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Latest post on 19 July 2013 - 15:29
I was raised Catholic but didn't practice and honestly I never really believed in it and always had my doubts. I reverted to Islam 6 years ago. I can't really explain why to anyone who hasn't done the same, but I was guided by God. I developed a sudden interest and fascination with islam though I didn't know any muslims or anything about islam except what i had seen in the media. I wanted to know about it and started reading and BOOM! There is was, the missing piece. So I became muslim and moved to UAE.
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Latest post on 08 July 2013 - 16:00
I are to go to a business centre or outlet to re register my mobile no, is there one in mcc? Or where else near to AR? Also any ideas if its Ramadan Tom what their working hours might be? Tia There is in MCC, beside Dubai Islamic bank, near Q Home Decor. Ramadan will be starting on wednesday inshAllah
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Latest post on 08 July 2013 - 00:00
I used to buy it in Spinneys 2-3 years ago but don't shop there anymore so can't tell you if they still sell it
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Latest post on 07 July 2013 - 23:59
i am European but i am a muslim so fully cover (including my face) and the only thing visible to anyone are my blue eyes. And I can't tell you how many times when i've been out alone i've been approached by men asking "are you Russian?" with a naughty grin! A friend of mine told me that long ago in UAE when Eastern European ladies offered their services, they would often wear abayas and sheylas to move in and out of hotels easily without being noticed. Since i had my baby things have improved, think the stroller puts them off :)
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Latest post on 07 July 2013 - 19:52
im exclusively breast feeding my 11 week old daughter and at her last check up i asked the doc if it's ok to fast. She told me as long as i drink gallons of water at suhoor and iftar i'm good to go. So im planning on fasting every day as normal. If i notice my baby is fussy or feel she's not getting enough milk then ill postpone my fasting days til she reaches 6 months and starts solids and needs less milk inshAllah
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Latest post on 07 July 2013 - 19:50
It's permissable to have a male doctor IF there's no other option available. Muslim women should always try to have a female doctor. For instance, when I had to get epidural during my delivery a year ago, the only on-call anaesthesiologist was a male, so I had no choice but to have him give me the epidural on my back. This is allowed, because I had no other choice and it was for my health. However if they had a female anaesthesiologist available I would of course have preferred that! Ya same for me, when i was in labour at 6am the only anaesthesiologist on duty was a man, so i had to do it and get on with it. If there was a woman available of course i would have opted for her. Also once or twice when i had to go to the emergency room in the middle of the night and found only male doctors i let them treat me, with my husband or a female nurse present. And my husband also doesn't get treated by female doctors/dentists when he has an alternative.
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Latest post on 07 July 2013 - 19:40
Me and my husband just booked Thailand for September, 3 nights in Bangkok and then 3 nights in Phuket in a Villa with private pool. It is a bit pricey, but nothing compared to the same thing in Maldives or Seychelles. I too am DYING for a swim! :) <em>edited by MrsAbdalla on 07/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 20:46
I exclusively breast feed, contact feeding, not by expressing. It's so much easier than fooling around with bottles, sterilisers, all that extra work! it is hard in the beginning but as one poster said, once you get the hang of it you'll love it! Well i do anyway. Me and my cousin both delivered within days of each other in april and she gave up BF'ing after only 2 weeks saying it was sore and uncomfortable. It is in the beginning, but after a few weeks its not, and it's so special now especially when i'm feeding my baby and she's looking into my eyes smiling. I can't speak for anyone else but because of my baby being exclusively breast fed, she doubled her birth weight in less than 2 months, no colic, no gas, a bowel movement after every feed and i can see myself that she's thriving and i'm so proud i stuck it out and you will be too! But of course if you choose to do otherwise it's your choice also, and many cases women don't have enough milk or get infections and so forth so no one is to judge! You will know and you will do what's right for you and your baby. Best of luck!
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:55
My 11 week old sleeps with me and my husband and sleeps like an angel! If i ever do try to move her to the cot she wakes up. I had trouble getting her to sleep in the first few weeks so i used to lie her on her side and me on mine and let her feed herself to sleep (breastfeed). She doesn't need to do that anymore, she enjoys that the 3 of us go to bed together, turn off the lights, play for a little while and she smiles and giggles, then goes off to sleep when she's ready but she doesn't cry. I never swaddled my baby because she is a human in the end and needs to move or change position if she's not comfortable. My in laws told me if i didnt swaddle her she'd be a nightmare but now they've all sworn off swaddling after seeing how happy my baby is to move til her heart's content and make herself comfortable, not being forced into a cramped position and kept there for hours. And people who say swaddling makes them feel they're still in the womb, they're not in the womb! They were in there for long enough and they sooner they get used to life outside the better! I once let my MIL attempt to swaddle my baby and she screamed blue murder like someone was torturing her.
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:50
my 11 week old girl also loves to sit up, and an old lady recently told me i was damaging her UTERUS and she wouldn't be able to have kids in future, and i'm also stunting her growth! RUBBISH! I went home and checked every baby website and all i could find was if you do allow them to 'sit up' they will only like to be seated that way and not like to lie down. I honestly hear so much garbage here about babies and in the end the people who love dishing out the most advice seem to have the most troublesome, naughty or ill children. You know what they say, opinions are like *********, everyone has one :)
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:30
Hi ladies, opened an SnS account and ordered something which will be delivered to our USA address on 10th july, just wondering when i can expect it in UAE? Is the service fast? Forgot to ask them when I opened the account :D This is the aramid shop and ship? yes Aramex
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:13
12 or 13 July. WOW! That fast? Perfect :) thanks a lot!
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:09
It really depends on you and the baby! Everyone told me not to waste my money buying clothes for my girl but every day i dress her up in a clean outfit, even just for being at home, and every night a clean onsie for bed. I bought tons of clothes and even though she only got 2-3 wears out of some of them, i dont regret buying them at all. I love dressing her up. I bought loads of expensive bottles with separate teets, a steriliser, expensive bottle brush etc but my daughter is almost 3 months now and never drank from a bottle! She only wants breast. I also bought an electric breast pump when she was around 3 weeks old but only because i was becoming engorged and pumping by hand was a nightmare. So i have a freezer full of breast milk for emergencies :) i bought an expensive cot but until now she sleeps with us, she doesn't like sleeping alone. I bought a Graco electric swing chair which she adores and either puts her to sleep or keeps her entertained while i do the housework. Bought scratch mittens and never used them, just made sure her nails were cut regularly, they used to fall off her tiny hands anyway. I can honestly say you wont know what to have or not have until you have the baby because every baby is different. My friend's baby who is the same age as mine screams while getting dressed everyday, mine seems to love it. Edit: my mother in law insisted on buying lots of cotton jalabeyas for my girl claiming she needs it for the heat, she seemed to forget we are always in AC and even fully dressed my baby hates the AC, i couldn't imagine dressing her lightly because she'd freeze. She must have been remembering back in the day when they didnt have AC here for their kids, we do now. <em>edited by MrsAbdalla on 06/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 16:32
I delivered my first baby in April in Al Garhoud and i can't recommend them enough. The whole experience was so fantastic im ready to give my 2 month old a sibling! My whole family in laws has switched to Al Garhoud since for all their medical and dental needs. 5* treatment
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Latest post on 07 June 2013 - 22:21
Hi girls, I have a beautiful burberry bag for around 4 years that desperately needs a good and proper clean. Is there anywhere that does this and if so how much do they charge and how long do they keep the bag? TIA
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Latest post on 07 June 2013 - 22:19
I delivered my baby 7 weeks ago and for my whole pregnancy i never had an internal scan, only an ultrasound done through my stomach. I went to NMC for the majority of my pregnancy but changed to Al Garhoud right at the end and delivered there. Had my final check up with OBGYN the other day and it was the first time i had an internal scan to check if my uterus was back to normal which it was thank God. Not the nicest thing in the world, those internal scans :(
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Latest post on 01 June 2013 - 19:10
the Bodyshop's Coconut Body Butter. It's so amazing, everytime i wear it my skin is velvety and smells so good i could bite myself :) had to stop wearing it now though coz my 6 week old baby doesn't seem to like the smell :(
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Latest post on 01 June 2013 - 19:05
I have a 6 week old baby and use ABCDerm from Bioderma. I use the foaming body wash in the bath, the no-rinse cleaning fluid on her face when she comes out (she hates water on her face), the Cold cream all over her body. I was using the face cream but she has some little white spots so the doctor prescribed a mustela cream for that instead. I also use mustela diaper cream, i find it thicker like sudocream, the ABCDerm was very light and not fantastic. But everything else i really love :) try Bioderma and see, it's really nice and the same price range as mustela.
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Latest post on 23 May 2013 - 18:32
I used OBGYN's in NMC and Al Garhoud Private Hospital and neither ever measured my belly during my 9 months of pregnancy.
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Latest post on 20 May 2013 - 22:22
M: Mahra, Maha, Moza, Maryam, Maitha (all v common names here in UAE but not that common in other countries with the exception of Maryam) Actually can't think of any with T off the top of my head :)
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Latest post on 20 May 2013 - 22:14
I delivered one month ago at Al Garhoud. I cannot recommend them enough. They made the whole experience amazing, i actually really enjoyed my labour and birth (with epidural :) ). My OBGYN was Dr. Hanan who was an outstanding doctor, the whole time i was in labour i had at least 3 women in the room with me, a midwife who was there holding my hand and guiding me through the contractions, nurses checking on me, and my own Dr. came to do the delivery herself which i was so happy with. I would never deliver anywhere else after having been to Al Garhoud. The rooms are fab, the delivery room is big and comfy, the food is great, i love the place. Drop by anytime to take a tour and you will be highly impressed.
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Latest post on 19 May 2013 - 17:30
I've actually been dying to try it but didn't wanna risk it in case it came out later that it's all bogus. Haven't heard any scholars opinion on the matter either. Do you know which scholar approved it? The brand is Inglot, right?
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Latest post on 18 May 2013 - 19:26
I gave birth 4 weeks ago and im sure my husband thinks i also exaggerated about the pain (before i took the epidural at least) so i asked him to watch this and he refused saying he found it disturbing LOL.
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Latest post on 15 May 2013 - 18:03
Thanks a lot ladies :) yes she is exclusively breast feed (directly, not through pumping and bottling). Thank God to know it's nothing to worry about. Strangely enough Kiwispiers, sometimes i just cuddle her on my chest and she will burp, more so than the whole drama of putting her over the shoulder and rubbing and patting her back! She farts a lot though :p has to come out somewhere i guess LOL
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Latest post on 14 May 2013 - 16:43
If she is happy and not distressed then you need not worry :) My kids were both windy and would scream in pain if I didn't burp them properly. Think yourself lucky ;) REALLY! LOL. I was so worried! My first baby so as you can imagine :) i even wake up several times in the night to check if she's still breathing! LOL. Thanks for the advice :*
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Latest post on 14 May 2013 - 16:41
I am not sure if it's out on DVD yet, but it probably should be. "Silver Linings Playbook" with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence is outstanding, a really different story with a happy ending and just a feel good movie in general :)
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Latest post on 14 May 2013 - 16:03
Hi ladies. I have a 3 week old baby and after every feed i put her over my shoulder and try to burp her but only maybe 1 time in 10 she will actually burp. I keep her for 5-10 mins rubbing her back and patting it, i also try sitting her upright on my leg and doing the same, and lying her on her stomach and also doing the same. She doesn't seem to have trapped gas or anything and there's nothing wrong but i'm wondering if it's normal and if she's really ok?
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Latest post on 14 May 2013 - 15:59
they are beside our house most days between 5pm and 8pm grazing. i live in Al Aweer (desert side, not auto shops side)
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Latest post on 14 May 2013 - 15:53
Welcome to the world little Elijah! And well done Alenka, fantastic news! Wow what a birth! Congratulations! Completely agree, the nurses drove me crazy at the hospital and after the 4th day I had a major tantrum/meltdown and screamed at them all, cried, threw them out the room and threatened to walk out with my baby...aagghh! Like others, I was told about having to stay a final night because of mild jaundice-I called my gyny in floods of tears and insisted she get me out next morning! Well April ladies, we've done this thread proud....so many posts, so many people read it and a whole host of healthy babies - what a fantastic experience the pregnancies have been having shared them together and I look forward to sharing our new found parenting skills and experiences too:) thank you all for keeping me sane and supported! Looking frwd to meeting all the mums and babies:):):) I hope you're all doing well-I'm learning to hear my little Lewis scream his first pains of trapped gas and wondering how I will be able to bear seeing him suffer his first injections soon:(:( however I'm just starting to see his first smiles which make my heart completely melt:D:)))))) I've never known love like maternal love-he is just perfect! Love to you all-stay in touch between the night feeds, nappies and cuddles. Hope to meet you all soon! Xxx Max & Lewis xxxx edited by maxmistry on 12/05/2013 Have to agree with you Max! This thread has been a source of great support and i loved hearing all your experiences and stories, it was so nice to share everything as we were all going through the same thing at the same time. Hope you and Lewis are doing great inshAllah. I'm dying to get out of the house but my husband doesn't want our daughter to go out in public yet. He's terrified of germs and viruses and feels she's too small yet :( so i only go out when he drops me at a mall, lets me run around for half an hour while he drives around with the baby in the car! LOL. But i'd definitely love to meet everyone, and the little ones of course! I hope motherhood is as wonderful for all of you as it is for me. never imagined it was humanly possible to love another person so much xxx
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Latest post on 11 May 2013 - 17:28
Hi mommies, I am In :) My dear boy Elijah was born on 9 th of may, one week late, but no sign of being post mature, perfect little boy. Bringing him into the world took 24 hrs of active labor, had prelabor contractions the day (or rather night) before as well. Expected it to be quicker to be honest but i see nothing is quick with my boy :) now read your posts girls on bf and him eating long times can stay on nipple for hour or more, that for two sides and little naps in between for few seconds.. I wonder do they learn feeding continuously or that's his pattern? Tickling him too to wake up and eat but still he pauses a lot. Someone before was posting on LLL meet ups - any info appreciated, think i will need some advice to improve his eating and my feeding habits :) now he eats whenever, every 20, every one hour or two or sleeps three hrs or more unless i wake him to feed as dont want him go longer than 3 hrs unfed. Well today i slept in and him slept like a baby (hehe) for 4,5 hrs!! Well as you see BF is my only concern now :) Coming back to birth, managed to go unmedicated and having baths at home for hours helped thru much of early exhausting pain, i only consented to going to hospital when it was really overwhelming but at that stage it took husband at least hour to pack me in the car from my bath, half hr drive then walk from AHD doors to labor & delivery ward another half hr so by the time i got assessed ( with much resistance from my side to get into bed ) i was already at 9 cm , still took hrs for my boy slowly to descend but it was mostly lull time compared to transition contractions, or me was just out of my mind by that time, anyway i was very unsupportive of any interaction from hospital side :) and only let them near when my boy was crowning, 20 min pushing waiting for contractions to come and he was out perfect boy, we still stare at him with husband like mental cannot believe how cute he came out :) We discharged from hospital one day early as it was starting to get annoying going thru their routines the most hated is his blood tests every 6 hrs as they were expecting jaundice because we are 0(-)me and A(+) him.. All was good apart from those two little feet getting too many needles and stupid "cars" bandaids which are pain to take off even for my adult skin. Anyway we run away :) home since yesterday afternoon and doing great !! :) Ok girls we need to settle in and try and make it out to meet this bunch of "april" babies .. Some early some late hehe Xxx OH MY GOD CONGRATULATIONS ALENKA! So happy for you &lt;3 at last :) i found the same, i slept terrible at the hospital because doctors and nurses were in and out every hour checking my blood pressure and temp and checking the baby and i wondered if i'd ever be able to sleep again but since i came home its been great! My BF is like yours, i just feed whenever she wants, for however long she wants, and she seems happy and is gaining weight quickly. Her doc's words at her 10 day check up were "whatever you're doing, keep doing it! She's thriving!" So i was delighted. From what i've read, you can start setting a routine from around 8 weeks so i guess til then i'll just feed on demand. How are you feeling anyway? Light as a feather? :) :D
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Latest post on 10 May 2013 - 00:50
MrsAbdalla - You are so lucky! I was expecting the "magic" with my epidural too. But sadly the magic never happened lol. But it's all good, I'm just glad it's all over. I don't mind going through it all over again in the future, hopefully with a daughter. :) Haha. DS is only 2 weeks and I'm already thinking of having another one. How crazy is that? I'm feeding on demand, which is every 2-3hrs. Does your LO feed on single or both breasts? Wow 15 mins! My DS feeds for 30-40 mins!!! He keeps falling asleep I have to wake him up every now and then. I still didn't get a breast pump until now but I'm definitely getting one because DH wants to go out for dinner once or twice a month. We can leave DS to my in laws for a few hours. Did you get the epidural and it didn't work?! :O I know how you feel, i'm also thinking in another year i'd like to try for a little boy :) My little one feeds erratically, like sometimes she'll feed for 5 mins then fall asleep and NOTHING wakes her up. Other times she'll spend 15 mins each breast. The times she feeds for 10-15 mins only, she wakes up hungry again 1 and half hours later but when she gets a really good feed she sleeps for up to 3 hours which is great. Sometimes she pretends to be hungry and i give her my breast and she pretends to suck but then just wants to stay there for comfort and when i try to pull away she latches on for dear life! LOL she's so cute. i took her back for routine follow up 10 days after her birth and she had increased 300g since being discharged and the doctor was very pleased. Hows your lo's jaundice now? xxx
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Latest post on 09 May 2013 - 13:29
I just delivered my first baby 3 weeks and used Dr. Hanan at Al Garhoud Private Hospital. She is an amazing doctor, a wonderful person and i can't recommend her enough. The whole experience was just amazing, she made me feel like a superstar while i was in labour and I just love her :) sorry im still so emotional LOL.
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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 21:21
I use the Clinique 3 step programme twice daily: cleanser, clarifying lotion then moisturiser/night cream. It is a bit tedious but i hope it'll all pay off when i'm older. My mother has always been fanatical about her skin care regime and you would never imagine she's 57, her skin is flawless and almost wrinkle free mashAllah. I don't bother with eye cream since i saw on Dr. Oz that most eye creams contain the exact same ingredients as normal moisturisers but come in a tiny jar and cost double the price!
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Latest post on 08 May 2013 - 16:03
MrsAbdalla - Same here. I feel like all I've been doing these past 12 days is breastfeed. I had a bit of soreness as well due to improper latch (DS and I are learning together) but now it's getting better. My DH is just like yours too haha. He asked me last night if our little Zain ever gets full because he sees me feeding him all the time. And he thinks he will get fat because of it. Sometimes men are just so clueless. Lol. Wow good for you! I can't even think of putting makeup on, except when we went for follow up with dr for DS jaundice. Well I never wore makeup at home anyway so that's why. How did your delivery go? You're one lucky lady! :) Alenka - Ahh best of luck hun. Inshallah this week you will see your LO. He will come at his own time, take it easy. I say make the most out of waiting because once you have him you won't have time for yourself (the first week at least). Enjoy and keep us posted x My delivery was a dream al7mdulillah, the epidural is like magic, it made the experience so wonderful. I actually hugged and kissed the doctor afterwards and told her i couldn't wait to have another baby because the whole experience was so amazing. I'm a make up fanatic at home! I wear make up everyday and didn't let a little thing like child birth stop me! LOL. I find when i look good i feel good, so i always make the effort. My little one had jaundice too, so kept her under the sun through the window for an hour a day for 2 days and after 2 days we went for check up and they said she was fine now al7mdulillah. We did her aqiqah on the 7th day and i was heart broken shaving her head coz she had such beautiful hair &lt;/3 lol but it's already growing back mashAllah which is good. I'm having a great time dressing her up everyday, my husband gets annoyed coz i put jeans and everything on her but that's half the fun of babies, isnt it! LOL. How are you feeling? Are you sleeping well compared to the end of the pregnancy? Are you expressing any milk or just feeding on demand? although breastfeeding seems to have taken over my life, i guess its easier than bottle feeding, can't imagine getting up many times through the night, mixing formula, washing and sterilizing bottles etc. Her cot is beside my bed so as soon as she cries i sit up, pull her in to the bed, feed her, burp her and put her back, not more than 15 mins. Is having a new born harder or easier than you thought/expected? xxxxx
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Latest post on 07 May 2013 - 13:16
Hi Girls !! Let me surprise you i am still expecting !! :) 5 days past EDD Not much to say hey, following all your baby news though daily :) Pinkbutterfly, Max, thanks for your wishes and i am hoping for the best, although this boy of mine must be getting so big and chubby by now :) Started doing acupuncture yesterday, daily sessions, lets see how many i visit before deliver :) Stay well everyone! Will keep you posted :) X OMG Alenka! You still didn't deliver!!! How are you feeling? You must be exhausted. Are you sleeping at all? Have they said anything about inducing you? xxxx
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Latest post on 06 May 2013 - 21:15
Helloooo everyone! :) Thanks to everyone for your kind wishes. Al7mdulillah! PinkButterfly! :( sorry to hear your experience was so traumatic :( al7mdulillah you have your little prince now &lt;3 my little one is 15 days old now, i had terrible cracked nipples for the first 10 days which caused agony when she latched on but they seem to be ok now. I'm not expressing at all, just feeding on demand which is every 1.5 - 2 hours but its good, although i feel im on the job 24/7 :D hahahah. my husband said "i never thought i'd see the day where i'd be sick of looking at boobs" hahahaha. He actually can't believe how much she feeds, he wasn't prepared for this at all. But al7mdulillah it's all going great! I thought it would be a lot harder actually. The way people were talking about newborns terrified me! But honestly im sleeping much better now than i was in the end of my pregnancy, im on top of my housework, still do my hair and make up everyday even though im only staying at home. Al7mdulillah i feel i have it under control and am really proud of myself :) P.S. Anyone else feel like buying shares in Pampers? :D must be going through 14 diapers a day :/
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Latest post on 28 April 2013 - 00:17
hello ladies! Congratulations to all who've had their babies! And good luck to those still waiting! My baby girl was born on Sunday 21st April at 11.25am. Here's what happened: Woke up to pray fajr prayer at 4.45am and had severe period like pain that kept coming and going. So i decided to time them and see - was shocked to see they were 5 mins apart and lasting 30-45 seconds. The pain was awful, i actually bent over and couldn't move while it was happening. Many friends and even my mom had told me they start out pretty painless and up to 20 mins apart, and how they went grocery shopping while in labour etc! LOL! So i took a shower and prayed fajr prayer and then woke up my husband saying "we have to go, i think it's happening". Both of us were pretty sure it was all a mistake. We reached the hospital at 6am and they confirmed i was in labour. 15 mins after reaching my water broke. After that the contractions were so bad i actually wanted to cry and was shaking and asked for an epidural. Don't know what time i had it but boy it was amazing! :) the needle didn't hurt at all and for the rest of my labour i had no pain alhamdulillah. I wasn't numb or anything, i could feel what was going on, i just didnt feel any pain. I was shocked when my gynaecologist told me it was time to push and i started pushing (all painless) and she said "oh! the head is out!" i was like "really! i didnt even feel it!" hahahaha then i saw her being carried away to be washed and i cried. It was so fantastic. Needed lots of stitches afterwards, front and back (ouch) which i also didnt feel because of the epidural. So total labour + delivery was around 6 and half hours which is not that long i think? my baby was 6 days early. Al Garhoud hospital was amazing, the staff were outstanding and i loved the overall experience. Alhamdulillah for everything. My little girl is named Fatima and im just in love with her. Breast feeding is going great. Can't say anything else really except thanks to everyone for your good wishes. im so happy and wish everyone the same happiness inshAllah &lt;3
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 22:20
Hi girls! Had my beautiful baby girl at 11.25am today. Hope ye're all doing great inshallah. Anyone else delivered? Xxx
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Latest post on 18 April 2013 - 20:29
OP, what you went through sounds absolutely horrendous :( i'm so sorry. I'm due my first baby any day and was told until a month ago i'd have a c section, now apparently there's no need. What i find terrible is that when i was TOLD BY A DOCTOR I had to have a c section, many ladies actually made me feel bad about it! telling me VB is the natural way bla bla bla! Now i'm pretty sure i'm having VB, i am considering requesting an epidural and people are actually making me feel bad for wanting it! I know if i have a horrific experience delivering my baby, i probably won't want another or will be an emotional wreck next time round. I can only offer this advice. To **** with everyone else - do what you want and what makes you comfortable. It's your body and no one can imagine what you went through last time. I'm really feeling so bad after reading how you suffered last time :( hope you'll have a much better experience this time round. xxxx
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 16:39
Hello gorgeous ladies :) Had my doc appointment this morning, got on great thank God! Baby is engaged al7mdulillah and this morning around 4am i actually got some contractions but they disappeared :( anyway the doc told me just walk an hour a day and she'll be here in no time inshAllah! :) So i'm thrilled. The bad news is...my blood sugar is quite high so she told me no sweets, no chocs, no carbs :( that's pretty much all i eat. She warned me to lay off the bread, potatoes and rice. I'm like :/ what can i eat then! LOL. I don't like meat at all :s 10 days left til my due date but im really hoping she'll come in the next 7 days inshAllah. Hope you're all doing great inshAllah &lt;3
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Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 20:40
Hi, we are travelling to Sri Lanka with our kids both under 10 years. Can anyone advise me if they (or indeed my DH and I) require any vaccinations? TIA I went last year with my parents and we didnt get any vaccinations and were all ok, but i don't know about travelling there with kids :( sorry
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 20:39
Just wanted to post that we had a great week in Sri Lanka and if anyone is wondering where to stay, we were in a small boutique villa hotel with just 6 double bedrooms, spacious and light with a pool and gorgeous view over the river, with lagoon and beach just 5 mins away and I wanted to recommend it because the people / staff running it were so friendly and it was so calm and welcoming. It is called Bentota Waterside bentotawaterside.com and its three hours from Colombo which seemed about an average distance. we visited a local school with the kids, joined in their sports day, visited all sorts of people and places which were not touristic and had so much to do. I was surprised at how empty Sri Lanka was - anyway we had a really great time ! Aw that's great! I went last Feb with my parents, we did 3 days in Kandy and 2 in Colombo and we all agreed it was one of the most wonderful places we've ever been. The people couldn't have been nicer. We hired a driver for the 5 days and asked our driver to take us to any village to see the way of life and he actually invited us to his home/village, we couldn't believe how poor they were, no roof on the house, cooking on an open fire, no one had shoes. But they cooked us a beautiful lunch and were the kindest and happiest people we've ever met. The driver still calls us regularly to say hello and wish us well. What a beautiful country. Would LOVE to go back :(
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 20:34
2 weeks ago i actually had this dream: i was sitting with my husband saying i couldn't wait anymore, i need to see my baby girl! So i told him drive me to the hospital and i will lie to them when we reach to make them deliver her :D so i reached the hospital and told them "oh, my waters broke today and i have contractions" so they checked it out and said "sorry madam, your waters didnt break and you are NOT having contractions". So i went away and came back the next day with another lie saying i couldn't feel the baby move and wanted an emergency C Section or something! hahahha! Anyone else having crazy dreams?
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 20:12
I think people need to lighten up - we are talking very minor things here, a lot of which are typical male traits. I don't think any marriage will be rocked by their husband not folding his t-shirts properly, buying his wife a weed whacker for her birthday or snoring lol! It is a lighthearted thread and I don't believe anyone here is really disrespecting their husband. I say this stuff to my DH's face. We have a marriage based on taking the complete p*** out of each other and end up rolling around laughing. He even jokes when he's been a wally "go on, share it with EW" with a big smile on his face. I agree if anyone shared that their husband beat them, or was verbally abusive, had a drink problem or was cruel to the children then it would be different but complaining about making a mess in the kitchen - COME ON! *LIKE* scrap that! make that *LOVE* :)
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 19:50
Toddlers MUCH harder than babies on a flight lol And there i was thinking maybe i'll hold off on the travelling til she hits 2 or 3 :D my bad LOL
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 19:39
I have made several long haul flights (JFK) included when my son was a baby. It was so easy. Now that they are toddlers its a nightmare to entertain them. Lol! Enjoy it while you can and go for it! ;) :O Really?!?! I thought it would have been the opposite! This is my first so i'm clueless. Oh that's great to know then! Thanks so much :)
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 19:06
Well done MrsAbdalla! So you got DH to take you to babyshop after all. You go girl! :D I didn't get to buy anything though. I literally have EVERYTHING! Unless I want to buy a walker or a high chair even if LO isn't out yet. Lol. hahahaha! i want to buy a high chair too :( but he said it's wayyyyyyyyy too early and we don't have a lot of space. I was reading about walkers recently and apparently they're no longer recommended, they say it actually takes longer for the baby to walk if they've used a walker (apparently because they can't see what they're legs are doing so can't learn). So i've decided not to buy one, but my hubby wants one (eventually) saying all these new studies are total garbage and we all had walkers as babies and we're all fine! lol
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 19:04
No useful progress according to my dr. I'm 2cm dilated, 60% effaced. I might have an elective c-section if my bp doesn't get better. Not even close to labor. I will be in Mediclinic City Hospital. Thinking of you ladies too. xox inshAllah we will all have our LOs in our arms soon. InshAllah! Do keep us updated, thinking of all of you always &lt;3
MrsAbdalla
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Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 18:59
Alenka - Ohh my mom is just crazy sometimes. She's old school but I love her to bits. She told me a lot of other advice about the baby which I'm not considering at all. The worst probably is to NOT take a shower for 3-4 weeks if ever I get a c-section. Something about keeping the incision dry thus promoting faster recovery. Like seriously? OMG are you kidding me mom? Lol. How's it going for you? Any updates? Speaking of c-section, I went to see my dr today and she advised me elective c-section! My bp has been acting up, it's not alarmingly high but if it doesn't go down over the weekend I'm going for a c-section. Induction is not an option for some medical reason. So I guess I won't be taking a shower for a month then! Hahahaha. MrsAbdalla - Good luck on your check up tomorrow, hope everything goes well. I don't see anything wrong with taking the hospital bag with you. It's better to be prepared! I had mine in the car all this time. :D Have you had any further developments yet? I'm thinking about you all the time :) where are you delivering BTW?
MrsAbdalla
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 18:54
starting to worry about my impending doom oops sorry marriage :\: Don't! Marriage is a wonderful blessing and I wouldn't change being married nor would I change my husband for all the money in the world &lt;3 We are expecting our first child any day now and it's so amazing and so far has been a brilliant experience, we can't wait to meet our little one. I wish you and your husband as much happiness in your marriage as I've had in mine and may it last a lifetime for us both. Ameen :)
 
 
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