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Found this wonderful blog: http://taooffatherhood.com/, where the author claims: In my twenty years of fatherhood, I’ve made plenty of mistakes, and I’ve tried to learn from them. This site is my attempt to share some of what I’ve learned with … Continue reading →

We score a mini victory, as the formula supplementation has now dramatically come down to about 150ml a day. DS has been gaining weight at about 1 oz. a day, except for a brief period of 3 days during which … Continue reading →

Now that we have started practicing aware parenting – we thought we can also start a program to wean DS away from formula totally. At week 2, he was consuming anywhere from 500-600 ml of formula. So, we decided to … Continue reading →

As soon as DS was born, he was crying in distress, possibly wanting to bond with his mom. Given that she was still being worked on by the surgeons, with a lot of IV tubes going into her, I had … Continue reading →

Dear Son, As we watch you, moment by moment, almost every day now for the past few weeks, one question keeps coming up – is yours the state of being, all human beings aspire to be in, when they strive … Continue reading →

If Day 1 was eventful, Day 2 was no less colorful. The nurse on duty had stopped by at around 8p on Day 1 to help you nurse. Having read a lot about not forcing anything on you, I told … Continue reading →

What follows is the version of your birth story and birthday as seen from your Father’s view. Mom’s view follows later…. Completely unprepared for what was going to follow, I changed myself to scrubs as we had mentioned in the … Continue reading →

In the previous post, we had posted our birthing plan.  We were open to pharmaceutical interventions, only if medically required. We had crafted a plan, after careful research, that we thought struck a balance between totally natural methods and totally … Continue reading →

Here was the birthing plan made very diligently by Mom: 1. I’d like no internal vaginal exams, within reason, during my labor unless medically indicated. ———————————————————————— 2. If I go past my due date and the baby and I are … Continue reading →

5:30 p: Well, Mom is having diarrhea for the past 1 hour and now, severe cramping for the past half hour . Wonder if this is prelabor! 9:23p: Turns out we are in for labor…. we had a bloody show … Continue reading →