AmNuhRegular:
Baby Girl kicks sooo much!!

I thought they said boys were more active than girls. Lool

My stomach is always dancing awilo at this point.. I only feel baby boy's kicks from time to time but baby girl is soo active! We bless God for taking us this far..

Hope everyone is coping well, have a pleasant night rest. Oh has anyone done maternity shoot yet?

StephOkemini:


Yes you can give birth at 36 weeks...
I gave birth at 34 weeks and the baby is very fine now.. she had to be put in the incubator with oxygen and monitored because her birth weight was very very low and there was difficulty breathing ... It was lower than what it should have been and that was probably due to the complications I had...
Another woman I met at the hospital who also gave birth at 34weeks carried her baby home without issues and in good health... The baby didn't need incubator or extra stay because the weight and every other thing was fine.

voucher:


4 scans..i will do another one next week
Some mamas here have initiated me into plenty scan group, lool

omotolanibaby

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#ATGHeadachesDuringPregnancy

Topic: Headaches during pregnancy

#Intro

1. Headaches are one of the most common discomforts experienced during pregnancy.

2. Headaches may occur at any time during your pregnancy, but they tend to be most common during the first and third trimesters.

3. Women who have regular migraine headaches may discover that they experience fewer migraines during pregnancy; however, some women may encounter the same number or even more migraine headaches.

4. If you are pregnant, it is important to talk to your health care provider about any medications that you may be taking for headaches.

#Causes

What causes headaches during pregnancy?

· During the first trimester, your body experiences a surge of hormones and an increase in blood volume.

· These two changes can cause more frequent headaches.

· These headaches may be further aggravated by stress, poor posture or changes in your vision.

· Headaches during the third trimester tend to be related more often to poor posture and tension from carrying extra weight.

· Headaches during the third trimester may also be caused by a condition called preeclampsia, which is high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Other causes of headaches during pregnancy may involve one or more of the following:

Lack of sleep
Low blood sugar
Dehydration
Caffeine withdrawal
Stress (due to many changes)

#Management

What can you do to treat headaches during pregnancy?

The best way to deal with headaches is to avoid them altogether.

Avoiding tension headaches is easiest when you follow these tips:

Practice good posture (especially during the third trimester)
Get plenty of rest and relaxation
Exercise
Eat well-balanced meals
Apply cold or heat packs to your head
If you are not able to prevent headaches, there are still steps you can take to help them go away. During pregnancy, you want to try and relieve your headache by natural means if possible.

Pain relief medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen are not recommended in most pregnancies; however, acetaminophen may be recommended by your health care provider.

#Remedies

Natural remedies:

Warm compress around your eyes and nose, If you have a sinus headache,
Apply a cold compress or ice pack at the base of your neck. If you have a tension headache,
Maintain your blood sugar by eating smaller, more frequent meals – this may also help prevent future headaches
Get a massage – massaging your shoulders and neck is an effective way to relieve pain
Rest in a dark room and practice deep breathing
Take a warm shower or bath
Applying heat or cold to the sides of the head, the eyes, or along the back of the neck is one of the best ways to reduce or relieve the pain associated with a headache.
Heating pads and cold packs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but most require using a microwave or the freezer first.

#Triggers

Potential triggers include:



Chocolate

Alcohol

Yogurt

Aged cheese

Peanuts

Breads with fresh yeast

#DoctorCall

When should you contact your health care provider?

Unfortunately, headaches are a normal part of pregnancy; however, you should be able to experience some relief.


Contact your health care provider:

Before taking any medications

If you do not experience any relief from the remedies above

Your headaches get worse or more persistent

You experience headaches that are different than normal

Your headaches are accompanied by blurry vision, sudden weight gain, pain in the upper right abdomen, and swelling in the hands and face

Thank you

~ ATG Group

Reference & Photo Credit

American Pregnancy Association

Mayo clinic

DIY Life Martini.

babsjummy:
Thank you

dacblogger:

Let her add not much weight so it will be easy to push her out.
Heard about taking Lipton to reduce baby's weight. Does anyone know anything about it?

voucher:


4 scans..i will do another one next week
Some mamas here have initiated me into plenty scan group, lool

Bloomingbud:



I did the 5th scan at 24 weeks and baby still no open legs

Bloomingbud:



I did the 5th scan at 24 weeks and baby still no open legs

Bloomingbud:



I did the 5th scan at 24 weeks and baby still no open legs

Bloomingbud:



I did the 5th scan at 24 weeks and baby still no open legs

LUGBE:
Try another facility and always tell them why you are there for the scan and i hope we all know they should not only tell you the sex but it should be written.

We should not allow these people to push or fool us by coming regularly for this scan in the name of one reason or the other. Some see but do not want to communicate either because they want you to be repeating for more money for them or they feel the sex they are seeing is not favourable to you.

Funny enough I've been using different diagnostic centres o, and the last 2 sonographer tried but baby just refused to open leg.

sugarcoatted:


Lol, sorry ma. I have only done 2 scans. Did you finally change hospital?

Sewasaunt:



Hello Ma'am,

Firstly, let me say it won't be easy but it will be totally worth it.

What I usually do?

1. Get a good creche, ask around, do your research. You need a clean, good creche with a safe environment and pleasant staff.

2. Is your electricity supply good? Do you have a freezer?

3. Get milk storage bags and a breast pump. Mama Zaynie on Nairaland sells, the manual pump is cheap and effective, the storage bags are cheap and good too. You can also get a cooler bag if you have enough money.

4. Read about breast milk pumping and storage.

5. I pump regularly, even while feeding with one breast, I pump with the second breast.

You can also express with your hands, just make sure your hands are clean and all the cups and bottles and breast pump and it's parts are clean too.

6. The more you express milk, the emptier the breasts get and it will signal the brain to make more milk.

You can pump when you get back from work and every hour until you sleep.

I pump at times during the night when the baby wakes and in the morning before leaving home.

7. Now you have your milk right?

Pour into bottles or milk storage bags in small quantities that can be finished at once or within 2 hours and place in your freezer or fridge (depending on the age, e.g 60mls, 90mls,120mls max) so it doesn't waste if the baby can't finish that bottle

After expressing and without placing it in a fridge or freezer, breast milk can last for up to 4 hours though I prefer 3 hours max. They can give the baby that one first.

8. When you are going out in the morning, pack your diaper bag and pack the milk in the cooler bag, you can place an ice pack in it.

9. I did a through research online and wrote out salient points and taped it to my baby's bag then and also explained to the staff (they were wonderful people I should add)

* Take out a bag or bottle at least 30mins before feeding, don't place it in hot water to warm it.
Just take it out and place it in a bowl of water.

* Don't shake breast milk, the fat will always separate from the milk and you will see it as a thick film over the milk, just swirl it gently and don't shake as shaking denatures the milk.

* Discard unused milk, don't place it back in the fridge or freezer once you have brought it out of the bag or freezer and thawed it.

10. Breastmilk contains fat and can breed bacteria, so make sure you have many bottles so they don't have to reuse bottles because they may not wash them thoroughly.

I usually wash and sterilize all the bottles and milk bags thoroughly myself in the evenings after work and dry them.

Do you understand?
Have any other questions?
Please let me know

Best wishes

Sewasaunt:



Hello Ma'am,

Firstly, let me say it won't be easy but it will be totally worth it.

What I usually do?

1. Get a good creche, ask around, do your research. You need a clean, good creche with a safe environment and pleasant staff.

2. Is your electricity supply good? Do you have a freezer?

3. Get milk storage bags and a breast pump. Mama Zaynie on Nairaland sells, the manual pump is cheap and effective, the storage bags are cheap and good too. You can also get a cooler bag if you have enough money.

4. Read about breast milk pumping and storage.

5. I pump regularly, even while feeding with one breast, I pump with the second breast.

You can also express with your hands, just make sure your hands are clean and all the cups and bottles and breast pump and it's parts are clean too.

6. The more you express milk, the emptier the breasts get and it will signal the brain to make more milk.

You can pump when you get back from work and every hour until you sleep.

I pump at times during the night when the baby wakes and in the morning before leaving home.

7. Now you have your milk right?

Pour into bottles or milk storage bags in small quantities that can be finished at once or within 2 hours and place in your freezer or fridge (depending on the age, e.g 60mls, 90mls,120mls max) so it doesn't waste if the baby can't finish that bottle

After expressing and without placing it in a fridge or freezer, breast milk can last for up to 4 hours though I prefer 3 hours max. They can give the baby that one first.

8. When you are going out in the morning, pack your diaper bag and pack the milk in the cooler bag, you can place an ice pack in it.

9. I did a through research online and wrote out salient points and taped it to my baby's bag then and also explained to the staff (they were wonderful people I should add)

* Take out a bag or bottle at least 30mins before feeding, don't place it in hot water to warm it.
Just take it out and place it in a bowl of water.

* Don't shake breast milk, the fat will always separate from the milk and you will see it as a thick film over the milk, just swirl it gently and don't shake as shaking denatures the milk.

* Discard unused milk, don't place it back in the fridge or freezer once you have brought it out of the bag or freezer and thawed it.

10. Breastmilk contains fat and can breed bacteria, so make sure you have many bottles so they don't have to reuse bottles because they may not wash them thoroughly.

I usually wash and sterilize all the bottles and milk bags thoroughly myself in the evenings after work and dry them.

Do you understand?
Have any other questions?
Please let me know

Best wishes

Bloomingbud:
@ shiller and voucher I think I'll just wait till 30 weeks and if baby refuses to open na so so white and green e go wear.

Bloomingbud:
@ shiller and voucher I think I'll just wait till 30 weeks and if baby refuses to open na so so white and green e go wear.

Pweetiebabe:
Team November Small Yansh self Don Dey shake o, we Don Dey plenty small small,
Mama's please let's always respond to roll calls, alone few mama's among us have been active while some are MIA.
For those yet to supply their EDD and baby Sex please do. The Lord will make it easy for us all in Jesus name. How is d baby shopping going?
Have we all registered for ANC? Please our Routine drugs are important let's always take them.
NAME.....................EDD....................SEX

1. Pweetiebabe.....Nov 2..........XX(team pink)
2. Voucher.............Nov19..........XX(team pink)
3. Awesomejah......Nov24.........Unknown
4. Opsycal...............Nov18.........Unknown
5. Haafiness
6. Mmadimma.........Nov17.......XY(team blue)
7. imsettled2...........Nov3......Unknown
8. Missviva..............Nov12......Unknown
9. desaie............... Nov17.......Unknown
10. HopefulBee......Nov21......Unknown
11. Onyi4classic.....Nov13.....Unknown
12. Brownsmoothie....Nov15.....XY(team blue)
13. Stenvee................9.Nov19....unknown
14.

Bloomingbud:
@ shiller and voucher I think I'll just wait till 30 weeks and if baby refuses to open na so so white and green e go wear.

Bloomingbud:


Not yet o, I'm still talking to Greenbay people to allow me use Isalu hospitals then I might balance up of it's not too much.

LUGBE:
Try another facility and always tell them why you are there for the scan and i hope we all know they should not only tell you the sex but it should be written.

We should not allow these people to push or fool us by coming regularly for this scan in the name of one reason or the other. Some see but do not want to communicate either because they want you to be repeating for more money for them or they feel the sex they are seeing is not favourable to you.

Bloomingbud:
@ shiller and voucher I think I'll just wait till 30 weeks and if baby refuses to open na so so white and green e go wear.

ladyrachy:
have not tried that pineapple stuff as for kpekus oga shud wrap up his kini till after 6months am on leave. That trekking dey work oo ,the more u walk the more that place feels like its spreading and opening

Pweetiebabe:
Good day mamas, PLS how safe is Lonart or Coartem or Amatem in the 2nd trimester(23weeks). I have been down with body pain since weekend but Catarrh and Cough with headache and Cold come join(only in this my small body) .. I chatted with d Consultant on d Whatsapp group they open for us @ ANC(badagry GH). The Dr ask me to get either of those drugs with Piriton and Paracetamol. So I want to know how safe they are

peggygee:
Wow! I want to start mine o, 37weeks, I don't mind birth at 38 pls, I'm tired although i alway hace my babies at 39+ but I'm seriously praying to drop this one at 38,

Ihavethingstodo:


Mama Pweetiebabe, sometimes eh, we should leave this online doctors and see our real doctors, please don't joke with malaria, see your doctor, he/she would tell you what to take!

Pweetiebabe:
Good day mamas, PLS how safe is Lonart or Coartem or Amatem in the 2nd trimester(23weeks). I have been down with body pain since weekend but Catarrh and Cough with headache and Cold come join(only in this my small body) .. I chatted with d Consultant on d Whatsapp group they open for us @ ANC(badagry GH). The Dr ask me to get either of those drugs with Piriton and Paracetamol. So I want to know how safe they are