Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:40am On Nov 19, 2020 |
BA BA BA
Please mothers just take a minute of your time to say THANK YOU to our God on my behalf. Through the intercession of the blessed virgin Mary my pink lady arrived yesterday night via emergency CS weighing 3.2kg at 34 weeks 6 days.
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 10:21am On Nov 12, 2020 |
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 11:43am On Oct 15, 2020 |
sunbestie: Na sharp sharp birthing we dey oo... U are doing well. E-hug Yes ooo.. thanks my sister 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 11:43am On Oct 15, 2020 |
soulmate19: Good Morning Mommas, I don't know if this is normal or not. I have been feeling drops of liquid in my undies since yesterday afternoon till now and whenever I wipe, I comes with tiny particles like discharge. But the color of the discharge is light green or lemon. The liquid sometimes trickle down my thigh and am also feeling a lot of pressure on my bladder that I can't even hold pee for minute.
Should I be worried? We are 40+4 days already.
@kaffy4bill @mayluv @sunbestie @threegees and other mamas It is not normal atall, please go straight to the hospital, the colour indicates that it might contain meconium ( not certain though). Please leave whatever and go straight to the hospital |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 10:32am On Oct 14, 2020 |
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 2:08pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
This was us at 26 weeks, two weeks ago.
@SapphirePRINCEX I would like to be like you when I grow oooo, congratulations once more my sister, kisses to soluzochuckwu and my boy Z. 18 Likes |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 6:32pm On Sep 26, 2020 |
19CannyMum:
I'm not sure there's anything you can do, it's part of the package. For me once it's 3am it's as if someone rang bell for me. I'll just wake up automatically. And once it's 5.30 I start feeling sleepy again.
It's advisable to use the time to pray for you, the baby, the pregnancy and labor, your family etc. Just some extra time to fight spiritual battles.
You can also plan, make baby list, draw up budget etc. If you're working from home do some work now so you can sleep during the day. If you have energy and it won't disturb your household, do some chores. Sha try and make the time productive because whether or not you do anything, the sleep no go come till it's time lol.
If all fails you can just press phone and become a social media warrior lol. Thanks a lot, will put all you have said into practice 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 4:10pm On Sep 26, 2020 |
chintes: Hello mamas pls is it safe to travel by road to the East from Lagos at 6 months pregnancy Very safe |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:57am On Sep 26, 2020 |
sunbestie: Oh teamie so sorry about that oo... I do exprience it but i use that time to pray and medidate. U can turn all d lights off, reduce ur water intake so u won't be going to d toilet frequently. Hope this helps... Hope our baby is bouncing in d Lord? Thanks a lot , our baby is bouncing ooo. |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 3:14am On Sep 26, 2020 |
Not sleeping at night has become a part of me , who knows what I can do to start sleeping well, past 3am and I am still awake. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 4:32pm On Sep 21, 2020 |
SapphirePRINCEX: I don port o, Welcomed my prince charming 21st Sept weighing 3.5kg. No tears
Bs coming later.
Nne congrats.. I am very very happy 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:40am On Sep 16, 2020 |
ggirl4real: Hello Everyone
I'm new to this group. Please I need help.
I became very sick on day 21 of my last cycle (which started on 6th August, 2020). I didn't want to take any medication since I've been actively trying to conceive but the sickness was too serious and unbearable.
To manage the severe fever and body aches that followed, I had to start taking paracetamol. It helped for some days but I was still very sick so I had to give in and went to Primary Health Centre on day 27 of the cycle. I told the nurses there about my reason for delaying treatment. They took my blood sample for pregnancy test, alongside other tests. The pregnancy test result came out NEGATIVE.
Other test results indicated that I had very severe Malaria/Typhoid so I was given injections before leaving the Health Centre alongside other drugs for Malaria and Typhoid which I started taking the next day. I became fine after I completed my medications.
I have irregular cycles but it has never gone beyond 38days. When my period delayed to come even till day 41 (yesterday), so I decided to conduct Home Pregnancy Test and the result was POSITIVE. I decided to proceed to the Lab for blood test which also came out POSITIVE.
My extreme worry now is the Malaria and Typhoid injections and drugs I took from day 27. I'm I likely to have miscarriage later because of this? If the drugs can affect the pregnancy, what can I do remedy the effect and avoid possible miscarriage? Please I need help because I've been trying to conceive for 3 years now and this is my first positive result. Congrats mama and may the lord make your Joy permanent. Calm down and relax, maleria and typhoid medications don't cause miscarriage like that, even in pregnancy we still treat maleria and typhoid with drugs and sometimes injections. Be at peace and enjoy being pregnant 7 Likes |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 6:15pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
sugah:
Don't cry....you won't get tested at the lagos state centres if you arent presenting corona symptoms....you won't be tested for random travel requirements Oh thanks for this, at least I will stop beating myself... |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 1:55pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Modupetemmy1:
if you're in Lagos ,find your way to Federal medical center ebutte metta. the test is free and you'll get your result in less than 48hours Jesus !! Really? I am at medbury at the moment waiting to be tested, paid 50400 for it. I feel like crying oooo, to think that I could have done it for free.. thanks a lot. |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 7:45am On Sep 12, 2020 |
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 7:45am On Sep 12, 2020 |
sugah:
2 places I remember are clina lancet and africareglobal both in ikeja Thanks, they weren't picking their calls or replying emails so I had to pay to medbury in the same ikeja. Thanks a lot 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 6:25pm On Sep 11, 2020 |
Good evening everyone , please where can I get a covid 19 test done in Lagos as It is a requirement for international travel , what are the procedures |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 6:07pm On Sep 08, 2020 |
Zino89: Bumpy Tuesday
We r 24 weeks 5days Team december
Safe delivery to everyone Ehhh see bump oooo, looks like the both of us are the only ones eating too much food. Safe delivery to us all. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 9:12am On Sep 07, 2020 |
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 10:32am On Aug 04, 2020 |
Glowing1: I'm 13 weeks gone.. I don't have money for antenatal yet.. N i haven't taken any drugs since my pregnancy.. Pls mom in d house can I start taking folic acid at 13wks? Yes you can start taking folic acid, I started taking earlier though but it is not too late for you to start. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 3:10am On Jul 25, 2020 |
lilmaam:
I'm a silent reader, expecting my LO soon. This post brought me out. Pls, stop using that Lexotan. It is dangerous in pregnancy. I repeat, stop using Lexotan. I was a regular Lexotan user due to migraine but I never use it when pregnant. There is aspirin which you can combine with aldomet to regulate BP in pregnancy. I'm also presently on aldomet. You can Google 'Lexotan in pregnancy' for more knowledge. Mothers, pls always double check medications prescribed by Doctors before you take them o. Not all doctors have the right knowledge to handle every case. Our joy will not be cut short in Jesus name. Aspirin doesn't reduce blood pressure and it is also not safe for pregnancy, aspirin could even make someone with high BP have blood leaking into the brain which could cause stroke, in as much as lexotan is bad during pregnancy aspirin is also not good especially for someone with high bp |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:08pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
blessedmum11: Hey mamas and team December 2020
Unfortunately i am no longer in the race. Scan done some weeks ago indicated no fetal pole but with gestational sac and subsequent scan weeks after diagnosed molar pregnancy. A suction curettage was done immediately after the confirmed scan diagnosis, the placenta and fetal tissues removed were sent for histology and analysis to confirm the diagnosis. Results from the histology indeed confirms its molar pregnancy luckily for me it's a partial molar pregnancy (2 sperms fertilizing an egg).
I am sure some may know a thing or two on the rigours and risks associated with molar pregnancy, so as expected i have been advised not to get pregnant for atleast 6 month.
Well i took the whole experience in good fate, at the moment i am primarily focused on my baby girl(she is 8 months old) while also working from home etc. I will Start trying again in January. I believe strongly by God's grace i will be part of team November 2021.
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 9:20pm On Jul 14, 2020 |
@sweetlady4real, you didn't even ask of my moniker when I told you I was from nairaland, may God bless you for not disappointing, I got my stuffs less that 24hrs after making payment and they are absolutely beautiful, exactly what I selected and your Costomer service is top notch, the discount sweet my belle well well. 16 Likes 1 Share |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 10:07pm On Jul 12, 2020 |
babsjummy:
Funny oooo, my husband said my bump is looking like I'm 6 months already Lol, rock it with pride joor |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 11:50am On Jul 12, 2020 |
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Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 7:11pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
SapphirePRINCEX: I want please Nne when you get it please give me review let me see if I will join you in getting 1 |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 1:38pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
Lizzyangel:
Amen to the prayers. the after pain how can an amateur manage it? There is nothing for you to do, only take your meds and rest well. The pain is only for 2 days, it could be less or more depending on your body type. See don't just entertain any type of fear, I have a very low threshold for pain, I can't even stand being injected not to talk of any form of pain but I have gone thru the CS twice , if I can do it then you can do it. Relax mama 1 Like |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 11:15am On Jun 25, 2020 |
sunbestie:
Don't worry sis u will be fine las las.. Tell God ur worries and pains and allow HIM do HIS work.. Am good just feeling headache since this week oo especially whenever am stress and did not sleep in d afternoon. Take care I sure will, as for the headache I think you should rest well and avoid stress, we will definitely meet to rejoice in December.. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 10:24am On Jun 25, 2020 |
sunbestie: @katchycouture hope u are doing better now... Hope u are still monitoring d bp? Good morning Good morning my sister, yes I am monitoring my BP very well, intact at the antenatal yesterday they recorded 130/90 as my BP and I refused and asked for a recheck, it was the same thing even when I was also checked at the doctor's office it was 120/80 so the doctor encouraged my to continue with aldomet, but when I got hom I started getting 160/110, 150/100 so I have agreed with dh to change my BP machine, hopefully it is my BP machine that is faulty. I also developed fever like symptoms since Monday except for cold, I have pain inside my head, inside my eyes and all that sick feeling, I tested for maleria and it came out positive so I have been placed on antimalarial and amoxil. I also feel plenty pain in my lower abdomen, several scans and doctor has said they can't detect any problems or reason for the pain, the pain is exacy how it used to be when I am 7months pregnant. Intact one scan said baby wasn't developing well but the doctor said it is caused by the plenty drugs I have been taking. Sorry for the long story but it feels good bare it all out. Hope you are good too? 6 Likes |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:34am On Jun 25, 2020 |
whyworryPH: BS BS Long post alert!
I want to first of all thank Almighty God for granting me safe delivery. I say a big thank you Jesus! I was placed on BP drugs because I developed HPB 7 months after giving birth to my son in Nov 2018. Some days in this pregnancy, the BP will be very high even while I was still on medication. But it later normalised to the point that I was getting readings of 110/70 and the rest on consistent basis.
I also had coexisting fibroids which I had always had with my previous pregnancies. Well, we managed and pulled through until I got to about 37 weeks then I became sick. I treated malaria no way. Went to the hospital and they gave me another dose, yet I wasn't myself. Couldn't breathe well and was always tired.
That was when village people decided to manipulate my digital BP monitor to work against me. It would give me 160/110 but when I rush to the hospital, the hospital manual and digital will give me normal reading.
Anyway, at 38 wks appointment, I complained of the headache I was having to the Obs/Gyn consultant and he said we should go for CS at 39 weeks. That the headache at that stage wasn't a good sign. And that baby was too big coupled with the fibroids. We agreed and picked a date.
Our HMO was contacted and code for payment was sent. But as the date approached, I thought of how to cope after CS with no one to help but hubby. My sweet mother-in-law has been sick and in another state. And I already have a 19 months toddler to handle. I told hubby I would like to wait till 40 weeks since my boy's labour started exactly when I turned 40wks.
I ran scan to check baby's weight and it was 3.6kg at 39 weeks plus. The fibroids were still little and same as when I had my boy vaginally. And so with no headache and HBP, I made up my mind to wait till 40 weeks.
Exactly on 16th, which was the real date my LMP gave me as due date (40wks), my water broke. This was around 6:30pm. I got up from the chair and noticed that I was dripping fluid. After about 30 minutes, cramps set in. It was coming in quick succession but nothing unbearable. But since the water had broken, I thought the labour might not take time so we concluded that it would be safer to head straight to the hospital.
I got there, was checked and I was only 3cm. After about 3 hours, I was at 4cm. Then the main pain started creeping in. The doc on duty told me that I could try vaginal delivery since I had given birth before. But that the consultant said I wasn't to be induced cos of my condition.
That was how I laboured and yet I wasn't progressing. They later took me to the labour room around 4am. The pains were now more intense yet, I was stuck. Then at about 10 am, I got to 6-7cm. By then, the contraction was crazy. It was like the baby wanted to push both my anus and abdomen out at the same time. I was writhing in pain. My BP was just going up and down.
They called the consultant again and he told them to add oxytocin in a certain quantity to the drip to augment the contraction. I started having back to back hellish contraction with baby stuck at 8cm. I was screaming down the hospital and asking for CS, but those midwives and nurses were busy pointing out that I ran away when I was supposed to come for the CS, and that having gotten to 8cm, they wouldn't let me go for it again.
My sisters, I was already dying, they would choke hand to check and I would still be at 8cm. They would say that baby was definitely more than that 3.6kg scan gave me and must be the reason baby was no longer descending.
The matron even said I should push at that 8cm that they could reach my baby's head just that it's a little high. I stupidly started pushing but for where. Thinking of it now, that was a stupid and costly thing she asked me to do cos I could have torn my uterus which would have been a more serious case. They just didn't want me to go through CS after the long hours of labour.
I was crying and begging them to call the gynea to come and do the CS, and they kept urging me to wait. I called for my husband but they wouldn't let him in. God then sent another doc in who is familiar with me and he was the one that mentioned that it was risky asking me to push at the stage since baby's head wasn't where it ought to be before I could be asked to push. He called it one medical term like that.
Before he came in, the MD of the hospital had already come in to ask if everything was alright cos I was really screaming. They wanted to dismiss him by telling him that there was no problem. But I called out to him and asked him to pls call the doc for CS. He then started making arrangement for another doc to come and do it since the consultant they usually use said he was in a meeting.
So after my friendly doc came and admonished the midwives, about 20 minutes later, the team for the CS landed. The guy administering the anesthetic was very proactive. He gave me the first shot at my back but the thing didn't enter. They were already rushing to cut me to get baby out but I felt the pain which was why they repeated the shot. My abdomen down to my legs then became numb. The other doc then cut me and brought out the baby. I was numbed, but I was still feeling the pains kind of.
I was feeling what they were doing to the point that I grabbed the hands of the doc and his assistant to yank off but they stopped me. Mehn, CS no easy at all! I was screaming in a tired voice: "So this is how CS is". I was asking them to stop that I was dying. They brought oxygen and fixed to my nose. I overheard the doc carrying out the surgery telling the other guy that he removed a fibroid.
At that point, the guy that administered the anesthetics was calling for blood and they brought one which he quickly warmed up and gave me through the line he had already set up. That guy was so proactive and knew his job. It was like he knew what he was doing more than the main guy that carried out the CS sef.
After everything, they stitched me up and wheeled me to the recovery room. And guess what? Baby's weight was really 3.6kg. I was told that serious cord held the baby which was probably why she wasn't descending beyond 8cm. That she was already turning blue when she was brought out. Had I wasted another minute pushing, the story would have been different. God forbid!
The nurses now started coming back to shine teeth after they almost allowed me to die just because according to them, I ran away from CS by not coming when I was booked initially.
Me, I gave it to them o. You don't know my reason for waiting till 40 weeks. My mother in law who is usually my backbone after delivery has been sick. If not that I have an exceptional husband, who else would have helped me after the CS?
My elder sister is good with cooking and stuffing me with food, but she is so fearful of new born babies and can't bathe them ( I was the one that handled hers for her).
If I was running away like the nurses said, I wouldn't have come back to the same hospital nah. I wouldn't have given our HMO the go ahead to approve payment ahead of the planned CS. If baby had descended to 10cm I would have pushed her out. Highest I will end up with tear.
And when you call the nurses to help you clean or feed baby formula, the young ones among them will be pointing out how it wasn't their job to do so. Being dependent on ppl is one other major reason ppl like me run away from CS.
I was told the CS procedure was a little above 3 hours.
Anyway, in everything, I give God all the glory and I have more respect for women whether you gave birth vaginally or through CS. None is easy having gone through both, and my prayer is that at the end of the day, all of you will be rewarded with carrying your 9 months package with no loss recorded.
To our GTC mothers, you are next in line for a miracle. May the journey be easier for the rest of the pushing mamas. Forgive me for the long post.
BS submitted! Cc: 4realwoman
Nne congrats and we really give God the glory for the birth story 2 Likes |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 8:32am On Jun 25, 2020 |
Lizzyangel: something has been bothering me for a while now, I'm glad to see a thread where experienced mothers are to rub minds together.
I'm in the 3rd trimester of my third pregnancy (I lost the second child after a year though).....I've always given birth by myself in the two previous deliveries...although it both took me days and was highly painful....I became sick and has been referred to a specialist hospital where the Doctors said they can't risk me going through labour cos if my health status....so a CS will be carried out....this news has brought many strange feelings to me...the phobia attached to CS in Nigeria is scary and this is really affecting me....I'm just trying to encourage myself...the past few days I've spent here @ the hospital,I've seen a lot that can last me a lifetime stories to tell....
experienced CS mothers...please share your before, during and after CS experience to at least help my mind...each time I remember I'd be called upon soon the fear is much. I am a mother of 2 and I've gone through CS twice and I can proudly tell you that I will still choose CS over and over again , you really have nothing to be afraid of, it is a simple and painless procedure, but the after pain no be here ooo but it can be managed with pain killers, during CS you won't feel a single pain, and the procedure is usually done under 20-30mins if you don't have any underlying problem, just relax and trust God , ask him to feel the doctors with the holy spirit and you and your baby will be fine.. 5 Likes |
Health / Re: Pregnancy Are You Pregnant Or Going Through A High Risk Pregnancy,,lets Talk by katchycouture(f): 11:13pm On Jun 21, 2020 |
miraclebaby: Mine was fluctuating between 150/99 and 130/90. Yours is high and since it’s steady your doctor need to monitor you till delivery and may recommend CS. You also need a little exercise like walking even 30 mins a day should be okay. Continue monitoring it at home and working with your doctor. Thanks mama, I always had this in every if my pregnancy but it usually starts around 20 weeks or so, but this started quite early thereby making me feel somehow, I already have protein in urine 1+ , I will start the exercise tomorrow. Thanks once again 1 Like |