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Diaper bag- The best companion
A Baby or diaper bag is like your traveling nursery and should be stocked with everything your baby will need while you are away from home. Baby bags are available in different shapes, sizes and colours and are designed both for mums and dads so both of them can carry them without any inconvenience. Select a…
Nurture your baby’s teeth
Your baby’s first tooth will emerge when he is about six months old. Even before it appears, proper care and hygiene of his mouth and gum is important. To clean the gums after feeding sessions, wrap a clean washcloth around your finger and dip it in warm water. Then massage the gum gently to rub…
HIV from mum to child
Safeguarding your baby It is a tragedy of immense proportions that thousands of unborn babies-about 40,000 to 50,000-risk being infected with HIV by their mothers every year, according to the Kenya National Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections Control Programme (NASCOP). The sad thing is that the unborn victims are as innocent as many mothers; most…
Rib Cracker 47
“Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children. Now, I have six children and no theories.” By John Wilmot. When you get a baby, the hospital asks for your wallet, in a modest “how are you paying”, question. Once you get discharged from maternity, the supermarket asks for it, in a…
How to stop your baby’s thumb-sucking
Thumb sucking is normal in babies and young children. A natural sucking instinct leads some babies to suck their thumbs during their first few months of life, or even before birth. Babies may also suck their fingers, hands, or items such as pacifiers. They have a natural urge to suck, which usually decreases at the…
The bite-should be on food, not on baby
As I researched on the content of this story, I was reminded of a story that happened several years ago, at our village in Bungoma. That fateful morning, my two younger sisters had been sent to the shops to buy breakfast when they spotted a wild dog walking by the roadside. In an attempt to…
IS YOUR BABY ILL?
Hey there Mums and Dads,
In this article, we get to delve into what should (and should not) concern us with our newborns, in a far as their health and wellness is concerned. First time parents are especially prone to overreact and panic, when they observe the slightest change in their babies. Get to understand and notice different signs and symptoms that should be taken as indicators of illness and discomfort with your little ones.
Your Word 35
Dear Editor, Baby love is the most exciting and sensitive area of the magazine. This is because it shows the mother how to take good care of her baby. I like this section because I learn more about children. I would kindly request Baby Love team to introduce recipes for weaning a child. Thanks a…
Developing an Albert Einstein
It came as a shock to me to find out that, when I reached my early twenties, the brain cells that I had refused to use in mathematics and similar figures-laden science subjects, shriveled up and died. No more growth for me in that direction, as opposed to baby, who has a lot of growing…
Colic – when crying becomes excessive
GIVING birth to my baby a few years back was the most amazing thing that had ever happened in my life. I recall asking myself time and again, as my beautiful girl lay there by my side: is this baby really mine? Is it the one that has been growing in me for the past…
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