Insomnia during pregnancy -tips to help you
Sometimes getting sleep during pregnancy can be a task. Some women suffer insomnia during pregnancy, due to the resulting discomfort such as backache and leg cramps. These tips will help you sleep comfortably during this time. Whatever the case, however, remember that rest is essential to boost your health as well as that of your baby.…
Read MoreEating soil during pregnancy – PICA disorder: causes & dangers
Eating soil during pregnancy (a disorder known as PICA), is one of the most intriguing cravings experienced by some pregnant women. It may be a particular type of stone, rock, soil or clay. Let us examine the pica disorder definition, causes, dangers and side effects of eating stones and soil. Almost every pregnant woman will…
Read MoreTraveling while pregnant — How safe is it?
Travelling while pregnant can make you feel like a toddler! You’ll need to stick to your nap schedule. Also pack lots of extra snacks, and know where (your)Â potty is at all times, as Emma Odaba finds out. To travel or not to, is a significant decision for many pregnant women. Especially where the distance is…
Read MoreNow let me live!
The cry of a single first-time mum She is no longer the neighbourhood virgin. She is neither married nor employed. But now she has a baby. She wants no favours, but she wants to live! Will you let her? Why on earth would a man who courted you, seduced you and made you pregnant suddenly…
Read MoreSpeak…on a pregnant note 6
We want to hear from YOU, because this magazine is for YOU. Send your mail to: The Editor, Pregnant, P.O. Box 11463-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Or send your SMS to: +254 722 624174 E-mail: pregnant@integral-advisory.com Only mail and sms with your name, postal address and day-time telephone number will be published. The identity of the writer…
Read MoreBaby from rape – Baby from rape – taking the first steps…
Finding That Ray Of Hope In A Time Of Crisis Note: real names of individuals and locations withheld Jacinta had completed her fourth form the year before. Her mother, a school teacher who lived in Muhura, wanted Jacinta to attend computer classes. Since there were no computer schools in Muhura, she requested her younger brother…
Read MoreSpeak… on a pregnant note 4
Magazine Has Filled A Void WE want to hear from YOU, because this magazine is for YOU. Send your mail to: The Editor, Pregnant PO Box 11463-00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Email: pregnant@inteqral-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…
Read MoreAre Pregnant Brides the New Fashion?
This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. ‘When I first broke the news about Angie’s pregnancy to my mum, she was disappointed that it happened after she had talked to me ‘about these things,’ says Timothy Gathima. THEY walk down the aisle…
Read MorePregnant accessories!
PATRICIA Wariua-Nyalwal thinks there is a pregnancy outbreak! Or is it because she is pregnant? ‘It is somewhat interesting,” she ponders, ‘how suddenly so many women appear to be pregnant as soon as you conceive or think seriously about having a baby.’ Says Patricia: ‘Just the other day my two pregnant friends and I— why…
Read MoreSet yourself free!
Do you ever get that feeling that you are a trapped pregnant woman, a prisoner of your own wardrobe? Whatever you do you cannot find a decent outfit to wear on that eventful evening. Or when you wear some African wear you feel and look ‘bloated’? Pastor Chola (see page 28) says he prefers his…
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