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mitchyy:
Awwww, she is so beautiful. You're doing an amazing job with this girl.

Thank you so much Ma. It's flattering to hear.

tatacherie:
Wat an angel u are.so beautiful,buh y were u beating her na i can see tears

Thank you Ma.
Beat her? I can't try it o! It was the period she was having that cough, each one comes with moist eyes. Thank God she is okay now.

@Gaily04, it's been a while. Your cutie is all grown up.
#threadbabies, my princess' one year photo shoot.
Modified.
Pics taken down
Thank you all for your likes and mentions. We appreciate, God will continue to protect and keep them for us. Amen.

stadora:
Woow, that's gud news. I envy u oo. Can't wait 4 such day to reach my own turn.
Was it only water dat u used to wean her, does she eat other family foods?
My kisses 2 ur princess

My dear, both water & pap at night. During the day, pap, tea, cereal, fruits and she eats a little of anything we eat.
Don't worry, your turn is next. Just don't waver, keep at it and he will be weaned before you know it.

soonest:
That's it. They sleep through out the night once they are weaned. That has been my experience. Congrats jare! Now you can enjoy your sleep.
As for that Moji girl, I don't think people like that learn. May be when she's old that's if the cycle doesn't continue with her kids. For Benin, girls like her full dey throwe.
Onegai, keep up the good work. If she's willing, she may be redeemed.

Thank you Ma. So I can now enjoy a good night sleep after like 21months(pre+post delivery). So looking forward to it!

My Sabi Mamas, 2days in a row now, my baby girl has slept through the night(without waking up to take water or pap) 15days weaned & counting! Am so happy, but DH is saying it's too early.
Cc: Onegai, Alphahandmadien, soonest, helovesme,toujed, ozycy,GenyEbere
Mama E, I applaud your tough love to moji, I am not blessed with such patience. Unfortunately, in as much as she needs it, she can't see properly now because of her sense of entitlement.

stadora:
Mamas pls am getin frustrated here, I wonder how u mamas did it. Now I want 2 do it, am finding it difficult and to tink that I forsee it.

Am finding it difficult to wean my lo. He s nt accepting any food except pap, which must b spoon fed.
My hard times are at night/ wen he wakes up frm sleep. He crys til I put breast in his mouth. He doesn't Bootle feed n so doesn't take milk. He refuses even d pap weneva he s cryin; thereby resulting to bm. How els do I go abt this

Mamas dat has weaned their babies pls com to my aid.

Ma, persistence is the key, on your own part. make up your mind to stop giving him bm, like onegai suggested, leave the room if the cry is becoming too much. Also, u really have to stay up when he wakes and use spoon to give him water or milk. It's the beauty of motherhood! I was lucky on my part cos I started preparing myself mentally for it way before and my DH always laughs at me before and says I love sleep too much and will eventually use bm to pacify her, but we are 13days and counting.

UmmTwins2:
Oya blow d whistle!!! where r all d #Independence babies? Leme see ya hands up welcome to our new cuties n HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all the alumni ma'am ozycy, zaynie, stadora, cutiereborn, n d rest #teamOctober2015 mamas oya bring out our adorables, let them see our haute haute cuties, let's show them how it's done
Happy birthday to our precious babies. may they continue to grow healthy, become happy, successful, accomplished, kindhearted, God-fearing, great men n women that wl make generations proud; a blessing to d world inshaAllaah. AMEEN.
It's my son Imran Aramide's bday today n we'r grateful to God to be his parents. May he continue to be d coolness of our eyes. n we pray for more of ds beautiful gift. Amin

Imran is a chubby cutie! Happy Birthday dear. You shall live long to fulfill your God given destiny, Amen.
Btw, am #teamseptember2015. My baby girl celebrated her one year on 29th of sept last week.

Jennifer89:
****Singing Praises to the lord *****
****Sprinkle White Powder on all mamas**

Glory Glory Glory!! My BB arrived on the 8/10/2016 via CS weighing 3.38kg.

it can only be God. He has made me smile again.

Cc Zaynie
CT Ozycy
Cc all 2015 Sept mamas

Mother alive, baby alive husband alive and plenty money

Congratulations #teamsept2015. God is indeed faithful & never leaves His own.
Your Son shall be a Blessing and source of abundant favour to your Household.

Mumpurity2, Mitchyy, prettyhurts, mamaOO, EverfaithfulGod, nazablossoms, talltosyne all your babies are cuties.
May God continue to bless & keep them all for us.

ozycy:
I think rotating standing fan is better than putting on ceiling fan for babies. I hope you don't put him directly under the fan, even the standing fan shouldn't be too close to him.

The bed is at the corner of the room while the ceiling fan is at the center. It's mostly for air circulation. And we try not to put the standing fan close or facing her.
She is feeling much better sha. We thank God.

stadora:
Thank u ma 4 d detailed explanation. I was kinda scared bt I tink am a bit relieved nw hoping on God to make it easy 4 me.

My Anty told me 2 buy one drug like dat Cinotab. That it will cool my lo and mk him nt 2 run temp if he crys too much. That that was wot she used during her time. She has 5 kids nw.
Pls mamas, is it advisable to use drugs 4 ds process (weanin)
Also can I gv my lo Ovaltine as his tea?

I am glad my post was able to help ease some of your doubts. As per the drugs, I don't know as I didn't give any to my daughter and she is fine. Also I have never heard of giving kids drug for weaning. You might want to consult your doctor before you do.
I started giving my daughter ovaltine when she was 11.5months with formular milk. Now I make tea for her with Nido & ovaltine. I think after their first birthday, ovaltine is good. Please other sabi mama's, confirm for us.

@Onegai, I just read back and saw your post/question on cereal, unfortunately, I can't help much there, it's only nutri-ben cereal I give her for now.
@stadora, if you can't afford a cake now, don't stress, your baby still has many birthdays ahead. But if you can, go ahead cos it must not be big. 5" or 7" is ok. The important thing is your Baby growing healthy. May God keep all of them for us.

helovesme:
For the stuffy nose/runny nose/catarrah, have you tried silverbird diluted with any oil (olive oil or coconut oil or baby oil).

Put a capful of silverbird in about 30ml of oil (I use a spray bottle). Apply it on your baby's head (the crown). It works like a charm.

You can also sprinkle a few drops of the diluted silverbird on your baby's clothing or on her bed sheet.

For the cough, please take her to the hospital. Once a cough sounds chesty (serious) and it's been ongoing for 7-10 days, then it's likely it's bacterial and a doctor needs to prescribe mild antibiotics. Vitamin C will do little or nothing.

Thank you Ma for the suggestion. Though she is feeling much better now. I took sabi mum's advice her and stopped all medication. Wore her more lighter clothes and had more air in the room. It's not finally gone but drastically reduced. Thank God.

stadora:
Woow, I envy u oo, u make it sound like it was dat easy. Was there no cry n incessant request for bm? How did u handle nite soothing bk 2 slip.
My lo doesn't use bottle, hw do u feed her @ nite wen she wakes up n seems like bm is d only solution?
Am hoping 2 wean after 2moro. Must u freeze d cabbage b4 use n hw long did u use urs?
Pls if u don't mind, I need detailed explanation of ur weanin experince.
Thanks

Pls I asked d oda time abt proudmum, its bn long I saw her brk light. Hope al is wel wt her

Maam ahnie n kaffy4bill, wata gwan?

Pls which day is official #threadbabies, I ve 4gtn.
Cc Onegai

My sister, it wasn't hard and it wasn't easy neither. I have been putting it in prayers way ahead and also telling my dd that she will stop on her birthday.
So 4am on her birthday, she wanted some and I gave her, but told myself that it would be the last. After work that day, she had presents that distracted her and she didn't suck, I gave her pap instead later. Later that night, she half awoke looking for bf, but I cooed her back to sleep, then around 3am, she couldn't take it again and started crying, I gave her water which she refused and then I gave her pap. Cos she was hungry, she ate very well and went back to sleep. She slept thru till morning unlike before that she will bf like 4times before morning. Next day we repeated same, like that till we are now 7days and counting. When she brings her hands to my bre-ast I say " you are now a big girl & big girls don't suck". The presure was more on me cos my bre-ast was engored the first day, the next day, I bought cucumber. Mamas say you should put it in the fridge to cool, but I needed fast action and put in freezer. It helped a lot and I only put cabbage for 3days. Am much better now and she hardly remembers bf. HTH
Yes o! Proudmum38, where art thou? I have been meaning to ask. I trust the proudy clan are great.

comtem2011:
Happy for u o, now is time for 2nd missionary journey.

My boy now rejects every food apart from swallow. As if he knows am planning for him.

Madam, pity me nah. I just finished with zean one to begin with another? Esp in this Buhari economy?
Your boy is a big boy, making things easy for mummy. I wish my dd will eat more normal food. She only wants bites & bits when we are eating, but Pap & Cereal is her food.

@Onegai and other wonderful mama's, since it is testimony time. Me sef want to testify.
Remember I said I wanted to wean my dd off BF on her birthday?
Well I did o!, following precious mum's advice here. Although that early morning on her birthdate-29th I gave her bf like around 4am when she wasn't fully awake, but I told myself that would be the last time. Though I was en-gored that day, I bought cabbage next day, put in freezer and started using. Anytime she comes close to my bre-ast, I will start telling her that she is a big girl now and big girls don't suck. It's 6days and counting now and I can proudly say we have been weaned. Before I forget, she now wakes up once and I give her water or pap depending on the level of the hunger.

stadora:
Pls hw much did it cost u 2 mk 1 of d cakes?

She made the pink one for N5,500.00 (10inches) although she makes it for 7k.
The white one was a Gift from another person.

zimunachimdi:
I dont really understand this catarrh and cough for our los. for me,syrup and hot water mashing helped. mash her lungs,chest,neck and back very well,infact mash his whole body well. though the catarrh has not gone completely but i hardly notice it now. also cover her body at night very well provided the room is airy, my dh will say heat is better than c & c.

Looks like we have the same DH...lol.
Anyways I am now following the advice of My sabi Mamas and not giving her any form of medication. I trust God she will be better before the end of this week.

Deezou:
this buhari wahala no be here o,God make it easy for us

My Sister, it is well. My regards to your BB.

Tojued:
Thickest pjs... Poor baby. Try facing the rechargeable fan to the wall. The breeze will hit the wall and ricochet back to keep everywhere cool without touching anyone directly.

In case you want to underdress because of heat please ensure there are no mosquitoes o!

My sister, the whole thing is tiring cos am someone who can't sleep without fan or the room being airy, but with dd have cough for almost 3wks now, DH has been strict about the no fan policy. I will beg him to reconsider it facing the wall as you suggested.
As for underdress, that one isn't possible cos DH won't have it.

Onegai:
Hian, overheating is a problem o. And unless you're up North, Nigerian weather is not that cold o. Okay, put the rechargeable fan far from her and use both fans and then cover her up. I just feel it's an allergy but let's wait a few more days and see.

Thank you Ma. I really hopes it clears by then, will also try to convince DH that when covered and the fan far won't make her catch more cold.

Onegai:
Must she sleep in nightclothes? Can you do without pjs for one night and let us see what happens? We had to do that when we went over to sleep somewhere without constant light.

My dear, there is both ceiling fan & rechargeable fan in the room, but DH says the cold & cough she has is cos of fan, so he insists I switch off both and wear her, her thickest pjays.

Graciouscharis:
Please if your baby sweats a lot, change the clothes often. Wet/sweat soaked clothes gives them cold. Change the cloth once she sweats

Thank you Ma. That never occurred to me. Would mean waking up severally at night but worth the risk of not catching cold.

Some news are just too Disturbing and Skin Crawling... just saw a topic on FP about a ugandaian maid suffocating a child, opened the page but couldn't get my self to watch the video, clips of picture was already too disturbing.
God bless and protect our little ones for the heart of Man is truly evil!!!

soonest:
Yes, let her be first but if it seems it's worsening, you will need to go d hosp. Cheers

Thanks for the advice. Will do as you Mamas suggested.

Onegai:
cutiereborn and mamamj, can you stop any powder you're using on baby? Also, if you have tried Antibiotics and it didn't work, it may be an allergy (allergy symptoms are usually coughing and cartaarh, since they affect eye, nose and throat). Which means some particles like dust or pollen is lodging in their lungs and irritating them. So no fans directly on them (because it pushes particles into their system. The fans should be above them facing in their direction but not blowing on them and it should be some distance from them. Rechargeable fans are short-necked so it is too close to baby, it will blow particles into their face and they will breathe it in. Go back to the doctor and ask him about allergies and he will prescribe a syrup for them. I don't want to mention the name so you don't buy it dirctly without a prescription (I heard it can cause drowsiness).
A lot of babies outgrow their allergies but some keep them (I still have mine). What you don't want to do is aggravate it and cause Asthma.
HTH

Thank you Ma. It definitely helps, I have stopped applying powder to her neck cos she sweats a lot & DH has practically banned fan, so she sweats & soaks up the bed, still same. As for Antibiotics, I haven't given her any. I think I will do as FINA4804 says and stop giving her any medication and if it continues till Friday, we will go see a doctor for allergies.

FINA4804:
@cutiereborn, if I have given all the prescribed drugs, done steam bath,done everything and still it did not stop, i leave it stop all drugs.It just goes on it's own.
@mamamj, you can take her to the clinic or but vitamin C and give her steam bath

Thank you for the prompt response Ma. I will follow your advice, cos last night I was fervently praying that the cough leave her and plagues me instead.

mamamj:
Good morning mama's,happy new week. Pls my LO didn't sleep last night,she is having cold(cough and catarrh),I think I put the rechargeable fan too close to her cos there is no light to on AC,she is always sweating if I don't use fan or AC,pls what should I do abt the cold cos am so worried.She is 11weeks.thanks
Cc:onegai
Alphahandomega

Please Able Mamas, Answer our new mum, cos I also am having same problem. Olivia has been having Serious cough (mostly at nights) and catarrh for almost 3weeks now. There is nothing I haven't used from cough syrup to vitamin C syrup to inhalation method to sugar/palm oil solution at the moment. Nothing seems to be working. Please is there another thing one can try?
Cc- Onegai, Alphahandmadien, rofemiguwa, helovesme, Deeouzo, soonest, Tojued, Gaily04 and other sabi Mamas.

Deezou:
(1)buddykolly
(2)teegali
(3)deezou
(4)cutiereborn
(5)olalayo1710
(6)gocare
(7)niyyah
(dunasy
(9)helovesme
(10)Jennifer89
(11)stadora
and other September 2015 mamas,is anyone back?

Madam, DH says let our dd get to 2yrs first o, before we consider. But we are not doing anything medically to prevent it. This Buhari economy is not smiling. Though there was a time I totally missed being pregnant, but the economy has reset my head.

Gaily04:
choi, see as i missed the parry. I was even looking for where to enter yesterday till i carry my legs reach house. See what failed data caused me. Anyway, wont mind tasting the cake.

Eyaaa, Oya cut a slice!

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