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HolySteph:
Well done ma. I've not tried some of these combos before. I'll love to. Thanks for these tips

You are welcome

Anitaamich:
Wow.. thank you for your reply please did u take the injection before or after childbirth? what’s the name of the injection so I can read and make enquiry about it.

After child birth. I have forgotten the name but it's d 2 months injectable family planning.

Someone has mentioned d name here before

Weldone mamas for the thread and food ideas. Let me share some recepies I give nu son. Started giving at 6 months

1) ripe plaintain, deboned Titus fish and carrot.
I cook everything, add blended crayfish n red oil while cooking, and blend when done

You can also try this with sweet potatoes or Irish

2) Irish potatoes and boiled egg.
Cook d potatoes n egg separately, blend together. I started blending only d egg yoke den from 7 months added egg white

3)yam porridge 8 months
Cook yam, add crayfish, fish, red oil n tiny sliced ugwu n allow to be very soft. I added little water at a time so d water won't be too much. Boil till yam can be mashed with ur fingers.

Sweet potatoes can also be used for yam

4) semo n okro soup or draw soup.
Make d semi soft. Sometimes I leave for air to touch abit before wrapping in nylon.

5) carrot n Apple, boil n blend

6)Avocado puree

7) banana n apple

orange juice

9) Ojojo (made from wateryam) grate d water yam, add crayfish, little salt(optional), take in bits n fry in veg oil

10) moi moi (without pepper)

11) rice n beans
Remove back of beans, parboil, add to rice.
Boil rice n beans, add crayfish, fish. Boil till very very soft

Weldone mamas for the thread and food ideas. Let me share some recepies I give nu son. Started giving at 6 months

1) ripe plaintain, deboned Titus fish and carrot.
I cook everything, add blended crayfish n red oil while cooking, and blend when done

You can also try this with sweet potatoes or Irish

2) Irish potatoes and boiled egg.
Cook d potatoes n egg separately, blend together. I started blending only d egg yoke den from 7 months added egg white

3)yam porridge 8 months
Cook yam, add crayfish, fish, red oil n tiny sliced ugwu n allow to be very soft. I added little water at a time so d water won't be too much. Boil till yam can be mashed with ur fingers.

Sweet potatoes can also be used for yam

4) semo n okro soup or draw soup.
Make d semi soft. Sometimes I leave for air to touch abit before wrapping in nylon.

5) carrot n Apple, boil n blend

Anitaamich:
Please mamas, I want to ask question about family planning.. I went to health Centre for consultation but didn’t get any useful answer. Is it wise for someone that battled with hormonal imbalance(PCOS) before childbirth to go on implant? One of the nurses told me birth control corrects hormonal imbalance but I’m having doubts about that.. will it worsen it, I would’ve gone for Billings method but my cycle was so irregular before I gave birth, so I’m kinda confused? Can someone with PCOS be on any kind of family planning/birth control? Please don’t read and pass.

I had hormonal imbalance (very irregular period) when I was in my teens n d Dr gave me family planning pills for 2 months. It corrected it for a while.

Before I took in my period was still irregular, I did d 2 months injection family planning and after d 2 months my period and ovulation has been so constant. It has never been this constant, for d past 3 cycles.

I think you can give it a try

rvpbae:
Ok. Thank you. How much water do i need to give pls? And is it at anytime during the day?

There's no specific amount of water. It can be given anytime but I don't give my baby formula from 9pm till 9am. He breastfeeds throughout d night

Sorry I replied since but it didn't come up

rvpbae:
Experienced mums pls i need your help. Been feeding my 5months old son exclusively but i think he needs more, he can suck for africa and way too frequent these days.

I want to supplement with formular. Pls how can i do this? When am i supposed to give it to him? How many ml should i start with? Also how do i incorporate water into this mix?

Thanks

You can give him after breastfeeding if he seems not satisfied. I think you can start with 60 mls to observe him and also give water.
The instructions to mix is on the pack of the milk but it's usually 30 mls of water to 1 level scoop of formula.

My son doesn't like water so when I noticed he hasn't drank water for a while I give him water first before formula.

hunniesuzie:
He needs to drink water. Try to give water first thing in the morning as well as before you feed so he's not too full for it

The twisting is colic, search for comments on it

My baby pooed every 4 days max and he wasn't on exclusive, daily poo isn't compulsory so far the poo comes out at normal consistency and not hard/pebbly

I gave him water first thing this morning and my mum placed him in a position to poo and he did.
It was normal consistency

Thank you so much

Liftedhands:
Give him warm water first thing in the morning and keep giving even if it's just a spoonful till he goes.

I gave him water first thing this morning and my mum placed him in a position to poo and he did.

Thank you so much

My NOT exclusively feed 2 month ds hasn't pooped for 3 days. He gases alot n it smells, he also twist like he's having tummy pain.

Pls mamas what's the normal duration he can stay without poking?

What can I do to help him poo?

I have put Vaseline using a.n.us pump but he still hasn't pooped

Thank you

StrongWoman333:
Good morning mamas please I have a question someone told me that it is too early to be using baby body cream on my 10 days old baby that it will change her colour please how true is it? I use chicco product

I don't think it is true. Most babies change complexion after birth not necessarily because of the cream. But chicco soap made my son's skin to peel within days and when I changed soap it stopped.

nwarosa:
Congratulations. Please how much did the cerclage cost?

Sorry I'm just seeing this. It cost 35,000 excluding drugs n admission

zaynie:
Alhamdulillah.
Thank you Lord!
Mama, you know you have low lying placenta, biko trekking too much or anything to make babu engage is not for you abeg.

Other moms that had low lying placenta should please come out and give hints on what they did to hold on to delivery.

I had low lying placenta and was on complete bed rest for d first two weeks. I only left d bed to use d restroom.

When I got home I continued d bed rest, I didn't cook, didn't lift anything (maybe except my phone lol) for another 3 weeks till I felt d pregnancy has gotten to a safe age. I couldn't even go shopping for my baby tins

I will advise u observe d bed rest for d sake of ur baby

Cc: mamatwinny

Giddyperson:
Lol most doctors are usually dismissive until baby starts showing serious symptoms. Since she believed you enough to prescribe antibiotics, she wasn't so dismissive cuz that's what they prescribe for serious cough. The ones I know would have given you just Vitamin C and Multivite and any other just-so-you-don't-leave-empty-handed kinda drugs. With what I know now I sha won't go to hospital for a once-a-day cough, I'd give Vitc and watch, and go only if it seems to be getting more frequent.

Thank you Ma'am, I will continue observing it.

I'm just getting used to this Drs. Lol

Liftedhands:
Lolz at dismiss you may not be intentional. You can start him on it but be sure he completes the duration. The antibiotic is usually given so as to get to the source incase of an infection.

You can add vitamin C syrup to boost his immune system as you treat the cough.


Its best you nip it now before it gets out of hand.

Ok, thank you Ma. I didn't notice d cough today but I ll keep observing

At the bolded, maybe it wasn't intentional, but she made me feel like I wasted my time. FTM fever

Good evening dear mamas

My 5weeks + DS coughs once a day( dry cough). He coughs like three times at once and that's all.

I met a paed today, she recommended antibiotics but the way she prescribed it was like to dismiss me.

Do u think the cough is something to worry about?

Thank you

LEEMAH50:
good evening mama,pls did FMC jabi in Abuja also join the strike,my appointment is on Monday and I want to know before I go there, thanks mamas

They are not on strike.

jazzyjazz:
No idea ma'am

Thank u for ur response

Pls abuja Mamas

Pls who knows the price of opening card and doing circumcision in Garki hospital

Cc: PatKing
Mumsgirl27
jazzyjazz

All abuja Mamas

Thanks

tollu:
Yeah, that is expected, our baby must not starve o. You just be sure that you aren't lactating well before introducing formula.

There's nothing wrong with formula but if it is your desire to breastfeed exclusively then it is good for you to try your best.

Here’s something from BabyCenter that I think you’ll like:

How to tell if your newborn is getting enough milk - BabyCentre UK

You may find this link helpful: https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a617/how-to-tell-if-your-newborn-is-getting-enough-milk

Thank you ma'am.
I feel the breastmilk is increasing

[quote author=PraisesG post=67412387][/quote]Thank you ma'am

I think what you said about bottles is true. I introduced bottles yesterday and he sucked with less force today.

tollu:
Try not to worry, easier said than done, I know. You just might be producing super sufficient milk but not know.

In my experience, the breast pump is unreliable. I'm almost 7 months into breastfeeding and I have NEVER been able to express with a manual pump, tried Mam, Medela and Philips Avent.
I then used Medela electronic pump and I have NEVER been able to get more than 2 ounces from a full breast.
I almost got into the "not producing" trap too but hunted and hunted for information on the internet.

You need to try other means of knowing if your baby is getting enough milk. Accepting formula after being breastfed is not proof enough because babies generally like to suck. And you just might be teaching baby bad hunger cues and also putting your supply journey at risk because the more baby takes, the more your body produces. Breastfeeding is demand and supply, not a storage tank.

He's just 11 days, my suggestions:
1. Ditch the formula until you are absolutely sure he's not feeding well at the breast

2. Nurse frequently, not pump, direct baby to breast. At least, every 2 hours and on demand

3. Check you baby's throat. You can totally tell when they are sucking well. When you first put them to breast, they do a quick suck motion. This is what stimulates your breast to release milk.
When the breast milk starts to flow well, you'd see them take longer and bigger swallows, sometimes you can even hear it.

4. Let your instinct guide you

Let us know how it goes and good luck mama!

Thank you ma'am
I wanted to ditch the formula but mum doing omuga will insist on formula. That the baby is staved, especially when he takes much formula after.

I will do as suggested.

Awesomemama:
Story of my life
Took everything too, even lactating cookies and granola and didn't get the result I wanted (except fenugreek).. maybe you should try fenugreek like the other mama adviced cus that's the only thing I didn't take

What I've been doing is drink a lot of water and pap
And most importantly, have rest of mind, sleep when LO is sleeping and always put LO to breast, if you feel he isn't getting enough substitute with formula please

Also try to BF at night cus thats when production is high.
Think it helped me too

It will get better
I also planned to EBF but it didn't happen for me
And yes I still substitute with formula
Don't beat yourself up, it will get better with time

Thank you ma'am

Pls how many times on the average do you breastfeed at night? I breastfeed twice between 11pm and 5am.

nahzyla:
Have you tried taking fenugreek?

I hear it's very effective. Also feed him as much as possible from the breasts to encourage more milk let down. The more you breastfeed the more milk your breast produce. And always stay hydrated. I wish you well.

Thank you ma'am

I haven't tried Fenugreek yet. I will feed from the breast more often and I drink more than 4 big Eva bottles daily. I ll increase it

Pls mamas help me. This breastfeeding issue is eating me up.

My D's of 11 days is eating more formula than breastmilk. I planned EBF but I'm not lactating enough .
I spend about 30 mins breastfeeding den d milk doesn't come out again and he still takes formula.
I pumped after today's feeding to see what's left and I got only 6mls of milk.

Pls what can I do to have lactate well.

I have drank tea, pap, oats(saw improvement with this) and even taken lactating cookies but no much milk.

Sorry for the long post
Pls help a worried FTM

Thank you

feddy27:
If he's on formula, you need to increase his water intake. Also you take a lot of fruits and vegetables, it will aid his bowel movement

Thank you for your response.

I will do as advised

Lilliesbud12:
Weldone Mama... for the poo, since he's formular fed please let him take enough water so as to avoid constipation.

OK. Thank you ma'am.

I have increased his water intake today

feddy27:
Pele dear.....just try and eat o...you need energy to take care of baby

For now, don't do any fitfam..eat anything you have appetite for...fruits, meatpie, sharwama, suya, barbeque fish, mama put rice, indomie and egg

you don't need to eat a lot at once. take small meals per time and eat at least 5 times a day...drink malt too..

I hope someone is at home helping you

Thank you

Someone is at home but no food is appealing. I take pap mainly.

Pls Mamas his poop is strong and in drops. He poops like 2 drops daily.

What can I do to make it normal?

feddy27:
Welcome on board new mummy

Don't worry about food quantity for a newborn... just feed on demand...leave measurement matter alone

Again, you need to understand that you are still getting a hang of breastfeeding! so don't expect express flow! The truth is breastfeeding is hard at the very beginning but once you master it, you are good to go!

For you to lactate well,
1. You need to put your mind at rest. stress reduces milk production
2. Eat well
3. Breast feed often, that will trigger the brain that more milk needs to be produced
4. Drink a lot of water! any time you are breast feeding, have a bottle of water next to you..as you are breastfeeding, you are drinking
5. Oats is also good to take

if all these fail, look for fenugreek or lactation cookies

Thanks Ma'am. Although I don't have appetite now, I will try to eat well.

Hope this phase passes soon.

Pls Mamas my baby poop is strong and seed like. It doesn't flow and poops only once a day.

Help a worried FTM

Thank you Mama's for your prayers and good wishes. I pray we will all enjoy the fruit of our labor

mamatwiny:
Congrats dear. I am so happy for you.
I have low lying placenta. I heard having a previous miscarriage increases the risk of occurrence.
At what week did urs move up? Mine is still down at close to 26 weeks and sometimes, I feel pain when the baby moves. I feel he doesnt have space to move .

It is well.

Thank you ma'am.

Sorry about the pain. Mine started going up at 28 weeks but it was at 34 weeks it moved well.

Hope yours goes up too

Good day Mamas,

I'm officially joining this thread after peeping and learning while pregnant.

I'm not lactating well for my 7 days baby. He eats about 30Mls of formula every 2hrs after I have breastfed him.

Pls how can I increase lactation soon? I drink pap and water a lot.

Is the quantity of food not too much for his age?

Pls help a FTM

Thank you