Juggling between duties and motherhood

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I open my eyes slowly hoping what I have heard is something close to how my alarm sounds. But my hope is disappointed. So I stretch out my hand and turn off the blaring annoyance, then curdle up for a few more seconds’ snooze-which I insist I rightfully deserve. But the rays gently seeping through…

On a father’s note

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I was out of the country when my brother sent me a message about my dad’s illness. His message spelt doom for me. I shared the news of my dad’s illness with my host family and they rallied around me and prayed for a man they had never met it was a favour that genuinely…

Wake up, sir!

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Should a man wake up to change baby? You can’t beat around the bush about a crying baby in the night. Simply put, someone has to wake up. Dad, are you willing? Sandra Mulluka explores this topic. A friend of mine recently had a baby and when I went to see her, she was all…

The rainbow of benefits of omega 3

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The ancient Romans and Old wives tales had it that fish was good for the brain long before anyone took this seriously. Then the eighties brought with it new discoveries about the health benefits of fish oil. Scientists by then had noted that despite Eskimos living on a regular diet of seal blubber so high…

To a wonderful father

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I know it may seem weird coming from me as your wife but with Father’s Day in the horizon. I thought to write you a letter. Being the father of our child, and having another on the way. there is no better way for me to express my pride in you in having managed to…

First Word 40

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Gentlemen can do better! ‘This business of you just filling your stomachs and leaving (the dining room) as if nothing has happened has to stop!’ our high school headmaster would warn us. He had been irked by our tendency of leaving plates on tables after meals for the cooks to clean. Considering that we were…

First word 7

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Hi A reader recently enquired whether having sex while pregnant, can stimulate a miscarriage. There seems to be a lot of uncertainty among couples on the place of sex in their relationship, once pregnancy is confirmed. For some, the thought of having sex while pregnant is repulsive: for others it is scary, while some say…

Who will nurse me after delivery? Part 2

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Immediately after delivery, most women are not in a position to take care of themselves. At such a time women need a lot of assistance and support. The only person who can adequately help in such a situation is the husband. Men share their take on this issue with Roseline Atieno Adjusting after you have…

I want a baby boy okay?!

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By Emma Odaba I was on a mission in Kakamega en-route from Kisumu to gauge how readers were receiving Pregnant. I was in upbeat mode after my travel through Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu indicated that the magazine was doing very well and was poised to change the landscape for pregnant women in East Africa. The…

Broke Mums

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How To Handle Cash-Angry Dads ‘I am tired of begging for money from my husband!’ Sounds familiar? This is one of the greatest headaches a stay-at-home- mum faces. What starts during courtship as a sweet honeymoon of monetary showers degenerates into a marriage of co-existence where an unemployed woman might end up swimming through financial…