Yamomgee
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Navigate maternity in Turkey. Helpful recommendations and reviews for expat parents. Made for yabanci moms, from yabanci moms.
Yamomgee
2y ago
Pardon my blogging absence. I’ve been tending to a two-month-old, which, lo and behold, is the most demanding job in the world - who knew! That time with my little man has afforded me the realization that a number of ite ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
One month ago, I waddled into Amerikan Hastanesi. Through the heat scanner. Followed by two squirts of hand sanitizer from a 6-foot COVID-19 poster. Past the ladies at the welcome desk who I greeted with a smile, a smile ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
It's been nearly two months since my mum returned to Canada after visiting our son for his first birthday in Istanbul. There were so many moments of nostalgia as I watched them play and laugh together seeing as the last ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
During the quiet nights rocking in the darkness of the nursery with nothing else to do but think, I often reflect on the nine months of pregnancy and wistfully smile. The naivety of maternity is utterly humorous. There I ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
When I saw that positive pregnancy test I was overjoyed, crying with relief and happiness closely followed by anxiety about where and how I was going to have a baby during a pandemic, in a foreign country, without family ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
“Breastfeeding was a nightmare,” “Your nipples will crack and bleed,” “Getting him to latch was harder than giving birth,” “I felt like a cow ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
I cannot think of a better way to pay homage to the most magical of all machinery that has helped me through motherhood than with a blog post dedicated to my top five picks. So without all the frills that I am so accusto ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
There’s a street in Istanbul that we rarely pass, but occasionally it will throw us off guard. Last week, as our taxi sped through the back roads to our 30-week appointment, we quietly examined the stoop adjacent to the ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
I had nine months to read the parenting books, devour the blogs, listen to my mom-friends and those baby podcasts, then attempt to limit the expectations of myself. But being a mom is a completely new experience that is ..read more
Yamomgee
2y ago
So, I feel a bit like Carrie during the unveiling of her first wedding dress to Charlotte and Anthony - apologies to the non-Sex and the City fans - as this blog post is the equivalent of a wedding dress suit: dull and u ..read more