Pregnancy & Childbirth
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20 Best Pregnancy Books For New And Expectant Parents
Exhaustive list of 20 best pregnancy books to guide your journey into motherhood & be confident with the knowledge gained. Click to read more
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Preparing for a VBAC – 10 Helpful Tips
10 helpful tips while preparing for a VBAC - Being informed, Hypnobirthing, Positive Affirmations and more. Click to read
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Pregnancy resources for Muslim moms + Printable
This is the second blog post under Resources for Muslim moms. This section discusses videos, courses, books and a colouring booklet catering to Muslim pregnant women. Pregnancy is a life-changing and defining phase of one’s life and as practising Muslim women, we should be aware of the Islamic rules and practices to be mindful of during this period of our life. Here I am sharing some of the resources I have personally used whic have helped me. Pregnancy is a mind-body connection, the more aware and mindful we are of it, the better outcomes we often have. Educating ourselves about the physical strength of the human body and the resilient…
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Dental health during pregnancy
(Disclaimer – These are general guidelines for pregnant women. Individual cases may vary depending on the overall general health and other factors. Please consult with your clinician if you are facing any difficulties related to your oral health) Pregnancy is a life-defining event for all women. Add to it, the physical changes that happen and the hormonal shift, maintaining good health should be a top priority for every pregnant mom. Good dental health during pregnancy is an important prerequisite for a good general health. Though the old-wives tale of ‘gain a baby, lose a tooth’ is not true in the respect that we do not lose calcium from our…
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World Breastfeeding Awareness Week – Our Journey
My little girl celebrated her first birthday on Aug 1. Alhamdulilah. Aug 1 to 7 is also World Breastfeeding Awareness Week. On the morning of Aug 2, while nursing my child, I suddenly realized, ‘Come on, I have been doing this for a year now’. Alhamdulilah. I shared a few points regarding nursing learnt during our journey in a BF support group for Indian Moms. Here it is. 1. As per our religious norms, it is highly recommended to breastfeed for 2 years. So that is what I have seen my sis,my mom, cousins, aunts everyone do. It is an accepted and recommended practice in my family and…
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Caesarean Awareness Month
April is International Caesarean Awareness month. Just hours after my Csection, I heard one of the first demeaning comments about ‘ladies who have C section’. And so it increased from there. Amongst the Indian mindset, it makes a girl less of a woman if she had a C section. She is not brave, they say. She cannot bear the pain they say. ( When did bearing pain become a virtue?) But that is far from reality. Do you know the intensity of the excruciating pain when you get up from the hospital bed after having your body cut at the exact point where you will bent. (For a miniscule version…
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