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Baby Chat 30
Send your questions to: babylove@integral-advisory.co.ke Answers are provided jointly by our team of doctors Our Team Of Experts Dr. Blasio Omuga Lecturer, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi Consultant Obstetrician/Gynecologist Based at Doctorsâ Plaza, Clinic No. 18, Kenyatta National Hospital Dr. David Kiragu Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Based at KAM Health Services IPS Building, 1st Floor,…
Your Word 32
BabyLove your baby growth care guide from birth to childhood Send your mail to: The Editor, Babylove, P.O. Box 11463 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Or send your sms to: +254 722 624174 E-mail; babylove@integral-advisory.co.ke Only mail with your name, postal address and daytime telephone number can be published. The identity of the writer may be…
The Why Factor
How to answer his many many questions What is it that makes a toddler keep asking, ‘Why?’ to almost every answer? Could there be an explanation to this age old habit? While the ‘Why?’ bit may be a daunting a task, it is inevitable as this is a right of passage. So don’t blame it…
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,…
Proper Hygiene
Key to keeping skin disease at bay Much as you already know that your baby’s skin is the largest body organ, it is one of the most important parts because it covers and protects everything inside your baby’s body. Without it, his muscles, bones and internal organs would be hanging out and exposed. Apart from…
Baby and Mummy
Baby’s list The sages said: âA new baby is like the beginning of all thingsâwonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.â No doubt, pregnancy and the eventual birth of your baby bring great delight. However, these require much planning as it is easy to forget some essentials for your childâs comfort and your too. That is…
Weaning – The best way how
I am at that age when most of my peers are having their first baby. When the weekend comes and goes, the one thing that I can aptly account for is a visit to see these bundles of joy. I keep a catalog that I religiously cancel out who I have visited and plan for…
Training your househelp to be effective
‘Since I returned to work four months ago, I have had four house helps. The first could not explain bruises on my son’s head and leg… ‘ (Waithera Kabiru featured in Pregnant Issue 18) One does not have to look far to hear of what house helps have or have not done, the better part…
Babies
How to cope with the ‘minority rulers’ I tell you, there is nothing in the world like coming home in the evening to the embrace of a baby,’ says Steve Omwanda, an IT specialist and father of four. ‘Holding that baby close to you can cure a man of all ills!’ Babies are those little, wingless angels who, when placed…
Expressing love through breast milk
The HIV AIDS virus can easily be transmitted from mother to her new born child. But this is avoidable. A HIV positive mother can ensure that her new born stays HIV negative. So, apart from feeding the baby on formula milk, what are the options available to a mother that ensure babyâs health is protected?…
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