When my son was 4 months old, my pediatrician advised me that I wait till he turns 6 months to start weaning. I was so eager to start him on semi-solids/solids. However pl remember, babies need good amount of milk till they complete 6 months. Here are a collection of home made baby recipes.

These are age-old remedies that our grandmas and moms believed in. I have always been in a dilemma if we should/should not follow. I should mention that when I gave birth to my daughter, both my grandma and dh's grandma were around to give plenty of advices and not to mention, all the pressure I received to follow the age-old procedures.

I am writing some remedies here that I followed and I believe that worked for my daughter [atleast didnt harm her ;-)].

Orai Marundhu:

Mathru boodeswaro devo
Bakthanaa mishta thayaka
Sukanthi kunthala naavaha
Suka Prasava Mrichchathuhu

Yahoogroups: 

There are various local Desi Mom groups [areawise] in the US. Joining one of the active groups will let you meet other Indian mothers, share parenting ideas, children's activities, get some playdates and above everything else, you get to meet other moms too.

Whats a bassinet? Whats a crib? Do we need a diaper pail? Humidifier, Play yards, swaddle etc etc....Terms that we have never heard of, concepts we are alien to and products that we may need to make our lifes easier.

I have compiled a comprehensive list of items that I think is necessary and also taken care to highlight nice to have items.

Ofcourse, the easiest access to a list is by registering with babiesRus or any other baby store. However I am writing this from desi point of view and infact am using one such list as my starting point

These are the various popular Do's and Dont's of Pregnancy I came across on the net and was adviced by other moms.

This is a diet that my friend circulated to me. I found it great! I am a vegetarian so this diet chart does not include meat/fish
It goes like this 1/2 litre of untoned(FAT ) milk as milk ( this does not include curds and buttermilk) this converted is 4 glass of milk in a day.
Once I have it with a protein additive ( its called proteinex)
Breakfast is: 1 cup of fruits ( 1/2 apple/1/2 pear/1/2 pomegranate) 30 mins b4 breakfast 1 glass of oats cooked in milk, with some tiffin , assortment of almonds,2 pistachos, 2 acroot.

Dressing Baby For Winter

How do we protect winter baby? Whats the best type of clothing? Should I bundle him up or just put him in layered clothing? If its layered clothing, how many layers? Well, I know for a new mom, the questions never cease to stop bothering her [have been there!].

Before I try answering the questions above, let me put it under two headings

• How do I prepare my newborn for his first journey from the hospital to home?
• How do I protect my baby at home?