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Lakshmy Ramanathan

Lakshmy Ramanathan

Author of For Bumpier Times: An Indian Mother's Guide to 101 Pregnancy & Childcare Practices, she conducts 'Riding the Bump' workshops for expecting mothers and new parents.

BABY STEPS

Planning your baby’s birth

Planning your baby’s birth

WHAT IS A birth plan?” I once asked a group of dads-to-be at a workshop. One of

By Lakshmy Ramanathan February 16, 2019
When is your baby due?

When is your baby due?

THAT IS PROBABLY the most frequently asked question to a pregnant woman. But

By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 26, 2019
Piling on the kilos

Piling on the kilos

I GAINED 17KG when I was pregnant. It seems like a humongous figure (and I did cut

By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 12, 2019
DIY way to delivery

DIY way to delivery

IN THE OLDEN DAYS, women who were nearing the end of pregnancy were encouraged to

By Lakshmy Ramanathan December 15, 2018
Ultrasounds: too many, too much?

Ultrasounds: too many, too much?

I WAS ACCOMPANIED by my father for my first ultrasound scan. I remember little else

By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 10, 2018
Riding the bump with BP

Riding the bump with BP

LAST WEEK, my maid grumbled to me about how her niece had turned into an enormous

By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 04, 2018
Iron works

Iron works

CAN IRON DARKEN THE BABY? No, it cannot, but the belief runs deep across the rural

By Lakshmy Ramanathan September 30, 2018
Chew on this

Chew on this

While expecting, I was a vomit-spewing dragon, emptying contents several times a

By Lakshmy Ramanathan September 09, 2018
Dad's the word

Dad's the word

TODAY’S DADS are such a different breed from earlier counterparts. They attend

By Lakshmy Ramanathan August 19, 2018
Milky way

Milky way

A CONSTANT advice expecting or new mothers receive is to drink milk. It is assumed

By Lakshmy Ramanathan July 29, 2018
String attached

String attached

IN INDIA, it is not enough to be pregnant before thirty, but equally important to

By Lakshmy Ramanathan July 15, 2018