Tests, Scans and more...

   Ok so here I am back with my second post..Gave quite a thought as what it should be about...Well here are some more things about the 9 months of shear excitement...

   Once it was confirmed, there were ,

'n' number of tests to be done :-/

Never in my life I had visited hospital so many times..nor I imagined what all was to come...

   Apollo (Koramangala) was my choice..just because my gynac was available there in morning early hours, so that I could finish all and reach office on time! Though the clinic was quite far away from where I stay, I chose it just because of the convenience of time

  And I was Not at all disappointed with them..every time all will happen just in time!! Meet the doctor, give blood samples for tests (for that matter any test, they had all available in one place), do a scan, get scan reports almost in 10mins and meet the doc again...This all I was able to manage in almost an hour and reach office on time. All was possible because this clinic is so very professional..you don’t have to wait for long for anything!

  When it came to tests, there were many to be done through out the term. Though your doctor would tell you most of info each time you visit her, I found it was really good to do some homework though.

   In every visit I would ask her, what next..once I get to know what are the tests or scans planned for next visit, I would read whatever info I could get on net about it. And it really helped me gain peace of mind. Moreover my doctor also was very friendly and would encourage me to read about everything before I go to her!

Well, here are few things to remember while going for tests or scan:

1. Ask your doctor about tests/scan planned in next visit

2. Read whatever possible info about it on net

3. Don’t forget to check the prerequisites for the tests with the clinic/lab

4. Always carry your own water bottle, some good muchable snacks, juice etc with you as you may have to wait for a while or might get stuck in traffic for good amount of time

5. Write down all the queries that had risen to your mind & carry the list with you, so that you do not miss up asking things to your doc

Also make sure to keep your doctors direct mobile number handy.

  So head on and enjoy the moments when you hear the first heartbeats of you little one..and then the tiny creature that you will see in scan ...and again  in the next visit the heart beats...and go on....

How it all started!

    The very idea of writing this blog came to my mind just because of my son.

Baby blues that I fought made me give a thought that if I write down this experiences may be someone might benefit.

And my biggest inspirations were my Husband and my Mom apart from my Son.

In this blog I try to collectively put my experiences through my pregnancy and motherhood and share little things that helped me in daily life.

The writings I share, are my own experiences, so please make sure to talk to your doctor, gynac or pediatricians before practising any of techniques/methods

So here I go...

   The very first thing I did after my pregnancy was confirmed by my Gynac was I ordered the book by Sri. Balaji Tambe "Ayurvediya Garbha Sanskar".

Though I knew I might not follow each and evrything this book says, I was sure few things might help to understand what to do and what not to, especially when there was no other guidance source! I am in Banaglore and could not find any book store where I could get this book and so I turned to Flipkart!

  This move turned to be very fruitful and was very happy to get the book within couple of day of order.Ayurvediya Garbha Sanskar has talked about the very basics right from planning for conceiving, till birth of child and infant care.This book became my guide and my mate during the most special time of my life.

   Though most of the time I ensured to talk to my doctor before following up just to be sure in case. Also skipped following many things described in this book based on my baby's pediatrics advise. During all the nine months I regularly followed taking "panchanmrut" in the morning before I eat/drink anything else. Though I cannot comment scientifically how useful it was, it surely gave me a good start of day! Will post the recipe of the same at the end of this article.

   Secondly I also bought "Garbhasanskar" audio CD and listened to it every morning or whenever I would feel low during my term. The music really helped me clam down and would make me more positive about the days to come.

Such was the effect of this regular routine that my son even after his berth would clam down and sleep peacefully when I put this music on.

  And third important thing I did was to create a login on babycenter.in and subscribe for their weekly mail updates. Babycenter's weekly email updates,inside pregnancy videos, articles and information helped me understand my baby's growth week by week and prepared me for what to expect next!

  With the routine setup with this my journey to the motherhood started!!

Now as promised here is the  "panchanmrut" recipe:

1/4 cup of milk
1 table spoon yogurt
1 T spoon Honey
1 T spoon sugar
1 T spoon of Ghee (preferably home made from Cow milk)

Mix all ingredients well and enjoy the taste!!