@MamaOO
Congratulations on your baby’s arrival ... God bless your family

MamaOO:
I’m so in love![sup][/sup] Can’t stop staring at him. May God make it was on the rest of us still pregnant and may He answer all those still waiting sooner than later.

Thank you so much Cappo for checking.
The journey is going on well, I bless God
To my fellow teamie, the Lord will see us through this journey.

Thank you
Much love!!

Jina24:
TEAM APRIL 2019 ROLL CALL


Hi mamas, how are we all doing?. We are gradually getting to our precious month, for me I have already finished February o, all I see now it March that is between us perfect calculation.

By the God's grace we all have crossed over to 3rd trimester just like yesterday fa . We should all be in our 33rd, 32nd, 31st, 30th and 29th week yeahhhhhh I'm so happy about this

Shopping nko?, who is done already, we has started and who is yet to start ?. I've started sha though not done, I'll just buy a few things more to add to the ones I already have. Please if you can, shop early to avoid going to market when you are so so heavy.

Kindly submit you lo's sex if you've checked or say green if you're team surprise like me.


Please remember to always take your routine drugs and avoid anything that will be harmful to your Lo, God will see us through.


Its important, in fact, its VERY importantanter thay we all respond to this roll call so we are sure you're doing well.


MONIKER..................EDD.................SEX
1. osas4g .....................04/04................. ??
2. pam09 ......................04/04..................Pink
3. seaair ....................... 05/04................. ??
4. myzone18 ................05/04.................. Pink
5. spiceeamiee ............10/04................. ??
6. keeki ........................11/04.................Green
7. theworldbest ...........11/04..................Blue
8. munat27...................12/04................. ??
9. Sewasaunt ..............13/04................. ??
10. tiwatopebam............17/04.................Pink
11. Megababe01 .........17/04 .............. ??
12. lawvlypearl ............19/04.................Blue
13. Gracedom .............20/04................ ??
14. Kitta.na ..................we await your testimonies
15. moeet223 ..............24/04...............Blue
16. eksbabe ................28/04................Blue
17. jina24 .....................28/04...............Green
18. AyaTiraj .................29/04............... Pink
19. MamaTuoyo ..........30/04 ..............Blue
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@osas4g its been awhile, please say hi let's know you're doing well.

@seaair hello mama you went mia for a while now, please respond to this roll call so we know you're doing well

@munat27 hi teamie, you didn't respond to the last roll call, kindly say hi let's know you're doing well.

@sewasaunt, hi sis please respond to this roll call its been a while.

@megababe01, long time no see no hear from you , please say hi

@Ayatiraj, please say hi sis, its really been a while. You haven't be responding to roll calls.

@mamaTuoyo, how you're good, please say hi

@Gracedom, how is the poo ministry , hope there's an improvement.

TeamApril2019
#swagalliciousmamas
#teameasyandsmoothdelivery
#teamnolossbyGod'sgrace
#Godgatusalways

Congratulations @Giddyperson. May the Lord bless your newborn. Your BS is quite insipiring. I laughed seriously at “my supernatural birth faith flew out the window”
Safe delivery to the rest of us. Amen

[quote author=keeki post=74430379][/quote]
Thank you cappo,
Happy new year to you all, May the Lord bless us all around. Amen

Thank you so much cappo. I’m doing fine o Na just this lagos hustle no let me see road.
I appreciate, God bless you and all Preggo mama in da building.

Jina24:

osas4g
pam09
spiceeamie
keeki
Gracedom
eksbabe
AyaTiraj

Dear teamies kindly pop in and say something so we know you're doing well, thanks

@Rbae
God is able to do all things. Trust him to wipe your tears away.
#AbleGod

Thanks cappo, Ms is real on this side o. Chai no b small thing. Na only me dey get constipated and will still vomit every morning. *wipes sweat*
We shall get there by His grace.

Jina24:
TEAM APRIL 2019 ROLL CALL

Hello my beautiful and lovely teamies.

Hope we are all good and ms has been fair on us. For me I've not had any ms and I pray it remains so .

Remember to always take your folic acid and other supplements.

We will get it there in no distant time by God's grace

You're welcome once more teamies @Kittana and @Gracedom

Hehehehehehe, I see some of our teamies in the other side please come over here and identity with us . Our other teamies please show face o we are waiting for you all

May God make it easy for us all, Amen.

MONIKER..................................EDD
1. osas4g ....................................04/04
2. tiwatopebam...........................17/04
3. lawvlypearl .............................19/04
4. Gracedom ...............................20/04
5. Kittana .....................................28/04
6. Jina24 ......................................28/04
7. pam09 .....................................??/04
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You are welcome teamie
God will see us through

Kittana:
Good evening mamas, we're reporting for a second missionary journey....EDD is April 28th, 2019.

I hope u ppl have not used all your big niashes to destroy that golden chiaaa....

You are welcome sis... E-hugs to you and other team mates

pam09:
Don t leave me out o. Team April.

Good day to the beautiful minds on this group,

With a great heart of gratitude, I wish to register in this team for my second missionary journey. EDD: April 4th

Thank you all and may the Lord see us through this journey with praises to His name. Amen

Jina24:
TEAM APRIL 2019 ROLL CALL


Wowwwwww, its a privilege to be in this team it can only be God. Welcome on board my lovely teamies may we all carry to term, have a pleasant journey and deliver with ease, Amen.

We are few now but I know our peeping teamies will show up pretty soon.
No. moniker. Edd
1. tiwatopebam------------ 17/04
2. lawvlypearl ------------- 19/04
3. Jina24 ---------- 28/04
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@zaynie,I want to sincerely appreciate your love and care for everyone out here. Thank you for staying positive on this project and others you are involved actively. I pray the Lord (Almight Allah) bless and grant all your silent prayers. Amen!

To all mums, God bless us all. Please let us replicate this kind gesture in our neighborhood., office, shops, church, mosque among other as the spirit leads us. Madam zaynie has just shown to us that when this is a will, there is a way.

#EmpowerWomen
#OneLove
#Mama'sHelping hands
#Godbless
#HaveAfabulousWeekAhead

@Orente21 Happy Birthday mama! May the Lord bless your new age, lines shall fall for you in pleasant places in Jesus name.

Wao! Thank you mama for this. It is very timely for me. God bless you

helovesme:


I think there is nothing wrong with your son. Kids that age can make so much progress in milestones within a month. A child can go from saying just one word at 20 months to saying 10 words at 23 months. My son is about 2-3 weeks older than yours and I know where he is speech wise now compared to where he was at 16 months.

Do not compare your child with other children. I have come to realise that if you ask a parent how old their child is, if the child is actually 2years and 11 months old, they will tell you the child is '2years old'. The fact is that there is a massive difference in the speech and communication skills between a child aged 24 months (2years) and another aged 34 months (2 years and 10months). so when next you see that 'two years old' child telling her mum what she had for breakfast, lunch and dinner, ask well, the child is just shy of 3years.

That said, I believe in trusting a mother's instincts and I do not think you did wrong by having him checked by a doctor - it only shows that you are a caring and proactive mum. Sometimes our instincts are right. Now, let's assume there is the slightest trace of autism - the doctors are not going to put him on any medication. All they can do is come up with different mental development exercises/techniques that you can use to help him improve his speech and communication skills, so you can as well imbibe some of some techniques and start now. All it takes is a lot of love, patience and commitment and you will see drastic improvement.

First of all, you need to work on his diet. There are many articles online on foods that aid brain development in children. This is the time to replace ogi (if you are an ogi voltron ) with oats/oatmeal. This is the time to introduce varied vegetables and fruits in his diet. Prepare efo riro heavily garnished with assorted fish, small prawns, etc and give your child. Give him bread with peanut butter (you can actually make peanut butter yourself at home). Google - there are many articles from reputable websites discussing food that aid brain development in toddlers. Multivitamin syrup should not be used to replace feeding a toddler a rich/varied diet.

Secondly, since he goes to a crèche/nursery/day-care/preschool, you need to find out from his teachers what activities they engage him in. at the end of the day when you pick him up, always ask what they've been up to during the day - this chat doesn't take up to 5 minutes. No matter how pressed I am for time, i always get a recap of my son's activities for the day. what he was fed with, how many wet/soiled diapers, how much sleep he has had during the day and what activities they engaged him in. you are paying for the services they render, so you have every right to demand daily answers to these questions. Regularly discuss areas of improvement you will want seen in your child -if its speech or his interaction with other kids, you let them know, so they can also focus on these areas. when you do see improvements, commend his teachers and let them know. The educational foundation of a child is very, very, very key and it encompasses not just speech, communication and writing but also social skills.


This is not the stage to teach him how to write 1,2,and 3. This is the time for activities that will enhance his mental development. This is the period for them to engage in activities such as painting, drawing, recognising and naming animals, sorting items into boxes, messy play, singing, dancing, etc. if you are not happy with the activities he is engaged with at his crèche, then speak to them about it or move him to another crèche where things are done properly. Again Google and you will see examples of activities that you can engage your child with.

You need to seriously reduce his TV time. Personally, I am not a fan of cartoons at this age. I feel nursery rhymes are more beneficial to kids because they are a lot easier for kids this age to remember, hence it develops/improves their memory. It also helps their speech. My son learned how to name body parts from the popular nursery rhymes 'head, shoulder, knees and toes''. You should also learn to sing along with him to nursery rhymes and amuse him. I sing, make funny faces and do a choreography for my son and he absolutely loves it. Sometimes he attempts to copy the choreography and he also attempts to sing along or finish the song with me. We do this so often that sometimes I get bored and want to stop but he insists I continue. Popular classics like 'row, row, row your boat''. ‘‘Old MacDonald has a farm'', if you are happy and you know'', etc are great with kids. You can get so many easy to follow rhymes from YouTube.

As a mother, you need to communicate with your child in English and speak to him like an adult. For example, you want to take him to the bathroom. You tell him what you are about to do and while in the bathroom, you pick his sponge and say sponge about three times and then drop it. Do the same with soap. With time he would be able to recognise these simple items and say them.

Regarding obeying instructions, you need to teach him. If you want him to get his ball, you tell him what you are about to do 'let go and pick your ball', then you hold his hand and you both walk together to pick up the ball and then hand it to him. As at 14months or so, my son could drop his diaper in the dustbin. I taught him by using the technique is have just explained. If I want him to get something for myself, for example my phone. I will tell him calmly 'mama wants to get her phone from the bedroom. I will hold his hand, we will walk to the bedroom together, I will pick up my phone , show him and repeat the word 'phone' about three times and then we walk back''. Now my son runs errands for me. He gets my charger, brings my phone from the bedroom, brings my handbag, drops rubbish in the dustbin, he gets his shoes, brings a fresh diaper when it’s time for diaper change, etc.

Repetition and routine really works at this stage. My son can count 1-3 and how did I teach him? Anytime we both walk on steps, I will hold his hand for support and count 1-2-3. I did this so many times as a routine and now once he is on any stairs, he starts counting 1-2-3.

Repeating words to your child works - especially simple words. For example, you want to give him an apple. You tell him ''apple'' and repeat the word like 4 times. Before you know it, he will say 'apple''. Start/stick with one syllable and two syllable words. As soon as his speech improves, then move to three syllable words.

You also need to get books - basic pictorial books with few words but big pictures (popup books are a waste of money at this stage as he would most likely get them torn). Get books with pictures of animals with one/two syllable names like dog, chicken, donkey, etc. so you open the book, point to the animal, pronounce the name of the animal and then make funny sounds to amuse him. For example, if you say 'dog', then you make barking noises. If its chicken, point it to him in the book and you flap your arms like a chicken. Not only will all these amuse him but he will also be interested in all you are saying. With time, not only will he say the words after you but he will also mimic the animal sounds you are making.

That a child is shy and quiet doesn't mean they should not be able to communicate when they are in their comfort zone. Saying 'baba' and 'mama' at this age is normal. My son only calls me ‘mama’ when he is upset. It is only within the last week he started calling me 'mum'.

The 'not kissing' you part is normal. my son has his moments and he sometimes my son ignore me when I request for one, in fact now he tells me 'noooooooooooo' and shakes his head when I ask for a kiss and he is not in the mood. Sometimes he will just bring his forehead to my lips. However, when I least expect, he would come hug me and splatter my face and lips with saliva on top of this kissing issue. I learnt recently that he knew what a 'hug' meant and how to give one. Apparently, at his nursery, if you upset another child (for example, by not sharing a toy or pushing a child, etc), you walk up to that child, they are instructed to say sorry (even though some of them can't pronounce the word sorry) and then you hug each other.

In summary, communication and patience is key. Speak to him like you would speak to an adult. Even while you are doing tasks that relates to yourself, let him know what you are about to do. If you want to drink water, tell him 'let’s go to the kitchen. Mama wants to drink water''. Then you go to the kitchen, get the water, say the words 'cup' and 'water' a few times, drink and offer him some. If you want to go to the bathroom to pee and he wants to accompany you, you tell him what you are about to do, you pee, wash your hands and wash his hands too. Now my son always wants to flush the toilet on my behalf and even without prompting, he wants to wash his own hands too.

Finally, kids this age thrive on praise. Anything he does well, no matter how small, you need to praise him, clap for him, give him a big smile and say 'good boy'. I do this all the time that now my son praises himself and says 'good boy' when he does something he feels is an achievement (eg. spilling water on the floor and then getting the mop). It could even be for rather cheeky things like pressing a random button on the remote control when I am engrossed with what i am watching - he then smiles and says 'good boy'.

Be positive, pray and tell God what you want for your son, try not to shout or get angry or frustrated anytime you feel he should be doing something and he isn't.

All will be well

Pls note that all baby formula are good depending on your pocket. And since you are introducing for the first time pls do not purchase in bulk because your LO may reject it, as advised by experienced mothers. I use Aptamil till now and itz very good. The number of scoops of formula depends on the age of your LO. The recommended ml is also indicated on every brand.
Also I will suggest you feed cereal to your lo with a spoon and plate, it makes eventual transition from bottle to plates easy. That's not to say you won't use bottles at all. I hope this helps

Chanbaby:



This na A+ but .Pls can I feed my baby cereal fruit puree from bottle or It's just plate. Will start my baby on solid next month I am trying to decide on which formula for him. I suggested SMA gold but hubby with to the mail saw it and said its too cheap that he wants Aptamil or similac . He prefers similac but the trusted shop we can get it don't have . Is Aptamil better than cow and gate? How many cups of formula do babies take on the average in a month?

Evacroft:
Sisters! E bode O. Am here to Rant!!!!

So a friend just chatted me up asking what my baby's name is,
Friend: so what is his name
Me: Andre,knowing fully well where she is going
Friend:nawa o,na so so oyinbo name now.
Me:it's the French version of andrew
Me: what about david,english or biblical?
Friend:it's still oyinbo name joor
Me:he has yoruba names too but dis is wat I call him
Friend:don't throw away our culture
Me:what! Like seriously.
Friend: what is the yoruba name
Me: Aratoluwanda Toluwanimi
Friend:he is a boy now
Me: ,gives up.
Like why d heck do pple do dis,when u give birth to ur own if u like give d baby squirrel, its none of my biz. Y do pple poke there nose everywhere. I just had to have enough patience cos funny enough u can do d same to dem.
Feels like she is telling me am bad parenting my still little tiny man.
I did appreciate u keep ur opinion to urself, safe it cos ur kids are gonna need it in d future,not only dem ur sons and daughter inlaws.

Gosh! Am so pissed off. End of rant.
So sorry to occupy this much space.

Kikkkiiiiiiiiii #In @enkaydewdrops voice. my sister...i think yours is far beta ooo. We named my babygurl SIA....means HELPER.
Oh my God . I have answered more than 1million questions on the name.
One woman even told her husband that na their town name dem give their pickin. Am like for real when my husband turn Hebrew....buahjajajaja
I feel ur pain jare.

cutiereborn:
Good morning lovely Mothers!
Please help me celebrate and bless God.
My princess, Olivia is One today.
Sweetheart, you will live long on earth to fulfill God's purpose for your life, Amen.
Happy Birthday!!!

Happy birthday Princess. May you grow in outstanding wisdom from.God. Amen

tipsyjules:
Hello mamas,how una dey? Mehn it hasn't been easy o but I thank God for everything sha.Congrats to all the mamas that have given birth, I cant read back mbok.Please mamas especially first timers mbok joooor dnt do sit bath if you were stitched o,weda na episiotomy dem dey call am because the kinda pain am going tru now ehn,i won't even wish my enemy such.My stitch opened had to go and re stitched so u can imagine the pains, meanwhile the oda one was just 5days o they had to scrape out my old stitch and den restitch it.I don cry so tey my eyes don swell, I can't even sit to breastfeed this my sucker of life. Hot water do me something o.Will drop my BS soon,lemme get my myself first bc am mentally not stable now.

So sorry about the pain mama. I was very close to a re-stictch too..no thanks to too many info from old folks. Thank God I waited for my gynea who den said ther was no need to stitch again. Sorry mama. Speedy healing in jesus name.
Pls fellow mama, pls pls... hot water is a NO! No! When trying to heal after an episiotomy. For God's sake. The pain is crazy already.
May God preserve our LO! Amen

I

Twogreatnations:
Congratulations @ gurlnext2u and simababe. May your cuties bring you joy always.

@ soonest, alright ma, thanks once again. Iam starting the Lonart right away as its even easier to take.

Insomnia please leave me alone o, let me sleep now before the REAL Vigilante will be here abeg!

Iamhistreasure, mummyf, Osas4g; happy vigilante oooo. I sight you mamas.

Na me hail pass my madam! Yu re too much.
The Lord is our strength

Adeime:
Hello mamas please confirm if rota virus and pneumococal vaccines are free in government hospitals as I spent about 18k for both during d 6 weeks immunisation and my ds is due for another one next month.

Yes, pneumocacal is free. I got it for my babie yesterday here in Lagos.

favouredmumsy:
Please mamas in the house, my sister delivered 5days ago she is a ftm and she had episiotomy stitch and the nurse told her not to do sitz bath she is going through serious pains the she cant sit to feed her baby, please how is she going to heal fast, the pains does not even allow her to sleep at night.

First... pls extend my love to her... she needs all the encouragement she can get. The pain is something else.
A. Let her do a sit bath... AVOID hot water ard the area to prevent loose stitches. Add salvon... I prefer it wen she feels beta she can add salt too
B. Constant cleaning with warm water+disfectant after every toilet visit
C. She should change her sanitary pad constantly..evry 4hrs... soaked or not
D. No tight outfit till further notice
E. Let her sit on a wooden stool... helps to avoid farting frm the vaginal. It is hard... but it helped me during mine
F. AVOID wrapping or tying her tummy too tight.. pls pls..till d stitches fall off. Speaking from personal experience. She can take hot tea or pepper soup 'omugwo ' type if she is worried abt the tummy
G. IGNORE unnecessary advices... listen to her body... let her take babie steps with her legs closed together as she walks ard the house.
Take her time when feeding... if she feels pressure on the stitch...she can stand up and take a short walk... then sit to breastfeed babie.

orirebaby:


Kikikikiki you don get anoda belle ni my sister this wan you dey hail again

@orirebaby... anoda bee.....wetin? Who born me?
I dey reply to @ijeoma2728 who asked May/June mamas to show themselves ni o.

I be learner oo... abeg ooo!

ijeoma2728:
Congrats to all September mums. May your Babies bring you joy and good tidings.
May/june mamas show yourselves

We dey hail from this side too

I Rep
#TeamJuneforSupernaturaldelivert

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Ok. Thanks ma. Dats wat bothers me if i can give it to him since he is jus two months.
Or do u no any medicine dat is safe[/quote

Mama,
Sorry about yur lo. I had similar experience @2mths too. I can here and asked, mama zaynie said yes to the red oil and sugar receipe but it was late bfor I saw d response. Dh insisted we take lo to the hospital where we were give Zinnat cefuroxime (125mg) 2.5 mls morning and night for like 5 days
And vit. C.
Infact it dried up d second day. But I completed the dose.
Hope u find this useful.

Note:
You can buy another brand if yu dont get Zinnat plus itz a bit pricey tho.

Pretimum:


Good morning mamas.

Please Gbagada, Iyana oworo axis mamas indicate if you are interested, so we can make the same arrangement.

Thank you Onegai.

Am interested. Ready to pay as soon as possible

Top of the mamaz in the house,

I double hail o... captain @Onegai

Pls am interested in the book club. I stay in Oworo. I can allign with mums living in gbadaga. It close enough for me.
My babie will be. 3months this months.

Thanks for the great job wonderful mums in the building.
Kisses

Hello ma'am, @Rofemigunwa

I sent you a mail to iinquire about one of the items.
Kindly check and reply. Thanks

rofemiguwa:
Hello house

A friend is selling some of her wedding gifts at give away prices.
The items are brand new and available for lagos residents only

They include 3.3kva fireman generator 110k
Lg twintub 5kg washine machine 43k
Midea bedside 65L fridge 29k
Omaha tabletop gascooker 9k


Interested pple should cc me for further details.

@mgeey pls be strong mama. Double portion for your loss.He is able

@mitchyy, here is the number 0909 217 2360, I bought from her after @Rofemigunwa recommended her Postpartum belt.
Can remember her moniker again. And her delivery was on point.

orirebaby:
I gave birth to my baby through elective cs yesterday baby weight 3.5kg. After reading mum raptor2 Bs now I never regretted I went through this route. Safe delivery to the remaining August mamas. BS will come later.

Ps. All ye mamas that went thru the Cs route and dropping birth alert the same day una try o

Congratulations to my sister from anoda mother. May the Lord keep you both. Speedy recovery in jesus name.

Congrats to all the latest mum in town

Thanks so much mama. I will do just that

helovesme:


Give her warm water. You can also apply metholatum on her chest, back and sides. There are mild metholatum for babies so look for one.

However, if the cough is "chesty", please take her to the hospital to see the doctor. He will check/listen to her breathing and ask certain questions and then decide whether or not she needs mild antibiotics.