New Parent Bingo

How New Parent Bingo works

You get a grid of 25 squares. The dotted square in the middle is already ticked. Every other square is a newborn moment that parents in Nigeria and abroad know well. Tap each one that has happened to you, and any full row, column or diagonal counts as a line.

1. Tap every square that has happened in your house.
2. Watch the lines light up as you go.
3. Tap See my result to get your band.
4. Send the game to the other parent. They play on their own phone, then you compare.

What your result means

Your band counts how many of these moments you have lived. It says nothing about how well you parent. A high count means you have been in the newborn days. A low count means fewer of these squares have happened in your house.

Both parents can play. Tick the grid on separate phones, then compare in the chat. The squares one of you ticked and the other did not often start the best conversation of the week.

• Just landed: 0 to 6 squares tickedWe're still new at this.
• A few nights in: 7 to 12 squares tickedWe've lived a few of these.
• Deep in it: 13 to 18 squares tickedWe're deep in the newborn days.
• Seen it all: 19 to 24 squares tickedWe've lived almost all of it.

Common questions

Where this comes from

• Married Nigerians share how having children changed their marriage. Zikoko.
• 9 Nigerian men share their experiences during their wives' childbirth. Zikoko.
• Nigerian parents open up about resentment in the early months. Zikoko.
• Caring for a newborn baby. NHS.

The squares come from what Nigerian parents describe in these stories and from the moments the Wholesome Girlies team hears most often. The game is for fun. Read it alongside our editorial policy.