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stadora:
Pls is there anywr I can get original coconut oil in Enugu, or Wo can put me tru on DIY of coconut oil?

Check at food stores or use Black Palm kernel oil or ask at your market.

This issue of Sebamed, please perhaps we can offer cheaper options that work as well. So far, I and a lot of mamas here have said organic oils work beautifully, so does Shea or Cocoa butter. So if you can't buy it, please try those. We all know our pockets are different

@Kimoni please post. Infact I think we should start another thread, I have an idea (dunno if it will be good here or family section).

Healing ointment: Shea butter, olive oil, coconut oil, beeswax and some jara oils. Great for diaper rash, rashes on the face, ezcema, scratches etc. Can also be used for adults.

proudmom38:
Thanks for sharing dis. I don't use powder on my baby cause I ve no reason to. But how do we cope with so much heat without fan or AC?

Use lighter products to moisturize baby. That's one of the reasons people prefer oils, it absorbs better than most lotions (some may leave a slight residue on skin to make it feel soft). Wear only cotton fabrics on the baby and remove their clothes if it is hot.

Heat rash is manageable compared to respiratory issues

proudmom38:
Thanks for sharing dis. I don't use powder on my baby cause I ve no reason to. But how do we cope with so much heat without fan or AC?

Use lighter products to moisturize baby. That's one of the reasons people prefer oils, it absorbs better than most lotions (some may leave a slight residue on skin to make it feel soft). Wear only cotton fabrics on the baby and remove their clothes if it is hot.

Heat rash is manageable compared to respiratory issues

Nigerian women are currently doing it but we call it "Reading the book Supernatural Birth and chanting at prayers till that day"



But jokes apart, a good birth team works wonders in helping you through delivery. It requires mental and physical prep.

OloriAbdulatif:
[Pquote author=ahnie post=40132916]My lil bae is lookin more fairer everyday.mum n dad are on the chocolate side.i use kennel pomade mixed with shea butter on her since birth.pls help.tia

Abeg which one is kernel pomade?

Ahnie is kernel pomade made from Black Palm kernel oil and Shea butter alone? Can you post a pic please? Palm kernel oil is pretty good for hair and skin and has a lot of properties as Coconut oil but it has a strong smell sha.

proudmom38:
@kendlez I don't realy ve experience on rashes cos my baby no get. Maybe u shuld try agnesia powder I heard it worked fine for rashes. Immunization is as explained by sheweezy....... As for kpekus, No idea . Sabi mamas will answer u

PLEASE TRY AND AVOID BABY POWDERS

Please try and avoid powders of any type. They've linked them to respiratory issues in babies (they are breathing it in) and paeditricians are now asking people to avoid them. Same with keeping baby directly under the fan (anything that can go inside nostrils can lodge in the lungs and become an irritant). Because something is sold for babies, doesn't mean it's safe for babies and they keep learning new information every day (our grandparents all shook their babies for "exercise" but even the most tribal-loving doctor in Nigeria will not recommend that as they have complained about the effects on babies).

http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-use-baby-powder-on-my-baby_1519559.bc

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401185/How-Bad-Is-Baby-Powder.html

http://m.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/talcum-powder-and-cancer

twoondei:
Quick notes.
1. I agree nurses are short staffed esp in govt hospitals.
2. I disagree on the exclusion of nurses from decision making. These days, nurses even make recommendations and insist on certain requests even in teaching hospitals. They are fully carried along, all the way.
3. I agree that doctors train quack nurses, and this is very wrong.

Worthy of note also is the role nurses play in community healthcare. Theyre usually the alpha and omega on their streets and dont know when to refer patients.

A lot of hospitals are even owned and run by nurses, my uncle is a nurse and he runs a very popular facility in town.

Overall, we need a total overhaul of the system.

I've heard of a few private health centres run by nurses too and I'm not crazy a boy that idea. But they are usually in low-income areas which govt has not done a good job in providing basic primary healthcare.

The cure is to insist every govt official, from clerk to president, use Nigeria's healthcarr facilities.

heykims:
i understand ur point ma'am and Im pretty sure that nurses ain't d only clinical staff with shortage manpower in d hospital as Im pretty sure it would be even worse for doctors. I still believe nurses' imput to health in term of work hours is much less compared to their counterparts in d health sector. I was even amazed when I heard few weeks back that intern medical lab scientists are now to be placed on CONHESS 10, an upgrade from the 9 they occupied before.
Moreso, Im pretty sure there's also a body that would have also calculated and scrutinized the relativity of each cadre of health professionals in terms of work hours and impact on general health outcome before coming out with the salary scale..

I have to disagree with you. I have a lot of doctors (mostly consultants) in my family and I used to hold nurses in contempt. But when I travelled outside the country to give birth, do you know whom attended to me 80% of the time: NURSES. The OB showed up at the last minute to deliver the baby but the nurses did all the work. AND THAT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR ALL NORMAL BIRTHS.

Nurses may spend fewer hours in the hospital but they do most of the work. There's a reason they're paid well outside the country.

Do you like talking to him? Have you guys gone on a date? If yes and you're not still feeling him, please let him know "hey you're a really nice guy but I'm not sure we are working out. Let's be friends". Once you say that, do NOT act like a chic who will date him if he keeps pursuing her (no accepting gifts from him, no calling him after 8pm. to have heart to heart convos, no constantly messaging him when he changes his dp). Because that behaviour will be read to him that he had a chance, so he should try harder when the reality is that you're stringing him along. So treat him like a regular dude (call randomly, feel free to ignore him, no accepting gifts or dates disguised as 'hanging out').

If you treat him as a friend and maybe change your mind, then let him know. If he's still into you, alrighty. If you still don't send him, at least you didn't waste him. time and give him false hope and you and he can find people who care.

kendlez:
Good evening mamas!
Pls help a first tiime mum. My 4 weeks old baby has rashes all over his face and neck even on his eyelids. It isn't looking nice at all and am scared to use sudocream on it for fear of it getting to his mouth and eyes. Plss what can i use to clear it?
N/B:I use Johnson products but have discontinued it on his face but no result

Also can someone help me with a list of the immunisations to take and when to take each. I've only taken Penta and that was when my Lo was 3 days old.

Cc: Onegai, Modath, Firsttymum, Proudmom38, Missmalachi, Beedam

Oh wow, that sounds bad. If it is Johnson's, give it time, it will clear. I may not put Sudocrem on the eyelid and near the mouth, but it should be fine for cheeks and forehead and neck (though it is super thick sha). Try warming it in your palms before applying (take some, rub between fingers and dab on skin). What do the rashes look like though and have you shown them to your paed?
As for immunization schedule, I just followed what the hospital gave me.

For all mama's, a relative of mine is attending the World Conference on Vaccination right now, he's a consultant paediatrician and he says they are emphasising Pneumococcal vaccine, because Nigeria has one of the lowest rates for giving it (alongside India, Congo and a few others). So try and fund a health centre which will administer it please. Thanks.

Feraz:
Interesting to note that there's something like that in UNN.

Bolded, the guy still lectures there? I recall using his book in sec. school. How I hated his book. . .

I can't believe P. N. Okeke is an actual person, I thought he was a combo of different angry JAMB lecturers using a pseudonym. I think. everyone hated those. Physics textbooks. I'm glad he's still alive.

mrphysics, we do. have scattered areas of Astronomy in Nigeria but they are scattered. And your telescope is nice, but does. everyone have access to it? No. Which defeats the purpose. We are looking at a place where every Nigerian can access and explore Science for free or. for. cheap.

We should organise a National Science fair, let every university and technical college and secondary school showcase.

Krystalzkris:
this is way too cool... Where is the observatory located??

It's in Southern California, L. A. to be precise.

glassy2606:
Thanks sis,I do gv him water o,Pediatrician in US told me its ok to gv him since he is a formula fed baby.just that I don't understand why he is finding it hard to poop.

My paed in the US said the same thing and went a step further to say sometimes really diluted prune juice works faster than water (I tried it first on myself though and it was a "bit too efficient". Formula and breast milk formulation are so very different that formula isn't really properly digested by babies (so it causes constipation) and breastmilk is so well digested, baby can go for upto a week without pooing (which then scares ft parents). So hang in there, maybe it's time to change the formula or maybe you're adding too much powder and it's not mixing well (add powder to water and not the other way round). Are you breastfeeding at all? Any little breast milk is better than nothingn

See Eniye o. That girlie can groove to Shina Peters congratulations darling.

glassy2606:
Hello mums,greetings to u all,am a new mum and it feels goods to be here.please my formula fed babys poop is hard,he has been trying to poop all day and I can feel he is in pain.been passing out gas,please how do I help him to poop easily.he is 4weeks old.I have many other questions but lemi just make it one at a time.I await ur response,please help a FTM.God bless

His tummy is so small and most babies dont digest formula so well as newborns (constipation is common), so maybe a drop of water might do the trick. My mum gave Baby E some water as a newborn (though doctors don't recommend it). But please only a drop, infact use one of those medicine syringes and measure just a drop, in the morning after his bath. Some people say put a cottonbut with Vaseline up the baby's butt, I did this but was too scared to go in and it didn't work for me.

Maybe others can help you.

SirLegal:
That little one attempting to know what he can find inside a washing machine just cracked me up.


On a second thought, Was he trying to hide their?


#lovekids

He was trying to hide. My niece did the same during Hide-and-seek.

Diaper rash for Mamas.

Firstly, find out what is causing the rash. If it is a yeast infection, all the creams you use won't fix it and using cornstarch will feed the yeast. You need an anti-fungal cream like Miconazole etc (your paediatrician will recommend which one).

If it is not a yeast infection, then there are some steps to take:

Change baby's diaper frequently. Someone told me "I use only 3 diapers daily". Please that is too little and your. baby is staying in their pee too long. Change often, at least 6 diapers. daily (I know it's pricey but... or use nappies. I do).

Use a protective barrier cream like Sudocrem (zinc oxide based), Sebamed diaper cream (I think it's a petroleum or. zinc based cream), The Honest Company Healing ointment (beeswax based cream) every time. you change a diaper. There are some other good. brands out there. Zinc oxide, petroleum and beeswax all repel water/moisture so you need those. ingredients to keep moisture off.

Stay. away from wipes for now. Either use. cloth. wipes (I do) or a cotton pad with warm water or a clean cotton face towel with warm water. Pat gently, don't rub the area.

Air the bum. Rather than always covering with a diaper, let the baby stay diaper free, air will dry up the area, as moisture breeds rashes. You can either get that cover they use for bedwetting or use a trash bag, then lay a towel on top and put baby on it nekkid.

Your rash may be a friction rash that is caused by a diaper that is. too. tight and you may need to go a size higher. And some diapers affect babies' skin so get a small pack and try a different brand.

These are things I do that have kept Baby E rash free (except for friction rash when. we use disposable diapers and I quickly change the size or. stay with my cloth diapers).

http://www.whattoexpect.com/diaperrash/cures.aspx

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shndy:
How do u diy diaper cream pls

Base is beeswax (it acts as a barrier so keeps moisture out). Then add coconut oil, Shea butter, Olive oil and then add whatever ingredients you like. Some people like a few drops of lavender essential oil or other healing oil. I'll post pics in a bit

Lasgidi001:
due to comments here, I had to post the ones I bought for my baby. How u see am sabi mamas.

NB: my wife said the soap no gree foam for hand and sponge but she dey use am like dat.

the shampoo was gotten at a pharmacy.

Please that Sebamed shampoo is not for babies o. That is for adults. Let me post mine, bought at Healthplus Pharma. This is the only Sebamed product I have, I prefer using olive and coconut oil and mixing my own diaper cream because of this wahala (though I use The Honest Company Healing ointment as diaper cream and I love it, it can be mixed easily).

proudmom38:
Pls mamas my dh bought sebamed baby body milk 4 our baby...Wen I checked it I discover dat it's diff from d previous ones I'm using, it has dis arabic written on 1 side n english on d other side n d letters re not bold...Unlike d one I'm using dat d letters re bold n re written in english...Abeg who don use dis type before n it gud? Cos e be like fake 2 me...Pls I need urgent reply.


cc:modath,mytestimony,lovinam,tchiwinnie,Beryl15,rezzy n oda sabi mama.

The only Sebamed I have is in English, produced in Germany. I don't know if they are a big enough country to have multiple plants around the world like Johnson's, Pampers and Huggies, etc. For a company to be producing in different countries, it must be a big brand (like Unilever who. owns almost all the popular detergents and renames. them according to country) and Sebamed isn't even popular enough in countries. where they can afford to buy it. easily. So maybe yours may be fake...

oniadedoyin:
pls my baby wil be 3 month on Tuesday by God's grace, his weight was 4.5kg last wen he was 2 months plus, he was sick and admitted den due to diarrhea, well i don't know know his present weight nw, bt his neck is not supporting his head for now. Is it bcs of d weight den or eat? N he poop immediately after each breastfeed. Shd i be worried or not

Below is a guide of what poop should look like. Does his resume that below? Is it a watery consistency (is he still having the diarrhea)?

His neck muscles aren't yet strong, which is probably why he can't hold his head up. yet. Keep supporting it.

OloriAbdulatif I believe Sebamed is meant to be pH-balanced for babies (don't quote me on that sha) but the truth is. that anyone can react to anything. Before we conclude that it's the Sebamed, please. answer:

are. you. EBF?
if so, did you start eating anything you. don't regularly eat, recently?
if you're not BF, did you just change formula?
Are you using a different detergent to wash baby's clothes? (most bio detergents. have enzymes. that are a bit harsh to people with sensitive skin. so a non-bio detergent is milder)
Did anything happen to your household water supply?
What does the rash look like? Is your baby itching?

Answering those will help you see. if it's the Sebamed.

moscobabs:
Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad

we can bath better than women

Abeg go to the nearest bar and take one chilled bottle of Orijin, on my tab.

BETTER FADA!!

(my hubby has given my kid her nighttime bath a for while too). There's is plastic folding stool you can
get, to sit on and eventually move the bathtub into the bathroom, less hassle of mopping up after.

Please where did you guys get that bath seat, I need it as my baby has decided to start her gymnastics from bathtime.

cococandy:

Just a little of each one.
Small small taste.

But that food looks awesome sha.

Let me go and sleep before I enter kitchen now.

oya, gwan sleep. 'Nite nite. Greet your stomach for me.

[quote author=modath post=39932271][/quote]It's not a joke o! I was once locked inside a bathroom for hours to get me to eat pounded yam and ogbono. Another time, they said "leave her when she's hungry she will eat", almost 24 hour's later they started screaming "what the #$^" is her stomach running on, fresh air?!!!! "

I no fit do the same for my shaild

cococandy:
They look really tasty.

Walk away, girlie. Now is not the time to be stuffing your face, not unless you want to be tying wrapper afterwards because that's all that fits you

modath:
Can i send my big boy to your house ??

When he was small, we used to chant his papa lineage praise song anytime he takes more than 3 spoons of rice, now i hold his hands when he gets halfway in a full LOAF OF GRAND SQUARE BREAD... 9yrs oo

at chant his papa lineage praise song. Abeg can I tap into this anointing, Baby E is showing signs of being a picky eater and her case ends up as bad as mine (it took me 3 hours as a child to eat), I'm running away.

aye88:
Let me add to what u just said. When we started the immunization stuff with my LO, our HMO didn't cover for some and those ones that weren't covered for were quite expensive like HIB and pnneumococcal( pardon the spelling), rotavirus. After we took the first one which cost about 22k, I told my husband that we just take her to the health centers where it's given free of charge by the Fed govt. My husband who is a pharmacist objected to it. I asked why, that afterall everyone go there for their LO immuni. He said the storage system of this vaccine is the issue. That this vaccines have to be stored in the fridge once open.That because it's provided by the govt enmass, there's a likely hood that proper care is not been used in storing them hence the potency of the vaccines is destroyed. He said that with the electricity situation in the country, who knows how or if they even store them in the fridge or not. My younger sister LO got immunised by the health center, mine at private hospital, both babies doing great, very great sef. Do I believe my husband's theory? Maybe. 50percent of nigerian kids get immunised at this free health centers and they are doing great and not dead. It depends on one's pocket besides only God has the ultimate say

My sis is also a pharma and she said the same thing, however the siblings who said LG was fine were doctors with state, private and federal hospitals. Even head matron at our private said LG is fine. They give far too many kids for those vaccines to be stored badly. Nigeria is pretty messed up but it will surprise people that they get some stuff right and I'd rather drive to GH Lagos Island or Federal Hospitsl in an emergency than stay at my private hospital.

It's every parent's call to do what they feel is best for their child

Someone should start a hashtag: #StvpidShitNaijaInLawsSay

The in-laws themselves, has any of them ever replaced themselves at their jobs?

As in, this is not illiteracy, this is people trying to destroy someone's life and his family. When they are begging for rent and food, they will now come and register. on NL and those. in-laws will be strangely silent and mostly invisible.

modath:
Those ladies in the immunization room were just mocking us, asking if we get sense pass WHO & NPI .... just making jest of "money miss road"

.... i didn't for my older kids cos i didn't hear of it till recently myself but I'm just paranoid & doing afarawe.


Like i asked the other day.. "what about people earning minimum wage"

Hilarious funfact: the immunization medicine given by private hospitals is actually purchased from the Federal Govt. All the standard WHO ones are subsidized and shared by the Federal Govt. The only reason I'm using private is because someone was using mind to convince us to not go to local govt for immunization and Baby E's dad fell for it. The basic immunization is supposed to be cheap or free but private hospitals like convincing people that since FG and Nigeria is so messed. up, parents should trust them.

Private hospitals are basically making you pay expensively for affordable vaccines.

Rotavirus is given outside Naija at 14 weeks sha.

We grieve for the one we lost and we rejoice with you for the one who has come to stay Congratulations