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First flight trip post baby

Traveling with a baby is a whole new experience. As a first time parent, the idea of traveling thousands of miles with your infant's movements restricted can be quite terrifying.   We had our very first trip planned to India around the time my daughter turned 15 months. The longest trip we had taken before this with our daughter was the 2.5 hours trip to nearby Napa Valley. So naturally, I started reading up online on the things I need to carry in the flight and for our stay outside the comfort of home. We did a few things to prepare well for our trip. Also, we were visiting quite a few places during our  India trip due to personal reasons and this made it a little more stressful. Recommended Do's: Carry loads of baby food for the flight and your travel around your destination country. Depending on what your kid is interested in, new toys, books or video games for the flight. We are still on track for keeping our daughter away from all screen time till she turns 2 a...

Life After Your First Baby!

I have been meaning to write this article like forever and I am sure I will not complete this today but here's a start. Back when I decided to get pregnant with my husband, I thought I knew what I was getting into. But on looking back at it now,  I realize how clueless I really was. Especially on how having a baby was going to change every single aspect and relationship in my life. Be it your career, social life, definition of happiness or your relationship with your colleagues, friends, relatives and also your husband, it was all going to change. Some for the better and some for the worse. And the ones for the worse may not really matter much when compared to the things that got better. You know, my priorities and the way I value each thing in my life was going to change! When I start to think about it, there was no real way for me to be prepared for all these changes. No one really tells you about it anyways.  Parents are basically telling you to have a baby ...