ify's world:
Der is something i usually do. Make una no crucify me ooo, nursing twins no be beans. Some days, when am so stressed, u know what, i feed them wella, come give them appetite enhancing syrup. It will make them sleep for long. Abeg bodi no be firewood.

My dear;thank u 4ur sincerity.Wen my twin younger brothers were smal,I remember a nurse prescribed one apetite enhancin drug dat makes children sleep so we used 2giv it 2dem cos their wahala was 2much.So wen my daughter's own disturbance started,sh wud neva sleep or allow u 2sleep&it was worst wen I had 2resume work,me I got one too&gav her&we'l al sleep peacefully&continue wit our life jeje&one good thng abt dat drug is dat wen they tak it,d sleepin&apetite effect carries on for 2/3 days.If I had mentioned dis on dis trend;jehova Lord,I wud hav bn nailed close 2Jesus on d cross.Ify baby! Abeg hi-five.Motherhood wan shred me but u knw na.There's always a way around these thngs.Nursing one baby is not easy not 2mention twins.

zibiah: What a wonderful and educative thread I ve learned so much from it. @ jade willams pls on page 40 of this thread I saw when u posted that ur colleaque was lying down to breast feed and her baby got ear infection, pls do u knw d symptoms of ear infection in babies. @blank u also posted on page 40 dat ur baby had an ear infection pls hw did u detect it what were d symptoms. I ve been lying down to breast feed and am begining to tink dat my baby might ve ear infection too, she is fussy when she wakes up one of her eyes looks swollen altot later in d day its gets normal. Waiting for ur responses tanks

@zibiah.That my collegue is currently on leave&has travelled out of d country so I'm sorry,I can't get al d info 4u frm her.Pls if any mother has experienced d symptoms of ear infection in a baby,pls share/contibute but wot @zinylizzy said is so correct.I only remember sh said her baby was havin ear discharges&nyt fever so sh went 2c d ENT (ear,nose&throat) doctor who told her dat som of her breastmilk was overflowin 2d baby's ear without her knowledge.
Lying down 2breastfeed is not bad cos infancy period can b exhaustin especially if u'r breastfeedin.Just try 2elevate d baby a littl while lyin dwn 2breastfeed.Either wit a pillow or ur upper hand but if ur bosom milk flows 2much,its not advisable 2assume dat position.
It'l b vry advisable 2c ur paediatrician so dat ur fears can b adressed.Goodluck dear

bigmom: pls does ori heal belle stretch marks? Cos the marks are too much on my belle.

@bigmom.Stretchmark is another s**t u hav 2battle wit afta pregnancy.I was lucky not 2hav gotten any on my tommy cos my mum warned me frm d bigining not 2scratch my tommy no matter how badly it itched rather,I shld b rubbin olive oil weneva its itchin me.I only got stretchmark on d butt&lap.D one on d butt has gone totally but d one on d lap just thinned out.U'l b seein d lines of d stretchmark alone but unles u look closely,u won't knw I had stretchmark.
***Well,I mixed palmers cocobutter(d cupcream) wit ori&glycerine oil.But it takes tym 2heal d marks.U just hav 2b patient&as long as u'r losin weight,d stretch mark wil disappear faster but if u'r stil adding I don't knw

Jade William:
My dear;thank u 4ur sincerity.Wen my twin younger brothers were smal,I remember a nurse prescribed one apetite enhancin drug dat makes children sleep so we used 2giv it 2dem cos their wahala was 2much.So wen my daughter's own disturbance started,sh wud neva sleep or allow u 2sleep&it was worst wen I had 2resume work,me I got one too&gav her&we'l al sleep peacefully&continue wit our life jeje&one good thng abt dat drug is dat wen they tak it,d sleepin&apetite effect carries on for 2/3 days.If I had mentioned dis on dis trend;jehova Lord,I wud hav bn nailed close 2Jesus on d cross.Ify baby! Abeg hi-five.Motherhood wan shred me but u knw na.There's always a way around these thngs.Nursing one baby is not easy not 2mention twins.

sweet-pea, abeg send me mail to tell me the appetite enhancing syrup mbok, i am interested. corralle@yahoo.com

ify's world:
pls mums, dont chew food for ur babies, its not higenic. Germs can easily be trsfed eg if u have flu, cough, carta etc. Rather mash der foods. Prevention is better than cure. @corral, what hve u tried feeding her. Give her pap, de dawa version, cereals, egg yolk, mashed irish aand sweet pototes, boil yam with palmoil,fish, cooked beans note to wash de back off de beans like u wash ur beans for moi moi. Infact, if u re eating anything and she shows interest, feed her some. Just keep trying

My dear enh, no be small thing o. i do all that, its not like she wont take initially, but she ends up refusing after 3 spoons. d dodo, i was just trying and realised that she loves it.

who knows about honey beans i hear one does not need to wash off d back for them.

who also heard this - that a push toy is better than a walker?

@ ify,thnk God av got helpin hand nw bt all the same its nt easy..av tried sleeping pills,its nt working..droped my resignation letter already and stil d rest no gree com...I think the babies are too young for sleeping pills...and they do sleep well

Jade William:

@bigmom.Stretchmark is another s**t u hav 2battle wit afta pregnancy.I was lucky not 2hav gotten any on my tommy cos my mum warned me frm d bigining not 2scratch my tommy no matter how badly it itched rather,I shld b rubbin olive oil weneva its itchin me.I only got stretchmark on d butt&lap.D one on d butt has gone totally but d one on d lap just thinned out.U'l b seein d lines of d stretchmark alone but unles u look closely,u won't knw I had stretchmark.
***Well,I mixed palmers cocobutter(d cupcream) wit ori&glycerine oil.But it takes tym 2heal d marks.U just hav 2b patient&as long as u'r losin weight,d stretch mark wil disappear faster but if u'r stil adding I don't knw

thanks dear.

Jade William: @Warfibabe.Warfi is a Warri slang.Ar u frm there?I noticed u&Wendy hav bn absent on dis trend 4a while now.Wanted 2even mention it but my Bonny agro no gree me reason well again.God is ur strength dear.Broncholitis? That's a a heavy one.I remember d tym my neice had bronchitis at a year plus (don't knw if they're d same).It wasn't funny menhhh!! Thank God ur kids ar fine now.Welcom back.We missed u

My Dear, I'm gud oh just dat ds weight loss thingy is really on ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥. Been on weightloss 4 TTC thread even though I'm not TTC now. I've sheded som weight though but the belle no gree go inside, stl workin on it sha........I need 2step up oh cos na TDH(Tall, Dark n Handsome) I mari oh..seriously laffing @ds Bo*m-Bom thingy oh, mnwhile mine increased wth Childbirth........Kudos 2u all 4 the gud work

Hummingbird: I think the babies are too young for sleeping pills...and they do sleep well

No no no! Pls don't giv my babies sleepin pills o.They'r 2young.U'r d one dat need valium 5.It doesn't mak me sleep but it calms me dwn as in relaxes me.I wish u hav helpin hand walai.Its just dat these out DH no dey gree mak persn travel sef.Wen I had my baby&my grand aunt was yet 2com,I was goin mental.Stayed 5days without sleep.Was seein Jesus sef 4korokoro aftanun b4 my gynae presribed d valium 5.I begged DH 2allow me 2go cos my mum was so busy but 4wher,he refused.Now if u sleep&d twins needs takin care of,who'l do dat?Do u lik watchin films? Dat helped me to relax too.U won't believe dat I actually watch animated films .U just hav 2look 4wot can divert ur attention.Al these wil pass ok? Ekuse sweetie.U'r a brave lady.

Wendy80:
My Dear, I'm gud oh just dat ds weight loss thingy is really on ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥. Been on weightloss 4 TTC thread even though I'm not TTC now. I've sheded som weight though but the belle no gree go inside, stl workin on it sha........I need 2step up oh cos na TDH(Tall, Dark n Handsome) I mari oh..seriously laffing @ds Bo*m-Bom thingy oh, mnwhile mine increased wth Childbirth........Kudos 2u all 4 the gud work

I'm laughin so hard .TDH indeed.Me I'm FSS Tfair,slim&sexy so DH shld b alert.Dash me som bom-bom o.Atleast d bom bom dat increased wit childbirth wil b consolin u.I gues u did CS cos wit cs,d tommy takes tym 2go in&u knw u can't start early 2tie wrapper.Plus kunu.Chei! Wen my tommy was big,my DH wil b tellin me,work on dat tommy o.I didn't marry mama Iyabo.Imagine!!.Yet,he's d one dat'l buy shawama,salad,yoghurt&al those weight adding sh*ts.Then wen I'm bosom feedin,he'l b tellin me,I hope u won't get stretch mark on ur bosom.I hate 2c stretch marks&s**ts.Killin my moral&esteem.Although it made me work on them seriously but DH ar supposed 2shut d f**k up abt d whole weight thng cos carryin their kids made us add weight. Inshort eh! Him dat his tommy started growin big b4 he started gymin&it cam dwn,yabbed him o.MSH

bigmom: thanks dear.

Uwc darl.Also lik corral said,don't b usin ur cream on dat area 4now.Stick 2cocobutter,ori&glycerine or coconut oil.D cocobutter cup cream is 1400 frm d supermarkt.Eventhough myn has disappeared,I stil use it cos it made my skin is soft&smooth.I also rubb it on my bosom (minus ni**le area)&it helped prevent stretchmark there cos my bosom enlarged no b smal&i bosomfed for a year +.Take care&goodluck.Just b patient wit it&don't add more weight

Hummingbird: Good day pretty mommas**how are your little ones?
I think I might use some help here..am fast losing weight,reduced below my pre pregnancy weight (56kg) was weightn 69kg befor I got pregnant..pus the sleepless nites are back,I jst lie down n watch til 4-5am befor I finally sleep,I slip a bit during d day(2hrs max)..bp is ok,hubby said am fine what can I do?

56kg is not bad.Stress can mak u lose apetite&weight.Since u'r not goin back 2work,giv it tym,it'l pass.U'r so strong dear.I'l run away frm my home if I don't hav a help.DH wil wake up one day&declare me missin.Serious multi-taskin.Goin 2markt,cookin,ironin,loadin d washin machine (not al cloths can b washed there so u handwash som of d cloths),cleanin d house;d toilets,d compound;takin care of d babies,feedin dem;changin diaper;takin care of DH.Then if u were workinTriple wahala. @hummmy dear,how&y won't u lose weight? U'r burnin calories.How wud u sleep sef wen u mind is on al d work u hav 2do.Y don't u look 4al these old ladies in church 2b comin durin d day 2help wit som chores&carry d twins smal.I feel 4u.

@Jade Thank God n ASUU,have got a helping hand nw,my lil coz is arnd...I dnt use machine yet for dia clothings yet,so I use my hands..d funniest tin nw is dat d boys dnt slip unles u back dem or carry dem..I tire o ....and slipin tablets jst make me drowsy yet slip wnt come..DH is d best,hes rily tryn o,I always pity him smtyms:-( bt we both dnt av a choice....ehen,pls av got wrinkes too in my lower abdomen(my tommy is almst flat sha:-D) bt d wrinkles is anoyin plus wen wil dat dark lng line leave my tommy,

@Corrall, b.co syrup is okay. It hs bin prescribed 2 my daughter b4 when she wasnt eating. Now she's on wellkid multivitamin. My baby weighed lesser than urs @ 9 mnths. It can b so stressful when they dont eat.

@Jade pls does honey make kids hyper active? Also, are boys always bigger than girls? My baby 'looks' smallr than boys her age even younger boys than her.

@mummy Swtme, pele. The Lord is ur strength. Hope u r much better now.
@mummy warfibabe. Hope ur bois are doing ok now? This bronchiolitis is it cough-like?

omogemi: @Corrall, b.co syrup is okay. It hs bin prescribed 2 my daughter b4 when she wasnt eating. Now she's on wellkid multivitamin. My baby weighed lesser than urs @ 9 mnths. It can b so stressful when they dont eat.

@Omogemi, abeg, did the b.co syrup work for your baby? Did she add weight? Can my baby start taking the wellkid? Did u see any change in ur baby?. Sorry jare, too many questions.

ify's world:
@ warfibabe, de Lord is ur strength. His healing hands is upon ur family. Where is everybodi? jade, tisjiki, swtme, blank, honeypie, team i wanna wanna, team ajebo, ikebe mamas, ahaha, are we on break. Lets keep it rolling, ders a lot to learn. Officially, my boys has taken a bold step. Imagine, dey ve finally decided to walk. Glory be to God. Tanx all for ur contribution. Mothers, we rock.

Amen.. Thanks dear.

$wtme:
@warfibabe I hail o,weldone 4 ol d stress u av been tru n I thank God they're fine now......

thanks dear.. No be small tin. Now if any of my kids sneeze sef I dey look them twice

Jade William: @Warfibabe.Warfi is a Warri slang.Ar u frm there?I noticed u&Wendy hav bn absent on dis trend 4a while now.Wanted 2even mention it but my Bonny agro no gree me reason well again.God is ur strength dear.Broncholitis? That's a a heavy one.I remember d tym my neice had bronchitis at a year plus (don't knw if they're d same).It wasn't funny menhhh!! Thank God ur kids ar fine now.Welcom back.We missed u

thanks dear.
Yea I was born, bred and buttered in warri o!.
Brochiolitis no be childs play at all. My heart practically stopped wen I saw my 3 month old wheezing and gasping for breathe. The first hospital I took him to even told me he might have baby asthma. But thank God , he is alright now.

Jade William:
@zibiah.That my collegue is currently on leave&has travelled out of d country so I'm sorry,I can't get al d info 4u frm her.Pls if any mother has experienced d symptoms of ear infection in a baby,pls share/contibute but wot @zinylizzy said is so correct.I only remember sh said her baby was havin ear discharges&nyt fever so sh went 2c d ENT (ear,nose&throat) doctor who told her dat som of her breastmilk was overflowin 2d baby's ear without her knowledge.
Lying down 2breastfeed is not bad cos infancy period can b exhaustin especially if u'r breastfeedin.Just try 2elevate d baby a littl while lyin dwn 2breastfeed.Either wit a pillow or ur upper hand but if ur bosom milk flows 2much,its not advisable 2assume dat position.
It'l b vry advisable 2c ur paediatrician so dat ur fears can b adressed.Goodluck dear

my little one had an ear infection wen he was around 6wks. My doc just told us to give him 3.5 ml of zinnat(he was nearly 7kg then) for 10days and paracetamol 3ce a day because of the pain. It was completely Dried up b4 2 weeks.

corrall:

My dear enh, no be small thing o. i do all that, its not like she wont take initially, but she ends up refusing after 3 spoons. d dodo, i was just trying and realised that she loves it.

who knows about honey beans i hear one does not need to wash off d back for them.

who also heard this - that a push toy is better than a walker?

both the push toy and walker is ok, buy IMO I prefer the walker.

corrall:

@Omogemi, abeg, did the b.co syrup work for your baby? Did she add weight? Can my baby start taking the wellkid? Did u see any change in ur baby?. Sorry jare, too many questions.

i gave 5mls 2ce daily. Yes it made her eat n she started adding weight although it ws a gradual process. D b.co ws prescribed by her doc. He also told me to switch to wellkid when d b.co finished. Wellkid is from 3mths to 5yrs.
Pls talk to ur doc b4 u give her any drug.
Also, during dt phase, she ws teething so its likely ur baby is going thru a particular phase ryt now. Observe her. Try her with different foods. My baby liked beans so i cook it w/o d skin n add carrot, tomatoe, fish to it n when its ready i put butter. She also lykd rice. If ur baby lyks dodo, be adding lil rice or beans or butter or even yolk wit it.
Its a gradual thing my sis. She' ll b fyn.

omogemi: @mummy Swtme, pele. The Lord is ur strength. Hope u r much better now.
@mummy warfibabe. Hope ur bois are doing ok now? This bronchiolitis is it cough-like?

@ omogemi, thanks dear my boys are fine now thank God.
Er, bronchiolitis usually starts with a very dry cough that can become productive later. The symptoms are nearly similar and sometyms mistaken for asthma. i.e the wheezing, gasping for air, heaving of the ribs.
My paed told me that it affects lot of children especially boys of 3 to 6 months. ( My older son didn't have it though).

Lesson learnt- run to the paed when u noticed ur baby coughing seriously for 24 hrs. You never know know what you might be preventing.

Na God go helps us mothers o!
Thumbs up sweet mummies, we rock!

omogemi:

i gave 5mls 2ce daily. Yes it made her eat n she started adding weight although it ws a gradual process. D b.co ws prescribed by her doc. He also told me to switch to wellkid when d b.co finished. Wellkid is from 3mths to 5yrs.
Pls talk to ur doc b4 u give her any drug.
Also, during dt phase, she ws teething so its likely ur baby is going thru a particular phase ryt now. Observe her. Try her with different foods. My baby liked beans so i cook it w/o d skin n add carrot, tomatoe, fish to it n when its ready i put butter. She also lykd rice. If ur baby lyks dodo, be adding lil rice or beans or butter or even yolk wit it.
Its a gradual thing my sis. She' ll b fyn.

ur baby dey eat all that orishirishi for inside beans alone? The day u try dat with my son na only u go chop the beans I just add oil and crayfish for him and he is good to go.

Good morning mummies in the house,a very lovely thread and educating one.
Please ma(s) my son is going to be 2weeks on tuesday and my concern is that is cord hasn't fallen off,mayb I don't need to be so worried but I just want to be sure he is ok,cause my first son cord fell of on the 7th day,please what do you all think?

Secondly he has jaundice,doctor says it isn't much and he has undergone a phototeraphy for 3 days,he is eating very well and has no fever,I take him out for the early morning sun and I was thinking it will go of immediately after the photo section but I can still see it. Please am I getting too worried?

Hiy mummyz,ow body,my 2month old developed cough o,took him to d clinic and was given cough mixture and erythromicine. Dis was now wat I had a problem with,d drugs given are d type given to olderkids,just dt d dosage I'm to giv d baby is smaller,I wud av been happier if I was given infant cough syrup and erytromicine(then I wud be sure they had babies in mind wen making it),I called up 2oda docs to confirm and they said d drugs werr ok to giv d baby,went on d internet to do research and evrything I found out was against d use of coughmedicine in infants below 3mnths,I'm just confused,thinkin of stopping d coughmedicine,

omogemi: @mummy Swtme, pele. The Lord is ur strength. Hope u r much better now

@Mummy omogemi,Amen n tnx so much,I'm okizay now

taryour: Good morning mummies in the house,a very lovely thread and educating one.
Please ma(s) my son is going to be 2weeks on tuesday and my concern is that is cord hasn't fallen off,mayb I don't need to be so worried but I just want to be sure he is ok,cause my first son cord fell of on the 7th day,please what do you all think?

Secondly he has jaundice,doctor says it isn't much and he has undergone a phototeraphy for 3 days,he is eating very well and has no fever,I take him out for the early morning sun and I was thinking it will go of immediately after the photo section but I can still see it. Please am I getting too worried?

let me tell you what we did wen we noticed my younger son had jaundice. We started giving him glucose & water, a midwife recommended it and it was effective. Then my mum got scent leaves and lemon grass plus long peppersoup spices (9) and boiled them together and bathed him with the water. After a week the whole tin cleared up. But we still continued to bathe him with the water for anoda week.
It is well my sister. And for the cord falling off, just be patient it will come off. Just continue to clean with mentholated spirit to avoid smell or infection.

tjskii: Hiy mummyz,ow body,my 2month old developed cough o,took him to d clinic and was given cough mixture and erythromicine. Dis was now wat I had a problem with,d drugs given are d type given to olderkids,just dt d dosage I'm to giv d baby is smaller,I wud av been happier if I was given infant cough syrup and erytromicine(then I wud be sure they had babies in mind wen making it),I called up 2oda docs to confirm and they said d drugs werr ok to giv d baby,went on d internet to do research and evrything I found out was against d use of coughmedicine in infants below 3mnths,I'm just confused,thinkin of stopping d coughmedicine,

abeg no fear o!.. sometym drugs are recommended according to their weight. My 3 months old is 8kg.. My paed has been recommending 2.5ml for most drugs that his age is not even listed to take. Same with my older son. I sometyms get second opinion from anoda doc, and they tell me its ok for them.
It is well.

@ all mothers in the house, kudos to you all, you are all doing a good job on this thread, may God bless and keep all our LO safe for us

@jade, please I won't mind if you can send me the name of the appetite enhancing drug, email is otulab@yahoo.com, as my darling daughter has refused to eat, all she prefers is formula and she is over one year old with weight of 7.3kg.

shirleyz: she is over one year old with weight of 7.3kg.

I am marvelled.7.3kg at a year?WTF.Ok Sweetie! Wot did d dr say?Let d dr b d 1st 2assess her b4 u start givin any drug on ur own.Another thng is,wot&wot hav u tried out.Explain 2us.Alots mother on dis trend ar highly intelligent&experienced so they'l throw in som ideas 2u whch might b helpful.