Mamas that have nannies, how much do you pay them monthly and what do they do for you i.e. the nature of jobs they do? Thanks

Pacypatty:


Kk ma,I ll try it immedipately...Thk u ma.

Please dont use Skineal on your baby. It contains steriods and is absorbed into the organs..
U can use Baby Tribotan Instead.

In another news, God just blessed us with a wonderful set of twins. Please i will really appreciate contributions on how to adequately care for them. Thanks

NoQualms1:
Mamas that have nannies, how much do you pay them monthly and what do they do for you i.e. the nature of jobs they do? Thanks

Your enquiry is quite open ended and you'd get a broad range of answers. At the end of the day you'd have to find what works for your and your family.

Maids/nannies/helps Can be paid anything from 5000 to 40000. It depends on your location, source and their level of professionalism.

Some are really professional and your literally just sit around and the children are well cared for. These types wont do house chores just caring for the baby.

Some combine house chores with caring for baby plus cooking.

It all depends on the household and their mode of operation. You can decide to do a chore list if your maid is literate and somewhat professional. You can have the chore list and guide the semi literate maid through the chores.

If you have the stark illiterate ones God help you. They may or may not grasp fast but you will have to supervise everything because ..... They're illiterate and don't know why you have to wash hands after using the loo for eg!

In all pray hard and follow your intuition. You will have to overlook excesses too as long as the job is getting done. Be careful not to overload them.with chores if baby care is involved.

Id advise you ensure adequate security of they'll have to be home alone with the children to avoid abuse and God forbid kidnap. Keep your own valuables safe. Treat them well for your own conscience's sakes too!

Good luck

xeexee1:
Hello mamas gdeveing pls come 2 ma aid ooo my DS refuse 2 take one of d breast milk ooo.. I try 2 force him take he will just turn his face n reject it.. his been takn the other breast since in d afternoon while d other one s full n heavy please what could be d cause hw do I force him to take d BM.. meanwhile d one that he enjoys suckn is seriously pain me as am feeln smetin like stone in d breast please ma nurses n mamas kindly bail me out lemme get ur opinons.. tnx n Godbless ma Ds just clocked 3month

Use a breastpump,express and give him/ prevent mastitis

Faith111:


Please dont use Skineal on your baby. It contains steriods and is absorbed into the organs..
U can use Baby Tribotan Instead.

In another news, God just blessed us with a wonderful set of twin girls. Please i will really appreciate contributions on how to adequately care for them. Thanks

Congratulations on the bundles of joy!

I don't have multiples but I can only advise that you develop a schedule or routine and try to follow it strictly.

Accept all the offers of help you'll get from friends and family it'll be much needed.

Bulk cook as much as you can and plan meals for the week so that is doesn't add to the stress of caring for the babies.

For the schedule try and be as practical as possible and leave a little allowance for days where the twins aren't cooperating. You can do laundry while they're asleep before you get a short snooze too. Time their meals to make it easier for you

Hope this helps

oselin:
Gud morning mamas in the house. Pls I need assistance on where to get sebamed baby lotion from those mamas dat stay in benin.

Check monic-tee & Thelver pharmacies opposite UBTH

tatacherie:

Check monic-tee & Thelver pharmacies opposite UBTH

Tanx a million, I will do dat. How is ur angel doing?

Proudmum and oda senior mamas,pls,dd u introduce oda fud 2ur Los wn dey clockd 6mnths exactly,and au dd u strt,i mean d fud u strtd wit...

happymama:
Proudmum and oda senior mamas,pls,dd u introduce oda fud 2ur Los wn dey clockd 6mnths exactly,and au dd u strt,i mean d fud u strtd wit...

You can start at exactly six months if you want. Start with something light like cerelac or good old pap. Gerber has a range of cereals for that age. Just do some market research to find what works for your pocket
buy one tin at a time till you find what baby likes. Use spoon and/or bottle till you find a rhythm that works for you.

babythug:


You can start at exactly six months if you want. Start with something light like cerelac or good old pap. Gerber has a range of cereals for that age. Just do some market research to find what works for your pocket
buy one tin at a time till you find what baby likes. Use spoon and/or bottle till you find a rhythm that works for you.

thanks sis,God bless

happymama:
Proudmum and oda senior mamas,pls,dd u introduce oda fud 2ur Los wn dey clockd 6mnths exactly,and au dd u strt,i mean d fud u strtd wit...

Started Wif Cerelac, Den Friso Rice Used Spoon 4 My Lo, Coz She Dint Lyk Bottles, Add Any Formula Of Ur Choice To It. Rememba D 4 Dys Rule Ie, Giv @least 4 Dys B4 Tryn Out A New Food To Avoid Allegies, N Also Cud Also Giv Bits N Pieces Of Wat U Eat To Ur Baby, Let Oda Mamas 2 Say Sth. Rememba To Also Giv Enuf Water.
Greets Mamas I Hail Oh.

@helovesme - you travel

hotmum:


Please i need more info on this issue of lemon water. Doesnt it make baby lose weight?

No it doesn't. Lemon is very good for both baby and mummy.

NoQualms1:
Mamas that have nannies, how much do you pay them monthly and what do they do for you i.e. the nature of jobs they do? Thanks

I have had the same nanny for 5 years now, but recently had to let her go.

Her duties were purely taking care of the kids. At first, she had only one baby to care for, then two and finally, three.

Each time I had a new baby, the new baby became her priority.

At no time was she ever alone with my kids. I enrolled my babies in crèche from 6 months, she was also going to the crèche with the baby. The management had instructions from me, to never allow her out with the baby. However,she was free to go out, if necessary, alone.

Her off days were every other weekend.

Her start up salary was 20k, it kept increasing with successive births and peaked at 50k.

Hope this helps

Faith111:


Please dont use Skineal on your baby. It contains steriods and is absorbed into the organs..
U can use Baby Tribotan Instead.

In another news, God just blessed us with a wonderful set of twin girls. Please i will really appreciate contributions on how to adequately care for them. Thanks

oh thk u ma'am am grateful & congratulations with ur twins Go bless them & keep them for us...

Faith111:


Please dont use Skineal on your baby. It contains steriods and is absorbed into the organs..
U can use Baby Tribotan Instead.

In another news, God just blessed us with a wonderful set of twin girls. Please i will really appreciate contributions on how to adequately care for them. Thanks

oh thk u ma'am am grateful & congratulations with ur twins God bless them & keep them for us...

maran1983:


I have had the same nanny for 5 years now, but recently had to let her go.

Her duties were purely taking care of the kids. At first, she had only one baby to care for, then two and finally, three.

Each time I had a new baby, the new baby became her priority.

At no time was she ever alone with my kids. I enrolled my babies in crèche from 6 months, she was also going to the crèche with the baby. The management had instructions from me, to never allow her out with the baby. However,she was free to go out, if necessary, alone.

Her off days were every other weekend.

Her start up salary was 20k, it kept increasing with successive births and peaked at 50k.

Hope this helps

I hope you don't mind but your post just made me realise how much we sometimes have to pay as child care costs around here!

I imagine you also had someone to do the house chores in addition to nanny's fees and creche fees.

This is probably because one cant fully entrust the children into nanny's hands alone, for security and abuse reasons.

Makes me wonder if we mums should bother being in paid employment with children below secondary school age!

Beautiful mamas in the house... Please is Similac the same as cerealac?

babythug:


I hope you don't mind but your post just made me realise how much we sometimes have to pay as child care costs around here!

I imagine you also had someone to do the house chores in addition to nanny's fees and creche fees.

This is probably because one cant fully entrust the children into nanny's hands alone, for security and abuse reasons.

Makes me wonder if we mums should bother being in paid employment with children below secondary school age!

Honestly there should be an option of paid reduced hours or compensation for mothers at home but Nigeria is actually very anti-family and once you decide to stay home, your gist may end up in NL Family section as a topic

@ Proudmum. nope.
Cerelac and Similac are brand names.
Cerelac is produces mainly infant cereals for 6 months and above.
Similac is known for their infant formular ( milk) from age 0 above.
@ least dts what I know.

zaynie:
@ Proudmum. nope.
Cerelac and Similac are brand names.
Cerelac is produces mainly infant cereals for 6 months and above.
Similac is known for their infant formular ( milk) from age 0 above.
@ least dts what I know.

Ok thank you

Onegai:


Honestly there should be an option of paid reduced hours or compensation for mothers at home but Nigeria is actually very anti-family and once you decide to stay home, your gist may end up in NL Family section as a topic

ROTFL such a shame there's no emoction for that on NL. You're correct though.

proudmom38:



Happy easter 2u too sis. Happy Birthday 2 ur Lo in advance...Abeg whr is ur address? Me n lil Proudy dey road lol.

tnx we appreciate,we re waiting

Good PM mamas, please I need help on what can be packed as lunch for a two year old who doesn't like to eat rice, yam and the likes. I have tried plantain with egg, fried potatoes with egg and some other things that didn't work. thanks so much as I wait to hear from you.

Thanks babythug, I've not made up my mind yet on the approach I'll take, that's why I want to hear the opinion of other mamas.

@maran1983, thanks for the response. I don't think it will be possible for the nanny to never be alone in my case. I'll try my best though.

Pacypatty:


Kk ma,I ll try it immediately...Thk u ma.

also pls desist from using the marhaba powder on ur lo,its written on it that's not recommended for children below 3 yrs.

Onegai:


What were his stats? As in temperature. If it isn't over 39°C they won't take it as an emergency.

Mama's, seriously try and get yourselves a small digital thermometer. It helps so you know if it's a mild fever or not, so you don't go and be waiting, only for them to say "not an emergency, go home". Digital thermometers are cheap and some come in the baby care set (like Summer Infant's own).

I was supposed to get it at the hospital I gave birth but forgot. Dh promised to get it for me tomorrow. Thanks ma

Megilicious:


Started Wif Cerelac, Den Friso Rice Used Spoon 4 My Lo, Coz She Dint Lyk Bottles, Add Any Formula Of Ur Choice To It. Rememba D 4 Dys Rule Ie, Giv @least 4 Dys B4 Tryn Out A New Food To Avoid Allegies, N Also Cud Also Giv Bits N Pieces Of Wat U Eat To Ur Baby, Let Oda Mamas 2 Say Sth. Rememba To Also Giv Enuf Water.
Greets Mamas I Hail Oh.

thanks so much..

Tbaby4real:
No it doesn't. Lemon is very good for both baby and mummy.

Thanks

Abiagirl777:


also pls desist from using the marhaba powder on ur lo,its written on it that's not recommended for children below 3 yrs.

hehe I didn't check right away ma'am I ll stop it. Thk u so much ma

olutofemi:

Good PM mamas, please I need help on what can be packed as lunch for a two year old who doesn't like to eat rice, yam and the likes. I have tried plantain with egg, fried potatoes with egg and some other things that didn't work. thanks so much as I wait to hear from you.

What does he like/ what does he eat well at home?

How about sandwiches? Or toasted sandwich?

good morning beautiful mamas pls help, my LO sweats alot.even when fan is at it's highest he still sweats.its only when he is in an air conditioned place that he doesn't sweat.could it be his weight?.he is 5 months 3 weeks weighing 8.5kg.or taking from his dad who sweats too but not as much as he does.he doesn't have any health issues.pls shsould I continuew to be worried.pls I await ur response. thank you