PREGNANCY MYTHS

Hello Yummy mummies, hope we are all doing great with our tinnie-winnies either still in the incubator or we are holding them, please do enjoy yourselves whichever be the case.

What actually inspired me to write this issue is a TV programmme I watched over the weekend, Dr. Ketch’s Show, She talked about pregnancy myths in our society. Every pregnant woman would have at one point in time told not to do something or to do something more, but here are a few of the myths I was able to gather, please enjoy and laugh also because some of them are a laughable item.

• Do not eat egg at the early stage of the pregnancy so that your baby’s skin doesn’t come out looking leprous.

•  Do not eat fish so that your child doesn’t steal later in life. 

•  Do not go to the hospital so that you will not be given Folic acids and iron drugs so that your stomach won’t grow so hard and big so that the woman will not go through caesarian section to deliver.

•  As soon as a baby is born, he or she should be given a thorough bath, if possible with the local sponge because the baby is coming from a very dirty place.

• When you are pregnant you shouldn’t tell anyone because you don’t know who might want to witch hunt you.

• Tie pebbles or safety pin around your wrapper or cloth so that the evil roaming during the day and night will not enter into your stomach to be born as a child by the pregnant woman.

•   Do not eat snail when you are pregnant so that your baby will not drool all the days of his or her life or if you ate it while pregnant you must eat it when you give birth so that your baby can suck it from the breast milk and avert the drooling curse.

•  Do not let anyone cross your leg while you are seating so that your baby doesn’t end up looking like the person especially when it is someone you do not like or know.

•  You are eating for two so you must eat two portions of whatever food you are eating otherwise your baby comes out looking like a tiny lizard.

• This one is ridiculous: pregnant women shouldn’t drink cold water so that she doesn’t end up giving her unborn child asthma, pneumonia or other respiratory diseases. And also that taking cold water will make your baby big.

• All pregnant women have morning sickness, if they don’t that means they are having a boy.

•  Bending down while pregnant will cause your baby to be dizzy.

• This is the hit of it all: Placing a knife under the bed when you are in labor to enable a painless labor.

These are just a few as I said earlier and they are quiet laughable, how can you say a pregnant woman should eat egg or fish which has Omega-3 fatty acids, shouldn’t take folic acids, these are what helps the baby’s brain development and vision, so also snail. Who says you should eat two portions of food because you are pregnant, eat now body go tell you when you are not comfortable with yourself, eat balanced diet at moderate portion. The cold water issue, before the cold water travel down to get to the baby it is already warm. And who says a baby is coming from a dirty environment, the baby is enclosed in a sac with amniotic water, swimming in there for Christ sake, it is only at the passage of coming out that he or she is stained with blood and the first cleansing a baby should have is with the olive oil and not exposed to cold. I heard a story of a lady who went to a birthing center to give birth, after the baby was out the old women there washed the baby with hot water and the local sponge to make him clean, before the lady got home with the child, the baby had died. Please and please let’s heed reasonable and sensible precautions so that our labor will not be in vain.  

Someone told me one day that I should not eat banana, that it will make my baby fat, I wonder what a pregnant should eat o.                                                                                                    

Anyone wants to share what pregnancy myths you know or heard, please feel free to do so.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tytylurpe.

Coconut Oil for Yummy Mummies USE.

1. Take It as a Supplement

The benefits of coconut oil range from resisting bacteria and viruses to reducing cholesterol. While you should always consult a doctor before adding a new supplement to your regime (especially during pregnancy), the all-natural superpowers of coconut oil are certainly something to consider adding to your diet.

2. Stretch Mark Cream:

Skip all those pricey stretch mark creams, and instead keep a jar of coconut oil on your bedside table. While it won't fade preexisting scars, it can help to prevent new stretch marks from forming.

3. in the Bathtub:

Add a few drops of coconut oil to the tub as a natural and hydrating form of stress relief.

4. Under-Eye Cream:

If pregnancy discomfort is making it tough for you to get a good nights sleep, combat dark circles by dabbing coconut oil beneath your eyes (just as you would with eye cream).

5. Tame Frizz:

While it doesn't happen to everyone, for many women, pregnancy changes the texture of their hair. If your changing hormones result in new found frizz, use coconut oil to smooth your coif.

6.  Lip Balm:

 Coconut oil is the ideal remedy for chapped lips, especially because it's semisolid at room temperature.

7. Turn It Into a Face Mask:

Pregnancy hormones can trigger acne in women who are prone to it and can even surprise those who aren't normally susceptible to breakouts (lucky you!). Nutritionist and dietitian Dr. Keri Glassman shares her easy DIY face mask here: Just combine one tablespoon of Vita Coco coconut oil, one tablespoon of honey, half a teaspoon of avocado, and one tablespoon of mashed banana. Apply to your face, leave it on for 10 minutes and then wash off.

8. Eczema:

For those with eczema, pregnancy hormones can have one of two effects — they can send the itchiness into remission, or they can cause increased flare-ups. If you fall into the latter category, try coconut oil as a natural alternative to topical steroids.

9. And after the Baby on Nursing Nipples:

When used on dry and cracked nipples, many breastfeeding mamas swear by using coconut oil in place of lanolin.

These are just a few of its uses for new mums, there might be other uses that you readers can add, please feel free to do so.

Thanks for stopping by,

Tytylurpe.

SALON BAG

Many years went by and I never had a salon bag but soon realized I needed one which I got quick enough. Using salon products then, you don’t have a choice of products but use what they have which are not so good products, the relatively good ones you pay so much to use them. Let’s start from:::::                                                  

The Relaxer: they have the cheap relaxers available: products like Petals, ozone just  the few I can remember, Bless your hair if you are using ‘Kit’ relaxer like Dark & lovely and the likes of it then, then relaxer is used sparingly  that extra combing effort is put into the process to make your hair relaxed.                                                

The Shampoo: is soooooo diluted that you can barely get it to foam, extra effort is need to make all the relaxer out of your hair, therefore the fingernails are digged so hard into your already tender scalp to help give you burns all over your head.                                                                                                                                  

The Conditioner: is also diluted with so much that it does have no effect on your hair.                                                                                                                                     

The Styling Product: the almighty cheap setting lotion is so much diluted and used sparingly.  Generally, cheap products are the order of the day.                                                                

This brings me to the topic of the day, a salon bag is an essential on your Healthy Hair Journey, you might not have a travelling bag for a salon bag, a small tote bag can do the magic and you don’t have to raid a product store to have a salon bag, just the essentials will do and which include:

 

•    A moisturizing or cleansing shampoo.

• A moisturizing conditioner

•    A deep conditioner (A product for steaming as it is referred to in Naija, ORS to   the rescue)

•  A leave-in conditioner

•      T-shirt in place of towel or a microfiber towel

•    Shower cap

• Combs: Cutting comb, wide tooth comb, styling comb, etc.

Best bet if you can care for your hair at home, please do so but funny enough I still visit salon on my relaxer touch up days with strict supervision from me ant this results in little arguments here and there but at the end of the day, I still take my stand and when I am finally done, a little something  (tip) for someone who has taken all my troubles won’t  hurt because since I became aware of caring for my hair, I don’t agree with all those stylists say anymore, they are now forced to do my bid and now learning one or two things from me.

So Ladies, do we all have a salon bag, what is in yours?

Thanks for stopping by,

Tytylurpe.