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thejourney200:
I am trying again and this time, I have re-edited again having been banned over 4times. I hope this one will sail through.

Pre/Early Pregnancy
We had a few challenges post wedding mainly due to our naivety however, we were not too disturbed since there was erections however, I just wasn't able to break through the hymen with ease. I would think it was due to nervousness on both parts. Our first eventual night was the day of her ovulation by our calculations and I was filled with hope. We continued everyday and deep within me, I kept hoping that we would conceive. Her period for that month for the first time was shorter than her regular 28day occasionally 29day cycle to 26days. I couldn't hide my disappointment when I realized the pains that morning were menstrual cramps. I guess she saw my disappointment and we tried encouraging each other that it was too early to put ourselves under pressure.

At the end of the cycle, we had our discussion about our expectation and had to set a calendar for the ovulation period. We worked with the calendar and continued with our lives. The week after ovulation, she was always feeling weak in the morning as such, whenever I had the opportunity, I will try to read about the process of implantation and a few embryology terms. I was convinced but scared as well however, the good thing was I was quick to spot the linea nigra (the black like that appears on women's tummy during pregnancy) but had to remain hopeful. 26th day came and no cycle, 28th day with some silly mild cramps that I almost cursed. All through that day, I had to monitor from school because then she was always weak in the mornings and at night. On day 35 without AF, I decided it was time we visited the pregnancy centre near campus and booked an appointment as well with the University Health Centre. The test result came out positive and we got recommendation from the Health Centre to register with an OBGYN practice after 8 weeks.

First trimester for her was not bad except for the morning and night cold, occasional headaches, and around 4am every Monday uterus stretching from about week 9/10 (not too sure now) which was always painful to her. We agreed we were not informing anyone and would manage ourselves together. She at first was understanding and at some point due to the consistent headaches, she wanted to inform her folks and seek advice because they all except one are in the medical profession (she is too). I had to keep convincing her that we are here in our world and we sure would be fine. Finally agreed with her that she could tell her mum and sister after the first trimester.

Mid Pregnancy
Second trimester was quite okay except for the incessant headaches. We complained and were prescribed one medication that the first day she took it, she and the baby were sedated. We had no option other than to revert back to our paracetamol. A few things we adopted as a solution to the headache were to take time to cook various delicacies our way as a way to keep ourselves active, take at least 4000 walking steps per day, and got a pregnancy pillow to help support her body when she sleeps. They seemed to have worked effectively until the end of second trimester where our walks was no longer effective.

Late Pregnancy
Third trimester wasn't any better with the consistent headaches but besides that all was alright. I was never impressed with the antenatal sessions because all they did was just use a tape rule to measure the size of the bulge, check weights and fetal beats. At a point, we had to buy a fetal doppler to monitor the heartbeat of the baby on days she felt the baby had not moved enough. At 37 weeks, we felt baby wasn't moving enough, we complained at antenatal and the baby was placed on a non-stress test which he passed. That period till day of delivery, my wife had to adopt the cold sweet drink most evenings to enable us count the movements. Once she drinks it, he gets some kind of energy that reassures us that all is well.

Labor and Delivery
Fast forward to our appointment 40weeks and 1 day. The baby was placed on a non stress test and they kept informing us that the baby wasn't passing the test. At some point, she was given cold water but the movement of the baby still wasn't impressive enough. They gave her juice and the result still wasn't impressive enough. We then had our second scan in the pregnancy journey and immediately the doctor saw the result (ammonitic fluid was very low (0,0,1.0,1.3), I don't know what the figures mean though), she did a VE (the result was 1cm dilated and 10% effaced) and told us we should go pack our bag (clothing for the mother to wear home from the hospital, a few things I might need for the few days, and the car seat) and be prepared to receive a call from the major hospital in the city for induction. We went to do a few grocery shopping and upon returning home they called to schedule us for 7:30pm on the 22nd of October. This begins our labor journey.

We got to the OB triage as expected at 7:32pm, we were checked in and were moved to special delivery unit. Getting there, I was asked to wait outside for them to prepare my wife. When they brought me into her room, she told me they asked her if she felt secured with me, if she was willing to return back home with me, and if she thinks her and her baby will be safe (imagine this silly people asking my wife such). They placed her on the bed, connected the contraction monitor and the baby heartbeat to her body and we were told she was already contracting. I was shown my own cushion and how to convert it into a bed for the night, given two pillows and a blanket to cover. We kept gisting till the OBGYN from our practice came at 12:30am on the 23rd. She checked her and said she was still where she was in the morning and by 4:30, she will be given a pessary (cytotec) to help thin her cervix. The resident doctor came later and to summarize, nothing was done until 9:30am.

At 9:30am, the first pessary was inserted and they said after 4hours they will check again. Upon the second check at 1:30pm nothing had happened and they had to repeat the dosage (25mg). At about 5:30pm from the computer and her reaction they said she was already contracting and they will let her continue on her own. We were moved to the Labor and Delivery where we were welcomed by another set of nurses. They admitted her, gave me my pillows and blanket and told me how to convert my cushion chair into a bed. Asked us what we wanted to drink and then transferred us to the night nurse. They checked her dilation and as at then, we were 2cm dilated and 50% effaced.

At some point in the night, the labor became intense. I felt her pains but there is nothing I could do to help. We were checked at 4:30am on the 24th and she was 5cm dilated, 90% effaced. The resident doctor said she would be breaking the water before adding oxytocin to the drip. Asked if we wanted an epidural at that point which we opted for. An anesthesia came in 45minutes after as the nurse had to first pass some iv fluid into her before the epidural procedure. 30minutes after epidural, the resident doctor came back to break the water. The water contained meconium and we were told the baby might be a bit distressed.

At about 7am, another OBGYN from our practice came and she said the baby's heartbeat isn't too great. For each contraction, his heartbeat drops but she said she was going to wait until 11am and if she doesn't progress into full labor, she would advice CS. At that point, to be sure of the baby's heartbeat, the heartbeat monitor was disconnected from the mother and an invasive chip was transferred to the scalp of the baby to monitor the heartbeat. Also, a saline was passed through IV and catheter to the mother to help cushion the amniotic fluid that had been drained from the rupture of the placenta.

At the next contraction, the baby's heartbeat went down so much that the consultant and resident doctor from their monitoring room rushed into our room and suggested we opt for emergency cs. The worst was at that point, no one asked me question and everything was directed to my wife. I was given my theatre wears and was told that they will need me to wait until my wife is prepped up in the theatre before I could be admitted.

The baby was brought at 9:31am weighing 6pounds and 4ounces. We were later transferred to the recovery room and then to our mother and baby's room after 2hours we left the theatre. The cushion was long and this time not wide and same with the bathroom which wasn't so convenient for me.

We were discharged on the 26th of October and mother and baby are doing fine. Baby slept for the most that day due to the anesthesia he was given at circumcision. That night wasn't much fun as he was awake for the most of it so we had to formula feed him with syringe since the breast wasn't lactating enough.

My mon was shocked when I called her to inform her our baby has arrived as I only told her we were expecting without giving her the date. Happy she's willing to come help. She flew in 3days after he was born and has been so helpful. Truly, the vigilante is real and my mom has been of great help to my wife. We almost run a shift since I sleep late I ensure they get to sleep early and during the day although our baby sleeps more during the day as well while I watch over the baby while doing my things.

The baby seems to sleep more in recent times that I sometimes get scared and goes to my mom's room to check on him. At the one week pediatrician check, we were told he had gained 9 ounces from the 48hours after discharge check which implies he is feeding well and I shouldn't be too bothered by the sleep pattern. My son like food sha ooo and whenever he is awake, all he wants to do is eat.

To those of us who are parents, may God watch over our children; to the pregnant ones, may you carry to term and deliver safely; and to those trusting God, He is faithful and may He grant the desires of your hearts soonest in Jesus Name.

Can someone please share the link to the newborn thread? I am sure I could make use of so much information from there.

Wow
Congrats dad
Really impressed a man can be this detailed. May God bless your LO and wifey. May you live long to reap the fruit of ur labour.
Kudos dad

threegees:
VERY LONG POST ALERT

Ngwanu, grab ya popcorn and juice, and enjoy the jolly ride. I will try to summarize cos story plenty. I hope it will be a worthy read.

PRE-PREGNANCY
My marriage was at the verge of being over because I had had enough of its wahala, coupled with a man who things were not going well with, and then, who was steady pouring his frustrations on me. Hubby and I didn't use to talk to each other sef, let alone play mommy and daddy. I had secretly planned my relocation to Abuja to get my sanity and move on. Before then, I was on contraceptive pills since August 2013 after I had my daughter, and it worked perfectly well for me, until October last year. Things were so bad financially for us and for me that I could not afford to buy my pills. How much? #150!
Yes! It was that bad. I got tired of begging people for money to get by so I locked up, afterall, I wasn't having sex with anyone.
Fast forward to early January this year, a friend who had been talking to me asked me to approach hubby and give him sex, and that from there, we could talk things out. He never supported me leaving my marriage. I had just finished my period and felt I wasn't fertile so I have nothing to lose. I approached hubby at night where he usually slept cos we weren't sleeping in the same room anymore. I seduced him and voila! it happened. Guy didn't even withdraw. I wasn't perturbed too since I had been on pills for almost 7 years. I thought belle no fit enter just like that na.

DISCOVERING PREGNANCY
So, I wondered why my period was unusually scanty in January. Imagine, I had forgotten about the sex. I was preparing for my relocation to Abuja, buying a few things and all when it dawned on me that my last period only came for one day. I explained to a pharmacist where I was buying deworming drug for my kids and she asked me to get a test strip and test for pregnancy. I laughed and declined. After buying the drug, she didn't have #50 change, so I asked for the test strip na.
Saturday 1st February, 2020, I wanted to pee and remembered the strip. I did the test with confidence that the pharmacist didn't know what she was saying. Lo and behold, two bold lines were looking at me. I was confused. I went to buy another strip o. Did the test again, and the two bold lines showed up again.
A mixture of emotions went all through my body. I walked up to hubby who was sleeping on the couch (Someone I hadn't talked to in months). I showed him the strip, he too was confused. He didn't say a word. That night, he moved back into our bedroom. I cried cos I felt this pregnancy is going to destroy my secret plans and preparations, and I couldn't bring myself to abort it. I kept doubting until I went for a scan and they told me that I was pregnant cos they could see a fetal pole.

EARLY PREGNANCY
Hubby mysteriously and miraculously accepted the pregnancy. He pampered me like no tomorrow. I had terrible morning sickness. He would make tea and bring to my bed. He'll boil water and keep in the bath tub for me to bath, make ice cubes for me to chew on while at work. Oh, my husbandman did everything. I was just a vegetable. This was same person who had been my live-in enemy for months. That was how I was able to manage the first few weeks until covid19 wahala and we were all at home. I wasn't working, hubby hadn't been working since 2018. No way to feed or buy baby things. Pregnancy after 7 years. I had nothing. We had nothing. Then hubby started drama.

He who had told his mom of my pregnancy out of excitement at the early stage when she came visiting started telling his family members that he is not sure he is responsible for the pregnancy. It was his brothers' wives who started calling me to ask what happened. He refused to give me a dime to get the hospital requirements and baby things. I had to beg my mom to feed. After sometime when people were allowed to move, I'd pack a few clothes and my kids and go to my mom's place to stay so we could eat. It was that bad. In June/July, same DH told his family and mine that he wanted a divorce. They called for a family meeting. No one supported him, not even his family. Everyone of them was trying to do whatever they could to make me happy. One would send me money, the photographer did me a free photoshoot, everyone would frequently call just to make me happy. After everything was resolved, he admitted that it was frustrations that got the better part of him. Amazingly, in all these, I was not perturbed one bit. Till things got back right again and I decided to enjoy my pregnancy.

LATE PREGNANCY
So schools were asked to resume but because of how advanced my pregnancy was, coupled with the bad roads and outstanding debt of school fees for my kids, I couldn't resume. My kids couldn't go to school too. We just stayed at home waiting for this baby to come and let me have my life back. It seemed like forever. No sign of labour or approaching labour. All along, it had been a perfect pregnancy, but by week 38 or thereabout, my BP started rising like dough with yeast. At every antenatal check up, I was given nifedipine under my tongue and I was told it can be managed and not too serious. My feet was swollen and heavy at week 40. I was given an injection and told I would drain the fluid through urine. It happened like that, but a week after, the swollen feet returned much more than what it was before sef, and very painful. I just felt it was the end of pregnancy so I wasn't bothered. I never knew I had eclampsia. Never experienced it in previous pregnancies, never knew anyone who had it too. I just wanted labour to come.

LABOUR/DELIVERY
My EDDs had passed, no sign. If I hear that someone had put to bed, I'll feel bad that mine hadn't come. Until I begged hubby for sex. After he managed to do, the next morning, I saw my show. I was excited. By Sunday 18th, I started having contractions. I went to the clinic and after vaginal examination, I was just 4cm and asked to go back home till contractions were stronger. All through that night, the contractions were hellish. I was using a contractions timer app until it got to an average of 15 minutes by Monday morning. I had my bath and left for the clinic. Though I can't remember how I got to the hospital that Monday morning, I only remember I was checked by the matron and told I was 6cm. That's all I remember.
My mom and husband told me they came to meet me on my bed in the ward, and I told my mom I couldn't see anything again.
Before she could say sorry, I started convulsing.
She said I started foaming in the mouth and stretching. She screamed and called the matron. The matron put spoon in my mouth, beat me and all, just to stabilize me. They managed to stabilize me a bit and put me in the matron's car to take me to another hospital where they can handle my case. On the way, while in the car, my water broke and the head of the baby was showing. I started convulsing again. They beat nonsense out of me to stabilize me, yet no way. I was still stretching. My husband's hands were in my mouth, I was bleeding from the mouth, he was bleeding from his hands because I had clenched them with my teeth and stretching. On getting to the hospital they were taking me to, over 10 people rushed to hold me as they said they screamed Emergency o.
I was rushed to the delivery room. They tried to stabilize me as the convulsion started again. They finally did and when they checked, my BP had shot up to 202/100. They said the baby is not big but because of the high BP, if I push the baby, it will be 50/50 or I run mad or maybe paralysed.
They fixed oxygen. The first tank finished. They fixed the second one, then brought the BP down a bit. Then, the doctor told my husband it is a 50/50 chance, he should sign the consent form and choose who they should save. He said he shouted and said God forbid. He wants both his wife and his baby. He said he kept telling me in my ears to remember my other two children, my mother and him. He was speaking in tongues like no tomorrow. He called his mom, my pastor, everyone.
When the doctor to perform the surgery came, he asked both my mom and hubby out of the delivery room. They couldn't even take me to the theatre. The doctor faced the wall, knelt down, prayed, sent them out and did the caesarean. When he brought out the baby, she cried a bit, stopped and turned green. They abandoned me and fixed oxygen on the baby. They stabilized her, then faced me. The operation was done around past 9am, I regained a little consciousness and opened my eyes by 9.35pm. I didn't know where I was. I woke up and was telling my husband that the baby in my womb is not allowing me to be comfortable and that I want to turn to my side because I was sleeping on my back, he was laughing at me.
With the way he was looking at me, I then asked him if I have given birth, he said yes. I didn't believe. I said it was a lie. He bought the baby to me, I still didn't know where I was. I regained full consciousness on Thursday morning. Me that gave birth since Monday morning.
My recovery was fast and still in progress, and we were discharged on the following Friday.
God did a great thing and indeed we are glad. I am happy to have my baby in my hands. Daddy is glad. Big brother and sister are elated, and my mom can't stop singing and dancing for joy.

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

Am speechless, don't know what to write.
All I can say is THANK YOU GOD. he's too faithful to fail us, he's too faithful to disappoint us.
Congratulations mama. You are a typical example of God's Grace.
Av not read a BS as touching as this.
Can't even imagine what you went thru before and during delivery.
U're strong mama.
May God grant every of your hear desires. Love you mama.

threegees:
BA
Baby girl came last night 19/10
via emergency CS
weighing 2.8kg

BS coming later

Hallelujah oooooooooo
Chai.... I no think say I don wait 4 person's BA like this b4.
Congrats mama.
Abeg rest ooooo

@threegees pls head to the hospital now, the more your baby stays in you, the less oxygen and nutrients your baby gets

[quote author=mayluv post=94858541]Thanks for checking up on us teamie. The recovery for this pregnancy has been slow unlike my first. Still taking things easy for now. Thankfully, vigilante has been easy as my baby just sucks and sleeps, no crying as such at night. How are you and your baby too? I trust you are doing fine. Congratulations to team october mamas dropping it as e dey hot and safe delivery to all preggy mamas.[/quote
We are fyn. My baby and yours na same same oooo. She doesn't disturb much at night too.
Take care mama

omavicky:
truly no two pregnancies are the same...apologies to my fellow September mamas that I didn't come to announce my BA, she came on the 1st of October through Elective CS...since then I have been in pains, it was never like this with my first child..

what am really suffering now is severe nipple pain, cracked nipple, bleeding nipple...

Mamas I beg in the name of God, who has a solution for me,because once my baby is awake am scared to breast feed.

Above all I thank God for seeing me through this CS, it can only be Him.

So happy reading your BA. Congratulations mama. So sorry about the pains. Sabi mamas go put mouth.

dbeauty:
Wow! Mother’s love is so pure. Your mummy is amazing!

Yes oooo... can't thank her enough. Thanks so much.

Tessicatess:
Hello Mamas, trust we’re all doing great?
Please Mamas with CS experience. Your input will be greatly appreciated to lift my spirit the more.

I had my CS on the 18th of last month and it was an emergency CS. I was discharged 3 days after and the site was covered again of which I was told to remove the plaster 2 days later and clean thrice daily with spirit and gauze.
The site was discharging fluid and I reported back to the hospital, the antibiotics was changed to a stronger one but still the fluid was coming out. I returned to the hospital on Friday and I was placed on admission, it happened to be that the site was infected so they had to loose the stitch and clean.
They placed me on injections for 3 days and the site is cleaned morning and evening with honey and eusol.
I haven’t stopped crying and feeling bad most especially cause of my DH. He has not rested since our initial admission till now. He’s been sleeping out in the cold in the hospital with us. He cooks and stays with us till late at night before going home to return yet again by morning.
Sometimes I ask myself what I did wrong. My mum hasn’t stopped worrying either. My BP started getting high again so I told myself I wouldn’t worry again. God has brought me this far and I know He wouldn’t leave me.
Please Mamas that have gone through this or has Knowlege about this, how long will all of these come to an end? Will I be sutured again? What am I to expect so I get prepared for it all?
Your input will really go a long way

Sorry u had to go thru this mama.
It's because the site is infected dats y u had to go through all this.
Don't worry you will be fine and everything will be okay.
Though have not had any issue with cs site infection but I know you will be fine.
#Mummy calm down# u hear

Krak:
I met a woman today at the hospital. She gave birth recently through CS. She told me that the nurses told her not to take her bathe because of the scars not to get wet.

Consequently she has not taken her bathe for 18 days and I notice a very strong odur emanating from her body which is easily noticed by anyone around.

Pls is it true that bathing is forbiden because of the scars?

Dats serious
Though one will be told that water should not touch the scar but not to the extent of not bathing for 18days.
Though for the second day after the surgery, I did bed bath. My mum was with me so for the third day she bath me with sponge from My v jay area down to my leg and we poured water, but for the upper part she bath me with moist sponge and soap not too watery and deep a small towel in warm water squeezed out the water and used it to clean my armpit, breast, tummy e.t.c so that water will not pour on the cs site. wen we got home I used big nylon to wrap myself round the cs site and hold it firmly them my mummy will bathe me from head to toe water running freely then clean with cotton wool and spirit afterwards.

Omavicky, ow far mama. We are expecting ur BA.
Mayluv, owz the vigilante going? To all September mamas hope our LOs are doing fine. Just checking up on u.

P4perissos:
Did your tummy go down? When can one start wearing post partum belt?

It depends on one's nature
My tummy is not yet back to the normal flat tummy but I have a neighbor that has also gone thru the procedure twice. By the sixth week her tummy to back to the very flat tummy she had b4 getting married and she didn't do anything to it. She said she just take warm water ( no cold things for the 6 weeks) and little walks round the house.
For the post partum belt when you know that you no longer feel pain on the CS site you can give it one more additional week then u can start.

P4perissos:
Please mamas in the house that has done CS before. Can you share your experience? How long does it take to heal and all that. Please I would be going for an elective CS. I need to be prepared. Thank you

Well av gone through it twice so be rest assured you will be fine. Though there will be pains no doubt abt that but after 2 days that you are able to stand and walk around the pain will really subside. Within two weeks you won't feel any pain at all again at the site and within 6 weeks the wound should be healed but you still need to be careful not to do too much strenuous work and lifting of heavy things.
Talking from my own experience
Other mamas will share theirs
God will make it easy for you and God will work through the health workers that will work on you.
N.B don't panic and don't let fear set in.

Babygal2020:
Good morning mommas. Pls I need advice from doctors and CS mums.
I delivered via CS on 11th August, 2020. My baby will be 8 weeks on Tuesday.
I bled for a week then stopped.

Just yesterday, at my 7 weeks postpartum, I have started bleeding again.

Note:
The blood is red, with small clot, not too much.
No cramps, no fever.

I'm exclusively breastfeeding

Unfortunately, my hospital doesn't attend to patients on weekend except emergencies....

Any advice or suggestion? I'm damn worried.

Are u sure it's not ur monthly flow that has resumed. Just try n check in d hospital tomorrow but if the flow is heavy pls check in to the hospital cos dats am emergency.
Sorry

BS!!! BS!!! BS!!!

I no too Sabi write story ooo but abeg help me manage this.

Starting from October 2019, myself and my kid sister that stays with me do start our flow the same day. November same thing as well as early December.
So by late December another flow suppose show.
So kid sister's flow show my own no gree show, but I no shake am like it's normal e fit change. With no flow I was still having menstrual cramps on the 31st flow never show not to disturb my vibe for new year cos I do have painful menstruation I started taking felvin even on the first.
On new day people came visiting and was asking my DS of 1yr 7months if he wants a baby dis year. I dey yimu for them say baby kor baby ni on top child of how old.
1st vamoose,2nd,3rd,4th of Jan still no show. Kid sister sef don forget say she menstruate. Na dere fear start to dey catch me. I sent my sis to get me PT strip on the 6th. The following morning I tried the strip with early morning urine na so I see 2 lines ooo.
My heart skipped wasn't happy at all. Am like my son is just a yr 7 month. I told hubby he didn't even say anything. But with time I loved the little being in me cos I believed it's God's way of doing his things. God's plan is different from ours.

Na so the journey start oooo.

First trimester was close to hell. Has to take a lil break from the school where I teach thank God it's a government school so some ppl stood in for me. I couldn't eat, was always in bed. If i remember my first trimester the tot of having another child will vanish within the twinkle of an eye. First trimester is not an easy thing for me at all even with my first.
Second trimester was sweet no wahala. By April I started antenatal by the 26th week I was asked to see the doctor cos my first baby was Cs so as to decide how this will go. So when I saw the doctor he asked if I would love to try but I told him we should still wait and see. so I was scheduled for another appointment by the 36th week.
Fast forward to my 36th week I went to see the doctor, bearing in mind all the stories have read abt VB, some going through CS after labour of several hours, episiotomy and what I was going through then( back pain, v jay pain, muscle cramp, to waka sef na war) na so I no get liver again for VBAC I kuku opted for CS ooo. So I was booked
So on the 26th of August my beautiful platinum princess came out through CS.
I give God all the glory we are doing fine and beautiful.

Thanks for reading

Backing my cappo's sign out with this BS
Bye to September 2020
Cc. Mayluv.

Welcome October mamas

temmytayur:
BS!BS! BS!

This is a very long BS so grab a bowl of popcorn and a chilled drink.

Pregnancy Journey

I had a lot of plans has to what to do with money during the pregnancy stage but corona had other plans for me�‍♀️ as there's was no work so no pay.Early June i got a message from Waec for supervision and i was happy cos i really needed the money and yes federal govt was shifting and shifting the exam.In July my proprietor called to ask if he should go to Waec office to change the name and i was like haaa no ooo as long as the exam will still commence by Aug 17th i will be fine cos i had big bump so the man was scared and i was popular in waec office here, i pick the school i want to supervise sef most times cos of my condition.Fast forward to Sept 2nd i fell from a bike on my way back from a supervision went straight to the clinic and was affirmed alright.Sept 5th the cab i took almost had an accident it was a slight escape and on the 12th waec ended and yes i was happy baby waited and God kept us.

On the 14th we were told to resume to school as teachers normally resume a week b4 resumption,i resumed the next day 15th.

I started feeling this heaviness on Monday 21st and i wanted baby to come soonest as e don dey tire me so i started serious walk on tuesday,i walked to school and walked back home in the afternoon(the distance is an N100 bike here in Abk) on Wed night cos as usual we dont sleep from 1am till ard 3a.m b4 sleep will start again i decided to do the labour inducing exercises from youtube.I did the exercises with all seriousness and yes by morning i started having contractions 30 minutes interval.I bathed and also bathed my baby girl.I dropped her off at school and i went to mine.I just went to school to play that day cos i didn't go to the class for my periods i just gave them note to write and i sat in the staff room faced the window and backed every other person,my colleagues were asking me wat happened i just told them am feeling breathless i needed all the fresh air i can get and wen we closed i walked back home again then it had increased to 10 mins apart.Immediately i got home i called my sister in law as my hubby works outside the town to help me take my bag to the clinic we took different route so that people won't start pinching themselves.We got to the clinic ard 6pm and i was checked,i was 6cm dilated and after 1hr i was checked again was still 6cm but the nurse said my cervix was soft haaa 6cm since. Initially i laid on my side held the bed then i sat up straight on a chair and yes the contraction started hitting me back to back haa it was nothing like my first baby this one was painful my back wanted to break after a while the nurse came to drop a tablet under my tongue and within few minutes contraction that was 2mins apart become seconds apart i told my sis in law to call them, they told me to relax that they are timing me.Timing bawo am having the urge to push this nurse is talking about timing so the other nurse then told me to stand aswear it was as if the chair held me down i became lame couldn't move my legs and the pain was killing my sis law and the nurse practically carried me into the labour room and wen she checked she was like haaa omo yi ti dele tan oo (this child don reach ground finish) she poured the olive oil and after two pushes he burst the water on their faces � and came out screaming ard past 8pm.After he was cleaned and i was cleaned oya stand up i still couldn't move i was carried back to the ward and the main deal started,i started shivering was told it's part of some people's package too after delivery.I was given some drugs and injections and after about three hours the shivering subsided.
Now vigilante is doing me long thing.To all GTC mum your miracle is here and to all waddling mums it shall end in praise.
BS done and dusted
September we sign out,boots hanged.

cc mayluv

Congrats mama
God bless your LO
Glad to meet anoda abk mum.

SapphirePRINCEX:
Every Child is a Blessing

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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

Congrats mama
One of the hilarious BS av read
Congrats once again mama for that brave move of home birth.
U're strong
Welcome our prince

Deolaw:
BA!!!

EDD - - October 9, 2020
DD - - September 26, 2020
Weight - - 3.2kg

It was a VD with little tear

It's with a great joy we met our Prince. Mother is doing very well and father is fine too.

May God finish His good works on each belleful mothers here and also plant a baby seed on all TTC women. We await your testimonies.

BS coming soon.

TeamOctober cappo take note.

Congrats ma

mayluv:
BA BA BA!!!
To God be the glory, it has ended in praise. Where are my team September mamas o. My prince landed today weighing 3.44kg via VD with little tears. Mummy, daddy and baby are doing great. BS coming soonest.

See me dancing alanta oooooo
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Congrats capppo. So happy to see this

temmytayur:
BA
I am happy to announce the arrival of my prince charming yesterday at about 8:26pm. Weighing 3.5kg through VD and without a tear.Daddy,mummy big sis and little ds doing great. BS later

cc mayluv

Congrats mama

younix:
BA BA
my little princess just landed today
VD
EDD 20/9/20
DOB 23/9/20
2.36kg

Safe delivery to the remaining September mama and all mamas pregnant. The same good news to all TTC mamas

Cc: Mayluv

Congrats mama.

SugaryBelle:
BA BA
my little princess arrived yesterday through VD
EDD 26/9/20
DOB 21/9/20
2.8kg with tears, it was long and tough but God made a name for himself.
Safe delivery to rest of team September and other mamas.

Congrats teamie. September mamas dropping it hot. Let the BAs keep rolling in.

FairyGodmother:
BA! BA!! BA!!!
My Royal Rainbow Princess has arrived!!!
EDD - 22/09/20
DOB - 22 /09/ 20
BW - 4.3kg
V. D with tears
Time - 12:07pm

Cc Mayluv and all September teamies...
Safe delivery to all belleful mommas!

Wow congrats mama

mayluv:
Bumpy tuesday... we are 39 weeks plus today. May we give birth safely in Jesus name amen.

My cappo cappo, lovely bump,nyc shape.
U try oooo, u still dey wear jeans.
Safe delivery mama

Babygal2020:
Hi mama, nobody told me how stressful nursing is. Lol. I think I prefer pregnancy to nursing!!!!!

xup mama, heya sowie It's not easy at all. Don't even know the one to prefer sef. God will surely help you through. May all mothers reap the fruit of their labour.

mayluv:
Hello teamie, we are still pushing. The sluggishness is not here o. We are almost there though. How is our baby doing. Big hug and kisses from me. We love you too

It is well
Easy delivery by God's grace
Your baby is doing fine. Thanks mama

Cappo @mayluv and September mamas that has not put to bed owz the waddling going? Good news from you soon by the grace of God. Other mamas that has put to bed, owz our LOs? Pls take good care of them ooo and abeg bless them with abundance of breast milk. Love u all

Chikabel:
Thank you, ma! It's not easy sha but that seems like the only way to work around it. Thanks again

It's for a while. It will soon be over. The rolling down of the front part really works for me.

Chikabel:
Sabi mamas... Greetings
Please ooo, experienced mamas especially those who birthed their LOs via Caesarean sections, how do you wear pants? I'm really finding it difficult to especially cos I'm still passing lochia. Just realized I have bruised my scar cos of wearing pants to keep my pad in place and the pain is stinging. Kindly help!

Sorry mama
You either still stick to disposable pant or roll down the front part of ur pant a little bit from the site. Dats what I do for cotton pants.

[quote author=Ziby post=93943383][/quote]My prayers are with you mama. May God console you and bless with another wonderful soul to nuture very soon.

Milaby:
BA BA!!!
My baby boy arrived yesterday
11-09-2020 EDD 23-09-2020
Weighting 2.948kg
VD without tear. Alhamdulillah
BS coming soon!!!

Cc: cappo Mayluv

Congrats teamie. May God bless our prince

Chikabel:
BA! BA! BA!
My princess made her lovely entrance yesterday afternoon weighing 3.7kg via Emergency CS.
BS soon... Still nursing pains.
Fellow September teamies, how are we doing?
Cc Mayluv

Congrats teamie

cinderellashoes:
BA! BA!

My rainbow princess is here. We got to the hospital by 12.41 and baby came by 3.45am weighing 3.4kg.

Cc
Maycappo, I don port ooo. We now have four August babies in my family, including me.

September mamas and porting ����. Cappo are you dere. God bless your princess. Congrats ma.