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Caring for a HIV positive baby
The HIV virus depletes the white blood cells thus lowering the body’s immunity. Therefore, a person infected with HIV needs special care, be it young or old. As the main care providers, women living with the HIV virus have the greater responsibility when it comes to taking care of a HIV positive child. A lot…
The days of a mummy
During Father’s Day I decided to treat my son to a day out of the house. The weather as you well know has been conniving with the clouds to deny him the much needed sun. Once upon a time, it did not matter whether or not the sun shone. Or if it rained elephants and…
To Hire A Nanny Or Stay At Home: A WORKING MUM’S DILEMMA
MANY young mothers have battled with this question as their maternity leave, usually of two months, draws to an end. It may sound like a simple question but if you ask around, you will discover that this is the hardest part about having children – finding a suitable person to care for them. Tina, a…
Make him responsible – for his own good
Picture this, after gruesome hours of childbirth; you finally deliver your child. Your nurse takes him away from you to get him all cleaned up. When she comes back, not only does she bring back your baby, but there is also a set of instructions on what to do with him attached! What a simple…
To cut or not to…
AFTER giving birth to your baby boy, one of the earliest and important decisions you will have to make regarding your baby boy is whether he should be circumcised or not. Circumcision involves the surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis. For some parents, circumcision is a religious ritual, for others…
Your New Born’s Questions
My baby is five days old. He was weighed today and has lost weight. Is this normal? This is very normal, and you should not be too worried. In the womb; the baby was fed passively, and did not have to make an effort to feed. Now, as the baby struggles to adjust to a…
Health Insurance. Don’t leave home without it
One may ask, of what importance is it to get a health insurance? And to answer that, I am reminded of the Scoutsâ motto, âbe preparedâ. As such, I feel it is important that one adopts it even when it comes to life-preparedness for unknown eventualities should rattle you out of your comfort zone and…
Could it be…?
My mom pretended to prepare lunch in the kitchen. âWhat do you see in your future? Say five years from now?â Laura, then my girlfriend, asked. âI havenât planned that far ahead,â I responded. âWhat about marriage?â âWhat about it?â âDonât you want to get married and have kids?â âI donât want to have any…
Those pressing bottom rash questions now answered
Rashes are inflammations that babies catch, specifically because of a reaction to an element, or if they are going through a development stage. What causes rashes? Developmental spurts such as teething, which causes irritation, can result in a rash; also, baby’s new diet, more so when they he is weaned from breast milk. The acidic…
Child Custody
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.…
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