Love keep mothers going: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Being a mother is one of the most joyful experiences one can ever go through. But with it comes inevitable roller coasters. With pregnancy putting such a demand on one's body coupled with the hormonal upheavals, this can leave one feeling a little low. Both my babies were pleasant surprises thus when we found out we were expecting a second we were overwhelmed. The first year of our daughter was quite something. We hadn't slept in ages and had exercised almost every inch of our muscles.

My sister had sent me this wonderful encyclopedia 'what to expect when expecting'. But I have to say that our daughter was following her own manual. None of her milestones followed anything in the encyclopedia. By the third month I tried weaning her but the girl didn't want to eat anything other than butternut and milk. Weaning her to the bottle was also nightmare. So I tried the cup and spoon option and that left me with migraines. It's not like she was a focused feeder she used breastfeeding for comfort.