A Journey of Trust
Our baby Nayara has just turned one month old and as I recap in my mind her birth and run through the 9 months of my pregnancy, I am only…
The Risky Affair
Why I loved laboring at home, I have always believed that childbirth is the most natural process in human life and had since several years made up my mind that…
No Goodbyes!!!
This tale is a strong one however it would be incomplete without her history and upbringing…… This young girl came in, demure and quiet, with a shy smile. We began…
You Can Do It, Amma!!!
It was in December last year; we were overjoyed with the realization that we are going to be parents for the second time in our blessed married life. I had…
Against All Odds
Modern medical practice is technology-driven. Hospitals are equipped with a variety of devices and tools which are a boon to diagnostics and treatment – provided they are used judiciously. The…
Wonderful Water Birth
My name is Aathira. We were going to have our second baby but I wasn’t sure how I was going to birth him, medically or naturally coz I had a…
Maya’s Amma
I would not want to first give a graphic narrative of the ordeal of my 49-hour labor and its various stages, as anybody who has been following up with this…
I Still Remember….
Balasaraswati Goodbye to the world in which I was most comfortable. I am coming out gently without hurting the body which provided me with that cozy world, amidst the cheering…
I did it!! I did it!!
He pinned me down on my injured leg and there was nothing I could do….. This shy soft-spoken young girl came to us in her mid-pregnancy. Repeated threats to hurt…
Love, Commitment, and Faith
My threshold for taking pain is lower than low. Nagged with Hyperemesis in the first 7months, I , like a minority of the mothers in this world, wasn’t looking forward…