stadora:


Woow, I envy u oo, u make it sound like it was dat easy. Was there no cry n incessant request for bm? How did u handle nite soothing bk 2 slip.
My lo doesn't use bottle, hw do u feed her @ nite wen she wakes up n seems like bm is d only solution?
Am hoping 2 wean after 2moro. Must u freeze d cabbage b4 use n hw long did u use urs?
Pls if u don't mind, I need detailed explanation of ur weanin experince.
Thanks

Pls I asked d oda time abt proudmum, its bn long I saw her brk light. Hope al is wel wt her

Maam ahnie n kaffy4bill, wata gwan?

Pls which day is official #threadbabies, I ve 4gtn.
Cc Onegai

My sister, it wasn't hard and it wasn't easy neither. I have been putting it in prayers way ahead and also telling my dd that she will stop on her birthday.
So 4am on her birthday, she wanted some and I gave her, but told myself that it would be the last. After work that day, she had presents that distracted her and she didn't suck, I gave her pap instead later. Later that night, she half awoke looking for bf, but I cooed her back to sleep, then around 3am, she couldn't take it again and started crying, I gave her water which she refused and then I gave her pap. Cos she was hungry, she ate very well and went back to sleep. She slept thru till morning unlike before that she will bf like 4times before morning. Next day we repeated same, like that till we are now 7days and counting. When she brings her hands to my bre-ast I say " you are now a big girl & big girls don't suck". The presure was more on me cos my bre-ast was engored the first day, the next day, I bought cucumber. Mamas say you should put it in the fridge to cool, but I needed fast action and put in freezer. It helped a lot and I only put cabbage for 3days. Am much better now and she hardly remembers bf. HTH
Yes o! Proudmum38, where art thou? I have been meaning to ask. I trust the proudy clan are great.

mitchyy:
Mamas, please i need to confirm this. One lady has been on my neck condemning my diet.
She said i should stay away from fried rice, sweet potato, salad, fried egg and any sweet meal until my LO is 6months. I can't even take malt or use milk in my meals without hiding away from her prying eyes. My LO is currently 3months.

Abeg na true?

Not true. Salad (without dressing) is pretty healthy. Sweet potatoes are actually very rich in beta-carotene and Vitamin A. Even with alcohol, you'd have to be drinking heavily and constantly to pass it through your breastmilk in large enough quantities to hurt Hansel. Malt is just sugar so I agree on that. Milk is good, why deprive yourself and Hansel of Calcium?

helovesme:


For the stuffy nose/runny nose/catarrah, have you tried silverbird diluted with any oil (olive oil or coconut oil or baby oil).

Put a capful of silverbird in about 30ml of oil (I use a spray bottle). Apply it on your baby's head (the crown). It works like a charm.

You can also sprinkle a few drops of the diluted silverbird on your baby's clothing or on her bed sheet.

For the cough, please take her to the hospital. Once a cough sounds chesty (serious) and it's been ongoing for 7-10 days, then it's likely it's bacterial and a doctor needs to prescribe mild antibiotics. Vitamin C will do little or nothing.

Thank you Ma for the suggestion. Though she is feeling much better now. I took sabi mum's advice her and stopped all medication. Wore her more lighter clothes and had more air in the room. It's not finally gone but drastically reduced. Thank God.

Heinz cereal is what we have been taken since 6 months and we have no hitch with it. in fact, all the foreign stuff we introduced are all Heinz products.

cc: onegai

sayoddy:
Good evening mothers. Mil is fond of opening windows throughout. I've pleaded but said she can't sleep in heat. We always visit one weekend every month. Dh said I should be covering Ds up and so I did but mosquitoes still managed to bite his face all over. Showed mil but said he was reacting to something and I left her place without saying anything.
I've decided to be taking mosquito net with me as I can't do without her.
Now ds is having temperature. Went to pharmacy and bought maxiquine syrup. I used it this morning and now. Pls is 2.5ml okay for 6months baby? I forgot to ask the pharmacist and no prescription dosage for baby on the leaflet.

I don't think you should be dosing your child just like that because it is easy to build up a resistance to most drugs and pharmacists tend to slightly over-prescribe (in my personal opinion). Unless you have done a blood test to ascertain malaria, stay off the meds and just give Infant Tylenol/Calpol to treat the temperature and wash him down with lukewarm (not cold) water. If he starts showing more of malaria, then take him to the hospital. Too many doctors complain that Parents abuse antibiotics and malaria drugs here, causing Drug-Resistance and if they continue, weakening baby's liver. You don't want to have a 5 year old drinking the same meds as an adult because nothing else works since his/her body ia used to all other meds o.

Take a mosquito net with you next time so you don't get into an argument with MiL and get your huaband to agree on this ao he ia the one that will tell your MiL and you avoid her putting any blame on your head.

sayoddy:
Good evening mothers. Mil is fond of opening windows throughout. I've pleaded but said she can't sleep in heat. We always visit one weekend every month. Dh said I should be covering Ds up and so I did but mosquitoes still managed to bite his face all over. Showed mil but said he was reacting to something and I left her place without saying anything.
I've decided to be taking mosquito net with me as I can't do without her.
Now ds is having temperature. Went to pharmacy and bought maxiquine syrup. I used it this morning and now. Pls is 2.5ml okay for 6months baby? I forgot to ask the pharmacist and no prescription dosage for baby on the leaflet.

I don't think you should be dosing your child just like that because it is easy to build up a resistance to most drugs and pharmacists tend to slightly over-prescribe (in my personal opinion). Unless you have done a blood test to ascertain malaria, stay off the meds and just give Infant Tylenol/Calpol to treat the temperature and wash him down with lukewarm (not cold) water. If he starts showing more of malaria, then take him to the hospital. Too many doctors complain that Parents abuse antibiotics and malaria drugs here, causing Drug-Resistance and if they continue, weakening baby's liver. Take a mosquito net with you next time so you don't get into an argument with MiL and get your husband to agree on this so he is the one that will tell your MiL.

comtem2011:
Heinz cereal is what we have been taken since 6 months and we have no hitch with it. in fact, all the foreign stuff we introduced are all Heinz products.

cc: onegai

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

eolowu1:
pls wot is d local name of ur scent leaves ( agbo) I wud lyk to get cos my baby has slimy stool

It's normal efinrin(used for pepper soup) ma'am. You are the one to drink it ooo not your baby

comtem2011:
It is called efinrin in Yoruba, when u get to this Igbo market women that sell ugwu, water leaf and co, just tell them u want to buy scent leaf.

You can even make it inform of soup and add orisirisi inside, eat with whatever you are pleased with.

I blend my own with enough locust beans.

Ma'am,

You're super correct. MIL used it to make obe gbanunu( Ondo/Akure people should know this soup) for me

dunasy:



Ma'am,

You're super correct. MIL used it to make obe gbanunu( Ondo/Akure people should know this soup) for me

My sister, that soup sabi do justice for pounded yam o.

@Onegai, I just read back and saw your post/question on cereal, unfortunately, I can't help much there, it's only nutri-ben cereal I give her for now.
@stadora, if you can't afford a cake now, don't stress, your baby still has many birthdays ahead. But if you can, go ahead cos it must not be big. 5" or 7" is ok. The important thing is your Baby growing healthy. May God keep all of them for us.

comtem2011:
@sugah, I Never experience any skin rashes on my baby, so I have no idea about the name. But there is this red leaf flower they use in treating eela in babies, if you can go local, I will advise u go to those Yoruba women that sell agbo stuff in the market, they will have what you can boil to bathe baby. They call them elewe omo.

Plss mamas, am still interested abt dis leaf. I reside in d East, who can help me with igbo name of dis red leaf?

mitchyy:
Mamas, please i need to confirm this. One lady has been on my neck condemning my diet.
She said i should stay away from fried rice, sweet potato, salad, fried egg and any sweet meal until my LO is 6months. I can't even take malt or use milk in my meals without hiding away from her prying eyes. My LO is currently 3months.

Abeg na true?

Hmmmnnn! People sha!

So what should you be eating? Bitterleaf and grass? Its all these type of people that used to raid fridge for chocolate cake at 2 am when no body will see them.

All you need is a healthy and a varied diet. I see nothing wrong with those food. Who told her salad has to be sweet, you can have salad withour the cream or mayo and use a healthier dressing.

Lemon dressing is easy to make: just some lemon juice and olive oil with a pinch of salt and pepper.

When next she says anything tell her you will ask for her treasured opinion when you need it. And offer her some of your food.

Jennykoko3009:


Plss mamas, am still interested abt dis leaf. I reside in d East, who can help me with igbo name of dis red leaf?

It is a decorative plant so the easiest place to get it is from gardeners. I know I posted the picture here in response to your first question so you could show gardeners and ask for some. Please check your mentions. HTH

Good Morn mothers in the house. How're our LOs and DH doing? Pls for mothers that are through with child bearing or know someone, and have things like Baby rocker, walker and car seat for sale ur attention is needed.
I need 6 neatly used baby rocker, 6 neatly used baby walker and a Car seat.
Let it be quite affordable. No buhari price
Pls PM me, location is PortHarcourt.

Jennykoko3009:


Plss mamas, am still interested abt dis leaf. I reside in d East, who can help me with igbo name of dis red leaf?

May be u should Google it, u will see d picture. Its something u might be familiar with but doesn't know its use.

Its in two colours: Green and red, the leaf is somehow wide. But the red one is d treatment leaf for eela.

[quote author=AlphaHandMaiden post=49962026]


Hmmmnnn! People sha!

So what should you be eating? Bitterleaf and grass? Its all these type of people that used to raid fridge for chocolate cake at 2 am when no body will see them.

This got me lol.

stadora:


Woow, I envy u oo, u make it sound like it was dat easy. Was there no cry n incessant request for bm? How did u handle nite soothing bk 2 slip.
My lo doesn't use bottle, hw do u feed her @ nite wen she wakes up n seems like bm is d only solution?
Am hoping 2 wean after 2moro. Must u freeze d cabbage b4 use n hw long did u use urs?
Pls if u don't mind, I need detailed explanation of ur weanin experince.
Thanks

Pls I asked d oda time abt proudmum, its bn long I saw her brk light. Hope al is wel wt her

Maam ahnie n kaffy4bill, wata gwan?

Pls which day is official #threadbabies, I ve 4gtn.
Cc Onegai

Let me share my own weaning experience..... i know every child is different so this may not help everyone.

We did own own last breast feed on independence day and we have been managing so far.....
Dd is 10 months.

Ok so after introducing solids at 6 months...

At 7 months we indroduced formular as the plan was to start substituting one breast feed a day with formular.

So in the first 2 weeks for instance, her 11:00 ish pre nap feed was substituted with formular, after about 2 -3 weeks, i will substitute another of her breast feeds at another time.... say afternoon nap feed. And so on and so forth

By 8 months we were down to breast feeding only 3 times a day, early morning, lunch time and after evening bath. I started giving bottle for her last feed as well as i wanted to break the habit to nursing to sleep.

At 9 months it was down to 2 feeds a day, and it wasnt a set feed. If she work up late, we skipped the morning feed and did it at lunch time for instance, and at othertimes we gave formular instead at lunch time or after her bath.

By 10 months the feed were pretty much random, sometimes once a day, sometimes twice. And when we decided to stop i started taking a small bottle of formular to bed, with hot water in a flask. If she wakes very early and is fussy, she has this. If not, we have normal breakfast.

We also have beaker of water so if she wakes at night, i give her some water and pat her back to sleep, she has to cry, tears, cattarrh and saliva cry to get a night feed.

wow....its been a very long time. I tried reading up but mehn..............,,
hello everyone. ...how are we all doing? hope how los and DH's are doing great.... May God continue to strengthen us because its not easy being a mother...

I will be popping in regularly now...

To mamas that have been keeping this thread alive., weldone..
Have a nice day ma'ams

kotias003:
Please which electric breast pump is better the 2 in 1 breast pump or the single unit?
Please does any mother here have an electric breast pump for sale at a give-away price
Thank you.

If u can get double electric.if u can afford it.u wont regret it.

Check mothersbond.i gor mine dere.the price is reasonable and it works really well.

rezzy:
I want to rant small.

My baby weighed 6.5 at 4 months,1 week, he is 7 months and still weighs 6.6kg. When I introduced Gerber rice at 4 months,he finishes 125ml of the food but it gave him constipation, so I told his care giver to be making his food light. I had to stop the food because the constipation still continued. So I introduced cerelac. I told mama (as we call her) to make it thick cos it doesn't cause him constipation but for where, she makes the food so light and just 75ml. When I complained, she said he doesn't collect more than that. I was busy giving him only breastmilk at home.

Last week, I introduced pap, mama said he collects the pap well but at home, he didn't. So I gave him his cereal. I made it thick and up to 125ml, before 3 mins, my baby finished it. 3 hours later, I fed him the same quantity, he finished it. So we continued. I cried in my heart that we have been starving this boy.

So I put the quantity I make in each of that cereal dispenser, I told mama, 100ml of water and finish 1 of the plates and feed him every 3 hours. Lo and behold when I check during break, she didn't finish it. I got angry. I told her my mind.

Next feed, she join the previous plate she left and the second plate, my baby finished it.

He has finished the 400g I bought on Sunday night

rezzy-dear, have you found another source of income, have your millions landed because Cerelac is now N1100 per can and it may rise further. So if he's finishing it quite fast, you may need to run for LG chairman and embezzle some public funds. I'm in the same situation and when I see how Baby E sometimes decides halfway to waste food and pour it on the floor, I shed bitter tears inwardly. But I've decided to stop crying....

And announce my candidancy for Local Government Chairperson!!!! Please come and support me with your votes, illegal and otherwise!

Onegai:


rezzy-dear, have you found another source of income, have your millions landed because Cerelac is now N1100 per can and it may rise further. So if he's finishing it quite fast, you may need to run for LG chairman and embezzle some public funds. I'm in the same situation and when I see how Baby E sometimes decides halfway to waste food and pour it on the floor, I shed bitter tears inwardly. But I've decided to stop crying....

And announce my candidancy for Local Government Chairperson!!!! Please come and support me with your votes, illegal and otherwise!

I will support you o, but hope you will not forget me in your kingdom when you enter.

AlphaHandMaiden:



Hmmmnnn! People sha!

So what should you be eating? Bitterleaf and grass? Its all these type of people that used to raid fridge for chocolate cake at 2 am when no body will see them.

All you need is a healthy and a varied diet. I see nothing wrong with those food. Who told her salad has to be sweet, you can have salad withour the cream or mayo and use a healthier dressing.

Lemon dressing is easy to make: just some lemon juice and olive oil with a pinch of salt and pepper.

When next she says anything tell her you will ask for her treasured opinion when you need it. And offer her some of your food.

Lmao @bolded

Good day wonderful mothers, I have car seat and baby bouncer for sale, my son has outgrown them, if interested and you are in Lagos. Thanks

kotias003:


Yes, this does truly help. I hope its not too late though going by the tone of your post.
Thank you so much.

Please what brand of electric breast pump did you use?

I was in the US so i had access to Medela symphony hospital grade breast pump . Its expensive (about $1600)but most hospitals there offer it for hire then you buy the other parts that touch your skin. I hired it for a week then i bought Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with On the Go Tote. You may find it in konga or jumai or if you have someone coming to naija. see how it looks

https://www.amazon.com/Medela-Pump-Style-Advanced-Breast/dp/B004HWXCJS/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1475756380&sr=1-1&keywords=medela%2Belectric%2Bpump&th=1

The suction level for both was really good and in a lil while i was leaking milk on my blouse like mad.i don't know other electric pump but this one is really good.You may need a step down cos i changed my plug when i got back

make sure you are pumping every three to four hours for 15-20 mins even at nite. this is the sacrifice you have to pay to establish milk supply

My igbo folks say local palm wine helps with milk flow ( i ven't tried it oh!)

Hello Mums

My baby is 20 days today and there's complain that she's stooling too much. How much excreta is too much for a baby? She was on flagyl for 7 days after placed under a photolamp to treat jaundice. They say it might be the flagyl but we have stopped it for about a week now. How many times a day should a normal 20-day old baby pass stool?

pheesayor:
Hello Mums

My baby is 20 days today and there's complain that she's stooling too much. How much excreta is too much for a baby? She was on flagyl for 7 days after placed under a photolamp to treat jaundice. They say it might be the flagyl but we have stopped it for about a week now. How many times a day should a normal 20-day old baby pass stool?

soonest, helovesme, onegai, alphahandmaiden.

I got current info on bonds from trade unit of a bank.
Will post.
I cant read and decode myself. -pregnancy brain.
Anyone who does please break it down.

Cc
Onegai helovesme soonest alphahandmaiden mitchy enkaydewdrop and every mama...


[b]Good Day,

FGN Bonds are debt instruments issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria as a vehicle to raise funds for capital projects. The FGN bond market is divided into primary and secondary market. The secondary trades daily with maturities ranging from 2yrs-20yrs bonds.


The standard trading volume for FGN Bond at the secondary market is N100mn. Clients who want to invest less than this amount can access the market via the monthly primary market auction conducted by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on behalf of the Federal Government. At the last auction on the 14th September 2016, there was a re-opening of the 5yr- Jul 2021(new-issue), 10yr- 2026 and 20yr FGN 2036, stop rates was at 15.143%, 15.5357% and 15.5974% for the bonds. There will be another auction in October 7th

At the auction, the (DMO) determines volumes sold and the rate its sells to all investors so we only give an indication on the outcome of the auction and this is based on our experience and market trends. It’s important to note that bonds are quoted in yields terms i.e. (effective interest rate) which is different from discount rate quoted on Treasury bills. Minimum subscription for bond auction is N100, 000.00.


If you bid at the auction at a rate lower than the stop rate, you will be sold to at the stop rate. Please note that unlike Treasury bills you cannot pre-liquidate and interest is not upfront. There is always and accrued interest and premium paid if you are buying from the market, a bond that was reopened.


Bonds is Ideal for investors with long term investment horizon as it offers a stable (coupon payment) cash flow every 6 months and the principal investment is also recouped at end of investment period. Most of the FGN bonds in issue are premium bonds unlike treasury bills that are purely discount instrument so the client will pay more to acquire the security.


Treasury will advise if the bid was successful. The customer is expected to make funds available on the auction day.


All FGN bonds are held on a custodianship bases at a fee on behalf of the client by our approved custodian (Diamond Pension Fund Custodian). If you are interested in participating in next month’s auction, kindly send an instruction through your branch some days before the auction for easy collation and processing.[/b]

My question is what will be my take home after 5, 10 or 20years.

Doubledouble:


Me still learning too oo...I blended into powder in the recent paste but wasn't super smooth and my LOs are still smoothy feeders...so whilst blending the recent batch, I just decided to add a little and transfer into the wet mill...

I bought groundnut-the small sized ones, learnt they are more nutritious than the big ones- I parboiled it a bit drained the water and left it to dry. I then put a pot on the stove, warmed it up and added the garri. Add the groundnut when the garri is a little hot, keep stirring till it starts making that popping sound. Try peeling one to see it's okay. Leave it to cool, peel, then blend.

I blend soya beans and chickpea too and add to their pap and soups.

Aww, thanks a lot. so I can't just buy the already fried g.nut? Abeg wch one s chickpea? and biko soups like what? no vex for my plenty questions o.

pheesayor:
Hello Mums

My baby is 20 days today and there's complain that she's stooling too much. How much excreta is too much for a baby? She was on flagyl for 7 days after placed under a photolamp to treat jaundice. They say it might be the flagyl but we have stopped it for about a week now. How many times a day should a normal 20-day old baby pass stool?

There s no standard number of tunes, per se. it depends on what her current diet is and on the consistency of d stool.

Mamas i have a question
My delivery list says baby dress.

Please which one is baby dress.
Is it because of cord?
Me i got those ones with clip under the legs... onesie or so. (Sleep suit)
Should i get something else Thats all thats disturbing me now.