the
Facebook/google reviews of the hospitals and contacted the moms who delivered
there (this was a slow process; but we got honest reviews from them). My
Ob-gynae was a visiting doctor; she was attached to most of the top-rated
hospitals in Gurgaon, but left it on me to decide where to deliver. </span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We visited two of the hospitals that we had
shortlisted; did a hospital tour and then came to decide where we wanted to
have our baby. It is important to have a good doctor first; hospital can be
decided after choosing the doctor. Your task will be simplified if the doctor
himself/herself suggests you the hospital.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
factors that could be kept in mind while deciding on to the hospital for your delivery
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Proximity to where you live, it
is advisable to choose a hospital that you can reach in 20-30 minutes maximum. Please
consider the traffic at the oddest hours, babies come unannounced and I am sure
you wouldnтАЩt want to deliver in a car, stuck in traffic; that would make a
great birth story to tell though!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Infrastructure, by
infrastructure I mean the hospital should be able to handle any emergency that
may arise and also should have in-house or empaneled reputed blood-banks,
laboratory etc.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Budget, of course to choose a hospital that
promises to be in your budget</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">4.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">It is also important to check
with your insurance company which hospitals and up to what limit is covered by
the company. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">5.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Low C-section rate or a higher
vaginal birth rate : If you are keen on having a normal delivery then this may be a thing to check beforehand. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Old hospital vs New hospital; old
hospitals have all the infrastructure established and set. The staff is
familiar with the system and accustomed to the operating procedures; also the staff may </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">be lackadaisical. New hospitals have their own set of challenges, having said that, a new hospital would always try to deliver what they promise.</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Questions
you may look at asking your prospective hospital before finalizing it</span></u></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Whether the hospital offers
special birthing/delivery packages? Two of the hospitals where we checked at
had same package rate for C-section and normal deliveries, only one extra room
night was added to the cost of C-section as one generally needs to stay one extra night in
C-section deliveries.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Are consumables included or
excluded in the package?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Are there any hidden charges;
like for printing of reports, registration etc.? I was told that many hospitals have these
charges.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">4.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Do you allow the spouse or a family member to be
present in delivery room?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">5.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Who can stay with me in the
hospital?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">What kind of post-natal
assistance is given in the hospital?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">7.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Does the hospital have
lactation consultants?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">8.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Does the hospital have a neonatologist
(a pediatrician who specializes in new born care)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">9.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">How long will I have to stay,
in both the cases (C-section/normal)?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">10.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Would the siblings be allowed
in the labor and delivery room?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">11.</span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">What is the nurse and patient ratio? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">These are the things that I could think of! If there is anything that you feel is missing please comment and let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Hope this is useful for "parents-to-be" who are stuck in deciding the hospital for delivery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to know where I delivered? click </span><a href="http://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/06/hospitals-not-always-place-to-dread.html"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you packed your hospital bag? Not yet, click </span><a href="http://notjustmommying.blogspot.in/2017/06/preparing-for-d-day-my-hospital-bag.html"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> to know what to pack!</span></span><br />
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