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List of articles in this edition
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…
Celebrating birth 37
Baby Ariyna Ray Sehmi Parents: Pinky Ghelani and Ray Sehmi Born: 27th September, 2010 Time: 10.00pm Weight: 3-5kgs My Experience… I went to the hospital on hospital on 27th September, 2010.1 really didn’t have any pains but my doctor had alarmed me, that I would not have a normal delivery since I had complications. So,…
Baby bottom highlights
Your baby naturally has sensitive skin which needs extra special care. This includes the skin around the diaper area that needs protection from the irritating effects of pee and pooh. A good diaper, when used well, should soak up your baby’s waste to prevent diaper rash, provide general hygiene and make your baby and everyone…
Mary Mackenzie-‘Thoughts of my baby always fill my mind’
Mary graced Pregnant issue 11 Valentine’s cover. Her baby boy, Tyler Mackenzie (pictured with her), was born on 7 February 2008 Being a first time mother is very exciting. My baby loves eating! I breastfeed him on demand which seems like always; I have however become accustomed to it. I had to go back to…
Tidy-up steps
1. Place all the dirty clothes in a laundry basket. Encourage your child to help. Sing cleaning hymns, race against a timer or toss clothes into fun laundry baskets like basketball hoop. Set a timer and make a game of putting the items in the appropriate places around the house to make cleaning your child’s…
World’s most amazing kids
From the Guiness Book Of Records World’s Smallest Baby A little girl who is believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world has been sent home from the hospital. Rumaisa Rahman was born weighing only 8.6 ounces (240g). That’s about the size of a cellphone! She was born at Loyola University Medical I…
The joy of birth 2
Finally the baby is in mummy’s hands. A worthy gift for all the joy and pain she has been through. It is time to celebrate! My experience The day she was born my life really changed. I had someone who depended on me for everything. It scared me yet I was still very happy to…
Emotions
Tips to help your child have control over them You may be familiar with Kenya’s 8-4-4 education system that left many of us keen on following instructions without questioning and cramming with an obsession and later doing courses the universities picked for us and finally tumbling into the field — where you have some time to start thinking, so what do I…
First word 3
HI!. Has your baby ever fallen on a really hard floor? Like on a cement floor and with such a loud thud that everyone present was speechless for a moment and then everyone was running towards the baby the next moment? How many times does your baby fall while in the care of other people,…
Accident-proof your home
We all relate the word ‘home’ to warmth, comfort, peace, safety, happiness among others. We need to make our children see it that way too. This would be by keeping if free from accidents, which bring lots of discomfort and even sadness. Make your home a place everyone loves to be with the following tips:…
