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Novembergift
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Hi Everyone, I am a first time mother to a beautiful baby girl. I call her my November surprise gift because she is pre-term, and was expected in January. My husband and I love her very much and are happy that she decided to grace us with her presence earlier itself.

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VERY TRUE!!!

Mum and Dad were watching TV when Mum said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed.

She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container,put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the excursion and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her bag then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night Solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.

Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm on my way," she said.

She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and radios, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework. In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list.
She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals. About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.

Anything extraordinary here?
Wonder why women live longer...?
CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL...... (and we can't die sooner,we still have things to do!!!!)





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Laura Ward - Wednesday, 5 November
Message to all: Message to all: Because of the controversial opinions and thoughts, please do not continue to discuss politics on the site. This includes private or public messages, comments, quotes, etc on ALL pages of the site, whether it be a weekly or monthly forum, your personal page or a friends page. If you choose to continue posting once this message has been posted, your account will be deleted from the site. Please report any member that continues to post these messages. Thank you all for your cooperation and help keeping this site friendly for everyone!


Huma-A - Friday, 24 October

yeah they say the inside stitches don't heal before two years but millions of women get pregnant and have c-sections close together. one doc told me that the human body is quite amazing and we don't give it enough credit thinking that it's weak, whereas in reality it's not. well i guess ur kids are going to be close in age now aren't they??? :) i also wanted kids close in age, but after my c-section i didn't think it was going to be possible but i guess it was meant to be this way. yeah anything can happen when u're on the pill. lol. it's not all that 100% effective as ppl think. oh well. it's all khismat! i'd like to have 4 kids but i really don't know if it'll be possible. everything that my mom goes through, i go through (it seems) so her 4th pregnancy ended with a miscarriage so i kinda feel vexed... i'm going to surely try but let's see if my body can hold up! c-sections sucks :( why did u have a c-section for ur first? and are u going to have another one now?


Spike - Friday, 24 October
even though Luka made it to 36 weeks, he was still in NICU for a while, he wouldnt eat, he couldnt breast feed, and he wasnt interested in his bottles, he weighed in at a healthy 3.3kg but was down almost 700g in his first week, he had realy bad jaundice too and had to be under the lights, and then in a special light cot that was portable, everyday they did blood tests and urine tests for the jaundice, and to be honest it scared me so much more when they first started doing them because he didnt cry, the pain of the needles wasnt waking him up propley cause he was so tierd from not eating, when he was 4 days old was the first time he actualy cried and it was the best sound i ever heard! I still felt mean for the whole IV and blood testing, but I was just glad to see it made him cry... That kinda sounds realy cold hearted but it was terrifying me that he was just going to stay asleep, even pain didnt wake him up...
He will be 2 in december and he still has a very high pain tollerance, its uncanny! I have never known any toddler to not scream or at least cry a little whne they got their imunisation needles, or when they fall over an make their knees bleed, nothing!
So when ever he does cry in pain now it realy worries me, and when i take him to the drs they just say oh hes a baby babies cry, and they never belive me when i say how rare it is for him to cry in pain, they think im just over reacting...
The drs have decided to deliver Decklan at 34 weeks, my blood preasure just wont level off, and they are worried about me getting pre eclamsia again, not to mention the S.P.D wich has become so bad im on crutches!
I can understand your fear of falling pregnant again, even though nothing too bad has happened this time around, the constant stress of that comes with wondering if your gonna make it, and the medical problems that i have (Luka nearly killed me in labour, i actualy had 3 small strokes that thankfully didnt effect me to badley) but after Decklan is born im not doing this again, I cant.


Spike - Monday, 20 October
thank you ^_^
For the moment he is still hanging in there, we are 27 weeks and 1 day, they reckon he weighs about 2 pound 10 ounces, that still seems very small to me, but at least he is doing well.
I just want him to stay in there for at least another 7 weeks, we have decided to call him Decklan scott, the doctors keep telling me that one I make it to 28 weeks everything improves greatly for him, the fact that I was born at 28 weeks and 2 days and im still here gives me alot of hope, but i still dont want to have him that early.
I had a realy big scare last week, my toddler Luka had to be taken into mergency cause he had picked up this gastro bug and he was in alot of pain and was hard to wake up, I was sitting on the bed with him waiting for the drs to come look at him and i started getting bad conraction and i could feel Decklan mooving down with them, I got so scared, I just kept telling him not yet its too early, and thinking well at least im already in the hospital...
Eventually they eased off and stoped its been realy hard to keep it all together, but i think im doing it...
I read your birth story, I hated it too when they had to do IV lines or take blood from Luka, but he was 36 weeks and was 7 pound 7 ounces and allmost twice the size of most of the other babies in the NICU. I remember this one little girl that was in the hummidicrib next to us, she was only 2 pound something and she was very sick, but she was still fighting, her mum wasnt even alloud to touch her cause she was so small and fragile.
You must be geeting exited about your little girls first birthday, Lukas first birthday was one of the most special days Ive had with him, It was like it made up for the terrifying pregnancy and the horrible labour and birth, just to see him make it to his first birthday alive and well, I think it was realy more special for me than it was for him,but he did love the cake!


Huma-A - Sunday, 19 October
well no, i tell ppl i'm pakistna and indian both... to those who would understand. normally i say indian though because it's shorter and less complication. lol. anyhow, yeah my pregnancies are close. my kids will be 15 months apart....... it's kinda dumb when docs get mad at patients like that. mine didn't care. she DID say to wait two yrs before i got pregnant but it's not like this was planned and who can really do anything about it? so many women get pregnant being on the pill or breastfeeding - what are they supposed to do then, u know? i'm glad i'm having this baby now and i'm not even going to wait the full two yrs to have my third either! (insha'Allah).


luvbeingamom - Saturday, 18 October
I am not sure fit is the right word.. exhausted might be better. haha! Sorry to hear about the chicken. Hopefully she will grow out of it quickly. Hopefully she isn't allergic to anything else, i guess keep trying and hopefully nothing else triggers a reaction.


luvbeingamom - Thursday, 16 October
I am so happy that i could at least ease your mind some. Good luck with the chicken1 Let me know how it goes!


mamasuzy - Tuesday, 14 October
i saw ur post on the 11 month page..my daughter had a severe allergy to dairy and soy..i had to go on a VERY strict elimination diet to be able to breastfeed her (which helps them get over the food allergies)..i couldn't even have butter in my diet because that comes from milk....if i ate anything with dairy she would get severe abdominal pain and blood in her stools...in any case..at about 6 months old she got over it..she now eats yogurt for breakfast, cheese, etc..and i can eat anything and still breast feed her (she is 11 months)...they do get over it if u go about it in the right way :)


Huma-A - Tuesday, 7 October
hey, Nusaybah is named after a women in Islamic history...
i was born in Canada and my parents are from India (well my mom's from Pakistan but her parents were from India - u know how that is!) where from india are u? and how do u like dubai????


Laura Ward - Monday, 6 October
Message to all This may be interesting to some of you. Seema`s email is seema.modhvadia@rdftelevision.com

Hi there,

I work for a television production company based in the UK . We are currently making a documentary for ITV1 exploring the issues surrounding pregnancy and eating disorders. The film will be a thoughtful and insightful look into this extremely sensitive subject.

We’re in the research stage of our production and very keen to chat to women who are, or have been, pregnant whilst having an eating disorder.

If you’re interested in having a chat or finding out more about our documentary, it would be really great to hear from you. All communication would be in complete confidence.

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Huma-A - Monday, 29 September
hi! haha yeah i must have been exhausted the day i wrote that... i know she's good in there right now and i probably wouldn't be ready for her to come out... just wish i could feel better physically though! my daughter's name is Nusaybah.


soyfeliz - Thursday, 21 August
 ahhhhh god bless!


DonnaD - Sunday, 10 August
Hello good to hear from you. We are doing great. Lots have changed. I quit my job, I have been staying home. I am so busy now I was never this busy at work lol. Shelby is doing so good. He mastered the army crawl. He is pulling up on things. Will walk with help. He is growing so fast. He is now up to 18 pounds. I go for his 9 month check up on the 27th. Rania is doing good ? She is so beautiful! Getting big I see. ~Donna


Kerri R - Wednesday, 30 July
Just stopping in to check on your little princess. How is everything going. Our girls will be 9 months in a week or two that is hard to believe.


clairebearsmom - Wednesday, 16 July
About the formula thing. When babies get older they don't need formula as often. ( I nurse and now my daughter is down to about every four hours) Since you are giving your baby solids, she is not as hungry. I used to nurse Claire every 2 hours, but since she eats 3 meals of solids a day, I only nurser her around 5 times a day. They should be decreasing formula and breast milk because they don't need to continue with it after they turn a year. Anyways, I think your baby is right on track. :o)


Spike - Tuesday, 15 July
My sons name is Luka, hes 19 months old now and extra full of energy! Hes starting to learn more words and is constantly going on about something!
i have been having much fun showing him the pictures of the ultrasound and telling him thats his baby brother or sister and shes in mummys tummy. He understands that its a baby, but its a bit too much to accept that the baby is inside mummy. Its still fun to see him get all exited about the bubba


Spike - Monday, 14 July
thanks for your comment on my question, it will be hard but your are right that at least i know its going to happen, mabey it wont be such a traumatic experience... i hope anyway.
being very premie myself ive being asking mm alot of questions (i was a twin and born at 28 weeks) she just keeps reasuring me that things are better now than when i was born and my baby will have the best care possible.
I read through your page and i just wanted to say that after my son was born at 36 weeks my husband and i had a hard time dealing with things too. He was just so worried about me cause i was still realy sick from having eclampsia, he was finding it hard to look after Luka alone cause i was just unable to do it. Luka was released from the NICU when he was 3 days old and transfered to the ward with me, i wasnt released till he was almost a month old.
That took a rather large toll on our marrige as i was only ever worried about Luka and how my husband was feeling, and he didnt realy care about anything but me as i had had 2 small strokes while in labour and my BP was still sky high!
HE was so great with us but, he fed and changed Luka and brought him in to me when i was stuck in bed and cooked and cleaned for me too, then when i got strong enough to do it myself i think he felt realy left out, and we grew apart. it wasnt till Luka was almost 5 months old that he confided in me that he had hated the whole experience and it had scared him so much.
Since then our marrige has begun to strengthen again, but i dont ever think it will be what it was, but that is the price of parenhood.
I also feel realy lonly sometimes, i dont realy have any freinds and my family lives about an hour away and i dont get to see them all that often, so when my husband is at sea (hes in the NAVY) and its just me and Luka i do sometimes feel very sad and sometimes even trapped by him. I love Luka and i wouldnt swap thigs for anything but sometimes it is very hard.
Esspecialy now that we are pregnant again and this time we know it will be very hard, having lost my babys twin at about 7 weeks we are just gratefull that the remaining baby is doing very well, then the news about the premie birth and my health deteriating again, its just been realy hard. The fact that i cant play with my son anymore and i cant explain to him why is also breaking my heart, he looks so sadd when i tell him i cant like im just being mean to him on purpose, it makes me cry everytime.
but thank you for your words of courage, you give me hope that everything will be ok


Bek 30 - Wednesday, 9 July
Ty so much for ure reply. I know it is bad when u get no sleep...lol, she has been shocking since birth..lol. I just manage to get her into a routine when something else crops up and throws it out of whack. In away getting all teeth at once is good for both of us, but then again she isn't getting much sleep at all, and then their is the constant pain she must be feeling. I to though Katy was behind in everything, and I mean everything, but literally all at once it happened. She learnt to crawl, cut teeth, stand up and say dada all in a space of 3 days, it happened so quick, I would'nt have believed if it if someone had told me...lol, but u r right, it will all get back to normal soon enough...Hopefully soon, we r now scratching the bottom of our draws for clean clothes...lmao. Oh well better go, she is whinging yet again. Ty so much for stopping by, hope to chat soon, take care, Bek xxxxoooo


boystruckx2 - Sunday, 6 July
Well she looks perfect :) Happy 4th to you too!


boystruckx2 - Saturday, 5 July
I was just reading your profile about your beautiful daughter and I found this quite humerous. You said she weighed 15 pounds at 6 months.....My new lil one weighed 15 pounds 2 months..lol Gosh he really is a chunker.. :)


cymboliqua - Saturday, 28 June
 I LOVE THIS CLOSET!!! I WANT IT BUT CHANGE THE PINK TO BLUE..LOL


kerri r - Thursday, 26 June
Thanks for saying hi. I have been busy as well. Today was HORRIBLE. I am trying to break her of being held, and she was so tired, but as soon as she would be put down, and would wake up and cry, as soon as I stopped patting her she would cry, the only way she was quiet was being held, it was very stressful I cried.


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