NewStats: 3,264,230 , 8,183,045 topics. Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 09:18 AM 4g4zh

@Oke 22.. Thanks so much

sugah:

I think you can get OTC antacids safe for pregnancy to relief the heartburn.

So the myth might be true eh?

For the myth, let's watch and see

Yes I'll get something OTC. It just never occurred to me before.

thejourney200:
In a situation where the hospital doesn't give a list, what should one do? Our OBGYN said they don't have anything of such and we were told whenever my wife gets into the active stage of labor (5:1:1 i.e. one contraction that last for a minute every five minutes), we should go to the city's main hospital and once we , the hospital will call one of their doctors on call to us. In essence, they do not have a birthing center.

Also, we were told to shop for a pediatrician clinic which we have. Is there anything we need to go with for the pediatrician? Also, after certified okay, when is the first pediatrician visit as we need to get an insurance plan for the baby but it might take up to 3 days before it is activated?

We are trying to get the bag set and not sure what exactly we need to. So far, we have:
3 pieces of clothes for the newborn,
1 pack newborn diapers,
1 pack wipes,
4 maternity bras,
Clothes for the mother.

One bottle of Mentholated spirit
Two bottles of Goya oil
Baby soap or bathing kits
Clothes for the baby (socks, cap, mittens, and bodysuit)
Shawl
Drugs for baby (hospital will provide the list for them)
Small flask with hot water
Bathing soap, comb for mom
Three packs of lady sept sanitary pad for mom
Three packs of disposable panties for mom
A pair of bathroom slippers
I tin of glucose and small cup and small spoon
A roll of dele cotton wool
A pack of latex gloves (large size)
Small combs for baby
I pack of underlay
2 bar soaps (probably for enema)
One Towel for mom and two small towels for baby
Baby suction (very important)
Cord clip
I bottle of dettol
Toothbrush, pajamas and toothpaste for mom
I packet of razor blade (very important)

Are you in Nigeria? The hospital should be able to give you an idea of some important items which will be needed or will they provide them?

sugah:

I'm guessing you are in the abroad ?

The hospital list thing is a Nigerian/African thing...hospitals abroad provide the basic things required for delivery. The hospital even gives you stuff like diapers, wipes, formula, clothes, disposable pants for the mother...I even got a breast pump.
In that case, the only thing you need is going home clothes for the baby and comfy clothes for the mother, car seat...pretty much..and anything she'd need to make her stay more comfortable. An extra blanket for you to sleep with, snacks for you, phone chargers etc

For pead visit, you can ask the doctor when you can visit for checks...if circumcision is done at the hospital before discharge you wouldn't need a visit for about 1 week (I think)

Thanks a lot. We will relax our mind then.

Do we need to go with the breast pump? We got one courtesy of our insurance.

As for the car seat, we got one but yet to fix the base. Will do this maybe one of these days.

mayluv:
BA BA BA!!!
To God be the glory, it has ended in praise. Where are my team September mamas o. My prince landed today weighing 3.44kg via VD with little tears. Mummy, daddy and baby are doing great. BS coming soonest.

Congratulations momma, welcome adorable prince

Deolaw:
BA!!!

EDD - - October 9, 2020
DD - - September 26, 2020
Weight - - 3.2kg

It was a VD with little tear

It's with a great joy we met our Prince. Mother is doing very well and father is fine too.

May God finish His good works on each belleful mothers here and also plant a baby seed on all TTC women. We await your testimonies.

BS coming soon.

TeamOctober cappo take note.

Congratulations, welcome adorable prince. Regards to momma.

cinderellashoes:


One bottle of Mentholated spirit
Two bottles of Goya oil
Baby soap or bathing kits
Clothes for the baby (socks, cap, mittens, and bodysuit)
Shawl
Drugs for baby (hospital will provide the list for them)
Small flask with hot water
Bathing soap, comb for mom
Three packs of lady sept sanitary pad for mom
Three packs of disposable panties for mom
A pair of bathroom slippers
I tin of glucose and small cup and small spoon
A roll of dele cotton wool
A pack of latex gloves (large size)
Small combs for baby
I pack of underlay
2 bar soaps (probably for enema)
One Towel for mom and two small towels for baby
Baby suction (very important)
Cord clip
I bottle of dettol
Toothbrush, pajamas and toothpaste for mom
I packet of razor blade (very important)

Are you in Nigeria? The hospital should be able to give you an idea of some important items which will be needed or will they provide them?

Thanks for your help. We are not in Nigeria and Sugah just assured us we do not need be bothered about most of the stuff. We intend going with Lavenda Oil though because it was mentioned in our birthing class that its aroma helps ease the environment and makes the pain bearable kind of.

thejourney200:


Thanks a lot. We will relax our mind then.

Do we need to go with the breast pump? We got one courtesy of our insurance.

As for the car seat, we got one but yet to fix the base. Will do this maybe one of these days.

Yea...thats one of the perks of abroad life.

Hospital gave me a manual one, since you already have one I suggest you go with it especially if its electric.
In the US, you carry your baby out of the hospital in the car seat...but the base would already be fixed in the car.

sugah:

Yea...thats one of the perks of abroad life.

Hospital gave me a manual one, since you already have one I suggest you go with it especially if its electric.
In the US, you carry your baby out of the hospital in the car seat...but the base would already be fixed in the car.

Yeah, we still a month away is why i don't want to fix the base yet but I guess the earlier the better. Thanks so much for the help. Guess we are ready but the days seem so long now.

Where are my team Feb?
Been long I peeped in here.
What's popping guys?
Make Una show face o.

To our new babies, we welcome you. Congratulations senior mommas.
Good to see babies everywhere.

Keep popping them out

mayluv:
BA BA BA!!!
To God be the glory, it has ended in praise. Where are my team September mamas o. My prince landed today weighing 3.44kg via VD with little tears. Mummy, daddy and baby are doing great. BS coming soonest.

See me dancing alanta oooooo
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Congrats capppo. So happy to see this

Deolaw:
BA!!!

EDD - - October 9, 2020
DD - - September 26, 2020
Weight - - 3.2kg

It was a VD with little tear

It's with a great joy we met our Prince. Mother is doing very well and father is fine too.

May God finish His good works on each belleful mothers here and also plant a baby seed on all TTC women. We await your testimonies.

BS coming soon.

TeamOctober cappo take note.

Congrats ma

threegees:

The God I know and serve. May you carry to term and bring forth your bundle of joy safely in Jesus name

Thank you so much mama and amen to your prayers. I. Ant wait to read your BS. May God be with us all

Babygal2020:


Congrats mama. See me shedding tears of joy here.

Thank you mama. Our God is amazing

Rekhi:
To God be all the Glory..u should be given a golden chair and chilled fruit salad sef...Congrats mama,,the joy shall be permanent by HIS Grace,,,, wishing everyone of us easy delivery (ameen)

Lol I go really appreciate that fruit salad. Thank you mama

Congratulations mummies @mayluv and @deolaw Many more blessings to you and your families

@Mayluv and @Deolaw.... congratulations to you both, God bless your LOs.

Doubt they use Goya oil abroad please poster kindly watch some hauls on YouTube most I’ve watched said they shouldn’t have brought anything hospitals gave them mostly everything they needed

cinderellashoes:


One bottle of Mentholated spirit
Two bottles of Goya oil
Baby soap or bathing kits
Clothes for the baby (socks, cap, mittens, and bodysuit)
Shawl
Drugs for baby (hospital will provide the list for them)
Small flask with hot water
Bathing soap, comb for mom
Three packs of lady sept sanitary pad for mom
Three packs of disposable panties for mom
A pair of bathroom slippers
I tin of glucose and small cup and small spoon
A roll of dele cotton wool
A pack of latex gloves (large size)
Small combs for baby
I pack of underlay
2 bar soaps (probably for enema)
One Towel for mom and two small towels for baby
Baby suction (very important)
Cord clip
I bottle of dettol
Toothbrush, pajamas and toothpaste for mom
I packet of razor blade (very important)

Are you in Nigeria? The hospital should be able to give you an idea of some important items which will be needed or will they provide them?

Nonetheless take things for yourself and onesies for your baby

oke22:
Doubt they use Goya oil abroad please poster kindly watch some hauls on YouTube most I’ve watched said they shouldn’t have brought anything hospitals gave them mostly everything they needed

oke22:
Nonetheless take things for yourself and onesies for your baby

Thanks a lot. We will do just that.

mayluv:
BA BA BA!!!
To God be the glory, it has ended in praise. Where are my team September mamas o. My prince landed today weighing 3.44kg via VD with little tears. Mummy, daddy and baby are doing great. BS coming soonest.

Congratulations on the arrival of our prince. God will protect him always. Amen

Good morning belleful mommies. Im really joyous to find this family. I pray to announce my own BA and BS here also. Please i need help.

I lost my previous pregnancy. I did an evacuation at 12th week. The scan showed that the baby stopped developing at week 8.

I was 9 weeks yesterday and for like 3 days I've been feeling like my boobs dont ache as before and kinda reduced a bit. Im really worried which i also know is not good for me. I've been taking vitamin b, c and iron supplements.

So sorry

dunpredictable:
Good morning belleful mommies. Im really joyous to find this family. I pray to announce my own BA and BS here also. Please i need help.

I lost my previous pregnancy. I did an evacuation at 12th week. The scan showed that the baby stopped developing at week 8.

I was 9 weeks yesterday and for like 3 days I've been feeling like my boobs dont ache as before and kinda reduced a bit. Im really worried which i also know is not good for me. I've been taking vitamin b, c and iron supplements.

congrats to the new mamas..

By the grace of God, i pray to team June 2021.

is it safe for the body, to try and get pregnant immediately after a miscarriage?

sugah:

I'm guessing you are in the abroad ?

The hospital list thing is a Nigerian/African thing...hospitals abroad provide the basic things required for delivery. The hospital even gives you stuff like diapers, wipes, formula, clothes, disposable pants for the mother...I even got a breast pump.
In that case, the only thing you need is going home clothes for the baby and comfy clothes for the mother, car seat...pretty much..and anything she'd need to make her stay more comfortable. An extra blanket for you to sleep with, snacks for you, phone chargers etc

For pead visit, you can ask the doctor when you can visit for checks...if circumcision is done at the hospital before discharge you wouldn't need a visit for about 1 week (I think)

A bit of info on subsequent visits to the hospital and appointments are fixed for you and you are given a call before hand so you know. Even nurses are sent to your resident for check ups up until 6 weeks post partum. So all info are basically ed to you.

oke22:
So sorry

I think you should race to the hospital rather than waste precious time here.

thejourney200:


Thanks for your help. We are not in Nigeria and Sugah just assured us we do not need be bothered about most of the stuff. We intend going with Lavenda Oil though because it was mentioned in our birthing class that its aroma helps ease the environment and makes the pain bearable kind of.

Okay, you are welcome

Congrat to the September mamas dropping it hot hot , and to my October teamie porting; a very big congrat to una as well, as i dey see am sef i don dey eye this September, the way my butt has been aching ehnn; my tiredness is already tired.
I pray it end in praise for every one of us IJN

dunpredictable:
Good morning belleful mommies. Im really joyous to find this family. I pray to announce my own BA and BS here also. Please i need help.

I lost my previous pregnancy. I did an evacuation at 12th week. The scan showed that the baby stopped developing at week 8.

I was 9 weeks yesterday and for like 3 days I've been feeling like my boobs dont ache as before and kinda reduced a bit. Im really worried which i also know is not good for me. I've been taking vitamin b, c and iron supplements.

My dear, you should already be ed for antenatal incase you need progesterone considering your previous miscarriage. Buy folic acid today and go see your doctor tomorrow morning.

MummyD2020:

A bit of info on subsequent visits to the hospital and appointments are fixed for you and you are given a call before hand so you know. Even nurses are sent to your resident for check ups up until 6 weeks post partum. So all info are basically ed to you.

@thejourney200

thejourney200:
In a situation where the hospital doesn't give a list, what should one do? Our OBGYN said they don't have anything of such and we were told whenever my wife gets into the active stage of labor (5:1:1 i.e. one contraction that last for a minute every five minutes), we should go to the city's main hospital and once we , the hospital will call one of their doctors on call to us. In essence, they do not have a birthing center.

Also, we were told to shop for a pediatrician clinic which we have. Is there anything we need to go with for the pediatrician? Also, after certified okay, when is the first pediatrician visit as we need to get an insurance plan for the baby but it might take up to 3 days before it is activated?

We are trying to get the bag set and not sure what exactly we need to. So far, we have:
3 pieces of clothes for the newborn,
1 pack newborn diapers,
1 pack wipes,
4 maternity bras,
Clothes for the mother.

That 'main hospital' where you'll give birth should have a list. Visit the relevant website. Because even if they're giving you everything, there will be other information such as where to park when you come, what floor to go to, covid regulations etc. Some hospitals have a virtual tour. Exercise some Google fu or call the hospital.

For example, this is the official list for Alberta (Canada sha, I know US systems are different) https://www.birthandbabies.com/category/103-labour-and-birth/page/2/

I packed with this list for my last baby, took big bag to hospital and ended up not needing most things because they gave us. I will still pack with it again this time

oke22:
Seems I’m the only one experiencing heavy breathing and breathlessness I’m always out of breath. Even when talking �I’m just 16 weeks any suggestions should I try excercising maybe I can shed some weight

I experience breathlessness but not to the extreme of while talking sha. Mostly while walking.

As for shedding weight, how many kg have you gained so far? There's usually a recommendation based on pre-pregnancy weight. Me I've gained like 11 so far and I'm not yet in 3rd trimester. I've started trying to walk 20 minutes daily.

Pleaser don't do strenuous exercise o. Also discuss the matter with your doctor.