Calm Siblings and A Peaceful Water Birth!
The small cramps started in the morning. I thought they would go away, but they didn’t. Previously we already had two incidents where we thought the baby would come, but…
My Birth Partner – My Son
What would you do if… If you went into labor and your partner is traveling out of the state AND You are in a country that’s not your own nor…
Of Butterfly Birth at 41 Weeks, Brand New Homes and 4.1 kg Hunky Boy
We always wanted a second child and when our firstborn, Shanaya( a birth village baby) turned 2and1/2 we decided that it’s time for her sibling and after one BV experience…
Of Teddy Bear Hugs at 41 Weeks Plus and “Stop That Song!”
26th April – The day we became a complete family (Our little bundle of joy – Raksha, Abhay(Elder son), Shalini (Wife) & Karthik Nath (Myself) Yes, this was my wife’s…
A Dada – Chetta (Dad & Brother) Led Water Birth
We are going to miss the fun and the journey we cherished together, the Lamaze classes, high energy exercise classes (not sure from where she gets her energy), monthly appointments…
A Great Sequel
Sequels are seldom better than the original. Superman II, Conan the Destroyer, are great examples of poor sequels to a great first movie. Of course, there are a few exceptions…
Dragon Slayer and now, Princess Rescuer?
Being a first-time father is all delight and excitement but when you are expecting your second, the attention required for the first one, kind of diminishes the focus on the…
Birth – Raw and Pure (With a hint of salmon, coffee & orange)
I came to Birth Village in April when we found out that we were surprisingly pregnant with our second baby. Having done the hospital route and not happy with our…
Naturopathy and Natural Birth
Naturopathy, natural birth why, and how it worked for me! A while after my first son was born, which was in a hospital and the labor was induced, I got…
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…