APT diet solutions by Apeksha Thakkar

Significance of mother’s milk for infants (0-2 years) Mother’s milk is the most precious gift to her newborn. Mother’s milk is complete milk for her growing child, rich in antibodies, antiviral properties acting protecting shield for new born and accelerating growth and development. WHO strongly recommends, exclusive breast feeding for first 6 months of life and continued with weaning for at least 1-1.5 years. Post-partum a special care has to be taken to ensure that the mothers produces milk from both quality and quantity aspect. Breast milk is considered to be the most sterile, purest and wholly balanced in nutrition for the tiny tot. A new mother’s diet should ensure that her nutritional requirements are enough to help her recover faster from post-partum, ensuring she is producing good quality food for her child, as her nutritional status determine the quality of milk she produces. Diet of nursing mother determines the physical and mental wellbeing of her child; the fact is establis...

Congratulations ma’am! You and your husband are blessed with a baby, welcome to this roller coaster journey towards parenthood. Pregnancy cuddles some physiological, emotional and physical changes in a woman’s body and to get back in shape needs time, perseverance and lots of clean eating. One such struggle for every new mom is to lose baby weight. A woman’s body needs at least a year to recover back from post pregnancy trauma, both physically and emotionally taxing. A time limitation, sleep deprivation, postpartum depression (in a few common instances) adds to her plight. In an ideal situation, a woman gains around 10-14 kg through her nine months journey towards child-rearing. However, the numbers keep fluctuating based on other factors. After childbirth, nothing can make a new mum delighted if she can fit into her old pre-pregnancy clothes. It is advisable to start with mild exercise after two months in case of normal, vaginal delivery and in the case of c sec...