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Midwife at your cervix, Yola (2026)

13/08/2025

Which stage of the journey are you on?
No matter the stage, cherish every moment with joy🤗
Stage 1: Waiting
"Some seasons feel endless, but even in the waiting, miracles are being prepared"

Stage 2: Expecting
"Each kick, each flutter, is a reminder.. love is growing inside me"

Stage 3: Holding
"After all the prayers, tears, and hope… my arms are finally full"

11/08/2025

The Third Trimester — The Final Stretch💃💃

📅 Weeks 28–40

You’ve made it to the home stretch! The third trimester is both exciting and challenging as you prepare to meet your baby. Your body is working harder than ever, and every day brings you closer to holding your bundle of joy.
This trimester is filled with mixed feelings, you're tired, anxious, scared and happy all at the same time. It also seems to take forever 😭
But don't panic....joy is coming 💃

What to Expect in Your Body
🎈Bigger bump and definitely more discomfort.

🎈Back pain, swollen feet, and shortness of breath.

🎈More frequent bathroom visits as your baby presses on your bladder.

🎈Trouble sleeping mostly due to anxiety about labour.

🎈Stronger and more frequent Braxton Hicks contractions (practice contractions or some people call it false labour)

Baby’s Development
🎈Baby gains most of their weight in this stage.

🎈Lungs mature and brain develops rapidly.

🎈Baby’s position changes to the head-down position in preparation for birth.

How to Take Care
🎈Rest often and use pillows for support while sleeping.

🎈Attend all your antenatal visits — your doctor will closely monitor you, your visits should be weekly now.

🎈Watch for signs of labour: regular contractions, water breaking, bloody show

🎈Keep eating nutritious meals and stay hydrated.

🎈Pack your hospital bag and be ready as you await the D-Day.
Make sure have made all necessary preparations which includes,; transport to the hospital, hospital bills, stand by blood donor (These preparations are very important).

Final Tip:
This is a time to listen to your body, accept help from loved ones, and focus on staying calm. Labour is near, and you are more ready than you think.

04/08/2025

The Second Trimester — The “Golden Period”

📅 Weeks 13–27

Welcome to the second trimester often called the most enjoyable phase of pregnancy! For many women, the morning sickness eases, energy returns, and that famous “pregnancy glow” starts to show💃💃

What to Expect in Your Body
🎈Growing baby bump and possible weight gain.
🎈Stretch marks may begin to appear
🎈Skin changes — darkening of the ni***es, belly line (linea nigra), or face.
🎈Back pain, leg cramps, and occasional dizziness.
🎈Feeling the baby’s first movements — called quickening (around 18–22 weeks)

Baby’s Development
👶Baby's organs continue to mature.
👶You may find out the baby’s s*x via a scan.
👶Plus, your baby can hear your voice now🤗

How to Take Care
🎈Eat a balanced diet rich in iron, calcium, and protein.
🎈Attend all your antenatal appointments please.
🎈Sleep on your side (especially the left side) to improve blood flow.
🎈Wear comfortable clothes.

Tips:
Enjoy this time, bond with your growing baby, and start planning for the months ahead.
I'll tell you this tip for free; This is a good time for you to rest well. Enjoy all the rest you can get before the baby arrives, because I assure you that once that bundle of joy arrives, you don't own your life again 😎

Every trimester brings its own beauty, changes, and challenges. As your journey progresses, the third trimester draws you closer to holding your little one.
In our next episode, we’ll explore what to expect in the final stretch, from baby kicks to birth prep. Stay tuned Mama, the countdown to delivery begins soon! 💕👶

28/07/2025

The First Trimester — What to Expect and How to Cope

📅 Weeks 1–12 is known as the first trimester, that's the first 3 months of pregnancy.

The journey to motherhood has began, and the first trimester lays the foundation for your baby’s development. It’s also when your body goes through the most dramatic changes — even if you don’t look pregnant yet.

🌟 What’s Happening to Your Body?

🎈Hormonal changes are in full swing🤗

🎈Fatigue, nausea (morning sickness), mood swings, tender breasts, and frequent urination are common

The risk of miscarriage is highest now — so extra care matters please.

👶 Your Baby’s Development

From a tiny group of cells to a foetus with a beating heart🥰

By week 12, your baby has formed all major organs🤗

Growth is rapid and magical!

❤️ Tips to Cope and Care

🎈Rest as much as you can because fatigue is real 🥹

🎈Stay hydrated by drinking water and healthy fluids.

🎈Take your antenatal drugs please.

🎈Avoid alcohol, smoking, and risky foods (like unpasteurized milk, raw meat)

🎈Schedule your first antenatal visit — early care saves lives!

🎈You can download a pregnancy tracking application, it helps you connect to your pregnancy journey and understand some changes happening to you. You even connect with your baby already 🥰. It helped me 🤗

💬 Reminder:

Every pregnancy is different. Don’t panic if your symptoms don’t match someone else’s. Listen to your body, and ask your midwife or doctor questions no matter how small they seem.

21/07/2025

Common Early Pregnancy Symptoms and How to Manage Them

Ovulation begets fertilization which results to pregnancy...our topic for this episode
There are mostly some signs you might notice even before you take the test, here are some major symptoms and little tips to help survive this early phase. It helped me, so it might help you too👇

The first few weeks of pregnancy can feel like a mystery. One minute you’re fine, the next minute you’re crying over burnt rice 😅...no jokes, pregnancy can be crazy, especially if it's your first. But don’t panic, it's normal.

Here are some common early pregnancy symptoms and simple ways to handle them:

1. Nausea & Vomiting (Morning Sickness)
🤮You may feel nauseous all day, not just in the morning.
💡 Tip: Eat small, frequent meals. Keep crackers by your bedside. Ginger tea or even dry garri might help.

2. Fatigue
😴 Your body is working overtime to grow a baby.
💡 Tip: Rest as much as you can. Don’t feel guilty. Even a 15-minutes nap helps. Pregnancy sleep is so sweet, enjoy it while it lasts.

3. Breast Tenderness
😖 Your breasts may feel sore or heavy.
💡 Tip: Wear a soft, supportive bra and avoid underwears if possible..let everywhere breathe.

4. Frequent Urination
You’ll notice you're peeing more than usual.
💡 Tip: Don’t reduce your water intake. Just avoid too much fluid right before bed.

5. Mood Swings
🥺😭😂 One minute happy, next minute crying at baby ads? That’s hormones!
💡 Tip: Be kind to yourself. Talk to someone you trust, either your spouse, mum, sister, friend.
It's fun if you have a friend who's also pregnant so you could both share experiences together.

6. Mild Cramping or Bloating
Feels like your period is coming – but it’s just your uterus adjusting.
💡 Tip: Drink plenty of water and avoid gassy foods. If the pain is severe or comes with bleeding, see a doctor immediately.

✨ Every woman experiences pregnancy differently. But knowing what’s normal helps you feel less anxious.
You’re doing an amazing job already, mama 💖

Stay tuned for the next episode!

15/07/2025

How to Calculate Your Ovulation

Thought to begin from the very beginning of the pregnancy journey 👇

OVULATION
Most people find it difficult to calculate their cycle lengths not to talk of their ovulation lengths.
It's not quite a big deal.
Ovulation is simply the time a mature egg is released from one of the o***y into the fallopian tube.

Here's a brief way to calculate your ovulation and to identify your fertile period👇

🥚 Find your cycle length

To know your menstrual cycle length, count from the first day of your current period to the first day of your next period.
Example
If your period for the month of May started on 14th May 2025 and then for the month of June it started on 10th June 2025, then your cycle length is 28 days, that's counting from 14th May to 10th June.
But for the sake of accuracy, repeat tracking for a period of 3 consecutive months to know your average cycle length.

🥚Ovulation usually happens 14 days before your next period.

Example:

If your cycle is 28 days, ovulation is around Day 14.

If your cycle is 30 days, ovulation is around Day 16.

After understanding Ovulation, let's talk about the fertile window. That's the period you're most likely to get pregnant..if you're planning to or if you're planning not to, this is important for you 👇

🥚Your fertile window

You are then most likely to get pregnant 5 days before and 1 day after ovulation. This is because a s***m can remain viable after ej*******on for 3-5days while an egg stays viable for just 12-24 hours (soft life🤗)

Quick Example:

In a 28-day cycle
Ovulation: Day 14
Fertile days: Day 9 to Day 15

In a 30-day cycle
Ovulation: Day 16
Fertile days: Day 11 to Day 17

🥚Some common ovulation signs and symptoms
Physical Signs:

1. Cervical mucus becomes clear, stretchy, and egg white-like.
2. Mild lower abdominal pain. Usually felt on one side of the lower abdomen.
3. Slight rise in body temperature.
4. Breast tenderness or sensitivity.
5. Increased s*x drive.
6. Heightened sense of smell, taste, or vision.

🥚Behavioral or Emotional Signs:

1. Mood changes due to hormonal fluctuations. You can just wake up one of such mornings and feel like crying, just like that.
2. Feeling more energetic or confident. This is a good feeling at least.

The key to a memorable pregnancy journey is to understand, read and appreciate your body and the wonders it can do...it can house and grow a whole human, sometimes multiple humans at a time. That's really wonderful, it should actually be added to the 7 wonders of the world actually.

After ovulation, the magic happens🤗
Stay tuned for the next episode to understand the magic.

14/07/2025

Hello my dear followers

I'm excited to announce the launch of my brand new series right here on my page 🤗
All About Pregnancy 🤰
(from experience of course 🤗)

From the moment you miss your period to the moment you hold your baby in your arms, I’ll be walking you through every stage; week by week, trimester by trimester — sharing useful tips, real experiences, and expert advice to guide you through this beautiful journey.

Whether you're expecting, planning to conceive, or simply curious — this series is for YOU 💕
Stay tuned and don’t forget to share with a friend who might need this!
The series is starting tomorrow 🤗

07/07/2025

Hello Everyone
I'm Back💃-With First-hand Experience of course!

It’s been a little while, and I know many of you noticed my absence — but it was for the most beautiful reason! 🤰🏽✨

I took a break because i went for honeymoon 😍, and by God’s grace, I am a mother now. Truly, experience is the best teacher, and I’ve learned so much along the way, not just as a midwife, but now as a mother too! 🤗
It was not easy..big ups to all the mothers out there❤️

For those who are new here, I’m a passionate midwife, and this page is my little corner where I share reliable, practical, and simple health tips — especially on pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood, and general health matters.

Expect new weekly posts, where I’ll be sharing:
✅ Pregnancy and childbirth education.
✅ Myths and facts about maternal health.
✅ Helpful health tips for everyday life.
✅ Real-life insights from my own motherhood journey.
✅ Answers to common questions you may have.

Thank you all for your patience, support, and for being part of this community. Please feel free to interact, ask questions, and share the posts — you never know who might need the information.

Let’s continue learning, supporting, and growing together.
I’ve missed you all! ❤️

25/04/2024

Baby planning can be exciting💃💃
Use the conception calendar to plot your due date
Own it🤗

22/01/2024

Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy

Hello dear
It has been a while... but we're here again 🤗
Wish you a great year ahead 🙏🏾

While at work this morning I observed that most of the pregnant women admitted had UTI, and I thought it best to talk about it here(as I don't have a myth to debunk today actually)
So let's cut to the chase👇🏾

👉🏾A Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when bacteria from somewhere outside of a woman's body gets inside the urethra (basically the urinary tract) and causes an infection.

Women are more likely to get UTIs than men, which is because the female anatomy makes it easy for bacteria from the va**na or re**al areas to get in the urinary tract because they are all close together.

👉🏾Symptoms of UTIs during pregnancy
-Pain or a burning sensation when you pass urine.
-Feeling the urge to urinate more often than usual.
-Urinating before you reach the toilet.
-Feeling like your bladder is full, even after you have urinated.
-Urine that looks cloudy, bloody or is very smelly.
-Pain in the lower abdomen or above the p***c bone.
-Fever.

👉🏾Causes of UTI in pregnancy
During pregnancy, changes that occur in your body will increase your risk of getting a UTI, including changes to your urine and immune system.
A pregnant woman's urine gets more concentrated. It also has certain types of hormones and sugar which can encourage bacterial growth and lower your body's ability to fight off “bad” bacteria trying to get in.
To make matters worse, as your baby grows, there is also increased pressure on your bladder, which can reduce the flow of your urine and lead to an infection. The tubes that take urine from the kidney to the bladder (ureters) get wider, which makes it easier for bacteria to get to the kidneys.

👉🏾 Treatment of UTI in pregnancy
UTIs are treated with antibiotics that are safe in pregnancy. You will be treated with antibiotic based on your infection and the type of bacteria found in your urine sample.

👉🏾 Prevention of UTI
You can lower your risk of developing a UTI during pregnancy by:

-Drinking plenty of water.
-Going to pass urine when you get the urge, and not delaying.
-Urinating immediately after s*x.
-Wiping from the front to the back after going to the toilet.
-Showering instead of having a bath.
-Avoiding douching and sprays or powders in the ge***al area.

If you have a UTI , or a kidney infection while you're pregnant, your baby is at a higher risk of an early birth or being born underweight.
The best way to avoid a risk to your baby is to keep all your antenatal appointments. It's important not to delay getting antibiotics, as infections develop quickly, and can lead to problems for you and your baby.

25/12/2023

This is strictly an appreciation post to my esteemed MAYC family 🥰
In the spirit of thanksgiving, I would love to sincerely thank you all in a special way for being with me through out the year and for your likes, comments and sharing of each of my posts throughout this year.... it's with great honour and joy that I send you my heart felt gratitude.
May we all continue to embrace knowledge and live by it for the greater good of our society 🙏
Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new Year ahead🥰
Wish all pregnant women safe delivery as you welcome your bundles of joy🥰

18/12/2023

Women with small breasts cannot produce enough milk for their baby

This myth is FALSE in all forms that the word false can exist!

Women come in all different shapes and sizes, and so do breasts. Their breasts can be large, small, round, oval, wide, narrow, symmetrical, uneven, full, or droopy. And, all of these types of breasts are normal.
Your breasts will likely grow larger before and during your breastfeeding journey, breast size is irrelevant when it comes to how much milk you produce. A mom with small breasts might have just as much milk supply as a mom with large breasts. The amount of milk you produce usually depends on how much your baby feeds, the more they feed, the more milk you will naturally produce.
The size of your breasts largely depends on how much fat they contain, not the amount of alveoli (milk-making tissue). Women with smaller breasts have less fatty tissue, and those with larger breasts have more fatty tissue. But, fatty tissue doesn't make breast milk. Instead, it's your breasts' glandular tissue that produces the breast milk.
Be rest assured that your breast size has no effect on your milk production.
Stay informed and breast feed your baby with total love and satisfaction.

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