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.

TAKING CARE AFTER DELIVERY.

Halo yummy mummies, how are we all doing, hope we are all doing great and the Tinnie-Winnies too and guess we are bonding well? Hope you are all breastfeeding little ones well? Please do, subsidy wasn’t removed on breast milk. I know we have been taking care of ourselves so well, but here are a few things we should pay due attention to:

Care for Mothers:

•     Pay extra attention to your body woman, you need to heal, for people with normal deliveries, you might have a tear, you need to care for it to heal, here are some few tips:

• Do warm seat baths: get a comfortable washing bowl that you can seat in, put enough warm water, few drops of Dettol, sometimes salt too & seat in it for 2-5 minutes, this can be done 3times daily.

•       Pay attention to your nipple: this is very essential because that is where your little one will get his food from for the next months, always wash the head of your nipple very well, so that there is nothing blocking it so that baby doesn’t have to struggle because in the process of struggling, he hurts you, sorry it will heal, it’s just for a moment plus you can get nipple cream (Lansinoh nipple cream).

•      Watch what you eat, don’t just put anything into your mouth, it’s not only you eating now, you are eating to feed your baby and not all food goes down well with the baby. “Mothers that are hypertensive: please watch your salt intake”.

•       Take lots of fluid, warm drinks please at least for the first 6weeks, this helps the breast milk flow, and also helps the clotted blood flow out too.

•        Clothing: wear warm clothes, also you will notice that your wardrobe collections are changing, this is because you need to wear clothes that are comfortable and freely allows you to breastfeed your baby.

Care for Babies:

Babies look so fragile, as if they will break into 2 anytime, there are some people, men especially that do not know how to carry babies, they are so scared that when they carry the child they will fall off their hands, that is why we should care for them diligently and accord them extra attention. A few tips on how to handle your tinnie-winnies yummy mummy:

•        Be gentle with his fontanel, Fontanels are soft spots on a baby's head, we care for this by dropping hair oil on the head of the baby. Don’t let his head be too dry all the time.

•       Take care of the umbilical Cord: you need methylated spirit, clean cotton wool, Vaseline baby jelly, after bath and after changing your baby’s diaper, always clean the umbilical cord with methylated spirit and cotton wool to clean the cord and use the Vaseline baby jelly to rub the skin around. After the cord has come off, use small wash cloth and warm water to press around it, (As a proper naija mom) I press the abdomen area for nothing less than 6weeks ( the gist behind it is so the child doesn’t have puff-puff-like shape at the end of the day)

•      This point is for you if you have a boy, please take care of his circumcision: at any point when you circumcise your child, few tips for you: after every bath with the ring on his penis, place some clean LUKEWARM water not HOT water oo (abeg) in a clean bowl, and sit the child in the bowl by assisting him, (don’t live the child unassisted) and apply penicillin. Do this morning and night, when you change his diaper, clean his penis with clean wipe and apply the penicillin, if you do this consistently for 5days at most, the ring is supposed to come off, if after 7days there isn’t any change, and you are not feeling comfortable with it anymore, please see your doctor, (I have seen a baby that the mother brought to the hospital, after 3weeks plus the baby still had his ring on his penis with blood stains, the child was in pain, crying, the baby was growing, his penis had grown too and the ring can’t come off, the doctor had to remove it by himself) please don’t let this happen to your baby, please, watch.

•         For you with a girl child, when her ear has been pierced, please watch it too; take care of the pierced area.

•     Immunization: The first immunization is essential for your child; its helps boost their immunity against, germs, bacteria and diseases, please don’t forget and don’t be too busy to take your child to the hospital for immunization. There will be subsequent immunizations too, please take them seriously, don’t lets miss any and all immunization have different importance.
• Baby care isn't limited to this alone, as the baby grows you learn other forms of care too.

Thanks for stopping by, check back soon.

Tytylurpe.