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List of articles in this edition
Failure -‘it happened to me but I have taken it in stride…’
‘I can now confirm that there is no form of contraceptive that is 100% safe,’says Mercy Maingi, who got pregnant while using a coil. She shares her experience with Pregnant Staff Writer Emma Odaba SHE had used the coil for one and a half years after getting her last baby when she started feeling sickly.’…
My two-pack experience
I was constantly unwell for some time and consequently went to see a doctor. All tests revealed that I was alright. But I was not. When I finally took a pregnancy test, as the symptoms directed, it was positive. At two months, my doctor advised that I go for a scan as my bump was…
Suzie Wokabi
Suzie Wokabi Beauty and the boys. She received me at her door after I was ushered into the compound by the security guard at her chic home in Nairobi. “Karibu sana,” said the entrepreneur, mother and wife, as I took off my shoes, “let me take this phone call, then I will be right with…
Anxious for a girl
Katini Oiro SEVEN months into my pregnancy, I developed high blood pressure. I was having a severe headache and had difficulty in walking. The doctor prescribed bed rest. There was just one problem—I had too much to do at work! When I found out I was pregnant, I was somewhat disappointed because we were undertaking…
Coping with a stillbirth – Rhoda’s experience
Last year I lost my first baby when I was eight months pregnant. It all started with very many complications. I bled during the first three months. I was not just spotting, but bleeding. It would stop for a while, then at other times I would wake up and find my bedding soaked in blood.…
Your baby’s soft-landing
You’re expecting. Congratulations! What an exciting, and perhaps overwhelming time. There may be a million thoughts running through your head. These may include wondering if your baby is a boy or girl, thinking about how and when to share the news with family and friends, to worrying about the financial implications. While parenthood is occasionally…
The Sting
Surprise beats even the strongest. A man with no information or fore-warning is akin to a dead man. And so is the man who downplays the magnitude of the dangers lurking around him. I had to learn this the hard way; the lesson jostling me into a state of wide wakefulness. Before I got married,…
