Saira Sufi joins us today to share the story of her son, Hadi, and how he remains her guide today. She has weathered innumerable losses in the last couple of years, and still holds her chin up as she advocates for her son’s disease and mom resilience. This may be a triggering episode for anyone who has suffered immense loss and grief, so maybe listen in a group so you can support each other through this episode.

Also, let’s never forget to support medical research and to join minority blood registries in case we can ever help another family avoid illness and loss. This episode is for every mom, sibling, and family who’s ever experienced the loss of a child, and we pray for their continued healing and reward with Allah SWT. Ameen.

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1. Team Watience Website: https://www.teamwatience.com/
2. Team Watience FB: https://www.facebook.com/TeamWatience/
3. Team Watience IG: https://www.instagram.com/sairasufiandteamwatience/
4. Help reach Saira’s $60K research goal by donating to the Hadi Abdu Rasheed Research Fund for Aplastic Anemia: https://aamdsif.salsalabs.org/eoyp2pfundraisingcampaign/p/hadiabdurrasheedsresearchfund/index.html 
5. Be the Match and register your bone marrow with the minority registry for a child or human in need; it just takes a cheek swab, no blood! https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/donate-bone-marrow/join-the-marrow-registry/
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Dr. Saba Maroof joins Zaiba and Uzma on their quest to provide a one-stop-shop for mom answers while we navigate our Muslim American families. 

As a mental health resource brought to our audience by MWM, Dr. Saba will be able to offer professional insight into some of our families’ most concerning issues and questions. We look forward to exciting offerings online for our audience with her and having one more on this team to help us expand what we can do for our Muslim American mom sisters!

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1. Dr. Saba’s podcast on Apple podcasts is Unsung Heroes: Stories to Inspire: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/show/unsung-heroes/
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Maryam Munir, the founder of The Parent Empowerment Project, joins the Mommying While Muslim team in order to bring positive parenting expertise to our repertoire. Even though out on a family emergency, Maryam kindly joins us from overseas today to talk about key buzz words in the parenting field today.

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1. The Parent Empowerment Project: https://teepep.com/
2. Mommying While Muslim doesn’t have any financial relationship with Life360, and Zaiba is glad they’re taking her money: https://www.life360.com/
3. Hadeeth on kindred souls: The Prophet (SAW) said: "The souls are like an army joined in the world of spirits. Whichever souls knew each other in that world are attracted to each other in this world, and whichever remained distant and indifferent there are disinterested to each other in this world." (Saheeh al-Bukhari) 
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Do we hang up our womanhood, our God given sensual selves, once we have kids? And if we do, WHY?

The Village Auntie spills it all, as she does best, to help us reclaim our feminine histories in order to be better mothers. Part of that reclamation includes restoring the fundamentals about what Islam teaches regarding feminine sexuality, and how critics are quick to forget or minimize those religious truths in order to feed cultural taboos and shame culture. 

Find out about her journey, her book, and hear how she exudes all things sensual, sensitive, and safe.

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1. The Village Auntie on IG---Seriously, check out the videos to learn SO MUCH!: @villageauntie, also where you can click on the bio to buy Passage: A 31 Day Guided Journey with The Village Auntie
2. The Village Auntie to schedule a workshop: [email protected]
3. The Village Auntie monthly series Lights On at the Amaliah podcast: https://www.amaliah.com/post/56963/brand-new-sex-series-on-the-amaliah-podcast-angelica-lindsey-ali-village-aunty
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Do you know if you have a “loosey goosey” or a “tight pelvis?” Let’s talk wetting our pants while we wet our pants (it’s on the video if you missed it), as well as pelvic pain, its causes, the physical and sexual dysfunction that results, and treatments.

You may not have heard about vaginal massage before, but here’s where you can find out how terms like that and valium suppositories are actual medical interventions for real women’s problems.

Links:

1. Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed on IG @drtayahmed
2. Dr. Tayyaba’s practice Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine clinic in Manhattan and Long Island New York 

https://www.pelvicrehabilitation.com/

1. Dr. Tayyaba’s IMANA webinar on endometriosis and vaginosis: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/5925176206548162050
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Zaiba & Uzma learn how prophetic sexual tradition is really female-centric. Saba explains the effects of Eurocentric and colonial influences on Islamic sexual beliefs and practices. Normalizing sex again, and normalizing our need to be fulfilled, especially in this aspect of our God-given nature, is our right and we need to learn to exercise. We also need to teach that to our kids, who are often wondering about orgasm, masturbation, and other sexual practices we were taught as “deviant,” but it turns out, we were taught wrong. 

Come breathe a sigh of relief with us today, and then later when you practice what you’ve learned!

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1. Loving Muslim Marriage video series from Muslim Matters: https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Your-Sexual-Health
   1. Pay special attention to episodes 2, 3, and 5
   2. There’s a 21-part series! Look out for all of them and watch!
2. Sex Matters: Love, Marriage, and the Sunnah by www.muslimmatters.org 
3. “Hysteria” the movie is available on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Hysteria-Hugh-Dancy/dp/B009CPGQHA
4. Saba’a novel for young adults An Acquaintance: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-acquaintance-saba-syed/1126967439
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1. Aalia on FB VIP group: Ignite the Spark: Pure Romance by Aalia 
2. Aalia on IG: @ignitethesparkbyaalia
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4. Pure Romance web: Pureromance.com/aalia 
5. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecology on Your Sexual Health: https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Your-Sexual-Health
6. Female Sexual Dysfunction: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0815/p281.html
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Rubina Cohen, our recurring contributor, joins us today to give insight into her unique experience with PPD. We compare notes, commiserate, provide some more facts, and talk about resources available to mom sisters. It’s just not talked about enough in our regular circles and we don’t want to see another mom go through this. So let us remove the multicultural stigma Muslim American moms face for our community.

Rubina's experience inspired her to create a product for postpartum moms as well as a safe online space for mothers dealing with postpartum depression. She turned her pain into gain. Check it out!

Links:

1. Rubina's FB group online:
   https://www.facebook.com/groups/postpartumpower/about/
   
   
2. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: http://perinatology.com/calculators/Edinburgh%20Depression%20Scale.htm
   
   
3. PHQ-9 Screening Tool: https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/PHQ%20-%20Questions.pdf
   
   
4. American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology patient handout on PPD: https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Postpartum-Depression?IsMobileSet=false
   
   
5. Nisa Helpline: https://nisahelpline.com/who-we-are/ 1-888-315-NISA (6472)  available 12 hours during the day, or email [email protected] anytime
   
   
6. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 available 24/7 for help
   
   
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Dr. Fareeha Malik, DDS, and mom of 2 joins Zaiba & Uzma to describe how she felt after delivering her children, how it impacted her relationships, and how she found healing. Bringing home a baby doesn’t always mean mom’s eternal happiness. Not all mothers feel “the way they should” after the baby is born, and may feel lost if they don’t know where to turn for resources. This endangers not only mom but also a newborn.
Our audio sounds different on this episode, so bear with us. We were also so into the conversation, we didn't get to review the valuable resources we have for our community. Please call in for help, or DM us.

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1. > > > > Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: http://perinatology.com/calculators/Edinburgh%20Depression%20Scale.htm
   
   
2. > > > > PHQ-9 Screening Tool: https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/PHQ%20-%20Questions.pdf
   
   
3. > > > > American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology patient handout on PPD: https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Postpartum-Depression?IsMobileSet=false
   
   
4. > > > > Nisa Helpline: https://nisahelpline.com/who-we-are/ 1-888-315-NISA (6472)  available 12 hours during the day, or email [email protected] anytime
   
   
5. > > > > National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 available 24/7 for help
   
   
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Zaiba and Uzma review how they fed their babies, what led to those decisions, and the social backlash they received for their choices. What’s normal, what’s real, and what’s the Islamic perspective on our Muslim American boobs and bottles?

Links: 

1. Find Senators up for re-election in 2020: https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/
2. Breastfeeding duration recommendations: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/breastfeeding/conditioninfo/recommendations
3. La Leche League on Muslim perspectives on Breastfeeding: https://www.llli.org/islamic-cultural-practices-breastfeeding-2/
4. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine on Infant Supplementation: https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/3-supplementation-protocol-english.pdf
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