Find out how prepared you are to filter the buzz around your bump and whether you can differentiate between fact and old wives' tale, science and superstition by taking this quiz created by Lakshmy Ramanathan author of For Bumpier Times: An Indian Mother's Guide to 101 Pregnancy & Childcare Practices.
In India, when a woman is expecting, it becomes a talking point for anyone within a bump’s distance. Everyone has an opinion, a tip or two, and a volley of instructions -- from the conscientious milkman to the nosy neighbour across the hall.
But in whom do you rest your confidence? Whose advice will you eventually follow as you take those baby steps to parenthood?
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You can find a copy of For Bumpier Times: An Indian Mother's Guide to 101 Pregnancy & Childcare Practices here.
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