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congrats....wish u a healthy and happy 9 months. God has done it for U & ur testimony will remain permanent in Jesus name!

LaDivva:
Clears throat, yes o I'm here. I can't stop thanking God for my BFP. I went to church crying on 22nd of July coz someone asked why I don't want to get pregnant yet, kai! . I was stressed out that day but I still had to attend a vigil.
While others sang, I cried, while others prayed I cried prayers.
we were asked to ask God for a fast track miracle,something that must happen in July and I asked for the fruit of the womb after confessing all my sins.
The Pastor said someone will be given the fruit of the womb in July and I claimed it, and believed God. Even when it looked impossible (no sign of ovulation ) God has done it for me.
Forgive my long story, I'm too excited.

Haa! na drug matter now?
better get used to it o, cos u still have a long way to go...lol. But the drugs aint so big in size na, so u fit 'close eye' de swallow am.

suzy:
Lolz very funny. Am not worried again sef. Am just here taking my drugs dat i wish i av other means of doing it without it going tru my mouth cos am getting tried. Am never a drug person. I go tru out the year without drugs. Thanks for having me in mind.
My next worry is on the drugs. Hope u see sumtin about it to encourage me.

luv u

Suzy , I saw this and u remembered U

Thanks Ma

AlphaHandMaiden:
I think its just a term , dont get too hung up on it.
In my opinion EBF, mix feeding or exclusively formular feeding really only matters when they are weighing the baby, as you can overfeed a formular fed baby but not a baby on breast milk only. If there is a larger than expected weight gain, you may be asked to reduce formular, but with Breastfeeding there is no such concern.

Ok, thanks...i get it now

mitchyy:
I switched to EBF. At first it wasn't easy to cope because of inexperience. I even complained here that i want to dodge and give my baby formula cus EBF was stressful, but mil didnt let me. Eventually, i got the hang of it and its been manageable.
Once you introduce anything at all besides the breastmilk ure giving your baby in the course of doing EBF, then its no longer EBF as mun fortius has explained.

ok, thanks

Liftedhands:
Enque I don't think it will be appropriate to call it exclusively breast fed! Maybe just breast fed.

ok, so after BM started flowing, did u switch to exclusive or u still substitute with formula?

mitchyy:
Its still possible to do EBF even if your BM doesnt start flowing immediately. I bet most mamas here, their BM didnt start flowing that very first day and they gave either formula or water, pending when it flows.
It happens especially in cases where the baby was born via CS.

Infact, formula is part of the things written on my hospital list, just incase your BM doesn't start flowing immediately.

In my case, i couldnt sit up for the first 24hours so there was no way i could have fed my baby. So he started with formula, until BM started flowing the next day.

Choi... Ok! thanks

Fortius:
enque..EBF means no water strictly breastmilk..u can tak a break..it bcums complimentary feedin wen u introduce formula weda before or after.

Thanks Mama Zaynie

zaynie:
Till you deliver please
Folic acid is as important in first trimester as it is in third trimester.

Lol, i had to laugh at your hashtag.

suzy:
hello Mama

Maybe we can create a whatsapp group for fast reply of messages. just a suggestion

#TeamDecandTeamJansupernaturaldelivery#

Hey Mamas,

So i have been seeing a lot of discussions on EBF and a question came to my mind.

What if a mama has made plans on doing EBF say for 3 or 6 months, and for some reasons her BM doesn't start flowing immediately after birth and the baby has to be formula-fed pending when BM starts flowing. Can she stop the formula and start the EBF when BM starts flowing, or it doesnt count as EBF anymore because she had to do the formula feeding previously?

cc. zaynie , alphahandmaiden , fortius , mitchyy , enkaydewdrop , Liftedhands and all other sabi mamas.

Thanks

Thanks Ma'am

Favouredmom:
I finally read up the pages I missed. The pile is gone, thank God. Acne is gradually decorating my fine girl no pimple face and I recently noticed my skin tone is darker. I'm not worried anyway as I know I won't be pregnant forever so no point obsessing over my looks as this is just a phase. I just reached my pre pregnancy weight last weekend at 22 weeks. 5 glorious months, small bump and big navel to show for it.

By the way my twins have started practicing gymnastics in my tight stomach. They take turns to kick me, sometimes I just exclaim YEE! when I feel a sudden kick. My presenting twin kicks during the day and the other one kicks at night (na the papa that one go resemble ). I've been craving super hot and spicy foods, had to look for scarce atarodo here to cook stew. See me 'downing' rice and hot stew, DH couldn't believe how spicy it was. He was just saying pele and he was happy I could even have a craving

Mspat and sweetlady4real, sorry about your losses. May God comfort you

I've read good reviews about avent steriliser so I'll go for it.
Team December mamas, as we gradually approach the end of the second trimester, if you haven't started shopping, now is the time to start or plan to start as God provides. You can start buying the little things, that way you'll ease yourself of the stress of waddling with a big bump to shop much later. God will supply all our needs. Let's learn from the ladies that delivered before their EDD. It's better to be prepared, that way you can save costs instead of buying things at the last minute at exorbitant prices.

Enque your bump is very cute.

Joyfulmoda, good to see your comment here. Pls update with gender and EDD.

AwesomeGodiav how are you holding up?

Mitchyy, if it doesn't feel or look right, pls don't hesitate to head to a nearby hospital to get yourself checked out.

Pls lets all be more prayerful at this time, we need prayers now more than ever before because the enemy is not glad as we are progressing peacefully in this journey.

Suzy my dear Suzy, I'm glad to see you are no longer worried. Just go with the LMP of 21st of March which puts your EDD at 26th of December as you stated earlier. Don't worry if subsequent scans give a different date. That's what you usually get when you have multiple scans. Keep cool

TeamDecemberforSupernaturalDelivery

TeamChristmasBabies

TeamTestimonyfilledBirthStories

I don't want to stop, I was just asking ni o

Omojudy:
Why do you want to stop folic acid?

Thanks

midesquare:
@enque, ur folic acide goes hand in hand wf ferrous and bco pls dont stop or better still u buy pregnacare dats just one perday.

Thanks Ma

Liftedhands:
You can stop whenever you like as long as you've gone past the first trimester.

Hello Mamas,

Pls I have a question o.

When exactly is one supposed to stop taking folic acid during pregnancy, or do you continue till u put to bed?

cc; Zaynie , LiftedHands , feddy27 all other mamas

Thanks

Giddyperson, you are welicom....av fun

Thanks Enkay

enkaydewdrop:
Ehn?
2 months ke?

My sister, I don taya...
I don taya to wear pad...
God abeg oh...

Motherhood is not beans at all...



Thanks a lot Fortius and Mummide...

Mummide, biko, how many babies are inside your belly?
Kikikikikikikikikikkikikikikiki!!!
Ahnahn?
Bump of laive...

Pintoxx and enque, beautiful bumps you've got there...

22 weeks and counting.....

So sorry Mama.... May God be with U.

MsPat:
Sorry to break sad news but my Dede decided he didn't like Nigeria any more, so he want back to USH (United States of Heaven)! Aderinmola Omokehinde Akanni has gone back to God!

Im not too sad becos he left Lala to take care of Mummy. Please pray for me!

Cappo wa! pele....hope ur better now? We missed u o....Prayer Monday n roll call, but thank God ur better now.

We de 'kampe'!!!

Favouredmom:
Before I start to read the many pages I've missed, I want to apologise for my absence. Busy weekend, battling pile and general tiredness so was offline.

Hope we are all fine. Team Dec make una no vex

I'll be right back

Congrats Ma! May God bless Ur LO and family.

sweetlady4real:
Praise be to the Lord ! My princess arrived yesterday via emergency CS weighing 3.999. I didn't get my VBAC, arrived hospital on Thursday but labour didn't progress well. In all I give God all the glory. BS later . CC Britneystacy.

Hello Mamas,

congrats to all the mamas that have put to bed. May God bless U all & give U the strength and grace for vigilante.

We are 22 weeks today, and I can feel my LO's movements much better now, unlike in the earlier weeks.

*In mama Nkechi's voice*...Suzy! Suzy!! Suzy!!! how many times did I call u??
Pls give it a rest wt all ds ur EDD confusion biko. Confirm ur LMP carefully and use that to get ur EDD... I have had like 3 different EDDs (12th, 13th, 15th and 17th dec) but I decided to settle for 17th cos dt was d date I got from my earlier scan. Moreover there is always the + or - 2 weeks variation... So focus on staying healthy n having a healthy baby n keep praying for a safe delivery.

It doesn't matter if ur #TeamDecember or #TeamJanuary , all we pray for is good news and look forward to ur LO's thread cuties...
Chai! I don too talk sef.....Make I go drink water abeg.

May God bless Us all.

#TeamDecemberForSupernaturalDelivery

congrats o!! woow! isn't God awesome

PresVA:
Hello mamas... I come with good news. .

So, I got a job with a multinational company 'despite' my pregnancy... I did the tests, interviews et al with my pregnancy; At first I was shy and somewhat apprehensive but God did it! Never knew it was possible to get a job with pregnancy in Nigeria esp when your edd is close (I'm a September mum).

I resumed work today and the HR told me I would proceed for my 3 months maternity leave, two weeks to my EDD..(Though the leave will be without pay as I would have worked for only a couple of weeks with the firm hence I'm not entitled to pay......I don't even mind)..

God is just wonderful really. . This my pregnancy has been a blessing. . Within this period of my pregnancy, i got admission for my masters in a Nig uni, Got a scholarship for the masters from Unesco and now this job...
Isn't God just wonderful?

Please never see your God-given pregnancy or marital status as a hindrance to success
May God continue to direct our steps

Pele o! This na long distance craving..
just drink water n sleep

sugah:
Kai! Its 6am and im craving ofe akwu lemme go back to sleep weda this alakoba craving would stop

ok..thanks Mama

sugah:
Baby wraps can be used in place as long as same principle is followed to safe guard your baby's neck

Mama Zaynie,

so when do we start cleaning tips with olive oil and cotton wool?? 35weeks??

zaynie:
Suga.h, buy the sleep suits in all sizes sef to 18months.
Very important, forget rashes.
When you switch on AC at a point you must get cold even if the cold doesn't bother you, baby can't tell you he's cold.
From experience, I expose my babies to AC but I kit them up to the fullest. Bodysuit +sleepsuit +knit cap+ flannel. With mentholatum rubbed on the chest, back, sides, fingers and feet.
I Kent shout



To the colostrum saving, I kinda don't feel so comfortable with saving colostrum from 28 weeks.....storing in freezer. That's like 12 weeks o.
Plus the process of pumping might stimulate contractions.
If your milk leaks, no causes for alarm. The colostrum will still be enough for your baby to be fortified cos the real deal begins with detachment of placenta.

Clean tips with Olive oil and cotton wool. It also heals crack. From 36 weeks, massage the whole breast ( I know it aches like madt but it will save you a lot of headaches )and pull tips while cleaning.

thanks for d tips Sugah & Alphahandmaiden. How about baby wraps?? Can they be used in place of carriers??

sugah:
Thanks @alphahandmaiden for the tips on car seat and colostrum.
I think any mama that wants to invest in car seat( which is supposed to be mandatory if Naija was a sense country), should take time out to read the do's and don'ts. And also baby carriers.
It is mandated that a car seat should be rear ward facing until the baby gets to a certain weight (or can carry his/her neck). This is because if you put a child that cannot carry its neck and you step on your brakes, the child can injure itself from that forward movement.
Same thing for baby carriers, the child should be facing you until a certain weights/can carry his/her neck)

I remember a mama asking about pillows ... the US is kind of big on SIDS( sudden infant death syndrome) and some of the things they preach against are:
1. Shaking the baby either to calm him or out of frustration
2. Pillows and other potential suffocating items in the crib.
3. Co-sleeping with the baby...iv heard people jokingly say they woke up and saw their dh's hand over the baby... that can lead to death of the baby.

When I remember more id share.

ijelex & Liftedhands
Pls give us reviews of your experience if u eventually shop with them. I intend starting my shopping soon too.

Thanks

'Little Me store'

Ijelex:
Congrats to fearlessheart07 and bathtub on their los
mama's came into lag yesterday, intend to shop for baby, please what's the name of the shop at dosunmu some mama's (iomoge et al) recommended and please can I get the list of baby stuff again. I forgot mine at my base

Don't read and pass pleas
Cc iomoge, Zaynie, Liftedhands etc

Thanks Mama

BritneyStacy:
You still have lots of time for placenta to move up. ...but it's good that you already have an open mind as per delivery options. ..
Best wishes

Hello Mamas, how r we all doing today.

#TeamDecemberMamas hope the ministry is being easy for us all?

Went for my routine scan with Dh this morning, and we bless God for his mercies. My princess is doing great and it felt good to see her in there feeling cool

My placenta is still lying low but I believe God that it will end in praise... I am keeping an open mind as per delivery options, and all I pray is for a healthy baby and safe delivery..Amen

My Cappo Favouredmom, pls update my LOs gender. We are having a beautiful princess, so I'm officially #TeamPink.

have a great weekend everyone!

#TeamDecemberForSupernaturalDelivery