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Getting her out of the box with books

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Research on early brain development has shown that it’s never to early to begin reading to your child right from infancy. Good reading habits will definitely help them get good grades at school as well as excel in just about any profession they choose.Reading will as well instill a love of reading in them. It will open up…

Fire! When they smell the smoke

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‘Fire! Fire!’- Two words that can turn a peaceful event into complete pandemonium. As much as all fire notices read, ‘In the event of a fire, don’t panic,’ this advice would readily fly out the window, if the dreaded situation occurs. Just talking about fire is enough to give one the chills, but you can…

Caring for baby’s navel

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BABIES receive nourishment and oxygen in the womb through the placenta, which is connected to the inner wall of the mother’s uterus. The placenta is connected to the baby by the umbilical cord through an opening in the baby’s abdomen(‘umbillicus’). The umbilical cord is the only channel of communication between the child and the mother…

Sinusitis —It’s not just a cold…

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Sinuses are air spaces in the bones of the face around the nose and they are usually moist. Babies have sinuses. However, they are usually not well developed. These air spaces are in four sets located in the brain, forehead, behind the nasal passages and cheekbones and have a lining of a mucus layer and…

Is it just my ‘foetus’ or my baby – a word on abortion

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‘Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use violence to get what they want’, advised an old lady from Calcutta famed as Mother Theresa. Perhaps that was the reckoning of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) when they included a clause in the revised harmonized draft constitution stating that…

Creating space for a newborn

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PREPARING for life with a new baby is no mean feat. There are many necessities parents overlook or only think of at the last minute. Fore thought and planning are essential to have everything ready. It is work enough having a new arrival in your household, do not add to the stress by finding out,…

Best ways to handle sleep-walkers

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You get a nag to check on your little one in the dead of the night. You stealthily open the door to his room and your fear stares you in the face. His bed is empty. Your heart’s thud moves to your head because the washroom lights are off and so are those of the other rooms. Then just before…

Simple guidelines on hand-washing to help your child stay healthy

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Dirt, germs and children go hand in hand. This is because children touch almost everything they set their eyes on. And after doing this, they will most likely put their hands in the mouth. It therefore makes it very difficult to separate the three or better still prevent children from coming into contact with dirt. However, encouraging them to wash their…

Your Word 32

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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…

Taking Care of a HIV-Positive Baby

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Pediatric AIDS means AIDS in children. It results from infection of a child with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which develops into full-blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV destroys the body’s ability to fight diseases thereby putting the infected person at risk of opportunistic illnesses like tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhoea and herpes, which may eventually lead…