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Caring for your baby after maternity leave

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Any mother, especially the first-timers, will tell you that being separated from their child is one of the hardest things they have had to face. She sits in the boardroom barely listening to the presentations being made. She knows that back home, her baby is just getting up to feed. Her anxiety builds; all she wants is to call the…

Project Baby

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I am waiting with Megan at her house and she is still a nervous wreck. It is three weeks since she discovered she is HIV-positive. Today, Tom and her are to visit a counsellor. I have just dropped by to give some moral support and I am glad I am with her at this point. It is Eleven O’clock and Tom…

Milky no-no

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We usually want to breastfeed our babies exclusively for at least six months now that breast milk is considered the best food for your infant. However, this has proved almost impossible for a number of reasons like health concerns, mothers having to go back to work their three months maternity leave or simply the breast…

Child Custody

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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.…

Please dad, be there for me. It’s important

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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…

Project Baby

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My heart almost skips a beat on hearing Tom’s voice on the other end of the line. ‘Why are you using Meg’s phone, is she okay?’ I ask Tom as I sip my cup of coffee. It is the morning after the news of Megan’s HIV status and I am afraid she could have done…

Teaching your child about sex

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The do’s and don’ts The society has been infiltrated by messages full of sexual connotations. Everywhere you turn, there are suggestive messages and explicit images on billboards, adverts, the Internet and movies. Parents have a challenge finding wholesome entertainment for their children. Children are exposed to myriad obscene scenes, leading to other serious emotional and physical consequences. It is no longer safe to leave kids unattended in…

Is she bedwetting?

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Ways to help her stop it ‘Parents should remember that children rarely wet on purpose, and usually feel ashamed about the incident,’ Writes Kepha Nyanumba, Nutritionist, AAR Healthcare. Bedwetting refers to the unintentional passage of urine during sleep. Enuresis is the medical term for wetting clothing during the day or in bed at night. Another name for…

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…

Pneumonia – keeping it at bay

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The cold season, which tends to bring its fair share of trouble, is here. This is when our immunity against the biting cold is truly tested. The chilly weather may bring your child a few shivers leading to sneezes then coughs. You may dismiss it as a common cold and give a little mild medication.…