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bigsholly:
H they won't attend to you expect it emergency. I will advice you go on week days.

Thank you so much ma

Please anybody that has used Alimosho general hospital igando, lagos, should let me know if they open on Saturday pls. I want to go collect my test result for malaria and see Doctor tomorrow because this malaria is showing me shege . I dont think I can wait any longer

Nancystan:
I'm heartbroken ! My sister delivered of a baby with his intestine stick out of the belly . The hospital she had her baby transferred her to a teaching hospital, my fear is will the hospital have the necessary equipment for surgery.please does anyone know about this birth defect , survival rate and surgery in Nigeria?

May Allah spare the baby life and make surgery a success. This is so scary abd heartbroken

Goldie50:
Hello Mamas. First time mom here. I've been licking bitter kola to fight nausea and vomiting. Someone recommended it and it has been helpful. Hope it's safe?

Pls dont use it too much. I got addicted to it too and I later had to stop. I was always unnecessary thirsty, strong headache that I had to be given injection and worst it increased my ulcer. All these stopped when I stopped taking the bitter cola. Believe me its a life saver but its side effect is too much caffeine is not good at all. Even though I can chew just 1 bitter cola for 2 -3days.this is to show you that I took it in small quantity

mydreams25:
Good afternoon mummies, congratulations to all those who have given birth and I pray for safe delivery for everyone of us remaining.
please I need advice from you all. Am 14weeks but experiencing great loss of appetite and I am still vomiting.
I will be so hungry but won't be able to eat the food and sometimes if I manage I will vomit everything, I think this is what is making me loss my appetite. I need help on what to do to keep me healthy.
I use to think second trimester is honeymoon but this my symptoms isn't going o, pls help.
My fellow team may, please how are you coping too

We dey the same clique o. Im 18 weeks and I still can't cook by myself cos I won't eat it and I hate all food. Infact I wonder why we have to eat cos I so much hate food now . My own vomiting has reduced to only in the morning and nausea has reduced too but im never myself. This honeymoon phase is never honeymoon for me. Infact no part of my pregnancy do I enjoy apart from the joy of holding my baby when time finally comes

sugah:
Not hollandia type of yogurt please....natural yoghurt without preservatives that you find in the fridge at supermarkets...like habib etc.

Eh eh...OK ma

FairyGodmother:
Biko don't try this again. Hemorrhoids is real o. Visit the hospital and proper medication will be given to you. Sugarcane is a good laxative and it works for me.

Thank u so much. I will try sugarcane too

sugah:
High fibre foods, lots of vegetables, lots of water.

I've never had regular bowel movements so I've been especially careful during this pregnancy. I take a combination of these things in a day to ensure I have at least a daily relief.
High fibre cereal in the morning (I'm lactose intolerant so the milk helps stir my stomach). I snack on lots of garden eggs during the day...take fruits (watermelon/oranges) and at night I take yoghurt before I sleep....although I still have Hemorrhoids the size of my fist, I dont strain at all, I just wait for some mins and everything comes out.

Thank you so much. I take hollandaise yoghurt. I guess I will have to take it every night. Thank you

africaflozy:
Haaa! This isn't good at all. .sorry mama
Please consult your doctor. I am not sure but I think there is a drug for serious constipation like that.

Thank you ma. Im thinking of starting antenatal tomorrow.

Mama. I had the worst constipation of my life this morning never knew it would be this painful. Im regular before. I spent close to 1 hrs in toilet. My hubby was holding me as I was pushing like i wanted to give birth. Pushing wasso painful and I started feeling dizzy and weak maybe cos I hadn't eaten anything then. I was pouring water on my body constantly while hubby placed a rechargeable fan beside me at the same time. I couldn't breathe again, I had to put my fingers deep inside to pull everything out before I was relieved. Now for the past few hrs, my anus hurt I cant sit or stand. Chai I never wanted this again o. Im almost 18 weeks. Apart from water and orange, what else can I take o?

cheeketo:
BS
sorry for turning in late, my phone screen is bad, am typing now with my husband's phone, besides am just getting over the pain from my surgery coupled with vigilante it's not easy.

my early pregnancy was filled with the usual morning sickness palava, the difference between this one and my first pregnancy was hunger pangs started almost immediately with morning sickness, I had to eat every 2 hour or else I will vomit like no tomorrow, it's not as if the food will go o, but I just have to force myself to eat something, so eko(agidi) became my favorite as it has no taste and no smell.

I had malaria, typhoid and infection at 8 weeks, fear of coro did not allow me go to the hospital as the country was preparing for lockdown, so I went to a nurse that treated me with injections and drips for a week, I was always afraid the treatment will affect my growing baby, so at 9 weeks I went for my first scan and kept asking the sonographer if the baby has no defect.

the pandemic and subsequently lockdown affected of finances ( me and husby run a laundry service) to even eat was a problem, I had to stop buying peak 123 for my daughter and have her take our adult milk, my husband started blaming me for getting pregnant claiming he has told me he is ok with just a child, now there is no money and we are bringing another child to the world, if it wasn't again my religious teachings I would have ended the pregnancy, I was tired of his nagging and constant reminder that the pregnancy was my doing ( as if I got myself pregnant o).

second trimester came, I got better, more energy, but I was still eating like mad, I kept wondering if am having multiple babies as I don't know why my body needs so much energy.

third trimester came with it's waist pain, sleep discomfort and all, buying baby things wasn't easy, my mum helped us with some of the hospital list other things I need to buy, I was getting little by little, if I have 1k, I will go to a store in the area and see what I can get with 1k, house rent was due too, with landlord constantly on our back, any little money we had was going into savings for rent. somehow we survived those period. And there come the swelling of my hands and feet, infact at a point It was difficult to have a firm grip on anything. no slippers was entering my leg too.

at 35 weeks I went to the hospital to complain about my swollen feet, almost went back home half way to the hospital as protesters block the road, but I thank God I found my way to the hospital that very day, my bp was so high I had to be admitted and was scheduled for cs the following week, while I was happy that I will meet my baby soon, a senior doctor came around and said I should be kept for another 2 weeks for more fetal maturity, I was devastated, was crying for my daughter and wondering who will take care of her while my husband is doing hospital runs for me, my bp kept increasing and everyday I will tell the doctor to discharge me if they won't deliver the baby, after a week I was discharged and my mom came around from ibadan.

the following week was ANC, nobody attended to us cos of the protest, the doctor I happened to see after explaining that am a bp patient said if I have any complain I should go to the nearest hospital. We started thinking of going to Sango ota from ikorodu to a cousin's hospital to deliver but the curfew did not allow us move, I was just scared of having a seizure as the BP refused to go down even with all the medications am taking.

on 28th October I went for normal ANC, bp was high as usual, I was admitted again and scheduled for CS the next day, the CS was done and my boy was delivered. the only boy out of the 5 of us that went for surgery that day.
After the surgery the BP refused to go down, infact there was a day I had bp of 195/139, I was kept in the recovery room and not allowed to be transferred to the postnatal ward till I was discharged, still on bp drugs to be reviewed at my 6weeks postnatal appointment.

I also noticed that since I came out of surgery I have had problems with my vision, I have fluid pulled over my right eye, I can't see well with that eye until now, I have complained to the doctor and they said the fluid in my eye will go on its own when the BP goes down.

wish all November team safe landing
baby dust to all ttc members

bs submitted
signing out of team November with a pic of my handsome prince
cc ToyosiR

We thank God it all ended im praise. I wish you quick recovery

Omariah:
Good morning Sabi mamas.
Please how frequent should contractions be after seeing the bloody show, before one heads to the hospital?

Please treat as urgent. Thanks.

Congratulations to all mamas that have birthed their LOs and safe delivery to the rest of us.

I think when contractions are 5 min apart abd they last for 1 min. Though not all contractions follow this rule o. Its better u head to hospital if uts unbearable. And pls dont take any pain reliever.

Tummy10:
Hello Mamas,

I was confirmed pregnant on Saturday, my doctor said 6 weeks but I do not have any pregnancy symptoms, no morning sickness, just cramps.

Please is this normal?

Am a first time mom.

Thank you

Yes o very normal. U might just be one of the lucky people that don't experience much symptoms

AbleGodDidIt:
Amen oooo,,, thanks mama... The MS no be here abeg! Me that like food and meat,, I was prepared and excited for the food cravings part of MS have always heard and read about ooo but now reverse is the case

Mine is never craving but aversion too

AbleGodDidIt:
Hearty Congratulations to all the recent and newest mamas who's put to bed. Safe delivery tp those looking forward to it.

I need to be sure how far gone I am before identifying with a team

My case is similar to those who commented earlier about having a scan revealing only a gestational sac.... By my LMP, I'm 8weeks and a day today... But scan seems to reveal less so I'm just praying and waiting for the next schedule. Trying as much as possible not to panic


Meanwhile my sense of smell is so heightened that almost the smell of everything irritates me.... No appetite.... I force myself to eat the smallest of food, vomited twice and since then, i haven't taken any of the recommended prenatal drugs coz the smell irritates me and again the way I spew saliva and lazy around the house ehn.... Oh my my!!!!

Biko se na only me waka come ni

Amma First time mom

No be only you o.mine is worst both for my first child and now...at 17 weeks...i dont have appetite and i cant cook cos I cant smell it. I forced myself to eat and heartburn and indigestion are my friends. Though my vomiting has stopped to only in the morning before I eat, unlike before where I vomit like nonsense, took drips two different times and Injections almost everyday from 7 weeks till 14 weeks. Drugs are no no for me. Uptill now I cant take folic. I juat accepted my fate and pray for my baby to be healthy just like my first born cos I wasnt able to take any drugs till third trimester and shes so perfect and so strong that I give God the thanks all the time. Also spitting is my blossom friend right from when I discover im pregnant till the day I bring that baby out. That was how it was with my first and this second journey is no different. So u r not alone.hang in there, we will b alright las las

Cissebae:
sorry mommy, Even me one of my vaginal lip(labia) has been swollen since I was 5month and have complained and given drugs at the hospital but still swollen. Have just been coping with it hoping after birth it will be normal.

This happened to me during my first pregnancy. That was how one labia was swollen till I gave birth . It was just full with blood and painless. It was until after I gave birth that I noticed it was no more there.

dagok:
Currently am in hospital for induced 41 weeks... I need your prayers

Dont be scared mama. I was induced too for my first child and it went well. It can only end well for you too. My prayers are with you

MomoAdura:
I was a July 2018 mama with FloraEC as our cappo then and also a May 2021 second time mom. Good to have you here.
Team May, let's start coming out ooooo.
Supernatural delivery to us all. No loss shall befall us Inshaa Allah.

Wow . Love to have you here!. Supernatural deliveries to us all

Pls where is team may?. I've finally decided to be team may. Pls add me

Anna20:
He has done so much for me,I can not tell it all...nareke le mo

B.A!!!
My prince charming arrived today at 10:15pm via V.D with little tear weighing 3.5kg
EDD Nov. 3 DOB Nov. 9

BS later

Congratulations to you

Hello house. My first ever scan at 7 weeks says EDD is 5th of May, while my 10th week scan says EDD is 25th of April so I dont know which group to join though
@toyosiR, love your BS. May Allah make him the coolness of your eyes. I know you and zaynie are old Mamas . I started reading this thread all over again from when abigboma created it. Now I'm on page 1000. Still have long way to go The only thing that pulled me through the monstrous MS was this thread. Any team july/August 2018 here? Im on a second missionary journey o. @floraEC, my able cappo then, I still remember you o. Ms has subsided now at 16 weeks, I can talk anyhow . Pls i don't understand, is like im turning to chimpanzee , the hair all over my body is so scary . Never experienced that with my first child

Pls is this blood tonic ok for me to take at 15 weeks+? I mean does it contain all the necessary?

BS Submitted as I sign out of the month of October, extremely grateful to God for how far He has brought us. Indeed, it was a journey! Boots officially thrown into the lagoon[/quote]Oh my God!. I just have to write something because at 14 weeks+, ms still dealing with me, your story almost brought tears to my eyes. I had to fight it. You are a very strong and blessed woman to pass through this and still stay alive with your baby in your hands. May God settle every dispute between you and your hubby and make your marriage a blessed one. GOD! IVE NEVER READ A STORY LIKE YOURS IN MY LIFE!. God be with you and your kids!

Hello o. Pls I'm confused , are igando GH,Alimosho GH and Ikotun GH the same thing and one?. I mean, are they all referring to a single GH?

africaflozy:
I used it too but for few days when I was worried like you. I switched to chewing gum, I chewed it all through the day for three weeks. Don't blame me,it was the only safest relieve for me.

In other words, you can chew gum or better still endure, bitter cola is not too safe.

Thank you so much!. Its better safe than sorry

Pls how much bitter kola is too much? . I've been using it for my deadly ms since 5 days ago and it gives me so much relieve but im scared it might b too much as I read it has lots caffeine. Anybody with experience, pls help chook mouth o. Im 12 weeks gone

clily:
Hello Mummies!!!.. Please has anyone used argumentin to treat an infection during pregnancy before. It was prescribed for my cousin, don't know if its safe.

If its third trimester I think its safe. I was on strong antibiotics like that in my last trimester and co tinge after I gave birth. Doctors prescribed it. I think it was augmentin or erythromycin

shhladyj:
Good day lovely Mama's, congrats to all that have delivered and safe delivery to remaining Mama's, pls have any one experienced a transverse baby, and what solution did you use for baby to turn and deliver through vd. Pls o reply me I beg

Yes ooooo. This was me during my first pregnancy. The doctor already told me CS if baby didn't change after 1 week she gave me. I couldn't do any of those exercise on YouTube to change a transverse baby. The only thing the only thing that actually helped me was prayers. My hubby and I prayed harder during those periods. It was our first so we were scared. My baby was transverse from 26 weeks to 38 weeks. It was after then she turned. But people say baby can turn anytime. That even during labour, baby can turn.

SapphirePRINCEX:
Every Child is a Blessing

BS BS BS BS

Discovering I was pregnant was the hardest pill I had to swallow, came with alot of mixed feelings, abort or not, do strenuous stuffs so I would miscarry, name it, but God's plans are surely not ours. Zi my DS was already on my neck for a sibling even before I discovered I was pregnant. So after much thinking, I decided to let the will of God prevail.

On purpose I didn't take any prenatals, I was care-free and I guess if my life wasn't also at stake in pregnancy, I maybe might not have registered for antenatal. It took plenty talks and advice from my neighbors before I dragged myself to a private hospital for registration at almost 26weeks.

Even when I felt I had zero love for my foetus, I still found myself doing scan almost every Saturday or whenever I felt reduced movement. As the pregnancy progressed and kicks became more visible, I knelt down and cried to God for mercy. Early pregnancy I wished for miscarriage around 25weeks down, I wished for foetal death and here I was at 28weeks praying and revoking every bad intentions I had for him. For every kicks and nudges, I fell more inlove, Zi would kiss my tummy every night and even when he doesn't know what we were expecting, he would say *GOODNIGHT BABY BROTHER*

I started baby shopping around that 28/30weeks and I kept making positive declarations. Around my 32weeks, a friend adviced me to register in the General hospital incase of emergency that I know I had to be extra careful so I can stay alive for Zi. She said I needed to deliver in General where facilities are top notch with more experienced Doctors, I jokingly told her to relax that I will have a sexy delivery in my house and I won't be needing both the Private I registered and the General.

It was as if my village people was just whispering to everybody on my behalf o and my neighbors kuku started there own wahala. The day I told them I was going to register in the General hospital, on my way, I changed my mind and went to a Primary health Care center instead and registered. The nurse checked me and was like I was 28weeks meanwhile I was over 33weeks plus, walai fear begin catch me. I left there and went for scan immediately and it back dated me by 1week, I stayed there and started crying bitterly o.

One woman there met me and was like she will recommend a good midwife that she is a matron in General hospital so she can check me still. I happily collected the number and booked appointment with the woman the next day. The following day came, see heavy rain, I couldn't go and that was how she kuku told me she was going to be busy d whole week. I just kept praying and kicks kept reassuring me all was well.

Oneday, I got a call from d midwife telling me to come over to her place that she was free, so I went, told her my history of early birth, most times exactly 4weeks before my Edd. She didn't check me, only gave me malaria drugs and that was how I started treating malaria o. 2weeks after the treatment I started having contractions that were not really frequent. I expected to deliver maybe around 6th Sept judging from previous births but as that day passed, I told myself that maybe this baby is really going to be an October born. Around Sept 15th, the contraction became more frequent and intense, I contacted the midwife and she said she was busy at the hospital that I should time it and come to General if need be that she will attend to me (Chai God bless her for me, she really took me as a daughter). After the call, seems baby heard d busy call and decided to calm down for me, naso contraction take stop o.

LABOUR

Woke up Sunday 20th Sept with serious cold, I was really shivering and even with the duvet on my body, d cold was intense. I quickly called the midwife and she was like thank God she is off today, that she will come see me immediately after church service. I lay in bed cause of cold for over 3hours and when I finally got up to pee, I saw my mucous plug staring at me in d loo.

I called her again and told her it's like am in labour o, funny thing when I saw the show, the cold varnished . Then came this strong contractions that were hitting me back to back. Midwife finally came by past 2pm and when she checked she was like I was just 2cm and my cervix was very thick upon the whole pains I was feeling chai. She now gave me an injection Sha which to her was supposed to soften the cervix. She asked if I would follow her to her house or to the hospital and I said No, Mommy I want to deliver at home.

Few minutes after the injection the pain became more intensed and she only checks me after every 4hours. For every time she checked, she didn't say if I was progressing or not, naso so lie down and rolling on the floor I was doing, or walking on all fours. My female neighbors came with advices, exercise o, walk around the compound, Mommy Zi shey wey warned u to be doing frequent walking and strolling. All those advice na for deaf ears o, I was just lying down on the floor shouting when it hits me and rested when it stopped.

By 8pm, she checked again and still said nothing, instead she gave me another dose of the injection and inserted misoprostol for me. She was like Sweetie please try walk around small for me na, Haaaa, I got up, left my sitting room and just before I could get to the gate, I don lose wrapper lie down for ground begin shout again. All this while I was in pains, I kept praying for my son, God please may I give birth to a living Child, Lord am sorry.

As soon as they saw wrapper don reach floor and I was on d bare ground again, they rushed, covered me up and took me back to my house. She was like I should jex lie on my side that I would dilate just fine God willing and if by morning I don't have my baby, we would head to the hospital for emergency Cs. I vomited a couple of times and refused all the food my neighbors brought for me. B.Daddy brought peppersoup and I managed to take a little, brethren that was how contractions stopped o.

I was even saying thank God in my mind cause the pain I was feeling was on another realm, jeezzz, midwife was like haaa that contraction shouldn't stop o but let's watch it. After about an hour, the stuff came back with full re-enforcement, naso she go use pillow cover my mouth that I was disturbing people's sleep. Oh my Zi, I heard him started praying, that was when I remembered I even had someone to stay strong for. He will say God please make my mommy to stop crying Amen, God please bring my baby brother Amen. That was the strength I needed, I stopped shouting and joined him in prayers too.

Around 4pm, Living Faith Pastor called me cause my neighbor told him earlier that day that I was in labour and he should pray for me which he did, he called to know if I had delivered and when they told him no, he asked for the bottle of coke in my house, he prayed on it over the phone and said they should sprinkle it on my body and give me some to drink. I was weak and at a point I started shouting at the midwife, CAN'T YOU TELL ME HOW MANY CM ALREADY NAA , WHEN WILL I GET TO THE PUSHING STAGE

She was calm all through and said once she sets hot drip for me I should know it's almost close, that with the pain I was feeling, hot drip would worsen it. She was jex talking naso I begin vomit again, for my sitting room, this time I couldn't run to the toilet or bring a bucket. After vomiting, I lay down on my vomit. All my female neighbors were doing the labour vigilante with me, throwing all form of sorry and it will soon be over sympathy.

Immediately I lay on my vomit, she came and checked me again, didn't say a word, next thing she asked for my Nightingale, she spread it on the floor and asked me to lie down, brethren I forgot how to lie down, I was then shouting MOMMY I WANT TO STAND UP OOO . Sha I finally lay down and she burst my waters, and started setting the hot drip. She kept looking for my vein ehnnn each time she finds it and choke it in, I will drag it out , the one that finally entered, even kuku shifted but I didn't mind, the pain was bigger than my hand that was swelling due to the drip.

She noticed it and quickly turned the drip off and was like SHEY YOU SAID YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO THE PUSHING STAGE NOW E DON SET YOU ARE CAUSING ME MORE TROUBLES and was like haaaa mommy e don reach? Naso I begin push ooo, I saw her pour anointing oil on my veejay Sha and with the next push, she screamed Jeeezzz see cord o, she put her hand and immediately cut the cord and fiam my Prince charming flew out screaming his lungs out. Na then me kon begin laugh and with his cries I couldn't stop singing praises. Plancenta was removed and I kuku catwalk to the bathroom and had a warm shower bath, cleaned myself up while they cleaned baby, home delivery sweet o.

Zi ran out from the room as soon as he heard the baby's cry, yeaaa it ended in praise and baby was named today.

Welcome to our lives Zayden Soluzochukwu, I love you and I know you and your brother Zi will make me proud.

BS done and dusted.
CcThreegees Mayluv

I love your bs so much! I wish i can have home delivery o. But with all the scarry things I've heard about that, especially my blood sister who died because she was bleeding internally and fast and it was too late before she got to hospital. The thing give me cold!. I salute your courage and I envy your BS

mabeni:
My wife went for her antenatal today and we learnt our baby is in transverse position at 33.6days weeks (his head on the right side of his mother abdomen). Please, is there still chance of the baby turning head down and what should we do
I'm really scared.

Relax. Just pray. I was in your position years ago. My baby was transverse till 38weeks after which it turned, and I was induced at 41weeks+ and I gave birth with ease by his grace

MummyD2020:
Naso, my details ehh, the k leg no be here oh. I thank God for always preserving me as I go out and come in. The bad road in ikotun is nothing to write home about but His abundant grace is keeping me. All my body pains me when I want to get up from the bed. Honestly I am tired of all the discomfort. May God continue to bless and help us all to the end. Amen. Congratulations to all my beautiful team. I call us beautiful because I dont know what and who I look like when I'm looking at the mirror. It is well with us all.
More power to your elbow cappo!

Are you staying around ikotun? Pls which hospital are you using?

I envy you guys that are able to take drugs. Throughout my first pregnancy.. I fought hard to take drugs. My first trimester I could not take any drugs, cos even water or food was my enemy. Thank God my baby was perfect strong and healthy. Now its happening again, thinking of folic acid alone makes me want to throw up not to talk of holding or even put it inside swallow. no matter how I try. I can't take drugs. I love injections. I prefer 10 injections to swallow 1 pill. Now folic acid, I have put folic acid away. I remember my gynaecologist telling me when I was pregnant with my daughter then, that I should focus on putting food in my stomach ,less worried about drugs since if I take it I throw up the pills including the food I struggled to eat. I'm just praying this baby with b ok like my first. Its really difficult to take drugs. Sorry for my ranting