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The bite-should be on food, not on baby
As I researched on the content of this story, I was reminded of a story that happened several years ago, at our village in Bungoma. That fateful morning, my two younger sisters had been sent to the shops to buy breakfast when they spotted a wild dog walking by the roadside. In an attempt to…
Witnessing-for our babies good future
A woman’s corpus callosum (part of the brain responsible for human behaviour and, possibly intuition) is averagely 20 per cent larger than that of a man. The things women are alert to, and can make sense of, are largely different from those men relate to. One study, though, maintains that men can duplicate this, albeit…
Could it be…?
My mom pretended to prepare lunch in the kitchen. ‘What do you see in your future? Say five years from now?’ Laura, then my girlfriend, asked. ‘I haven’t planned that far ahead,’ I responded. ‘What about marriage?’ ‘What about it?’ ‘Don’t you want to get married and have kids?’ ‘I don’t want to have any…
Uncrown your baby of dandruff
Research shows that the hormones passed on from the mother to the baby at the end of her pregnancy over-stimulate the baby’s oil-producing glands resulting in ‘cradle cap’. The condition is characterized by a dry, flaky, scalp or a thick, yellow and scaly scalp. The scales may appear cracked or even greasy. While the condition…
Making the red stop – when the nose bleeds
The sight of blood-can be scary even to the strongest of us. Children too get scared of nose bleeding. The truth is most nose-bleeds are actually not as bad as they look, and a panicky child will only make the bleeding worse. Most nosebleeds occur in the front part of the nose and last only a few…
The shoe factor
Many mothers cannot wait to adorn their baby’s tiny feet with footwear. The time that a baby gets to walk calls for a celebration, and which way to do it but to get your angel a pair of shoes? Don’t they look cute? Those tiny little feet encased in tiny cute shoes. Male or female,…
NO PLEASE! When your baby says a regular no to food
In the previous edition of Pregnant, we discussed why some babies refuse to be fed by their mothers, sometimes preferring auntie’s (nanny’s) feeding. We now focus on babies who refuse to eat irrespective of who feeds them. There are foods which we, as adults, loathe to taste, let alone eat, irrespective of where they are…
Weaning your baby -The right way
It is recommended that a baby exclusively breastfeeds for the first six months of his life. After that, or even earlier, alternative foods are introduced to his diet, a process called weaning. Weaning is best started from end of 3 months to 6 months depending on maternal, infant, socio economic and cultural factors. Until then,…
SIDS – When the dark cloud settles over the cot
Sarah edged towards the cot with her heart beating in her mouth. The baby had slept for unusually long. And every step towards the cot seemed to affirm her fears. The baby was so quiet. The covers still-not even a tweak. Her trembling hand slowly exposed the baby’s face. Lord! She is not breathing. She…
Essentials of Baby Skin Care
The importance of Baby skin care Nothing feels quite as soft and supple as a baby’s delicate skin. Gorgeous to touch, it’s a constant source of delight and wonder to you. It is through gentle, skin-to-skin contact that you will first communicate your love to one another, as your tender touches help baby feel safe…
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