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So sorry mama.

I had this issue with my son when he was a few months old too. I had to return all the nan I had bought. Switched to Aptamil and worked for a while... It is well.

Want to find out if anyone has tried Colourful Giggles baby cereals. I think they are new and affordable. Been following their page on Instagram and they seem to have great reviews and flavours too. Anyone try them yet?

marygold:
Good day mothers..I am also having this issue of my eight week old baby pooing frequently after each feed.He is on breast milk and NAN1.

I complained in the hospital 4days ago,we were given flagly 2mls and zinc tab..but the stooling did not change.

I want to stop the NAN and see but dont even have an idea which other formular to give him as i dont produce enough breast milk

Please your matured advise is needed.

Okay people, because it won't even be fair to owe an uninteresting birth story, lemme quickly drop it

Was sleeping and felt mild contraction. Thought it was because my bladder as full and I decided go pee as I had heard it relieves braxton hicks contractions. After peeing I wiped and saw blood! That how the whole drama began. I didn't even think for once it was 'show'. All the bad bad things I've read on google about bleeding during pregnancy including placenta detaching flashed before me. Na so I enter panic mode.

I called my doctor and put the fear of God in him until he eventually said I should meet him at the hospital. When I arrived the hospital, he checked and said 3cm dilated. They come and ask me that on the scale of 1-10, what's the threshold of my pain? I come and ambitiously say 3 because I have a lot of faith That's how my doctor said its a lie that I'm on a minus 0 level sef and he knows how hard doing a vaginal examination on me is They sha agreed to watch and see.

One hour later the nurse came and attempted to do VE, Na dia katakata burst as I no allow am oh. That how my doctor said 'I told you so'. Hebrew women in the house without epidural, I hail una...

My doctor said getting an epidural early is good cos when it's time for the active phase of labour, pushing, the drug would have started wearing out a little and I will be able to feel the urge to push. It happened exactly this way for me. I was eventually given epidural, Na so I just dey lounge, logged into YouTube and started watching all the movies on my list. They kept on coming to check and monitoring my contractions.

Eight hours after going into the hospital, I had my bouncing baby boy!

That is the end of my story people!
It has ended in praise!! So shall it be for all remaining bumping mamas. Amen.

*clears throat
*Grabs mic

My bouncing baby boy is here!

God alone be praised!

Very uninteresting birth story. Was on YouTube watching sammu alajo throughout. Many thanks to epidural and the inventor of epidural

enkaydewdrop:
Lord of hosts!
Una many oh...
Shuuuu?

Atink you too see so and we never count those who wee port from June to join us oh

Upon all their noise, after porting to May, June fit end up with only three people oh

Gaily04:
Hello lovely Team May mamas, please here is our register, do well to become active since we are very close to our month. We need to leave good footprints for commendation and others to follow. I can't do it on my own, but with our collective efforts and contributions, we will surely be rated high.

1. Tammyloreoluwa
2. Gaily04
3. nazablossom
4. Peddylove
5. Aleesha0815
6. Julie2015
7. Joysa
8. GodMercy2015
9. LawvlyPearl
10. HumbledbYGrace
11. brokewaist
12. estagirl
13. ambient
14. HD16
15. Olubankemi
16. Iceboo (It is well indeed)
17. Mulberry
18. Goldenruby
19. Rukemi291
20. Bumbex
21. Creamyicey2
22. Omaibaji
23. Boomz
24. Ronnie1984
25. Modupeaderonke
26. Swearest ****ported to march***
27. Shawrygal
28. 2unzy
29. Youngmum


Pls feel free to add your name incase of any omission. It wasn't intentional. I guess its the closeness of may. Oya from next week we go see who go port first.
ma'am olubankemi and her crew, how far with the seriously eyeing April gist. E don start to hook una?

#teammayforsupernaturalandeasydelivery

No worry teemie, let 1st of May reach first. You wee see how we wee scatter ground. Wey them?

Team May, how market?

April is over in two weeks! Yayyy!!

Pls don't let us carry last oh. Class captain, oyaa sama us roll call sharperly

Side eye to all these other teams doing like say May wee not reach before calendar gets to them .

Team May for back to back borning hit

Team May mamas, how's everything going? All I think of these days is make April comot make we see road jare

Feeling baby hiccups at almost the same time everyday and baby is finally head down after several scans in breech position. *Now dancing windeck*

Hello Fam, travelled via United to Houston last night and wanted to share my POE story.

Travelled at 33+ weeks and had fit to fly from my doctor. One person asked for it at the check in and I showed him but no copy was retained.

Even though flight was delayed due to catering strike at the airport, we eventually took off at midnight and flight was smooth.

Got into Houston around 8.20am their time here and headed straight to immigration. People, Houston POE was a breeze for me! It was almost unbelievable considering all I read here about pregnant women being held hostage or kidnapped.

Officer asked me when last I was in the US and I responded, asked me how long I spent, then asked what I came for and I told him childbirth. He repeated it to himself and asked how much I had with me and I told him but I also stated that I had prepaid my bills using Form A in addition to the amount I had with me. He asked for evidence and I showed him the invoice from the hospital, the email from my bank confirming payment via Form A to the hospital, telex copy of payment from my bank as well as receipt from the hospital showing I had no outstanding balance. Please note that I'm using doctoresparati and this raised absolutely no eyebrow.

The guy just carry my passport and stamped me in till September. No secondary inspection, no custom check, just chilling chopping Chinese rice and awaiting my connecting flight just because? Oluwa is involved....

Miracletwinee:
Hugging all y beautiful and fruitful waiting mothers that is what I just want to do this hot afternoon. This is my first time of posting here. I just come in here once in a blue moon and luckily am here today. It's nice to see that the tread is active again please let's keep lifting each other's spirit. I've read with keen intreast the on going discussion. Oya all of you collu temper. Trying to conceive in its self can be very frustrating and to add the fact that you feel some dr some where is trying to reap you off can be killing.
My sisters please let's take it easy our hormones have a way of flowing the wrong way at times like this. I stumbled on this tread after I got pregnant after two decades of waiting. So you should know where am coming from. I did IVF 8 times in 4 hospitals before God finally answered me . So I know what am talking about. Please when we are going thru this period of waiting let's be careful of our utterances and learn to follow your heart and not the crowd.
Sometimes some of the reviews I read here are too good to be true when it comes to IVF.and I am tempted to think that there is a bit of marketing going on. (Just my own Thot ). And I want to boldly say and I say it in capital letters THERE IS NO IVF DOCTOR THAT DOES NOT LIKE MONEY. No matter how nice they appear they are after your Naira they are not out to do you a favour but to render their services and smile to the bank with your Naira God must surely deliver everyone of us from them.so am surprised to hear that somebody is owing a doctor 500k after treatment lai lai it's not possible they will make sure you pay the last kobo before the transfer. I beg let me run to pick my miracles from sky I will continue when am less busy.

Dear Miracletwinee,

Thank you very much for your post above. I ordinarily wouldn't reply but I need to state a few things clearly ma.

1. That something did not happen to you or someone you know does not mean it didn't happen. Yes, my friend owed almost 500k into her pregnancy and yes she was never disturbed. As a matter of fact I was the one keeping track and begging her to go pay.

2.Nobody pestered me for money while I also had my own cycle just that I like to pay for every service rendered to me without delay especially when delayed payment isn't necessary.

3. No, I'm not anyone's agent. I have a previous username here which I rested to maintain my anonymous nature. Using that username will make everyone know who I am clearly as news about me has made front page a couple of times.

4. IVF wasn't even recommended for me, Dr. Emeka wanted to try IUI but I just didn't want to be that patient.

5. To me personally, Doctor Emeka more than sold a service, his interpersonal relationship skills was on point.

That said, I admire your courage over the years you had to wait. Wow! Two decades, 8 IVFs? God is indeed great.
Kisses to your babies.

rejoice03:
Goodmorning mamas! Pls mamas dat are using cyclogest pessaries pls how do u use it? I used it for d first time yesterday and it was all messy and I don't tink any entered me. Pls I await ur kind response.

I used it rectally. It was less messy with minimal discharge.

Fvine:
I know that there has been lots of success and testimonials on Dr Emeka of Olive Branch, but I cant say am good with him. After I paid the registration fee and the fees for tests (him/her), he immediately did a scan and drew blood for tests, he scheduled sfa for me and my DH. When we went for test results, I found out that all he tested for me was HIV, Hepatitis and a test to show my Ovarian reserve and how I'll react to IVF stimulation. I was surprised as I expected Hormonal Assay for both me and my hubby.

He just told us that his recommendation is IVF because my husband has slight issues with his sperm. I asked him why not IUI cos I still think we qualify or IUI but he tried to convince me otherwise.I have Fibroids, Subserous, Intramural and Submucuous with the submucuous being a large chunk of it. Submucuous fibrioids are the ones that affcet conception mostly either stopping implantation or causing early miscarriage. I had had series of those which I told him. I asked him what about the Fibroids, he also started convincing me that the fibroids will not be an issue. I insisted and told him that if am going to spend such a huge amount of money, pain an time on IVF, then I'll like to improve my chances and do all I can to make it work 1st time especially by removing even if its the submucuous ones. He again tried to convince me that its not an issue that we should just move on to IVF. Well we agreed, and he told us that he'll send some documents to show me details of my protocol and everything via mail and once we pay a deposit to pay the rest before embryo transfer, we can then proceed.

Well after some days, I got an email from him with the protocols and terrifying agreement I need to sign. Deep in my mind I was still worried about the Fibroids so I decided to seek 2nd opinion and do my research. I discovered that I was right that the Fibroids have to go otherwise I'll just be playing a game of chance and luck. We had to advise ourselves, prayed and God answered and led us to a specialist who is willing to work with us to achieve a natural pregnancy if that's what we want.

Sorry for the long post. All this happened early 2015, I had my surgery Jan 2016. I didn't want to burst peoples bubbles as almost everybody praised him on this thread and had something great to say. But visiting this thread after a long time and having done my myomectomy now with a great Dr, I felt the need to share my experience.

Really surprised at your experience with Doctor Emeka but I guess everyone's experience and perspective will always be different and affect our perception of things.

Not to take away from your post but two things seriously surprised me in your post. First is the point about him being money focused and second is him convincing you of IVF. Really sad if true and very hard to believe for me especially because my friend and I had a very different experience.

I used doctor Emeka August last year and honestly he never bothered me about payments which I made at my convenience. In fact, 12weeks into my friends pregnancy she still had an outstanding balance of almost 500k to pay and got no disturbance from him. I completely understand your point too as I have fibroid as well but I do not talk about it or see it as an issue simply because Doctor Emeka told me it wasn't an issue and I believed him. My fibroid is in addition to PCOS sef. Today, I'm more than 30weeks gone after my first IVF attempt with him. My friend also got her BFP on her first attempt after me at Olive Branch.

Again, individual experiences which shape our perspectives differs. I'm happy to read your post which states the occurrence happened early 2015. If true, he's obviously a better person now as my experience was a great one.

Can I also say thank you for waiting till now to share your experience? I'm saying thank you because I would probably not used him if you had come out to share your experience on time and that effectively means I would I've passed on the opportunity to get his excellent service and my baby at olive Branch.

As someone here has mentioned, beyond reading experiences, do your own research. May God pick up the calls of all those about to conceive. Amen.

Ronnie1984:
Hello everyone. .am new here and have been trying to follow the thread from part one till this part. I also through this forum decided to use doctores para ti services. Pls I would like to meet mum's who will be due around April or may that are using this service to so we could connect and share ideas.
God bless

Hi. Welcome here.

I'm around in Elpaso April and May. I leave next month though...

TheLeakyTribe:
Thanks dear, please when did you do this transaction? And does that mean you don't need a Stanbic account?

Did the transaction two weeks ago and I have a Stanbic account so I do not know the status for those who do not have Stanbic account.

Onlineise:
When was this?....Cos I doubt if they can still do same day with the mountain of demand b4 them....please confirm.

This was done the last week of January. That's about two weeks ago.

firsttymum:
Those that used form A I'm sure u read people asking severally about it.

It's selfish not to at least throw some light on it.

I didn't use form A.
How I know it works is
Find away to register in d Hospital of choice
Add all ur bills together and pay.
Who ever registered you, can mail u an acknowledgment receipt. (If u are an old timer.. Meaning u already have an account there. U just go ahead and pay)
Now remember the hospital is over paid. So get d Hospital to pay Dr, epi.
Your Dr can help you follow up... ( Depends on ur rapport).
Else u just call them....


PLEASE THOSE THAT USED IT, THROW MORE LIGHT OR CORRECT ME.

I used Form A to pay for part of my fees in El Paso. Used Stanbic IBTC. Process was very fast. Deduction from my naira funded account was made the same day I requested. Hospital confirmed payment the next day. Rate used was 199.5. The only caveat at Stanbic is to make the request, fill the form, provide documentation and all before 3pm. Anything after 3pm means the transaction will be delayed till the next day.

Gaily04:
Where are my lovely team mamas. It time for roll call for Team May babes.

1. Tammyloreoluwa
2. Gaily04
3. nazablossom
4. Peddylove
5. Aleesha0815
6. Julie2015
7. Joysa
8. GodMercy2015
9. LawvlyPearl
10. HumbledbYgrace
11. brokewaist
12. estagirl
13. ambient
14. HD16
15. Olubankemi
16. Iceboo
17. mulberry
18. goldenruby



Any omission wasn't intentional. Pls feel free to add your name.
#teammayforsupernaturalandspeedydelivery

I'm gallant oh!

brokewaist:
May 2016 mums going to el paso, please holla, specially specially if you are in PH or Abuja

Awww! I'm a Lagos based Elpaso bound May 2016 mama leaving March ending though.

I'm a newbie too but honestly ucystan, this attitude or behaviour isn't really necessary. Sometimes, it's better to let some things slide. No need to spite or respond...

ucystan:
Hahahahahaaa... I salute u die. Hahahhaaa...
quote author=Apeke1991 post=41853724]funny how some months ago ... U were still a new bee too . This was ur question on page 17 thread 2.
"Greetings house.
Please I need urgent advice on birthing (hospitals) options and accomodation in Dallas.
My wife is due Sept 2015 and flight already booked for august 1st arrival in Dallas... wanna ve dem enjoy dinner summer time chill out b4 delivery.
Thanks n very much appreciated"

And you know the funniest thing I have been following this thread since 2013 and Dallas had been treated over and over in thread 1 , yet no one shut you down . Do unto others what you will want them to do to you . Just a piece # no hard feelings .

Sabi mamas, Abeg help me torchlight this issue oh!

I renewed my visa via Dropbox last September when I was already pregnant. I have used the visa twice since then, once in October and again in November. The second time I used the visa, I was already showing and sent for secondary inspection at Atlanta where I declared the pregnancy but insisted my current visit wasn't for birth cos It wasn't. I was thereafter stamped in. I'm planning to travel for birth this March and I have emailed the consulate in Lagos as well as the embassy in Abuja of my intention to birth. Both have responded. The clarification I seek is on two points:

1. Is there any other thing I need to do to be on track or am I good to go?

2. Any advice for me?

Thank you everyone. Big hugs to you for your labour of love...

My experience so far at Gorges Memorial Medical Center.

Kindly forgive my early morning rant Abeg...

Before I start, please note that I'm not trying to bring down this hospital, I'm just simply sharing my experience so that other mamas considering them may know what they are up against.
P.S: I have zero tolerance for poor service.

After my pregnancy and I was referred to Georges for antenatal by my doctor who was also formerly at Georges before setting up his fertility hospital, I actually anticipated excellent services from them. So far, I've been very disappointed for several reasons!

I did a booking blood test which showed my HB count was 10.7, a little below the recommended level. I picked up fergon supplement from the hospital two weeks after the test which I used for two weeks only for me to get called up one month after to come pick fergon supplement as a result of the previous booking blood test.
This may not seem like a big deal but let me tell you why it is a big deal to me. Imagine I was unconscious and couldn't talk that I have used the drugs already, I would have been re-administered the drugs. Simply put, I can't trust them to make decisions on my behalf when I'm unconscious.

Following the blood test, I kept on asking if there shouldn't be a new test to check my blood level and see if the drugs worked well. Georges kept saying oh they will do that at 32 weeks. Please note that I'm at 20weeks. After talking to my husband who said my eyes looked pale, I drove to the hospital and insisted on a test. Guess what? My HB level had dropped to 7.3!!

That's when they started running helter skelta, prescribing me with fergon to be taken twice a day for one month. Now imagine I didn't insist on a test You feeling my rant now?

I'm 20weeks gone and I've only had one tetanus injection and even when I had that the doctor mentioned that oh, he forgot and I should have had it earlier....

And the drugs.... Let's not even go there! They give you the cheapest version of all the drugs they can find despite the amount you pay. One look at the drugs I was using and my other doctor mentioned, 'you can't get the right amount of nutrient you need from this drug...'

To mamas who have used them either for fertility treatment or antenatal, I'm still wondering how you coped. To others planning to use Georges, here are my tips for you:

1. Be prepared to pay heavily for little or no service rendered.
2. Be prepared to know about medicine, doctor yourself and be conversant with Google.
3. Be prepared to always seek second opinion for opinions they express. In other words, ensure you have one or two other doctors you can measure their opinion against.
4. Be prepared to always have to demand for good service. This may be a bit difficult if you aren't used to getting good service.
5. Finally be prepared to be overwhelmed with cheap drugs that will help reset your brain and make you question why exactly you are paying them heavily.

nazablossom:
welcome teamie@ humbledbygrace. teammay we Don dey plenty oo. let me help the class captain do roll call.
1.nazablossom.
2.Godmercy2015.
3.lawvly Pearl.
4.brokewaist.
5.tammyloreoluwa (aka class captain )
6.estagirl
7.Gaily04
8.nwarosa
9.joysa
10.ambient
11.moskidarl
12.peddylove
13.humbledbygrace.

other teammay that I didn't mention,you can edit and add your name.

teammayforsupernaturaldelivery#

Abeg register me oh. Team May...

tanidabi:
@ HD yes Dr Emeka does provide excellent service no doubt but it's ok to let people air their views,let's not take anything personal.I am currently doing a training on customer experience so people do have various experiences,i have also used an FS that everyone i know used him has gotten bfp and i still have not.(However i got a diagnosis i have never gotten from another FS with him )If it was before i would have said the FS is not good but IVf is a game of numbers,i just think people's expectation should be properly managed.If u are lucky to get a bfp at the first attempt good for you,if i use an herbalist for ivf and get bfp after my first attempt i probably will worship the herbalist
I used Dr Emeka in 2013 and i still called him this year,he did not pick but he later returned my call and i was shocked when he called my full names on the phone and that really blew my mind away but not everyone has pleasant experience.Let people be free to make informed decision
Let's just say sometimes patients and drs have their bad days ,i am a service specialist myself and there are times i want to slap my customer.
There are IVF clinics i do not think i want to ever visit but people are getting results there so y not?

I agree with what most of what you have said in terms of customer's experience. I also do not think I have hindered anyone's right to free speech, expression, or power to make individual decisions in anyway.

My response was:

1. Solely based on my personal experience with him.
2. I acknowledged the fact that people have different experiences with others like you rightly expressed.
3. Someone referred to people who use him as victims and I beg to differ based on my experience. Result is what matters and I have it.
4. To clarify that I am not in anyway an agent of anyone. I can't even be if they wanted to pay me for it...

God used him for me because Blendy shared her experience with him here. I'm simply doing the same...

Hi.

Interesting things I'm reading there this afternoon.

I used Dr. Emeka. This August actually and yes, it was excellent and amazing! I got my first BFP and it was my first attempt plus I got EXCELLENT service and I learnt about him from Blendy here. I don't know if he is a gynaecologist but I know I did my research on some of his qualifications on the Internet before I visited.

I understand we all have different experiences with people but I was excited to share my experience with peeps looking to try it IVF here. I am still very excited to talk about Dr. Emeka and his work. My friend who had her procedure after me also got a BFP so hey, why shouldn't I be excited to share?

P.S: I'm nobody's agent. I had a previous username on Nairaland with a history of some of my work and achievements which have made front page and that's why I opened this new id to protect my anonymous mode.

everfaithfulGod:
u are welcome dear.

Thank you ma

Fabmummy:
Happy bumping, enjoy ur one leg in and out lol. When we start sharing goodies to #aprilMums it's only ppl with two legs in we will give o

#TeamApril

Why do you want to spoil my runz naa?
There's a reason I'm one leg in one leg out and it's simply to get double benefit from April and May

No embezzle my goodies oh, otherwise Buhari's anti corruption train go reach this thread...

zaynie:
2....1.....Action!!!!
@HD16.....be careful there...
To get the belle no be free? Did your dh or God charge you?
To register here now you are looking for scholarship!!!
People like you will get to antenatal and request for discount....

Payup my friend!!! I can only consider discount for you once you deliver in Apr/May and immediately take in June.....you want?

Hahahahahaha!
It's not a bad thing to try my luck and see if I will get scholarship for registration fees nau. To born in April/May and take in again in June on top discount Kwa Mba! See settle me sharp sharp for corner now before I call the auditor oh. My eyes are on those your accounting books

Hello everyone. Happy to join this group after weeks of ghost mode

I no know whether to join Team April or Team May as LMP puts me in early May but my first scan puts me in late April. Anyway, I hope Team one leg in April One Leg in May 2016 is allowed

I hereby apply for scholarship from the chief accountant, Snr Modath and FirstyMum to pay my registration dues

I love the overflowing love in this group. God bless us all. Happy bumping!!

Wokeyim:
Good evening Mamas. I want to know if it is safe to fly immediately after an IVF treatment and how immediate?

A friend is weighing her options. She wants to do her IVF in Dubai but is scared about how safe it is to fly back to Nigeria with a few days pregancy, since she will have to resume work not long after.

Can she hold on in Dubai for like 5days? It think it will be good if she can take a rest especially after the egg transfer before flying back.

RipVanWink:
thanks @ ladyguinivere... 4million naira!!!!!!!!!!! faints faints

georges and olive branch, trying to compare the two.
learnt the owner of olive branch formerly worked at georges, really confused...dont know which is beta, they r about same cost , though it appears olive is 100 to 200k higher

I used Olive Branch and I can speak for their excellent service and personalised care. That's something they don't even joke with at all. I'm now with George's for antenatal but mehn the difference is clear. Time and time again I still go back to Olive Branch just to say hello and even the doctor will still call to find out how I'm doing. If I could make the choice for you, I would say Olive Branch

oluwashindara01:
tnks I wldnt mind hearing from her, I noticed some couple of things dat got me thinking as well,I come and they start looking for ur file for several minutes, d workers re too layed back, even d doc himself,no good customer relationship, plus it looks sooo tribalistic just igbo staff.but true be told I hear they have good success rate and it also quite affordable.

You've raised some very serious points but I think at the end of the day you need to ask yourself if you have confidence in the doctor and their staff. I remember visiting omni before olive branch and I after the first visit, I was certain omni was not for me.

TTC is hard enough, my doctor's attitude as well as that of the staff shouldn't make it harder plus fertility treatment is not small money oh so why should I short change myself? Olive branch was the bomb for me, doctor and staff are like family and mehn they rock!

Don't know much about Regenisis but I will ask a friend who once visited the place too.

All the best sis. May God direct your path. Amen.

chichung91:
hello fruitful mamas and papas pease does anyone know any foundation that help in giving soft loans for IVF treatments

Hi Chichung91.

I recall seeing an access bank flier on some kind of funding or support for women undergoing fertility treatment. You can ask at your hospital cos I saw the flier at Olive Branch.

I hope this helps...

MercyofGod0:
Hello fruitful mamas and papas. Pls what can one do to boost the chances after ET.

I remember visiting Google tire for tips just before my ET and even after. Personally, I chilled without stepping out of the house for five days. Did nothing other than pray, eat, watch TV and cook minor meals. I also started eating pineapple from the second day after ET.

However, like Dr. Emeka says, everything is in the hands of God. There are people who have followed all the textbook tips without implantation.

Wishing you all of God's favour sis.