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TOHHAN:
Amen. Thanks ma

hello mama, I hope you're fine now and your LO is fine too

TOHHAN:
Good evening mamas, so pls I av having stomach pain round under my abdomen on the 8th and went to do a scan which the scan confirm the baby is fyn bt I have fibroid, I went to the hospital with my scan result on d 9th and d 1 of d Dr said I'm having a false labour contraction bt ll still do dere hospital scan(bt d lab tell me dey v close around 2pm) den he gave me injection and ask to b taken paracetamol 3tyms a day. The second Dr said d pain am having might b due to the fibroid growing wit the baby. The pain has reduce after the injection day bt didn't go totally, d cramp ll jt hook me for a while and relief me den hook me again afta a while though was told to cum back for check up next week. I came back home now and sumone told me I had a stain, looking at the stain, it was like a water discharge that release out from my pant(though I wear only pant and a cloth nt so free). Is it sumtin I should be panic about or I can still wait and see by tomao because there's assurance I can't do scan from the hospital again tonit.
Am just 23weeks pls

mama please try and go to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning since it's late already this night. I will put u in my prayers, the lord will put a stop to all the cramps and stomach pain ijn and nothing will happen to the baby lagbara olorun.

Mysamuels:
No, it's not too late, I'm sure you will be given at your next appointment, some persons register for antenatal at 6months and they still get the 3 doses of TT before given birth.

okay thanks teamie.. u just made me feel better FTM,s worry about everything how are you and you LO mama

Mysamuels:
I registered at a general hospital and private hospital, it's in the general hospital I was given the two doses of TT and told the 3rd is at 6months, when I went for antenatal at the private hospital I told them about the TT so I wasn't given there. Please do and complain at your next appointment. Kisses to Lo

I guess I wasn't given because I didn't go there on the date given to me for my anti natal appointment. Went there on just a random day.

And my next antenatal is like 3weeks time. I hope it's not too late. I come dey fear

Mysamuels:
Cappo mi, I took my first tt at 12weeks when I registered for anti natal, then the second one at 16weeks, I was told the 3rd one will be at 6months. As for anti-malarial drug I was given at 20weeks even though I wasn't having any malaria symptoms.

ha, I better complain at the next antenatal o. Took the first TT at the private hospital I was using before.
Shey general hospital people don't care about all those things ni. Am just wondering nio

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Hamzashaf99:
Honeymoon? Lucky you.

I feel like I'm 38 weeks with all the pains and aches, just finished vomiting sef

awww I guess we all have different experiences right? Don't worry it will get better ijn.
And by the time we finally meet our bundle of joy all the pregnancy pain will be long gone in our memory oo it will all be worth it

Funky123:
Lol, I Kuku fit help you get am if you are near
E Dey always give me some mummy G.O plus Chick vibes

don't worry yourself iya ibeji
It fits you so well

Funky123:
This picture was taken at exactly 34 weeks on Sunday
I Dey slay this bump no be small Anyways I am not gonna miss it
I want to join 38weeks delivery Geng abeg when should I start eating pineapple, dates and orishirishi

after u born, Sha waybill this fine skirt to me

kokaiye:
wow!!! Issa baby bump wednesday... Everybody just dey drop am hot hot... Mama, u look beautiful wit ur lovely bump

thank you mama, waiting for yours

Omakraid:
Pregnancy is not anybody's mate shaa, only those who had it nice all through won't know how many of us feel. God will see us through my sister

amen mama

Funky123:
This slay ehn, we go give you belle o top belle o

second trimester nah honeymoon phase, make I enjoy am

Funky123:
Hehehe, rai now I am not wearing cloth nor underwear with my hair not weaved nor braided like ayamatanga make I Dey look for story to tell DH when he comes back because I promise to make my hair today, yesterday he look me sotey he said maybe I should go and barb it. The moment he said let’s go out na Jean I carry with vintage scarf I still do slay mama with rough hair under scarf
Meanwhile package that jumpsuit for me and Waybill it

this is so funny please try and make it tomorrow

Omakraid:
Don't worry, strength will come. Cute you mama

Please how do you people wear these wigs abi na only here heat dey ni make I vex loose the weaving wey dey my head, by fire by force I must slay. Lol.

If u see me at home ehn, u go run but when it's time to go out I try to use wig and slay my bump small
My weaving too nah something else now, the weaving dey quick rough now adays

Funky123:
Oya post naaa, my own bump has been coming out to play since

Me 3 weeks ago, bigger now but no strength to snap

MGeey:
If not for the crowd, lackadaisical attitude of some nurses and sorry state of the toilets, I would have gone to General Hospital. They have qualified doctors for every field. Yeah some medical personnels do make mistake but it is not only in general hospital.

Our prayers is that we do not encounter any evil/wicked medical personnel in our journeys in life. Amen.

I am a FTM and I don't even have a prior knowledge about all these things, well experience is the best teacher they say, I pray we get a good one all steps of the way.
Amen to your prayers too.

That asire, you guys please o when do they take the second TT injection, plus I am 22weeks and I never take any malaria medicine, haven't had any headache since I get belle Sha, but I won't lie mosquitoes dey bite me o, dunno how I've been able to escape malaria

Omakraid:
Enjoying God's love at 27:4, its a bumping Wednesday for me
Pic showing me in the morning, strong and colourful VS me in the afternoon @ sticker

Beautiful mama, mwaaahhhh.
You look good jare. May your smile never stop ijn
Bumping pictures Wednesday everyone? Yaaayy or Naahh. As mama omakridd don open floor

Honestly I don't like reading anything about blood here.. makes my heart skip a beat lol.
May God protect us all and our LO's ijn, and there shall be no loss lagbara olorun. Isokale Ayo for all of us loruko Jesu.
Ire o

greatp80:
Don't be afraid of the hospital you are using. Just pray that God will use the right people for you.
I have used both with different experiences.

so true. Thank you so much for this mama. Good morning

phaya:
Thanks for the write up. Some parts in Nigeria are waterlogged so because of mosquitoes most people buy the long sleeved onesies and the cold sometimes in the north

arrgghh north is truly cold

dollarnaira:
Use the search botton up there.
It will help.
Type sth like "dressing mirror clearance sale" or without clearance sale. There were varieties of cool designs when I did on your behalf though.

thank you will do that now

kokaiye:
Clap* clap* clap* wonderful write up!!! Wonderful!!! in addition to wat my sister layormiii said u c dt baby wipes, dont go n buy alcohol made wipes, read wat is written on d wrapper of d wipe look 4 WATER BABY WIPES, stay away from alcohol wipes, it is super duper sensitive to baby skins n cos rashes.

4 mamas dt cant afford activity mat, u can buy d baby playmats, it is affordable, larger (it comes in different size), n safer for babies, u can even use dem wen babies start crawling.

Paracetamol is very safe but it must not b abused... Its not everytime u will b giving baby paracetamol. Drom wat i read, give baby paracetamol only d time dey get their vaccines n wen dey r circumcised so as fever wont occur.. N dosage shldnt pass 1ml 4 new born babies.. As deir weight increase u increase d dosage to 1.5ml... Pls as sis layormiii said, never ever give ur baby agbo (i swear people will come to pressurize u to give baby agbo, dont listen ooo... Stand ur ground gidigba), nva ever give ur baby multivitamin n never ever give ur baby vitamin c... Dey dont need it 4 now until dey clock 1yr...

4 d mama of boys, wen ur baby is circumcize use only olive oil n penicillin on d circumcision site, dont use hand n rub d oilment on it, use cottonbud... N never rob d site til d place heal up.

Till today... I dnt knw y we cover babies so much in dt heat... Even 4 abroad dey r always shoutin dont overheat babies... Abeg let baby breath biko... N no dey use hot water bath babies as if una wan plug fowl feathers, warm water is okay... Ur room temperature shld b btw 22degrees or 24degrees, if not pls wear ur baby light clothes... Its not our weather dt is giving babies cold or catarrh... It is dust... Dont get it twisted.

thanks for the addition. You see that last part of covering baby all the time, I always wonder why because e no make sense to me, once my baby is like a month all those cover cover go stop o.
The agbo part.. well am still thinking about it.

Saw the writeup on a thread on nairaland, it was insightful to me so I decided to share for other mamas to see and learn from .

Happy Sunday mama, I appreciate you

Buy a seasponge for your baby. It's soft and will last a year or more (compared to those Gerber washcloths). Ours is still going strong. Expect to pay N750 for one big one. But do NOT buy it from the baby store or baby section of a place like Game. Theirs is N2300 and a regular type is N750. The difference is the word "baby" on the packet.

Sudocrem is an all-round good Zinc oxide cream (15%). Desitin as well (max strength is 40%). Zinc oxide creams are good for when baby has any type of rash. So rather than use it daily (they are not cheap), use either Vaseline or mix coconut oil and shea butter
as a cream and use that as a diaper cream. Then all you need is a small cup of Sudocrem that will last and only be used when rashes occur.

Aveeno, Sebamed Baby, Boots and co can be pricey for baby washed and shampoos. Johnson's is having quite some issues due to it being very harsh. May I recommend Dove Pure and Sensitive bar soap? It comes dermatologist and paeditrician-recommended and is paraben-free and fragrance-free. It is also cheap (2 bars go for less than N500 and will last). Compare that to Aveeno at N2500 per bottle.

Attend Children's birthday parties. This is a great way to stock up on stuff like plastic plates and spoons, stationaries and nice toys. I know someone who hasn't bought a pencil in 5 years for her kids grin and some party packs I've seen are ahmazingggg for great toys (computer games and art stuff and books). However, you also have to reciprocate and give nice party packs (no chinkele piece of N10 fried meat with one N5 pencil now grin)

The only medicine you should have is Infant Acetamophin (Tylenol) or Infant Aspirin (Calpol). Ask out doctor for the appropriate ages for either (one is better for newborns and the other works for babies above 3 months). Luckily, Emzor has started making Strawberry-flavoured Paracetamol, because Calpol's price is not for the faint-hearted

There is a company now making padded baby changing mats and it retails for N1000 at Game. So in case you have lost your baby changing mat or are using another bag as a bag, you can get one.

Baby lists

Diapers (buy one pack newborn, 2 packs size 1 and one pack size 2, to get you through that first few weeks. Then buy according to size after). newborns can go through 8 diaper changes daily (!!!! ) and boys pee more, but don't buy too many because you can't predict size of your baby and you don't know quickly they will grow (I've seen a baby go from newborn to size 2 in 3 weeks). so at least 1 or 2 pack of newborn diapers will hopefully last you for a week and if your baby still needs newborn, buy weekly. If after it finishes your baby needs size 1, at least you have 2 packs at home to give you time before having to run to the supermarket or market to buy more.

Baby wipes: look for the unscented ones, less likely to irritate skin.

Diaper rash cream: Sudafed is what all my sisters used (especially the one who is a pharmacist). But try and change your baby once it gets wet so it's not sitting in a wet diaper that ends up causing diaper rash.

onesies (if you're in Nigeria, get the sleeveless or short sleeved version. Do the same, one pack of 5 newborn, a one pack size 0-3).

try not to buy too many newborn sizes as babies grow like beans (very quickly). Even better, inherit some from others (I just got a lot of onesies and newborn clothing from someone whose baby has outgrown hers, so I didn't bother buying clothes).

Same with clothes and shoes, try not to buy too many until 3-6 months (God knows how many times I have been driven insane looking for one leg of baby shoe or sock that fell somewhere. And it wasn't even my own pikin sef grin ) get a few mittens until your liver is strong enough to file or cut those really sharp baby nails (because they will scratch their faces).

Receiving blanket, a few caps and some wrappers for swaddling. Ejoor look for really thin wrapper (the old type they sold was better and cotton, a breathable fabric which means less heat. So raid a parent's cupboard for their old wrapper). Or buy muslin swaddle blanket (size 44"x44" minimum).

Burp cloths: I don't like the terrycloth ones (those ones that look like towels) because they don't absorb well. Instead get the cotton clothe diaper (that rectangular fabric that's thick). Works like a charm and sometimes cheaper.

Do you have a car? If yes, get a car seat (convertible preferred over infant but you will most likely find infant more in Nigeria). Chicco and Graco make good brands.

It's upto you to decide if you want to buy pacifiers. One pack should be fine.

Bassinet and cot: if you can also inherit this from someone, do (they tend to be pricey). If not, just buy a travel bassinet and remember some babies hate cots (though eventually you will want your bed back and kick the baby out to their cot).

Towels: don't buy baby towels, they are usually very thin and stay damp longer and breakdown faster (mine was from Mothecare). Preferably buy regular very soft towel (100% cotton) which will last longer. Same with washcloth.

lots of small nylon bags and big trashbags for diaper disposal and a pack of Baking soda and a good dustbin with a lid. When you dispose of dirty diapers, use a good bin with a tight cover and sprinkle some baking soda at the bottom of the dustbin (this helps to trap odours). At the end of the day, you tie up trashbag and take it outside (instead of constantly running after every diaper change to fling it).

Baby set: please look for one that has nail cutter, thermometer, comb, nasal pump, baby medicine spoon, nail file. Avent sells one like that.

No need for stroller, especially if in Nigeria. Which road is not dusty and uneven unless you're in the mall. Get a baby carrier (Bjorn makes good ones, they're expensive but I inherited my sisters own 10 years later. Quality is cheaper in the long run).

Diaper bag: lots of decent ones out there (I got a messenger bag type so my hubby could carry it, my sister used a strong backpack). Look for one that has changing pad inside it.

Olive oil and Shea butter for body cream rather than baby body creams. I hear most of the Johnson's on the market is fake and at least Shea butter is cheap, natural and does a beautiful job, same with olive oil.

Baby wash

Bibs (look for one size fits all).

Treated mosquito net

Bouncy chair and activity gym (so you can keep your baby somewhere if you need to have your hands free, like when bathing or cooking or just watching tv or answering the phone. Activity gym is for when baby starts rolling, put it on the floor (because I'm tired of hearing stories like "my baby rolled off the chair and fell on the floor, should I go to the hospital?? ".

an electronic sterilizer set (microwave) because all the doctors in my house dislike sterilizing tablets. But it is your choice sha. Avent makes one sterilizer set that comes with feeding bottles so no need to buy any more.

Plastic spoon and plate (but you won't need this for a while).

Are you breastfeeding, pumping or doing formula?

Please don't dress your baby up more than you. If you feel hot, your baby feels hot (even faster). If you feel cold, your baby feels cold (even faster). So unless you're constantly in an a.c. on blast, ejoor let your baby relax and use less clothing. Yes, Mama Nkechi or Mama Teni will have all sorts of unnecessary and unwanted advise to give you, but please listen to your common sense. Please listen to your common sense more.

Please don't give your child baby paracetamol or agbo to drink. The only person giving you medical advise should be a pediatrician (who will also tell you what to do and how to treat circumcision and umblical cord.

That's the basics. As time goes, you will need more and realise some stuff you don't need. HTH

Sassy256:
Hello mums
Goodevening.
I've been following this page as a guest for a while but finally registered.
Pls I'm 11 weeks pregnant and I have a lot of spitting and odd taste in my mouth, I cannot swallow saliva please what can I do to stop this? Also how long does it usually last? I didn't have this with my previous pregnancies and I don't have any other symptoms aside from tiredness and headaches when I'm stressed.
Pls help. Thank you

so sorry mama, I heard each pregnancy is different lol, nah the hand wey this one bring be that.
My spitting stopped totally at 4months.
U can chew garden egg. Or buy sweets . I used garden egg mostly Sha .

Good morning guys, I saw one dressing table here, the mirror is separate from the small drawer underneath it. The mirror was drilled to the wall I guess, and then the small shelf/drawer too was hanged on the wall under it. Love the idea and thought I saved the picture to show my carpenter. Been looking for it since.
Please can anyone help with it?

Omakraid:
The 98k shock me ooo.. I asked my doc and he said normal delivery costs between 15-20k depending on the type but I didn't ask of the other one.

Their Cs is 70k funny enough

sayoddy:
Cappo, you're mouthed. Still having roll call when you've delivered. Thank you o.

Well I'm 37 weeks today and baby is XX but I need to get some things. Money is a big factor and my last pregnancy so I'm not enthusiastic in buying things.
Like Is new Iron wrapper and Oja necessary or should use the old one I used for last baby? New plastic drawer or to use the one I used for two children. To get new bath set or use the ones at home? Since it's a 1st girl child , I bought clothes flannel, shawl , caps and baby bed, all new.


Hmmm, it is well.

please don't put urself under unnecessary pressure. We all know as country take be.
If they are not bad or worn out, please wash and clean your thing and flex them well.
It is well mama

Abeg u people are making me scared of general hospital oo, see me that ran away from the private hospital I was using because of the bruhaha we had and focused only on general hospital and forget, general hospital is not cheap again o

Imagine opening your blog innocently to read d full gist and seeing dcckkk and porn pictures everywhere. This early morning o, this is why some of you bloggers can't ever make it with blogging. Mtcheeww

Expectantmom:
Good to know you're fine teamie and happy lo is good too. Send me your email address.

josephlayomi2@gmail.com thank you mama

kokaiye:
in my area ooo... It is 1k in Agege.

1k keh u suppose kuku price am to 500