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1Sharon:
My claim was wrong ?


You're bored at this point.

Not sitting on the fense again?

Do you have a reference stating that African women practice low levels of breast feeding (not EXCLUSIVE breast feeding)

If your comment was African women do not practice exclusive breastfeeding long enough, you will see a lot of claims online that agree with that. I MIGHT even agree with that.

But your claim was "africans don't breastfeed long enough"

Toks2008:
Polygamy may not be appropriate for everyone but it remains a viable option for certain groups. Polygamy in Islam is a norm and there is no part in the Bible that forbids it or tags it a sin but rather it is Permissible just as GOD permits Divorce. The concept of Polygamy is not about Men having many wives but it is geared towards ensuring that every lady who wants to get married can easily have a husband thereby curbing the act of sexual immorality.



Make i stop here

Your writeup seems to proffer a solution to females to curb sexual immorality.
While it might favour the woman, but it doesn't talk about the problems that polygamy will cause for the children

PastorM:
They haven't lost her yet. They're still clinging to hope.

She has been found alive. Halleluia

1Sharon:
Dolt. Exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding can be used interchangeably.

When people mention breastfeeding you damn know what they mean.

If exclusive breastfeeding is not enough. That means breastfeeding overall is not enough.


I thought you were sitting on a fence?

You're really desperate at this point. Seriously just fvck off.

Fortunately I am still right here, no plans to leave, its jut 3.19pm. Except you wish to leave, do right ahead.
But before you do please note that EBF and BF are two different things

You have NO reference to prove your claim. You knew that your claim was wrong and you decided to throw out false references thinking people would not open the links

1Sharon:
So how did you know the paper was African and you say I posted nothing?

Shifting the goal post now are we? You're really desperate at this point.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2999888/amp/How-breastfed-babies-earn-age-30-Babies-fed-mother-s-milk-year-higher-IQs-spend-longer-education.html

Satisfied? Now shut it and be gone.

you said you had posted a paper to substantiate your claim that Breastfeeding is crucial in kids and Africans don't breastfeed long enough and it's possibly why the IQ is low."
I had to read the paper first to know if it actually substantiated your claim which it did not

1. You first paper states that African women practise very low levels of EXCLUSIVE breast feeding
2. The second paper states that Breastfeeding is crucial for IQ
3. Do you have a paper stating that African women practice low levels of breast feeding (not EXCLUSIVE ). Remember that your comment is "africans don't breastfeed long enough". Exclusive breastfeeding and breast feeding are two different things. Just like "working" and "working from home" are two different things .
Do you have a reference stating that African women practice low levels of breast feeding (not EXCLUSIVE breast feeding)
If your comment was African women do not practice exclusive breastfeeding long enough, you will see a lot of claims online that agree with that. I MIGHT even agree with that.
But your claim was "africans don't breastfeed long enough"

I predict she will run away as she has no references for that

1Sharon:
You sure about that?

You did not, hun. You didn't. While I commend you for searching out a paper written by an African, your paper was about Exclusive Breastfeeding and not breastfeeding.
The paper also does not link breastfeeding to IQ

This is your statement : " I'm not being insultive. Breastfeeding is crucial in kids and Africans don't breastfeed long enough and it's possibly why the IQ is low."

Once again, do you please have a reference to substantiate your claim that "Africans don't breastfeed long enough and it's possibly why the IQ is low"

1Sharon:
Hold up right there. Scroll up before you start blabbing at the mouth.

I already supplied reference to aribisala. Scroll up and zip it.

You did not, hun. You didn't.

1Sharon:
Lol I've called you out on your BS.

If you were sitting on a fence all along, you shouldn't have got involved.

I'm free to get involved nd not take sides. Its perfectly legal.

Also I make mistakes, and I am not afraid of being called out. Could you put up your reference showing that Africans do not breastfeed their babies enough. I'm not going to believe hook, line and sinker but I can start my research from that

Could you put up your reference showing that Africans do not breastfeed their babies enough? I believe aribisala0 has been requesting for your reference and I don't see anywhere that you showed it to him. You asked me for a reference and in minutes I supplied it.
Where is your reference showing that Africans do not breastfeed their babies enough?

One of the worst things that one can do in the 21st century is to make a claim without reference (true or flawed) to back it up.
And I can bet that you, my dear, do not have a single reference for your statement. I might be wrong, but I am confident enough to bet on that. And confident enough to know that you will not respond to this reference question. You will most likely reel out an insult or change topic.

PastorM:
They haven't lost her yet. They're still clinging to hope.

Thanks for your message of hope. I do hope that she is found

1Sharon:
Now you want to sit on a fence

Don't be cowardly and backpeddle, stand your ground.

You pasted an article to me and gave link to an article, so you are indirectly making a point by doing that.

I'm calling you a hypocrite because you called caucasian papers flawed but sent me the same Caucasian papers when it favoured you.

Just be gone abeg.

I'm still here hun. Not going anywhere except you want to leave.

Yes, I am happy to sit on a fence sometimes

Could you put up your reference showing that Africans do not breastfeed their babies enough?

1Sharon:
What are the statistics on the continent overall?

Only 3 African countries topped the table and 1 European country came at the bottom. And so?

What are the breastfeeding stats on the continent overall vs Europe? Do you know how averages work?

That's for you to find out before making claims about Africans not breastfeeding enough. You may be right or wrong but you need to be sure of the claims that you make

1Sharon:
Werent you telling me papers by Caucasians can be flawed and now you're posting those same papers to back up your point on breastfeeding?

Are you a hypocrite?

I made no points on the rates of breastfeeding in countries. My comment was a dot. I just called your attention to a particular sentence, so you could do more research before tabling an opinion with so much certainty.

I neither agree nor disagree and that was why I put a DOT

No I am not a hypocrite. I am very vocal about what I agree or disagree with. And when I'm in the middle, I put a dot
We digress on the issue of hypocrisy - lets stick to our fontanelle and breastfeeding discussion.

Could you put up your reference showing that Africans do not breastfeed their babies enough?

1Sharon:
That's not the point. You only accept things that are written when it suits you.

You cannot discuss with someone for 10 minutes and know what the person accepts or does not accept.

1Sharon:
Link to the whole article??

Here you go
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/30/the-country-with-the-worlds-worst-breast-feeding-rate-will-shock-you/

timjones1:
You're probably doing exclusive breastfeeding for the baby, this is a sign of dehydration. The baby not having enough water.. just give him enough water, it'll bulge out. Thank you

Totally agree with you, Sir!

1Sharon:
Your holey books was written by who?

Look at this hypocrite.

NOT ONE single holy book was written by Caucasians. Who dash them?

Forget about the insults. Lets focus on the debate. I notice that when people are stuck in a debate they resort to insults to push the other person off the topic of the debate. To make the other person digress and start responding to the insults.
I am too old to be distracted.
I am interested in this topic of fontanelle and breastfeeding matters

1Sharon:
Cos I read!!

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1Sharon:
I'm not being insultive. Breastfeeding is crucial in kids and Africans don't breastfeed long enough and it's possibly why the IQ is low.



Ever heard about breast pumps or wet nurses?

My gosh, you people are so narrow-minded!

"You people"? For real? You are part of the "you people" : black Africa

You know, you of all people, as an African knows that Nigerian orphanages cannot afford wet nurses or breast pumps.

You are reading flawed papers written by caucasians telling you that your race has low IQ?!?!?! And you swallow that hook, line and sinker?

aribisala0:
But before creating the thread she knows it is sunken fontanelle

And the best place to take that forward is Nairaland

I am sure all those buildings collapsing upandan would not have collapsed if the engineers had come to nairaland for advice

Do you think so poorly of this forum? Because its a Nigerian forum? Nairaland has medical professionals here . Nairaland has experienced parents and grandparents.

For those building that collapsed after doing their market survey and personal research it would have been great to look for forums such as this and ask people to review this company; if they have had any experience with them. Do you know how many times Nairaland has saved people? "...in the multitude of counsel, there is safety". There is nothing like too much advice. There is only lack of wisdom to apply

aribisala0:
The right thing to do is to ask a professional
Someone who can find the term "sunken fontanelle" should know that.

Clearly this is just another "I want to trend" attention seeking thread

The thread will not end with any illumination

just the usual nairaland noise and grandstanding

Bottomline is
Go and get expert help

No, there is illumination here. You will see it or not depending on your mindset

1. The OP's fear has been reduced by half or more as other parents told her not to worry
2. The OP knows that she should not use antibiotics under any guise
3. The OP knows that this could be as a result of dehydration
4. The OP knows to seek advice from a medical personnel
5. The OP received congratulations and beautiful prayers for her little one

This is a good thread

aribisala0:
Use your head what is the relevance of bow legs to this matter.

We are talking of a child under one month old.

Any responsible mother who has a brain should know what to do . If they do not then they do not deserve the child

Please do not say that.

Nobody is born with parental knowledge

We learn on the job

The OP is a very wise young lady, because even if one knows the right thing to do, as long as it concerns a human child you have to confirm that what you know to do is the right thing

aribisala0:
No Your biography will make a good book not doubt but it is no relevant here

The point s simple

Health Advice is best obtained from professionals.

This is especially the case for a child that is so young

Everything else is foolishness

Again you have proved the reason why this mother came to a forum to ask a question. You have called someone's experience irrrelevant, much like what a doctor would do. They are trained to treat from a very non-personal and non-emotional angle.
This mother is actually looking for social support along with treatment advice.

No it is not foolishness. Before health professionals became, we were.

1Sharon:
Right.

I can see the reason Africans have low IQ..

Dear, you are also African too

You can still prove your point without being insultive.

You did not answer this question: What do you think happens to kids of women whose breastmilk cannot come out? Or who lost their mothers, or were abandoned at birth?

aribisala0:
Why not go to the market to ask for advice?

I actually don't discriminate about the occupation of the people I ask advice from, so yes I also talk with people who conduct business in the market.
The bible says "in the multitude of counsel, there is safety"
There is nothing wrong with asking people what to do as long as long as she also seeks advice from a medical practitioner. When I was a child I had a severe case of Genu Varum. ALL the doctors that my mother met were ready to have me operated on by an orthopaedic doctor. It was people (social media of our time 70s and 80s) that told her where to go. Some herbs and oils were applied on the legs and they straightened perfectly.
The only evidence I have of bow-legs are my pictures as a baby

aribisala0:
Learn yes

Not from social media

The baby is barely a month old.

A health problem especially when you do not know can kill in hours.

So seeking advice on health matters for a neonate is not just ignorant it is criminal irresponsibility

Were there no parents before the internet which is barely 30 years old?

Lets not be quick to assume that the OP has not asked her family. Sometimes my doctor tells me stuff and I start asking around because I do not want to only hear from a doctor who knows about it, but from a person who has lived it, who has experienced it, who has felt the fear and anxiety personally

ImaIma1:
Really? Do 2weeks old babies drink water or just breastmilk exclusively?

I have never heard that dehydration is the cause.

lol, what do you think happens to kids of women whose breastmilk cannot come out? Or who lost their mothers, or were abandoned at birth?
The newborns drink water from day one and they survive

aribisala0:
If you do not know what to do you are not fit to be a parent

Please do not say that.

Nobody is born with parental knowledge

We learn on the job

The OP is a very wise young lady, because even if one knows the right thing to do, as long as it concerns a human child you have to confirm that what you know to do is the right thing

Haakeem:
rubbish...which deyhration? Kai Nigeria women won't seize to suprise you.... imagine!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323912#outlook

Dehydration

verybadmouth:
Thanks so much for the info. Is water safe with breastfeeding for an infant ma?

Of course. All my kids started drinking water from day two BUT IN SMALL QUANTITIES.

verybadmouth:
Doctors in the house please I need your advice. Is it a problem I should be very worried about or would it close in no time. Please help


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Congratulations. Do not be worried, it will close up

But in case you were planning to do exclusive breastfeeding, kindly change your mind and include water. Don't overdo the watering
This link states that dehydration could increase the depth of a sunken fontanel. Please check it out https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323912#outlook

People are strong.

I wonder where people get the strength to post on social media hours after loosing their loved ones. Do they post before they begin to cry? Stop for a bit in the middle of the lamentation? Or wail briefly and get it over with it in 3 hours and then post? Where do they get the strength to search out the appropriate emojis?

I hope her body is found and may she rest in peace

Omowoolata:
Nawa for my Igbo brother oo
I can't imagine Okun people in kogi state denying their Yorubaness
Something is wrong with the Igbos abeg

The OP is catching Cruise.

But its a fun game.