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Esthered:
Very fine. Thanks.
Wishing you a stress free journey as you get closer to see your LO

Amen ma, thank you

MamaDG:
Its a seed(lol) u have to sow to your govt cos that is the only way there can be blood in the blood bank to use and sell to private hospitals. Par adventure blood will be needed in the cause of the pregnancy, one will need to buy. It’s 8,500 per pint here.

You mean you will have to buy back the blood your hubby donated

MorningStar233:
Hmmmm....I tried buying only essentials yet I no know where I dey...
Towels, flask, small bed with net, flannel, blanket, caps, mittens, pampers, lady Sept,feeders, comb, shawl ( for naming or dedication), 1 pack of overalls ( I no buy new ones again), Bibs, nursing bra, disposable pants, diaper cream, delivery mat, baby wipes, anointing oil, breast pads for me..Abeg did I over buy or under buy? Nothing like wardrobe or hanger in my agender..

Mama, you are still on point. Don't be afraid

Esthered:
I like how you buy your things as a FTM. The net you mentioned is so creative. I've been thinking of baby bed for my boy after he outgrows the foam one I bought and baby cot is a no go area as I intend buying/making double bunk bed that would serve me.
The net is such a good idea.

Thanks mama, how's LO doing?

Layormiii:
Wow, for a FTM I give you tiri gbosa, I even went to the market with another Sabi mama to help me oo, that's why I bought essentials too.
That your hanger nah luck oo, bought new one how much again sef.. can't remember.
The day I went to market I saw a lady too that came there with her husband, she balance well inside sit and was selecting orishirishi, her own side was so full ehn, I was just wondering what she need all of those stuffs from, everything wey she buy that day go reach 150k walai. Well spend according to your pocket Sha

May it all end in joy for all of us ijn. E no easy walai

Amen and may God make it easy and smooth for us. This buhari's regime has brought out the economist in me as everything is just too expensive

Duduke:
This is team June reporting..gender yet unknown

Welcome back mama, safe delivery to us all

FlowerGirl040:
Lol. Most FTMs will want to buy everything,even the ones that are not needed. But you are spending with style which is commendable.

I've been in the system from when I was very young and helping different family members with their kids and my people say sometimes you use another person sense to do sense (ogbon ologbon lafin shogbon)

Expectantmom:
March roll call

Amen to the prayer cappo, God will continue to keep us all

FlowerGirl040:
Sorry,are you a FTM?

Yes ma abi baby girl Don misyarn ni

Smartriya:
None cos freshly expressed can keep at room temp for only 4hrs.

You might want to read thru the ingredients for tomato paste. Why on earth would u even take that when u can get that from your iron rich meals and pre-natal meds?

Mama, my sickness starts with those prenatals and I don't want pcv to go too low, last time it was 30.
Thanks for the response ma

Honeysweetest:
lmaooo, some one said baby wardrobe,�,I buy only hospital list,I bought baby bath when it was just 8k,I did not buy hanger,I spread where I spread my clothes, infact,I hardly use these baby bath set sef,I use put baby on laps,stay in bathroom,shikena, no let anything stress u.

I love your style, my customer was telling me to buy wardrobe of 35k, told her I will create space in my wardrobe, lol but if person dash me, i go collect

Layormiii:
wow really you haven't spent upto 40k ?? Mama please teach me your ways ooo

Lol, many times how large or small our pockets are does the thinking for us. I didn't buy any new onesie or bodysuits (you'll be hearing 4 in 1 for 5k for baby that's not going anywhere), I got very beautiful grade ones with cardigans (some are new in the bake sef ), I loved foreign bath too oo but when I went to the market and saw nice baby bath (not old school design o) I opted for it for 4800.. I already priced the standing hanger I wanted to buy for 13500 but a day before going to buy, my mind just pushed me to Facebook to Chek for declutter and a lady posted that she wanted to sell for 9k as she's not birthing anymore, I jumped on it and priced, she sold for 7k (afterall if I can buy okirika clothes, what is hanger that I can't buy ), hubby was angry at first but later calmed and went for pick up, very clean.. I invested on Diapers both sizes 2 and 3 (not too much of 2 cos people who would gift Diapers would gift newborn), the few new clothes I bought are older sizes for when baby is 4 months upward.. I no send stroller and ain't buying car seat as we don't have a car (yet bro Inlaw wants to give us both), I didn't buy bed net but got a very thick blanket baby can lay on while I cover with a umbrella net e.t.c.

Preferences also matters, you might not want your baby to wear okirika onesies and sleepsuits but I don't mind (afterall big women park their vehicles in nyanyan market and sit down under umbrella buying in pregnancy so who am i ). Some also wants their babies to have everything they see and like but the truth is baby might not even use most of these things.

I remember a day in the hospital when a lady was talking about how much she spent buying the things on the hospital list, I almost couldn't breathe but when I was buying the few ones I've bought I was wondering if its not same. I got home and was afraid that the mucus extractor I bought for 350 and clamp for 150 each were not it and I quickly searched on jumia just to see same.

If you have the money you can go for all you want. I've seen sellers on FB who sell new thing and even post prices and they are very very cheap yet they are in Lagos. But please have mercy on your purse.

Below is a pix of my haraha hanger , hubby snapped it when he went to pick it up before dismantling

Cc mama StarryV

kokaiye:
u c... Its dt hospital list u first buy b4 any oda tin cs pipu will gift u baby stuff on naming ceremony.... Baby cot aint dt important cs baby will likely not lik sleepin in it, d one dt ur sister gave u is d best, dt kinda mattress wit net served my baby better till he outgrows it, then i got a bigger one cs i loved it, mosquitos where unable to penetrate, 4 d wardrope, i dnt go 4 d wooden ones cs it is ridiculously expensive, i go 4 d plastic cs watz d point?! I buy d most important stuff n leave d rest, as baby grows i gt 2 buy things that d baby needs at that point... Me, i b pro EBF mom n it saves money frm buying baby food till baby clocks one dt i will den hv to b buying baby foods, baby clothes dont buy plenty, just dont buy plenty cs eehhh...!!! D way baby grows outside womb, is like say dem pump dem fertilizer... Pampers, lol... It is dt pampers one cant escape.

Even if buying plenty clothes, it shouldn't all be newborn. I bought few newborn clothes, moved to 3mnths +, 6mnths+ especially if you see some clothes you like and don't want to let go..
Its that breastfeeding I don't know how to cope with cos my place of work gives only one month maternity leave and I won't like to be going to work with a one month old (some moms do shaa) and power supply here is something else. It is well

MorningStar233:
My dear I almost cried last month that I went to buy somethings, this week nko I no fit cry, I picked somethings that did not even full a poly bag and it was 20,500 naira I was depressed..

It is well sis, I think location makes some items very expensive

Towerofgrace:
Yes oo please come and pack them jare,

Una even dey buy things outside hospital list, "i laugh in spanish" me na hospital list i follow oo strictly essentials and some items that are also very important, the rest when baby comes and after naming gifts then we'll know what is lacking

My sister, that's the way to go oo. Some mums wants to buy all the buyables, you'll see them wanting to sell it on declutter pages on Facebook because many didn't even use them for long

Expectantmom:
I love this topic because I thought I was stupid when I went shopping. Baby cot, car seat, baby bath and diapers no even dey there yet but the money spent is wa.
At the end, my prayer is that it will be worth it for us all. Babies, mothers and fathers shall be alive and healthy in Jesus name.

Please go and buy my baby's bath and Diapers, stop looking for cot that you will end up using as storage.. A neighbour wanted to dash me hers to relive her load, i rejected it sharperly cos me sef I no want load

mzMerci:
Omo! Baby things are expensive o. I just dey break main list into affordable mini lists.. spent 70k expecting I’ll pack plenty stuff home but my dear, I can’t find what I bought. To think I still hv a lot on my list to clear. Why is baby bath 25k pls? cot is about 70k. Na wa o. I wish I had elder ones who are done nursing their babies

That's if you choose to buy a foreign bath ma... I bought a nice bath I loved for 4800 (don't laugh). If you want foreign baby things, you will spend foreign money

Layormiii:
so expensive I tell you, to think that it's even few clothes I bought, thinking of going to okrika market soon to pick grade 1 fine baby wears.
Tht baby cot ehn, babies don't even sleep in it for long, before you know they start crying anytime u put them inside and it becomes a decoration, my sister gave me.that normal baby bed/mattress with net. That one u can drop on a big bed. Not sure I will buy a cot shat

For baby wardrobe, I made one here with my carpenter o, beautiful, less than 25k and it will still serve same purpose of those expensive ones they sell.
Baby things cost past adult own sef, hospital list I never even touch am and I don spend 80k. Lol nah God hand I dey

Ehen why you no answer roll call? Igo soon fine you now

What are you buying that youve spent 80k in this buhari era, lol..
I squeezed and resqueezed my list oo to prevent buying what baby won't use.. I for one didn't even buy a baby bed net (the one they put on bed) reason is as baby starts growing they don't want you to put them in it again so I went for umbrella net and got a very thick blanket (if LO sleeps, I'll just cover with the net).
Ensure you get essentials first. My LO already has more than a box filled with clothes (okirika and new), I got some size 2 & 3 Diapers, Wipes, towel and all essentials like bath, hanger etcand my hospital list is reducing yet I haven't spent 40k. Location also matters in price determination maybe that's why your expenses has gone up.
Cc mama StarryV

kokaiye:
Am afraid der isnt any oda method.

Ok ma, thank you

shutupareyouGOD:
Is anyone awake….is like my water has broken….can I wait till morning to go to the hospital?

Safe delivery ma

Omakraid:
Hello mums, happy new month to us all.

Please who has used tomato paste and malt for PCV boost before? I've heard of it from mums around me, infact my neighbour said that was what she took during each of her pregnancies (mum of 3). I donno if anyone here has tried it before.

Also, how else can expressed milk be store in case of epileptic power supply. Is there any method asides freezing or refrigerating?

Good morning Mummies, please help answer this question especially the bolded. Safe delivery to all mummies expecting

Azaebere:
Cappo weldone mama.
BA. I ve born oooo. I joined team January . God blessed my home with triplets ( three boys) through emergency elective cesarean section). Babies, mummy and daddy are doing great to God's glory.

Congratulations mama boys, glory to God for safe delivery. I know its not easy but please remember us and give us BS

dunpredictable:
Hello beautiful mama. We were team April, 2021 and We're here again by God's grace registering for August. Glad to be back.
Please where is the bowl of cherry (AKA Agbalumo)?

I remember your moniker wella, y'all did a great job keeping the thread busy last year. Congratulations ma, for coming back sharp sharp it's a large sack of agbalumo we will give you

MorningStar233:
Hahahahahahahah, I thought I was the only one on this table o, me I have lost it kpata kpata for hair matter, since February na weaving I dey do to even loose it kuma na wahala...I don't even know what to do with my hair like this.. although on a very good day I hate making hair sha.

Not you alone oo, i really don't like making my hair on a norms oo. It is well with us

ChizziCindy:
Dear mamas, please let me rant small ooh.
This heat is too much, I can't sleep well at night...Nepa isn't helping matters at all... No fuel to even put on the gen, body pain everywhere...I made my hair on Sat, I had to loose it in the middle of the night yesterday because I wasn't myself at all, I had to hold myself not cut the hair join sef... My body just they pepper me .. Please April do fast and come lemme get myself ooh...
Cappo please update the roll call.
Edd April 21
Sex XX

Why you go do shakara make hair na , it's like you don't know that you feel triple of whatever heat any other person feels
Sorry you hear, don't cut the hair ooo you will use it to slay on naming day. Like seriously, I hail mamas that makes different kinda of hairstyles, maybe they use A.C at home shaa cos the weaving on my head is overdue for loosing but I'm not ready to let anyone touch my head neither am I ready to be combing every day so I left it like that.
Just manage, it will soon be over

FutureFocus:
unreserved apology should be unreserved apology, nothing like that’s what I get from unsatisfied customer,
I’m glad you accepted the tab you said it wasn’t charging initially because it’s actually charging and same Samsung you didn’t select before, it’s not like it was my fault.
I don’t sell bad items.
I have good relationship with all my customers
Every bad comments about me should be taken down .

Glad this finally ended as you changed the tabs. You both should let the sleeping dog lie henceforth, peace.

SolaScrivens:
Hello Mama's,
Pls which of Purit or Savlon is milder/safer/recommended for new babies

Please someone should kindly answer o.

I think purit is milder ma

Hello mums, happy new month to us all.

Please who has used tomato paste and malt for PCV boost before? I've heard of it from mums around me, infact my neighbour said that was what she took during each of her pregnancies (mum of 3). I donno if anyone here has tried it before.

Also, how else can expressed milk be store in case of epileptic power supply. Is there any method asides freezing or refrigerating?

Uririandme:
Honestly, you look good n cute teamie. You don't even look big one bit like you used to say. Slay on mama.

Lol mama. Happy New Month to you and LO

Expectantmom:
Pele teamie. It will soon end in praise for us all in Jesus name.

Amen oo, still waiting for our roll call when little one allows you.

MrHighSea:
Congrats bro.
I can't wait.
Women dey try.o

After this I'm not doing again

Ok ooo, 7 months later...
Please help, my wife is still breastfeeding our 6 months baby but she discovered she hasnt seen her period for 2 months, I'm afraid and not sure if it's what I'm thinking cos Ive said it before that I'm not doing again

ProphetofOdin:
Hi mommas in the house, my daughter was safely delivered on the 27th of February. Mum and child are in good condition. Although I have been a silent reader but I have learnt a lot from all of you(as a first time Dad), and i tried to apply some of your experiences. You all have been terrific in sharing your knowledge and experience. Thanks to someone like madam splassh(for the gift and words of encouragement).

Thank you, as I will still be part of this group and learning from y'all.

Congratulations on the birth of your baby, May she always be a source of joy