"Before Ma Thet Thet Aung became a full-time mother, she used to work as a teacher. “But, I really wanted to become a police woman. I think the uniform exude confidence,” says Ma Thet Thet Aung with a smile. “Ever since I became a mother, I look after my daughter; help my mother with house chores and take part in our community group discussions.” Ma Thet Thet Aung lives in Wan Pan Akhar village about an hour drive from Keng Tung town in eastern Shan State. The community group discussions, usually take place at the residence of the village head. It is also the same place where Ma Thet Thet Aung takes Ei Thet Mon, her 15 months old baby, for her growth monitoring. “Ei Thet has always been a healthy baby, weighing 6.4 lbs at birth. The health workers always put her weight record in the green zone of the growth chart. She does not cry or get grumpy as much. I am thankful, especially, for the sessions I attended during her first six months. I received useful advice on how to take care of a child in the early months,” says Ma Thet Thet Aung, referring to the Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) support group sessions provided by the Malteser International with funds from Department for International Development (DFID) through UNICEF. The villagers refer to Ei Thet Mon as one of the healthiest babies and everyone finds it hard to put her on the weighing scale that is tied to a longyi. Ei Thet Mon is being put into a hammock-like longyi tied to a weighing scale with the help of a health educator and a mother at a growth monitoring session in Wan Pan Akhar village in Keng Tung, eastern Shan State. "It is amazing how she keeps growing. She was just 9 lbs three months ago and now she is already 10.5 lbs. I am glad I knew how to take care of her when she fell sick last month.” But, not every mother has an all positive story as Ma Thet Thet Aung. Recently, her six months-old nephew’s weight record has dropped down to the red zone compared to his last. But help was not too far. Right away, health educators consulted her sister-in-law, Ma Soe Soe Khaing on what she needs to do to bring her son’s weight back to the green zone. Ma Thet also shares her experience with Ma Soe Soe Khaing regularly..."