Romanoff:
Thank God I found this thread o. I'm in my 8th week, no major symptoms like Morning sickness. I feel queasy once a while and sleepy sometimes.

Is this okay at all?

It's all part of the package.

Congrats Threegees.
Your BS was very detailed and touching.
I'm glad you and the baby came out victorious at the end of it all.


Please send a DM. An anonymous person wants to send you a baby gift.

ToyosiR:


The way some nurses behave makes you ask if they actually know their profession. Tommy size is not the only factor for child birth weight. My tummy is always very big and my kids are always around 3.1-3.3 for all my previous 3 pregnancy.

I have a friend with small tummy with a child of 4.2 or thereabout. If you are not comfortable with her, Kindly look for a private hospital for delivery biko.

You might even be in labor already and be expecting anytime soon. For me, any day i see show, My baby go come that day for previous ones though.

It is a private hospital I do use,very close to my house and the nurse has been our family nurse for years now. She works in the hospital. In fact she is the overall senior nurse there. Though doctor himself checked my tummy and said my LMP should be march and not February. Something me myself I am sure is early February fa because I marked it.


You mean the thick whitish discharge is show?? (without blood tho)

dunpredictable:

Please try and do another scan and see a doctor

I will dear

cinderellashoes:


When my mom was in labor with me, one doctor asked her if she was sure she was pregnant because her belly was so flat. She had me the following night. Some baby bumps are small so relax.

Thank you

sweetlady4real:


Good morning mama, your last scan was almost two months ago. Try to do another scan soon so you can compare and try to see a doctor if you are still measuring far back as the other mama suggested.

I will try to

mayornmn:
Please do another scan asap and see a Doctor if it’s still backdating hun

Thanks hun

sugah:
Belly band actually, not belt.

Ah.. I for shout. lol

threegees:
VERY LONG POST ALERT

Ngwanu, grab ya popcorn and juice, and enjoy the jolly ride. I will try to summarize cos story plenty. I hope it will be a worthy read.

PRE-PREGNANCY
My marriage was at the verge of being over because I had had enough of its wahala, coupled with a man who things were not going well with, and then, who was steady pouring his frustrations on me. Hubby and I didn't use to talk to each other sef, let alone play mommy and daddy. I had secretly planned my relocation to Abuja to get my sanity and move on. Before then, I was on contraceptive pills since August 2013 after I had my daughter, and it worked perfectly well for me, until October last year. Things were so bad financially for us and for me that I could not afford to buy my pills. How much? #150!
Yes! It was that bad. I got tired of begging people for money to get by so I locked up, afterall, I wasn't having sex with anyone.
Fast forward to early January this year, a friend who had been talking to me asked me to approach hubby and give him sex, and that from there, we could talk things out. He never supported me leaving my marriage. I had just finished my period and felt I wasn't fertile so I have nothing to lose. I approached hubby at night where he usually slept cos we weren't sleeping in the same room anymore. I seduced him and voila! it happened. Guy didn't even withdraw. I wasn't perturbed too since I had been on pills for almost 7 years. I thought belle no fit enter just like that na.

DISCOVERING PREGNANCY
So, I wondered why my period was unusually scanty in January. Imagine, I had forgotten about the sex. I was preparing for my relocation to Abuja, buying a few things and all when it dawned on me that my last period only came for one day. I explained to a pharmacist where I was buying deworming drug for my kids and she asked me to get a test strip and test for pregnancy. I laughed and declined. After buying the drug, she didn't have #50 change, so I asked for the test strip na.
Saturday 1st February, 2020, I wanted to pee and remembered the strip. I did the test with confidence that the pharmacist didn't know what she was saying. Lo and behold, two bold lines were looking at me. I was confused. I went to buy another strip o. Did the test again, and the two bold lines showed up again.
A mixture of emotions went all through my body. I walked up to hubby who was sleeping on the couch (Someone I hadn't talked to in months). I showed him the strip, he too was confused. He didn't say a word. That night, he moved back into our bedroom. I cried cos I felt this pregnancy is going to destroy my secret plans and preparations, and I couldn't bring myself to abort it. I kept doubting until I went for a scan and they told me that I was pregnant cos they could see a fetal pole.

EARLY PREGNANCY
Hubby mysteriously and miraculously accepted the pregnancy. He pampered me like no tomorrow. I had terrible morning sickness. He would make tea and bring to my bed. He'll boil water and keep in the bath tub for me to bath, make ice cubes for me to chew on while at work. Oh, my husbandman did everything. I was just a vegetable. This was same person who had been my live-in enemy for months. That was how I was able to manage the first few weeks until covid19 wahala and we were all at home. I wasn't working, hubby hadn't been working since 2018. No way to feed or buy baby things. Pregnancy after 7 years. I had nothing. We had nothing. Then hubby started drama.

He who had told his mom of my pregnancy out of excitement at the early stage when she came visiting started telling his family members that he is not sure he is responsible for the pregnancy. It was his brothers' wives who started calling me to ask what happened. He refused to give me a dime to get the hospital requirements and baby things. I had to beg my mom to feed. After sometime when people were allowed to move, I'd pack a few clothes and my kids and go to my mom's place to stay so we could eat. It was that bad. In June/July, same DH told his family and mine that he wanted a divorce. They called for a family meeting. No one supported him, not even his family. Everyone of them was trying to do whatever they could to make me happy. One would send me money, the photographer did me a free photoshoot, everyone would frequently call just to make me happy. After everything was resolved, he admitted that it was frustrations that got the better part of him. Amazingly, in all these, I was not perturbed one bit. Till things got back right again and I decided to enjoy my pregnancy.

LATE PREGNANCY
So schools were asked to resume but because of how advanced my pregnancy was, coupled with the bad roads and outstanding debt of school fees for my kids, I couldn't resume. My kids couldn't go to school too. We just stayed at home waiting for this baby to come and let me have my life back. It seemed like forever. No sign of labour or approaching labour. All along, it had been a perfect pregnancy, but by week 38 or thereabout, my BP started rising like dough with yeast. At every antenatal check up, I was given nifedipine under my tongue and I was told it can be managed and not too serious. My feet was swollen and heavy at week 40. I was given an injection and told I would drain the fluid through urine. It happened like that, but a week after, the swollen feet returned much more than what it was before sef, and very painful. I just felt it was the end of pregnancy so I wasn't bothered. I never knew I had eclampsia. Never experienced it in previous pregnancies, never knew anyone who had it too. I just wanted labour to come.

LABOUR/DELIVERY
My EDDs had passed, no sign. If I hear that someone had put to bed, I'll feel bad that mine hadn't come. Until I begged hubby for sex. After he managed to do, the next morning, I saw my show. I was excited. By Sunday 18th, I started having contractions. I went to the clinic and after vaginal examination, I was just 4cm and asked to go back home till contractions were stronger. All through that night, the contractions were hellish. I was using a contractions timer app until it got to an average of 15 minutes by Monday morning. I had my bath and left for the clinic. Though I can't remember how I got to the hospital that Monday morning, I only remember I was checked by the matron and told I was 6cm. That's all I remember.
My mom and husband told me they came to meet me on my bed in the ward, and I told my mom I couldn't see anything again.
Before she could say sorry, I started convulsing.
She said I started foaming in the mouth and stretching. She screamed and called the matron. The matron put spoon in my mouth, beat me and all, just to stabilize me. They managed to stabilize me a bit and put me in the matron's car to take me to another hospital where they can handle my case. On the way, while in the car, my water broke and the head of the baby was showing. I started convulsing again. They beat nonsense out of me to stabilize me, yet no way. I was still stretching. My husband's hands were in my mouth, I was bleeding from the mouth, he was bleeding from his hands because I had clenched them with my teeth and stretching. On getting to the hospital they were taking me to, over 10 people rushed to hold me as they said they screamed Emergency o.
I was rushed to the delivery room. They tried to stabilize me as the convulsion started again. They finally did and when they checked, my BP had shot up to 202/100. They said the baby is not big but because of the high BP, if I push the baby, it will be 50/50 or I run mad or maybe paralysed.
They fixed oxygen. The first tank finished. They fixed the second one, then brought the BP down a bit. Then, the doctor told my husband it is a 50/50 chance, he should sign the consent form and choose who they should save. He said he shouted and said God forbid. He wants both his wife and his baby. He said he kept telling me in my ears to remember my other two children, my mother and him. He was speaking in tongues like no tomorrow. He called his mom, my pastor, everyone.
When the doctor to perform the surgery came, he asked both my mom and hubby out of the delivery room. They couldn't even take me to the theatre. The doctor faced the wall, knelt down, prayed, sent them out and did the caesarean. When he brought out the baby, she cried a bit, stopped and turned green. They abandoned me and fixed oxygen on the baby. They stabilized her, then faced me. The operation was done around past 9am, I regained a little consciousness and opened my eyes by 9.35pm. I didn't know where I was. I woke up and was telling my husband that the baby in my womb is not allowing me to be comfortable and that I want to turn to my side because I was sleeping on my back, he was laughing at me.
With the way he was looking at me, I then asked him if I have given birth, he said yes. I didn't believe. I said it was a lie. He bought the baby to me, I still didn't know where I was. I regained full consciousness on Thursday morning. Me that gave birth since Monday morning.
My recovery was fast and still in progress, and we were discharged on the following Friday.
God did a great thing and indeed we are glad. I am happy to have my baby in my hands. Daddy is glad. Big brother and sister are elated, and my mom can't stop singing and dancing for joy.

BS Submitted as I sign out of the month of October, extremely grateful to God for how far He has brought us. Indeed, it was a journey! Boots officially thrown into the lagoon

Am speechless, don't know what to write.
All I can say is THANK YOU GOD. he's too faithful to fail us, he's too faithful to disappoint us.
Congratulations mama. You are a typical example of God's Grace.
Av not read a BS as touching as this.
Can't even imagine what you went thru before and during delivery.
U're strong mama.
May God grant every of your hear desires. Love you mama.

threegees I shed tears while reading your BS. more blessings dear. Congrats
Pearl05 madam kpekus I salute you. congrats

Congrats @threegees.. U are indeed a strong woman, despite ur challenges u were active in ur cappo duties. I thank God Almighty for bringing u through this journey safely. U made me active n anxious on this thread.. U indeed got my attention n I saw myself praying for u when u had passed 40wks, i kept coming here if I could see ur Bs. God is amazing. I rejoice with u sis u will continue to grow strong n joy n laughter will never depart from ur home. I pray Almighty God restores ur home n give u peace beyond human expectations. U and ur family are blessed sis

threegees:
VERY LONG POST ALERT

Ngwanu, grab ya popcorn and juice, and enjoy the jolly ride. I will try to summarize cos story plenty. I hope it will be a worthy read.

Congrats threegees, your BS was quite touching. Alhamdulilahi you came out victorious & I pray God restores and provides abundantly for your family. Regards to Grace.

threegees You are a strong woman oo and God’s grace is really with you.More blessings mama!

@threegees...You’re such a strong woman,I didn’t even know when I started crying whilst reading your Birth story...
Thank God it was Victorious...May you princess bring new songs of joy and happiness in your home and God grant you the peace that passes all understanding..Congrats mama

threegees:
VERY LONG POST ALERT

Ngwanu, grab ya popcorn and juice, and enjoy the jolly ride. I will try to summarize cos story plenty. I hope it will be a worthy read.

Thank God for everything. He is faithful

Please who knows the process of getting married in the court.Please don’t ignore e joor

faithlucky:
Am having serious swelling of d feet no headache, going 4 bp check up 2morrow

Run o. Check your BP fast.

Thanks for all the prayers. I was steady here cos I wanted to enjoy the pregnancy. And I did.
The devil lost big time. Shame to him. God bless you all

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mayornmn:
Please who knows the process of getting married in the court.Please don’t ignore e joor

Go to the court, either alone or with your fiance. You will be given a bulky form to fill, go with passports (4) of yourself and fiance with valid ID card and work ID of your hubby. You will need to pay a certain amount, not more than 25k for 21 days notice and like 35k for 7 days notice.

You can access the forms on the ministry of interior website but you'll still need to go submit to the court. Ensure it's a federal marriage registry o.

You will also need copies of your birth certificates or signed declaration of age and state of origin certificate.

Good luck.

@threegees pls come and help me wipe this tears in my eyes. See me crying here. God showed you mercy. Congratulations!!!!!

Thank you very much

WandaMaximoff:


Go to the court, either alone or with your fiance. You will be give a bulky form to fill, go with passports (4) of yourself and fiance with valid ID card and work ID of your hubby. You will need to pay a certain amount, not more than 25k for 21 days notice and like 35k for 7 days notice.

You can access the forms on the ministry of interior website but you'll still need to go submit to the court. Ensure it's a federal marriage registry o.

You will also need copies of your birth certificates or signed declaration of age.

Good luck.

WandaMaximoff:
At what week is it best to register for antenatal classes?

FTM.

12 weeks ma. But start taking folic acid.

Congrats @Pearl05 and @cheeketo

cheeketo:
My blue jet landed yesterday via elective CS, Nov cappo I don port o, BS when am strong, pain is out of this world

Congratulations mama.

Babygal2020:


12 weeks ma. But start taking folic acid.

I already started at week 5. Thank you.

mayornmn:
Thank you very much

You're welcome

mayornmn:
Please who knows the process of getting married in the court.Please don’t ignore e joor

Go there with two passport photograph each(you and hubby passport)you will be given a form after payment(10k)in which you will fill right there and submit
2 passport photograph
Photocopy of birth certificate or data page of international passport

FlowerGirl040:
It is a private hospital I do use,very close to my house and the nurse has been our family nurse for years now. She works in the hospital. In fact she is the overall senior nurse there. Though doctor himself checked my tummy and said my LMP should be march and not February. Something me myself I am sure is early February fa because I marked it.


You mean the thick whitish discharge is show?? (without blood tho)

This is story of my life(Itan ayemi). Exactly my story. My LMP was Feb 15 but the doctors said it should be march not Feb. Even when I went to morokay(one of best scan center) in ibadan, the oyinbo Man was confused... He told me same thing my oby/gyn said.
By LMP I am 37 weeks but by scan I am 35+ weeks.
Although, on my last appointment day, my doctor told me I should start preparing for delivery from November as FTM to be.

Me self get small bump till I was 7 months but it has grown a bit now... But u had think I am around 5 months pregnancy.

I was 22 weeks gone when I did my traditional/ court wedding and none of my friends and some family members could tell that I am pregnant...when I told one of my friend, she was like I am joking abi...

Anyways, small bump/ big bump, our prayers are that on the d-day, it should end in praises.

threegees:
Run o. Check your BP fast.

I checked my Bp its 155 and my pulse is 93

faithlucky:

I checked my Bp its 155 and my pulse is 93

That BP is high o. Please let the doctor find something to do about it

faithlucky:

I checked my Bp its 155 and my pulse is 93

It's high. Did they check for protein in your urine?