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Premature Birth: Hints for Survival PART 1
We always await our EDD with hope and anticipation. Marking down the nine months day by day, on our calendars. However, as is the stuff of life, certain outcomes and constilations are out of our hands. This is especially the case when it comes to completing our full term gestation periods. Different outcomes could prevail, one of them being an unexpected premature delivery.
Kiddie Menus 35a
As usual, we have something for everyone. For babies who are still weaning, there is an array of dishes that will be a hit with mommy too since they are not so involving. These are quick recipes that require little or no cooking and are healthy too. Mocha float Kids are known to generally have…
My baby could not stop breastfeeding!
I had planned that when my baby gets to one year and three months, Â I would conceive so that by the time she is two years I could have another baby. When I was breastfeeding her I never got my periods, so in a way breastfeeding worked for me as a family planning method. She…
Buzzing trouble
We see them in our daily activitiesâstooping into a flower, sometimes just buzzing about, other times doing a gentle hit-and-run past your foot, or charging in swarms. Bees and wasps can cause pretty painful and serious stings. The stings are irritating and painful but one sting is rarely fatal unless you are allergic to its…
Parenting 911
I drummed my fingers on the steering wheel impatiently as I waited for the vehicles in front of me to start moving. The sun was hot, directly above my head, I thought idly and glanced into the back seat at my daughter who lay on the seat in deep slumber. I hoped that her fever would…
Baby chat-Q&A
Send your questions to: babylove@integral-media.co.ke Answers are provided jointly by our team of doctors Team Leader Dr. Blasio Omuga Lecturer, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Based at Doctorsâ Plaza, Clinic No. 18, Kenyatta National Hospital My child has just joined school. He is being bullied by other kids. What should I…
Ooh-Awh-Ouch! from a fracture
If there is a moment a child wails the loudest, it is when they have just had a fracture (breaking of a bone), which is characterised by immense pain, an unusual bend, swelling or inability to move a limb or joint. True to childrenâs playful and adventurers nature, they are exposed to possibilities of fractures,…
Cleft lip and palate-it’s not just about the beauty
A cleft lip is a birth defect that affects newborn babies around the world every year. About one in 1,000 babies are born with cleft lip/palate, a situation that can create many problems and possible complications that people donât know about. Rather than treat the condition with the seriousness it deserves, some are quick to…
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 babyâs oil-producing glands resulting in âcradle capâ. 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…
A mattress that says ‘Hush, baby hush…’
There is a lot of physical and mental development that takes place when a baby is asleep; which explains why sometimes the babyâs brain is more active during sleep than when awake. By age three, the average child has spent more time sleeping than all wakeful times combinedâstarting with 22 hours a day sleep in…
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