Leena Vohra

Direct advice: stop straining in the washroom and fix your diet first. Include lots of salads, whole grains, and water to keep stools soft. If the home tips don't work in 2-3 days, go to your doctor instead of suffering in silence.

Don't overcomplicate it. Just dry roast whatever nuts you have, chop them, and mix with warm ghee and dates or jaggery. Eat one laddu a day in the morning, don't eat too many because dry fruits are very heavy to digest.

Let's be practical, don't buy a new policy just before conceiving because it won't cover you due to the waiting period. If your company has corporate group insurance, check that first as it usually has zero waiting period.

I just delivered last month and had a bad cold in my last trimester. Honestly, taking hot steam with a drop of Eucalyptus oil was a lifesaver. Warm saline gargles three times a day also helped my sore throat so much.

Technically, urination clears out most residual sperm, so the chances are very low, but not zero. If you are worried, it's better to wait and take a simple, affordable urine test after a missed period instead of spending on early blood tests.