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Each Pregnant Magazine edition covers several topics. CLICK titles to read the articles. To choose another edition, scroll to the bottom of this page. Enjoy!

Did I have to be induced?

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

Christabel Ashiono, a mother of two did not know what labour pains felt like until her second pregnancy when the doctor decided to induce her. Many doubts and questions have been lingering on her mind since then, the uppermost being whether she had to be precipitated. She narrates her ordeal to Chukky Mbakaya. ‘HAVING children…

Pregnancy induced High Blood Pressure

By Babylove Network | June 29, 2021

IN HER FOURTH MONTH OF PREGNANCY, MARY WAIYAKI DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD PREGNANCY-RELATED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. SHE NARRATED HER EXPERIENCE TO EMMA ODABA. WHEN I was four months pregnant, my feet began swelling. At five months, I was swelling too much and I was becoming breathless which I thought was normal in pregnancy. I went…

Truly thankful

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

At first, Mary found it a bit strange that she craved sweet potatoes and pumpkins. She found herself adding pepper and more pepper to her food, which was strange. Mary Ngare reveals more to Pregnant. Come September last year, I did not see ‘what I always see every month’. I did the test that’s usually…

Blessings for ‘watoto’ gospel singer Rose Ohon

By Babylove Network | June 22, 2021

This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. Blessings for ‘watoto’ gospel singer Rose Ohon Rose Ohon is widely known for her gospel track ‘ Watoto which has been riding high on the local gospel charts. She has two children, 7 year-old…

First Word 28

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

I am slouched on my seat thoroughly tired, wondering what has worn me out and where the year, now past, has slipped to. This year’s achievements are hardly on my desk; not in my purse either or among my accolade collections. But considering how I feel, I long to show something for it. I let…

A fall followed by red-that’s danger sign

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

Kay* was brought into the labour ward hauling in pain. Aroused by the desperate screams, I rose from my chair in the nurse’s station and made my way to the entrance of the ward where the receiving nurse was trying in vain to calm a hysterical Kay. Her husband who had also accompanied her to…

Final Lap

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

Anne Wambua wraps up her pregnancy journey. It is 4 am and I am seated in front of the television with a tub of ice cream, watching a movie. I had been tossing and turning in bed for nearly an hour when I decided to wake up and do something constructive. I was unable to…

The emotional and mental dimensions of conception

By Babylove Network | July 2, 2021

News of pregnancy are ordinarily expected to bring joy and celebration to a woman and her partner. However, this may not always be the case; in fact, most women go into a state of multiple feelings immediately after learning they are pregnant. Even in cases where pregnancy was planned, the woman faces new concerns –…

Epilepsy-Is my baby SAFE?

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

EPILEPSY is a neurological condition that causes a person to have seizures due to a brief mix-up of signals in the brain. There are many causes of epilepsy, which include head injury, meningitis, stroke or a scar on the brain. A person can also get epilepsy without any known cause. Research has shown that Epilepsy…

Chai recipe

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

Ingredients: 500ml milk 1 1/2 teaspoon tea leaves or to your taste 4 cups water Sugar to taste Spices: Cinnamon. ginger (optional) Directions Put the milk and the water into a sufuria and add the tea leaves. If you want spiced tea. add the spices together with the tea leaves in order to get their…