New mom on the block, Masaba Gupta, sat down with mid-day to have a heart-to-heart discussion about the highs and lows she endured while breastfeeding her daughter Matara
Masaba Gupta
As World Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, celebrity fashion designer and entrepreneur Masaba Gupta gets candid about her journey with daughter Matara, who was born in October 2024. The new mom on the block sat down with mid-day to have a heart-to-heart discussion about the highs and lows she endured while breastfeeding her baby girl.
Masaba, who got back to work 5 days after giving birth, says the mother’s guilt begins when you leave the house. But how does she keep it at bay? “I can completely switch off. When I'm here, I'm here, and I haven't once checked my camera or anything; I just don't do it. I think it's torture for me.”
'Breastfeeding should be a self-discovery'
Masaba partnered with Philips Avent for their new hands-free electric breast pump. She believes that opinions from those around you can cloud the way a new mother thinks about breastfeeding and asserts that it should be a self-discovery; otherwise, it stresses you out. She suggests getting a lactation consultant on board for the initial months, as the process is very foreign to the body. She elaborates, “You don’t enjoy it because you’re too bogged down by how it should be done. There’s no right way. I think the right way is the way your baby feels most comfortable, and that you're not physically feeling let down.”
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For new mothers, breastfeeding can be an overwhelming task. Waking up at odd hours to express milk or postpartum depression taking over, it isn’t the greatest feeling for some. When asked how she dealt with such moments, Masaba avers that surrounding herself with the people she loves helped her. “Chatting with my mom (Neena Gupta), and not chatting too much with other people,” she asserts.
She further explains, “My aunt told me, ‘If you can put your phone off for 40 days and raise your child, you will be a superhuman’. I also stopped visitors. I didn’t want to see anyone for the first two months. I choose who comes and accesses my new world.”
Masaba busts myths around breastfeeding
While a lot of well-wishers and the internet offer unsolicited advice for mothers when a new child is born, Masaba believes it is essential to leave it to the experts. There is a common myth of how moms need to eat certain foods for surplus milk and avoid those that can affect the baby via feeding. The mompreneur signs off stating, “Doctors that I spoke to at the time told me that there may not be any correlation to what you eat and your supply. It gave me a lot of relief because I want to enjoy my food. I was just exhausted. I had also gone on my journey of nutrition and health, and eating right before I got pregnant. So I had discovered a lot of stuff that works for me. I think just call your doctor a lot more than being on Google.”
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