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Hi Doc, its our baby oh! He  suffers from incessant tummy ache which has been interpreted as Unbilical Cord pains. Ordinarily, its supposed to be controlled by Gripe Water but it's not helpful in his own case. Hot compresses don't help either. Not that its continuous but when it hits him its usually strong and takes away his sleep as well as mine. I thought it would stop at 3months but he's 4 now and it still hasn't stopped. Is it normal or do I need to have him examined? Thanks for being there.

I have a 4month old son who suffers from incessant tummy ache which has been interpreted as Unbilical Cord pains. Ordinarily, its supposed to be controlled by Gripe Water but it's not helpful in my own case. Hot compresses don't help either. Not that its continuous but when it hits the boy its usually strong and takes away his sleep as well as mine. I thought it would stop at 3months but he's 4 now and it still hasn't stopped. What can I do please?

I have a 4month old son who suffers from incessant tummy ache which has been interpreted as Unbilical Cord pains. Ordinarily, its supposed to be controlled by Gripe Water but it's not helpful in my own case. Hot compresses don't help either. Not that its continuous but when it hits the boy its usually strong and takes away his sleep as well as mine. I thought it would stop at 3months but he's 4 now and it still hasn't stopped. Mothers, how do you tackle such in your babies?

Hi Kathy, friend, its been a while. Am sorry abt the loss of ur cousin. May the good Lord grant of u, family members, the fortitude to bear the loss.

Am back at work. Had a healthy baby boy (Toluwani) in April and we are both doing well. Will post his pix, your reward, soon. Thanks for your support all the way. Ire a kari wa o. Love you. Cheers, sister.

If it's not 'asasi' it mustbe 'eedi'

uchey:
pls, take the baby to the hospital, they ever prescribe drugs by yourself or let anyone fool u,Take the baby to the hospital now!!

My sentiments too. Pls take your baby to a good hospital.

What is 'The Root'? Which root? Doesn't it have a specific name?

salsera:
i havent checked this thread in ages

by the way
where's titi#@%$$ (i think her name is titilayomi, not sure)
Dr. I'm sure you remember her
has she given birth yet

@Salsera, thanks for your care. I still dey and am doing well. By the grace of God I'll be 'free' in a matter of days. I've been off-work that's why you guys have not 'heard' from me.

@ Kathyekiti, una well done oh. I found myself online and I thought to check in here. Glad to see you're still impacting lives positively. May the good Lord continue to increase your wisdom.
    Am actually due, already within the 2wks b4 and 2wks after period. U may however not 'hear' from me till I resume from mat leave and then  I promise to post the baby's pix, (remember the reward u requested for ).

go4gold107:
Doc,

God has done it again! She just delivered less than 2 hours ago! A bouncing baby girl. The baby was tied by a cord, so she had to be delivered through C/S. Baby and mother are doing very fine!

I will keep you updated. There was no bleeding!, although we made arrangement for blood, just in case.

@go4gold, Congrats! Am glad for you oh. May the good Lord keep and nurture the baby.

oluwawunmi:
titilaelae
please i realy need your help av gone for the Pregnatcy test and is negative can blood text decive me or can i go for another one plssssssssssssssssssss.

Dear Oluwawunmi,
Am sorry Titilaelae is just another 'patient' like you on this thread. Am sure Dr. Kathyekiti will respond to you as soon as she comes by. Meanwhile, keep faith. God will perfect all that concerns you, and soonest am sure. Cheers .

naijaking1:
Scars also tend to be exergerated, your face will also develope a type of dark 'mask', etc. Late trimester pregnancy is not a time to go for fashion parade. Luckily, these changes tend to normalize after pregnancy.

Fashion Parade ke! Na who dey look me? I wouldn't mind an Aristo if I see one sha

Thanks a bunch. On my doc's examination he also discovered the 'lumps' are normal tissues that will soon come together to produce milk for my expected baby. Accept my gratitude, brother.

kathyekiti:
@titilaelae
Your nurse friend is absolutely wrong! The last thing you want to do is operate on a gravid uterus. The preferred mode of delivery is vaginal unless the patient has had a prior myomectomy. Wait until after the delivery to think about surgery

Thanks you o, my sister. I'm beginning to suspect _{she's an agent of darkness wishing me dead!}   My doctor also shared your view (met him on Friday).  He in fact said if a medical student is asked if while performing CS he/she discovers a growth (fibroid or whatever), will he/she cut it off? He said the student that says 'Yes'  automatically fails that course! He explained  further that the woman's womb is full of blood vesels and that utmost care must be taken in tampering with them otherwise the patient might die . Thank you very much for being there. By the grace of God you shall celebrate with me when my joy is full.  And may God continue to take care of every aspect of your life too. Much love, friend .

@itiade and Uteh,

I've sent a mail to your boxes.

Cheers.

uteh:
Hi titilaelae, I have been following your post on this forum. Congrats so far on your pregnancy, God will grant you safe delivery, I also pray you will deliver like the Hebrew women. Please I also have a fairly large fibroid (subscerous) and am trying to get pregnant. Please can you share your experience,also you appear to have a very confident doctor, can you tell me the name of the hospital. I am in Lagos, thanks.

Thanks Uteh,
I will mail you shortly. U can check ur box in a few hours.
It's well with u.

ifyalways:
didnt change anything,had no need to change,our surnames are same

Really? Aren't you lucky? That must have been one of the attractions, shay I mean the fact that you share the same surname must have given the man an edge over your other toaters. I envy you oh

Iyawo to loun o se mo
Boo se mo ko maa lo
Ilo nlo lo de ibara ile,
Ibara kii se'le olo,
Elomiran a si ma wole de e
Wa a wa gba pe oko joko lo,
Waa tun gba pe aya j'aya lo,
Awon bi amolese bi oburo, aya wa
Eleyinju-ege oburo, aya wa ,

Ebenezer Obey

Se nitori won looki (lock) tiredi ni gbogbo yin de se bere si ni so geesi lori okun ti o je ti ede abinibi? E jowo e ma pa kadara okun yi da rara, e je ka maa ba faaji wa lo ni kelele ni ede Yoruba. E kaaro o jare,

When I got married I wondered if I had to change my signature to the one in which my new name would reflect but the stress I would go through with banking and stockbroking issues made me stick to my old signature. Now I wonder if I will forever sign my maiden name that does not look in any way like my current name. Did anyone in the forum ever change her signature and what were the challenges that came with it? Does it matter if one retains the old one for life? "Madams" in the house , pls lets discuss.

This is a true and very moving story.
How do things like this keep happening? please read on.

A certain rich businessman had a beautiful daughter, who fell in
love with a guy who was a cleaner.

When the girl's father came to know about their love, he did not Like it at all, and so began to protest about it.

Now it happened that the two lovers decided to leave their homes
For a happy future. The girl's father started searching for the two
Lovers but could not find them.

At last, he accepted their love and asked them to come back home in A local newspaper. Her father said "If you both come back I will Allow you to marry the guy you love, I accept that you love each other Truly."

So in this way, their love won and they returned home.

The couple went to town to shop for the wedding dress. He was
Dressed in white shirt that day. While he was crossing the road to the Other Side to get some drinks for his wife, a car came and hit him and he died On the spot. The girl lost her senses. It was only after sometimes that She recovered from her shock. The funeral and cremation was done the very Next day because he died horribly.

Two nights later, the girl's mother had a dream in which she saw an Old lady. The old lady asked her mother to wash the blood stains of the Guy from her daughter's dress as soon as possible. But her mother Ignored the dream.

The next night her father had the same dream, he also ignored it.
Then when the girl had the same dream the next night, she woke up in Fear and told her mother about the dream. Her mother asked her to wash The Clothes which have blood stains immediately.

She washed the stains but some remained. Next night she again had The same dream she again washed the stains but some still remained.

Next night she again had the same dream and this time the old lady Gave her a last warning to wash the blood stain, or else something Terrible will happen. This time the girl tried her best to wash the Stains, And the clothes nearly tore, but some stains still remained.

She was very tired.

In the late evening the same day while she was alone at home,
Someone knocked the door. When she opened the door she saw the same old Lady of her dream standing at her door. She got very scared and fainted.

The old lady woke her up, and gave her a blue box, which shocked the girl. She asked "What is this, ?"
And The old lady replied,



NEW IMPROVED BLUE OMO Washing Powder,
it will remove all stubborn stains!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! !" ,

I[i] understand how you are feeling now, But don't look at me like that!! , I'm also hunting for the CLOWN who sent this to me!

Please go back to work, Sorry No Vex. [/i]

Hi Doc Kathy,

How's life with you? Am cool.

Am in my 30th week now and a nurse friend asked me to tell my doc not to allow me to fall into labour when am due and that  I should rather opt for CS so that the fibroids can be removed at the same time.

Now my question is,  the fibroids are quite big;  will it be safe to remove them by that method?
Also, the doctor I've been seeing initially advised me against surgical removal of  the fibroid (saying conception chances are 50-50 afterwards) and urged me to go and get pregnant and that God willing he would manage it, this he has successfully done these past 30 weeks. Won't I be twisting his arms or teaching him his job if I bring up the suggestion? Now, friend, what's  your take on this pls? Thanks a bunch.

Hi Doctors in the house,

I had excision in my left breast in 2003 and right one in 2006. Right now I am pregnant in my 3rd trimester and I suddenly detected pain in both breasts few days ago. Feeling them I noticed a hard portion in the right one and nothing significant in the left. I intend to complain to my doctor on my next clinic this weekend but I really want to know if it is safe for me to have an excision while pregnant.

Also, could the pain be related to hormonal changes as a result of pregnancy? Am a little bit scared of another surgery on that part of my body (the breasts are quite small as they are and all these small-small cuts keep reducing them ). Besides, the last one left an ugly scar that I've not been able to get rid off. What can I do pls?

[/quote], , sleep anyway that makes you comfortable. You always have to remember that your baby is in a sac of water. It acts as a shock absorber so don't worry, friend
[quote]

Above was from Dr. kathyekiti and she sure is right. Anytime I 'mis-sleep' I'll feel uncomfortable and quickly adjust myself.

marami:
Jummy4real, like some people say that female child reside on the left side of the body, will lying on that side of the body not affect the baby. (not too sure though)

Really? Am hearing/reading this for the first time. It's funny but well, it may be true oh

Meridian:
Vie, Pls don't take your sister to Havanna. You rather go to St. Nicholas or Life Gate at Retail Market, Ogba, Ikeja.  The owner of Life Gate was once working with Motayo Hospital, Ikeja as a Gyn. and all the time he was there, he never had any casualty in fibroid surgery.

I wish your sister all the best.

Do you have any good reason why Poster should not take his/her sister to Havana? I think you should simply give your own recommendation and allow poster to make his/her selection.

@Poster, you may also visit Humana Hospital, along the road beside Mr. Biggs, directly facing Cadbury at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. The MD is a seasoned gynaecologist, and the hospital is equiped with sophisticated equipment. Moreover, the environment will make you want to be on admission there even if you're not sick .  Highly expensive depending on the fibroid size (I was charged with N250,000 for my own though I eventually didn't need to do  it but I'd have looked for the money to ensure I did it there).

Try and survey some of these suggested places before you decide. May God guide you .

favcom:
Which one do they call 'Obokun Oloye?'

Obokun Oloye was the name given to Mercedez Benz cars in the 70s/early 80s.

Volkswagen beetle was also called 'Yeri-nbeto (excuse me, I want to spit) or so-ki-nso (get down so I can also get down) - being a 2-door car!

Trailer - Ajagbe-Ejo

Mazda - Sha-laake (axe it!)

Any small bus - danfo

I've forgotten the one that is called 'Boole-ka-ja' (come down let's fight!

You unwrap all your gifts carefully, so that you can reuse the wrapper.

You call a person you've never met before uncle or aunty.

More than 90% of the music CD's and cassettes in your home are illegal copies.

Your garage is always full of stuff because you never throw anything away,
just in case you need it someday.(a gum boot without a partner and
the baby walker - baby's now 12 and you are 48)

You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottle from your stays at hotels. (Gocool, Sweet heart, African pride, )

You have almost always carried overweight baggage when traveling by plane.

If a store has a limit on the quantity of a product, then each member of the family will join separate queues to purchase the maximum quantity possible. (sugar,soap, rice, cooking fat etc etc during old good days)

Children have annoying nicknames (De- Boy, De-Girl, Bomboy, Aboy)

Nobody in your family informs you that they are coming over for a visit. ( uncle, wife, sis-in-law, two nephews and a neighbour have camped at home).

You stuff your pockets with, mints and toothpicks at restaurants. (Murray mints, wrappers, and salt shakers!)

Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and does not talk to her for 10 years.
You only make telephone calls at a cheaper rate at night (especially Flashers).

You never have less than 20 people to meet you at the airport or see you off even if it is a local flight.

You keep changing your Internet Service Provider because the first month is free.

Office supplies mysteriously find their way to your home.(Yes, staple machine, office pins, punch machine, cello tapes, post-its, etc.)

When you are young, your parents buy you clothes and shoes at least two sizes too big so that they would last longer.

kathyekiti:
@titilaelae
So happy to hear you are chugging along nicely. I smile everytime I see your posts. The reason why we tell patients to sleep on their left is to alleviate the pressure on the major blood vessels of the mom's body. This being said, sleep anyway that makes you comfortable. You always have to remember that your baby is in a sac of water. It acts as a shock absorber so don't worry, friend

Thanks friend, am grateful to you for being there. Missed you last week, so glad you're back and well.

Now I have a fresh complaint, my urine has taken a 'near-lucozade' (yellow) colour in the last 6 days. Ive only been taking my folic acid/calcium/B-Co and ferrous tablets. What could be responsible, and will ordinary  increase of my water intake make it clear? Thanks again and remain blessed.

Krrush:
Kathy's gone AWOL, folks . . . Dare I debutize? . . and maybe cause Obsterics mayhem? . .

I wonder oh, oya now, go ahead and deputize but no mayhems here o

Hi Doc, its me again. I happened to be your first patient on this thread. I lost that one and to God be the glory I'm carrying a 20something weeks pregnancy but still with co-existing multiple fibroids. My concern now is the best sleeping position. I've gathered that it should be the left side but the fibroids are on the right side while the fetus is on the left side of my tummy (the occasional kicks and blows so suggest )so when I lay on my left its like am sleeping on the fetus and that the weight of the fibroids is pressing it down.

I want to find out if the left side sleep is generally recommended for every pregnant woman or certain peculiarities like mine could give me the liberty to sleep on my back on right side. Am less concerned about my own comfort, what matters more to me is the safety of this precious one. I don't want to take chances. Do I continue on my left side. Thanks for your usual kind responses.

[/quote]Quote from: titilaelae on November 24, 2008, 03:34 PM
Hello kosky, thanks for the good work. What is the effect of Primolut N on pregnancy? Thanks a bunch. Cheers.

prmolut N contains norethisterone, and in pregnancy if this drug is used it can cause masculination of female foetuses and other defects.Its best u avoid it to be on the safe side.R u pregnant at the moment? [quote]

Am  pregnant and in my early second trimester. I have multiple fibroids and my doc placed me on a weekly dose of Primolut N injection which I stopped on the 20th week. He didn't tell me the name but I managed to read his scrawl in my my card (hope I got it right). I would say the injection helped  though, as I'd lost 3 previous pregnancies in the first trimester. This is my twenty-somethingth week and am going strong. I'm just wondering if the effect of the injection would not be adverse on the fetus. Thanks a bunch.

maedan:
This is for those eating pounded yam at your local mama put - enjoy the salty sweat dripping from the muscular body of the male/female pounder.

And after all the sweat, they now use hand to mould the pounded yam to serve. Is there a rule that says spoon or 'igbako' must not be used to mould iyan?

Talking about sweat, has anybody seen some guys that serve soft drinks at parties (wedding reception especially!)?. They open all the bottles and with the same (dirty) hand put straw into the bottles and off they go, carrying the mineral crate from seat to seat to serve. In the process they become sweaty and am not lying, I once saw with my korokoro eyes one dutiful guy carry out this sweaty assignment and come and see how the unsuspicious guests were rushing the drink! The guy should have at least mopped the sweat with an handky since he couldn't prevent the sweat. Ijekuje ko ni pa wa ni Naija oh

[quote author=HR.hotness link=topic=188589.msg3140147#msg3140147 date=1227696992]lol. . . why do u hav to rush there in d first place? [/quote]You may want to rush there to help in case the person needs one.

Hello kosky, thanks for the good work. What is the effect of Primolut N on pregnancy? Thanks a bunch. Cheers.

I don't think its cancinogic either but methink the seasoning meant for a pack is too much so I try to use 1/2 or at most 2/3 of it. Tastes better that way

KarmaMod:
Titi, you make me hate food

Shou? That bad?

How about blowing air from your mouth into the nylon meant to cook moimoi instead of rubbing it with your palm to open? And tasting the ground beans meant for moimoi and snapping the residual on your finger back into the whole lot?
Do you know some women have chewingstick in their mouth while cooking, and they will be going in and out of the kitchen to spit and return to the kitchen, remove chewing stick and taste the soup and continue? Chei, Ive seen it all, orishirishi!!!
That's why, for me to in your house, no matter how close you are to me I must have tested and trusted you when it comes to kitchen hygiene!