Hi mamas, this page is too quiet.
Are there no December mamas? Let BAs and BSs roll in please.

Hi mamas, pls I heard I shouldn't use colourful ribbons to make my baby's hair. Will it cause harm and what else can I use?
She's abt 3months and cries when I comb it, wanna start making it

Cedarlivia:
Hello dear. I read your post earlier but waited to see if any mama would recommend any good therapist. I had same challenge about 3 years ago. My daughter, 3 going on 4 years then couldn't even pronounce her own name. Couldn't call me mummy. So heartbreaking. Registered her in school when she was 2yrs 4 months, it didn't help. Searched for a good speech therapist, I didn't see.

Last last I took matters into my own hands. Read up online about speech therapy, watched YouTube videos, got some ideas from the course outlines of some online speech therapists; and na so I became her therapist o. It took a lot of prayers, time, and tears (on both sides). Frustrating, I must confess. But when the efforts started paying off I was super grateful to God. She started speaking so well by age 4, with an American accent fah. Still has the same accent till date (she will clock 7 this year). Courtesy of mummy's speech therapy.

My recommendation - if you don't see any good therapist, try D-I-Y. With God you'll soon see great results.
Get Learn to read with Mrs. Phipps and Snooty. The video helped us a lot.

God's grace!

Hi mama, I've been experiencing same issue with my son, couldn't get d video.
Can u pls send d video to my whatsapp. 08022929584, I'll really appreciate.

Hamzashaf99:

Some children will learn on their own like my first. The second one, I had to go the African way, with cane sometimes.

However, I noticed that it was also ineffective if I stop.

So what I did was interval training. At regular intervals, like one or two hours, I would put him on the potty and he would go. Gradually he learnt that especially during the holidays when we had plenty time together. You can try this too.

Now he only poos on his body when he's with unfamiliar people and can't find the potty anywhere.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate and will work on dat

kokaiye:
u shld knw dt sm ebf baby take 3,4,5 days to poo.. It is said dt dis is so bcs dey r usin all d food dey cn gt to add weight... My first was lik dt but my second baby wasnt lik dt... I call him onidi pepeye cs e can poop 4 to 5times in a day lol n its not dt e has diarrhea n e is adding weight pretty well.

My 4 weeks old poo like 7-8times in a day and he is on ebf. Could it be d mist magnesium water I give him for stomach pain and she is not really adding weight

kokaiye:
hello mummy neto... Dnt worry wit time she will understand d assignment... My mom didnt potty train my son, he understood d assignment himself by studing people around him he noticed dey were alwz goin to d toilet to ease demsef n noticed how my little broda too ease himsef so e stated coping everybody til he too is now a pro... Thou he is 2yrs 6 month... If u cn hv patience... Let ur baby explore n understand tinz hersef... Dnt force her

My son is 3yrs and 9months, I have tried everything within my reach to potty train him but he still wees and poos on his body. Wat else can u do cos I've decided to wait it out till he learns it

Pls is mist magnesium good for a 1month old baby to stop stomach discomfort?

Omakraid:
BS! BS!! BS!!
Get ready, it's going to be a verrrryyyyyyyyy long ride...

Been TTCing since we got married but we had issues with doing the do as hubby was a V (innocent bro) so we just dropped baby issues jare until people started asking questions (his people o) so we resumed trying. Fast forward to 2020 around August, I missed my p and ignorantly washed off my baby with the delicious, well flavoured zobo I prepared myself .. I had terrible cramps and passed out tissue, the blood wasn't here (that was the last time I tasted zobo till this month).. I had infection, treated it and we continued trying...

Nov 2020, started having weird dreams of bleeding. Like I would dream I'm sharing the good news of pregnancy with hubby and in that same dream I would start bleeding and the next day in real life I would start bleeding (the exact consistency and volume of blood would be just as it is in the dream) . Didn't take it serious that Nov until it happened Dec, I started waking up in prayers, Jan same and I told hubby and we started battling it together, Same February (what's going on we've been praying na) but we did not relent. March came and it was as if my prayer would never be answered but God did answer. I had a dream where I was on a bed in a strange room and while wondering why I was there I saw ropes on the floor and a candle lit by the bed.. I decided to burn the ropes gradually with the fire from the candle but while about to do that a strange hand grabbed the rope and was holding what it called my womb, turned it upside down to drain the content and was trying to tie it in my presence. I started praying and calling the blood of Jesus in that dream and the hand dropped all and disappeared. That was our victory though I know there'll always be battles.

God answered us with my March LMP/April ovulation but hubby and I treated Staph Aureus just after I ovulated (I told the doctor that I just finished ovulating but he said I shouldn't worry) and took very strong injections which I think caused the MC I had in June, I also had recurrent fever (which I was scared to treat) so I don't know which one in particular caused it. The foetus dropped in my toilet after terrible hours of pain and I dipped my hand, brought it out and took it to the hospital where I was sent for scan which showed remnants that needed to be expelled (I remember also asking questions and posting the picture here). After the painful evacuation, I didn't even have power to cry or brood though my heart was heavy, I just wanted to move on and I gave thanks to God because He did it and would do another. I went to work the next day as I didn't have strength to sit and let the devil bring in unholy thoughts into my heart even though I was still in pain from the evacuation but anything asides sitting at home was better for me.

‌My mind was also made up to start immediately even though Google said whatever. I went for a scan which showed infection after I completed the antibiotics given at the hospital and I got another set of drugs which cleared me and we started again. God came through with the July LMP and here we are..

First trimester was with mild symptoms, no vomiting or spitting except that I was always feverish which I ran quickly to get a test done at 8 weeks and it was discovered to be typhoid but my doctor treated both typhoid and malaria and also placed me on duphaston.... Around 11 weeks I started going everywhere with two food flasks, it was as if I would die if I didn't eat. Also had this terrible cough they would cause pain in my ribs, drugs didn't work but thank God, honey and warm water did. Registered for antenatal at 16 weeks and I was given Amalar, prenatals and my first TT injection and that was when my woes started.. The prenatals got me into a vomiting spree (I think it's cos I used them together instead of using them at separate times) and even when not used. Sometimes I'd just be feeling sick and feel like putting my hands in my throat to empty my belly.. My appetite also dropped from 2 food flasks to 1 and I was also managing myself while watching my weight cos I was almost breaking their scale at the hospital (me that use to be tiny)... The doctor would also wondered why I don't usually have complaints whenever I meet him cos plenty scans even before pregnancy said there's fibroid somewhere (but e no concern me, me I no get am) and he said the fibroid he thought would disturb me isn't disturbing, I didn't even answer as I know I don't have it. Heartburn was the order of the day cos rice o, swallow o, fruits o, even water o gives me heartburn.

Third trimester knocked with pelvic pains, plenty heat, blackness on my neck with plenty rashes, cough and little cravings... I never get satisfied if what I eat is not what I'm craving but I managed around it as money was overflowing to be eating cravings up and down (irony). Mind you I was still very active at work with climbing of stairs as the order of the day.. FF to 36 weeks and I had this terrible cough induced Rib-like contractions, i couldn't do anything but groan like one in labour (mhen what kind of labour happens in the ribs), had an x-ray done, there was nothing so I was given injections and pain reliefs..
Was very hopeful that labour would start before 40 weeks but for where, no show oo. Zeal to exercise went down to zero though i still took walking serious, dem say pineapple and dates dey help, me na so so mango I dey buy, how I go con do na? Doc said he'd sweep me at 39 wks, I no remind am thinking labour will start before 40wks, lailai. I had the sweep at week 40 and was hopeful of positivity. 40wks 2dys, saw mucus plug and was left hanging again. Did all I could do so I don't end up getting to the 41 weeks but it seemed my baby was enjoying the taste of the mangoes I was always taking. Took dates, pineapple, zobo yet there was no painful contraction just the braxton hicks... I called my doctor he said I'll come in for induction that Saturday but we couldn't go in on Saturday so we went on Sunday @41wks 1dy as I didn't fall into labour at all... That morning I was feeling this deceitful painful contraction and I called the doctor, he told me to come to the hospital that I'm not going back home without my baby.. Hubby and I left in the evening. On getting there my vitals were checked and my cervix was checked, cervix hasn't started opening (Yeeh), The doctor lectured DH about induction and how it sometimes ends so that he can be open to the outcome, he then broke Misoprostol into 4 and put a very tiny piece inside somewhere I can't remember the name after which he told the 2nd doc to check for dilation by 1:30am (Monday after 6 hours). I went back to the ward, I was exercising while gisting with hubby and when I was tired I laid down.. Wanted to pee but discovered I couldn't so I told the 2nd doctor who inserted my catheter and a urine bag. Lest I forgot, I also saw blood while in the hospital there.
Baby's heartbeat was also being checked frequently and it was consistently OK until around 1am when it was checked again, it started well but suddenly started dropping and becoming faint. My gynae was called and he came in immediately checked me and I was only 2cm dilated after 6hrs of groaning, he checked the heartbeat too and we all heard it. He told us we have to go straight into the theater as the baby’s life is very important right now.... Sharp sharp I was shaved and headed to the theatre even when hubby hadn't finished signing the consent form(since he had consented with his mouth).. Entering the theatre and lying down, everyone got busy that was when Gen went off, the doctor shouted what happened (the one who ought to get fuel didn't remember to get it, their solar too didn't come on and I heard him tell everyone one to bring out their phones. I was given general anaesthesia so I didn't know what happened again.. Hubby witnessed all cos I had already spoken to the doctor thinking it would be VD and I had also told him to behave himself so he's not sent out. So he was allowed to stay and watch through the curtain partition in the theater.

I woke up in the ward feeling dizzy and asking for my head and hand to be adjusted, I was seeing hubby faintly and he was telling me the baby is here with joy oo but I kept requesting for adjustment. I forgot I was there to give birth, it was later when my brain processed the whole thing I remembered and asked him for a picture of our baby which he showed.. It was when my brain was clearer that he told me of how the baby was brought out not breathing and the doctor had to start blowing air and tapping her seriously. He said the doctor repeated the action again and again until she cried or is it whimpered but with the way she was breathing, her respiratory tract had been blocked by whatever she swallowed and on her own she cant supply her body oxygen that will go round so she needed to be assisted using oxygen. She finished up 3 small tanks and continued with the biggest oxygen tank as her level on and off the tank was being monitored, no food or glucose water sef cos they said they didn't want anything interrupting her airways due to the was she was breathing.. She was just getting skinny and skinny, always crying that I had to use pacifier to keep her calm sometimes (baby that came out weighing 2.5kg oo)

Before, during and after the whole thing, they didn't even request for deposit until Tuesday afternoon when they wanted to bring in a paediatrician to also check her. Her Oxygen level increased from lass than 40 to 46 to 60 something and 70 something... The paediatrician said until we get to 93 and above and it remains consistent without her being on oxygen, we go nowhere... After much complaints of how skinny she is and that her cry that can wake a small village, I was eventually told to express milk in her cup from which 30ml was measured and she took 22ml. Next dose is in the next 6hrs (at least half bread is better than chinchin), she took 24ml at the next dose and gulped it all at the next one. I complained again abbot's the timing was reduced to 4hrs but same 30ml, I complained that its not enough that she's dehydrated and its the reason she started having fever (her temp would rise to 38.5 in the afternoon) then the pead said we should express and give her when she's hungry. I said OK but when she was hungry, I covered her with the blood of Jesus and sanctified the breast milk and gave her directly, that was what I did throughout the night, when the 2nd doctor came in the morning I told her what I did and she said okay, my main gynae came and caught us sucking then he monitored her breathing while feeding and said we should continue and that was how my angel whose body was almost drying up started regaining flesh gradually.. All this while the oxygen thingy was on and off so that her level will be monitored but she was placed on one more small tank.. Her afternoon rise in temperature still persisted and they had to change the antibiotics being given to her to some very painful ones which got us massive improvement. As of yesterday without man's oxygen, she was 93 and this morning her reading was 95. My baby is now looking like a baby. Her naming was done in our ward (we are the only occupants) this morning with just 4 of us in attendance (DH, self, MIL & our senior pastor).

Thanks to everyone who made my stay in this preggers group eventful, it was worth it..
Thanks to my DH too (we were preggy together), even in this our hospital omugwo, I comot cap for him.. Sometimes he looks at the baby especially when her vitals goes low and feels like crying but just man up, me I cried when temperature refused to go down and I was like God has given you to us and won't take you away from us and by the grace of God we will be going home tomorrow.

I pray God will deliver all mums here safely without complications by His grace and bless the womb of every GTC mums with their own testimonies..
Please manage this small story of my life...

Cc Cappo Expectantmom

Wow, to God alone be the glory!
Congratulations once again mama, your testimony is permanent.

A big thank you to everyone for your prayers and kind wishes.

To our remaining waddling mamas, it shall all end in praise for you. God bless you richly

Omakraid:

Congratulations mama, thank God for safe delivery. Your LO is blessed

Amen thanks a lot

Flourishing19:


Congratulations, sis.

Thank u mama

voucher:


Congratulations to you mama, May God’s name be praised!

Thanks mama

BA

The Lord blessed us with a beautiful princess yesterday at 8:15pm via VD in about 3 rigorous hours of labour.

Daddy and big brother are very excited.
CC: May Cappo

MamaDG:
BA
To God be the glory, I welcome my beautiful princess around 8.05pm yesterday via elective CS. I can’t thank God enough for this gift as I have already had 2 boys. It’s time I throw the boot inside the ocean.

I pray for save delivery to all mothers here and May God bless the womb of all TTC mothers.
BS coming later

Cc: May Cappo

Congratulations mama, God bless your princess.

Good evening mamas, can olive oil put in warm water actually induce labour and safe? Urgent replies pls...

Pojomojo:
Good afternoon Baby came this morning at 8:31am weighing 3.3kg

Please � I will update you guys.

Congratulations dear, baby you are welcome!

Niyyah:
BA! BA!
Alhamdulillah!!
My prince arrived this morning, weighing 3.79kg at 39wks 2days. I'm absolutely over the moon!
@Cappo Expectantmom and my fellow May preggie mamas, I don port o! Bs later
May Allah make the rest of the waddling easy for all the preggy mamas and grant you all swift deliveries. Aameen.

Ps: Pregnacare definitely works as he was born with a full curly hair

Congratulations teamie!

jumyte29:
Pls fams, I need help on this, I am 40 weeks plus, I went for antenatal today, so when d doc asked abt babies movement, I told him that the movement isn't that that strong as it was before so he said that I should be admitted and asked me to do CTG test and ultrasound and also get ready to be induce, after doing all the test and they came out fine but the doc insisted I get admitted and be induce, he said because I am a FTM and that am already full term but hubby is not around so I had to leave the hospital but after telling hubby, he doesn't want me to get induce... So I need advice on this....
Also, I have been feeling this ache in my pubic bone that makes my VG ache so much, I can't even walk straight, although I told d doc about it and he said it's d heaviness of the baby

Pls convince ur husband so u can get induced because u r full term already to avoid stories

Mandela89:
Good day mama, I am in my 35 weeks, today at antenatal my bp is reading 140 and I did a urinalysis the result indicated a trace of protein in my urine. Please can anyone help me on how to reduce my bp and clear protein in my urine please

Mama, ur doctor should do the work of getting ur bp to normal. At this stage, ur bp should be seriously controlled to avoid stories.
Pls urgently see ur doctor

Omakraid:
GracieN, Yinbridge, gracygem100 I sight una ooo... On behalf of team may, I greet una

Thank you sis, I greet you too o, just dey low-key jare, may God see us through

Samisha500:
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CuddleJoy:


Hi, hope you are fine. Please stay away from constant consumption of paracetamol as it can have effect on your liver. Also remember that whatever you consume is passed on to your baby.

Well, headache can be part of the pregnancy package but if it is not bearable for you, discuss with your doctor who will also carry out other checks like Blood pressure to check if all is well. There are some reasons why you might be having the headaches

1. Not eating at the right time. Ie your body is low on glucose.

2 Not sleeping well

3. Excessive stress or strain . Is your daily activity stressful?

4. Not taking enough Water

Solutions:

1. Even if you don't feel like eating, eat in bits, get pap, custard, add a bit of lemon . Go for chips, just munch something

2. Have your bath before bed to have a relaxing sleep. Get some soft pillows. If you are in lagos, go to Miniso at shop rite. They stock a lot of soft pillows that you can use to balance your tommy when you sleep plus they are cute

3. Instead of paracetamol, you can plait adimole so that you can pour water on your head as many times as you want.

4. Listen to your body. When you feel tired, just leave what you are doing and take a rest.

5. Take water as many times as possible as dehydration also triggers headaches.

Most importantly, check with your doctor.

See ya.

Thanks a lot mama, I think stress and not getting enough sleep could be the issue, will try as much as possible to readjust.
I really appreciate ur response.

Pls ooo mamas, who else is experiencing this constant headache? Paracetamol has become a daily drug. No HBP, treated malaria and typhoid 3weeks ago but this one-sided headache seem not to leave me. I'm 32weeks gone. Any remedy pls?

mzMerci:
I’m one week away from third trimester and all my first trimester symptoms are crawling in. I feel so worn out, I’ve been vomiting, everything now smells disgusting, I have itchy, peppery heat rashes all over, I’m always sweating and I feel sick in the evenings just like my first trimester. Make my baby just resemble me. Pregnancy is a very under rated topic aswear. Our mothers are goddesses.

Some women will still go through all of these and without conscience throw their newborn away. God have mercy!

Sassy256:

I don't know about trolley though but as for drawers, it all depends on how you use it.
The one I bought for my first (not the same as the pic though), I used it for both him and my second and even kept using it for their school stuff.
My baby hanger, I used it for them for over 6 years, so it all depends on handling. I'm only buying so many new things for this new baby because I relocated otherwise those stuff were still good enough to use.

Thanks a lot mama

Sassy256:

You can also buy baby plastic drawers. Some cheaper types go for As low as 10k
At least it's a place to keep baby's own things separate from other people or other kids stuffs

Thanks mama, I learnt this baby drawer spoils very fast, don't know how true it is. Someone suggested trolley.

Funky123:
Been reading all this baby list and I was so tired to type, lol if you go to baby stores on IG una go confuse ooo and not even know what to buy, imagine baby cot of 80k and baby didn’t sleep in there, no be juju be that

Anyways even as a first child I no do pass myself, thank God for the days of faith bump and prayer days where we pray with baby stuff, everytime I make sure I buy new thing and not use what I bought the last time, I bought my baby rocker and baby sitter before I even smell pregnancy, flask, Some cloths, socks and all that

Then when I started antenatal one woman use to bring stuffs with her car, I started buying small, naming cloth, naming shawl, I bought 5-in-1 flannel for carrying baby, only 1 shawl for naming

My baby bath na 4500 at gbagi market ibadan and if I calculate what I spent, na change because I didn’t buy much cloth, they outgrow it fast

See ehn when you enter market they will push you sotey, car seat 35k on top wetin, I no get car will I leave it in my husband’s car that I only get to use on Sunday’s and market or we go out together, baby carrier I be full time housewife where I Dey carry baby too, even baby bag I no buy
Wardrobe the woman talk tire I told her I don’t need it, 40k wardrobe when all the 3 rooms in my house has wardrobe, the one in my room self has space. I advise you plan what you need and bot want according to money wey Dey ground. I only bought 1 50pcs pampers, after naming we go know whatsup.

Lastly my bed was from a declutter on IG, the lady bought it and didn’t use, infact na with carton I carry am. Priced in market and they said 30k
Toor koburu na 15k I buy am if not that I saw that one I for no buy bed

This baby wardrobe of a thing sef, wat else can be used as alternative? It's quite expensive

Expectantmom:

March roll call

Present Cappo, we r doing fine, thanks for checking up on us

Expectantmom:

Good morning all! How are we doing? Uririandme mumplenty MGeey GracieN MamaDG Gracygem100 it's been a while we've heard from you guys. Hope everything is going on fine with y'all? Please answer roll call so our minds will be at rest.
Wishing us all a wonderful weekend.

Sweet Cappo, everything is ok, just being lazy. Pls update sex to xx. I'm grateful to God though hubby wanted another boy but thanks to God for a minime

Expectantmom:

I wanted to send you the baby list cos it is in pdf form.

Pls I also need d list. graceedet93@gmail.com thanks a lot

Expectantmom:
TEAM MAY OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TEAMPERFECTION!

FEBRUARY ROLL CALL FOR TEAM MAY.

Hello teamies! How are we all doing? Please let's start talking and chatting with each other because that is the main purpose of this group and our seniors have been excellent in helping out with some concerns and advice which I know most if not all of us appreciates.

I will lead by example by providing Little one's gender and I'll like us to follow suit. I'll try as much as possible to always update our roll call till the end of every successful birth because the Lord has perfected all that concerns us, He will surely see us through alive and healthy.

I hope we have started shopping for baby's things(I have and almost done)? Please let's endeavor to do so before we become heavier which would then become harder to do. For those who are going through financial challenge, may Almighty God miraculously surprise you beyond your expectations and He will make things easy for and on us.

Furthermore, please let's take our antenatal drugs seriously and also eat healthy like eating fruits no matter how little it is.

Lastly, God Almighty that has brought us this far will see us through. None among us shall die nor have a still birth. We shall carry to term and people shall rejoice with us very soon in Jesus name.
NAME...........................GENDER....................EDD

1. Omakraid ....................XX.....................7/5/22

2. Mjblinks ...............................................22/5/22

3. Expectantmom .............. XY................20/5/22

4. Gracygem100 ......................................15/5/22

5. Ladyfair ...................................................7/5/22

6. Mumplenty ..........................................19/5/22

7. Mandela89 ...........................................29/5/22

8. Teminisuccess66 .................................23/5/22

9. MGeey ....................................................

10. Niyyah ....................................................4/5/22

11. Breeezefe ..............................................7/5/22

12. GracieN ...............................................25/5/22

13. Uririandme ...........................................7/5/22

14. MamDG .................................................

15. Yinbridge .............................................31/5/22

Please if you're a May mama kindly drop your EDD and gender so you can be added to our lovely team. Wishing us all smooth and healthy waddling for perfect delivery.

#teamperfection.

We r doing fine mama, d heaviness is becoming serious.
Funny enough, I've not even started shopping but hoping to start by d end of this month by God's grace. Sex is yet to be confirmed cos d sonographer was not quite sure d first time baby's sex was checked.
Been so forgetful in taking my drugs ooo
May God give us strength and help us thru it all

Expectantmom:
There is a conspiracy amongst March mamas but it's ok.
My May mamas I greet you all and hope you're waddling joyfully? I'm sure MS should have reduced by now and please let's start updating sex of our little ones.
Safe delivery and healthy babies to us all.

We are doing fine mama, spitting no want go ooo. God will see us through.