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As soon as a baby is born, a woman’s life is engulfed by inevitable chaos. Newborns and New Moms dispels the confusion new mothers in urban India often go through.
Drawing from her own experience as a mother and her years as an accomplished and empathetic family physician, Dr Farah Adam Mukadam offers valuable tips and advice tailored for Indian parents through a book that:
Prepares a mother for her new life once the baby comes home
Validates Indian traditions surrounding childcare from a scientific and modern perspective
Provides insights about what to expect from family members and how to handle complex domestic circumstances after childbirth
Covers pertinent topics like mastering breastfeeding, accepting your changed body, postpartum mental and sexual well-being and readjusting to work after maternity leave
Contains useful tips for expecting couples in the age of Covid-19
Packed with wisdom and strengthened by real-life examples, this accessible how-to is the inspiration you need to embrace and enjoy motherhood.
MY REVIEW :
Whoever said that a toddler is a blender without a lid failed to relate this to a new mothers brain.
Being a new mother myself, there were a lot of things running in my mind. The baby, my toddler, my elderly parents and the covid pandemic that added itself to my ever piling up list of worries.
It was the right time that I grabbed Farah’s book which was exactly like she had a CCTV control room at her office.
A new mother is confused about her capabilities of mastering Breastfeeding, accepting her bodily functions post delivery, mental and sexual well-being yes that’s important too after delivery and adjusting herself to workplace post maternity.
Farah writes about postpartum care of the new mother. Most households have a similarity in the confinement period, belly binding ( you need not be in a hurry, but yes you could do it if you are comfortable and want to get back to pre pregnancy body ) .
The diet that the new mother is advised to what she can and what she has to avoid inorder to have a smoother transition.A set of general guidelines outlining the must be done and mustn’t be done. The meal should be simple, light, according to the mother’s taste and special foods that need to be mandatory in her meal. A lovely meal plan for new mothers charted by Farah is an easy guide for all new moms. The meal plan makes it easy for making prior preparation so that she doesn’t have to spend much time cooking.
Baby’s sickness and health is the four chapter where we get to know about various conditions pertaining to baby growth, brain development, colic, spit up and constipation. The doctor unapproved substances like Kajal, castor oil but are a must as per family traditions are very well explained on why being termed as unapproved.
Breastfeeding chapter discusses about the basic know how’s , preparation and must haves.A separate section about saboteurs and self doubters is something I really enjoyed reading and relate much. The field of lactation is been made aware only recently. We only knew about gynecologist and paediatricians. But the role of lactation consultant in between these two is known recently and is helping families from switching to formula and instead correct issues in breastfeeding. The appearance of bumps during breastfeeding, the causes and first aids to be followed are explained clearly so that you can conclude what you are suffering from.
A separate chapter on body image issues faced by women postpartum clearly explains why women look the way they are post delivery. A workout routine and eating right to keep metabolism levels up also helps new mothers to get back to their pre pregnancy weight.
PPD or postpartum depression would be the next word on Google suggestions if you type postpartum. Farah discusses about mood swings and ways to divert yourself.
The bedrooms after the baby, right from sleeping with the baby to getting back to sex life what you need to know is just waiting for you to read. All your doubts and inhibitions would be cleared very well once you read this book.
Just a like an extra wish, as a new mother, you could also offer your advice and care to couples who are planning for pregnancy during this time of #pandemic . Yes Farah has an exclusive epilogue just to address this.
At simple usage of words, mix of her personal and other real life experiences from patients, Farah makes this book a go to guide for every #newmother .
BOOK DETAILS
Format : Paperback
Pages : 288
Publisher : Pan
Price : Rs. 319
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Farah Adam Mukadam is a family physician from Bengaluru, India. She completed her MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and holds a Diploma in Family Medicine. She is a mother of two kids, a six-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter. She is a consulting physician at Narayana Hrudalaya Multispecialty Clinic, Bengaluru and has a special interest in providing breastfeeding and postpartum support to new mothers. She has a YouTube channel called ‘Momstein’ where she often busts myths around contemporary medical aid.
Instagram @dr.farah_momstein
Facebook @dr.farahadam
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I remember being full of questions and confusion as a new mom. Wish I had read this book back then since it promises to guide new moms through issues that are often not discussed in families. Good review, Sindhu!
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Oh wow I didn’t know she also wrote a book. will surely check it out. im trying to wonder what my book should be about!
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It seems the book covers it all! I had been through all these phases as a new mother. Finding a balance between being a mother and being yourself can be tricky. The book would help all new moms.
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New Moms need all the help they can get and what better than a good book. Will definitely check it out and share it with my friends.who are expecting.
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This seems like a good book for new mom’s , specially first timer as they do not have much idea of mommying 🙂
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That’s a detailed review.
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I had so many doubts and questions as a new mom and had so much to ask my doctor every time when I was a new mom, wish I could have read something like this. very helpful book this would be for all new moms
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This is such a helpful book. As a new mom, one is confused and struggling with depression and people around seem to further add to the chaos. Wish I had this book back then!! And, you have written about this book so beautifully!!
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The book seems to be quite a handy guide for new moms. Your review is nicely penned. Am recommending both, your review and the book to my friends and family.
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This is truly going to be very informative for newbie mom’s who have list of questions to be answered
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You may avoid accepting it but every mother goes through postpartum depression at some point in her life. In my first delivery, it was immediately as expected but in the second pregnancy, after being mentally prepared I hit PPD after a year. Imagine!
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Interesting book..wish I had something like this when I became a mom. I suffered PPD 35 years ago and then no one had even heard about it. The second time I was taken for treatment and my PPD became chronic. Been suffering since 35 years
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Very interesting! It’s so good that issues like PPD are out in the open and discussed.
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This book sounds just what a new Mom would need. Glad you found it at the right time. Loved your review, Sindhu. Hope it helps and guides other Mom’s too.
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Past the stage for this book but seems like a great recommendation for some friends. Thanks for sharing.
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Dr. Farah is good at creating a connect with the viewers. And this book looks complete relatable guide to new moms.
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This could be a nice gift for mothers to be or newly mom in my friend circle… Thanks for sharing..
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This book looks so interesting as we all have gone with this phase.I really want to read this
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This book’s very helpful for new moms and moms to be. Will check the YouTube channel too for helpful information.
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It gives me so much happiness to see more and more Indian authors writing books for new moms. Thank you for writing this detailed review.
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I like that mental health aspect is mentioned in the book
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This is a very well-written review and the book surely is a must read for new moms. Will surely recommend it to some of my friends who are at this phase of life.
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Shared your post with a few friends who will be mums soon in this Covid! Thank you for the informative post.
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Looks good. The book will come across as helpful for new parents.
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Its a beautiful book. Infact i had the Author Dr. Farah, on my show “Doctormommyspeaks Parenting Podcast” as an expert guest where she spills the beans about her journey when her son was diagnosed with Autism.
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I have read the book and I agree it was very helpful guide for new mothers on many accounts. Congratulation to you for your second baby!
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This seems pretty handy and very useful for new moms. Thanks for the review, Sindhu.
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I didnt know she wrote a book. will check it out.
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This book seems to answer a lot of questions a lot of mothers who have given birth to babies. It is a definite read for most pregnant and new mothers.
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