Send your questions to: babylove@integral-media.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/Gynaecologist Based at Doctors’ Plaza. Clinic No. 18. Kenyatta National Hospital Dr. Njoki Fernandes Resident Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Based at Kenyatta National Hospital Should I stop using…

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You are tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’ Harmon Killebrew, former American baseball star, now a philanthropist Most mothers want their baby’s father involved in their child’s life right from conception. They…

Four-year old Janet went shopping with her mother for the first time. The mother was a bit uneasy, but nevertheless, hoped her daughter was not going to throw a terrible tantrum like she would do at home when she didn’t have her way. Once they got to the supermarket, Janet eyed a big teddy bear and true…

What happens after a marriage break-up Joan was constantly being harassed, abused and sometimes locked out of their matrimonial house by her husband after the two had stayed as a couple for about 10 years and had two children from the marriage. As a result, Joan, 40, approached a lawyer for assistance and advice on the issue.…

‘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…

For many of us, homework has never been fun, and every time the teacher asked us to take down a few sums for homework, our spirits immediately sunk, especially if this was a subject that we didn’t like. Believe it or not, your child may not be the exception to the rule. However, it is your…

Every parent’s wish is to see her children bring home impressive grades from school. It is therefore only natural for parents to worry when their children perform poorly. Most schools have adopted extra tuition as a way of helping students improve their grades. Unfortunately, tuition has over the years acquired a notorious reputation of overworking…

The heaviest baby born to a healthy mother was a boy weighing 10.2 kg (22 lb 8 oz) who was born to Sig. Carmelina Fedele (Italy) at Aversa, Italy in September 1955. -Wiki Answers Breast-feeding HIV-infected women have a 25-45 per cent risk of transmitting the HIV infection to their newborn. According to UNICEF, there…

Hepatitis is the swelling and inflammation of the Liver. The following are some of its causes: Infection: Most commonly viral hepatitis, but bacteria can also cause it. Autoimmune: Immune cells of the body attack cells of the Liver. Damage from alcohol and other poisonous substances. Drugs: For example overdose of pain relief medication. Hereditary causes: For example, the Wilson’s disease…