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UmmTwins2:
10x for ur response bt I dn't think it's colic o. He had colic frm birth bt that's stopped for a while now. Does colic go n come back? Ds current pain is more than when he had colic. 10x once again, mothers pls help me wt remedies o

Yes. Some babies experience colic even up till 6 months. Like I said in my earlier post, give him infacol or take him to the hospital.

stadora:
Yes, he was ebf, til few days ago Wen I introduced formula ( cow n gate) bt he refused takin it except 4 little Wen forced. Bt i ve stoped givin him. I ve bn givin him water tru out 2day. Bt til now no pee. Should I stp givin him d drugs. Since his poo is ok now?
@ keji3, at all, d front side of his diaper is as dry is as dry as Wen he wore it, except d backside dat has d poo. Tru out last nite, no poo no pee. Since mornin til now, no pee, little poo

stop the drugs since his poo is bck to normal now.

has he been feeding well? the water you are giving him, ensure it is warm.

dress him without a diaper and see if his attire will get wet.

if by evening, its still the same, take him to the hospital

UmmTwins2:
Hello mothers, it's been awhile. Hw r our babies doing? Una Weldone o. Mothers arnd karu/jikwoyi axis(Abuja), pls where can I find a good Pediatrician? Pls help. And I need urgent help on this too, pls; my baby is 3 months old, right now he's wiggling n writhing like he's in serious pain even as he's sucking . It almost gets me in tears whenever it starts like dat n we don't av a pediatrician yet. It's been going on for sm days now n I didn't change anything in his normal routine; he's on breastmilk solely but I give him a bottle of formula at nite. Pls help me I, what do I do? It's urgent. TIA

sounds like colic.

have you tried 'infacol'? its quite effective.

Chinwendym:
Soonest and keji3 thanks for the responses! I'll try bathing him later than usual .

in addition to bathing him late, say 9-10pm, use a 'night time bath liquid wash for babies'. i use the one made by boots and its very good.

also try and dim the lights in the room where your baby sleeps.

are you EBF or doing combination feeding? if you are doing combination, giving your baby formula after his night bath also helps.

as for staring at your baby all the time and also wanting to hold on to him 24/7, i can relate to that . my mum teases me by calling me 'mama baby' or 'madam give me my baby'

zaynie:
Enjoy

Hahahaha. You this mama

babythug:


Ogi and other cereals should be from six months oh! I believe most mums would do just milk till about then.

Does this mean you'll be having some pap/ogi/akamu as part of your dinner today?

And pee all night?

Mbanu, I'll pass.

zaynie:
Lol @ Ogi Voltron

Ogi for 2-3 months I do not support o.
From like 5 months and above....ehn ehn
Wee wee from ogi is the main reason you give it to babies, elderly, fasting peeps and sick....it is semi solid and most importantly easily digestible.
The aforementioned peeps don't quite have the inner strength to digest food as quickly as the body needs it.

The tiredness/ laziness is as a result of the 'hot' ogi. People feel drowsy after hot meals. E dey calm body now

You can feed with spoon nah plus the feeding bottle has diff sizes of teat.
Or you can be like me and manually expand the teat.

Oga is ogi. Whether at 2 months or 12 months.

mbula:
good day neautoful mamas....pls join me in thankig God ooooooo he is more than faithful.he made it end in paise today for me....my story goes this way, my LO was diagnosed of adeniod hypertrophy cuz he had cold and catarrh and wen I took him to see a paediatrician at teaching hospital, I was askedto do x ray which gave birth to d diagnosis. I was referred to an ENT surgeon whom had appointment with today cuz d paediatrician told me that from the diagnosis, its no longer his field.

I came in here and shered my problem, beautiful mums here encouraged me.i went to d hospital today for my appointment with d ENT doc, lo and behold when he saw the x ray and also examined my LO, he saiid he doesn have adeniod, that from the x ray, it was cartahh mucu dat made him snore and dat d x ray wasn't done correctly, d diagnosis is wrong that I should go with my lil one and give him vit c only every day.sorry to add,antibiotics was prescribed for him after d x ray whih finished yesterday.God is more than faithful oooo

may God bless all d mamas dat gave words of encouragement.indeed it ended in praise.....

I knew the diagnosis was wrong which was I said i would personally ignore it.

That paediatrician should be flogged. I wonder how many other mums he's given wrong diagnosis which has resulted in sending them into panic mode.

lovinam:
Zaynie o! You no de hide collect abi? Lol
Helovesme I'm with you on the ogi matter. Personally I don't take till date, it tastes nasty. When I gave birth to my first baby DH told me if he sees ogi and cloth napkin in the house, he will package me back to my papa house. Rotfl!
Now they are grown up, I give them o but not me

I fully agree with your husband.

babythug and zaynie - Ogi Voltrons

what about pee? the few times i take Ogi, i find myself just visiting the loo. does it have the same effect on babies?

what about tiredness/feeling sleepy? some adults do say thats how ogi makes them feel.

how do you feed a 2-3 months old baby with it considering the fact that ogi is thick and a child that age should be fed ideally using a bottle with a teat with just one hole or two? dont tell me you over-dilute the ogi oh to make it the same consistency as milk or water

happymama:
Gudday mamas,wishin us all a gr8 year filled with much awaited blessin,nd blessins byond our imaginatns,pls i nid advice on d fud nd formular 2introduce 2my 3mnth old baby,as i want 2strt taking him 2creche,we av bn on EBF til nw..

Aptamil !

its the best in the market.

i have never and will never be a fan of giving babies PAP.aka. ''Ogi''. its nothing but a very complex carbohydrate-laden meal with absolutely no nutritional benefits. As an adult i am not even a fan and absolutely no way, i am introducing my child to it. trying to 'decorate' pap by adding things like crayfish, etc to it buttresses the fact that pap is nothing but complex cab which is only used to 'fill up' a child's tummy #myopinion

mbula:
thanx dear for ur concern....the catarrh has gone.he coughs once or twice a day.no fever ever since he had d cough and catarrh, he is feeding very very well.he had d wheezing sound and snored right in front of d doc that was why x ray was asked to be done on him.he has never been uncomfortable during sleep at day or night.there has been a big improvement since I started d last antibiotics on wednesday last week after d x ray was done.today is d last day of d antibiotics.there have been serious improvement after taking the antibiotics. but doc referred me to ENT doc due to d x ray.i am revealed alot.i know God will make is smile again.....

Fantastic. this is what i was expecting to read.

personally, i would ignore that doctor's diagnois of adeniod and do not agree to any talk of surgery.

my son had similar symptons at 4-6 weeks (minus the cold and catarrah) and i took him to see my doctor. he told me that at that age, babies nasal passage and respiratory organs are small and they are still growing, so it is not unusual for some babies to make such funny noises while sleeping. he told me that he would outgrow it. he didnt ask me to do any xray or prescribe antibiotics. true to his words, my baby has outgrown it and he sleeps very quietly and the breathing noises have stopped.

in your case, the funny noises might be as a result of the blocked nose. i was told that when babies have a cold, they accumulate mucus at the bridge of their nose/upper respiratory tract. unfortunately, unlike adults, they are unable to voluntarily sneeze or blow their noses to get rid of the mucus.

finish the dose of antibiotics and make sure he's well dressed and covered (both night and day - whether the weather is warm or not). before my baby got his cold, my mum kept accusing me that i wasnt dressing him properly and that it was better for a baby to have heat rashes than cold/pneumonia. in retrospect, she was right. the stress involved in dealing with heat rash is nothing compared to the sleepless nights and anxiety thats involved in catering to a child with cold/cough.

read my previous post. i listed the home rememdies that worked for my baby regarding cold/blocked nose.

rita25:
@DAVIDO haba dude na there u kidnap the baby put...........room looks cheap and not classy @all doesn't befit ur plenty bragging oh...I hear say u just commot from hospital and u still dey lie down for dirty untiled ground? phenimonia is real oh.

What is wrong with the room

can we see the picture of your own room that looks posh and classy?

mgbeke like you feeling funky.

you can't even spell ''pneumonia''. olodo jati jati

Chai. this thread is making me miss my pregnancy days oooo. . . i have very 'fond' memories.

i feel like embarking on a second missionary journey

tatacherie:
Lolz hmmm wen e reach ur month u will understand all my hopes of baby coming @ 38 weeks nor work seriously counting down to EDD now 17th Jan. May it end in praise for us all
#teamjanuary4easydelivery#

hello darling
how are you?
im wishing you super natural delivery

hian! you want your baby to come early?

i actually wanted mine to come at 42 weeks but he came at 40 weeks.

nkkystel

sexy mama! i love your outfit

you look good for a preggers woman. dont worry, your skin tone will return back

Newmum15:
Pls mums I need your help.My soon to be 6 months old doesn't like water.He was exclusively breast fed but I've been giving him cereal(I forced 4 to 5 spoons down his throat)but he refused to take water.Now that I want to start giving him mashed potatoes and other semi solids,he would definitely need water,pls can I mix ribena with his water?That will be sweet and I'm guessing he might take it.He would be 6 months next Monday

Yes include Ribena but just a 'dash' to avoid funny poo. That is about a cap full (using the cover of the Ribena bottle)mixed with about 120-125ml of water.

mbula:
good day sabi mamas pls I need urgent help.i am just back from the hospital.my LO will be 3months on the 7th of this month.he had cough and catarrh. took him to d hospital and was given antibiotics and x ray was asked to be done on him last week.went back to the hospital today and he has been diagnosed of adeniod hypertrophy from x ray result.i was referred to ENT doc which I will be seeing on thursday.pls I am almost having high bo basednon this.pls can mamas here throw more light and calm my nerves.he is my first child.pls help.

1)How long as he had the cough and catarrh?
2)Any fever?
3)Does he feed well?
4)Does he make a "whistle" or "wheezing" or uncomfortable "snoring" noise while sleeping especially at night?
5)Any improvements with the antibiotics?
6)As he's 3 months old, there are OTC cough syrups he can take. Have you tried any? If yes, any improvements?
7) have you tried elevating his head at night using pillows?

contactmorak:
SEE THE REST HERE» http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/01/sophie-momodu-writes-clinic-demands.html

What else is there to read ? This is how you guys kill your blogs by trying to lure readers using false info.

okhionkpai:
Hello mothers,and pregnant women. Please i have a question. I have very high libido so i like to have sex with my DW everyday,sometimes twice(except during her AF). It's been like that since we were dating up till now, we are now trying to conceive for 4months now. My wife insists that we should cut down on sex to twice a week and then have it everyday during her ovulation period. Please is she right. Will having sex everyday reduce chances of pregnancy?

Your wife is right. You have to do the do 4 -5 days before she ovulates, the very day she ovulates and 4-5 days after ovulation in order to maximise her chances. Doggggy style is also the best to ensure the spermmmm is fully deposited.

rchilee:
Thank you so much sis. I will try and drink up and may let them bathe her then. My baby does not demand at all. In fact, I wake her up at all time to feed. I will ask my mum for the ogiri.

God bless

Hmmm

You do not need to give your baby any herbs. You know what you went through so you have to stand your ground.

Babies need absolutely no herbs. Don't forget that their organs are very fragile at this stage (and in your case your baby was born few weeks earlier than your EDD). I honestly do not understand why people think it's okay to give a perfectly okay baby herbs and antibiotics to drink

What's the benefit of bathing the babies with herbs? absolutely none! Will it make the babies skin repellent to mosquitos If anything, it can cause harm to a baby's sensitive skin.

If some babies react well to herbs, it doesn't mean there are a billion other babies that won't. Each individual/baby is unique.

Regarding lactation, why not supplement with formula till you get a swing of breastfeeding/your milk flow improves? Why would you allow your baby's sugar level to drop? Is the desire to do EBF more important than your babies health?

It's better to supplement with formula for the first few weeks and have a healthy, happy baby than to struggle with breastfeeding and have a malnourished child.

To help with your milk flow, try and drink lots and lots of pap with milk. It really helps.

For colic (if you are really sure that's what your baby is experiencing and not hunger as some mums confuse the cries of an underfed baby with colic), get the drug called infacol.

Regarding feeding, at this stage, for the first few weeks feeding on demand and then you can work out how often your baby feeds and the intervals in between and then have a routine. However, feeding on demand is still the best as babies are constantly changing as they grow. Today, they want to be fed every hour, two days later, it maybe every 3 hours and there are times they would have a long nap of 4-5 hours and not wake up to feed.

ayobarmy:
Pls can this work on a 3months old baby? She has stuffy nose and it's giving her temperature. .....

Yes, you can.

Is she feeding well? If not, take her to see the pediatrician.

If she's feeding well, give her paracetamol for the temperature and if it doesn't subside, take her to the hospital.

NoQualms1:
Thanks rezzy. Happy new year to you and yours.

What can I do to stop my baby's cough and cattarrh that has refused to go? It's been about a week it started.

I've asked before and no one responded. I hope I get a response this time.

Happy New Year mamas.

I found out that the following home remedies worked for me when my son had a cold/brochitis:

1) silver bird diluted with coconut oil and applied on the scalp
2) warm bath every morning and night. Use a towel with warm water "to press" his chest and back
3) apply robb to chest, back, sides and feet. Do NOT apply robb on his nose.
4)wear socks on his feet
5)lots of warm fluids (if you are not EBF)
6) every time he sneezes and there's mucus, suck it out immediately using either your mouth or a nasal aspirator. You need to get rid of any mucus in the body.
7) if there's dried mucus in his nose, using a towel soaked in warm water, use it "to press" his nose and the bridge of his nose and allow him inhale the steam from the towel
allow him inhale steam. Either from running the shower and placing him in the bathroom or inhaling steam from water in a bowl (you can put robb and little drops of silver bird in the hot water and allow him inhale a little.
9)if you can get "olbas oil" ( it's similar to silver bird), apply few drop at the edge of your baby's cot at night so that he can inhale it.

arihodo, you can also try these home remedies. My son was always congested at night and fine during the day. After repeated visits to the hospital, wasting money on a humidifier and a prescription of antibiotics that did nothing, I did everything listed above and now he's okay. He's no longer congested and no more restless nights with uncomfortable breathing.

Please stay off saline nasal sprays. I found out that it made his congestion actually worse and his breathing very laboured.

Arihodo:
TANK U DEAR. WILL SURE COVER HIM.

Hmm. What are you using at the moment?

Do you use any saline nasal spray?

Beryl15:
Story of my life
I started wearing her mittens 4days ago cos when I told my mum she said DD has to wear it for 1 month and she'll stop..she's 4months old

Wearing mittens work. You just need to be consistent with it. I made sure he wore them Monday to Friday and anytime we went out (obviously because of the cold weather).

At a point my son wasn't just sucking one finger but three at the same time. Nobody told me before I got 'em mittens out.

adejoke2348:
good morning and happy new yr mums ,pls is it OK if I stop my baby from sucking her finger?.

In my own opinion, yes. The earlier the better.

I wore hand mittens for my son everyday when I noticed he was sucking his fingers often at 3 months. Anytime the mittens were off and he had fingers in his mouth, I always removed them.

Now, he's 4 months and he has stopped. He no longer wears the mittens.

favoredgal:
Why though? Does pregnancy not bring about more discharge. I would brought this is the time panties are needed maybe with some liners self

no discharge for me

panties just made me utterly uncomfortable.

besides, by the 8th, 9th month, to bend to wear jeans or leggings was a nightmare.

thank God it ws during summer. i didnt have to worry about wearing tights and all dem thermal wear.

modath:
... as all my enquiries mention dey enter voicemail since nah!!

would have asked "where have you been", but since you are already with the queen, n to ask "why the long silence"?

modath:
... as all my enquiries mention dey enter voicemail since nah!!

would have asked "where have you been", but since you are already with the queen, n to ask "why the long silence"?

my dear

i didnt get all your mentions oh

i dont understand why

even the original post you made, i didnt get it. it was when your post was quoted by proudmom that i saw it

did you see my BS?

i eventually posted it

ginababy:
I envy u guys sha.

Pants ke! Can't remember wen last I wore somtin lyk dat. Always wtout. Enough fresh air.

heheheheh
youve brought back memories.

i dont think i wore 'pata' throughout the whole 9months
i was just swaddling without it and even went for my maternity checks without one. i cant shout

modath:
Awwhh my sis, my mind dey with u ooo, i always say a lil prayer when i see anyone post about MS..

na me be the chairperson of MS society, baby 1-3, i had it till EDD...

No be play play sontin, E Hug my sis.


@ tchiwinnie, how the pushing ministry

Chinwedym , how is it now?

helovesme , hope our quarrel don end?

@ kaffy4bill , proudmom38, keji3, tikosdear & other july mamas, how dem babies ? ..

Modath dear. just seeing your mention?

quarrel ke me and you get quanta before

Tequilah:
It is owned by Indians. So what is your point??

Are you minding the bigot?

he wants to blame the fires on yorubas and claim we are attacking SE and SS businesses. mumu like him !

mitchyy:
I've discovered the cause of my severe morning sickness that has made me hospitalized for days now. Pregnacare max!
Ever since i stopped, i felt better, and appetite returned a bit. My MS has been so terrible that dh and mil have been scared. I've lost almost 5kg.
I'll just keep it in one corner till first trimester is over and revert to my folic acid, fesolate, calcium and bcomplex. Nor be me first carry belle. I can't die ontop

pregnacare must be taken on FULL stomach to avoid any reactions.

some mothers do not know this.

so chop belleful and then take it