Breast milk and allergies
My childhood friend with whom I had spent countless summers plucking mangoes called
By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 01, 2020
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Lakshmy Ramanathan
Lakshmy Ramanathan is the author of For Bumpier Times: An Indian Mother's Guide to 101 Pregnancy and Childcare Practices.
BABY STEPS
Facts about frequent nursing
I USED TO NURSE my child frequently—almost 12 times a day with roughly 90 to 120
By Lakshmy Ramanathan March 07, 2020
Is your milk enough for the baby?
A MOTHER'S MILK is capable of satisfying her baby's nutritional requirements. Even
By Lakshmy Ramanathan February 15, 2020
Helping the baby home
IN THE ANIMAL kingdom, newborns reach for their mother’s milk on their own. Only if
By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 24, 2020
Fatty diet, fatty milk?
WHEN MY CHILD was born, my husband did not swoon like the faint-hearted man I had
By Lakshmy Ramanathan January 11, 2020
Milking liquid gold
THIS AUGUST, a breastfeeding report card was released based on the information
By Lakshmy Ramanathan December 07, 2019
Golden hour
THEY SAY, and it is proven without doubt, that a lot can happen between a mother and
By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 16, 2019
In a gold spot
WE OFTEN ask our parents what sort of a baby we were. Were we adorable or
By Lakshmy Ramanathan November 02, 2019
Forty day funda
WHEN I HAD just given birth to my daughter, I was constantly told to stay away from
By Lakshmy Ramanathan October 05, 2019
Bathing the baby
WHEN I WAS researching for my book, a grandmother from Kolhapur got in touch with
By Lakshmy Ramanathan September 14, 2019
The 40-day diet
NEW MOTHERS, especially in the four southern states, follow a form of regimented
By Lakshmy Ramanathan August 24, 2019
More to paan than just masala
COMING FROM a south Indian household, I grew up watching every ceremony conclude
By Lakshmy Ramanathan August 03, 2019
Amazing ajwain
There are a lot of traditional practices that surround pregnancy and infant care in
By Lakshmy Ramanathan July 20, 2019
Magical methi
INCLUSION OF fenugreek (methi) seeds in some form or the other in a new mother’s
By Lakshmy Ramanathan June 29, 2019
Getting back in shape
I RECENTLY received a mail from a young mother about her struggle with losing
By Lakshmy Ramanathan June 15, 2019