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Stories Of Inspiration & Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

Profile: Amna Saleem, AMANI Birth Certified Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula One of Amna's clients relays her birth experience with Amna as her Doula: "It was a journey that felt like it will never end. It had been 37 weeks and I was exhausted, tired, and felt no sign of it ending any time soon. My nights felt longer and days felt shorter. Sitting down was uncomfortable and lying down was even more tedious. I would keep turning sides each time to find a comfortable position till the sun came out in the morning. Nights felt like scenes of horror [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2021-07-20T15:56:22+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth Doula, birth story|0 Comments

Birth Stories: It Was Beautiful Enough for Me

I was 24 weeks pregnant when I returned to my homeland Singapore from Madinah. Initially my husband wished to have me deliver our baby in Madinah. Besides the hospital cost coming close to only less than 2000 riyal, he wanted our first child to be born in the city full of barakah. I was skeptical as I have heard stories from friends like how unnecessary caesareans were performed, how they were treated badly and bullied by the nurses and of women being stitched up without anesthesia. How true are all these? I'm not sure but it really made me want [...]

Sharon Yearwood2021-01-20T19:56:13+00:00Tags: birth stories, birth story|0 Comments

Birth Stories: “It’s the Big Day”

It was four days past my estimated due date. I was relaxed and calmed as I had already known and learned from my AMANI training to trust Allah's design for birth and equip myself with knowledge. I'd had signs of early labor about two weeks prior where mild surges would come and go. I did intense exercises every morning, including squats and belly dance and a lot of juicing. That day was another routine day of labor preparation and I did not expect any signs until I saw bloody show on my undergarment. It was after Zuhr prayer around 2pm [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-11-27T21:42:52+00:00Tags: birth stories, birth story|0 Comments

Birth Stories: From Induction to Birthing My Way

This mom shares her three quite different childbirth stories and how she labored on her own terms to achieve the birth she wanted. Thank you for allowing us to share your birth story. My first birth was an induction at thirty-nine weeks due to the baby having intrauterine growth restriction. My baby was measuring at about 5 lbs. 12 oz. for a week. My doctor was concerned that if she stayed inside until my due date, she might lose weight. It did not make complete sense to me, but I believed my doctor. I was administered Cytotec vaginally on a [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-10-06T07:53:25+00:00Tags: birth story, Breastfeeding, induction, unmedicated|0 Comments

Birth Stories: From a Husband’s Perspective

This dad shares how he supported his beloved wife during her intense labor and birth. Thank you for allowing us to share your birth story. Bismillahirrohmanirrohim My birth story as husband began at Thursday, 27 September 2019. On that day, my wife and my mother had already started cleaning our house. The intention was to prepare the house welcoming for our first child that has been awaited since our wedding day on 2014. On that Thursday, my wife showed laboring indication. As usually described, there was a contraction around the abdominal area and my wife's concentration was reduced. Thus, I [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-09-21T19:12:11+00:00Tags: AMANI Dad, AMANI Fathers, birth story|0 Comments

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Stories Of Inspiration & Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

Birth Stories: It Was Beautiful Enough for Me

Birth Stories: “It’s the Big Day”

Birth Stories: From Induction to Birthing My Way

Birth Stories: From a Husband’s Perspective