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ritayoung:
Join me to praise God I ve being delivered of a beautiful baby girl, Birth story later

Wow...congrats dear,may God bless d baby,she wil b a source of joy to ur family.

eazee:
Join me in thanking the Lord.. My princess arrived yesterday weighing 3.85kg witout tear..to born be be beans oo.. BS later

Congratulations,tapin into dis testimony.i wil also testify no tear cum august.

okeoghene4real:
Hi house, am 8weeks pregnant and this happen to be my first pregnancy.
Always feeling tired and cramps on my lower abdomen. Vomiting and loss of appetite. Are all this normal.

Yeah...according to our senior mama's, its part of d package.it wil subside as time progresses

favoredgal:
Don't worry. Measuring a week or two ahead or behind is not a big deal.

Dint your dr tell you this?

It can be due to diff reasons. No 1. Is your period may not be 28 days which is the standard they use in generating this due date by lmp

Thank u.hv done 3 scan altogether n dis is d 1st one dat is givin me backward date datz y

Onegai:
I don't think it's a bad thing. Had the same issue (even though I knew my LMP down to the last exact minute). My doctor kept calculating one week earlier but the Ultrasound showed the exact EDD (a week later). If there was an issue, a doctor would have mentioned it.

Thank u so much.am doublely sure of my lmp datz y am worried.

Hello mama's in d house,gud evening to u all.how is d pushing ministry n vigilante ministry going?
I went for a scan 2day n it read gestational age 27wks + 1day but am suppose to b 28wks plus.pls wat cld b d cause n wat r d remedy to dis low growth?
Thanks

Thank u so much.its highly noted

goldmine:
If you typically sleep on your back, it's safe to continue doing so through the first trimester. But as your uterus gets heavier around mid-pregnancy, it's best to choose another position.

When you lie on your back, the weight of your uterus presses on the major vein that returns blood from your lower body to your heart. Lying on your back for an extended period of time could make you feel dizzy. It could also interfere with the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta and your developing baby.

This is particularly a problem if you have a condition like high blood pressure or diabetes that affects how much oxygen and nutrients the baby is getting.

Try to train yourself to sleep on your side or sitting propped up. If you sleep on your side, put a pillow behind your back or in front of your chest so that you can lean back or forward. A pillow between your legs can also help make side sleeping more comfortable.

Don't be alarmed if you go to sleep on your side and wake up flat on your back. It happens all the time and shouldn't have any serious adverse effect on your baby's health. Just shift your position and go back to sleep.

Culled from babycenter.com

Let's be guided. Better safe than sorry. We're in a country where in case of misfortune,the chances of accurate detection of what went wrong are very slim.

Beetle:
Oh pls Miss Malachi I've every right to be here. Don't cut me off. I was going to contribute to the thread yesterday but discomfort no make me do am. It's the lack of empathy that I'm shocked at.

No one is infringing on ur right here.am just advisin u to let it b since u did nt contribute wen it happened,der is no point now.

Beetle:
God, some of you women sha. And you're meant to be pregnant and you're being so insensitive to the plight of a TTC woman as if you never went through it yourself. Maybe you didn't but that doesn't mean you ask her what she's doing in this thread. And it's chose not choosed.

Pls its a new day,everyone has 4gotten wat happened yday so pls we dnt need u as a reminder. Ur contribution is no longer needed

Pele oooo president of d forum.i can see hw active u've been b4 2day saga.ppplll lik u dnt say d truth n ppl lik u read meaning to every stm ppl say.
No one supported starbuck here just dat we did nt read meanin 2 wat she said.
Beside y contribute ur own venom wen d matter ws already dying down?
Am sure ur mentor ws hurt n u hv 2 support her.
Pls ur long epistle came late madam presido

interestingchi:
((So funny,Starbucks misbehaves and some mamas we've not been seeing are out to support d rubbish she started, Where is their common sense,can't they just tell her to say AM SORRY and end all all D's ,if am not mistaken I won't be surprise if those mamas are not from that her WHATSAPP group DT starbucks created, cause seeing the way all of you that ve not been online just jumped in today to support this immature and arrant nonsense from starbucks., wonder what they even talk about on that group of theirs if they support this rubbish.
Madam waistbead am sorry if what she said was just a hit to u ,take it cool, d issue I have with U is involving those innocent kids who has nothing to do with their mom's nonsense. That was also insensitive of u wishing another human death,if someone offended u wishing them death or innocent children that is quite appalling. You also need to apologize for that utterance and pray. He who lives in a glass house doesn't throw stones.

Starbucks if from the onset you have just apologized right from the word go and not saying you are not a trouble maker.it wouldn't have result into this. When we are in different moods we have different interpretations to words. Your choice of word is what is causing all this.

All those mamas from Starbucks WHATSAPP group(I presume) that has come out to fight and not cool the atmosphere is that the spiritual and physical help you guys have been giving yourself.

With the likes of those using their today lecture to come and fuel more venoms. Indeed you guys are just d same.

Madam waistbead. You will also have children and am sure u will never take it lightly if anyone wishes them what u wished another.

WE ARE MOTHERS LETS LIVE LIKE ONE.

NOBODY WILL DIE.
WE WILL ALL CARRY TO TERM
ALL TTC WILL CELEBRATE THEIR BABIES IN THEIR WOMBS AND CARRY IN JOY SOON
LONG LIVE THIS THREAD
LONG LIVE MOTHERA
LONG LIVE OUR HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN

chai my twins don dey kick me..Mk I go chop

Abeg mak d senior prefect of June come tak roll call so dat d trend wil go back 2 wat it use 2 b.



#proudlyteamaugust.

waistbead:
Tranfered aggression u said @ missmalachi u berra watch it..I ain't here for trouble is her insensitive comment dat called me out.I and Starbuck have not cross path before...I come here to rejoice with those dat rejoice and learn..

So if u are feigning ignorance of her insensitive post, do me a favour and STFU..

Na ur type der see white call am black..


Nobody should qoute me..


MOVING ON..

I beta watch it or wat?wat kind of harden being ar u?am sure u knw u ar nt d only one on dis trend n yet u ar tryin 2 cause nuisance.
Pls do b a favour,learn to ignore issues n learn 2 let to n learn 2 stay calm in mist of issues.
There ar times wen d right person is seen as d wicked one wen he or she stretches matter more than necessary.

waistbead:
Bia Starbuck or whatever u call urself,which guarantee do u have dat those ur children will live??Nobody knows 2moro (echi di ime)

Pls chill its getting to much.it looks lik u ar transferring some form of aggression to her.shuuuu is it nore than d msg she said?she even went as far as explaining herself yet u ar stil on her case.

cutielucy:
Mama's n papas in the house,

I don born oo,my twin babies a boy n a girl r here...dem no gree me reach June o,as early as 3:30am baby A's water broke nd I just run go hospital..healthy babies born @ 37wks 1day..tru C.s..edd was June 15th..God is faithful I'm over d moon..

Make I try rest small..tnxxx

Wow....congrats

mumsgirl27:
missmalachi: I started sleeping on my left frm the first day after I got my BFP , second trimester, I couldn't keep up, infact I slept yakata (back o, front o, sides o). bt now I sleep on my left or right but somethings wake up on my back bt sometimes I wonder, some pple sha don't go to hospital or know any of these things and they give birth sound nd safe. MAY GOD HELP JARE
But try as much as possible to sleep on ur left, it help with circulation of blood and also It takes all the pressure off of the vein that returns blood from your lower body to your heart.

Hafsat24: Sometimes discharge in preg is normal, what I did was to start using pant liner, it makes me feel comfortable, u can try it.

iyaeji:Congratulations, God bless your Lo and the entire family.

Thanks so much.before I gott pregnant I sleep only on my chest or bak but majorly on my chest.i stop sleeping on my chest wen I entered my 2nd trimester.wen I try sleeping on my side,its lik am chokin until I lie on my back b4 I get comfortable.

It amazes me how ppl subject der self to d devil.after a son wat else r u lookin 4?ppl dat hv non stil live der life nt to talk of u who hv one.
May u 4gv urself

Kimoni:


**yimu**

If you like get 10 milk extractors, you can't extract more than your body can produce baa Just prepare for it jejely and be strong when it's time.

I used to get frustrated and cry a lot with my first baby as she just wouldn't allow me sleep in the night at all yet I wanted to do exclusive. Nobody warned me about it and I didn't see it coming.

But subsequent babies, I had prepared myself mentally and was well prepared. I slept during the day when they are sleeping. I had to receive less visitors, cook in bulk and reduced house chores to give me more time to sleep.

HaOº°˚ha ˚°haºoo.ha Oº°˚ha˚°ºoo. Oº°˚haha˚°haºoo plsssss ooooo dnt scare me.all d same I look 4ward to it

Kimoni:
, infact, enjoy your sleep in whatever position cuz by the time vigilante starts,

HaOº°˚ha ˚°haºoo.ha Oº°˚ha˚°ºoo. Oº°˚haha˚°haºoo
I hv plans for dat vigilante oooooo.am planin 2 get milk extractor ooo so dat me n DH n mumc wil b rotating duties oooo

Hafsat24:
@modath..ure soo right..dey definitely have expertise..would check the one in Kubwa as its not too far from my home

@missmalachi..Awww..that's how life is..we leave our home,family and change our names just for marriage
I used to live in kano until marriage brought me to Abj

My dear its nt a funny tin.after spendin 20 something yrs of ur life der,only to wake up n see urself in lagos.am yet to adjust to it.it is well sha

Kimoni:
Sleep in your most comfortable position...very soon, you won't even be able to maintain a position for you long.

Thank u.for now let me enjoy my best sleeping position

IyaderaChuks:
MY DEAR, am in the same shoes with u and had to ask my doctor who says its nothing to worry about as long as you dont have shortage of breath. the risk is on the mother and not the baby so i check my self and sleep in d most comfortable position till date, which is on my back. Am 32weeks gone so far so good.

Team July, pls anyone experiencing serious back and leg cramp abi pain. Getting up in the morning from bed is a prayer point. I guess u would tell me its part of the package. God dey.

Thank u so much,now i dnt need to worry on wc position I sleep.

Gud evening mama's in d house,am in my 27th wk now n d only comfortable sleeping position 4 me is my back.even wen I try to sleep wit my side,i wak up lyin on my back.
All I kip hearing is dat its nt gud but wit no concrete reason givin to me.

grace247:
Gudevening Lovely mother,just join the forum.Ftm

U ar plentifully welcome

Hafsat24:
@mummy2be..thanks much..I do hope its nothing..I feel relieved

@Onegai..I wonder o..was told a FTM should start ANC earlier but I wonder why they are asking Me to come at 4months

@modath..its not a govt hospital..its a private one and yes in FCT..but I'm having second thoughts as to whether I should register at a GH just to be in safe hands..pls if you have any GH in mind you could suggest I'll be glad to change..I stay in Kubwa..perhaps any not too far would do..sorry for the long tori

Der is a general hospital der in kubwa @ phase 4 or beta stil use d one of gwarinpa wc is nt dat far 4rm u.
I miss abj so much.i stay in kubwa until marriage brought me to a land wer I knw nobody.

Kimoni:
Nice tips @ onegai

Let me add this -

Obviously, Car seat is only necesary if there is a car, but if you bus, pls don't bother

Onesies and sleeping suits are quite uncomfortable in Naija, too much heat. Sleeveless body suits are perfect for naija weather, loose trousers can later be worn with it at night. Only buy them if the room will be kept cool all through the night.

Strollers and prams are definitely out of it...where is the road naa?

I could never use baby carriers in Naija, wrappers all the way!

Sterilizers too are a waste from my experience. No light. Sterilizing tablets or liquid is better off. Then, I couldn't get descalers to buy anywhere so had to pack it up.

Travel cot with bassinet sure makes a lot of sense. Very economical and efficient

@missmalachi

Aiit.am actually not planning to get items dat ar nt necessary just as u mention. Thanks

modath:
@missmalachi,
Get your mum, a sis/friend who knows about baby shopping,is a bit fit & has an eye for quality ;go to Dosunmu in Balogun market.

Do a price comparison in three to five stores & never make the mistake of sitting in one shop claiming "tiredness", they will sweet talk you and subsequently rip you off.

Wish I knew current prices but don't.

Neither my mum nor my sis stays here in lagos.am new to d environment as marriage ws wat brought me here.i wil b glad if I can get help 4rm around here 2 decid

lamdec:
- I have this also as wedding gift.

I got all my stuffs from Eko market at Dosunmu.

Thank you very plenty.i so much appreciate.

euphorbia:
You are so right.it is good to sample in about 5 shops.you don't necessarily have to finish d shoping once

Thanks

Hv not started shopping but its part of wat I intend 2 get.
Thank u so much 4 ur contribution

Onegai:
No p. Did you get a bouncy chair or rocker? You need one because when you want to cook or bath or something, you will need somewhere to place the baby (and most don't like being awake in their cots). So a bouncy chair vibrates, keeps them strapped in and frees your hands. There are some things on the list you truly don't need, but you can still buy them.

edit: I see its on your list, it's very necessary.

Maternity bras go for N4, 000 upwards but you're not apparently the right size until your 38 week when your milk comes in (that's what I was told at Mothercare and Destination Maternity). So wait till then if you can.

Disposable panties for mum, buy the ones for old people (Depends or another brand). It absorbs more and should start from N7500.

Thank u so much.am actually not buying everything on d list cos I hv some given to me as wedding gift.though I wil stil love niaja prices so as nt to go thru d conversion stress.
Thanks

Onegai:
Lol. I'm a Ftm and you don't need all that. I sadly don't have Naija prices (I'm doing my shopping overseas) but may I help?

cot: Graco is about $200. Instead of buying a cot and a bassinet separately, look into Graco playard $100. it has a bassinet and can be used as a travel cot and a play pen for older kids and can be packed away. an IKEA cot which transforms into a bed is about £115 (almost $200).

Baby stroller: in Nigeria, only if you live on a nice estate in Lekki and spend a lot of time at the mall. I don't trust a stroller on our uneven and dusty Naija roads. It's not a necessity for me. I'd rather get a Baby Bjorn ($80) or one of those new carry clothes. Bear in mind most of them act like tying a really long wrapper to your front, not back.

Carrier seat: either Graco or Chicco is fine. Infant seat Graco is $99, but they will outgrow it by a year max. A convertible car seat can take a newborn to toddler age but costs minimum $160 Graco brand. However, a good car seat should snap in to its corresponding stroller so if you still want a stroller, get the car seat that is sold with it.

Changing bag: who will carry it, you or your hubby? I got a Columbia messenger changing bag because my hubby will carry sometimes and it was $19 from Ross (more expensive outside) but one of the solid ones is Skip Hop Forma ($45). A durable backpack will work as well and be cheaper.

By now prices should be scaring you so ask around and see what you can inherit from mamas who have finished having their kids. I inherited some of my stuff and there's no shame in saving a little.

Sleep suit: check and see if it is UK or US (UK sizes are bigger than US). Try Mothercare (UK) or Carter's or Gerber (US). Don't get more than 3 or 5 for newborn size. I have only 3 sleep suit and one pack of newborn onesies.

Feeding bottles: buy the ones that come with the sterilizer set (mine is from Avent £70 and has like 6 bottles). Kills 2 birds with one stone.

Bone clothes for now. You have no idea how big and how fast your kid will grow and do you seriously think you will not kill yourself changing cloth several times a day. I'm using only onesies and sleeping suit for the first 3 months and anyone that wants to gift me baby clothes I will take it. Also I'm hitting up a consignment store, if I can pick up some second-hand ones I will (most are new because the baby outgrew them before wearing so ask mummies if they have clothes that their kid outgrew fast and will be in the mood to sell second-hand). Also shoes for a baby who can't walk yet is funny and not so necessary. Why buy that and add an additional layer of something which can get lost easily

will be back gotta go shower. I'm giving you foreign prices so that you can either hit www.amazon.com and order everything (find a good shipping coy) or buy in Naija (but warning they will have increased their prices due to dollar) and you can used black market rate to convert and get a rough estimate and price it better in the market.

Good day mama's in d house.hw is d ministry goin?hope great
Pls I need help in getting d prices of d list one of our mama posted here.am a FTM n abt to start shopping, I wnt 2 hv an estimate of wat I need.thanks 4 ur quick response.


Baby cot - preferably Graco product
Baby stroller
Carrier Car sit -
Changing bag -
Cot net -
Bassinet (small baby bed with net, usually put on the bed) -
Sleeping suits and Body suits
Cartons of Huggies diapers (from 0 – 3months or 4 – 6kg)
Christening dress or shirt and trouser
Baby wardrope
Face towels & Big towels
Thermometer
Bibs
Nighties for mum
disposable pants for mum
lady Sept
Firm maternity bras
Singlets and baby panties
Clothes, Shoes and socks, booties
Caps and hand gloves (mittens)
Baby oil, Baby cream, Baby hair Shampoo and Baby soap (preferably Boots products as Johnson now has fake except you prefer it though)
Mentholated Powder (Prickly Heat Powder)
Moko Mentholated Spirit
Eucalyptus Ointment and Menthol Aton
Olive Oil
Cotton buds
Feeding bottles (Preferably Avent or Tommie tippee)
2 Flasks (1 big one and 1 small one)
Shawls and Flannels
Plenty wipes
Set of Combs
Blankets, Bed spread with pillow cases
Baby Rocker
Pacifiers and Soft toys
1 Roll of Cotton wool
Savlon or Purit (1 or 2 Big ones and a small one)
Finger Brush with storage care (Mastela or any other product)
Baby Nail care (Manicure/Pedicure set)
Baby sponge
Spoon and cup
Washing clothe hanger
Baby plastic bathe set
Electric jug

I did mine @ VIO office utako abuja for 8k