super late intro... dirty dirty lurker ever..

EmumLys · February 2014

hello J13 moms

sorry for my late intro, but looking for a warm welcome on this board

i am FTM ,27 years from Tanzania, East Africa.. a mother of baby boy born 20th july 2013, through SVD med free delivery..

came across this board last year November , been lurking on and off, and i love the spirit of all moms in this board, solidarity and you guys are like family, i love that... i have been eagerly wanting to join in but seems luck is not on my side as i dont get much time to spend on internet due to connections troubles here and there but then so much to do, so little time..

i am a working mom, medical doctor(3 months experience- finished my training last year).. its not easy being a doc here, as i have to be competent in all aspects as am the pedi,obst and gyn, surgeon.. so spend lots of time at work learning surgeries and everything.. my work place is 2 hours drive away from my house

i am breastfeeding, but introduced solids at 5months.. planning to BF for 2 years

i would like to participate as much as i can but forgive me as my environment" favours" me to be a bad lurker.. but a'l try my best, cant promise much..

but we differ in so many things , especially customs/culture and things of the like.. we dont have super bowl., halloween and things of the like,it may be hard sometimes to contribute... yeah, i know am a medical personnel, but i raise my baby in African style, no schedules, no "behavioural/skill" trainings whatsoever... but everything is running smoothly

i love you all... wanted to feel part of this family

-- i may reply ur qns late but a'l try my best

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WanderingA · February 2014

Welcome! I am interested in learning more from you about your culture and parenting perspective.

redrocksmama · February 2014

Hello! :-h

rondokye · February 2014

Welcome!

giraffeluvspi · February 2014

Welcome!

Hilaboo86 · February 2014

Hello & welcome!

sparkymcgeee · February 2014

PrimRoseMama · February 2014

Welcome! I want to hear about the food!

WifeyLovesHubs · February 2014

Hello! My daughter was born July 20th also

emandia · February 2014

Hey there!

bumpuser8571475 · February 2014

Hello. Welcome :-) I'm also interested in learning about your parenting styles.

madimyluv · February 2014

Welcome! :-h

Myrrhaj · February 2014

Hullo!

fabk · February 2014

Welcome!!

theuntaggablek · February 2014

Cool! We span 3 continents now?! Love the solidarity across space and hearing about different perspectives. I'm sure we could learn lots from you.

sdtchica13 · February 2014

Welcome!

EmumLys · February 2014

Congratulations and welcome! I'm looking forward to hearing your perspectives and experiences. Not too long ago, we got to read about why African babies never cry. If you tell us African mamas don't ever need a cultural variation of yoga pants, wine, and chocolate, we may need you to help us understand more.

Please jump right in.

i actually read that article when it was posted and realy really made me want to share experience in that ... do you mind if a start a different thread adressing this?

Pink724 · February 2014

EmumLys said:

Congratulations and welcome! I'm looking forward to hearing your perspectives and experiences. Not too long ago, we got to read about why African babies never cry. If you tell us African mamas don't ever need a cultural variation of yoga pants, wine, and chocolate, we may need you to help us understand more.

Please jump right in.

i actually read that article when it was posted and realy really made me want to share experience in that ... do you mind if a start a different thread adressing this?

Please do! That would be wonderful. Welcome! Looking forward to hear more about your life and experiences.

EmumLys · February 2014

thanks everyone for the warm welcome..

am i the first member from africa?? really?? wow!!!

@mainerocks glad that someone understands what am going through here..

@PrimRoseMama what would you like to know about food?

PrimRoseMama · February 2014

What are some home cooking type dishes that are unique to your area? Do you cook by sight or measurement? Can you share the recipes?

EmumLys · February 2014

Iand LoveandYou said:

lizabethann06 said:

Hi there!!!! Welcome

Where are your questions three?
Do you enjoy wine, yoga pants, and chocolate...and coffee? I added the coffee as it's vital to my survival.

i enjoy chocolate and coffee... i take coffee occasionally, not addicted to that.. i dont take wine or any other kind of alcohol..

yoga pants?? i realy have to google that cause i dont know what they are? heard about yoga, but do you have to wear special pants for that?? and what has that got to do with taking care of your baby??

EmumLys · February 2014

PrimRoseMama said:

What are some home cooking type dishes that are unique to your area? Do you cook by sight or measurement? Can you share the recipes?

well, we have a lot... but the most common ones are rice dishes.. Pilau and Biriyani.. But then we have raw banana dishes(actually we have raw for cooking, and ripe bananas special for cooking and ripe banana fruits) fish and steak dishes

we cook mostly by sight. most of the ingredients are fresh, local recipes dont use canned foods or artificial flavours

should i share the recipes in that special sticky thread?

hollandmama · February 2014

Hello @EmumLys! Welcome

I am Mexican and I have lots of friends from Tanzania. I live in Delft, The Netherlands and there's a big African community here. I seriously love people from your country, most of them are engineers and are here to study master's degrees (that is how I met them).

I dream about visiting Tanzania soon to see some friends that have already returned.

PrimRoseMama · February 2014

EmumLys said:

PrimRoseMama said:

What are some home cooking type dishes that are unique to your area? Do you cook by sight or measurement? Can you share the recipes?

well, we have a lot... but the most common ones are rice dishes.. Pilau and Biriyani.. But then we have raw banana dishes(actually we have raw for cooking, and ripe bananas special for cooking and ripe banana fruits) fish and steak dishes

we cook mostly by sight. most of the ingredients are fresh, local recipes dont use canned foods or artificial flavours

should i share the recipes in that special sticky thread?

Yes! I love most all the African cooking I've had the fortune to try. Share!