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My five-year old daughter asked me why my stomach was growing so big, and I told her that I was going to have a baby soon and the growing baby was filling my stomach. A few weeks later just around my due date I was entertaining some guests when she asked me, ‘Mummy, will the…
Read MorePostnatal Depression. Symptoms and Prevention Tips.
Sometimes, however much you try, postnatal depression may find its way and knock you down. Recognizing this attack is the first step towards recovery. You should understand that you are not about to become insane. Nothing to be ashamed about You should not be ashamed of admitting that you are going through postnatal depression. It…
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‘Je, Ana Yake?’ My mother has never been impressed by my boyfriend and has time and again warned me against getting impregnated by him. Finally that has come to be the case and I was scared of telling her. Recently my boyfriend visited us because he and I had decided to tell Mum I am…
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Read MoreSpeak… on a pregnant note 2
WE want to hear from YOU, because this magazine is for YOU. Send mail to the Editor, Pregnant PO Box 11463-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Only mail with names of the writer, postal address and day-time telephone number will be accepted. The identity of the writer will be withheld only if requested in writing. The Editor reserves…
Read MoreStop mother to child HIV infection
A mother can minimize the risk of HIV transmission to her child by taking certain measures to prevent transmission of the virus after delivery. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? HIV is the short form for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Discovered in the early 1980s, it is commonly thought to have developed from a…
Read MoreSpeak… on pregnant note 3
We want to hear from YOU. because this magazine is for YOU. Send mail to the Editor, Pregnant PO Box 11463-00100. Nairobi. Kenya. Email: pregnant®integral-advisory.com Only mail with names of the writer, postal address and day-time telephone number will be published. The identity of the writer may be withheld only if requested in writing. The…
Read MoreRape by a friend
How to avoid it Men commonly say that women say ‘no’ when they mean ‘yes’. And the more ‘nays’ a woman says, the more ‘yeas’ she means. This is a ridiculous fallacy which assumes a woman is incapable of taking a position, especially in matters that concern sexual intercourse. For this reason, most sexual activity borders…
Read MoreMja Mzito journal 4
My Moments of Joy… The day we found out that we were going to be parents, my husband took me out for dinner and he started treating me like an egg. He treats me so well and doesn’t allow me to do the house chores; he cooks for me and makes sure I eat before…
Read MoreForceful pulling of the placenta is not advisable
Delivering your placenta must be done safely THERE are millions of women who deliver babies in hospitals but hear nothing about the placenta, let alone see it. The placenta is delivered naturally after the offspring, a process referred to as a ‘physiological third stage.’ If you come from the rural areas, you must be familiar…
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