Breastfeeding to potty training: Nepali mums in Australia share their never-ending concerns

Breastfeeding puts a lot of pressure on new mums, but that is not the end of their concerns. The Mum Mane Ama podcast series participants share their fears about overtraining a child for independence.

Mother training her toddler to use the potty

Mother training her toddler to use the potty Source: Getty Images

As a child grows so does mum’s anxiety. Participants of the Mum Mane Ama podcast share their motherhood journey from breastfeeding, potty training, sleep training to language training.

In the seventh episode of Mum Mane Ama podcast series, you will hear the voices of Krishtina Thapa, Sushmita Khatri Khadka, and Rojina Maharjand.

Krishtina Thapa who is also a food technician and works in a baby formula production company talks about what is the next best option to feed babies other than breast milk.

And Dr Rija Khanal gives advice on training children for new things.

Topics covered in this episode:

  • It is not always possible to breastfeed a child, what are the options?
  •  Training a child to use the potty
  • Sleep training (co-sleeping and sleeping in separate beds)
  • Does teaching multiple languages cause speech delay?

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Published 15 March 2022 11:19am
By Sunita Pokharel


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