sayoddy:
.
38weeks is okay to give birth. I can bet you'll have your baby within a week or who knows, we should expect New Year Baby from you. All the same, wish you a same delivery and be vigilant.
You can start drinking Ewedu from now on. You know it draws so it helps baby to come out with ease. It's like wetting the ground and one sliding on it.

Mama, u really believe this? Ewedu eases labor because its slippery?lol.OK na.

Gudevening mamas,compliments of d season all.
Pls help! I just had a cool session of bfeeding dh now my stomach is going hard @ 10 mins interval with mild menstrual like pains,trying to sleep it over since its bearable but for where...am just 37 weeks gone

tatacherie:
Gudevening mamas,compliments of d season all.
Pls help! I just had a cool session of bfeeding dh now my stomach is going hard @ 10 mins interval with mild menstrual like pains,trying to sleep it over since its bearable but for where...am just 37 weeks gone

It may be braxton hicks, since its still bearable. Just watch the intensity. (Hope UBTH no far from you). Just in case baby doesn't want to wait till 2016, keep your bag by the door .... It shall end in praise.

beedam:


Where on earth did you bring this out from?you made me remember labour

How you dey madam? Family nko? A ku imura odun ooooo.

Good evening ma, please how did you use the castor oil, in terms of dosage and all.

maxiflexi:

It may be braxton hicks, since its still bearable. Just watch the intensity. (Hope UBTH no far from you). Just in case baby doesn't want to wait till 2016, keep your bag by the door .... It shall end in praise.

Thanks for d swift response Ma'am.ubth is not far from me though.d tin is just dragging my lower back,waist,anuz

lcoral:


Y didn't they admit u to monitor u. Won't it be stressful to be going to and fro. Before u go born for inside motor. God is in control. It shall end in praise.

Lmao... but the pain no be here

sayoddy:
.
38weeks is okay to give birth. I can bet you'll have your baby within a week or who knows, we should expect New Year Baby from you. All the same, wish you a same delivery and be vigilant.
You can start drinking Ewedu from now on. You know it draws so it helps baby to come out with ease. It's like wetting the ground and one sliding on it.

d baby should do oo cos it feels like me vin electric shock in my leg once d pain comes.. Now it's 6 mins apart... please does labour start from d upper stomach or lower stomach cos my pain now it's in d lower abdomen down to my v...
I just finished packing d rest of my bag and my 1 yr old baby..

tchiwinnie:
U don't just admit everybody na. Her cervix s closed so at d moment she may nt need to b admitted.

Ok ma. M̅e na first timer I still dey learn too, i was just concerned for her. Let's do add her in our prayers.


# repteamfeb#

lemme spice up our thread.

an advice for preggy mammas***for those who are willing***

Ways to Induce Labor Naturally

Ways to induce labor are many and varied. Here we
talk about the more natural ways to induce labor. You
will most likely hear about these methods from your
Midwife or Doctor too.

There are many factors that influence the start of labor
. Scientists are still discovering new information even
now. It is well known that a combination of factors
needs to be in place before labor can start naturally.
One of the most important issues is how relaxed you
are and what position your baby is lying in.

If your baby is lying in a posterior position, also known
as back-to-back, then it can be much harder for him to
instigate labor. Your baby will try to trigger labor in late
pregnancy when he or she is ready. Babies do this by
putting pressure with their head on your cervix or neck
of the womb. If a baby is in the posterior position all
the pressure will go onto your lower back or bowel.

To encourage your baby into the forward-lying position,
with him looking towards your back, spend ten minutes
several times a day on all-fours. With your knees hip-
width apart and your hands shoulder width apart sway
from side to side gently. Make sure your back is level
and as flat as possible.


Some of the natural ways to encourage labor to start
are itemized below. Other ways which haven't been
included but are equally effective include Cranial
Osteopathy and Homeopathy.


Being Physically Active

Keeping fit and doing regular exercise throughout your
pregnancy will make it less likely that you'll go overdue
and be offered induction of labor. Pregnancy yoga is
also another good preparation for labor. Walking,
especially up steep hills is helpful if you are having a
long pre-labor and want to help it along.
What's happening here is that you will be leaning
forward much more as you head up the hill. You can
sometimes simply stand in the house or garden and
lean over a piece of furniture or your partner or a
friend. You will be helping your baby to put the right
sort of pressure onto the cervix encouraging the neck
of the uterus to efface (thin out and get ready for
dilating). This is a good position to take up if you are
having strong Braxton-Hicks contractions. These are
the 'practice contractions' where your uterus is
preparing and practicing for labor.
Walking up stairs or steps has the same effect. You
need to be leaning at approximately 40-45% angle
(imagine a nun kneeling at prayer in church, that is the
angle you need or slightly more). If you are unsure if
you are having a practice or false labor or the real
thing, leaning forward may make the difference and
encourage true labor to get going!


Pineapple & Other Fruit

Many tropical fruits including pineapple, kiwi, mango
and papaya contain enzymes that may cause mild
contractions - especially pineapple which is rich in
Bromelain, which some studies suggest can help to
soften and 'ripen' the cervix.
One of the ways to induce labor is to eat fresh or
tinned pineapple or drink pineapple juice once you get
to 40 weeks. You can’t take too much, so think of
ways you can have pineapple - smoothies are good.
Taking this fruit in abundance will probably help keep
your digestive system regular too. Being constipated
can definitely stop you going into labor.


Garlic .

This is THE important ingredient when people tell you
to eat spicy foods or curry as one of the ways to
induce labor. It’s not actually the spices that get you
into labor but the garlic. If you eat enough garlic your
bowels will be stimulated, causing loose stools.
This can trigger contractions. Having an empty bowel
will give more space for the baby to move down lower
in your body. The lower the baby is the more he can
stimulate labor to begin when he is ready.


Warm Bath

Taking a warm relaxing bath will help you relax and it’s
your emotional state rather than the warm water that
will help induce labour. Have the water on the cooler
side rather than too hot. Remember that your baby will
feel hotter than you do as he is deep inside where the
temperature is higher. Getting too hot can cause the
baby stress, so keep the water temperature so you
don’t go bright red when you get in the tub!


Making Love: Oxytocin The Love Hormone

Your Midwife or Doctor may well suggest you try this.
Making love involves the love hormone Oxytocin which
will aid your birth process all the way along.
Semen contains prostaglandins which can ripen the
cervix but only if your baby is ready. This is one of the
more enjoyable ways to trigger labor rather than using
Pitocin which is a Synthetic Prostaglandins drug. After
all this is how your whole pregnancy began, love can
start and continue the journey of bringing your baby
into the world! Pitocin is one of the methods a hospital
would use for labor induction.


Nipple Stimulation

This is another one of the ways to induce labor
naturally. Nipple stimulation is subtler and usually helps
to strengthen your contractions once you are in
established labor. Why not try it when you are having
strong Braxton-Hicks contractions and if you are more
than 40 weeks pregnant.

Nipple stimulation can be achieved in several ways.
You can ask your partner to help you. You can use a
breast pump to simulate the sucking of a baby at the
breast; this helps release the hormone Oxytocin which
causes the uterus to contract. You can use your
fingers to gently stroke or tweek the nipples. Stimulate your nipples intermittently or as needed. This
might be every few minutes for a short period each
hour if you are trying to avoid a hospital induction or if
your waters have broken and there are no contractions.
The skin of your nipples is very sensitive so don’t over
use this method of inducing labor naturally.


What Methods and Situations To Avoid

Castor Oil :
I would definitely advice you to avoid castor oil as a
way of inducing labor. It will most likely give you
strong stomach cramps and uncontrolled loose stools
for several hours.
There are many gentle and 'more natural' ways to
encourage your baby to come out into the world! Most
women who've tried it, will tell you not to take it.


Lounging Back on the Sofa :

Don't be tempted to put your feet up (unless you have
puffy ankles). Lying on your back will only encourage
your baby to lie on your back too, i.e he'll become a
back-to-back posterior baby and find it much harder to
instigate labor.
Instead lie on your sofa on your left side, rolling
forwards slightly, so that your pregnancy bump is
resting on the sofa and you aren't rolling backwards
onto your back. Prop yourself up on cushions or on
your elbow. This is a very comfy position and will
encourage your baby to lie with his back towards your
front - in a lateral position.

MY TWO CENTS...

Thanks a lot. I did learnt so much.

maureensylvia:
lemme spice up our thread.

an advice for preggy mammas***for those who are willing***

Ways to Induce Labor Naturally

Ways to induce labor are many and varied. Here we
talk about the more natural ways to induce labor. You
will most likely hear about these methods from your
Midwife or Doctor too.

There are many factors that influence the start of labor
. Scientists are still discovering new information even
now. It is well known that a combination of factors
needs to be in place before labor can start naturally.
One of the most important issues is how relaxed you
are and what position your baby is lying in.

If your baby is lying in a posterior position, also known
as back-to-back, then it can be much harder for him to
instigate labor. Your baby will try to trigger labor in late
pregnancy when he or she is ready. Babies do this by
putting pressure with their head on your cervix or neck
of the womb. If a baby is in the posterior position all
the pressure will go onto your lower back or bowel.

To encourage your baby into the forward-lying position,
with him looking towards your back, spend ten minutes
several times a day on all-fours. With your knees hip-
width apart and your hands shoulder width apart sway
from side to side gently. Make sure your back is level
and as flat as possible.


Some of the natural ways to encourage labor to start
are itemized below. Other ways which haven't been
included but are equally effective include Cranial
Osteopathy and Homeopathy.


Being Physically Active

Keeping fit and doing regular exercise throughout your
pregnancy will make it less likely that you'll go overdue
and be offered induction of labor. Pregnancy yoga is
also another good preparation for labor. Walking,
especially up steep hills is helpful if you are having a
long pre-labor and want to help it along.
What's happening here is that you will be leaning
forward much more as you head up the hill. You can
sometimes simply stand in the house or garden and
lean over a piece of furniture or your partner or a
friend. You will be helping your baby to put the right
sort of pressure onto the cervix encouraging the neck
of the uterus to efface (thin out and get ready for
dilating). This is a good position to take up if you are
having strong Braxton-Hicks contractions. These are
the 'practice contractions' where your uterus is
preparing and practicing for labor.
Walking up stairs or steps has the same effect. You
need to be leaning at approximately 40-45% angle
(imagine a nun kneeling at prayer in church, that is the
angle you need or slightly more). If you are unsure if
you are having a practice or false labor or the real
thing, leaning forward may make the difference and
encourage true labor to get going!


Pineapple & Other Fruit

Many tropical fruits including pineapple, kiwi, mango
and papaya contain enzymes that may cause mild
contractions - especially pineapple which is rich in
Bromelain, which some studies suggest can help to
soften and 'ripen' the cervix.
One of the ways to induce labor is to eat fresh or
tinned pineapple or drink pineapple juice once you get
to 40 weeks. You can’t take too much, so think of
ways you can have pineapple - smoothies are good.
Taking this fruit in abundance will probably help keep
your digestive system regular too. Being constipated
can definitely stop you going into labor.


Garlic .

This is THE important ingredient when people tell you
to eat spicy foods or curry as one of the ways to
induce labor. It’s not actually the spices that get you
into labor but the garlic. If you eat enough garlic your
bowels will be stimulated, causing loose stools.
This can trigger contractions. Having an empty bowel
will give more space for the baby to move down lower
in your body. The lower the baby is the more he can
stimulate labor to begin when he is ready.


Warm Bath

Taking a warm relaxing bath will help you relax and it’s
your emotional state rather than the warm water that
will help induce labour. Have the water on the cooler
side rather than too hot. Remember that your baby will
feel hotter than you do as he is deep inside where the
temperature is higher. Getting too hot can cause the
baby stress, so keep the water temperature so you
don’t go bright red when you get in the tub!


Making Love: Oxytocin The Love Hormone

Your Midwife or Doctor may well suggest you try this.
Making love involves the love hormone Oxytocin which
will aid your birth process all the way along.
Semen contains prostaglandins which can ripen the
cervix but only if your baby is ready. This is one of the
more enjoyable ways to trigger labor rather than using
Pitocin which is a Synthetic Prostaglandins drug. After
all this is how your whole pregnancy began, love can
start and continue the journey of bringing your baby
into the world! Pitocin is one of the methods a hospital
would use for labor induction.


Nipple Stimulation

This is another one of the ways to induce labor
naturally. Nipple stimulation is subtler and usually helps
to strengthen your contractions once you are in
established labor. Why not try it when you are having
strong Braxton-Hicks contractions and if you are more
than 40 weeks pregnant.

Nipple stimulation can be achieved in several ways.
You can ask your partner to help you. You can use a
breast pump to simulate the sucking of a baby at the
breast; this helps release the hormone Oxytocin which
causes the uterus to contract. You can use your
fingers to gently stroke or tweek the nipples. Stimulate your nipples intermittently or as needed. This
might be every few minutes for a short period each
hour if you are trying to avoid a hospital induction or if
your waters have broken and there are no contractions.
The skin of your nipples is very sensitive so don’t over
use this method of inducing labor naturally.


What Methods and Situations To Avoid

Castor Oil :
I would definitely advice you to avoid castor oil as a
way of inducing labor. It will most likely give you
strong stomach cramps and uncontrolled loose stools
for several hours.
There are many gentle and 'more natural' ways to
encourage your baby to come out into the world! Most
women who've tried it, will tell you not to take it.


Lounging Back on the Sofa :

Don't be tempted to put your feet up (unless you have
puffy ankles). Lying on your back will only encourage
your baby to lie on your back too, i.e he'll become a
back-to-back posterior baby and find it much harder to
instigate labor.
Instead lie on your sofa on your left side, rolling
forwards slightly, so that your pregnancy bump is
resting on the sofa and you aren't rolling backwards
onto your back. Prop yourself up on cushions or on
your elbow. This is a very comfy position and will
encourage your baby to lie with his back towards your
front - in a lateral position.

MY TWO CENTS...

mbula:
good morning mamas and compliments of the season....I woke up this morning with so much joy in my heart as I still can't believe that I am the proud mum of this prince charming so I felt I should share his pix for ur viewing pleasure. ....lol...#team October really did rock....winks#

Omoh, See big man dey make call since morning.

He is so handsome.

Mitchyy, you have another member o. Lost my preg in July but now I'm about 10 weeks gone. Team July for supernatural delivery.
Nwarosa, sorry for your loss, may God give you double.
Chinwedym my sister, God has already won the battle for you and your family. Ekene will give joy all the days of his life. You will live to carry children and grand children
Congrats to all the women who has delivered, may your children bring favour and joy to your households in Jesus name, Amen

Zuriela:
Hello Mamas, merry Christmas.
Pls who have heard about or taken Agbo Jaundice b4. Was told it's to be taken by pregnant women to prevent their newborn from having jaundice.
A pregnant friend just asked me now if I've heard about and I decided to ask here.

Not true at all. There s no such thing. Do not tk it, and advice ur friend not to.

nggie:
@ mbula , ur boy is cute.

@ tyconcept , sorry for ur friend's loss. It is well.

@ rchilee , yeeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeee Xmas baby. May joy never cease from your home.

A big shout out to all my June 2015 teamies. Sheweezy Olaoyekimi ahnie MGeey Bimbusy et al, Howz your LOs doing? One love indeed
God has been faithful.

Yes! Indeed God has been faithful. My prince is scattering every every...no be small thing. Kisses to your LO

Merry Christmas. May the Lord bless you all. Sweet birth stories from us all.

My good people, for the past few hours I have being having back pain, how do I manage it? This morning I woke up with this tommy pain that is not severe but doesn't allow me laugh well but in no time I felt some adjustment on my back and that was how the pain left me. For three days now I have also being feeling this slight pulling coming on and off at my both sides of the tommy.

Are all these normal?

This night back pain no get part two.

Concerning the side on and off pain, not serious pain, I googled and it sounds like what was described as ligament pain.

Please who experience all am experiencing?

Another thing is, I don't have anyone helping, I know I really need one, each time I raise the issue hubby get angry that he can assist, hmmm, he doesn't as much as I want. He is a busy person too. Going to work and coming back to cook is burdensome now to me, and with this harmattan that everywhere get dusty the work is much for me alone.

Please mamas, how are you coping alone?

Note : I can't overlook things that need to be done. I want all things in order, I need your suggestions on how to relax while having all things set without having to always arrange and clean.

Sorry for the long post.
Thank you.

I'm a first time mum and someone introduced me to dis page. Team February

bimpeswt:
I'm a first time mum and someone introduced me to dis page. Team February

Welcome......supernatural birth story await u.....enjoy ur stay.
Team feb class rep oya com register ur member

bimpeswt:
I'm a first time mum and someone introduced me to dis page. Team February

missmalachi:

Welcome......supernatural birth story await u.....enjoy ur stay.
Team feb class rep oya com register ur member

welcome dear. Am d class captin for February, our monthly dues is just $500 dis is because we are unique among other teams. wishing u painless delivery kk.

Welcome dear, enjoy your stay and may you carry to term ijn.

bimpeswt:
I'm a first time mum and someone introduced me to dis page. Team February

bimpeswt:
I'm a first time mum and someone introduced me to dis page. Team February

Welcome dear. Happy bumping.

I

Vigilante is soooooooooo reeeeeaaaaaallllllllll

rchilee:
I am originally team Feb but we ported to December. My gynae had to deliver the baby on 25th.
It all started with cerclage at 13weeks. At 27/28 weeks I was admitted for preterm Labour. At 31/32 I was also admitted for same contractions.

Doctor gave me fetal chart to monitor baby's movt. On 25th(35weeks 3days ), I cooked ate but noticed that fetal movt trend has changed. I called the doctor n he asked me to go the hospital immediately. They used ECG machine (not sure of the name) and the chart was so high. Like highest of 170. Gynae called n told me he would see me shortly. He told me he would deliver baby that night via CS. I was scared. He called his team members and we started. I told him i wanted to poo & he inserted his fingers ti see if i was in labour. Lol...my cerclage was still so tight After the anasthestic administered his injections in my spinal (cried when he gave me last one), the process started at 8.30pm and baby was born at 8.37pm weighing 2.8kg .

.
Congrats dearie!

Hello mamas, remember my.mum said.she was having pains earlier today and some advised her to Visit d hospital, den she was sent back..
Well to cut the long story short, she headed back by 11pm as she didn't want to take chances... Lol and behold she was 4cm, den birthed at 1:02 am to a baby geh....

Say cheese.... Praise d lord...

rezzy:

Omoh, See big man dey make call since morning.
He is so handsome.

thanx dear . it's God's hand work ooo....

Mamasy do port o!congrats mama.that was really quick and I thank God for u and d new princess.stay blessed

mamasy:
Hello mamas, remember my.mum said.she was having pains earlier today and some advised her to Visit d hospital, den she was sent back..
Well to cut the long story short, she headed back by 11pm as she didn't want to take chances... Lol and behold she was 4cm, den birthed at 1:02 am to a baby geh....

Say cheese.... Praise d lord...

Halleluyah!!! Congratulations. May your Princess be a source of everlasting joy and happiness to your household.

Wow @mamasy congratulations

ozycy:
Vigilante is soooooooooo reeeeeaaaaaallllllllll

My sister tell me more about it. I have only had 2hours of sleep. As i'm typing this my LO is straped to my back and we r pacing round. How did i manage with the first 2. Jezz!

Congrats Rchilee and mamasy. Thanking God on your behalf for a safe delivery. Fast recovery to you 2

Congratulations to mummy, so you have a kid sister now, waoh that's awesome. Take care of her and may she increase the joy and happiness in your home.

mamasy:
Hello mamas, remember my.mum said.she was having pains earlier today and some advised her to Visit d hospital, den she was sent back..
Well to cut the long story short, she headed back by 11pm as she didn't want to take chances... Lol and behold she was 4cm, den birthed at 1:02 am to a baby geh....

Say cheese.... Praise d lord...

wow congrats mamasy.....may she bring more joy into ur home