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First Time Dad here!!

Love this thread and the amount of information on it. Dont know if my experience would have been made easier if I had come across it before my bundle of joy arrived 23 months ago. (do i still qualify to be a FTD)

I have always looked at movies where you see the husband pacing in the corridor while the wife i in the Labor Room.

The only thing is that I was light headed all through and very confused. My confusion was more because I couldn't bear seeing my better half going through so much pain but thankfully, it ended well.

The young man is growing up fast and I am forever grateful to the almighty.

14 Simple lifestyle changes that will improve your chances of becoming a parent.

Becoming a parent for the first time can be really tasking for some couples and it comes down to their inability to become pregnant when they are ready for it.

When a couple has been together for six months to a year with no pregnancy, there is definitely an issue with their level of fertility.

Fertility levels of a couple can be affected by a lot of things, but one major obstacle is your lifestyle. Alcohol, creams, lack of exercise and be factors delaying your chances of taking in and becoming a parent.

Making simple changes to your current lifestyle can greatly improve your condition when trying to become a parent. Let’s take a closer look at the lifestyle changes you would need to work on below:

Lack of Quality Sleep:
Living in the fast paced world we are now, there are chances that while trying to archive that great accomplishment, you have been depriving yourself of enough sleep.

This alone can be directly responsible for infertility in women as lack of sleep can affect the release of luteinzing hormone, or LH – which is the hormone that triggers ovulation thereby disrupting your menstrual cycle.

Maintaining a Balanced Diet:
Food can be a major distraction in your everyday life. When you eat, what you eat and where you take your meals are very important when you are thinking of becoming a parent.

Your chances of conceiving will increase greatly when you eat a balanced diet that includes less fat, no carbonated drinks and more of fruits, vegetables, protein etc.

All of these foods are necessary for you to eat on a regular basis to have optimum metabolism which will in turn improve the fertility of both husband and wife.

Lack of Regular Exercise
Exercise can play a major role when trying to conceive. Couples who have a history of exercising regularly would have a better chance at conceiving than those who don’t.

Regular exercise helps increase blood circulation, tones the muscles and ensures that fertility does not drop. You also need to ensure that your exercise routine does not become extreme.

Extreme exercise can be counterproductive as no exercise. It can cause low levels of body fat and disrupt the normal hormonal changes needed for ovulation in women.

Weight gain or loss
Women (and men) who are either over weight or underweight will struggle with conceiving more than individuals who have normal weight.

You want to know why?

Read more here:http://firstimedaddy.com/2017/12/17/becoming-a-parent/

Interesting

I hope there are accurate figures to backup the claims

PAL123:
@ INFOTECH2, I am into Pawpaw cultivation, I have close to 100 stands of pawpaw on my farm in Ogun state cia Idiroko road. It is dwarf in nature and have just started fruiting. It is a 9 month variety.

Hello

Are you still into pawpaw planting?
Kindly let me know

As much as all sectors are in dire shape in the country, Doctors and the health sector needs to improved on.

Why should all our health personnel,who are trained here , all travel out to another country.

Why not also. They are not treated fairly

Let's keep this thread alive.
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Still laughing oooooo.

Nice compilation. Gambling is really not the best way to make money

CastedAyo:
A Nigerian man and his beautiful wife are celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary today, and in a post shared on Facebook, He revealed that he and his wife, Nnena got married just three weeks after they met, and it’s been all cute and rosy every since.

He is based in South Africa. He wrote;
“Dear friends join to give us your wishes as we are celebrating and refreshing our 4th year marriage vow today, this day and this time 2014 I was still at the venue because that was the best day I ever witnessed in my life.

The most amazing thing in this marriage is that, despite we got married and wedded in three weeks of knowing ourselves but we never had a fight for one day and the marriage is refreshing everyday as if we are just starting to date each other. please if you want a miracle marriage like mine or even better than ours then pls join and wish us how you want urs to be.”

More photos below;

https://torimill.com/2018/02/man-reveals-he-got-married-to-his-wife-three-weeks-after-they-met-says-theyve-never-fought-for-once-2.html

Congrats

It has to be your parents.

Brush Before eating

That is the best way to ensure there are no germs in you mouth before eating.

Laeroy:
Dear Nairalanders!!!

I'll express myself the best way I can as my writing skill is poor...

I'm a female and In the midst of a Marriage Crises, Yes my marriage is on the verge of a crash for so many numerous reasons.....

Each time there is an issue between my Husband nd I, He usually threatens me with packing out of his house, so this morning....we had an issue again, and he started spelling out his usual Terms and Conditions, so this time around, I've made up my mind to leave, But I asked him to do the right thing by going to Court to do the necessary divorce Procedures, but he insists that I leave that way dat he has no problem with me leaving.....


But I want it done the official way
.....We have a child and he has said I leave with her or drop her......

As regards the properties in the house, he bought majority of them.....we also have a small car we bought together......I mean how do I get a share of my investments in the home we both built?



And this is an advise to all ladies out there, do not be totally dependent on your Husband for everything.......If you do not think about anything, think about Death, it is no respecter of any persons.......

Marriage can be very sweet experience for some people while it could be bitter for others.

I would advice that you take two steps back and analyse everything that has been happening since both of you got married.

Are there issues that could have been resolved easily?
Could both of you have done somethings differently to ease friction?

If you reason and see that there is no way out (there is always a way) then you can amicably dissolve the union.

As long as there is no battering in the union, I would say you should always find a way to settle things amicably.

I think you have done one of the most important ones: genotype and blood group.(life saver)

Try to do HiV and for STds also.

Wish you guys a happy union.

14 Simple Lifestyle Changes That Improves Your Chances of Becoming A Parent


Becoming a parent for the first time can be really tasking for some couples and it comes down to their inability to become pregnant when they are ready for it.

When a couple has been together for six months to a year with no pregnancy, there is definitely an issue with their level of fertility.

Fertility levels of a couple can be affected by a lot of things, but one major obstacle is your lifestyle. Alcohol, creams, lack of exercise and be factors delaying your chances of taking in and becoming a parent.

Making simple changes to your current lifestyle can greatly improve your condition when trying to become a parent. Let’s take a closer look at the lifestyle changes you would need to work on below:

Lack of Quality Sleep:

Living in the fast paced world we are now, there are chances that while trying to archive that great accomplishment, you have been depriving yourself of enough sleep.

This alone can be directly responsible for infertility in women as lack of sleep can affect the release of luteinzing hormone, or LH – which is the hormone that triggers ovulation thereby disrupting your menstrual cycle.

Maintaining a Balanced Diet:

Food can be a major distraction in your everyday life. When you eat, what you eat and where you take your meals are very important when you are thinking of becoming a parent.

Your chances of conceiving will increase greatly when you eat a balanced diet that includes less fat, no carbonated drinks and more of fruits, vegetables, protein etc.

All of these foods are necessary for you to eat on a regular basis to have optimum metabolism which will in turn improve the fertility of both husband and wife.

Lack of Regular Exercise
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Exercise can play a major role when trying to conceive. Couples who have a history of exercising regularly would have a better chance at conceiving than those who don’t.

Regular exercise helps increase blood circulation, tones the muscles and ensures that fertility does not drop. You also need to ensure that your exercise routine does not become extreme.

Extreme exercise can be counterproductive as no exercise. It can cause low levels of body fat and disrupt the normal hormonal changes needed for ovulation in women.

[b]Weight gain or loss
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Women (and men) who are either over weight or underweight will struggle with conceiving more than individuals who have normal weight.

You want to know why?

The reason is that women who are overweight tend to produce androgen (male-type hormones), insulin and estrogen, all of which prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg each month and also affects the egg quality of those that manage to make it out.

Likewise, thin women have low levels of leptin, the hormone for appetite- and weight-regulation. When levels get too low over a period, the brain is told the body does not have enough fat available for reproduction, thereby halting ovulation.

Weight is an important factor that needs to be checked on time to aid your ability to conceive.

[b]Folic Acid to the rescue

When trying to conceive, there is a little vitamin that would be of great help to you. It is called Folic Acid. Continuous intake of folic acid, which is the synthetic form of foliate, which occurs naturally in foods like oranges, improves ovulation in women and also helps men make healthier sperm.

Studies conducted at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health showed that a man who took a lot of folic acid and had no prior history of fertility issues has 20 percent reduction in number of abnormal sperm produced.

This means you can greatly improve your chances of becoming a parent by taking Folic Acid.

Stop smoking today

Smoking is actually dangerous to your overall health. If it does not kill you at some point, it would cause serious damage to your body.

One of the effects of smoking is that it hampers your chances of conception. This is due to the fact that smoking directly affects the sperm quality in men and egg quality in women which in turn reduces the chances of conception.

When you stop smoking, you give yourself a great chance to conceive easily and faster. Remember, you need to also reduce your exposure to all forms of smoke to ensure that your body is working optimally.

Take the chill pill

You need to constantly remain calm over the period you are trying to increase your fertility. You can achieve this by going for therapy. Becoming a parent can be a hard job but you do not want to make it harder.

Therapy has been found to more than double the conception rate for women who were having trouble conceiving. There are various relaxation techniques you can choose such as meditation, Autogenic training etc.

These methods of relaxation would greatly help you calm down overtime and regulate your body properly in readiness for conceiving.

Doing it at the right times

Thinking of becoming a parent? You need to have sex regularly and especially close to your ovulation period. For you to be able to achieve this you need to know how to calculate your cycle properly.

Once you have that part covered, it becomes easier to plan meeting your partner. Remember that this is not a chore and should not be seen as that. Relax and enjoy yourselves. This increases your chances of conceiving.

Maximize your chances even further with an over-the –counter predictor kit, which measures the surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) right before ovulation.

Keep your sac cool

The only reason the scrotal sac hangs outside a man’s body is because it holds the testicles, which produces sperm and the testicles were designed to be cooled and cannot stand high body temperature.

Keeping the temperature down there cool is vital when looking to conceive which is why wearing tight clothes around that area is discouraged.

When there is a drop in temperature, the testicles move close to the body. This phenomenon will keep the testicles warm enough to aid the production of sperm in the body.

Trans Fats are bad for you

What exactly are Trans Fats? Trans fats are types of fats that are either naturally produced in the guts of some animals and foods made from these animals (milk and meat products etc) or they can also be created in an industrial process of adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil to make them more solid.

Trans fats are associated with a high risk of infertility. According to a research by Dr. Chavarro, from Harvard Medical School, he concluded that Trans Fats reduces the body’s ability to react to insulin and women who have insulin resistance are more prone to irregular ovulation.

Avoiding the intake of such harmful fats would be beneficial especially for couples seeking to conceive.

Vegetable or Animal Protein

The thing about this topic is that there are lots of misconceptions on weather its better for a woman or man to only take vegetable protein (such as beans, lentils, nuts etc) or sticking with red meat, fish etc.

Protein is the mineral that help helps provide the body with amino acids which are the building blocks for the hormones in our bodies.

You get the most complete amino acids from animal protein that you do from vegetable protein but the risk of infertility decreases with a high level of vegetable intake.

Finding the correct balance that would work for you is in your best interest. You cannot do completely without both of the protein sources so your best bet is to find some sort of middle ground on the quantity to take which will in turn improve your chances of becoming a parent.

Environmental Pollution

The world we all live in now is so polluted, that some cities have smug over their skies. This is definitely a great hindrance to the ability of couples trying to conceive as pollution from sources such as traffic exhaust fumes reduces the level of fertility of couples staying closer to the highways than those who stay farther away.

It is advisable that couples suffering from infertility and staying in areas prone to environmental pollution should try to relocate from such areas. This act alone would also save the child, when conceived from unnecessary health risks.

Drug Overdose

The implications of abusing drugs can be dire. It also has a negative effect on fertility. A lot of research has shown that the sperm of a man is greatly affected by the use of drugs. The sperm can be regenerated if the use of drugs is stopped. For women, the consequences are even more pronounced. Since women are born with a set amount of eggs, once they become damaged, they cannot be repaired or regenerated.

Chances of becoming a parent are greatly diminished when drug is abused. You need to only take prescribed medication and never abuse drugs.

Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary tract infection can happen anywhere along the male urinary tract. If left untreated, it can cause structural damage to a man’s reproductive system and prevent the healthy production of sperm.

UTIs are caused by germs and bacteria which enter the urethra and then proceeds to the bladder. The longer the infection in the urinary tract is left untreated; it can cause serious damage to the ability of semen and sperm being transported through the urinary tract which will lead to infertility.

Making all of these lifestyle changes listed above will greatly improve your chances of becoming a parent. Share with us your experiences.

The Top Eight Amazing Pregnancy Advice for Dads

Becoming a dad is almost always usually achieved by pregnancy and knowing what to do during the period of pregnancy is very important which is why this write up will be looking at what the best pregnancy advice for dads are.

The Top Eight Amazing Pregnancy Advice for Dads

There is a change in every man’s’ life as soon as your better half becomes pregnant. This change can be immediate or gradual. Knowing how to handle it will greatly improve the health of your wife and growing baby.

Most of the time your partner is pregnant, you would have to be the pillar that supports her well being. What this implies is that your attitude during this period will go a long way in affecting her daily mood and health.

So, What Are the Best Pregnancy Advice for Dads
Positive Attitude is Key
Having a positive attitude as an expectant father will go a long way in rubbing off your partner and also improve the health of your growing baby. You need to note that pregnant women have mood swings and during this period can be very pessimistic.

Mood swings are mainly caused by hormonal imbalances but you need to know that your partner really means no harm when she snaps at you. You have to continue to be supportive and show a lot of care.

Maintaining this positive outlook can be draining on your personal strength but you need to keep it up especially during the first and third trimesters. This is one of the best pregnancy advice for dads that would see you through.

Talk about the size of your family

Read more here: http://firstimedaddy.com/2018/01/12/the-top-eight-amazing-pregnancy-advice-for-dads-2/

alBHAGDADI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2h5Y3j-9wI&feature=youtu.be

Your Signature shows you to be a very biased and short sighted individual.

How you came about conclusion still baffles me.

May the Almighty guide us all yourself inclusive

Nigerian doctors deserve more but government seems to be doing little.

Most of them are now seeking greener pastures outside our shores even though they were trained here.

Happy New Year

From FIRST Time Daddy

chrisxxx:
Ownership of a disputed Thailand lottery jackpot could come down to the results of a DNA test.

In November, the Thai lottery issued a THB 30m (US $920k) jackpot prize to Charoon Wimon, a retired policeman. However, this award was quickly challenged by Preecha Kraikruan, a 50-year-old teacher, who claimed he’d lost the five first-prize lottery tickets that had won the twice-monthly draw.

Wimon’s winnings had already been deposited into his bank account, but with ownership of the jackpot under challenge, Wimon’s winnings have been frozen. The retired cop wasn’t pleased by this development, and his lawyer has accused a Royal Thai Police officer of attempting to pressure Wimon into sharing his winnings with Kraikruan to close the case.

Police have now determined that the best way to resolve the dispute is to subject the winning tickets to forensic investigation. This will include an examination of any finger prints found on the tickets, as well as determining whether Kraikruan’s DNA is present on the tickets. The results of these tests are expected to be available sometime in January.

Depending on how the results come in, one of the principals in our story could face criminal charges. There are four other cases of disputed lottery jackpots currently under police investigation and officials have suggested some of these cases may be connected.

Government Lottery Office (GLO) products are the only permissible form of gambling available to Thai citizens. The lottery products are currently limited to pre-printed numeric tickets but the GLO has been mulling the introduction of new products, including player-selected number draws and the country’s first rollover jackpots.

One thing is sure, someone will be jailed / fined for this

You need to work with the attendant firstly before uu know if they are trustworthy.

May the good lord heal him

Okay

ritababe:
Ramsey my love.

Merry Christmas nairalanders.

This ur signature.

D babe is a side chick already. She go hustle

2000viewsNg:
I Almost Slept With Big Shaq – Toke Makinwa

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Media personality Toke Makinwa, has made a surprising confession on her Instagram Live session.
According to the OAP, she almost slept with rapper Big Shaq of the popular ‘Mans not hot’ track.
Watch her below;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e70dmYAeaKY

Okay..

whonamehelp:
this girl is useless, wetin e for take you to just chop the dick for 5min?
you just waste 6 whole year of your useless life just like that.

It is easy to talk like this when you are not involved.

This girl has shown more courage than most people who have been roaming the streets in the last 6 years

omololu2020:
you get sense.
We have very daft people running things in this country

Not only those running the country. Even we the citizens are worse.

Are they made by you?

Sent to your mail

Good discounts

Nice idea

Hello everyone

Are you becoming a dad for the first time or you are already one?

Visit: http://firstimedaddy.com/our-blog/ for real life experience and education on becoming a dad