Super Mammy Diaries

If you are a first time mom you should definitely know what to expect, and below are some very common first trimester symptoms that you may not be aware of until you experience them. However, if you are a second time, third or even tenth time mom, you should still know about these, because you (like me), have likely forgotten what it felt like until you were in it all over again (thank you, pregnancy brain, because if you hadn't wiped my memory clean I wouldn't have signed up for this again so agreeably). 16 First trimester symptoms that every expecting mom should know about:  1. Nausea and how: I know a few lucky people who skip this stage, but for more than 60% of us, "morning sickness" kicks in around 6 weeks, tends to occur at all times of day, and leaves at the end of the first trimester. For a lucky few, it stays until the end. Diclegis (also called doxinate or doxylamine, which is made from vitamins and an antihistamine and is a blessing for morning sickness),...

Most parents read to their kids. Whether you're an avid reader or not, it's a habit that many want to cultivate in their children. As someone who often gets completely caught up in a work of fiction,I've tried hard to get my son to read and started this little bonding exercise when he was only a couple weeks old. At that age, all it is, is a way to spend time with your child, and really, they are enjoying listening to the voices they fell in love with while in mom's belly. Over time, you may find yourself reciting the stories by heart, or just describing what your baby can see on the page (it's not really necessary to read the text when it comes to baby books, though it is often easier to do just that). Now, two years down the line, my son can tell me some stories, and I have a self-diagnosed baby book addiction (fueled by my shopping habit). Here are the books that make the best reads, and are the most enjoyable for our little ones. 11 Best Children's Books (au...

Dear Moms, Dads & Parents-to-be, Happy New Year!! Instead of starting the year educating you or talking about toddler health and education, I thought I should entertain you instead with some of the new years resolutions I have drafted for my (almost) 2 year old! Since many will be painfully identifiable, feel free to borrow, and also to send me any that I may have missed. 16 New Years Resolutions Every Toddler Should Attempt:  1. I will not howl every single time my mom gives me a bath (the shrieking shall be limited to when she washes my hair). 2. I will not scream on an airplane, even if there is no internet, I will not yell "Youtube"or "wheels on the bussss" hysterically. 3. I will not pretend my dad's television is a touch screen and shake it when it does not listen to my demands. 4. I should probably try and eat something other than sugar, bread, nutella, cheese and raisins this year.. but I will take this under advisement. 5. I will not crawl on the fl...

Once your tot is talking away, it's easier to figure out what they know and what they have learned in the year and a half or more that you have been having one sided conversations. This is also the time when they begin to imitate us and tuck away information to surprise us with later. I've been having all sorts of fun, now that my son is (finally) jabbering away, and when I can understand him it always amazes me. Since I know how hard it is to constantly come up with new ways to entertain, and to entertain educationally while resisting the urge to prop your baby in front of the iPad, here is a list of some of the different ways our kids can and do enjoying being taught. Hopefully this will be particularly useful during the holidays! 11 Fun ways to teach your tots:  1. With stickers: Stickers are a great way for them to learn body parts and even to see what they know by making them stick little things in different places around the room, on themselves or even on you! Buy inexpen...

In the world where we are teaching our children the basics of eating, steady walking and turning sounds into words, we often get too caught up to notice all the things that our children are able to teach us. While our babies and tots cannot show us how to walk or talk, they remind us in many different ways that the things that are truly important in life are not how many milestones have been hit, or how many dresses our daughters have. Below are 10 life lessons I have learned from my toddler. For l ife lessons that you can pick up from your infant or 15 life lessons you learn in the first year or parenting, click here.  The joys of toddlerhood 10 Life Lessons learned from Toddlerhood:  1. To really live in the moment There's no regret, there's no stress, and often there's a touch of ADHD, but it's all centered around what is going on around them at the present and taking in all the sites, sounds, views and stimulation around them. Always present.. 2. It doesn't mat...

This post has been three months in the making for me. Since flying was such a disaster for me and my baby, I didn't know where to start with  appropriately expressing what I went through. However, there are some things I have picked up from the experience and to do's are below.  For those who want to know more about my experience - I had a one stop flight from India to the US recently, (and back unfortunately). Our second leg was 14 hours and my son did not sleep. AT ALL (we got 2 hours in on the way there and none on the way back!). He did not even want to be seated and my husband and I were running up and down the aisle, rocking him in the bar, sitting on the bar, trying to make him watch tv, taking turns to eat... So, I learned some to dos and alot more of what not to do. Fortunately for you though, most kids do sleep, and 14 hours sleepless is unheard of, so my high energy and overly curious boy is a quite unique.  Below are some of the things I learned and have put t...

Hi Moms, Dads and Grandparents, For those of you on instagram, you can follow along with me. I will continue to provide you with posts on the blog ofcourse - but there will also be tips tricks and tributes on the instagram page which is https://instagram.com/mommydiaries/  or insta: @mommydiaries. More to come! -TKV All content on this blog belongs to the author and cannot be replicated or reproduced without permission.