olubankemi:


Won't it cause any harm?

All the reviews about contraceptives are really scary to me oo. No period yet, so am thinking of continuing breastfeeding my kids until God knows wen. Want to use it as delay tactics.

But for how long? Haaaa.

Contraceptives is an issue for me too. I can't take anything hormonal because of blood pressure issues, condoms give me rashes, withdrawal method epic failure belle don enter 6 times, bIllings my oga no sabi timetable. The only options left is IUD I just pray it agrees with me if not I have to tie my tubes. Luckily when am breastfeeding exclusively I don't have periods . With my first period returned after 1 yr with the 2nd 18 months I am still waiting to see how this one goes.
Before I forget mamas that first period after you have a baby is something else nobody told me how it is when I had my first. I was scared it was just like a tap . So be prepared for your first period in terms of pads and all so you don't mess up your clothes especially our working mamas

jaysmama:

You are right o coconut oil and shea butter anyday. I was using aveeno for my boy but he was having rashes and I changed it and he's looking so fair and he's glowing. Even I have started using it too and am regaining my pre pregnancy xcomplexion.

please what is the ratio of coconut oil to sheabutter?

Cc sugah sorry for bugging you,just want to be sure i'm doing the right thing
finally resuming tomorrow, was given extra 15days.
1 Will be using this thermal bag,will express milk in two bottles and put it inside with ice
2 When she's ready to eat the bottle should be put in a bowl with warm water?
3 If she doesn't finish the milk at once are they to return it inside the thermal bag or throw it away?

olamitie:
please what is the ratio of coconut oil to sheabutter?

I don't use ratio o I just dip my hands in both containers rub together and use.

jaysmama:

I don't use ratio o I just dip my hands in both containers rub together and use.

ok thought you whip it together, want to know if coconut oil will be more than shea butter or vice versa.

#OSMB... Mamas abeg how do I get my exclusively breastfed 6month old to leave my breasts my ds has turned down everything but breast. Kai, I don lean ehen! Pls what can I do?

Foods rejected : Gerber rice, nutribun, sweet potatoes, egg York, Titus fish, avocado, semi n baby okro soup.
Similac, nan Can't remember odas jare.

Onegai, mamaoo, helovesme, feddy27, sugah, Zaynie, liftedhands, rofemiguwa, iomoge2...pls if I don't mention you, its an oversight, don't read and pass abeg

_{#operationsavemybreast}

hotmomma:
#OSMB... Mamas abeg how do I get my exclusively breastfed 6month old to leave my breasts my ds has turned down everything but breast. Kai, I don lean ehen! Pls what can I do?

Foods rejected : Gerber rice, nutribun, sweet potatoes, egg York, Titus fish, avocado, semi n baby okro soup.
Similac, nan Can't remember odas jare.

Onegai, mamaoo, helovesme, feddy27, sugah, Zaynie, liftedhands, rofemiguwa, iomoge2...pls if I don't mention you, its an oversight, don't read and pass abeg

_{#operationsavemybreast}

Chia

Let sabi mamas cum o.
But em, try giving the bottle to sumone else to feed him in ur absence.
They collect other foods wen mama isnt there.
I 4 1 cannot bottle feed my girl successfully. She will just nibble on d tip of d bottle... but when hubby holds her ehn... even if am seating beside them, she collects.

My problem is how to get my to madam suck.
She wants to stop but am not ready to let her stop

pls sabi mamas who has used the chlorxy gel(sic) for navels,how is it applied. my Ds cord is yet to fall off at 2 wks +,I'm at a loss cos I've never has it last this long before.
what can I do to hasten the fall off,I've been using spirit as before.

BellaElla:



.Christain is his name. He got me the person I am staying with now in ph. U pay him 10k. Tell him ur spec.

Many thanks Bella.. much appreciation

olamitie:
Cc sugah sorry for bugging you,just want to be sure i'm doing the right thing
finally resuming tomorrow, was given extra 15days.
1 Will be using this thermal bag,will express milk in two bottles and put it inside with ice
2 When she's ready to eat the bottle should be put in a bowl with warm water?
3 If she doesn't finish the milk at once are they to return it inside the thermal bag or throw it away?

No p.
1. Two bottles of what quantity? It's easier to just pump and store the exact quantity that she eats each meal.
2. Yes, they'd put in a bowl of warm water to warm it up.
3. If she doesn't finish the meal, they can put it back in the bag within 30mins and can warm it again once.

**Update**
Please disregard this....it's for refrigeration not thermal bag.
. If she doesn't finish the meal, they can put it back in the fridge within 30mins and can warm it again once.

hotmomma:
#OSMB... Mamas abeg how do I get my exclusively breastfed 6month old to leave my breasts my ds has turned down everything but breast. Kai, I don lean ehen! Pls what can I do?

Foods rejected : Gerber rice, nutribun, sweet potatoes, egg York, Titus fish, avocado, semi n baby okro soup.
Similac, nan Can't remember odas jare.

One.gai, ma.maoo, helove sme, fe.ddy27, sug.ah, Zay.nie, liftedh.ands, rofemig.uwa, iomog.e2...pls if I don't mention you, its an oversight, don't read and pass abeg

_{#operationsavemybreast}

Just so you know, some babies that have been breastfed only (no bottle feeding) do not accept other forms of food easily. It's hard to go from sucking (thrusting the tongue out) 'chewing' and swallowing that's why when you give them food it looks like they are spitting it out.
Was he bottle fed at all? You might want to express to a bottle and have someone else feed him to start detaching him from your boobies.
When I gave my baby his first food (Gerber fruits), I had to film his face cos he squeezed it like I had just given him lemon or chloroquine. Suffice to say, the meal did not go down well. Then I tried pap and he outrightly rejected it. I was already worrying when my DH told my neighbor about it and she brought over Amala and ewedu soup and fed him herself and he almost finished the plate of Amala.
You also have to be persistent.. he would eventually start eating without too much hassles.

Abiagirl777:
pls sabi mamas who has used the chlorxy gel(sic) for navels,how is it applied. my Ds cord is yet to fall off at 2 wks +,I'm at a loss cos I've never has it last this long before.
what can I do to hasten the fall off,I've been using spirit as before.

Thats wat my hospital gave wen i delivered my son and its pretty good. Bfor 4-5days his navel fell off. Appy morning and night, do nt cover d navel with diapers. Wen bathin lo, use his hot(warm) water to rinse d site

sugah:
Discussion Monday!!!
Topic: Effective family planning options.

So I had to take out my IUCD for the second time cos my body kept expelling it into my cervix.
My doc now recommends the arm implant which I'm against cos I heard it causes weight gain.
Condom? Bleh!!!
Mentioned ocp to my doc and he said it'll fail and I'd get pregnant.
Now I'm seriously considering Billings method

Any success stories on billings method?

I am using a method that is or might be similar to the billings method and its working great for me. When I am ovulating, I abstain permanently. Its around 5 days anyways. When I am not, we use condoms + withdrawal method. My doctor gave me a prescription for mini-pills but I am too scared of weight-gain to use it. Same with the shots and also the IUD. I am just too scared to put anything hormonal or non-hormonal into my body.

What I did (I have actually been doing it before I got pregnant and continued doing it after) was to download an app called Kindara. It's on the Apple Appstore and I figure it's gonna be on the Google Playstore too. Kindara has a feature that allow you record your BBT (Basal Body Temperature) every morning. Once you enter your BBT in the morning, it plot it into a graph for you.

Let me explain BBT. Basal body temperature (BBT) is the lowest body temperature attained during rest (usually during sleep). It is usually estimated by a temperature measurement immediately after awakening and before any physical activity has been undertaken. Women who have natural menstrual cycles have a bi-phasic BBT pattern. Bi = two , phasic = phase, so that means your temperatures have two phases. The first phase of your cycle has low temperatures, while the second phase of your cycle has higher temperatures.

The first phase is called the follicular phase. This phase starts on the first day of your period, each cycle, and ends at ovulation. Your BBT will show a set of low temperatures during this time, usually ranging from 97.0 to 97.6.

After ovulation is the luteal phase. Progesterone, produced by the corpus luteum during your luteal phase raises your core body temperature. During your luteal phase your BBT will rise to higher temperatures, usually ranging from 97.7 to 98.3. The range of temperatures can vary from woman to woman, as everyone is unique. But the important thing to remember is that if you are cycling naturally, (not on hormonal contraceptives) your temperature chart will show this bi-phasic pattern.

I lifted most of the BBT explanation from the Kindara website sha. Lol. I got a BBT thermometer from Target and just take my temperature every morning when my alarm wakes me up, I take my temperature first before getting out of bed. It takes seconds. Once I see my temperature shift, I know I am ovulating and know to be careful. Sometimes I use ovulation strips to test for ovulation. Let me attach some of my charts so you have an idea of what I am talking about

The dates the chart lines went up dramatically was when I started ovulating and if you look at the Nov- Dec cycle, my temperature never dropped below the coverline or 98degrees again. That was the cycle I got pregnant.

Hotmomma, he might be teething and rubbing his gum on your nips makes it better.
That breast na so dem go drag am for almost 2 years o.

Abiagirl777:
pls sabi mamas who has used the chlorxy gel(sic) for navels,how is it applied. my Ds cord is yet to fall off at 2 wks +,I'm at a loss cos I've never has it last this long before.
what can I do to hasten the fall off,I've been using as before.

I used it for my dd, u only need to apply it once a day, and do not apply spirit. The cord falls off within 4-5 days. U still need to use hot water to clean d navel area when bathing your baby

hotmomma:
#OSMB... Mamas abeg how do I get my exclusively breastfed 6month old to leave my breasts my ds has turned down everything but breast. Kai, I don lean ehen! Pls what can I do?

Foods rejected : Gerber rice, nutribun, sweet potatoes, egg York, Titus fish, avocado, semi n baby okro soup.
Similac, nan Can't remember odas jare.

Onegai, mamaoo, helovesme, feddy27, sugah, Zaynie, liftedhands, rofemiguwa, iomoge2...pls if I don't mention you, its an oversight, don't read and pass abeg

_{#operationsavemybreast}

na d same question i wan ask. My dd refuse to let go even if I expressed though I started her with formula. She will be four months this month

Mynd44, how may we help you o....
Abi you're expecting ni?

@Jaysmama, thanks so much, I will prepare for the period oo.

My girl is down with cold- running nose, cough, temp hike, has reduced food intake, no much play, just wanna suck n suck. We been to the hospital but no improvement. Went back again and she was given injections. She's not just. Ready to take drugs.


What do I do to help her? She has blocked nose.

Some say it's cos she is teething, I do not believe this mirth.

zaynie:
Mynd44, how may we help you o....
Abi you're expecting ni?

No, but I can see babe here. I don look for babe tire, I no see

sugah:

No p.
1. Two bottles of what quantity? It's easier to just pump and store the exact quantity that she eats each meal.
2. Yes, they'd put in a bowl of warm water to warm it up.
3. If she doesn't finish the meal, they can put it back in the bag within 30mins and can warm it again once.

thanks for the response.like 100-150ml each.cant really predict the exact quantity she eats but she finished 60mls the one time i tried to be sure she will suck from bottle.
will be picking her up by 3pm for now
What Kind of soap is used in washing babys bottle.me FTM sabi ask question

hunniesuzie:
Note that ovulation comes before your period in your cycle oh. That is to say belle can sneak and enter even though you haven't seen your period. It happened to 2 of my friends

Ehen, fear wan catch me oo, not just ready.


@Sugah, I no ready for idowu oo. Make these ones reach like four years abeg. Gat to rest small.

Abiagirl777:
pls sabi mamas who has used the chlorxy gel(sic) for navels,how is it applied. my Ds cord is yet to fall off at 2 wks +,I'm at a loss cos I've never has it last this long before.
what can I do to hasten the fall off,I've been using spirit as before.

I used d gel and my baby cord fell at ,4days

hotmomma:
#OSMB... Mamas abeg how do I get my exclusively breastfed 6month old to leave my breasts my ds has turned down everything but breast. Kai, I don lean ehen! Pls what can I do?

Foods rejected : Gerber rice, nutribun, sweet potatoes, egg York, Titus fish, avocado, semi n baby okro soup.
Similac, nan Can't remember odas jare.

Onegai, mamaoo, helovesme, feddy27, sugah, Zaynie, liftedhands, rofemiguwa, iomoge2...pls if I don't mention you, its an oversight, don't read and pass abeg

_{#operationsavemybreast}

Sorry about ur weight. Am in d same condition presently.
My ds too will be 6mnths in 19days time. He took formiula in d first month but has been on bm since then. Bought nan to start formula milk and he took it d first day and after then, no more collecting. I av tried with spoon, cup, bottle. He no collect o. He used to take breastmilk from bottle o that i will leave him for my mil. I was weighing around 77 -79kgbut ystdy dt i checked again, 74.5kg. I dont even know where i for start again.
You have even tried with all u have attempted to give him. I never knew this stage will be difficult like this.keep trying, what else can i say.other mamas who have passed this phase will help us out

He was opening mouth for bread ystdy and i just dey look him like d formula u suppose take, u no take . I just want to give him time till 6mnths exactly and we will see aw it goes.

sugah:

Just so you know, babies that have been breastfed only (no bottle feeding) do not accept other forms of food easily. It's hard to go from sucking (thrusting the tongue out) 'chewing' and swallowing that's why when you give them food it looks like they are spitting it out.
Was he bottle fed at all? You might want to express to a bottle and have someone else feed him to start detaching him from your boobies.
When I gave my baby his first food (Gerber fruits), I had to film his face cos he squeezed it like I had just given him lemon or chloroquine. Suffice to say, the meal did not go down well. Then I tried pap and he outrightly rejected it. I was already worrying when my DH told my neighbor about it and she brought over Amala and ewedu soup and fed him herself and he almost finished the plate of Amala.
You also have to be persistent.. he would eventually start eating without too much hassles.

Doesn't really follow.my foodie dd was exclusively fed.i tink it depends on the child.
Hotmomma u gat to try n find out wat he likes.there must be one of the food he takes with little struggle compared to others u have to turn to jackie chan to feed him.

What i noticed is not every baby likes sweet food.till tomorrow my dd will never take banana or sweet potatoes. So i give bland fruits.u need to see her licking agbulomo like dis eh!.

Jus watch him.he might struggle but he will definitely take some better than others.
Also u have to be patient while feeding.one spoon allow to rest another.
U can also play songs he might like while feeding.
U can also try making his food little at a time.i dont feed my baby more than 120ml of food at a time but she eats up to 6 to 8 times per day.

She has short attention span.if u make her food bigger.u go chop the remaining.meanwhile she will disturb u in an hr or 2 again o.

Just find out wat works for him.all the best.

olamitie:
thanks for the response.like 100-150ml each.cant really predict the exact quantity she eats but she finished 60mls the one time i tried to be sure she will suck from bottle.
will be picking her up by 3pm for now
What Kind of soap is used in washing babys bottle.me FTM sabi ask question

Pls don't return already warmed expressed milk to ice pack.biko.

Expressed milk life span is actually 6 to 8 hrs room temp in our climate.
If baby doesnt finish her milk it shud be kept withinroom temp.maybe on the shelf or bottle carrier bag and used up within the next 30mins atmost 1hr.if not pls discard even if it is 120mls left.i know its painful but the health of ur child matters..

To minimize wastage and promote hygiene.kindly mointor ur baby before u start this method. Stop milk in quantities she finishes at once.
If she takes 60mls.store milk in 60mls every 2hrs till 3pm. That is u will need 4 to 5 bottles of expressed milk.

That is how to go about it.

For washing bottles.any mild liquid soap will do.jus rinse plenty times and sterilize properly after washing.u can boil or steam ur bottles.

All the best.

olamitie:
thanks for the response.like 100-150ml each.cant really predict the exact quantity she eats but she finished 60mls the one time i tried to be sure she will suck from bottle.
will be picking her up by 3pm for now
What Kind of soap is used in washing babys bottle.me FTM sabi ask question

What time are you dropping her off?
How many hours interval does she feed?
That would determine how much milk to pack for her so she doesn't end up hungry and crying before you come get her at 3.
And also if there's some kind D of traffic and you can't get her at 3, she should still have food to keep her until you come.
How old is she now?

Disregard the putting the warmed milk back in the bag, that only works for fridge.

Just pump the specific quantity she takes at each meal in her bottles and check the time interval between each feed and how long she would spend at the creche.
So if she eats 60ml every 2hrs and she would be at the creche for 7hrs (8am-3pm) meaning she would eat 3 times, pump and Carry 4 bottles along. One extra bottle for contingency.

We use normal morning fresh o. But the bottles/nipples are boiled for 5mins after washing.

rofemiguwa:


Doesn't really follow.my foodie dd was exclusively fed.i tink it depends on the child.
Hotmomma u gat to try n find out wat he likes.there must be one of the food he takes with little struggle compared to others u have to turn to jackie chan to feed him.

.

I should change that to some babies. But I said easily not that they don't eat at all

..

Abiagirl777:
pls sabi mamas who has used the chlorxy gel(sic) for navels,how is it applied. my Ds cord is yet to fall off at 2 wks +,I'm at a loss cos I've never has it last this long before.
what can I do to hasten the fall off,I've been using spirit as before.

thanks mamas

olamitie:
thanks for the response.like 100-150ml each.cant really predict the exact quantity she eats but she finished 60mls the one time i tried to be sure she will suck from bottle.
will be picking her up by 3pm for now
What Kind of soap is used in washing babys bottle.me FTM sabi ask question

For me, I pack like 6-7 bottles in my DD's creche bag, so that they don't have to bother washing and re-using.
I politely told them not to wash the bottles so that it's not too much stress on them . So once they use a bottle, they put it in a separate bag and take a fresh bottle for the next feed. so far, so good......It's been fine and We haven't had any hygiene issues.
Once I get home I soak the bottles in warm water, wash and sterilise overnight till the next morning and then I pack her bags again. It was stressful for me when I started, but now it's just one of those routine things.

I also have a sterilising unit that stays permanently in the creche, which is where the nanny puts the unused bottles.

For washing baby bottles, I use SUNLIGHT washing up liquid. It actually foams a lot so I have to rinse the bottles well with cold water and then one final time with hot water.

This is my own creche 'modus operandi'

Morning all,hope we are all doing great!I have a question to ask!We stay in zaria and d weda dere iss sumtin else and my baby sweats a lot so I usually wear light clothing for him!My question is am I wrong by wearing light cloths for him cos people keepin telling me infants are not like us,i shld cover him weda he sweats or not!Am confused,pls help me out?