The Ups And Downs Of New Mommyhood

Ups:

* My baby… I don’t even need to explain this!

* I get to practice my photography on him.. Example:

Goolaw Mashallah!

* I get to do the quiet things I love to do while breastfeeding such as reading or bbming my friends lol
At least it makes the people with weird beliefs happy (look at the Downs, number 2)

* Smelling that fresh baby-out-of-the-bath smell.. I just can’t stop smelling my baby, he’s my new drug ;p

* No more junk food because I don’t want it in my milk, so I’m getting healthier for me and my baby, el7amdillah..

* Watching my husband play with the baby.. A-DOR-ABLE!

Downs:

* Everybody has an opinion and it’s really annoying. It’s not “hey, why don’t you use this?”.. It’s more like: “Use this. Bs intay kaiifech *sighs*” in a condescending way? I can’t explain it, it just makes me feel stupid, it gets on my nerves..”

* You hear the stupidest things in the world.. Examples:
“Don’t talk while breastfeeding, or else the baby will choke!”
- That has never happened, and the very few times it did happen I wasn’t talking..

“While breastfeeding, don’t just look at the baby’s face, look at all of him” Why? “Because if you only look at his face, the rest of his body won’t grow, so look at his whole body.”
- So if I watch TV while breastfeeding, will I get a bigger TV?

“Don’t kiss the baby’s forehead, hands or feet while tickling/talking to him because then he’ll look down on you.”
– Is he even going to remember? He’s an infant, for crying out loud!
And many many more.. They’re hilarious, but then turn sad when you see that the people saying them are dead serious.

* I miss my 8 hours of sleep :(

* I can’t get anything done around the house, even while the baby’s asleep because I’m afraid he’ll wake up any second and I’m too busy doing something noisy or far away (washing the dishes/doing laundry/cleaning out the fridge) to hear him..

* I miss blogging lol

That’s all I’ve got for now.. Seeya when I seeya!



9 Responses to “The Ups And Downs Of New Mommyhood”

  1. Mrs F says:

    Mashalla! congrats on your healthy beautiful baby :)

  2. Nawara says:

    Allah ikihalee lich inshalah :) dont mind other people’s opinions so much :) they are probably trying to help out even though it may sound like an order or that they have more experience :) in the end you do what you think is best for you and the baby :)

  3. Oleana says:

    mashala alah ekhaleeh lich, so adorable! :) i know what you mean with all the advice people try to give you. Just smile and do what makes you comfortable and what seems right to you. Dont worry about ur sleep, you will soon get it all back! :)

    Enjoy every moment of it because they grow up so fast! :)

  4. Ms Loala says:

    Mashalla allah ye5aleh lekom ya rab wa ya7fetha, He looks so cute and peaceful mashalla :)

  5. MacaholiQ8 says:

    Masha Allah mabrouk ma yakum o allah e5aleh lekum webashirkum feh.

    Good luck.

  6. Jacqui says:

    Mashalla allah ekhaleeeh lech enshalla o le ana ba3ad :P To spoil and ruin him for you :P I’ll be crazy Auntie Juju when I come over hehe :P

    And I think the ups seriously deleted the downs in your books, come on when you see that cute face how can you think of anything downing you :P

    Yalla cheer up and I’ll take over your 8 hrs of sleep shrayech :P

  7. Moos says:

    wow mashallah! It’s been a long time since I’ve been here… actually on any blog, but nevermind about that!!
    Congratulations!!!!!! w lao a bit late… I’m really happy for you Swair, yetrbba eb 3izzich inshallah :^) ya7laila mashallah…
    Allah ebariklokom feeh inshallah… wallah this photo made my day already! :^)
    alf alf mabrook!!

  8. Mrm says:

    The ups and downs of this post:

    UPS:

    1) finally got to now what u r up to since u have decided to leave all us single girls and get married!

    2) the way in which u discourage those stupid wives’ tales. honestly, u should be the face of logic in these unreliable, illogical times.

    3) glad to see an amazing mom in the making; ur son is probably the luckiest ali in the world!!!

    now… :> the downs:

    1) u really should not have posted a pic of ur bundle of beauty (mashallah!!!), as now you will have to fight off all those stalkers (me includedf!!! shackle him to urself to avoid any babynapping catastrophes!

    haha! again, ytraba ib 3izzich yal ghallya o allah y7afthkom min kil makrooh!!! :D

  9. MBH says:

    1) Can I have a bite of your baby?
    2) Is it just me, or his head isn’t evenly shaped?!?!

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