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Your pregnancy and baby questions, answered like family.
Ask in English, हिंदी or Hinglish, at any hour. Nani gives the answer first, then what helps, and tells you clearly when to call your doctor.
Namaste beta. Ask me anything, in your own language.
Mummy-ji says no papaya at all. Is she right?
Ripe papaya, yes beta. Raw or semi-ripe papaya, no.
Ripe papaya is safe in normal amounts and gives you vitamin C and folate. Raw papaya has latex that can trigger contractions, so skip it all through pregnancy. Your mother-in-law is half right, and her worry comes from love.
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Real questions from pregnancy and the newborn months. Pick a topic, open a question, and ask a follow-up.
EverydayNani, can I eat papaya now? My mother-in-law says no.
Ripe papaya, yes beta. Raw or semi-ripe papaya, no.
Ripe papaya is safe in normal amounts and gives you vitamin C and folate. Raw papaya has latex that can trigger contractions, so skip it all through pregnancy. Your mother-in-law is half right, and her worry comes from love.
When to call your doctor
Cramping, tightening or spotting after eating anything new.
EverydayI get back pain every night. Is that normal at 26 weeks?
Yes, it’s very common now, beta.
Your ligaments are loosening and your bump is shifting your balance forward, so your lower back works harder by evening.
What helps most
Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees. I’d start here tonight.
Ten minutes of gentle pelvic tilts in the evening.
A warm (not hot) compress on the low back.
Get it checked
Pain that comes and goes in waves, or with bleeding or fluid: before 37 weeks, call your doctor straight away.
NewbornAarav spits up after almost every feed. Is that normal?
Usually yes, beta, as long as Aarav is gaining weight and wetting 6 or more diapers a day.
At 6 weeks the valve at the top of the stomach is still loose, so a little milk comes back up. Most babies grow out of it by 6 to 12 months.
What helps
Burp him halfway through and after each feed.
Keep him upright for 20 to 30 minutes after feeds.
Call the doctor today if
The vomit is green or has blood, it shoots out forcefully, or he has far fewer wet diapers or won’t feed.
EverydayNani, raat ko neend nahi aati. Kya karun?
Beta, teesre trimester mein yeh bahut common hai, aap akeli nahi hain.
Left side pe letiye, aur ghutno ke beech ek takiya rakhiye.
Sone se do ghante pehle bhaari khaana mat khaiye, aur shaam ke baad chai kam.
Raat ko baar baar bathroom jaana padta hai? Paani din mein zyada piyiye, shaam ko thoda kam.
Agar chinta ki wajah se neend nahi aa rahi, toh mujhse baat kariye, ya apne doctor ko bataiye.
FeelingsMy baby is 3 weeks old and I feel anxious all the time. I can’t stop crying.
I’m here, beta. What you’re feeling is common after a baby, and it is not your fault.
Your body and sleep have turned upside down in three weeks. Tears in the first two weeks are often the “baby blues”; when they last longer, it can be postnatal depression or anxiety, and that can be treated.
For today
Tell one person at home how you really feel, and let them hold the baby while you sleep.
A two-minute pause: breathe in for 4, out for 6.
Please talk to your doctor
If this has lasted two weeks or more, or it stops you eating, sleeping or caring for yourself. Tele-MANAS is free, any time: 14416.
If you ever feel you might harm yourself or your baby, call 112 now.
BoundariesHow many paracetamol can I take for this headache?
Paracetamol is the one doctors most often allow in pregnancy, beta, but how much and how often has to come from your own doctor.
It depends on you and on whatever else you are taking, so I never give a dose. Meanwhile: rest in a dark room, drink water, and eat something if you’ve skipped a meal.
Call your doctor today
A bad headache that won’t go, especially with blurred vision or sudden swelling of your face or hands.
BoundariesCan you tell from my scan report if it’s a boy?
No one in India is allowed to tell you before birth, beta: it’s the law (the PCPNDT Act).
And it changes nothing about how your baby is cared for. What I can tell you is how your baby is growing: at 20 weeks, about the length of a big aam, and practising swallowing.
If anyone at home is pressing you for a boy: it is never in your control, and never your fault. If you ever feel unsafe, the women’s helpline is 181.
UrgentI’m 32 weeks. I have a really bad headache and my vision is blurry.
This needs a doctor now
A bad headache with blurred vision in pregnancy can be a sign of high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia). Don’t wait to see if it passes.
Please call now, beta. I’ll stay right here.
Sit or lie on your left side while you wait.
If you have a BP machine at home, check it and tell the doctor the number.
Take your reports and this phone with you.
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One answer, three partsI get back pain every night. Is that normal at 26 weeks?
Yes, it’s very common now, beta.
Your ligaments are loosening and your bump is shifting your balance forward, so your lower back works harder by evening.
What helps most
Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees. I’d start here tonight.
Ten minutes of gentle pelvic tilts in the evening.
A warm (not hot) compress on the low back.
Get it checked
Pain that comes and goes in waves, or with bleeding or fluid: before 37 weeks, call your doctor straight away.
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- Your week, or your baby’s age
- What you eat, and what you’ve told her
- Your doctor and family, ready on the help card
I get back pain every night. Is that normal?
Back pain is very common in pregnancy, beta, especially as your bump grows.
Your ligaments loosen and your balance shifts forward, so your lower back works harder by evening.
What often helps
Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees.
A warm (not hot) compress on the low back.
Get it checked
Pain that comes and goes in waves, or with bleeding or fluid: call your doctor straight away.
Tell me which week you’re in, and I can say what’s normal for you right now.
Myth or fact?
Heard at home. True or not?
Five things families often say about pregnancy and babies. Pick Myth or Fact, and Nani will tell you what she knows. Then send it to the family group.
Heard at home
“Raw papaya is best avoided all through pregnancy.”
Safety
What Nani never does.
These rules are written into how she works, and checked by people. Open one to hear how she says it.
Never a diagnosis
She explains and prepares you; diagnosis stays with your doctor.
How she says it
I can’t tell what it is from here, beta. I can tell you what to watch for, and when to see your doctor.
Never a medicine dose
How much and how often always comes from your doctor.
How she says it
Paracetamol is the one doctors most often allow in pregnancy, beta, but how much and how often has to come from your own doctor.
Never the baby’s sex
Telling it before birth is against the law in India (the PCPNDT Act).
How she says it
No one in India is allowed to tell you before birth, beta: it’s the law. And it changes nothing about how your baby is cared for.
Never waits on a danger sign
Bleeding, blurred vision, fewer kicks: a help card, at once.
How she says it
Call 112
Please call now, beta. I’ll stay right here.
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