Muslim Cysters - Spring 2008 - Page 4

sara_kh · 03-14-2008, 05:01 PM

Assalamu alaikum sisters

TeacherDanna : Im keeping u in my prayers. may Allah make it easy and safe for you and bring yusuf soon healthy and safe ameen. *hugs*

Basillandlight : sister for the recipe u told the other day where is satys Isbagol..I talked my mom abt it and she said there r two types of it.. like one is the outer covering of the seed which comes as powdered form as well and the other is seed itself

im sorry im not good at explaining ..but if u know wht i mean could u let me know which one to use

? Jazak Allah

miria · 03-14-2008, 07:01 PM

Danna you're in my prayers ukhti, may allah grant you with an easy delivery and bring YUSSUF ala khayr ameen.
let us know as soon as you can.

Salmajz · 03-14-2008, 08:35 PM

Danna, we all are excited for you, even though we have never met each other!

Sarah, its the powder kind, its the powdered kind, so its more easy to digest.
I took it for over a week almost 2 weeks and i got AF, not a very good one, but it jump started my system. but i took 1 spoon day and night instead of 1/2 spoon.

n e wayz, gotta go

BasilandLight · 03-15-2008, 01:31 AM

Salaamualaikum Sisters,

Danna, Insha'Allah you are in your recovery and the labor was beautiful.

Sara_Kh, It's probably the one Salma is referring to; I didn't know there were 2 kinds

I might up my dose to 1 teaspoon also since I haven't gotten AF since the first week I used it. I am also not using it consistently as I should be doing.

Insha'Allah everyone else is doing well.

Mariam

BasilandLight · 03-15-2008, 01:33 AM

Oh sisters, I was going to ask if anyone found charting their cycles helpful (taking basal temperature and checking cm?)? Jazak'Allah Khayr.

mamawantmore · 03-15-2008, 11:19 AM

Assalaamu Alaykum,

Teacher Dana ~ I hope l&d went well, keep us updated.

Basilandlight ~ Yes sister, it really helps especially for people with PCOS, I charted last cycle mashallah which we did conceived but lost the baby, but it is easier because at least you can compare your charts to have an average insight of when you ovulate. Because for me I never know when I am ovulating, but with the chart it points it out to me.

How is every one else.

miria · 03-15-2008, 12:46 PM

Danna i hope you're well and Yussuf too insha allah!!

BasilandLight salam sister, i don't chart but watch for CM and CP, it was hard in the beginning but now i can notice every change,..the problem with me is that i don't ovulate,..the last time i did was in may 2007, that's nearly a year.

mamawantmore do you ovulate often?

mamawantmore · 03-15-2008, 04:14 PM

Miria ~ I just started charting seriously last cycle, prior to that I don't thinked I ovulated every month, I think I skipped months here and there.

truefriend · 03-15-2008, 05:48 PM

Mama want more ! I found it helpful only to know when i was ovulating but intercourse should take place before one ovulates so its not of much use .But it just helped me to find out that i ovulated in this cycle or no

truefriend · 03-15-2008, 05:53 PM

Sister mamawantmore plz tell me did u miscarry or r you still pregnant ?May Allah bring the best for you .Just take a lot of rest and do a lot of prayers but don't worry .stress causes more miscarriages .

mamawantmore · 03-15-2008, 08:34 PM

Truefriend ~ what I meant was it is helpful so you can see your pattern of ovulation, in that way you can time intercourse around that time, but you have to do several charts to see a pattern, and atleast you know if you ovulating or not. And yes I dis miscarry, shukron for your concern.

miria · 03-15-2008, 09:56 PM

mamawantmore did you do any tests to see why you're miss-carrying, do you have low progesterone?

Salima how are you sister?

TeacherDanna · 03-15-2008, 11:49 PM

Salam SIsters,

Been very busy and haven't had the internet signal or the energy to post. Sometimes the signal worked and most of the time it didn't. Seems there was a "GLITCH" in the internet connection at SWEDISH.

OK here goes----

10 am - got a call to come in to the hospital
11:30 am - got to Hospital/got checked in, undressed, put in a gown...
12:20 pm- Got hooked up to pitosin to start contractions
1 pm - started to feel contractions
5 pm - check by Dr., bag of water broken at 5 cm
went through hours and hours of labor, all naturally
At 6 cm, requested to enter the HOT TUB (felt soooo good)
About 1 hour later (lost track of time) got taken out to be checked (hurt like hell) was now at 7 cm
was told I was going too slow, so I needed to stay OUT of the tub and get put on a uteran monitor to see how strong my contractions were
was left there for hours to see what would happen
came back hours later, only went to 8 cm/80% effaced (she hinted that if it didn't change we might have to do an epidural to relax the pelvis), checked a little while later, she said there was absolutely NO CHANGE and that I needed to get put on an epidural
Nearly pooped my pants from fear, when getting the epidrural, it scared the crap out of me! Didn't hurt too badly though, but the fear was immense!
felt the pain dissipate--- Ah what relief!
labored for a little while longer- started to feel pelvic pressure
Dr was called, and checked me again
STILL NO CHANGE!!!!!!
Dr. said that there was just no way for this to happen, he was just stuck! She said cesarean was the way to go (prayed 1000 times for a good outcome)
Got Anesthesiologist to come check my epi and make sure it was done proper- it wasn't. He had hit a vain and it was no longer working
Had to get my epidural taken out and then had to get spinal numbing shots put in (was terrified), while in the OR (went into effect immedietly)
DH held my hand and told me he loved me, through the tears he "ATTEMPTED" to fight back (but it didn't work)
at around 6 am, was completely numb, everything was prepped and I was thoroughly frightened, so was DH (he had the look of a frightened deer in the headlights, going!)
At 6:07 am heard the squeeling of my newborn and couldn't stop the tears from flowing (missed my Dad and wished he was there to see his grandchild be born)
DH told me later that YUSEF was blue when he came out, and that his head was swollen on one side, apparently he was still FACE UP during delivery and his head was really getting reamed into my pelvis! Could have been really bad, but I hope there will be no bad long term effects! (**PRAYING**)
baby was suctioned for a little while, due to visible maconium, and possibilities of complications (haven't had any so far, lets hope it stays that way)
uterus was sewn shut, and they used many staples to shut my abdomen
was taken back to L & D room, where I proceeded to feel incredibly nauceous and shook like a leaf
threw up (my 3rd time- #1- when pitosin was started, #2- when I was in active labor at 8 cm #3- after surgery)
felt all out of sorts: groggy, nauceous, exhausted, shaky, etc.

Overall after 17 hours of natural labor (other than the pitosin), being in the tub only 1 HOUR (SHUCKS- that wasn't the plan!), getting an epidural (whether I wanted it or not), having a cesearian delivery (that scared us half to death), it was all worth it because:

YUSEF was born at 6:07 am, Friday morning; weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces, 21 3/4 inches long, and all is well!!! PRAISE GOD!!

Been absolutely in AWE of my great blessings and cannot take my eyes off of him (PRAISE GOD)

** Don't have any pics- still haven't gotten around to getting that camera!!!

Haven't been discharged yet, may be discharged tomorrow if all goes well (GOD willing), circumcision was already done today and I hope it takes well- and doesn't have to be redone (sometimes they have to be)...

I've got pain, but I am attempting to rise above it with PAIN MEDS and walking around. Even took a shower today to freshen up!

Overall, I'm still in shock about all the events that happened, don't know when It'll hit me that I'm a NEW MOMMY! (Praise GOD for any and all things!)

I'll KIT periodically, need time to heal and recover! To the ones still waiting/TTC??? It'll happen inshalah- don't worry!

LOVE YA ALL, and thought of you often during the L & D process! HUGS and KISSES to everyone! (sorry I'm still doped up)...

mamawantmore · 03-16-2008, 12:04 AM

Mashallah mabrook teacher Dana on little Yusef, sorry L&D didn't go as planned, but alhamdulillah all is well.

Miria ~ yes ukhtii I got to go see the doc next week, to start doing test insha'Allah.

nourania · 03-16-2008, 12:19 AM

ELHAMDULILLAH !!! Yusef is here! May he be pious Muslim..
Mabrook! Okhti Danna!!!! You and DH are in for the JOY of your lives!!!
I too had a c/section and was in alot of pain..it gets better just try to walk as much as you can..
Enjoy your son..ma'chAllah