First Aid

Learn to handle any emergency with these handy tips from M&B’s panel expert and well-known paediatrician Dr Geetanjali Shah

What does a nutritionist feed her TOP 10 tips to survive eating with children

At face value, Dr Jane Bowen is a hard-core academic. With a PhD in nutrition and two bachelor degrees, her work as a research scientist and dietician might seem a little removed from the trials of the daily grind

Eating out when pregnant

M&B’ panellist Sonali Shivlani is an Internationally Certified Pregnancy Consultant and a child nutrition counsellor. She is the executive director of CAPPA India, and also trains aspiring birth professionals to achieve certification in pregnancy, birth and lactation counselling.

Womb in your heart

While surrogacy is certainly a boon for childless couples, there are many factors around it that must be kept in mind. We shed some light on the process, procedures and laws around surrogacy...

Can she hear you?

Make sure that you get your baby’s hearing screened early and evaluated regularly. Experts tell M&B, it’s imperative to get the first hearing test done within 48 hours of birth or before three months of age in order to prevent hearing impairment

No bun in the oven?

Watch out for these signs of infertility

Only YOU!

Have you decided to raise an only child? Arundhati Nath tells you how you can nurture him without making him lonely, spoilt and self-centred

Baby, it's me!

Rebecca Ley finds out why bonding with your growing baby can not only benefit your li’l one, but make you happier and healthier, too

THE NINE-MONTH SURVIVAL GUIDE

Pregnancy can be fraught with little niggles, but M&B’s survival guide will have you floating on air

How To Encourage independent play

We show you how to set up a Montessori-style toddler room to help your tot find her wings during playtime

Helping kids to sleep alone

Inculcating the habit of making kids sleep in their nursery instead of on their parents’ bed is essential. In fact, this practice must be fostered from early childhood, says Pallavi Bhattacharya

Incoming baby!

Most parents plan to have a second baby so that the older child has a ‘companion’. And it does surely have many benefits like learning to share, having a playmate, bonding, and having someone who is close to your age, who is a part of your life for many years. But this well-intentioned plan is not without hiccups when sibling rivalry and jealousy rears its head.

All about that baby!

All of 26, mum Nishtha Sachdeva had a lot to learn while stepping into motherhood, and despite the challenges that came her way, she managed to hold her own with a little bit of gumption and a whole lot of learning..

A matter of a gender

Your baby’s gender is the most important aspect of his or her character. But did you know little lads and ladies develop at different rates? Here’s how…

30 fab ideas for stay-at-home fun

Whatever age your child is, there’s always stuff you can do to pep up in these home-bound times! We bring you some ideas to get you started.

A C-Section? Why?

Sometimes your doctor will recommend an emergency Caesarean even if you are scheduled for vaginal delivery. Read on to know about the five situations when a C-sec could be a necessitated

Are You Struggling To Get Back To Your Pre-Baby Bedroom Antics?

Are you struggling to get back to your pre-baby bedroom antics? M&B helps you revisit love!

How To Have A Safe Sex During Pregnancy

You may have a bump so big that touching your toes is tricky. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy great sex right up until you give birth. Here’s how…

Sibling Revelry!

Baby number two on the way? Ensure there’s calm before the storm, with your older one!

We're not the same!

Effath Yasmin is India's leading IBCLC, a biodynamic craniosacral therapist from Mumbai, India and founder of Nourish & Nurture. Her special interests lie in infant oral and sucking dysfunction, tongue-tie assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, biomechanics of breastfeeding and treatment of birth trauma, anxiety and depression. Yasmin serves on the national board of Birth India and international advisory board of ICAP (International Consortium of Oral Ankylofrenula Professionals) and GOLD Conferences. She is also the producer and director of an award-winning international documentary film Untying Breastfeeding screened across many countries.

Is He Birth-Ready

What should your man really expect when you’re expecting? Get him prepared in advance to guarantee an easier birth (for both of you)

hey, sweet cheeks!

From top to bottom, your little one’s skincare needs will change constantly throughout the first year. Are you keeping up?

The calm in the middle of chaos

Fashion designer, coffee planter and entrepreneur Shika Prasad, 27, gave birth six months ago, when the world was plunged in the midst of a pandemic. While the uncertainties and insecurities of a global crisis loomed large on her choices as a to-be and new mum, the experience taught her take each day as it came...

Stand by me!

M&B’ panellist Sonali Shivlani is an Internationally Certified Pregnancy Consultant and a child nutrition counsellor. She is the executive director of CAPPA India, and also trains aspiring birth professionals to achieve certification in pregnancy, birth and lactation counselling.

Love, love me do!

Being parents need not slow down your love life. We show you how to rekindle the spark and bring back the magic, by creating your very own love nest!

Cut from the same cloth!

Feeling all matchy-matchy? Strut your stuff with your mini-me in these trendy twin sets by Bonorganik

Avoid Dieting While Pregnant

There is nothing wrong with dieting, as long as you don’t do so while pregnant as after all your child should be your priority