Bond & Beyond

08/05/2024

workshops!

Combo and single day tickets available here : bio.link/swatijag

14/07/2021

gentle parenting - in malayalam

Do i hit my child?Definitely not. What kind of parenting do i follow? I am a gentle parent. what is gentle parenting? why it helps raise emotionally healthy ...

26/08/2019

I go through heavy traffic everyday. At least people will try to think about what the symbol denotes.

At just 50 bucks, best way to get the talk going on breastfeeding 💜💜💜
Breastfeeding awareness needn't happen only during breastfeeding week right? ❤️😍

24/07/2019

I still remember seeing this girl on her first days of breastfeeding.
Severely engorged & in pain.

Didn't know how long she'll go, But, look at her now.
3.5 years of breastfeeding!!
Today's Maya's birthday. The day I started breastfeeding. My journey went on for almost 4 years. 💕
Many people from the previous generation think young women today
1. Don't secrete enough.
2. Are not interested in breastfeeding
3. Won't feed for long.
4. Worried about looks / sagging.

Well let me tell them loud & clear.
In my 4.5 years of helping young moms, I haven't met even one girl not interested to breastfeed. Everyone wants to nurture their young ones with their precious milk.
It's just because of lack of information during pregnancy, misinformed family members, outdated methods, lack of guidance from medical professionals, early introduction to formula /bottles, trauma during childbirth, & other reasons why she can't breastfeed for long.

Not THE MOM. She's never the reason for the journey to end in between. It is the system that's at fault.
If she's struggling, don't guide her to a doctor. Always guide her to a certified or an international board certified lactation consultant.
There are many kinds of certifications & is the top most.
There are people who don't do good certifications & are practicing too. If you don't get the kind of help you deserve, go to another person. Don't lose hope. Also if you want to verify, check their credentials. Ask their certificate. No harm.!
Join breastfeeding support for Indian mothers on fb.
Remember, pain is common. But NOT NORMAL. Baby gaining less weight is common. But not normal. milk supply depends on demand. Not on how many litres of cows milk you drink. Too much cows milk will make you look like a cow. So be careful 😉
Go to a lactation consultant. Do whatever you can possibly do before giving up. Even if you are ending up in formula, it should be after exhausting every resource. may not be the choice of every mom, but is the right of every baby.
I wish every breastfeeding mom, a beautiful, memorable and happy experience.

05/07/2019

Have you ever had these questions?

1. Is it true that only opposites attract?

2. Why do best friends have so much in common, but life partners feel they landed with a completely different person?

3. What really matters in a marriage?
Is every couple ready for a marriage? How to know if one is ready to take the plunge (pun intended)? 😅

4. Is it true that intimacy dies once you get married?

5. Can a couple stay best friends for life or will marriage ruin it?

6. How can one's attitude & lifestyle affect the success of their relationship?

Well, I've decided to make things easier for you. I have answers for all these questions. Simple, effective & sustainable answers that can give plenty of clarity about yourself, your partner & your relationship.

These sessions are primarily aimed at unmarried couples that are in a committed relationship. They can be engaged to be married. To begin with, I'm gonna include newly married couples too.

With the kind of issues that I get as dm, one point that was clear to me was therapy is a solution to everyone's problems. But how many go for therapy? How many seek help? People are scared of psychologists? Aren't there good counselors out there? I don't know what's stopping them.

Whatever it may be, I have decided to stop this taboo of talking to a counselor. You guys are used to me & my ramblings now, so I will take a group session targeting certain important topics concerning relationships, that I'm sure this one session before marriage will be the best investment you make. Don't spend lakhs on your marriage. Please 🙏😁

Spend time to understand yourself & your partner, that's more than enough. And this session promises that. 😍

This will happen once every month and only for 4 couples. You guys can spread the word. 😍😍🎉

29/06/2019

S*x Talk.

Is it comfortable? Is it easy? Is it doable?

We explored all this and more in India's first S*x education discussion for Parents!
Yes. It is the first time a group of parents are coming together to discuss what to talk to children, how to discuss uncomfortable topics, which age to talk what, and how to handle difficult questions.

S*x education in our country has happened in 2 ways as far as I've seen.

1. personal counseling given to couples regarding sexuality of their children if their children were identified with a specific issue (abuse, gender identity, homosexuality etc)
2. NGO s that take good touch bad touch classes to children.
There has not been classes for parents on sexuality in children & how to nurture it carefully.

Parenting classes focus on Tantrums, boundaries, discipline, communication, skill building, education and several aspects of child development.

My contribution in parenting is towards the development of a healthy sexual environment for the child. To make communication between parents and children as transparent as possible so that the next generation feel they have the most non-judgmental parents with whom they can approach for anything and everything! ❤️❤️
&beyond

29/06/2019

குமுதம் - Kumudam and சிநேகிதி (Kumudam Snehidhi) plz understand that cow's milk is not supposed to be given to a newborn.!

The article talks about giving cows milk if the mom feels she has low supply and also to give fruit juices by 4 months.

This is to the magazine - According to world health organization, mom needs to give only breastmilk (or fornula) for 6 months, and start solids (which includes anything other than breastmilk, so it includes fruit juice too) only after 180 days to allow the infant gut to fully mature.

If there's a mother that feels she doesn't have breastmilk, she will get in touch with a pediatrician who will put her through a lactation consultant who will thoroughly analyze where the issue is and the lactation professional will help her.

Even if she wants to give anything else to her baby, it is infant formula she needs to give and not cows milk, for heaven's sake.!

If someone gives their 3 month old cows milk and develops complications will the magazine or the author take responsibility???