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Baby Joel, our pride
Judy Adeba’s labour and delivery experience was narrated by Clayton, her husband. ‘I was getting impatient. I could not wait for Joel to arrive. After four and a half hours of constantly rubbing her back and soothing her, she was ready to have the baby.’ It was a Sunday. I left for church, leaving my…
Your baby should not choke!
One moment she was busy feeding her child, playing with her. The next the toddler was in a fit, eyes rolling over. Her precious baby was choking. After seconds of panic that seemed like eternity, she realised that she could not handle the situation alone. MAGDA had given her maid the day off, her husband…
Meeting Your Child’s Teacher
It was a little tough on you having to leave your crying child on his first day of school. But you know life has to begin—or is it go on for him. So you leave him in the learning arena; but you know he has to get nothing but the best out of there. There…
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 — good and bad. No one had warned me how hard it would be. As a doctor, I had read about it,…
Help! I cannot love my baby
Loving your baby is not something a mother will question, let alone discuss. For, is it not supposed to come naturally? What happens when you as a mother cannot bring yourself to love your newborn baby? And how is it possible that a mother can carry her child for nine months only to resent her…
Salute your midwife
Was your midwife remarkable during delivery of your baby? Did he/she leave a positive mark in your life? If so, write to us sharing your experience on how he/she made your labour and delivery memorable for you, giving us his/her full names and hospital contacts. The mom who submits the winning experience receives a Johnson’s…
Day One of your toddler in school
Day one at school can be traumatizing for your child. How do you get them to deal with the first-day blues, how do you make it easy for them? According to my parents, I enjoyed being in school from day one. I actually pushed them to their wit’s end to take me to kindergarten from a…
Baby massage
The importance of touch Massage is the original art of ‘rubbing better”, an extended form of touch which will give you greater knowledge and understanding of your child. During formative months, babies uncurl from their foetal position, stretch their muscles, open their joints and coordinate their movements. Massaging them will encourage muscular co-ordination and suppleness, to prepare the body for activity…
Ways to help kids to be responsible and useful
Most parents say that it is hard to have kids and maintain a neat house. It appears easier to clean up than engage kids in doing the chores. Getting kids to engage in constructive housework requires patience, tact and lots of play. But ultimately, kids have to be taught responsibility early as it is a vital life…