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Effects of a Crisis Pregnancy
How does a crisis pregnancy affect a man? I thought it was only the woman who is affected? The woman carries the pregnancy, yes, but who started the process? The man who got intimately involved with her, whether she was willing or not, placed in her the seed that gave rise to the pregnancy. Even…
Oh the sweet taste of success!!
I should acquire a new title I think. “Wahu the forcer” seems quite befitting, because for the last couple of days everything else has fallen secondary to me “forcing myself” onto my Nyakio. The thing is, this little girl had decided that she wanted to wave bye bye to our breastfeeding experience, for whatever reason.…
Communicating death to your children
My dear mother – God bless her soul, was really ill for a while and stayed with us whilst undergoing treatment and palliative care for breast cancer. She was a daily presence in our lives and my children, then 5yrs and 2yrs, were used to ‘Mama Nessy’ as she was popularly called, being at home.…
They Can Hear Us…
Both traditional and contemporary wisdom acknowledges that Children can ‘read’ adults. They can tell when you are happy and at peace, when you’re not being truthful, when you’re hiding something, when you’re pretending that all is well even when it isn’t – and even though they may not express it like another adult would, your…
Mummy, I’m on strike!
My baby is on strike! I’ve read about nursing/breastfeeding strikes; I even have a couple of friends who have experienced this first hand; But when you go through it yourself, it’s a totally different story! I didn’t realize Nyakio was on “strike” until I came home one day and she literally refused to breastfeed. She…
Crisis Pregnancy in Marriage
Can a married woman have a crisis pregnancy? What about a man? Can he say he is in a crisis after impregnating his own wife? Before we start this discussion, let me first introduce myself. My name is Ginny and I am a counseling consultant with Crisis Pregnancy Ministries in Nairobi. As a counselor, I…
Holiday!
If I didn’t lose weight this holiday season, I don’t know when I will!! With all the running around both on the work and home front, I should have lost a couple of kgs…but I didn’t; actually I successfully packed on some more…3kgs to be precise. But that’s not what I want to talk about…
Sharing baby care roles with my hubby | Wahu Kagwi
Sharing parenting responsibilities: The other day my hubby asked me, “ala? Kwani Nyakio doesn’t wake up at night these days?” Lol…I wish! It’s more like you don’t hear her wake up at night. The truth is, there was a time when my attitude about sharing baby care roles with my husband was more like, “We…
“You and him”, after baby’s arrival
“After I gave birth to my first child Tumiso,” narrates Wahu Kagwi, “the change in the dynamics of my relationship with my hubby was almost tangible! All of a sudden, the bulk of our conversations revolved around baby…diapers, clinics, feeding, baby poop and all that good stuff…” It’s always such a joy when there’s a…
Oh no…its colic!
My little Nyakio has colic. Colic is defined as unexplainable crying that lasts for not less than 3 hours a day, at least 3 times a week, for about 3 months. It’s a medical mystery that doctors still cannot fully unravel. My paediatrician told me it has to do with an underdeveloped digestive system that’s…
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