Category: Motherhood
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The Day of Delivery – Elective Caesarean section

After much consideration and weighing in the pros and cons with our situation, we have decided to go with an elective C-section. It was Friday, 05-JAN-2023 at 6.30am we left the house to go to the hospital. This was such an emotional morning for me since the next time I’m home, Freya will be a…
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Being a parent…

ain’t easy. It’s bloody hard to say the least. If you ask me what is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, it is hands down being a mother. It’s honestly so wild. I always knew that we owe our parents a lot but after becoming one, I am convinced 100% that there…
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Postpartum
WEEK 1 Where do I start… Probably by saying how unbelievably difficult it was to get through week 1. Post-surgery, they rolled me to the recovery ward where I stayed for the next few days and nights. Unfortunately, that same night, there was a COVID case in the hospital and they did a complete lockdown…
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Delivering My Precious…
Freya Aafiyah Halifi. My little one was due on Thursday, 09-SEP-2021 but we all know only 4% of babies are born on their due date. It was Sunday midnight on 12-SEP-2021 when I felt trickles of water and I thought I had urinated. I went to the toilet to see my underwear soaked but it’s…