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Please somebody help me!

The letter sent from CIC says to submit passports to VFS so they can send it to visa office in Accra for stamping. On VFS website, I don’t see this service anywhere.
To book appointments on their website, they’re only scheduling appointments for biometric collection and not passport submission. Im confused

adeyapayasky:
Hi House, do we have anyone here that submitted their passport to VFS in January? I didn’t receive any email after submitting it in person and no update received.

Please does one have to visit the vfs office In person to submit the passports for visa stamping?

I checked the website but I’m not getting much information. Can one send in the passports through courier to vfs? Happy to hear from anyone too.

Prettiepearlz:
Iyamefa, please see this. Don't know if you have

@andyosifo thank you both so much! I will relay this information. I appreciate. God bless and good luck

Debbieeeeeee:
Please check their website to be sure, I suggested them because they have many branches and they understand the assignment without stress. I know they’re in Asaba but I’m unsure of a Benin location.

Thanks, they’re not in benin.

Please can anyone help out with good professional studios in benin for digital photos according to IRCC’s specifications?

Thanks

Debbieeeeeee:
Please check their website to be sure, I suggested them because they have many branches and they understand the assignment without stress. I know they’re in Asaba but I’m unsure of a Benin location.

Alright thank you. I know they understand the assignment, I used their services in Lagos back in 2017 when I got ppr. Will check as adviced. Thanks again

Dimple10:
With the current exchange rate, N3m is not going to cut it for a single person. N4.2 - 4.5 will be enough considering exchange rate fluctuations. for

This exchange rate issue is serious. This was the POF required for a family of 2 in 2017 smh

Debbieeeeeee:
Studio24

Thanks Debbie, I didn’t know studio 24 is now in benin. Appreciate the help

Can anyone guide me on where to take digital passport photos in benin according to Canadian PR specifications? Hard & soft copies please. Would like to refer my parents to a good place.

Thanks guys

twoMcfemad:
Congratulations!!!

Thanks! God bless

BA BA BA!

People join me in welcoming my prince who arrived today safe and sound weighing 3.6kg.

Mummy & Daddy are very happy, toddler is jealous and baby is safe, sound and peaceful.

Signing out of Team July as I hang my boot and pass the baton onto TTC mums who are coming to take over this preggy thread.

Cc @Ayauche

curiousdh:
Good evening to the expecting Mamas and Papas here.
I just hope somebody can guide us through this base on experience.

It happens that wifey is 37weeks gone and the last scan we had 2 weeks ago says the baby was 2.2kg as at then. We got to the lab for another scan today and sonographer says 4k+( he have to caution us that the baby is bigger than the average already).
Now the issue is 14 July is the EDD, is there anything wife can be doing to reduce the weight before then?
I don't want the Doctor advising CS because of baby 's weight plus I have read of tears being one of the result of big baby too.
Even though I have been trying to not let her eat swallow in the night and taking Milo/milk, but she will rather eat that than any other light food mostly because she do come back late from work and all.
I just have to let her but I am seriously concerned about the weight.
We still have 3 weeks to go, what if baby continue weighing more.
This is our first and seriously apart from the normal small small serere...it has been so wonderful with no much stress.....I need guidance on the way out of this pls.

Please don’t be bothered. As advised, she can try to eat more healthy in the time left but a big baby will be a big baby. Speak to your doc, by God’s grace her delivery will be fine. You should also know that the measurements given could be incorrect sometimes. Regardless of how she births the baby, the goal is mom and baby alive/healthy.

Bennytwin:
I don't even know where I belong,really. I have been in 'trying to conveive' sector,now here. To be honest I just need advice. Pls any experience anyone here have had that might or can help me.pls drop it

Have been pregnant thrice with recurrent miscarriages.so u can imagine how scared I m that I m preggy again
Just found out last week.
The last one I was on progesterone yet I loss him/her.

I m here because the topic said 'high risk' pregnancy.i know most people here have healthy pregnancies but pls if you can help me with any tip I will appreciate so much.
I m shaking as I type because I just spotted few mins ago at 5 weeks and some days.
I have prayed, cried and everything.
I can't do scan now because heartbeat can't even be detected now.

The last one I lost there was detection of heart beat at 6 weeks plus 5 days,yet I lost him at 8 weeks and 5 days even with taking duphaston

Pls don't pass this post if u have an advice or anything I can do so this one stays. God help me for I m lost

I’m deeply sorry you had to go through three losses, I pray that this pregnancy is here to stay this time around, amen!
I see you’re on progesterone which is great and that the reason for the previous miscarriages are not yet known.
I’m not a doctor by any means but some women have this issue where their bodies see foetuses as foreign bodies and their antibodies go on overdrive to expel the ‘foreign matter’. Doctors typically would issue medications to temporarily reduce the body’s immunity so the antibodies don’t ‘fight’ the foetus. During your hospital visits, I don’t think it would hurt to mention this to your doc so they can run tests to see if this could be the case in your situation. I know prednisone is one of the drugs used to achieve this purpose. Speak with your doc, ask questions and advocate for yourself. It is well with you sis!

Ayauche:
TEAM JULY 2021
ROLL CALL FOR 4TH WEEK Of JUNE

My dear beloved teamies, Team July the vibrant team, team with strong men and women and the cutest babies you can ever see.

Kindly say present and update us about everything.

NAME .................. EDD ......................SEX
Spakuls .............. 01/07/21 ............. XX
justifiedcoyy ....... 03/07/21 ............. XY
LeProfessor ........ 07/07/21 ............. XX & XY
tifelola .................. 17/07/21 ............. XY
Rukkington ........... 18/07/21 .............XX & XY
sexymomiyo ......... 19/07/21 ............. SURPRISE
Slimbae.................. 19/07/21.............. XY
Ayauche ................. 21/07/21 ............. XY
UnApologeTic1 ..... 25/07/21............. unknown
enque .................... 29/07/21 ............. XX
Iyamefa ................. 30/07/21 ............ XY
Goldengold2.......... 27/07/21............. XX
claseek................... 31/07/21............. unknown
spaq........................ 4/07/21............... unknown
twoMcfemad
thoseen21 .............. 3/07/21 .............. XY
Betgal ..................... 12/07/21 ............ XX
MumDuke ............... 25/07/21 ............ XY
Hazeleyezzzz1........ 10/07/21............. XX
Meggitto21.............. 17/07/21............ XY

My beautiful teamies how are we all doing? Its nice knowing by next week we would start getting B.A.
In the mighty name of Jesus there shall be no loss, on the days of our deliveries the good Lord will go in with us and victory is certain.

Please start tidying up and if you have the strength clean up and just get yourself prepared. Most importantly my people rest, rest and rest, once baby arrives now, I doubt if most of us will be able to close our eyes.

May Almighty continue to guide and protect us and our babies through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Do have a great day mamas and papas.

Amen to your prayers! The heaviness now is out of this world lol. If anything drops on the floor, it’s dead to me cos the struggle to bend down is something else. So glad to know we are almost at the finish line!

MamaOO:
You might have cholestasis. It occurs when the flow of bile from your liver is reduced or blocked. I had serious itching with my first child to the extent that I was using cold water straight from the fridge to bathe to calm the itch. It can be quite serious in pregnancy if not monitored. Talk to your doctor, get them to run a test and see if your levels are elevated. They might be able to prescribe something.

This cholestasis should not be taken lightly at all! There is a huge risk of infant mortality if untreated and/or if baby stays till full term. I just stumbled on this last week during my research as to what could cause itching in pregnancy. Had itching on my legs/hands and immediately saw my OBGYN to complain. She ordered a blood test ASAP. Everything came out fine and the itching subsided the next day.

MumDuke:
Help! URGENT!!

Good Evening Mummies.
Team late July EDD I am.
However I've been having these slight contractions since 2 days ago.
The contractions has gotten more serious even as I type.
Or am I getting it wrong...(I feel like sumtyn is pulling or sucking me in my pelvic..is that what contraction is?)
I am however waiting for other signs (like bloody show, mucus plug, water breaking)to be sure of whether I need to go to the hospital.

Please who has experienced this. Any advice for me?

How are you feeling now? I’m due late July as well and had an episode of contractions last week. I had been on my feet for a while cooking so I felt I overworked myself. Hubby and I were already preparing to go into emergency when the pains just stopped. I felt it the way you described it but it was false labour. Ensure you’re well hydrated, well rested and use a pregnancy support belt Incase baby is sitting low as this can exert pressure on your cervix. This was the advice my Ob gave me after she checked and nothing. If you notice any blood, trickles/rush of water or the contractions are regular, please go to the hospital asap!

waistbead:
So of all the thread,na pregnant women thread you come dey find kidney? Nothing wer person no go read for this nairaland.

One thing I know for sure is that a practicing doctor in the USA cannot be using a funny looking gmail email address for medical purposes.

Ayauche:
TEAM JULY 2021
ROLL CALL FOR 3RD WEEK OF MARCH

My dear beloved teamies, Team July the vibrant team, team with strong men and women and the cutest babies you can ever see.

Kindly say present and update us about everything.

NAME .................. EDD ......................SEX
Spakuls .............. 01/07/21 ............. unknown
justifiedcoyy ....... 03/07/21 ............. XY
LeProfessor ........ 07/07/21 ............. XX & XY
tifelola .................. 17/07/21 .............. unknown
Rukkington ........... 18/07/21 .............XX & XY
sexymomiyo ......... 19/07/21 .............
Slimbae.................. 19/07/21.............. unknown
Ayauche ................. 21/07/21 ............. XY
UnApologeTic1 ..... 25/07/21............. unknown
enque .................... 27/07/21 .............
Iyamefa ................. 30/07/21 ............ unknown
Goldengold2.......... 27/07/21............. XX
claseek................... 31/07/21............. unknown
spaq........................ 4/07/21............... unknown
twoMcfemad
thoseen21 .............. 3/07/21 .............. XY

Remember to take your drugs and eat healthy.

Let's us also endeavour to start shopping. If you are too weak or you thinking the market is far. We have a trusted mama that can help out at the same rate if not less.

Doing all good! Almost done with shopping. I don’t have much to shop for anyway, still have most of the things my 2019 baby used. Please update LO’s gender to XY.

Hope you and LO are doing good?

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Dyolahh:
Pls, Can a parent who has visiting visa come into Canada to see her son who is a PR holder with the restrictions on ground?

Short answer is Yes. it entails requirements that are present on ircc website.

Ayauche:
TEAM JULY 2021
ROLL CALL FOR 1ST WEEK OF MARCH

My dear beloved teamies, Team July the vibrant team, team with strong men and women and the cutest babies you can ever see. Am so sorry for MIA. Make una no vex for me abeg. How are we all doing?
Papas hope our wives are doing great, please follow them on this journey, it's not easy at all. Well done sirs.

Kindly answer the roll call and tell us how you are feeling and if there's any update, bring to our attention.

NAME .................. EDD ......................SEX
Spakuls .............. 01/07/21 ............. unknown
justifiedcoyy ....... 03/07/21 ............. XY
LeProfessor ........ 07/07/21 .............
tifelola .................. 17/07/21 .............. unknown
Rukkington ........... 18/07/21 .............
sexymomiyo ...........19/07/21 .............
Ayauche ................. 21/07/21 ............. unknown
UnApologeTic1 ...... 25/07/21............. unknown
enque .................... 30/07/21 .............
Iyamefa ................. 30/07/21 ............ unknown
Goldengold2

If you don't answer roll call, you will be fined oooo.
Please if there's a new member, mamas and papas mention me so I don't omit anyone's name.

Do have a great day and stay safe.

Hi Cappo how are you doing? My nausea has finally come to an end thankfully! Already feeling LO’s movements and getting huge too.

Ayauche:
Sorry about the vomiting, just keep enduring it will soon be over. As for the change in EDD no wahala as far as you don't port, we are good to go. Lol.

Thank you! I don’t want to port either lol

Ayauche:
TEAM JULY 2021
ROLL CALL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

My July Mamas, how are we doing? I know we all have passed the MS stage so please stop peeping, come out and rub minds with your team mates.
Don't allow other junior team mates ride us nah

NAME .................. EDD ......................SEX
Spakuls .............. 01/07/21 ............. unknown
LeProfessor .......... 07/07/21 ............. sexymomiyo ...........19/07/21 .............
Ayauche ................. 21/07/21 ............. unknown
Enque .................. 30/07/21 .............

If you see your name, say present and tell us how you are feeling.

Am present and I full ground. Ms is finally over, just occasionally spitting out mucus and some kind hunger that I don't understand.
Registering for antenatal next week, even scan have not done. May God help me

Cappo some of us haven’t passed the Ms stage at all. I still vomit daily. Going by previous history that lasted till 30 weeks, I can’t even complain, will just accept my package lol

Please add me Iyamefa. 30/07/21. Gender not known

Baby already measuring ahead so my EDD might change.

Darsty99:
Personally No side effect by taking cold water during pregnancy. I took it in my previous pregnancies and nothing happened to my babies. And I am taking it now in my third pregnancy too..
Bear in mind though that you will need to stop taking cold water and take more of hot stuff once you deliver..

To add to this, yes it helps to take warm water after delivery but in my experience I was unable to. I only craved icy water after delivery for months and I’m perfectly fine, lactated well and breastfed my kid till she was 17 months old, yes my stomach got flat too.
This is just my personal experience and not to take away from what anyone has said, do what you can do/believe in.

tatacherie:
greetings mamas
Congratulations to all moms that have delivered may your newborns bring joy and peace to your homes
Safe delivery to the pushing mamas in due time

Biko somebody should help my solution. This vjay dryness is getting outta hand. no libido rara, talk more getting wet for the do, the thing dry like desert no matter the fore.play and the pains during se.x nor be here , abi na only me Waka come
Chai! Family planning do me strong thing
Somebody help!

It is absolutely normal due to a reduction in estrogen from breastfeeding. Impacts plenty new moms! As suggested, you can increase your fluid intake and use chemical free lubricants for now. As your hormones settle down, the dryness will stop.

pweetyoge:
Congratulations to team October. I can't believe November is just around the corner. God will make it easy for everyone of us.

Please I have a concern, apart from the basics. Who can Share with me the pros and cons of using Epidural for delivery. I want to hear from anyone with the experience. I am contemplating on going for it, labour pain no be small something, my first child I cried to heaven and back. Thank you

Hi mama, I used epidural for my first kid. It was unplanned as I had written out my birth plan to include only laughing gas as labour aid, printed it out and instructed my DH to give it to the nurse assigned to me when we arrive labour assessment unit.
When the real labour began, they had Anesthesiologists on standby but I was fixated on the Nitrous oxide, the nurses and doctors were teaching me how to inhale in for pain but it was not working for me. They advised me to get Epidural and I was in so much pain to refuse. I was in labour for 3 days and took epidural on the second.

I’ll start with the Pros:
- Yes it takes your pain away. You’ll only see your pain level rising on the machine as your contractions come but you won’t feel it.

- if you’re having a not so fast labour, you’ll be able to sleep through it if you’re tired.

Cons:
- the experience of the Anesthesiologist matters a lot. It’s a delicate process that if they make a slight mistake, it could lead to life long problems of back pain and spine issues.

- the needle. Let me tell you about HOW LONG that epidural needle is. Regardless of how intense your contractions are, you will have to SIT STILL while they inject it into your back.

- It sometimes for some reason doesn’t work well in the systems of some women. The pain goes away then they start having one sided labour. I had this experience for some hours. Was having contractions on my right side only so the nurse helped me overcome the pain by upping the dose and helping me lie properly.

- it will numb your body and if you need to be active to help progress labour, you won’t be able to once you get the epidural. You’ll basically be confined to the bed

- that numbness means once it time to push, you might find it hard to push since you won’t feel it.

This is my opinion. Mamas did I leave anything out?

sunbestie:
Team December mamas how are we doing?
Ms is doing me strong thing ooo.... I can't drink water at all pls I need solutions.
Secondly my right thumb will just be shaking for two days now... Abeg this one follow for d package?

Ahh former May Cappo you’re on your third journey? Congratulations I have been away from nairaland since forever only to log in and see you here lmao.
Hang on sis, December will soon be here before you know it

Giddyperson:
Wow 9 months maternity leave. You should be glad it's almost coming to an end so that your baby won't get the chance to learn the gumbody she's trying to learn in old age. Put her in creche, she'll cry for the first few days then she'd learn to stay on her own.

This is how my son behaves too. When you spend all your time with them they tend to start acting like your Siamese twin.

The only cure to her making you carry her everywhere is to put her down and let her cry. I put my son in his playpen if not he'd still cry and follow me around. Sometimes he gets distracted and plays with other things in the playpen or watches TV. Other times he is ready to cry for thirty mins before I come and carry him. The crying sha reduces after a while if you keep doing it.

Thanks for the advise. It’s so hard to watch her cry honestly but I have to be brave

Hi Mamas, long time!
My baby is almost 9 months old now and starting to have separation anxiety. All she sees is me, I must carry her everywhere, drop her down, screams. Anyone else carries her, screams. She wakes up at night after a feed for no reason. Stands up frm her bed and starts crossing over to my side of the bed because she’d rather sleep in my arms. We still breastfeed so it’s even worse. She hates formula and adores the breast! My mat leave would soon be over and I’ll be going back to work. Not sure how to cope. Any advise is appreciated

1mole1:
Please can a primary applicant do soft landing 1st before the rest of the family

Yes primary can, the secondary applicant cannot land without the primary.

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ycmdng:
Good evening house, welcomed my baby boy on Sunday. My question is, how many times does a new born breastfeed a day on the average?

As others have said, it’s best to feed in demand. They feed roughly 8-12times a day

Christian22aa:
Pictures please to keep us .active

Here you go... a giant sized Canadian mosquito that was gladly killed. It looked like a spider initially only to find out it was a mosquito.