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enque:
Biko I want ask kweshion
How do I 'cup train' my dd

We hv been trying but half of whatever we r drinking ends up on her bib.

Start with little liquid in the cup and you can offer her from your cup. Watch the position of the tip of the cup, make sure it's positioned well on the tip. It may take a while for her to master it because they are used to moving both lips in sucking reflex while taking liquid.
I really don't do sippy cup. The older ones didn't like it so I started giving them water with plastic bottles, my own cup then I started giving them in small cups. By 1 yr, they can hold the cups and drink water without help.

Burntcoal:
afternoon everyone hp d weda no too hot for ya side. naso I jejely Sidon dey watch GOT season 6 na im MIL came wit d following drugs(liquid) vitaminc, vamivite, nospamin, paracetamol say make I dey give am thrice a day to make her chop so she can b chubby. she also sed EBF babies don't usually grow big(fat).
Note... I'm a ftm 2months postpartum EBF too. shey make I dey give my DD or not I'm confused ooo, cos dey sed nt even water for 6months. I collect put am on top fridge sha. ..... I don't knw wat to do

Please, don't load your baby with drugs. My baby is very chubby and we EBF.
Lol @ paracetamol 3x daily for no reason.
I used no colic med for my baby and he's fine and sleeps well.

Giddyperson:
My baby has not let me put her down since yesterday and her temperature is out of this world. She's heavy, my back aches. They ran tests at the hospital and said malaria and sepsis. They sha gave us medicine to take home. Now she has added loss of appetite and throwing up to her other symptoms. Seems it's back to the hospital again. A mum is tired

Kpele. Hope she's much better now. Children get extra clingy when they are sick or uncomfortable. Malaria comes with loss of appetite. She'll be fine. Don't have experience with sepsis. Take her back if need be.

kelizosuy:
I've started my walks oh but it's around my compound.. I walk round the compound like 20 times.
Started my squats too.. 25 per day..

Finally I'm twerking to my urhobo song

Cc Mahoti

Please, squatting is not encouraged during 3rd trimester or during labor unless you've been doing before pregnancy.
Squatting can lead to prolonged labor, difficult delivery and a generous episiotomy or possible CS.
If you squat with your knees and feet parallel, your pelvic will be in a triangular shape but if you squat with your feet pointing outward, your pelvic will be in a reverse triangular shape. I'll try to explain each.
A woman in her 3rd trimester can't squat with her feet and knees parallel. What it means is that when she's squatting, the upper side of the pelvic is open while the lower side is closed. Now, the optimal birthing position for babies is occipital anterior i.e. The baby's face facing your back. This position makes labor faster and most babies turn to this position during active labor.
If you are squatting and your baby is not in occipital anterior position, you force the baby's head to descend into the pelvic with no room to change which means you may be faced with a difficult labor. The baby will be in occipital posterior position and the outer side of the pelvic will be tighter. Yes, squatting is known for toning the pelvic.
If you squat with your feet pointing outwards it makes the upper side closed and the lower side open. This means that you can be fully dilated but the baby's head will still not be engaged or it will be hitting the pelvic bones. Most babies get engaged during active labor.
How about women that do water birth and deliver in a squatting position? You may ask. Listen, no professional midwife will allow a woman to squat during labor unless the head of the baby has passed the ischial tuberosities. When the head passes the ischial tuberosities, then the woman is allowed to enter the water for delivery. By design, a heavily pregnant woman cannot squat with her feet and knees parallel.

You can turn a labor that is meant to last for 3 hrs into a 10 hrs labor by squatting.
Walk, Run, Dance, climb the stairs, get down on your 4's, lie on your left side, rock on an exercise ball with your knees lower than your hips but please avoid squatting unless it's been part of your routine before pregnancy.

Giddyperson:
so what do babies eat with the okro soup, do they just lick it like that

In addition to other suggestions, you can try oats, rice and pounded plantain

soonest:
Happy new month mamas.
Make una use this home made nkwobi take step down.
Proudmom38, howz proudy? Much better i hope.
Have a lovely week all.

Jesu Christi, Bu Oluwa.
Ohhhhhoohhh, wetin nah? Why all these evuls? Abeg we too dey get postpartum cravings. Your address please.

Happy Independence Day mamas.

nadesh:
Please help a ftm, Ave nobody but myself, dh and this thread. Is this nappy rash? I use Huggies(red), coconut oil all over her bum and body. She's just 14 days old and this came out three days ago. Should I apply sudocream, change her diaper brand or stop applying coconut oil.

It could be a reaction from the wipes or diapers or a yeast infection. I had the same experience with my baby. What I did was to apply baby tribotan for like 3 days, then stopped and started using only coconut oil for him. You can apply sudocreme after using tribotan.
If you want to use skineal or funbact A, mix it with Sheabutter. It's not from the coconut oil.
I only use coconut oil for my baby's bum.

Some women swear that using breast milk to wash the area can clear it up within 3 days

Giddyperson:
Hello my fellow pregnant women who knows where I can download Jeniva's Diiiiary.

Fellow pregnant women??

Dazzle86:
Meet Amelia Osarenmwinda Oluwafeyisayo

She's so cute. . I love her outfit.

HolySteph:
The scan showed everything is great from yesterday but wetin dey bother me now is the way the scan goes about elongating my weeks, from 25weeks to 28weeks in less than 2 weeks. Initially edd was 5th of Jan, two weeks ago it said 24th dec, and yesterday it says 20th DEC 2017. Which kain wahala be this.. Na only be waka come. Honestly its giving me anxiety and I'm confused. I don't know which one to believe. I've lost count.. My LMP was in April so how come scan dey dash me DEC to port. Abeg make una help me torchlight this matter o!

Stick with your LMP or your dating scan. Your baby could be measuring ahead that doesn't mean you'll give birth then.

thotianna:
Another thing that makes me doubt his diagnosis is that the man didn't do any test at all. He just felt around the right side of my stomach and listened for heart beat then prescribed muscle relaxant. He didn't even send me for a scan.

Lol @ drug elongating your pregnancy.
First of all, preterm labor sometimes doesn't present itself as labor and it can be spontaneous. What you described above could be preterm labor and don't forget he's a professional. I want to believe he's a gynecologist. Some of these things don't need test or scan to ascertain. You said he examined you, he must have a reason for prescribing those drugs.
Please, take the drug if you want. It's safe. Don't stress yourself. Give yourself bed rest if you can and report back to him if it continues.
Please, if you are constantly questioning your doctor's judgement, change your doctor. You can't be playing gamble with your pregnancy.

proudmom38:
Amen! Thanks ma.

I actually took him to the hospital days back n drugs where given n he was fine, only for him to start throwing up last nite. It is well

I hope he's much better now. Discuss with the doctor, you may have to be giving him anti malaria once a month or once in three months. You may have observed the trend of the occurrence.
If you do this, the attack will be milder.

[quote author=angelys post=60877976][/quote]Royal infirmary on timberland road badore or st kizito hospital, jakande first gate. I don't stay around there but some mamas recommended them sometime ago. Hopefully you'll get more recommendations

angelys:
Good Morning Mamas in the House, Please which hospital is best for Antenatal and Delivery. This is my first preg. Please I need your help. .

Where do you live? Which area are you considering?

forzarush:
mama,I'm on my knees but na wetin I see b dis. Emabinu,thanks all the same.

I posted the reply to your question @ 12:35pm. You replied hunniesuzie @ 4:51pm and you are claiming you only saw my modified post even though my post is directly below the one you replied. In Osuofiah's voice "I hear you".
Madam, you tried.
I modified the post @ 5:53pm after I saw that you ignored it. I don't want to expose the contact I left there.

forzarush:
He's fine,thanks. He's taken para already but e dey vex. I meant to call but keep putting it off. I never do fp o!

I know I wasted my time responding to your post. Thanks for ignoring it.

forzarush:
Eyin mamas goodmorning, I have come again!
1st- Lochia stopped about two weeks pp and I bled on saturday(41dayspp) and sunday. It was bright red and flowing well so I thought it was AF, only for it to disappear thereafter,is it still Lochia?
2-we had our 6weeks immunisation today but Rota wasn't given. Any mama resident on Lagos Island who knows where we can get it? We are around Adeniji- Adele axis. Thanks.

No 1: no clue.

No 2:

davsquared:
Its at Satellite town. Dey launch am last yr

I'm writing this in response to the question you asked above.
To your first question, the fact that he doesn't want to wear the diaper is a good sign. You have to encourage him and be patient with him. Get him to take a nap in the afternoon so that he's not too tired in the night and watch his activities in the evening. Minimize the water he takes once it's 6pm and let him pee before going to bed and take him to the toilet again before you lie down and immediately you wake up. Any day he wakes up dry, praise him and encourage him. If he has a potty accident, don't beat him. Talk to him and review what he did d previous night. Big boys don't pee on bed. Don't forget to put a rubber sheet on their bed before your house starts smelling.
To the second question, you can start giving him beverages. A picky eater will always be a picky eater. Na sense sure pass when it comes to children. My son refused to take tea/milo and hates chocolate but when he saw bournvita advert, he liked the colorful pack and started taking bournvita. We don't call it tea in my house, we say bournvita and he takes it well. My daughter always ask for beans because I told her it will make her grow like a giant.

Naomi14:
Ma'am is it normal food like the ones we eat? Cos my lo is now attracted to our food. Especially eba she will be crying but when hubby put it without soup on her lips she will lick it and stop crying.

Yes, normal adult food. Start giving her small small. If she gets used to it, it will save you the wahala of preparing two pots of food for the family and having a picky eater.

Giddyperson:
Good morning, at how many months did your 6yr old go from breastmilk to normal food and what kinda normal food were you giving her. Cuz I suspect my baby is this type too.

@ 5 months. I started putting whatever I'm eating in her mouth just for her to get used to the taste. At 6m when I introduced cereal, we'll struggle with the cereals but she gets excited whenever she sees normal(adult) food. Gradually, I offer her anything we are eating and still breastfeed her. She dropped our daytime bf @ 8m then @ 9m, if I offer to bfeed her, she'll bite my tips and remove her mouth. I just pack my thing inside bra and she started STTN.
She preferred mashed food to puréed food. I mash her rice with egg yolk and butter. Sometimes I add blended carrots to the rice or I give her the rice with little stew ( from 9m)
I gave her little swallow with any soup I'm eating but make sure it's very soft. I cut her fruits in small pieces and watch her eat it.
Most times she eats what everyone is eating except I need to make hers softer. I don't have time to be cooking different food for anyone.
Occasionally I allow her to feed herself by 14m, she could eat with spoon with little mess.

Giddyperson:
Mixed vegetables cerelac? How old was your ds when u started giving him

Yes, Cerelac rice with mixed vegetables. I think we started when he was 6m +.

enque:
My ds takes Gerber oatmeal (the oatmeal+peach apple). It's not very sweet per se.

Nutribom rice smells and swells like semo... Lol.
Have u tried their multigrain?

@giddyperson cerelac rice + mixed vegetables isn't sweet.. But it's from 7 months.
The lady at the supermarket tried to discourage me from buying it, she said most babies don't like it cos it's not sweet. I tried it and surprisingly My dd likes it.

On the contrary, I think babies love it. The money I spent on the mixed veg cerelac can open a grocery shop. My house was filled with the tins because it was the only cereal my Ds2 accepted.

Hope your daughter is much better now. Regards.

Giddyperson:
Thanks
I've noticed she prefers tastes that are not so sweet. So are any of these brands less sugary than others

I've only used cerelac. The mixed vegetable is not too sweet but d ones with honey, wheat and fruits are too sweet. I think gerber is ok too.
I don't know much about the brands in the market now. The last time I bought cereal for babies is about 7 years ago. My 6 yr old went from breast milk to normal food and self wean herself @ 9 months.

Giddyperson:
Biko mamas that are using the Heinz 4+ months cereal, does it cause green poo in your babies. My baby poops green poo whenever I give it to her and it always stops whenever I stop. Cc: Zaynie, queensnow, any one else

It could be that the iron is much for her or the body is trying to adjust to the iron level. If the cereal has milk, don't add formular when preparing it and see if it stops. If it continues, change the cereal.

Giddyperson:
Now you shall blame your village people, you and Fyngal1. Oops I didn't tag her well before

Lol @ village people. Was at the hospital for our 10 wks vaccine.

Giddyperson:
Again for all my blackmailers. Finegal1, Zaynie, prettyhurts, liftedhands, Benignasweety.

I missed it again.

Benignasweety:
It's thread cuties abi? bring out all my Princes and Princesses to come say Hello to our belleful maamas.

Zizi saying Hi at 16weeks...

See posing nah Chairman things. Well done mama

Liftedhands:
Thread cutties....

It's been a while we repped...

We don old sha...

My megasuperstar. ..

My sunshine..

My son.

Ekene

#22montholdandstillnursing

Omo see fine boy. He's too cute with plenty swag

@ Giddyperson, I've remember writing ICAN with a 7 months old pregnancy and it was my best result. I also wrote an exam with a 2 weeks old baby. My mom couldn't come for Omugwo because I lost my dad a month before. I was EBF. DH begged me not to but I was determined and I had the best result.
I'm telling you this because sometimes we bring out the best in us when we seem to be limited. Your brain fxns at its maximum capacity and you maximize your time. Plan out your schedule and be determined. Challenge yourself and believe you can do it.

Tips on combing baby's hair: my baby has long curly hair. What I do is wash/wet the hair, apply cream/oil and use the baby brush to brush it out. The brush kind of detangles it then I comb.

If you always struggling with diaper rash, ditch those Vaseline, sudocrem and the rest. Use cheap and effective coconut oil. After cleaning your baby or at every diaper change, dry the area and use a cotton wool to apply coconut oil on the nappy area. Sometimes I just pour and use my fingers to apply. No business with rashes.

I also use coconut oil for my Tips. No need to wash it off cause it's natural and prevents and treat thrush cause it's anti fungal.

Roseey0:
Mamas
Am craving for Abacha seriously
And Akaun has been flying around here as don'ts in pregnancy.
Can I used ngu( the alternative to potash)
Or I should just do the thing without the thickener.

Is Ukpaka safe ?
Biko tell me it is o

Ukpaka is safe. When I was craving abacha, I dissolved d ogiri in water and poured into my slightly heated oil and it was perfect. I'll avoid ngu if it were me. A little more patience is better than stories that touch the heart.

goodfortun:
Help mommas! I'm crying while breastfeeding!!! It's so painful! I'm only seeing avent nipple cream to buy? Has anyone used it and it worked? What brand is best Pls and pls help!!!! Im running from baby oh

Also any surulere mums here? What shop can you recommend in surulere and environs to buy baby things including food etc. Affordable and quality

Thanks!

You can apply coconut oil on your nipple after every feed. This is not only natural but very effective and you don't need to wash it off.