• Free Printables,  Motherhood,  Muslim Moms

    10 tips to survive the first year of motherhood + FREE Adult Colouring Sheets

    100 days of darkness, sleeplessness, frustration, zombie trance – Common feelings in the first year of motherhood. How to survive through them all? Here are a few tips to tackle baby’s first year! 1. Accept help Immediately after delivery, I did not like anyone helping me. I stood awake all night though I had a nanny and my mom was with me. I wanted everything related to baby, to be done by me. I realised I am on the fastest route to burn-out and I needed to slow down and accept help from people around. There was nothing demeaning or making me less of a mother if I accepted help.…

  • 7 books for Muslim moms-to-be and pregnant ladies, Islamic books for pregnancy
    Books,  Faith,  Motherhood,  Muslim Moms

    7 books for Muslim moms-to-be

    ( EDIT APRIL 2023:  Join me in my new series, Muslim Women’s Bookshelf: An A-Z Guide to Inspirational Reads where I review, recommend or list Islamic Books – mostly contemporary books – helpful for women in their spiritual journey)   (This post contains Amazon Affiliate links)   As a new mother or a mother to be, we are often anxious and worried about this new and different phase of our life. Worrying about feeds and diapers is extremely common. From a religious aspect, we also start thinking about Aqeeqah, hair shaving etc – things we are not so well versed with/do not think about until we become a mother. I went…