What are common feeding challenges, what causes them and how can they be improved?

Navigating the feeding journey with a newborn can be filled with challenges for new moms. From latch issues to concerns about milk supply, this guide provides practical solutions. Learn how to overcome common problems like engorgement, nipple pain, and colic. Discover tips for managing spit-up, breast refusal, and cluster feeding. Seeking support and staying patient are crucial—because every feeding hurdle is a step towards a stronger bond with your little one. 

Colic, spitting up, cluster feeding - Common feeding challenges

Should you tummy tie or belly bind postpartum?

Tummy tying, also known as belly binding or belly wrapping, traces its roots to diverse cultures across the globe. From Asia to Africa, traditional practices have recognized the benefits of providing gentle support to the abdominal muscles and organs after childbirth.

Tummy Tying: Does it help in postpartum wellness

Encouraging body positivity in new moms

Pregnancy body lingers not only during your pregnancy but also after the childbirth. Pregnant women face lot of body image issues throughout their pregnancy and that does not stop even when the child is born. Rather, it acts as one of the factors that contribute to their postnatal depression. How to help them see their body positively? How to guide them to nurture their body consciously by making them adopt self-care habits? These are some of the questions that our motherhood community discussed with Image consultant who is also our community expert on building body image for new moms in the postpartum period. Detailing those postnatal self-care hacks in this month’s special edit. 

Improve your Postnatal Body Image with these Best Strategies

Key facts by Prenatal Expert

As soon as you know that you are pregnant, there are barrage of tests that follows after. With advancement in science and medicine, these tests are significant and vital in detecting the risks early on and help the doctors to take adequate measures to avoid the complications. Starting from home pregnancy test, routine blood tests, to triple markers and other genetic screening, all prenatal tests and scans are significant while you embark on your pregnancy journey. Momly spoke to prenatal expert to plumb the depth of these prenatal tests and scans to get a sense of a trimester-wise testing guide. 



Trimester-Wise Pregnancy Test Manual

How to overcome breastfeeding challenges?

Hello, moms! This week is Breastfeeding Awareness Week. This is an excellent way to raise awareness about breastfeeding and its numerous benefits, as well as to promote breastfeeding in our society. Globally, society is making significant progress in educating everyone about breastfeeding, and it is critical to understand the challenges of breastfeeding, how to overcome them, and the uses of breastmilk. We bring in expert insight so that you have authentic information to refer to when you need it

Expert Insight- Breastfeeding challenges and Breastmilk Uses

Expert Insights

Pregnancy impacts your pelvic floor by loosening the muscles around the pelvic area. It is common occurrence because the weight of the baby puts lot of pressure in the abdominal wall and pelvic region. All pregnancy women have diastasis recti.  The pressure causes the linea alba between abdominis muscles to loosen and stretch out. This spirals into a big gap in the abdomen. This blog answers common queries all new moms have about Diastasis Recti with expert backed resource and tips.

 Healing Pelvic health: Understanding Diastasis Recti  

Story of our Heart Child

When I met Mayank and we started getting serious about marriage, talks about family and kids started coming up, which is when this tiny little thought re appeared and came up in our conversations. It was then I realised that this was not one of the many random hobbies I had but actually wanted to pursue this further in life. Thankfully Mayank was on the same wavelength as me and it became a very big factor on us deciding to get together in life.

Yipppeee …She Chose Us

A parental guide to home school your kids

Homeschooling is schooling or educating your children at home by following the school’s syllabus and format of learning. Here, your children need not go to school but be at home and do their studies. Ideally, an instructor or parents themselves carry out their children’s studies. It is a study approach carried out right in the confines of the home rather than in a school environment. Know the benefits of Homeschooling and the approach while you homeschool your children. 

Exploring Homeschooling: What, how, and why?

Humans of Momly

After being happily married for 7 years, my Husband and I were more than ready to have a child. But as it happens, the best things in life come with hard work and endurance. After being told that it would be very difficult for me to conceive naturally due to my endometriosis and also a problem with the position of my Fallopian tubes we started our IVF process. Two years and two surgeries later, I sit and write this with one of my twin babies happily cooing on my lap and the other one pulling my sweet dog's tail. My life has never been more chaotic and yet there has never been more peace and calm in my heart. I don’t feel upset or resentful about anything we went through to get here. On the contrary, I feel successful and proud. 

IVF: Sehaj’s success story and takeaways

Expert backed PPD resource

Childbirth is a big event in women’s life. Women who are dreaming to become mothers get a chance to see the dream manifested on their laps. A chubby baby with curious eyes and a cherubic smile is out there for you to hold close to your heart forever. But pregnancy is also layered with bodily changes in women. A famous phrase hormonal rollercoaster gnaws at women not only in their pregnancy but also in their postpartum journey. A sudden drop in pregnancy hormones after a baby impacts their emotional equilibrium. Know the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression with expert-supported tips.

Postpartum Depression and Baby Blues: Know the difference

Top 5 recommendations from the community

Hey moms, Nation celebrated Read-A-Book Day on the 6th of September in quick succession to much-revered Teacher’s Day.
Read a Book Day is celebrated to promote books, the age-old asset of humans, and reading habits in individuals. Most specifically targeted towards young children to satisfy their curiosity, engage their imagination, and motivate them to dream big or achieve greater heights.
To celebrate this occasion with full fervor, we at Momly compiled a few books that you could read to your toddler. Enjoy reading aloud this thoughtfully curated list.


The Ultimate Guide to Read Aloud

A Healthy Vision for Baby's Future

Do you think Garbhasanskar and your child’s mental growth and development are interrelated? What is the science and theory behind Garbhasanskar? What are the various rituals that come under this holistic approach and the significant benefit of music therapy in pregnancy? To explore an ancient Indian practice that is deep-set in the belief that educating the fetus happens much before its birth, read our exclusive piece on Garbhasanskar.

Garbhasanskar and Healthy Pregnancy – What is the correlation?

101 of Infant Massage Therapy

Infant massage is an important component of postpartum care. Massage for babies has a lot of proven benefits like immunity building, helping in blood circulation, and developing a nurturing bond between mothers and babies. 
What are the significant aspects of infant massage? What is the science behind it? are some of the questions every new mother ponders. In terms of infant wellness, massaging has unleashed some of the great benefits and this postpartum care activity spans across time and generations. 
Momly explores the ABC of infant massage and gives a comprehensive insight on this topic for our community of moms. 




Strengthening Mother-child Connect through Infant Massage

Guest post

When you think being disease free, its like army with loaded arms and cake with ice-cream. Got confused, now u must be wondering what it is? So, in simple words good health is stated as a complete state of physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. It is completely well understood that if one is healthy that means he or she is not ill. In actual today’s world health means feeling well enough to perform physically, mentally and socially. Inner happiness is very important for your true health. Although health has body’s natural function and efficiency to adapt towards physical and mental changes where body is exposed to outer world. And if we talk about the community health it solely depends on individual health and here today, we are talking about women health. 

Women’s health and well-being: A comprehensive insight

Embracing motherhood through IVF

Preparing for pregnancy or helping oneself conceive is a lot of work. It takes a toll on physical and mental health. And sometimes even if everything is aligned, there is unexplained infertility that becomes a predicament in conception. Many couples go through stressful times while getting pregnant. With science breaking barriers and series of advancement in medical history, the tables can be reversed and infertility can be rewritten as a happy episode. How is it possible? Momly delved deeper into ins and outs of IVF which is breaking barriers and opening doors to enjoy motherhood. 

Understanding the Ins and Outs of IVF

How to prevent these risks?

Pregnancy is a beautiful time to be in for women. You are swimming in high most of the times and consciously planning for the road ahead. But do you know the road is layered with bumps too and you need to be watchful if you want to reach the destination safely. Healthy pregnancy is taking charge and preventing the risks and complications that have chances of springing in your bumpy ride. Before gaining insight on how to prevent the pregnancy risks, let’s know the different types of risks that make appearance in pregnancy. 

Pregnancy risks: Watch out for these roadblocks

Overcoming working mom guilt

We all know how this guilt works. And it is universal for women, whether working or not to feel a certain way of guilt. The commonality that bridges the two in this guilt trip is only a fraction of the guilt, they derive it from their own self and major chunk comes from the society. Society’s old notions and beliefs prick you and push you in a downward spiral of guilt, self-doubt and disharmony. For working women, shouldering different responsibilities and roles along with the guilt that society throws becomes very difficult and leads to stress and anxiety. 

Working mom guilt: Disintegrating internal peace in women

tips and tricks

Every parent sits on a fence whether screentime should be allowed or not to their kids. Even if they decide to go ahead with it, they are not sure on the permissible time duration for screentime. It has become a widely debated topic. Some parents say that they don’t allow screentime at all while others claim that few hours of screentime do no harm, as in the age of exposure you cannot avoid screens totally. What exactly is the way out? Read how to manage your kids’ screentime through Momly hacks.
TVs, smartphones and social media have pervaded in everyone’s lives. Technology has occupied our spaces and minds. We have made enough progress with technology backing up in every field but slashing the usage of screentime is what we don’t understand. We have come to a point that we have given the reins to it and it is making us dance to its rhythm. Even kids’ fraternity has become strongly tethered to the technological gadgets and devices. With surge of educational content apps and entertainment programmes at click away, it is becoming increasingly impossible for children to steer clear from smartphones and I-Pads. The growing exposure to these devices is making them more vulnerable to mental health issues. It is making them irritable, lose their focus, angry, and has serious impact on their attention span. It is high time we know how harmful is the electro magnetic radiation from technological devices.

Manage your kids' screentime with these effective tips

Happy Father's Day

This Father’s Day, let’s celebrate our superheroes without capes – the other half of parenting fraternity. Here are some of the ideas to plan on a Father’s Day to strengthen the bond between fathers and children. 

Superheroes without capes: The Guiding light of children

A complete guide to the best high chairs for your babies comfort

Hello mommies, are you looking for comfortable high chairs for your babies which will keep them in a firm posture during their meal times? Momly discussed with its community of moms and here are the complete details on few best high chairs that we recommend to give you babies complete comfort. High chairs are one of the items in your baby care essential checklist that you should consider investing on as soon as your baby starts sitting on their own.

High Chair Recommendations

Guest post by Archana Goyal

Motherhood is the most beautiful journey filled with love, joy, happiness, lots of challenges and growth. From the moment a baby is conceived, a mother’s life changes forever. And later after this little tiny creature comes into the world your days are full of sleepless nights, endless diaper changes and getting adjusted to a new routine. As children grow, mothers learn how to make a balance between work, family and their aspirations. Through the ups and downs, the journey of motherhood is a rewarding one with countless moments of love and pride. A mother’s love is unconditional and she shapes her children, creating an unbreakable bond that lasts for a lifetime.

The Highs and Lows of my Bumpy Ride

How to safeguard your kids while sleeping in a bed

Bed Rails and Guards

When your baby sleeps on a bed, it is always a concern how to keep her safe. To keep babies safe and guard them against falling, we tend to keep pillows on both sides. What if they turn and shift and, in the process, pillows get a nudge and they fall? Pillows are a stop-gap or temporary arrangement and soon you would be needing to arm your babies with a fuss-free solution. Scroll down to check some of the sturdy bed rails that our Momly community uses for their babies. Also, if you are planning to transition your baby from a cradle or crib to a bed then bed rails and guards make one of the must-buy items in your baby’s essential checklist.

Safety in bed for kids and babies

Buy these exciting choices

Hey parents, are you done flipping through online portals and walking in and out of shopping malls to choose a crib for your little ones?
Babies need comfort and a safe space to sleep. A small bedstead with a sturdy enclosure and rigid sides are must-have in cribs. A crib is often rectangular that comes with a baby mattress.

Are you planning to buy a crib for your baby?

Mother's Day Special

Hey, our wonderful moms, Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we can’t keep calm. As our community is majorly led by you moms, we would like to take this opportunity to pamper and shower you with love. On that note, we have put together few self-care ideas for you to rejoice and pat your backs for bringing the super-sheroe-ness in you. Try these ideas on this Mother’s Day and feel super special about yourself. Also, we would like to take a moment to applaud our mom community for the vibe they bring in our social media groups. We thank you for all the hard-earned wisdom/motherly instinct that you share with fellow moms. As a tribute, we have planned something special for you to spend time with fellow moms and bond over a DIY activity. You deserve this and much more so why wait, scroll down to know more.

The Ultimate Self-Care Guide for Moms

Baby wear in winter

Winter is here. Dry winds, sudden nip in the air and cool mornings are a common occurrence now. That brings in a slew of infections and viruses to the fore. Especially children are way more vulnerable to these infections due to their weak immune system. While these infections and flu are here to stay for some period of time, it is best to take care of our children to avoid them from getting infected by these illnesses.

Momly moms were discussing this very aspect on dressing baby for winters. While everyone was brainstorming on appropriate clothes and winterwear, there was one thing which moms couldn’t put it in their back of their minds. That is how to identify whether my baby is feeling cold or not, the visible and non-visible cues that they give out etc. Your baby is not vocabulary proficient to communicate their discomfort so it becomes all the more imperative to keep a tab on their non-verbal cues.

We have listed out certain points that you can use as reference guide to know if you are baby is feeing cold. Also, as it is a feat for moms to conjure up ways to make their babies warm, here is the winter wear edit by yours truly Momly to help you dress your baby smart and snug to keep them warm.

How to dress your baby in winters?

Must have documents for your child in India

Our responsibility as parents does not only limit to providing our kids with nutritious foods, good education or a healthy environment. But, one of the most important things, though very tedious, is the procurement of all the paperwork for our kids. Yes, to have all the documents of your child complete at the right age and at the right time is indeed a matter of great victory for all the parents. Especially in our country, where files go from one desk to another, paperwork might seem too humungous a task, but once when accomplished, it all seems worth it. 

The imperativeness of these documents stems from the fact that they provide your child with authentication, legitimisation, a prerequisite for identification in any country. You might temporarily delay the process now, but you can’t escape it. So, here is a list of five very important documents that you must have for your child to have a secure future for him or her.

Important Document For Children

Prenatal fitness sessions

Pregnancy is a time when you have to balance exercise and rest to give the fluctuating hormones a befitting reply. Too much exercise can lead to distress in your body and too much rest won’t augur well with your labor and movement of your baby. There are prenatal yoga asanas which has amazing benefits in movement, flexibility, and building strength and mental wellbeing in pregnancy. What about weight lifting? Is it safe to do? How impactful it is during the time of delivery? 
Let’s not mull more but get straight to the basics of weight lifting and know the impact it has when carried out at the time of pregnancy.


Weight lifting in pregnancy: Is it safe?

How to stop Thumb-sucking in kids?

Hey mummas, are you finding it hard to encourage your babies to stop thumb-sucking? You have tried finger mittens and yet you see them sucking their sweet little thumbs? You are end of your tether and just don’t know how to move away the thumbs that are strongly tethered to your babies’ mouths? Do not worry. We hear you. You are not standing out but very much one with the world of moms as most of the moms have seen this behavior in their babies. Here we spoke with moms who were facing this behaviour in their babies and, in exchange, we learnt some tried and true ways from them to reduce thumb-sucking and these are must-try.

Help your kid go thumb-free

Ace up the cuteness quotient in your babies

Mothers of baby girls – what are you ardently searching for? Baby accessories for your girl babies? Hairbands, headbands, cute hair clips, hair ties, hair bow, scarves, sun glasses – so many cute and functional options to adorn the little ones, aren’t there? Let us help you with some amazing brands that not only has wide collections in each category but these pieces have touch of character and personality. 
Here are some popular choices recommended by our Momly moms. Do add these in your collection because these brands will definitely hike up the cuteness levels of your babies. 


Style your babies with these choice of accessories

Make your nursing time enjoyable with these comfortable nursing pillows  Momly

Feeding pillows are also knows as breast feeding pillows. A feeding pillow is very important in your nursing care journey. It is one of the maternal care basics and significant part of postpartum/baby essentials. A comfortable pillow will support your baby’s body and helps you in maintaining a good posture along with reducing pressure on your body during nursing. While choosing a feeding pillow, you need to factor in all the points such as texture of the pillow, whether it is pliant enough to contour to the shape your baby could fit into so that it is at a right height and angle from your breasts etc. Some feeding pillows have additional frills to offer like place to hold items like bottles, burp clothes and baby related items.

Nursing/ Feeding Pillows

Tips to nurture your mom community

Mom-friends make our life easy and bearable. They keep us sane amid chaos and confusion and are important for our overall well-being. When parenting life becomes crazy, you can just turn to your mom-friends for help and support. Mainly because they come sans judgements and unsolicited advice. Moreover, you can just hang out and laugh it out over a coffee. They lift your sullen mood with their spirits and energy, and you could just reconnect to the person you were behind the title of mother and wife in their company.

But connecting with mom-friends is often a challenge. With a lack of time and crazy schedules, you are often left in a lurch. Migrations to other cities due to job change also become a factor to put a stop to the existing relationships with mom-friends. And when you are shifting to a new neighbourhood, you look for ways to connect yet you do not know how. Don’t worry, Momly edit has some amazing tips to help you make new mom connections and keep up with existing ones.

Fun ways to connect with Mom Friends

Pregnancy books to help you through your motherhood journey

True is the fact that a mother should always follow their instincts when it comes to their children. A mother’s intuition can never go wrong- be it when your baby is in your womb or in your arms or running around the house, if you think something is wrong or right- go for it. 

However, the best way to prepare and equip yourself on your motherhood journey is to get first-hand information through books. If you’ve announced the news of your conception, you must be getting a plethora of advices. Pay heed to some and just ignore some, for there’s no limit to unsolicited advices offered to us. However, books hold knowledge provided to you by experts, the information that you can rely on, the knowledge that will make you more confident and less stressed about your new phase of life.

We, the Momly, bring to you a wonderful list of well researched books that you can completely rely upon. Read the blog and choose your books!

What Books To Read While Pregnant

A curated list of movies that you can all watch together!

Movie time is the best time when it comes to entertaining kids. Movies not only boost their imagery and give fodder to their imagination but also give an opportunity to brew more conversations around the characters and story. Parents often wonder how to introduce their kids to books and keep them latched on to them. 

Sometimes, watching movies that revolve around the books that you want your kids to read is highly recommended as they would nudge your kids to pick up the book after they have finished watching them. If the book reading happens after watching movies, then this movie first method could be encouraged. However, introducing kids to movies in these highly uncensored times is a big challenge. The content has to be kid friendly or age-appropriate, should not involve any expletives or cuss words, and steer clear from any controversial topics. 

We, at Momly, bring you some family entertainers which will keep your kids hooked to the television, make their TV time fun and exciting and are totally kid-appropriate. These are some of our must watch flicks which have right balance of sensitivity, fun and adventure. Also, the characters appearing in all these movies will stay in your kid’s mind long after they are done watching, which is a major win for any movies, isn’t it?

Looking For Family Friendly Movies?

diaper bags for children

After giving birth, you have a boatload of infant care necessities to bring with you when you go on an outing with your baby. You need a shoulder bag that is both cosy and practical, has enough room for your baby’s essential stuff and isn’t too pricey to burn a hole through your wallet. 
A diaper bag is a bag used to load baby care items such as diapers, diaper rash creams, wipes, infant food, breastfeeding bottles, etc. Diaper bags come in a variety of sizes, some are spacious and some are pretty small. You should look for a diaper bag based on how much stuff you want to fit within it. You can go for a larger bag with multiple sections if you have a lot of baby supplies to carry. Compartments simplify your life by allowing you to divide items into compartments and arrange them neatly for quick access. Moreover, consider the material and longevity of the diaper bags. Choose something simple to clean because stains are a common occurrence. If you are a person more into aesthetics and style, you can buy diaper bags that come with extra increased features that can pass for totes in future.

Diaper Bags: A must-have maternity essential

Tips to stay physically and emotionally healthy

“Health is wealth”, they say. Indeed, it is true. If not for health, we wouldn’t have energy and strength to carry out simplest of activities. Even the daily care tasks such as cleaning or cooking become tough and stressful. World health day is observed to raise awareness of one's health and to encourage people to use the resources available to care for it. This World Health Day, do yourself a favor, take your health seriously and work on the preventive care solutions. As cliché as it sounds, prevention is better than cure, rather, it is definite cure in most circumstances. These tips can be followed by everyone and adhere to this year’s theme of World Health Day - ‘Health for all’.

World health day special

Cesarean Awareness Month special

The month of April is designated as the month to promote C-section awareness. This is the month dedicated to honouring C-section mothers and making resources accessible and available for expecting moms in respect to C-section births. Making people aware of the long-term effects C-section births have on women is imperative because C-section rates are on the rise everywhere in the world. The consensus among health professionals and pregnancy-related platforms is to work together to educate people about the benefits and drawbacks of having a C-section, thereby ensuring women's safety and support. 

Postnatal care for C-section moms is very crucial. Best postpartum care aids in the speedy recovery. This blog is for all those who have undergone a C-section and those who are planning for a C-section delivery.

Postnatal care for C-section Moms

Lounge in these Jammies

Night wears for babies and toddlers need to be cosy and comfortable. They should be soft enough so that they don’t cause any irritation to children. With million odd choices hovering around us, it gets difficult to make a right choice for our little ones. If you're shopping for infants, invest in some soft cotton clothing with lots of vibrant prints. And if you are buying for toddlers, you can be more creative and go according to their likes such as favourite cartoon characters or animals etc.

Best Night wears for kids

These Diaper Rash creams are your best choices

Diapers are part of your babies’ everyday routine. It is good baby hygiene to wrap your babies with diapers and cloth nappies. But you need to be very cautious as diaper rashes cause irritation and discomfort for babies. They are caused due to infrequent changing of diapers, keeping baby’s genitals wet for longer period of time, using soaps and other body washes in their genitals, or if the nappy is clutched too tightly. 
Every mother has the concern of how to prevent rashes on the genitalia of her children. Even the highest quality diapers can irritate and cause rashes in a baby's genital area. Do not worry; we have answers to your concerns about nappy rash. The options listed below are the finest ones for your children. These will protect your baby's skin from rashes and infections while enhancing the skin health in babies.

Say bye bye to diaper rashes

A Summer special post

Pregnancy in summer doesn’t sound exciting right? The sudden increase in temperature after mellowed weather lowers your energy levels. During the first trimester, you face early signs of pregnancy like morning sickness, mood swings, headache and fatigue. These added to the summer heat do not go well when expecting a baby. Momly brings summer care edits for pregnant women. A detailed guide to knowing pregnancy-safe foods during summers and the importance of investing in a comprehensive Lamaze class is all you need to safely course through the extremely merciless summers when you are on a bumpy ride.

It is a dire necessity to stay hydrated during summer and maintain a healthy diet when pregnant in summer. Lets learn what foods to eat and avoid when pregnant in summers.

Pregnancy in Summers: Summer friendly foods and Lamaze Education

World Book Day

Summer has drawn closer. The schools have shut down for the holidays. Children are excited to spend their holidays away from classes, school homework, and other structured activities at school. These are the days to spend on pleasure-giving activities like reading books, drawing, swimming, cycling and enjoying banter with friends.
Hey children, Momly Edit has something special for you to keep your curious minds engaged and invested. Yes, we got you fun books to read in your holidays. These 5 books will send a thrill down your spine, hook you in its fantasy and take you on a ride to an imaginary world.

Books to read in Summers – Holiday special

Tips to have a healthy skin when pregnant

Due to significant hormonal changes within your body, pregnancy has an impact on your skin. Few women are fortunate enough to enjoy the pregnancy glow from the time of conception until the baby is delivered. Pregnancy skin care requires a rigorous practice that, when followed, produces beautiful results. You can boost your skin health with Momly’s mom community-advised skincare routine plan.

Before that, check the skin issues mentioned below that bother most pregnant women during pregnancy.

Skin Health in Pregnancy

Top sunscreen choices from Momly

This year April summer is brutal. Blazing heat dissuades one to step out in the sun. With sunglasses, caps and sunscreens, you are pretty much armed to face the feverish sun. Talking about sunscreens for babies, you must have pondered which one to go for. As mothers, we are extra cautious in choosing baby hygiene products so it is best to research in-depth on the sunscreens too before purchasing a product.
A baby’s skin is very delicate and vulnerable enough to suffer from skin damage and rashes. Any cream or lotion you apply for babies must be tested on their skin to check if they suit them. Sunscreens for babies should be safe, gentle and free from chemicals. Some sunscreens are sticky and layer a white cast on their skin, making the skin greasy to the touch. Also, some sunscreens result in skin rashes and cause itch or irritation in the skin. We checked the safe sunscreens specifically formulated for baby’s skin in our mom community and were surprised with overwhelming responses. If you are looking for safe sunscreen lotions for your babies, these are the ones you should pick. Our mom community roots for these brands.

Shield your baby’s skin with these must-have sunscreens

Our go-to choices

Bath support tub is a bathing accessory for babies to have a joyful and comfortable time when they are bathing. It is useful baby essential and is contoured to the shape of the babies. The tub surface is very safe for babies and prevents them from slipping or falling.
Are you looking for comfortable bathing experience for your tiny ones? Try these bath support tubs that offer safety, ease and amazing experience for babies and caregivers.

Bath support tubs for joyful bathing time

Understanding different parenting approaches

Our parenting style is a philosophy that we carry in our heads and based on which we conduct ourselves before our children. Our behaviour towards them, the way we speak, the body language that we project and the boundaries that we set – everything gets encompassed in our parenting style. There are different types of parenting styles and it is quite okay to use more than one parenting style depending on the circumstances. Our upbringing and ingrained beliefs have a significant impact on the way we parent. Sometimes we change with the times and by engaging with different perspectives, our parenting styles also change. It is vital to understand the positive and negative impact/effects of all parenting styles on our children so that we are more conscious and mindful while raising our children.

Deconstructing Parenting styles

Prevention and cure

Have you heard of diabetes during pregnancy? Don’t be surprised. Gestational diabetes is highly prevalent condition that occurs during pregnancy. Effective management is critical for lowering risks associated with gestational diabetes. We highlight some of the powerful ways to control symptoms and reduce blood sugar levels.

Gestational Diabetes: Early signs, causes and management

Invest in childbirth education

The painless contractions or sporadic contractions that you get during pregnancy are called as Braxton Hicks contractions. This contraction is also referred as prodromal or false labor pain. In this type of contractions, contraction of vaginal muscles or tightening feeling in abdomen happens on and off and intermittently. It doesn’t lead to dilation of cervix. The contractions can make an appearance any time but more intensely felt after a physical exercise. Generally, it comes during your second and third trimester and subsides on its own. Braxton Hicks is a precursor to true labor pains and body’s own way of making the environment ready for childbirth.

Braxton Hicks and True labor: Know the difference

Top choices from our community

Postpartum bleeding is severe. You will need sanitary pads that can last a long time. They should not stain your panties but should be super absorbent. While shopping for postpartum sanitary pads, seek for features such as absorbency, durability and odour resistance. Lastly, choose soft and gentle maternity pads which are not hard on your stitches as well as pose any discomfort to you.

Maternity pads for new mothers

Impact and healthy tips

Pregnancy and fertility go hand in hand. Fertility is not only a women’s issue but also has a lot to do with men. Though it’s touted as a women’s issue, it is an issue of both sexes, men and women. The excellent quality sperms of men and eggs of women have to mutually coordinate well to give rise to a healthy baby. Your age plays a big role in matters of fertility. We know that the ages of men and women, as well as their fertility, are inversely proportional. The older women and men get, the less likely they are to be pregnant. 

Are you concerned that your age will prevent you from conceiving naturally? Is your way of life influencing your fertility? Let's take a look at the inner workings of fertility, such as what fertility means, the causes of infertility, and how to increase your fertility.

Fertility and pregnancy: Impact and healthy tips

Essence of value education

Times are changing. Children in today’s generation are exceptionally smart and clever. They learn quickly and apply their minds with enthusiasm and creativity. They are exposed to technological devices very early. Through that they get introduced to new things and concepts. But in this rapid advancement age, their ability to understand others and connect with them is slowly seeing a fall. Schools are doing their job of teaching them everything that is part of their curriculum but what about these essential core values? These values which, unfortunately, our education doesn’t prescribe in the curriculum are important enough to make your children responsible and successful in their lives. 

Are we doing enough to help them learn these values? How to instill these values in them?

Are you teaching these values to your children?

A guide to breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is an emotional moment for new moms. For eons, it is preached and followed by people. Mainly because it is regarded as the best nutritional health choice by doctors. Also, breastmilk is replete with antibodies that combat and protect your baby from various illnesses like ear infections, diabetes, chronic conditions, and other ailments.

World Breastfeeding Week is specially celebrated in the first week of August and globally, many moms join in the celebration to spread awareness and endorse its importance. Though breastfeeding has existed since time immemorial, new moms face enough challenges during breastfeeding. These challenges are brushed under the carpet and never given a second glance. 

In this blog, Momly highlights those common breastfeeding challenges that breastfeeding mamas face and unfolds ways to navigate through them.

Make your breastfeeding journey easy with our tips

Check these best reads

“Children are made readers in the lap of their parents”, they say. We subscribe to this idea totally. Just like we hold their little fingers while they put their feet to walk, we need to support them in the journey of reading too. Reading aloud is a precursor to raising a reader. Now that we have lodged our minds to books, let’s look at the good books to start the habit.

It is a problem of plenty when it comes to books. Too many choices and so little time, isn’t it? Also, looking at the sensitivity of the current world we live in, it is all the more imperative to be mindful of the book choices for our children. When we have established an appetite for books in them, next is choosing the correct choices of books that are replete with fun, visuals, entertainment, empathy and information. Momly edit has listed out some of the favourites from moms’ bookshelves and also from our dream library expert’s shelf. Pour your eyes on these reads and make your children’s reading hour enjoyable.

Are you reading these books to your toddlers?

Check these top breast pumps

Breast pumps are part of your postpartum essentials. Especially if you are planning to resume work post-childbirth, you are sooner than likely will be researching breast pumps to aid your breastfeeding process. More often, moms are confused about getting the right breast pumps for breastfeeding their babies. In fact, this is one of the most asked questions in our mom community, Momly, as well. To soothe your worries, we thought of bringing some of the recommendations mouthed by our Momly moms when this question of breast pumps was raised. These recommendations are based on experiences shared by the moms in Momly.

Your nursing journey made easy with these best breast pumps

Tips to strengthen your bond with the firstborns

Pregnancy is a time of joy. After you notice the early signs of pregnancy and have them confirmed with your health provider, you want to scream at the top of your voice about it. You share the pregnancy news with your family and friends because shared happiness multiplies happiness. But what about your firstborn? Are you well-prepared to break the news to him/her. 

Momly moms poured their emotional outpourings over this issue and wanted to know how to broach the subject of a new baby with their kids.

How to break the pregnancy news to your firstborn?

Top things to buy for your kids on the occasion of Holi

Hey our wonderful Mommas, it is time to throw in some colours and paint the town red. Holi, the festival of colours, is around the corner and we can’t keep calm. So, what are you planning to buy for your kids this time? Have you thought of gift boxes that they will enjoy or are you still contemplating, waiting to zero in on one?
We have not one but a handful of choices for you to add to your cart.
Enjoy Holi with these must-buy fun Holi gifts for your kids and make their life colourful.

HOLI HAI!!

I had always heard parenting puts a lot of stress on one’s marriage and relationships with family & friends. Parenting is an evolution for a couple that might be individually carrying different parenting philosophies, different attachment styles and their own childhood experiences that drive their thoughts on what they wish to do/not do as a parent. It is a lot of change to undergo and process and the best of us are often not equipped to handle the rush of emotions. Nagging or accusing your partner because of differing styles can take its own toll and one learns overtime to keep this in check. There is a change in friendships too even though it might be temporary – you don’t get to meet often or be included in plans as everyone assumes you must be busy.

My Tryst with Motherhood

Try these Ayurvedic syrups and solutions for your kids

Winter is the time of flu, viral fever and cough. Oftentimes, the cough becomes so persistent that it takes a long time to alleviate its effects. Even though many take medications, they get symptomatic relief. Ayurveda has the best solutions for your cold and cough.
Our Mom community also feels that the kids who are often falling sick with cough-related issues are able to handle better with Ayurvedic syrups and solutions.
We spoke to a few moms in our community and came up with a list of Ayurvedic solutions that has promised good health for kids by beating the symptoms.

Ayurvedic remedies for cold and cough issues

Read this blog and you get which foods you should to eat and which foods you should to avoid during pregnancy. Contact us and get pregnancy meal plan by Momly Nutrition Expert.

Being pregnant means entering into a world flush with puzzlement, wonder and mystery. The play of hormones causes drastic changes in women’s bodies. Your body swells by loading a bulk of kilos. Your body weight also puts a lot of strain on your growing baby. To maintain a healthy body weight during pregnancy, your diet matters. What you eat is going to reflect on your body as well it impacts the baby’s growth and development. Momly spoke to a nutrition expert at length who opened up on maternal nutrition during pregnancy, and how it affects babies in the womb and offered an insight into must-include foods in the pregnancy diet.

Maternal nutrition means essential food groups that you should have on your plate during pregnancy. Lack of maternal nutrition can result in various health disorders like birth defects in babies and even can lead to miscarriage. Experts claim that lack of nutrition in pregnant moms is alarmingly increasing metabolic and chronic illnesses in babies. A food is said to be nutrient-rich if it has a balanced amount of carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, folic acid and fibre. These super essential nutrients act as building blocks of growth required for a healthy pregnancy. Nutritional supplements like calcium pills, folic acid tablets and iron capsules are recommended by Gynaecologists in the initial trimester to bridge the demand-supply gap of nutrients in your body.

Nutrition in Pregnancy

These hair care solutions are a must-try

What are Baby care Essentials?
Baby care essentials are the baby care products that are needed to maintain baby care hygiene. Hair care products, skin care products and body care essentials like face cream, diaper rash cream and body oils are part of baby care essentials. Maintaining a healthy baby care hygiene routine is essential to boost babies’ skin and hair health. Hair care creams and hair oil for babies should be paraben free and replete with natural ingredients. Healthy hair care products will nourish baby’s hair and help in growth while unsafe hair care products are harmful to babies, intervene with the natural hair growth process and make the hair bone-dry. We have so many varied baby care brands flocking into the market today and it is difficult to make an informed choice as everyone claims their products are safe from chemicals. Momly moms’ choices are worth the trust as these moms have a first-hand experience with these products.

Hair care essentials for babies

Planning to go hand-free while carrying babies?

Baby carriers are baby care accessories to help parents carry their babies or toddlers. If you are armed with a baby carrier, you don’t have to carry your baby with your hands. Yes, you heard it right. You can have hands-free moments while your baby is latched to your body. There are different types of baby carriers like front carriers, sling carriers, carriers with hood/no-hood etc and you get all these in catchy, fun prints to resonate with babies.

Why baby carriers?

Helps improve the bond between you and your baby. Skin-to-skin contact is necessary to help the connection between you and your baby. Baby carriers promote not only bonding but are also a convenient factor for parents. You are not lifting or scooping your baby anymore. You can perform various tasks as your hands are not tied to your baby. Performing tasks can be achieved as well as you can move around with incredible ease. Baby carriers allow you to go for a walk or run errands.

Mobility is the strongest plus with baby carriers. Another thing is babies feel secure and safe by being with their parents, especially their mothers. As your baby is constantly attached to you there is reduced crying. You don’t have to run back and forth to soothe your wailing baby. You can run your hand on your baby and pat softly in between your chores and that itself will be sufficient to calm her. And last but significant is, your back is taken care of with baby carriers. You don’t have to slouch down, adjust yourself time and again, and worry about your back and hips while carrying your baby. Hands-free mothers are happy mothers and that is the motto of baby carriers.

Baby wearing essentials for parents

“I was due by 10 days for my menstrual cycle. Got those regular cramps, felt gassy, and frequent checks in the washroom but DAMN!! I wasn't getting my periods. What was wrong? Had I reached an age of irregular periods or had I not noted my last period date correctly? WAITTTT!! AM I PREGNANT?? Oh shit!! Double Lined, the second time!

A mix of emotions gushed through me. I was happy as we already had plans for the second one. But NOW?? I was unsure and nervous. My toddler was going to be 3. She was learning at home with me, the potty training was under process, her routines were changing, still trying to eat on her own. The days were already exhausting. 'Will I be able to cope?', was the thought hovered. We waited and spoke to her about the baby coming up. "Oh you are getting me my baby!", she seemed excited. The moment eased us off and how perfectly my little one was all set to be the 'Elder One'.

It happened effortlessly that she would take care of me and talk about the baby. Her 'Baby Shark' rhyme would include her baby sister/baby brother too and the finger family was just growing to be larger. It was satisfying to see her look forward to the arrival of the newest member of the house. It boosted my confidence. I was able to take care of myself and also spend guilt-free time with my toddler (when I was unable to run and actively participate in her games). After the delivery, just turned elder sibling suddenly looked taller and bolder. Sometimes a rush of energy in front of the sleeping baby. The other times a responsible helper to mum. Cautiously touching the tender fingers of the baby. I felt completely houseful. Growing with two little ones, unpacking more love and fun! “

Mom stories - When two pink lines meant a world of emotions

How to get your child to love reading? / How to make reading accessible to your child

Are you planning on inculcating the reading habit in your child? What are the different ways to start the reading habit? How to nurture book reading so that it lasts for a lifetime? Momly sat with a reading enthusiast whose dream was not only to read to her children but also to build a library so that other children can also enjoy reading. With her age-appropriate curated lists and easy, workable tips, here is everything you need to know about the world of books.

We all know how screen time is stealing our children’s innocence. The innocent time which could be spent on reading and exploring books is slowly getting replaced by high-end technological gadgets, game apps and million-odd entertainment programmes on television. Today, parents fret that their little ones are not showing much interest in reading books. While we cannot stop agreeing to that, we would like to utter some calming words to soothe your nerves. “Reading is a habit that can be hailed easily into your child’s life”. How? Please scroll down.

How to get your child to love reading?

Your common queries about starting solids for babies answered

When to introduce solids to your babies? What are the cues to identifying their eagerness to solids? Momly gets into the basics of starting solids for your babies. We have also attached a healthy meal plan to try out for your baby.

When to start solids for babies?

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for 6 months as breastmilk has nutrition and is replete with antibodies which help fight infections and chronic illnesses. Once your baby is well over the threshold of 6 to 7 months, it is the right time to introduce them to soft solids. Starting solids is important for babies as breastmilk or formula-induced nutrition alone is not sufficient enough for your growing baby. Around this time, your baby will require a different variety of food along with breastmilk to keep them energized and nourished. But having said that, your baby will give out certain cues. These are some of the signs of their readiness to explore solids.

Starting Solids/ Weaning your baby?

Are you feeling overwhelmed?

Pregnancy is a blessing and is considered a significant milestone in a woman’s life. Being a mother feels very rewarding and fulfilling experience for one. But many women think that their own individuality recedes in the background once the baby arrives. Many women find it difficult to continue their creative pursuits or the professional work that they used to do before their children arrived. Do you also think your creativity and personal time are lost in the middle of your daily routine with kids? Or do you feel positive enough to state that one can find a balance. We got a chance to explore the nuances of women before motherhood so as to launch a belief in women’s core that they can reconnect with the women they were behind the veil of motherhood.

Moms, Are you feeling overwhelmed?

Best pregnancy stretch mark solutions for expecting moms

Pregnancy stretch marks are very common and are visible post-pregnancy. The extra kilos you gain during pregnancy slowly wean off after pregnancy and that leaves some scars or marks called pregnancy stretch marks. You cannot avoid stretch marks as they cannot be prevented. But some of the best pregnancy stretch marks cream and oil solutions can make the stretch marks less apparent and visible. These are the pregnancy stretch mark creams/oils recommended by our mom community, Momly, and are very much tried and tested products.

Stretch Marks Solutions

How to take care when infected by HFM?

What are those red blisters in kids called? Why do they affect only the hands, feet, and mouth area? Are they treatable?
When the pandemic laid the world low, we got to know about Covid 19 virus. We delved deeper into it and tried to prevent it by maintaining social distancing and safety protocols. But do you know there are so many viruses that we are not even remotely aware of? For example, take Hand, foot, and mouth disease in kids. Many moms are not aware of this disease because it was unheard of. But slowly the awareness about Hand, foot, and mouth (HFM) condition is increasing. Momly addresses your need to know more about this condition by giving you facts and all you must do to prevent HFM from spreading.

Hand foot mouth condition

Both for your child and good gifting options

How the definition of toys has evolved from the olden times?
We want our kids to learn while having fun at the same time. Gone are the days when parents wore nonchalance in their attitude and were less mindful about getting quality toys for their kids. Cut to this generation, parents are rummaging through vast expanse of toy library and drawing out the toys or activity kits which will impart knowledge, help in creative thinking and tune their kids’ fine motor and social skills. Also, parents are keener to check out the indigenous toys to get their kids connect more deeply with the world and the surroundings around them. 

Recently we had a report by NCERT saying toys play a great role and have a huge potential to help kids in holistic development. They have also issued a handbook on toy-based pedagogy which is replete with inferences, all singularly pointing out to the significance of toys in transforming the prevailing education pattern into a creative process. Even NEP 2020 clearly states that educational toys bring experiential learning and fun together.

Best educational toys for children

Our top recommendations

Why does massaging benefit babies?

Massage oils hold great significance in baby care regimes. Offering a massage is held in high regard in Indian households. Baby massage oil is known to strengthen the bones and muscles of a baby, improve skin health, and stimulate healthy blood flow. Giving a massage to your baby also strengthens the parent-child bond. Nothing matches the soft kneading and gentle pressing that you give to your baby but it is very important that you use the right oil while offering a massage to your baby.

Baby Massage oils

A guide to parents

Are you planning to stop diapers for your kids? Do you want to know when to potty train your kids? Here are our tips for transitioning your kids from diapers to toilets.
What is potty training?
Potty training is when you are planning to move your kids from diapers or cloth nappies to the toilet room. Training them to use the toilet with potty training essentials like a potty chair, or potty stools is the first step toward potty training. Potty training is considered an important milestone in the lifecycle of kids.

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