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WHY SEX EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS

Written By: Infano
January 23, 2021
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Sex education is more than just knowing about sexual intercourse. It is also about making adolescents understand how their body works, educating them about consent, contraceptive measures, sexual health, the psychology of intimacy and a lot many aspects including making wiser decisions in their sex lives. It is so important to have frequent and open conversations with young, growing teenagers about the “uncomfortable” topic, which is only a very natural part of our lives. But that hardly ever happens because of the social stigma surrounding the topic of sex and sexual health. No adults, neither the parents, the school, the teachers nor do the government or social/political leaders take the responsibility and initiative to make sure these teenagers are well informed about the sexual aspect of their lives.

In reality, all the sex talk only ever happens outside the classroom, where teenagers often get misinformed. They depend on what their peers tell them, which is often inappropriate and exploiting information. Not having access to proper information and the lack of enough open conversations around this topic, makes them turn to the internet, which is often explicit pornography. But this exposes the young minds to unrealistic fantasies and leads them to have false expectations from their sex lives which results in harmful and irresponsible sexual behaviour, including rape and violence. Thus, quality sexual education is very much necessary for young adults to value consent and make judicious decisions.

Lack of proper sex education is even more impactful for girls as they are the ones who are at risk of getting pregnant and carrying an unwanted child, if not made aware of contraceptive options. They are the ones at a higher risk of facing violence and non-consensual sex. It’s sad to see that so many teenage girls don’t even understand the concept of consent and become a victim of forced sex not even knowing that any kind of forced sex is rape which unacceptable and not at all their fault! Educating teens about sexual health, reproductive health and making them familiar with how their body works, will make them feel empowered and more confident.

Teenagers go through a lot of physical, mental and emotional changes during puberty, and they must be told that it’s normal. It’s important to talk about the changes they’re going through and inform and educate them more about it. Young teens must be well-equipped with knowledge and have support so that no young individuals face extreme consequences and find themselves alone, pregnant, scared or ashamed. 

Every adolescent deserves to be informed about their bodies, their sexual health and their sexual lives so that everyone can make wise choices and decisions for themselves and their partners.

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This Mother Has A Message For New Parents On World Breastfeeding Week

Written By: Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin
August 4, 2021 | 10:40 AM |
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Highlights

  • Sruti Nakkhul shares a heartfelt note on her social media with new parents about her journey as a breastfeeding mother to mark World Breastfeeding Week.
  • Reading up exclusively and attending classes on lactation helped in busting myths and made me much more confident about what I was getting into.
  • “Breastfeeding is not just ladies matter”. It’s hard; it needs dedication and a lot of help and support. It’s recommended by WHO to breastfeed for AT LEAST 2 years.
  • There may be mommies who didn’t enjoy breastfeeding from day one, some who give formulas, some a mix of breast milk & formula. It does not matter. You do what works for your baby and you.

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As Sruti and actor husband Nakkhul became parents to a baby girl, one year back, Sruti shared a heartfelt note on her social media with new parents about her journey as a breastfeeding mother to mark World Breastfeeding Week.

“It’s been one year since Akira was born and it’s also been a year where Nakul & I were also born as Parents. It also completes one year of exclusive breastfeeding for me. It also so happens that August 1st week is World Breastfeeding Week. This week I have just a few things I’d like to say to every single Mummas and Pappas!”

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Sruti and Nakkhul with daughter Akira
  1. Reading up exclusively and attending classes on lactation helped in busting myths and made me much more confident about what I was getting into. If my baby didn’t latch, I knew the right way to go about it and how to help the baby latch correctly.
  2. Golden Hour is truly golden. Right after Akira was born, she was immediately on my chest. Like the next second. In a matter of 20 minutes I got my stitches. While getting my stitches, she was still on my chest, skin to skin and she didn’t whine even a bit and was only observing my face. While I was cleaning up to get ready to nurse her, Papa was holding her skin to skin. After this, when I held her next to my breast, she just naturally latched on like a dream.
  3. The first 4 days I didn’t have “milk” like milky white things flowing out. I had good colostrums. Only on the 5th day I could actually see the breast milk. Also, I didn’t have any progesterone supplement tabs when I was pregnant.
  4. The first 3 months were the most exhausting. The long nursing hours, cluster feeding days , lack of proper sleep , fear and anxiety if I’m holding her right , if my breast is covering too much of her nose, is the let down too fast ? All these things were running in my mind.
  5. By the 4th month I was more confident. I was able to lie down next to her and feed her while she nursed for a longer time and I got to rest as well.
  6. There have been days when I’ve been overwhelmed, over stimulated because of nursing and cried because I didn’t feel like feeding any more. There have also been days when I admire her while she’s feeding and cried because one day she might wean off. It’s a never ending cycle of mixed emotions.
  7. As silly as it sounds, I’ve been scared to pump and give her milk because I used to think what if she didn’t drink from my breast after that? The fear that I might be replaced by a mere cup! My breast pump machine still sits unopened in my cupboard.
  8. I’ve eaten everything from day one. Every single thing I like but in moderation and whatever is in season. Babies get gassy, cranky and irritated for a million things. But no it’s mostly not because of what you ate.
  9. Yes she comfort feeds, she needs to nurse to fall asleep most times. No that does not mean you’re spoiling your child. She feeds on demand & Even after she started solids , she ALWAYS looks for me for a top up of milk right after her meal 😄
  10. Teething days are hard but it’s good to set your boundaries and tell them that it hurts when they bite. We think they may not understand and they just laugh. But trust me, babies know. There have been times when Akira has bitten me so badly while she’s teething, my natural reaction would obviously be to whine in pain. Once I unlatch her, I tell her calmly that it hurts me and that I’m going to feed her after a while. Sometimes she understands and sometimes she cries. But it’s okay. You don’t have to feel bad.
  11. Breastfeeding is just more than milk. It’s intense, it’s emotional, and it’s a different kind of bonding for both the mother and the baby. Also NO the size of your breast does not matter. And DONT FORGET TO PEE / POOP. Just don’t. Don’t hold it in. It’s okay for the baby to cry for a couple of minutes but go take that damn bathroom break.
  12. Last but not the least, there may be mommies who didn’t enjoy breastfeeding from day one, some who give formulas, some a mix of breast milk & formula. It does not matter. You do what works for your baby and you. Don’t let anyone shame for your decisions. You don’t owe any explanations to anyone. Trust your body & your mommy instincts.

“Also, all your daddies, it’s your child too. Yes, you can’t breastfeed them. That’s the only thing you won’t be able to do. But it’s nice when sometimes you’re also awake with the mommies when they’re up and feeding in the dead of the night. Giving company helps them to not feel lonely. Support your wife’s decisions and back her up when people try to give unsolicited / myth-based advice. It’s your duty equally to read up and learn about breastfeeding. Repeat after me- “Breastfeeding is not just ladies matter”. It’s hard; it needs dedication and a lot of help and support. It’s recommended by WHO to breastfeed for AT LEAST 2 years. So NO, it does not lose its nutritional value all of a sudden when the baby turns one”.

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Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin

Tasneem Akbari Kutubuddin has done her masters in Journalism & Communication and has worked as a senior journalist, editor and columnist for leading publications like The Logical Indian, Deccan Chronicle, Worldwide Media Corporation, The Bridge and Provoke.
With Infano, she hopes to create more awareness about women’s health issues. Suffering with Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition, she has also been advocating for its awareness through media.

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