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@ SA with or without extensions? I am looking forward to being able to do cornrows without extensions but for now I'll have to put in extensions.

And Arlington,when you are able please put your story on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=194554.msg7237956#msg7237956

I can't fit shout. Praise Jesus!!!! Congratulations Arlington. i am sure you won't let that baby out of your sight so kiss him for me. God bless you and your family. I am so happy for you.

Monday update - foot swelling went down due to the amount of water I consume. i'm a camel Now my gums hurt and I don't know what to do about that. It's like the gums shrunk and is getting wounds. I'll take some oranges to see if that helps. I feel so tired and sleepy and hungry these days. I thank God for his mercies.

SA Goddess:
Hey ladies,

I have officially upgraded to a big comb, *afro comb*, we are getting somewhere! still a while before I can start plaiting though but I have learnt to be patient. . . . . .

Good for you!

My hair is now looking bushy. Soon I'll be able to rock headbands on it. Lately I am drawn to hairstyles like cornrows and thread

Please do. I would appreciate it.

[quote author=Inked_Nerd link=topic=551500.msg7261359#msg7261359 date=1291325497]
Random question to all: Hmmm, am I the only one who doesn't mind eating okra raw? [/quote] You're the first one I've heard of who does that. Yuck!

This kinky apothecary babe is not serious,IMO. I have seen her blog and I'm a fan of her page on facebook. I left 2 messages on her FB page and on her gmail account requesting for products available and prices more than a week and a half ago. No reply I even informed her I don't live in Lagos,still no reply Well hope her show goes well.

@ Inked now I understand your confusion. Avocado pear is just one thing,the avocado that you know. There are 2 types of pear in Nigeria,one is avocado and the other is a purple local kind(don't know the name).

I love the deep con recipes I'll try them out when i have energy but never the okra

^gel? I doubt I will try it. I tried gelling my hair 4 days ago and I absolutely hated it. Also Okra is food,it seems so yucky to put it on my hair If I did i would wash it out immediately so flies don't chase me while I'm outside

I saw something on tv but it went by so fast I didn't totally get it. A home recipe for hair that consists of avocado pear and mayonnaise. not sure what that mixture is for,if it's for deep conditioning or moisturizing

@ abiop I read recently that banana helps boost male fertility. You can google it up. I don't know exactly what aspect of male fertility it helps though.

Err, Inked,what does a setting lotion do?

@ GenB, my last hospital visit showed a normal BP,as at then my feet hadn't begun swelling. The swelling isn't too bad. Once I put my feet up,it goes down. Also I read that one should get worried if the hands and face suddenly swell up too and that hasn't happened. I have another hospital appointment next week so I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the concern.

Nice one Inked but I'm wondering which of those ingredients is providing the moisture. is it the cocoa butter cos I know shea butter is an oil moisturizer and used for sealing.

Modath pele. Good to hear you are feeling better.

Today
B - 4/5(can't remember) slices of fruit bread,margarine and a mug of lipton tea
L - eba and egusi soup with a pc of meat
D - rice and stew and dodo with a pc of meat
Water - more than 2L

Arlington:
@ Ejadamen, thank you ohhhhh me too i can't wear any shoe it is getting really cold and i am still wearing slippers it is not funny at all . My legs can't fit into anything and[b] i can't see my ankles[/b].

Me too But sincerely I wish you a safe and short delivery and a healthy baby God bless.

@ Arly I wish you safe delivery. I thank God for you.
@ Ketubah,hmm it is well. have you read Supernatural childbirth?

Monday update: I feel fine just sleepy and tired. I don't have any shoe that fits anymore. I thank God for His mercies.

Yesterday 28/11/2010
7:30am - a can of amstel malta(was rushing to church)
11am - 2 egg and veg sandwiches and a mug of lipton tea
3pm - rice and fish stew with salad and dodo and a mouthful of cake
7:30 pm - half a small pawpaw
10:30pm - 4 slices fruit bread and a mug of warm milk
Water - approx 2L

Today 29/11/2010
B @ 8am - 5 slices fruit bread,1 hard boiled egg and a mug of lipton tea
2pm - a bottle of fayrouz pear
3pm - yam and egg sauce
7pm - eba and egusi soup with a pc of meat
If I'm still up by 11pm then i'll have 2 slices bread and a glass of milk
Water - more than 2L

Welcome back mightlove. Now modath,where are you? Romeo,hello!!!

kitty kat:
Congrats to al who enjoyed theirs. Mine was a nightmare. If not 4 my father and some grt friends, I don't know what i wld hv done. I was made to suffer thruoghout. From finding out abt his cheating, being made to know that I prevented him from meeting other women.

I can't type anymore. Remembering is too much pain.

Oh dear My apologies.

Today's logs
B - 5 slice normal white bread,1 hard boiled egg and mug of lipton tea
Snack - a mug of golden morn
L - beans and dodo
Snack - 5 tbs beans and 3pcs dodo
D - boiled unripe plantain and vegetable sauce
Water- above 2L

Thanks for the links. I'll check them out tomorrow. A bit sleepy right now. My family? Hmm my dad will say nothing as usual. My mum will freak out,she's a fashonista so i shall prepare to receive many lectures . My sister will just keep shaking her head and blinking to check if she's seeing well

[quote author=Inked_Nerd link=topic=510489.msg7211425#msg7211425 date=1290641988]
Eh ya, I support you 110% . I bet you've got tons of growth.

If you EVER feel like going back to the creamy crack aka relaxers, let us natural ladies know, we'll always be here to back you up . I know how hard it can be to when there's eternal factors pressuring you to go against what you know is right.[/quote]Lol, I haven't measured the hair yet but with shrinkage as a factor it's kind of hard to. I've got a good afro going on. Right now, managing the hair is becoming an issue because the afro isn't o big yet but I'm content to just wash and go and ignore the stares I cannot wait for my family to see my hair. ROFL.

[quote author=Inked_Nerd link=topic=510489.msg7210438#msg7210438 date=1290629630]
Ejadamen, if i may ask, why did you decide to go natural? [/quote]You may , I decided to go natural because I was tired of my hair and tired of relaxers. I noticed that I hated my hair when I relaxed it and loved it when it was "due". But I didn't know how to care for natural hair. Also my relaxed hair was so light and thin and generally not nice. One day on NL I stumbled on a thread Black hair does grow and read till my eyes popped out. I discovered hairlista.com through that thread and received education on natural hair. Also I saw pictures of women who are not mixed with long hair both natural and relaxed. I saw the hair journey of a lady on Youtube, longhairdontcare2011(i think) and was just amazed. So I chopped off my hair and it's been 5 months. I haven't gotten much talk from my family because they haven't seen me but I am getting strange looks from Enugu ladies I am loving my hair and waiting for when i can really style it.

[quote author=Inked_Nerd link=topic=510489.msg7209070#msg7209070 date=1290615541]
Omggggg, its funny that you mention that because I was reading a blog about the Nigerian perception of natural hair and is so sad how we've conditioned ourselves to believe that our hair is inferior >>> http://blackgirllonghair..com/2009/04/sunday-retrospectives-natural-not-hot.html . There's no much deep rooted disdain towards hair of people of color. Smmfh, it baffles. No one seems to know how to care for natural hair anymore, we've truly lost ourselves . I used to look forward to getting my hair braided when I go home but with the horror stories I've heard other natural Nigerian women, its making me think twice about braiding my hair. I've heard of hair braiders purposely being rough with customers hairs because the customer refused to get a relaxer. If I ever do get my hair braided in Nigeria and receive that sort of treatment, I'll give the braider the tongue lashing of their life. For my sake, I hope my cousin will be in Naija the same time as me so II can avoid all of that nonsense.[/quote]I have heard of that too but not experienced it yet. I just get weird looks for now. I think the braiders feel they are being given more work to do with the natural hair. I won't stand for that nonsense when I am the one paying I was talking to a lady yesterday who just BC'ed. I think she did it for the look because the hair was relaxed and gelled down It looked nice but she kept asking when I would put relaxer on my hair and I said never again. She asked why but didn't even try to understand. She just looked at me like I was crazy and kept saying natural hair cannot be managed or taken care of or styled properly. I stopped wasting my breath. A lot of women do not believe that natural hair can grow or that it looks nice. Only the very spiritual like deeper life etc still carry natural hair. I cannot blame the women though,I was once that way. I'm determined to keep my hair natural.

chiemela50:
yes is nice to lose weight to enable you live healthy, i think you should do regular excercise, avoid eating sugary foods like soft drinks, mr biggs gala meat e.t.c. and go for regular blood sugar check up.

Who exactly is this post directed at? Or are you making a general statement?

modath:
@Eja,
You are killing me,why didn't you have water with the gala and cake(which the baby needed promptly).you are a naughty one ooooo.

I drank water o but I was shaking with hunger by then so I bought fanta for quick blood sugar(or so i thought) and taste After that I still drank almost a liter of water.

Welcome Coxty.

Thanks modath.

Very embarrassing but I can't remember what I ate yesterday. I have cracked and cracked my brain but it eludes me.

Today 23/11/2010
8am - 4 slices fruit bread and a mug of lipton tea
2pm - 2 gala and a small cake with a bottle of fanta(was seeing stars by then and bought what was around me)
4:30pm - a bowl of cornflakes
5pm - 4 small pcs of yam and veg sauce
8pm - wheatmeal and vegetable soup with dry fish
I forsee another bowl of cornflakes before I sleep.
Water - approx 2L

I loosened my braids today and was amazed when I saw my hair It has grown so much in 3 weeks. It made me seriously consider re-braiding but it needs to rest for now and given TLC. A lot of women kept asking when I would use relaxer on my hair and I said no. They were shocked and couldn't understand why I said what I did. I didn't bother to explain. I can't wait to show them how beautiful natural hair can be when taken care of properly.

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=474328.msg7196488#msg7196488 date=1290454994][color=deeppink]No offence but I think some of the cuisines I see here are nasty.[/color][/quote]Like?

Hallo modath. I wanted to post yesterday but somehow I forgot. I forget a lot these days.

Yesterday 22/11/2010
B - 3 slices of fruit bread and a mug of lipton tea
L - 3 servings of jollof rice,green peas,dodo and a pc of chicken
Snack - a bowl of fruit salad(pawpaw,watermelon and pineapple)
D - 3 servings jollof rice,green peas and a pc of chicken
9:30pm - a bowl of fruit salad
Water - about 2L
Exercise - nil

I think I made good choices yesterday

Monday update
I feel good. I'm coping with the swollen feet and back pain and wondering how much heavier I'll get

Hello everyone. Thanks GenBuhari

More stories please

Thanks iice and madlady.