As the best parent, everyone tries to protect their child in all possible ways. Our parents did the same to us and still do it. Once the child is in this world, parents try to nurture them in a positive environment, they try hard to give them the best knowledge, keep away the child from unhealthy things and habits, and take care that they are not exposed to unhealthy people around or fall into a bad company, teach them different skills and arts, provide them with all those materialistic needs to live a good life. And I know even you are on the verge of the same parenting thoughts, which is a very good thing and each one of us should do this with all our heart and care for our children by stretching ourselves to the maximum capability.

Now have you ever thought about why we keep on doing the above-said things as a parent or a guardian? Is it because the child is growing, or the child is too tender and small, or it is our responsibility as we decide and give birth to bring them into this world, or we want to make them good humans one day with these sanskaras. Each and every point penned here is correct. Right! But if we prioritize then the first point tops the list- the child is growing. Growing physically, mentally, and emotionally. And whenever growth happens there is a struggle. Without struggle and effort growth cannot happen. The only thing which helps in this struggling phase is a nourishing environment. This is the reason where parenting comes into the picture. Parents are those nurturers who help their children to grow.

Now answer my question very thoughtfully. Don’t you think that a fetus or a baby in the womb is growing? Yes or No? Growing from a single cell to a three-kilogram tiny human. Yes! The growth is happening at every passing second here. The cells are multiplying, new tissues are building, organs are forming, systems are maturing, and your little one is taking a nicer shape day by day. You will be amazed to know that right from the 5th week (the time when you get to know about your pregnancy) the “embryonic period” starts. This is when all the baby’s major systems and structures develop. The embryo’s cells multiply and start to take on specific functions. This is called differentiation. Blood cells, kidney cells, and nerve cells all develop. Now if we compare the growth in the womb during nine months with the growth outside, which one is faster and more complicated. Obviously, you will vote for the growth in the womb. Then why are we not so careful with this phase of growth? Why are pregnancies not treated as an important and special phase? “Usme kya badi baat hai, bacche toh sabko hote hai”- And here comes the role of perception, the way you think, the way you act, and with a deep introspection you will understand that you are not just reproducing but you are making and shaping the child in your womb. And here I keep my words very strongly that pregnancy is a phase where your womb needs the maximum nourishment. It needs to be nurtured well as this is the most delicate phase of growth in human life. Now nourishment doesn’t mean only eating good and taking prenatal supplements but here this word has a wider and deeper meaning. It’s about the physical, mental, and emotional nourishment of the pregnant mother, of the womb. Your womb is the world of your baby from where it takes nutrition, learns, feels, listens, reacts, and grows.