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Does your baby loves mobile more than a toy ?

Saumya Nair

While our babies are busy with their own world of toys , we parents hop into our mobile phones and get busy with it.

How many of us as parents has or are currently following this trend ?

I shamelessly accept this that I am a culprit.

No wonder why my child is amazed when she gets a mobile phone in hand . She reacts with so much of enthusiasm once this device is caught hold by her.

Sometimes she overlooks her colourful exciting toys nearby and run to fetch the mobile phones that’s in our hand .

Ever since I realized this , mobiles are always kept out of reach from her eyes.

Once she was crying out loud while we were watching a movie from IPad and she needed that . She wanted to grab that . We tried to calm her down by placing some entertaining toys infront of her but her eyes were stuck on those moving images on iPad.

Finally we wrapped up our movie time session , closed the iPad and kept underneath the cushion. She cried for sometime but afterwards calmed down and went off to sleep.

I was a little concerned.

Not long before , I met a family who is struggling to upbring their daughter into a normal life as other children.

I met this kid who was just 5 year old. She behaved a little odd . She finds it difficult to interact with people , her own parents .

Why?

Because this little girl was entertained with mobiles , it’s videos and nothing else in the world. She got so engrossed that her behavior pattern got abrupted as she grew.

As other normal 5 year old children, this girl didn’t reply properly to what asked . In return mumbles something by herself .

And this really made me worry as a parent.

My suggestions for avoiding such a worst scenario consequence

  • Find time to sit besides your baby and play with them . Meanwhile giving lessons on different colors of the toy or animal names.
  • Say no to mobile phones while you are busy playing with your child.
  • Interacting with them more often as you interact with your spouse or any elder. Though they won’t understand but would definitely start speaking as soon as they hit the right age.
  • Never leave your child unattended with a mobile in hand . Some parents find this as an easier option to calm a wailing baby by giving their mobile phones.

Remember , the proper growth and development of your child is every parents responsibility .

Spy camera app for my baby !

Saumya Nair

Spying your baby ? Really !

Yes you heard that right . I spy my sleeping baby.

There comes a solution when the worst scenario happens.

And the scenario being , my baby fell off from the bed.

No ! Fortunately she was fine . She didn’t get bruises either but what if ? Sounds worst huh.

Hey ! Before you start judging me as a bad parent or tag me to be a “bad mother” , be considerate enough to know my plight on that day.

I had to make her sleep soon and let her sleep on the bed such that I could finish some of my pending kitchen works.

Nope ! I didn’t leave the sleeping baby alone. I made a boundary around her , she was surrounded with big large cushions .

Cushions so heavy that is incapable for a 6-7 month old baby to lift up and drag to the floors .

So no chance and that’s what I thought . Unfortunately!

She came out to be strong . Stronger than her 6-7 month old toddler.

Proud as a Mom ! Am doing well as a mother. Isn’t it ?

But of course not so at that moment when she hit the floor for the first time.

After this incident , I am definitely not going to leave my baby alone . But what about my household duties.

My husband is in a 12 hr shift . He definitely won’t be there half of the day.

There were 2 solutions , I found .

One , make her sleep down the floor , on a bed cushion .

Second , a spy camera.

I somewhere read in Quora about this app.

This is Alfred camera App https://alfred.camera/ .

I downloaded it t from Playstore

Now how this works.

I download the app in 2 of my devices . One can be a spare one as well and other your personal mobile.

I download it in my I pad and switched on the app camera facing my sleeping baby.

On the other side , I had it on my mobile as well.

I switched on this app camera that was connected to the iPad.

And I rested my mobile on the kitchen tiles, observing her every movement as well as doing my kitchen work.

Now I could spy her from the kitchen 😂.

Super Mom , huh!?

Well this definitely is a version of modern parenting techniques.

A screenshot of spying on my baby

😅

Baby food : Introduction to solid food for a 6 month and above babies

Saumya Nair

New Moms are always in a dilemma once they start introducing solids for their baby . Different opinions , advices turn out to be very frustrating as well when deciding on what and what not to feed your baby .

And hence it’s been a random thought of posting some very essential content that every new Mom’s prefer to google.

This blog is all about baby food , what I feed her in portions and the timings.

Solid food were introduced to my baby only after she turned 6 month.

Ragi Porridge

Before leaving to abroad I packed a powdered 3kg ragi powder and now on daily basis , my baby is fed with this nutritious food .

Ragi helps in gaining weight , nutritious with lots of health benefits that would definitely be a No. 1 option for a Mom out there.

Ingredients

Ragi powder

Water

Palm sugar ( for taste)

Milk ( small amount )

Before using the stove , stir the powdered Ragi in 2 cups of water . Stir well such that there is no lumps and then start the heating process.

Keeping stirring for 5 minutes .

In between add some palm sugar for taste ( in preference) and mik in little amount .

Continuous stirring will not form lumps and then the content becomes a little thick .

I prefer to feed my baby in a little liquid form and not much thick.

Do try to feed this powdered Ragi to your baby as a part of her daily meal. Especially if you are concerned with your baby low weight .

Cerelac.

I started with the idea of feeding her as a supplement to breast milk .

This definitely is a life saver for the mommy’s while you are travelling . I prefer to pack this item evrytime I am on a long trip with my baby and is an instant food available at the moment .

Cerelac comes with different ingredients.

Rice and wheat being the main . They are even added fruits in bites for childeren above 8 months.My first cerelac feed for my baby was wheat and dates combination that I started when she turned 7 months .

In my personal view , wheat and dates is her favourite amongst the cerelac family.

Introducing Rice and yogurt .

In her daily meal requirements , I prefer to add some more of calcium .

I learnt the idea mixing yogurt and white rice from my own mother . She finds it traditional and one of my favourite too .

We can even opt for cheese for babies and found a simple cheddar cheese in market from one of the known brands.

Other baby meals

  • Dal and white rice with some mashed potato or carrot
  • Sweet potato mashed up.
  • Broccolli and carrot steamed and mashed.

Fruits.

Fruits are nutrient and fibre enriched that definitely a need for your growing baby.

Banana , kiwi , plums , apples are a healthy supplement for your baby .

I start with Ragi porridge as her morning meal then followed by some white rice /yogurt mix in the afternoon and some steamed vegetables for dinner .

Breastfeeding her in between the meals is always on priority .

As an evening snack , I feed her with some mashed kiwi or plum that she happily enjoys while we elders sip a cup of hot and steamed tea.

Do try the above listed baby foods and feel free to share your views in the comment section.x