Ankita Bhargava Breaks The Breastfeeding Myths, Shares Her Personal Experience With Daughter, Mehr

Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava were blessed with their little bundle of happiness on December 14, 2019, and they have named their daughter, Mehr. The baby girl has filled their lives with sheer happiness and the parents totally treat her like a blessing. For the unversed, Ankita had a miscarriage before she had welcomed her rainbow child, Mehr. The actress has been sharing her pregnancy, motherhood and miscarriage experiences with her fans so that they can take a few tips from her and has been motivating them through her posts. Now, the actress has busted some breastfeeding myths.  

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For the unversed, Ankita and Karan had hidden their daughter, Mehr from the world for the longest time, giving only partial glimpses of her. It was on December 27, 2020, when Ankita had, for the first time, not covered her daughter, Mehr’s face with an emoticon and had shared a family picture from her first birthday celebration. To wish her fans on New Year, Ankita had shared a complete family picture with Mehr from her first birthday celebrations, revealing the baby girl’s face completely. Mehr had looked like an absolute stunner, twinning with her family in the shades of pink. Sharing the picture, Ankita had written, “Mehr Patel Wishes everyone the most amazing and well deserved year ahead!”

Following her motivational and interactive series, this time Ankita talked about the breastfeeding myths that every new mom deals with. While it is said that a mother should breastfeed for 6 to 9 months, Ankita shared that it is a special bond between a mother and a baby and they should decide the right time period for the same that works for them. She also talked about whether one should breastfeed their baby when being infected with cold or cough and if they should drink coffee or consume alcohol during this phase. Sharing her personal experience, Ankita busted all the pregnancy myths. She captioned the video as “BREAST FEEDING MYTHS- These tips are from my own learnings and personal experiences!”

Ankita Bhargava had earlier shared her experience of her first night with her newborn daughter, Mehr Patel and her breastfeeding experience, on the official handle of Love Messy Munchkins. Sharing what she was told about breastfeeding, Ankita had written, “My First Night As A Mother. It was 3am when I took this picture. I wanted to remember this moment. This emotion. This connection. This Blessing. I have realised that most often than not people land up scarring /scaring U with advises that were meant to help u to begin with. But my approach is to cross the bridge when it comes in all walks of life! My C section went absolutely stunningly wonderful and i was hale and hearty just a tad but tired cos of meeting all the guests but otherwise i was very much upbeat! The next challenge was BREASTFEEDING! I was told by so many people that breastfeeding is- Complicated, Tiring, Luck based, Difficult. I was also told that Breastfeeding is- Not for everyone, Should be regulated, Should be complimented with formula, Should be given in a bottle.”

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Recalling how she had felt connected with Mehr when she had latched for the first time and her decisions regarding her daughter’s breastfeeding, Ankita Bhargava had added, “My instinct said, Every mother and child are different, Lemme figure how Mehr and I do as a team first! When Mehr latched for the first time, It felt like a jigsaw puzzle just got completed! We were in sync. We were complete. We had a give and take. She knew me and I knew her! From that day onwards and till date Mehr and I are walking hand in hand on our breastfeeding journey! Right from the start I had decided on the following- Feed on demand, Feed to calm them down, Feed to pacify, Feed to give them protection, Feed to give them security. Trust me it wont become a habit thats gonna go outta control!”

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We hope Ankita’s personal experience of breastfeeding will help many moms out there, dreading the idea of doing so!

Images courtesy: Karan Patel, Ankita Karan Patel

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