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ambient:
wow i said it! am in myseond rtrimester but any time i take that drug na so i go dey vomit dey moody.chai God go help us.

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

some mothers do not know this.

so chop belleful and then take it

mitche15:
i think cruel is not the right word, shes working for the good of the baby. 2. she has said financials are tight. people do it, its left for her to decide if its worth it. give ur advice without making her feel like a bad mother for evening considering it. a creche also has caregivers, and i think shes not okay with strangers handling her child. i am neither in support nor against it but lets try not to make her feel worse. its a tough situation already.

i'm in a good mood today, so i'm going to reply your 'mention'.

rather than picking up on my post which wasnt directed at you anyways, why not offer some meaningful advice to the poster.

i read your whole rant and i cant see an iota of advice you've given to the lady in question.

did you miss the part where she stated that her mother in lagos also works? so you expect grandma at her age to effectively combine her job with caring for a 3months old baby?

and yes, i stand by my statement. for someone living in abuja (where the traffic is no where as crazy as lagos), for someone based in Nigeria (unlike overseas where the cost of childcare is crazy), leaving a 3 months old baby with a grandma and not seeing that child daily is CRUEL. so what if people are doing it, does that make it the right or moral thing to do. if you dont like my opinion, then feel free to kiss the wall.

and yes, the lady in question thanked me for my advice. see below

bisiswag:
Hmmmm. Thanks

samofson:
The managers that made the poor decisions in the first place retain their jobs while the angle grinders get laid off.
Chai !!!!!! Corporate Nigeria is like an ostrich constantly burying it's head in the sand with the hope that it's problems will go away.

Oando expanded too fast and acquired Conoco at the wrong time and thought they where getting a good deal with clearly back fired. The authors of this deal are the ones who should be on the chopping block not just the workers. Wale Tinubu should be held responsible for this colossal loss and needs to step down and let others salvage whatever is left.

exactly !

in sane climates, the entire board would have been shown the way OUT !

what are the shareholders doing? smh !

amazingspiderma:
Honeywell,then Oando.I see nothing but companies that suddenly appeared from thin air.
Just like the political Transcrop.

is honeywell struggling as well?

bisiswag:
Gudm to all our lovely mama's,both old and new. Please don't judge,naija economy is pretty tough nowadays! Please need you honest advice,can I leave my 3months old baby with his grandmum(my mum) permanently permanently for a couple of months while I resume work? Mum in lagos,job @ Abj. He would have had 3month exclusive BF b4 dropping him off to continue on formula. Real confused Cos am just so scared of nanny and househelps. Thanks for all your honest and non judgemental opinions and advice.

why not put him in a creche/daycare/nursery located at Abuja?

not seeing your baby that's barely 3 months everyday sounds rather cruel.

there are several good nurseries around that you can keep your baby - you drop him off in the morning and pick him up in the evening. all you need to do is find a good one either near your home or near you office - just make sure it is on your route.

you do not need a nanny or househelp !

you only need to be organised and adopt a routine. you ensure that the night before, all the things he will need to take to the nursery (feeding bottle, milk, change of clothes, nappies, etc) is packed in your baby's bag. you wake up early in the morning, bath, then wake up your baby, bath him, dress him up, feed him, drop him in a baby bouncer while you get dressed and then you drop him off at the creche.

Grundig:
Jaybee, does your wife not complain about the time you spend on nairaland?

Back when I was in college and then uni I remember my ex's complained that i spent so much time nairaland, which inadvertently meant I paid less attention to them - which was true. I remember one of them would take my phone and turn off router/wifi anytime she came visiting.

A number of female monickers have fingered you for one thing or the other. Although none has come forward with anything concrete. But that in itself is a worrying development.

Bruh, the guys you rolled and rubbed shoulders with back in the days rarely visit nairaland these days. The few who still hang around have moved on to other things. But you my guy. . .I don't know man. I don't know. I see you and tkb, follypimping (sic) and few others exchange pleasantries.

The back n forth between yourself and coogar suggests that there's an underlying silent beef that has been covered for sometime. Thanks to babe3 and coogar, we know better.

Bruh, after this brouhaha, I'll suggest you take a back seat. Let these youngins have nairaland. Review your relationship some of the people you chat with off nairaland.

Let's hope he listens.

no vex my sister

i have modified the post. na my birthstory i post

ifyjip:
kilode.....handwork of boredom

at all ma'am.

na my birthstory i wan post NO VEX

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Part 3 - POST DELIVERY AND RECOVERY -
I was discharged and went home. Over a week later, my legs were still swollen, tummy still massive and i still looked very pregnant. I also started coughing real bad. I went back to the hospital and he did the basic checks and he was concerned. He wasn’t sure whether he should send me home with antibiotics or refer me back to the maternity unit. Anyways, thank God he did the right thing and referred me back.

To cut a long story short, i was admitted for 5 days and i had all manner of tests carried out carried out on me - including a CT scan. It was discovered i had water in my lungs, that is, Pulmonary edema (google it please). In summary, na God save me. God i thank you ohhhh. And i also thank the cardiologist that God used to give the right diagnosis and treatment. I had water removed from my body. About 15 litres or so. I went to the hospital looking like a size 22 and i returned home looking like a size 8.

Meanwhile, the pains after a C-Section is on another level. The healing phase is painfullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. damn! to cough, pain! laugh, pain! smile, pain! sit , pain! even as i type, i still feel the pains !

my consolation is that i didnt have any tear. lolllll. Cos with a vagina that tight and my baby birth weight, my honeypot would have been torn from up to bottom to get my baby out and i am told the pain for that is on another level.

In everything, I give God the glory. He is faithful and I am indeed thankful to Him for His love and grace upon my life.


BIRTH STORY ENDS
Thanks ya'll for reading !

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PART TWO - LABOUR

I had been having contractions for about 2 -3 days before i gave birth but naïve me didn’t want to believe it was the real thing. I think say na Braxton hicks.

I called the hospital several times and each time they would ask me how far apart were the contractions and if i had seen my show. I gave them answers and they kept telling me that it wasn’t time for me to come to the hospital and that i should stay at home.

A day before i had my baby, i was having chronic backache and 'constipation'. I was applying metholatum on my back and trying so hard to pass poo in the loo. I didn’t know that it was sign of labour ooooooooooooo. Smh! una see say I no try. Lolllllllll. I kept on saying ‘I’m constipated’. Poo wan commot but e no gree. I no say na my labour thingz.

Anyway, my waters broke (i wasn’t even sure sef that it was my water that broke as i just woke up from a slight slumber to find water in my pants), so i called the hospital and told them what i saw. By this time i was already in chronic pains so they didn’t even waste any time asking me any silly questions before they asked me to come to the hospital. They could tell from the phone call that i was in a lot of pains. They even wanted to send me an ambulance. But the thought of giving birth in an ambulance and have my baby's place of birth registered as the plate number of the ambulance made me turn down the offer. I don’t know which is worse – delivering at home and having house address on the birth certificate or delivering in the ambulance and having the plate number on the certificate

Anyway, I wore a pad and went to the hospital. So at the hospital, they did all the vital checks to see if my baby and i were okay. I noticed yellow stuff on the pad and I was told it was meconium. I was worried but the midwife was relaxed. Anyway, at this point i was already screaming for epidural

A nurse came to check me and said i was about 8cm dilated. I was soooo happy! Lmaoooo. Only for her to seek a second opinion and i was re-examined and told i was only 5cm dilated. Chai!!! At this time the pain was getting unbearable and all i wanted was the freaking epidural.

I was wheeled to the labour room asked to try 'gas and air'. That nanasense didn’t work for me mehnnnnn. Instead it made me feel dizzy and i even wanted to throw up. The anaesthetist was brought in to administer the epidural. That took forever as i kept having contractions and the man couldn’t do anything until the contractions had eased so he kept stopping intermitently. Whilst all this was going on, my baby's heart beat dropped and the doctor said if my baby showed any further signs of distress, there might be need for an intervention. Finally, he finished his job and i was soooooooooooooooooooooo relieved. Epidural is the next best thing since sliced bread. to all the women wey dey deliver without epidural, I throway hand for una. Hi-Five!! I just kent!!! God bless whoever invented that thing!! In fact, I was asked to give a review of my experience with epidural whilst at the hospital and I just kept gushing about it.

Anyway, after the epidural, i was checked again and I was still at my 5cm dilation so I was given the IV to induce labour (i can’t remember what it’s called). i was relaxed, no more pain, feeling happy , I balanced with my phone and was ready to resume full pinging and to also update nairaland and instagram with #deliveryloading and #maternityroom pictures only for the doctors to come in again. My baby's heartbeat had dropped. I could see it from the monitor attached to me but I wasn’t sure I was seeing well as I didn’t have my glasses with me.

That was how the doctor said i have to have an emergency C-section. I was like sayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy whattttttttttttttttttttttt? ‘‘Didn’t you see it in my pregnancy notes that i said vaginal delivery only''? You kidding me right? Lol. C kini? Lol. That was how I was given a pep talk on what could happen if the doctors didn’t intervene.

Na so i enter theatre oh and i joined the 'belle slicing' crew - cc modath

My baby was brought out - all hale and hearty, happy, fresh and complete to the Glory of God. From the time i was in hospital to when i gave birth = 7hours in total and i was discharged the next day after the c -section. So basically, i spent just one night in hospital. Another record, eh

God is indeed faithful. God, I'm grateful!

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Thanks to everyone for all the mentions, ‘likes’ and kind wishes. God bless you all. Apologies for not posting my birth story earlier and apologies to all the mentions I ignored. I no be that kind person. Lol.

Birth story. Finally

Make una no vex that it’s coming late.

Congrats to all the new mothers. To all those, rocking their bump and counting down to their EDD – may you deliver like Hebrew women. To the ladies in God’s waiting room, God will hear all your prayers and grant you the fruit of the woman in Jesus name. Amen.

I am going to share it in four parts - pre delivery, delivery and post delivery and recovery

PART ONE – PRE-DELIVERY

A week before my due date, i was referred to see a consultant obstetrician as my midwife felt that my stomach was bigger than normal and she was concerned i had too much fluid around my baby. I did a scan and i was checked by the consultant and told all was okay and there was no cause for concern.

The consultant then decided to do an internal examination just to see the position of my cervix. I was told that was cervix was fully closed – as in TIGHT SHUT. She was like damnnnnnnnnnnnnn girl. You need to start having sexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx like crazy. This vagina hasn’t been as active as it should... lolllllllllllllllll; D

I was shuooooooooooooooooooooooo. I just said 'yes ma'. At that point i was worried as the consultant was so clear that my cervix didn’t appear like it was even ready to shift to make way for my baby. That should have been a warning sign to me for what was to come but then i shrugged it off.

jaybee3:
Yet another retard hiding under a fake moniker.

this is not a fake ID and neither am i retarded.
just change your ways - that is all i can say.

coogar:
touché
however, it still shows you cannot be trusted!

lol. jaybee's wayward ways no be today. i used to get pms from him during the old nairaland pm style.

i was absolutely irritated when i found out that he had a babymama and a child which he didnt disclose at the time. i cut him off immediately.

i can deduce from all the gist here that he is married - good for him. i can also deduce from all the gist here that he has'nt changed from his nairaland woman chasing ways or what is it i am reading here about him sending pictures of his privates to a married woman?

ruby is so underated.

chai ! see people asking who ruby gyang is

that babe can singgggggggggggggggggggggggggg and i rate her above many of the artists listed here.

she just needs to be more visible on social media and get herself a good PR Team !!!

A serious issue and a bunch of idiots are busy booking space

nairalandbuzz:
hahahahahahahaha ROTF

you are thinking exactly the same thing i am thinking

afi well read na

modath:
Oh God of Amaechi

The God of Double Delight..

Please give US ALL double flawless victory over our enemies today & forever more...

Sai Rotimi Amaechi, na only you God bless like this!

On behalf of justice,equity & peace dedicate Seriki & Vector's "Stand Back Modafoka " to Wicked Wike!!

*** frantically searching online to download that song and put it on replay****

Toksytoks:
Respiratory distress - Pulmonary edema , aspiration. This sums up a bad case,

Chaz B's case was bad, what he needed was a multi disciplinary team in a word class facility to save him. This is at today is not available in Nigeria.

I can relate to the bolded condition as i had this recently (post pregnancy complication). what saved me was a ''multi disciplinary team in a world class facility'' and most importantly God.

I had senior consultants - gynaecologists, cardiologists and even other professionals i had never heard of all around me in minutes. In less than 12 hours, I had done all manners of tests including a CT scan and Echocardiogram not forgetting the various blood tests that were conducted.

I do moan about the 'crazy' taxes i pay here but for once, I was thankful as I saw my taxes in ''action'' as taxes are used by the government to fund healthcare.

Nigeria has a long way to do regarding healthcare. If something can be done to end corruption, then taxes will be used more judiciously especially in the healthcare sector.

IYANGBALI:
show me your tummy or i adonbeleive

heheheheheh.

lemme return back to my size 8 first

IYANGBALI:
''The igbos deported had psychiatric issues and were a nuisance. The right to freedom is not an absolute right, it must not also carry nuisance. Destitute were housed, treated and when they started saying home home.. and also they wanted to sue us for illegal detaining them. We took them to where they told us their home is. I have apologised to those who felt hurt. Governor Akpabio all sent some to Lagos and I didn't cry about it'' - Babatunde Raji Fashola, 14 October 2015

***faints****

did fashola really say this?

IYANGBALI:
you don born?

I don born ooooooooo.

omenka:
You sound like a torn talking drum. All this inane twaddle just to describe what propaganda is as though anyone asked you to.

Get a job, get a bf, and get a life- or better still, devote your life to developing your "diary"- perhaps, with a little luck, you could wind up producing a best seller autobiography from it.

Lastly, you need to shed some calories asap- the unfolding political events give you sufficient reason to grieve, and we know the implication of that on one's bp, especially someone who's obese. Nevertheless, if you consider shedding weight such a tall order, simply avoid politics.

#HonestAdvice.



NB. Another inane rant form you is pretty much expected.

Lmaoooooooooo

Chai. Bros, you are mean oh

IYANGBALI:
aunty pls help me to blow off what is in my eyes

I dey come. Make I pikin chop finish.

modath:
Thanks sweerie, how are you & our new "job" ?

I asked about you in our "office" the other day, seems my mention didn't deliver...

E- Hug

I didn't get your mention oh.

This new 'job' sweet no be small just that my 'oga' no dey give me any break . Besides na 'slicing thingz' them do me oh. Chai. You no tell me say na so the recovery painful reach

I will report in our 'office' soon to drop my long over due BS before I get query and fine from senior beedam and co

modath:
4yrs is too short for the PDP to be in opposition, they will have to stay there for a looonnnnngg time.


Olayiwola Mohammed,

Ekun Oko Metuh

Slayer of the wailers...

Modathhhhhh

I had to suspend my new 'occupation' and commot my 32JJ bosom from my pikin mouth to 'like' this your comment and hail you.

I'm a massive fan of Lai Mohammed. His press releases are a delight to read. His punchlines are always on point. He's a calm, eloquent and intelligent man who's capable of selling snow to the Eskimos.

He will be greatly missed as APC's spokesman but I'm glad he's been rewarded for his loyalty to the 'struggle for change' and to his party. Lai has been very vocal and consistent since the days of AD (alliance for democracy).

tatacherie:
@ helovesme nice seeing u around today been a while.guess vigilante is telling on u.howz Prince doing.hope ure strong now?

thanks hun

i'll be updating the thread soon with y birth story

missmalachi:
Pls my sabi mama,i have posted this on d new born thread but cos I nee quick response datz why am bringing this here to


Good day mothers, please come to my aid ooo one of my Tip is sore n painful, I cant even breastfeed with it n now its full n paining me.pls what can I use fore d soreness cos d area is so red n any attempt to feed my baby on it can crack it.

get LASINOH nipp.le cream! it works like a charm. you will be relieved within a few minutes/hours and you can resume breastfeeding. once you stop, apply the cream again and continue the cycle until your tip gets used to breastfeeding.

Jennifer89:
sup gocare & helovesme? how una dey? i know vigilante is the big thing going on with u guys. may God continue to strengthen u

chai

[size=25pt] vigilante is reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll [/size]

please bear with me. i will drop my birth story soon. in fact, gist plenty

Team September, I have been elevated an pomoted.

I gave birth to my prince this morning.

Birth story coming soon

modath:
@ General house. Kimoni, kaffy4bill, tchiwinnie, beedam, proudmum, clinic,nefertitiram, mytestimony, helovesme, mgeey,sayoberry, ozycy .... if i didnt mention your name, its not deliberate, its an omission. ..

SUGGESTIONS NEEDED.

she needs to be upfront and honest about her true situation and the help she needs. that way, we can see how we can help.

asking for a 'nanny' who is an 'elderly woman' and with the condition that she lives with the woman does'nt sit well with me.

Sharon6:
Hi MAMAS In the house. Please check out these drugs and let me know if it's safe for me to use. I'm 16weeks+.... If I can't use them now let me know when I can start using them.

Delete the evening primrose.

It induces labour.

Modath is right. Who prescribed the drugs?


In fact, delete all three drugs. It's not all "multivitamins" tablets are ideal for pregnant women as some contain unacceptable levels of vitamin A.

Congrats gocare and nerfertitiram

God bless you and your kids. Amen.