An Open Letter to my PostPartum Body
I cursed you and insulted you. I threw venomous verbal attacks at you throughout my first post-partum phase. I sometimes still do. I hated and sometimes even now, hate you for what you did to my weight…continue reading.
Post-partum help in the Bay Area – Part 2
I called B-aunty who found me through Sulekha.com at the end of February. The first thing I asked her was if she had found another job. She said no. Cool, then I told her the baby’s due date and that I would be interested in hiring her…continue reading
Indian postpartum care – Finding help in the Bay Area – Part 1
Who does not like a massage? Pretty much everybody I know, except Aaron, does. What’s not to like? Apart from massages being known to be uniquely therapeutic, healing, and rejuvenating, they just feel pretty darn awesome!!…continue reading
“I guess I’m still fat” – Postpartum reality
Okay so I am a feminist. Have been for as long as I can remember. Even when I don’t remember being one or identifying myself as one, I was a feminist because of my long standing values and principles – which have remained steady…continue reading
Postpartum – What you may or may not know- Part 3
You may not be ready for the body you end up with – I gained the most weight during my second trimester with a total of 33 pounds for the entire pregnancy. Upon delivery, I only lost 9 pounds. Within a couple weeks of returning home…continue reading
Postpartum – What you may or may not know – Part 2
No matter how much you’ve read about it and know what you’re doing is right, you may still agonize with breastfeeding vs. formula decisions. – I did. I was one of those women who pre-parenthood, was firmly against formula and pacifiers…continue reading
Postpartum – What you may or may not know – Part 1
As a new mom, I had many a frustrating moments; moments of anger, tears; moments where I just wanted to run away from it all; moments where I just wanted my old life back,…continue reading
Post-Partum Recovery Kit
I had read a lot about labor and delivery while I was pregnant so I knew what to expect. I am almost always a careful thinker who does her research well before she decides on anything and yet, I don’t know how I completely forgot or skipped the part about reading up on post-partum recovery…continue reading