Episodes
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النوم هو مصدر قلق لمعظم الآباء. سوف نناقش النوم ونتعمق في أهميته، من الصحة العامة، الى جداول النوم وسنتعمق في ذكر الأشياء الجيدة والمفيده مع استشارية النوم جيهان خوري
Sleep is a major concern for most Parents. We discuss sleep with Jihan Khoury, a certified sleep consultant, and dive into the importance of it. From overall health to sleep schedules, we dig into good stuff.
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What do you mean HIIT workouts can make me gain weight?
Yes! Listen in and learn with us...
One of the most important aspects of our overall wellbeing, that is surprisingly not discussed enough, is our hormone health. We all know that hormones drastically change during and after our pregnancy, but what most of us don't actually know is how it impacts our bodies. In this episode we invite health coach and gut & hormone specialist, Sandra Sharpe, to educate us on how our nutrition and hormones impact our pre and postnatal health.
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In honor of Father's Day, This episode is dedicated to our partners and their experience in their fatherhood journey. Our husbands take over the studio and host you on their episode 'Al Aboua'.
While we may feel so in tune with our body and connected with baby, fathers have a completely different experience. This episode sheds light on real thoughts and feeling that fathers experience. You are allowed to have your own emotions and experiences, Babas!
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Did you know that one or more of your pelvic organs can slip down and bulge into your vagina? Become more aware of the changes and possible issues that could arise in your body during pregnancy and after delivery! And a visit to a woman's health physio can help.
In this week's episode, we discuss all the miraculous changes a woman's body goes through during and after pregnancy and cover some valuable tips and advice about mama's physical health.
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Let’s talk about sex baby!
After carrying baby for 9 months, there’s been a lot of changes to the physical and emotional self. And this manifests in the vagina!
Generally, your OBGYN will tell you to wait around 6 weeks after delivering before ‘jumping back into the sack’ with your partners.
However, sometimes women may encounter physical changes to the vagina such as scar tissue, hormonal changes (vaginal dryness), or an overactive pelvic floor (vaginal tightness) which causes friction during intercourse. Some women may face psychological and emotional changes that affect how they feel as a sexual woman in their sexual bodies.
If you’re struggling to have intercourse postpartum, please go visit a woman’s health physician! It’s never too late to get your sexy back!
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Sadly, more women and couples go through the grief of pregnancy loss than known. And although such a loss is just as difficult as any other in terms of grieving, somehow society is not quite clued up on how to provide needed sensitive support.
These silent mamas, no matter how far into the pregnancy the loss occurs, could suffer the same symptoms of depression and anxiety. And if their mental well-being is not looked after, could go on to affect them, their partners, other children and relationships well into the future.
In this episode with Dr. Ottilia Brown, we go through the symptoms, social stigmas, risks and support associated with pregnancy loss.
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Postpartum depression is real!
It is a type of depression that arises after a mother gives birth and affects 1 in 5 women. It can be attributed to many factors such as hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, traumas and more. It is a serious mental health condition and should be not only treated as soon as possible but also should be discussed more openly. Some people know it exists but don’t really know the depth to which it affects women.
In this episode we speak with Rasha Salib, a clinical psychologist, where she explains how to recognize signs and symptoms of PPD, the triggers and also explains how this can be treated.
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Who is this person looking back at me in the mirror?
One of the first places we see the most obvious change when embarking on this journey of motherhood, is our physical body. We are constantly met with internal and external pressures to 'bounce back' or get back to our 'normal' selves. Psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi, founder of Lighthouse Arabia, takes us through common struggles mothers experience. We discuss internal struggles with body image, mental well-being, and how to reconnect with ourselves as new mothers.
"The body is the secret keeper... we [mothers] actually have a super power we have not tapped into"- Dr. Saliha Afridi
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What may be one of the most natural things a woman can do for her child, can sometimes feel like one of the least natural things to do.
With the expertise of Dr. Soulaf Mansour, Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), we take you through all you need to know about breastfeeding. We walk you through the basics of feeding, baby's sucking skills, how what you eat impacts your milk, nipple shields, pumping and more!
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Birth is something so miraculous and unbelievably fascinating. It's amazing that while we all have the same end goal and result, we each have such different stories about how we got there. We plan, plan and plan again... but sometimes things don't always go according to plan.
On this episode we asked mamas to share their birth stories with us. You will be hearing how different each woman's journey is, learn about things you may have not known and just be in awe of what woman experience.
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It's GO TIME!
On this episode we hosted the UAE's leading midwife educator and “baby whisperer" Cecile De Scally! We go through all stages of labor, what mama is feeling and experiencing, debunk common myths and so much more.
This is, basically, your prenatal class all in one episode. It's loaded with information and filled with so many need-to-know insights.
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Pregnancy loss is one of the most difficult experiences a woman can go through in their journey to motherhood. Despite how common it is, we rarely discuss the impact it has on women and the intense emotional toll it can take on a mama-to-be.
In today's episode, we invited two mamas who share their experiences with their pregnancy losses; they take us through their stories, emotions, grieving process and shed light on many unspoken truths when it comes to pregnancy loss.
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Who better than an OBGYN to explain the three trimesters of pregnancy? In this episode, we were lucky to have Dr. Dalia Sikafi provide the medical perspective of mama and baby experience in each trimester.
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ALMOST THERE MAMAS! This is your final stretch before that long-awaited meeting with the baby.
Your little baby was busy this trimester, finalizing all the finishing touches of their development as they prepare to enter their new world. They’ve been putting on weight and fat, and their brain is developing rapidly now. As the baby gets bigger and heavier, you’ll be feeling it too.
While this may be an exciting time, it’s also one of the tougher times for some mommies. Not only could you be feeling heavy, impatient, and always needing to pee… but also many new symptoms come up at this point. Heard of Braxton-Hicks contraction? Do you now have hemorrhoids? Feeling those aches and pains? Yes, these are real things that come up at this stage.
In today's episode, we share our third-trimester experiences, fears, excitements, and heartburns before that big moment.
And for you listeners, it’s time to start taking extra care of yourself. Take your naps and meditate, but don’t forget that moving helps with labor and allows the baby to descend.
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With your bump starting to show and the baby developing in your womb, it's easy to say that the second trimester feels like a major turning point in your pregnancy. From ways to connect with baby to changes in development, we take you through some of the joys and challenges we faced in weeks 12 to 28 of pregnancy.
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In this episode we’re talking first trimester baby!
The good, the bad, the ugly and of course the vom-inducing... at least amongst us. We share some of our first trimester experiences from pregnancy symptoms, gender reveal, cravings and food aversions. We'll be getting real honest about what actually goes on with mamas to be!
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It's that moment. You've talked about it with your partner, the stars are slightly aligned and it feels like the right time to try for a baby!
On our first episode, we discuss our experiences trying to get pregnant, dispels some myths on "getting your preferred gender", give you our tips and share so much more about that first step in a life-altering journey.
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The Al Umuma Podcast will go through all the exciting, scary and life changing experiences of being a mother in the Arab world.
