Author Durga Shakti Nagpal’s memoir on perfect pregnancy
The Hindu
Author Durga Shakti Nagpal, bureaucrat and mother of two, explains her journey to motherhood in her new book‘Grow Your Baby Not Your Weight’
Is it possible to have a ‘perfect’ pregnancy? Why not? Asks Durga Shakti Nagpal. In her memoir, Grow Your Baby Not Your Weight (Rupa), the bureaucrat and a mother of two explains how to ease one’s journey to motherhood. “A woman’s body is perfectly designed to bear a child and bring them into this world. So, the pregnancy can also be perfect, without complications. You just need to be on the right track,” declares Durga Shakti, emphasising the need to eat right and stay physically active.
Her debut book, which has been endorsed by celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Hema Malini, covers not just the first three trimesters but also birth, breast feeding, and post-partum blues. It addresses pregnancy-related myths and beliefs, as well as the role of an older child and the family’s active involvement during and after pregnancy.