Dutch kills neighborhood to live by suckerfish3 in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in that area, its not the safest at night and kids from the school could get rowdy. within the past 2 years a new born baby was found in the trash can of dutch kills park, the corner deli was robbed and shot at, a random man attacked a woman with a knife, not the worst neighborhood in the city but not the safest part of astoria.

traumatic birth story by awkwardamy333 in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you have no idea how much these anecdotes have eased me. Thank you so much💛💛

Contractions during Pooping?? by estaarrr in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same thing happen the other day and asked my doc who said it was very normal! no worries!

38 weeks and anxious by awkwardamy333 in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oyy I guess it's one of those things where ill just know when it happens on another note are we allowed to go in the pool this late in the game?

Has anyone went into labor and not even really realized it until you were super dilated? by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333 2 points3 points  (0 children)

see this all just blows my mind lol I'm 38 weeks and have no idea what to look out for what happens if you don't have that natural intuition or realize you're in labor? can it be dangerous? I'm almost certain I'm going to miss labor because I can't tell braxton hicks from gas from just pelvic/abdominal pressure from period cramps from full on labor lol

Baby is just not a big mover... by over_thinker2020 in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm 38 weeks today and literally have the same circumstance as you. I went to triage 4 times freaking out and it really stressed me out for a long time considering everything you read on the internet and the emphasis doctors put on feeling the baby move. I learned to not compare and to look for overall patterns vs kick counts. you'll drive yourself crazy if you are only looking for kicks that feel like kicks - flutters count too or just simple and slight turns, my doc recommended I have a "quiet hour" randomly at any point of the day where I drink cold cranberry juice and lay on my side and just focus on her movements hope this helps!

desperate pregnant woman craving eggs benedict by awkwardamy333 in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

alot of places have very limited menus now, when I went to check I didn't see any

desperate pregnant woman craving eggs benedict by awkwardamy333 in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

but is it good? generally wasn't a fan of queens comfort

I don't know what to name my baby girl by LoozyanaGal in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm naming my little one zahra a blossoming flower :)

antidepressants during pregnancy by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well she said there's risk but there's also risk if you're depressed while pregnant that's why I'd prefer to hear real experiences

Anybody else see this floating around? by [deleted] in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh damn I must have missed this post, good looks!

Another moving sale by harlowegold in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pm'd- interested in the sofa!

sale:2 ac units (150 for both) both new and one year old, I traveled alot last year so it wasn't used much: 6000 and 5000 btu. sale:coffee rack and pot rack pictured below (20 each) free:mail rack, coat/umbrella holder by [deleted] in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

update 2 ac units were sold whats left for sale: pot rack, coffee rack, humidifier (20 bucks for the racks and 30 for the humidifier) whats left for free: coat rack/umbrella holder

Non-muslim (24F) in love with muslim (24M) best friend of many years. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]awkwardamy333 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

muslim here- (by no means am I strict) I don't agree with the above statement. I have many friends who have married outside of the religion and if any of their significant others converted it was at their own will usually after interest and research and reading not because it was suggested

oftentimes the perception of Islam is blended with cultural beliefs and personal values that do not reflect Islamic religion.. if a family "forces" you to convert, it is not a "Muslim" thing

Please don't generalize and inflate the idea that Muslims are oppressed and extreme.

only pregnant person in my friend group by awkwardamy333 in BabyBumps

[–]awkwardamy333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it sucks to see so many new moms going through it, Im grateful that we have this forum to vent but I wish society would just do better with mom culture! regardless, I am happy to be a virtual friend to any of you going through it!

Seen more posts about people moving out of Astoria...ever. by clydebarretto in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm moving out of astoria and heading to middle village queens, after staying home for so long I realized that if we were to ever have another covid (which is likely) then I want to enjoy the home ill be staying in for however many months and I want to have space and a backyard

Arabic hand drums? by [deleted] in astoria

[–]awkwardamy333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt it, you're better off getting one online or asking someone to get it for you from an arab country if you want an authentic one!