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My Honeymoon Baby

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

My Honeymoon Baby Painless childbirth is many pregnant women’s desire. But there are exceptions. Naomi Murage desires a natural childbirth, where she will get to feel the pangs of labour before entering the joyful world of motherhood. She tells Elizabeth Ombati how pregnancy has brought immense courage and strength into her world. The happiness I…

Habida Moloney – my million dollar album

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

I caught up with this diva in a well-known coffee spot where we engaged in a warm and pleasant banter. ‘My passion has always been singing since my primary school days. In high school, my friends and I formed a theater group where we would sing and act,’ she reminisces. With time, her fervour for…

Coping strategies during labour

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

In the previous edition of Pregnant, Lillian Karanja, a Lamaze instructor at Aga Khan University Hospital discussed how a pregnant woman can tell when labour sets in. In this issue, she looks at coping strategies that help the pregnant woman successfully go through the labour process. One Lamaze philosophy that strongly supports these strategies is…

Ms Mysterious

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Women are not only beautiful, I but interestingly strange as well. A little boy’s love for the mother is jealously guarded in a native sense. Viewed by scholars as the Oedipus complex, this relationship is full of admiration and respect on the part of the boy and it is the foundation that determines many a…

Rejection in Pregnancy

By Babylove Network | July 8, 2021

Comment by Grace Ojiambo Executive Director, Crisis Pregnancy Ministries, Nairobi. JUNE’S story may be familiar to some of us. As you read it, you could probably identify with her. Many women who have a crisis pregnancy go through horrifying times during and after the pregnancy which they didn’t really have to go though. Most such…

Nutrition tips

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

Monitor your diet closely; avoid too much calorie and fats in-take Ignorance is not an option; get a recommended diet plan from your doctor Look for healthy alternatives for your cravings Replace carbonated or high calorie drinks with water or milk A protein rich diet helps in cell growth, blood production, growth and functionality of…

Dear Doctor ‘P’ 14

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Send your questions to: pregnant@integral-advisory.com answers are provided jointly by our team of doctors Our Team of Experts Dr. Blasio Omuga Lecturer, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi                                                                                                   Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist                                                                                                                                   Based at Doctors’ Plaza, Clinic No. 18. Kenyatta National Hospital Dr. David Kiragu Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist                                                                                                                                        Based at KAM Health Services                                                                                                                                                        IPS Building, 1st Floor,…

Sex during pregnancy

By Babylove Network | June 25, 2021

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 that…

Right in the smack of it…

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Anne Wambua continues with her story on the quest for another child. She is beginning to think that she should always be pregnant! ‘You are taking shape.’ he says. I am wearing a new top that somehow seems to accentuate my increasingly bulging tummy. ‘That is not funny.’ I tell him. I am not amused…

Coping with post-delivery weight

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

TERRY ANNE CHEBET It is very easy to gain excess weight during pregnancy and after birth. After delivery, my mother-in-law fed me on all types of foodstuffs including the traditional njahi (black beans) and porridge. For the first three months I ate a lot and gained so much weight! Pregnancy was somewhat ‘depressing’. I used…