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zionx:
Yes o...You don try. Thank you so much Mama. Three gbosa for you.

I just pray he improves soon, his weight is okay too maybe because he is still sucking.

I bought well baby(multivitamin).. still no changes

Tried Nutribom, purity and co ..Mba he no greee collect

He takes rice , bread and tea and swallow once in a while but he so much likes drinking water and eating meat, chicken and fish

I guess I will just keep trying and maybe he will improve when I stop breastfeeding him.


Good Morning Everyone! Wishing you all a blessed day!

How old is he?

nita2013 !!!!!!!!!!

Enter here and comma teach us o

zionx:
Well done Mama. Please do you have recipes for toddlers (especially for one that is a picky eater)

My dear, these toddlers ehnn...my son is also a picky eater so I'm still experimenting with him.

Some meals he takes very well:

1. Spaghetti with minced meat sauce or spaghetti Bolognese ( I try to encourage him to accept veggies so I put at least carrot or green peas)
2. Rice meals - white Rice & stew, sardine jollof rice, rice & beans, coconut rice. He takes it with either beef, chicken, liver,fish
3. Noodles - with always contains veggies with either boiled egg, chicken, fish or liver. Sometimes I cook with ugu
4. Beans and yam ( our latest meal)
5. Swallow - fufu or eba. He loves okro soup
5. Fried plantain and egg

For breakfast,
1. Bread and tea - I put the bread inside the tea so it's very soft and he takes it
2. Gerber cereals and cerelac - all these where his old stock
3. Cornflakes / bran flakes - make it very soft with enough milk
4. Coco pops - same way u make your cornflakes
5. Oats

Again cos of this picky nature, I ensure I give him one egg a day. I also allow him eat as much chicken as possible cos sometimes.
He also drinks very creamy tea every day.

He does not like potatoes but it's a gradual process, he will like it soon.

Also buy him fancy plate and cup and allow him feed himself most times.

I noticed he started putting on weight recently so obviously my trials are working

Ok o... epistle over

Queen1 and hunniesuzie, you are welcome dearies

Love to your lil ones.

Olubankemi, How are you today?

Let's rule out all assumptions, go by One.gai's post. Also, I trust your instinct as the mother of the child.

Don't let her go immediately, hold her down while all investigations are made.

I fervently pray it's not a case of abuse.

May God watch over our children for us

Liftedhands:
I tell you
Signs for sexual assault was the first thing I asked the doctor to check when my son was abducted by my husband's pa.

Mama Ekene

I kept screaming when I saw this!!!

No evil shall befall Ekene!!! The prayers going out for him daily is enormous.

You shall never weep over him. Amen

PresVA:
fedd.y27, you're bae

the oats you and Su.gah talked about, is the normal oat adults take? or there's baby's own?

Normal oats, blend to powder

enque:
Thanks Sugah fed.dy27 alphahandmaiden

U guys r d best

Biko share more tips when u can

sugah:
Fed.dy27 you are just upsome! My rolls model

my right hand chic

Akorkor:
@fed.dy27, i love these. Thank youuuuuuuuuuu

I love you too darling! U re always welcome

iomoge2:
Thankz mama

eribooboo:
Munched and saved for future reference.(DD is 4m)
Thanks so much....God bless u plenty

Amen!!!

All these for me

Somebody hold my head

U re all special my darling mamas

iomoge2:
6months nko?
Or we should wait?

6 Months

1. Apple Pap/Custard

Ingredients
Pap/Custard
Pureed apples
Baby's formula

Method
Peel, dice and cook apples till soft then blend to a smooth consistency
Make your pap/custard and add pureed apples + baby's milk

2. Oats Porridge

Ingredients
Ground oats
Pureed bananas
Baby's milk

Method
Add oat to water and place pan on fire
When ready, add pureed banana + baby's milk


I have more but I need to run out now... will continue when I'm less busy

cc: eribooboo, enque

Organic mamas, try these recipes:

7months+

1. Chicken Casserole

Ingredients
Potatoes (sweet or irish)
Chicken breast (boneless chicken)
Carrot

Dice and boil all together. Blend and serve warm.
I also add this combo to my maize pap a times.

2. Creamy plantain soup

Ingredients
Ripe plantain
Small onion
Baby formula

Cook the ripe plantain and onions together and blend to a fine paste.
Add baby's formula and serve.

3. Semolina porridge

Ingredients
Semolina
Banana
Baby's formula

Method
Dissolve semolina in water and place pan on fire.
When done, remove and add pureed banana and baby's formula.

4. Fruit Porridge
Ingredients
Baby rice ( I use brown ground rice)
Mango + apple puree
Baby's milk

Dissolve baby rice in water and place pan on fire to get done
Add pureed mango + apple

cc: sugah, presva, enque

More recipes later

@liftedhands

Mama Ekene, you pple are doing a great job! Wao!!! These babies are adorable

Weldone to you all and kisses to them

My love to Ekene bobo.. He must be acting big brother to them now...lol

enque:
Pls share o, U guys motivate me wella...
kisses to ur kids

Thanks my darling

PresVA:
hi mamas, has anyone given her baby soyabeans without peeling?

I mistakenly blended the soyabeans without removing the back....
I fried it then put in the blender to 'de-shell', just few secs, the stuff don blend.. so I couldn't separate the shell....
I go pour the soyabeans away ni? any effect of the shell on baby?


Meanyl, I succeeded in doing pap today with millet, guinea corn and yellow corn. . soaked on Friday, blended and filtered today.. waiting for the water to be gone... I hope my baby takes it

Thanks to Sug..ah and Fedd..y27, your comments on going organic really motivated me...
yesterday, my baby had watermelon carrot, apple and banana. . all with milk...
today will be avocado, banana and sweet potatoes. With formula of course. ..
then we take breastmilk majorly at night. ..
and now I have taken a step to make pap
Thanks to you two, earlier before now we were having only cereal... your comments gave me the motivation I needed..
no more 'processed food' for my baby by God's grace

ok, make una answer me on my soyabeans issue abeg... We're 7 months +

O dear.. this is the kind of feedback I love

I don't peel my soybeans o.. I just fry and grind to powder...that skin aids bowel movement so I don't take it out..

Now I'm gingered to share more lovely recipes...

Watch this space

uzyfine:
. @ biso..ye82, I pm u pls can you send me st Francis email address as well as DR M email. Pls I really need them thanks

Try and give back to this thread! Even transcript, you didn't share


Don't you know people are more willing to give info when you give as well

Yesitsme:
exactly what I need now as am applying for a new job

Don't worry dear. You will be fine

hunniesuzie:
I need this. I'm resuming on Thursday and I'm having bad separation anxiety already. My mum is staying till he's 3 months after which he'll start crèche
My plan is to express so he gets some breastmilk during the day not only formula cos going home during the day is impossible

You can express enough breast milk in different bottles so the caregivers don't have a chance of coming in contact with the milk or washing bottles.

sugah:
Mine is somewhat different but it was the only sane route I could go.

I did my exclusive for 6months but the circumstances for returning to work after my maternity leave ended wasn't favourable for both me and my baby. So I discussed with my HR department and I was informed I could request for a leave of absence (without pay) and I opted for that option.

I took unpaid leave and sorted out all the issues pending
-Change of nanny, health issues for me etc and by the time I was ready for work I had started my baby on solids.
I am sane , and my baby is healthy.

I love that line! That makes all the difference

MamaOO and Sugah, thanks for sharing your wonderful experiences.

New mamas, take a clue from the stories shared

rofemiguwa:
Hello sabi mamas
How r we all doing.hope fine.
Please bcz of my ill health and the amount of antibiotics in my system.m bin forced to wean my daughter when i get discharged.
I know she is almost one but i dont want to stop nursing.i enjoy her tugging at my clothes when i come back from work or trying to acess the breast tru awkward postions.i miss that bond and i dont think i wanna let go yet.
I am told all the drugs that have bin pumped into my system might affect her.
Is there a way to mybe holdoff for like a week before going back to nursing her.or should i just let go.??

Please a help a very sad and worried mom.
Thank u

O dear, don't worry. She will be fine and still bond closely with you. Other ways to bond with her: share a meal together, watch tv, sleep next to her, read a book to her at bedtime, communicate "gist" with her.. it will also help her speech. Get well soon dear *hugs*

AlphaHandMaiden:
most formular are made with skimmed milk, even baby cereals and food that have milk in it are made with skimmed milk.

What one needs to understand is that these products have been fortified with a whole range of added nutrients, minerals and vitamins that ARE NOT present in normal milk. also full fat cows milk is very high in calcium and this may inhibit the absorption of quite a few minerals and vitamins that they have so carefully formulated. .

Also I suspect it is also because skimmed milk is easier to digest

So it is not an issue if a formulated baby product has skimmed milk. however on its own it is not nutritious enough for babies and children under 3 years old i think.

cc. Fyng..al1

Thanks darling for this explanation! Didn't know how to explain but you did an amazing job here

zaynie! zaynie!! Proud of you maami

Ok mamas, let's have a discussion!!!!

RETURNING TO WORK AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE

It's always a period of mixed feeling returning to work and leaving your lil one under the care of home nannies or crèches.

I would like us to discuss how we managed it, share tips that will be helpful for other mamas here.

So I will go first: For both babies, I resumed when they were 2 months + cos I took my maternity leave earlier to aid my travel plans. I normally leave my babies with a nanny at my gran's house so she supervises them.

Some things I did that helped me:

1. I resume on a Friday ! Yes, so that once the pressure starts coming, next is weekend to cool my head. Also, it helps to reduce separation anxiety

2. I breast feed in the morning before going out, baby takes formula till lunch break when I get back home to feed, she continues with formula till I'm back home by 4. From 4pm till daybreak, we do only breast milk.

3. Have a discussion with your boss to either resume 1hour late or close 1hour early. This will really be helpful. I chose to resume by 8am and close by 4 while my colleague chose to resume at 7am and close by 3pm

4. When you get back home, try spend some time bonding with your baby. Forget plates that have not been washed etc

5. Weekends is for I and the children.. I try to make up for my absence during the week. I take them out or stay all day at home with them

6. Try and take each day as it comes. Don't over stress yourself or feel like a bad mom! NO!!! You are doing a good job

7. I don't take work home for any reason! This is a personal rule I put for myself since I started having babies. Wateva I can't achieve between 8am - 4pm remains till the next day. As I shut down my system, I also shut down my "work mind"


I will add more as I remember.

Other mamas should please share their experiences we can all learn and help others

Fyngal1:
@fed..dy27 and mom..purity27




Lactogen also contains skimmed milk

Is it? O well, I just love it cos it's creamy and not "sugary"

I'm sure it does not also contain very high percentage unlike pure skimmed milk

zimunachimdi:
mummy fed..dy27,_what is the difference between skimmed,full creamed and cow milk? and what ages are they to take it?

Skimmed milk is low fat milk
Full cream milk is rich in fats
Both are cow's milk

Less than 12 months, babies should take infant formula

12 months and above, they can take full cream milk eg miksi, peak, nido etc

Jennifer89:
can I use Dano full cream milk for my lo's pap? he is 6 months plus

No ma! Your baby still needs infant formula; stage 2

mompurity22:
OK. I'm asking cos I saw skimmed milk as one of the ingredients in (my boy) infant formula.

Interesting...pls forget that milk o

If you want to change from Nan, try Lactogen

dharyor1234:
Thank mamas for all the likes and mentions, I'm grateful .

Mehn it wasnt funny, it was full of drama, but in all i give God all the glory for saving me and my baby.

BIRTH ALERT!!! BIRTH ALERT!!!

Join me in welcoming My Charming Prince who made his grand arrival on the 22nd April between 6pm and 7pm ( I'm not so sure of the time, I was very unconscious) weighing 4KG through C.S after several attempts to do same through vaginal.

Also thank God on my behalf for saving my life and my prince through the whole process.

Somebody shout halleluyah


B.S will come later, please do bear with me.

Congrats dear! God be praised

biolarh:
pls house my interview is in a weeks time and I need reply frm the gurus in the house,in the correspondence sent to my husband the total bill is 2200doll for cs(office visit,all lab work done,ultra sound,delivery and postpartum visit).pls if asked by the VO how much is my bugdet.will I just add my accommodation fee with the doctor fee,feeding fee and all other expensive

2200 is the doctor's fee. It does not include hospital, epidural, paediatrician, lab work etc.

Your budget should include all your expenses (doctor, hospital, accommodation, transport, baby's document, feeding etc)...

Read through the thread and be better equipped.

Damysa:
J&J and pears baby oil, as recommended.

Anymore suggestions please

For such dry skin, I would suggest E45 or Cetaphil or Eucerin

mydeporch:
Liftedha..nds , Fed..dy27 Don't mind them hate.so funny to hear some people's reason for their opinion even when dey are wrong. As mama teddy says. It's none of their business. #Letthemsay# at blood coming out.

My sista na so o... pple carrying ur mata like gala on dia head

Damysa:
Hello experience mamas and pediatricians in the house, please come to my rescue cos am going nuts. My 8 months old baby is having severe dry skin that refused to go. It makes her legs looks very old, dry, cracked and scaling. I have been applying moisturizers yet no improvement. It started on one leg below the kneel, now it extended to her thigh and the other leg as too. It's getting worse by the day. Don't what to do any more

Has any one experience this before, how did you treat it. Please help

What moisturiser did you use?

mompurity22:
talking about milksi, I see babies that are fed with that milk even below one year looking so healthy and chubby.

BTW, Do you know if it's okay to give a baby skimmed milk?

No, skimmed milk is not ok. They need full cream milk

Cow milk is also not advisable before 1yr cos their system can't digest it properly

Liftedhands:
You should.see.the way people gape and stare when I drag out my boobies to feed my 16month old! The bold ones will say its blood he is sucking and I will just squeeze some out for them to see if its white or red liquid is coming out and I will gladly tell them I know someone who breastfed a toddler whilst pregnant and is still breastfeeding the two kids together!
You motivate me feddy kudos .

Thanks my darling sis!

If you follow pple's opinion on your personal matters ehn, you will just be getting angry every day!

B.reast is not dia own! I wonder why dey are soo worried! My dear ride on jare, don't stop till Ekene bobo decides to stop. None of my children av ever had diarrhoea and the likes! They rarely fall ill, we only go to hospital for immunisation.

Biko ride on! Let dem stare, wen tired dey will remove dia eyes! Kisses to my Ekene bobo

kanny1:
Good day mamas, paediatricians and evrybody in d house. I need advice on d next milk I should giv me kids after NAN2. They'll be a yr old in few days time. I asked my wife to give them Peak 123 and their stool turned watery so I told her to stop.They went frm Pre-NAN, NAN1 to NAN2 without any issue.

You can get them Nido Kinder or Miksi Milk... infact I prefer Miksi cos it's very creamy

Rossy99:
Pls mamas,at wat age can i wean my baby.she is a year old nd have been walking since 9mnt but pple are raising objections dt is bad plus pls how can i go abt d weaning process

Don't mind anyone! People will always talk. You can breastfeed for as long as you desire. Breastfeeding has no down side

Akorkor:
I quoted this because i want to know how you do it after it is freeze. Do you re-cook it or microwave. Because i learnt microwave food is not good for less than 1 year.

I bring it out of the fridge and allow to melt then add it to the already made hot pap.

If I need to feed the potato+chicken puree alone, I put water in a pot and put the bowl inside to warm. When I take it out, I add my milk