My breastfeeding story, and the lessons every breastfeeding mum should learn from it

The way I advocate for Exclusive breastfeeding, you won't believe I gave my first child formula. This is MY BREASTFEEDING STORY and I hope you learn something from it. I reserved it for the last day of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 because I want to conclude the week with a highlight of some very important…

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Mom Crush Monday: Solum Ikelie

Mom Crush Monday (MCM) is The Motherhood Nests Group's spotlight series where we feature the top contributors of the group to learn more about them. Consider this a hot seat session where members of our group ask you loads of questions which our MCM must answer. Today's MCM is our in-house fitness coach and founder of SHED…

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Postpartum weight-loss: I am the “dustbin of my home”, and here’s why!

"I want pink doughnuts!" "I want pink doughnuts!" My daughter kept singing this into my ears all evening. She had asked for pink pancakes in the morning, but I told her that was impossible. I couldn't talk her out of the pink doughnuts because she's seen that at the store. So we finally went out…

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AS genotype, resetting my relationship status since 2008

Bae wishlist, 2008: Mature, romantic, good-looking, M.Sc. holder, good job, God-fearing, well spoken. Bae wishlist, 2016: Mature, romantic, good-looking, M.Sc. holder, good job, God-fearing, well spoken, alive, genotype AA. You would think that the choice of whom to date was yours to make, but naaaaay! There are higher powers that decide these things. To say I never 'hexperredit'…

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10 profound Nigerian celebrity quotes on maternity matters

If you ever thought you were alone in your life experiences as a woman, these Nigerian celebrity quotes are here to prove to you that women all over the world are faced with the same challenges. From the time you were considered "ripe" for marriage, down through the journey to motherhood, there must have been times when…

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10 new super skills you’ve acquired since motherhood happened

A lot of people take themselves for granted, and you are guilty of this too. You've lived your whole life completely oblivious of your ability to acquire and master super human skills. You thought those degrees and certifications were the only impressive skills you had to show off on your CV? Well, sorry to burst your modesty bubbles, motherhood has…

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“If it quacks like a duck, it obviously is a duck!” Nigerian mom shares her near-death postpartum pre-eclampsia experience

Pre-eclampsia  is a condition which normally presents as a combination of high blood pressure, excessive swelling, and protein in the urine of a pregnant woman. It usually happens towards the end of pregnancy; but can also start much earlier. It is a serious condition, which if left untreated can result in eclampsia; where the associated…

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Marriage is how we maturely deal with our incompatibility rather than our compatibility, says Charly Boy

With rising cases of marital disagreements, divorces and domestic violence in the society, one may want to conclude that the marriage institution is in complete shambles. The unmarried are now wary of the institution, and may even prefer to remain single, since no good news seems to be coming out of it. However, successful marriages do exist; but…

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Beyond FFK in labour room scrubs

Nigerian politician and former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi-Fani Kayode, popularly known as FFK, welcomed his son some months ago with his Fiancee, Precious Chikwendu. In sharing the good news, he posted this photo online. We have put on our Maternity Nest glasses to analyse this photo. While we agree that he looked quite the happy and proud dad as he posed for the lights…

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