Birth Agni

“In order to align your life choices with your values, you will need to inquire about the effects of your actions (and inactions) on yourself and others. Although we are always stumbling upon new knowledge that shifts our choices and life direction, bringing conscious inquiry to life means that we continually ask questions that lead us to the information we need to make thoughtful decisions. Askin...

We all have our pregnancy and postpartum stories. For some of us like me this phase completely changed the way I look at life. It first revealed a side of me I thought did not exist and then all through the highs and lows, this journey has healed me from one extreme to another. I knew all through that my husband looked at it from a very different perspective. For him , it was more about trying to...

" Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future" - Maria Montessori I witnessed two events in the last couple of months that had a lasting impact on me as a mother. One of which left me torn and the other healed me in a way. I talk about these two in this episode and it reflects upon the way...

We are often anxious of going past the due date without naturally going into labor. The reasons are many, the fear of getting induced, the fear of the risks it entails. In this episode, we address why going into labor at different times is normal. We cover:  What are due dates? Why are due dates calculated? Can you know when did you conceive? What happens when we go past due dates ? What questions...

~BiteSize pregnancy series is aimed at providing information throughout pregnancy and enable informed decisions. "Your pregnant elephant ankles will return to normal. Just hang in there!"-Adriel Booker The early pregnancy signs range from nausea and headache to nothing at all for some women. But we often dread Nausea , right? Nausea when mild may not be accompanied with Vomiting at all....

"Age is an issue of mind over matter, if you do not mind , it does not matter" -Mark Twain The biological age however does affect us. This is an episode which is a part of the second theme of Season 2 -Ask you gynaecologist. Here we are joined by Dr. Manasi Naralkar who is a clinical Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and a fertility expert from Pune, India. If you have always wanted to start o...

"When  a flower does not bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows and not the flower" -Alexander Den Heijer This cannot be more true for Childbirth process. Labor, progression and the birth of the babies is influenced by leaps and bounds by the physical and mental ecosystem a woman is provided as the labor progresses. The aim of this series is to provide knowledge so as to enable...

Motherhood is honestly a bumpy ride, especially the first few months. It has its joys and it has its lows. It comes with mood swings and a will to outgo.  That rhymed there , right! Lots of songs and lullabies and mothers who can rhyme, but there is another thing that is very common among lactating mothers which is tremendous confusion about whether they are producing enough milk, the breastfeedin...

Congratulations on your pregnancy! The first step is to now choose the right birth place and the doctor. In this Pregnancy Series, we break down each pregnancy stage just like this one and provide you enough information to make those decisions better. In this episode, we talk about how you would choose the right care providers for your beautiful journey as the would be parents. Mommytrack Daddy Wh...

As  a part of 'Know your birthing process ' theme for the month of March-April, we are discussing the common birthing situations faced by women in this episode with Megha Khanduja from Mothering Mothers. While in labor and delivering, especially when it is for the first time,  a woman may have tons of questions based on what she is experiencing, it is valid for her to expect answers for...

Trailer of Season 2 where we go themed! Mommytrack Daddy Whispers Podcast has been rebranded to Birth Agni Podcast.  Support the show Sign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit https://birthagni.com/services#childbirth-preparation-programs https://birthagni.com/copy-of-services#breastfeeding-preparation-program This episode is supported and made possible by podcast recording and hosti...

We have brought to you an episode which encourages you to enhance your knowledge about birthing processes. Expecting parents often  dwindle in the delivery rooms when it comes to making decisions in different circumstances, at that point in time the knowledge about birthing comes handy. In this episode, Niati a hypnobirthing expert with over a decade of experience talks about the following Why pre...

I am into a new phase with my daughter. She is a toddler and the change in her is visible more than ever. There are frequent power struggles, she is able to express herself clearly and there are conflicts. She can be stubborn at times that she will stick with what she wants. She knows that her words are being received in the way she wants. And so it makes it even more important to know what develo...

Here in this episode, we have Maitri share her experience of how it was starting school of her daughter in the pandemic.  If your child is right about the age of starting school and you need to know someone's first hand experience , this is for you. Maitri talks about The difficulties of online studies for a kid starting their school journey. Effort to maintain balance of studies with work an...

This episode is a short memoir of my childhood with my grandfather. It is in the Hindi language. It is a small attempt to bring to notice the importance of grandparents in a child's life. Jay Kesler said, " Young people need something stable to hang on to -  a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give the...

2020 has been historic and profound due to its own reasons.  It has been a difficult year an extraordinary one.  In this episode, i took out the time to prepare a travel bag where i revisited this entire year and chose things i would still want to take to 2021 in my travel bag and things i would want to discard. I think it is really important to open this dialogue where we bring forth our stories...

Here we discuss how physical factors like seasons and food affect our mental health : both adults and children. We usually overlook the seasonal or sudden weather changes as a contributing factor to how our moods may elevate or droop. Prachi S Vaish, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist talks to us about the study and her experience with her clients on this. We talk about Bipolar disorder S...

Uncovering the following: What are habits? How do habits form? Does brain work on patterns? Does brain like patterns? Why travel makes us happy? Why children lack focus? How to build boundaries with children based on neuroscience? Why taking risks is a habitual aspect of our lifestyles? Follow us on Twitter: @divyavoce Instagram: @divya.kapoorofficial Mommytrack Daddy Whispers Podcast has been reb...

Motherhood is great . Motherhood is different. Motherhood is tough. Motherhood but should not be an episode of suffering, pain , held emotions , disconnect and deluded self. It should not be you but a part of who you are. In this episode of MommyTrack Daddy Whispers we talk with Psychologist Prachi, who breaks various stereotypes for us and speaks from  a raw and honest place, especially from the...

Often new parents find themselves being questioned for their choices. A lot of the times the plethora of suggestions hurled at new parents can be disturbing.  What is parent policing in families especially with new parents and their first borns . Why does criticism exist and can we do away with it? What is the origin of criticism?  We are discussing all of this in this episode where we take a simp...

We have our second guest in this episode, Neha Misra -CEO and co-founder of @thefinlitproject . In this episode she shares her journey , how as a young mother at 25 she went on to achieve so many great things be it post grad at one of the esteemed colleges in India to working at the Long Term Stock Exchange in New York. She is using her wisdom to bring financial learning to each household. We ofte...

Mark Twain said, "What is the real function, the essential function, the supreme function, of language? Isn’t it merely to convey ideas and emotions? Certainly. Then if we can do it with words of phonetic brevity and compactness, why keep the present cumbersome forms ? " Emotions are a language. How do they affect us ? What is the science behind Relationships called? What is that one emo...

Internet is flooded with information on pregnancy, motherhood, baby care and a lot of similar stuff.  What to choose or what not has always been a hard stuff for mothers and fathers. And we have all been there when we look back and say , ' That there was an absolute ridiculous stuff I bought ' . But this extremely generic globalization that may not fit all has its good side too. Listen t...

This is a conversation with a father. Our first guest, Daniel takes us down memory lane and speaks of his experience as a father , the role and responsibilities, how he feels about it, the miraculous firsts and some funny anecdotes. How a father perceives parenting and is it any different from the mother? The process may be but the final goal? Find out what has been our guest's experience.  I...

There are methods to managing kids. The process is slow but worthy. Find out the methods that we can hold onto even in times of lockdown and struggles. To make our needy souls happy, there are some tricks identified in this episode. We remember to use the magic element throughout as we work with kids and learn and grow as better human beings. If any of the things mentioned in the episode connect t...