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A to Z about breastfeeding
August is world breastfeeding week and Kenya joined in the celebrations. There were medical camps in Nairobi, just to encourage mothers to breastfeed. This is one of the best campaigns ever for the little angels. This took me back to my own experiences â good and bad. No one had warned me how hard it would be. As a doctor, I had read about it,…
Tears without sobs – there’s a problem
The trickling down of tears is one of the many forms of expression in human beings. There are tears of joy and tears of pain. However, for newborns, though they cry, they do not have the capacity to produce tears, at least not until the end of the first month. It is around this time…
Funny things kids say…32
After the baptism of his baby brother in church, Alex sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, âThat preacher said he wanted us to be brought up in a Christian home, but I want to stay home…
Eczema
Eczema is a recurrent dry and scaly, itchy skin rash found mainly in infants and toddlers. For infants, the rash is found usually on the cheek but it can appear on the limbs, the trunk and around the joints. For older children the rash is seen mainly in the elbow joints, and behind the knees.…
Omega 3 – A lifetime of good health
What is Omega-3? These are groups of fatty acids characterised by the presence of double-bonds in the alpha carbon chains. The two important groups are the Omega- 3 and Omega-6, due to the location of the double- bonds in the molecule. They then constitute the polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) Source They are not synthesised and…
Happy diaper changing
Diaper changing is probably the most dreaded of all baby care activities. The truth of the matter however, is that diapering has gotten much easier as the years have gone by. Disposable diapers Disposable diapers, especially, have become simpler to use and hold more with fewer leaks than they did 10 years ago. Disposable diapers…
The Essence of quality time
The best thing parents can do for their children is to be there for them when they need them most, which is now. Spending time with children involves one-on-one interaction on a daily basis, focusing attention on each child with plenty of eye contact and physical affection. A parent will have set a solid foundation…
PrematureBirth: Hints for Survival PART 1
We always await our EDD with hope and anticipation. Marking down the nine months day by day, on our calendars. However, as is the stuff of life, certain outcomes and constilations are out of our hands. This is especially the case when it comes to completing our full term gestation periods. Different outcomes could prevail, one of them being an unexpected premature delivery.
Settling Down With Your New Baby. Understanding your baby’s reflexes
As she waits to see her baby for the first time after birth, a new mum should understand her baby’s reflexes and early habits. Newborn reflexes are involuntary movements or actions of an infant in response to different circumstances. How soon a mother can hold her baby in her arms after delivery depends on the…
My baby’s hot water scalding accident
My baby’s involvement in a hot water scalding accident was scary! Ever since I got my baby boy Jeff, I could not remember him falling. Or having one of those âcommon’ accidents. Maybe I was a freak but I wouldnât have liked any harm to come to my baby â not when it could be…
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