As I started writing this year’s wrap-up, or shall we say ‘wrapped’ as everyone seems to be on that trend, I sensed a negative tone in several points. I tried to shift the perspective on some as it felt like I was being unnecessarily moany. But the tone persisted. And I kept wanting to write … Continue reading A long and rushed year
I had been going around telling friends how I can’t relate to the word ‘mother’ at all. I’m a parent, and I parent my child. Not sure why but I just don’t feel like a ‘mom’. Until a friend put it simply – it’s become a gendered term that brings with it a lot of … Continue reading Mother
This post contains details of a difficult birth experience. I strongly recommend not reading on if you are pregnant. It pained me. Then it wore me out. Then it scarred me. And then it took away my balance. Labour. One year ago I endured 49 hours of labour that didn’t yield anything except pain. The … Continue reading Labour
This past year I had a baby. So everything either seems to be about that or feels miniscule in comparison. I am trying hard not to fall into that trap of believing parenthood is the only thing that matters. But it’s early days. So here’s my annual round-up. Much harder than usual to come up … Continue reading It’s that time of the year
There exist way too many clichés in the business of becoming and being pregnant. If FRIENDS misled audiences on how embryo transfers work, the average conversations around pregnancy & related ‘morning sickness’ are equally inaccurate. I became pregnant and learned that fatigue impacts every single pregnant person. Nausea and sickness may or not accompany that … Continue reading Morning sickness
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