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I laboured for two weeks

By Babylove Network | July 2, 2021

I laboured for two weeks Regina Apiny, mother to baby Reign Mwenda shared her labour and delivery experience with Pregnant’s staff writer. I started feeling the labour contractions two weeks before my due date, which was the 26th of June. I was patient until I got the real labour contractions. By then. I had taken…

Having a baby saved our marriage

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

Just as Carol* made the resolve to leave her husband and count four years of their marriage as having been a waste of time, she discovered that she was expectant. This discovery was a blessing that set to straighten their earlier conflicts. After a colorful wedding. I stayed for four years without conceiving. This brought…

Ruptured UTERUS

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

A real life account as witnessed by a maternity nurse Her blood pressure was low and her skin pale because of losing a lot of blood. The baby was getting distressed because its oxygen supply was interrupted. It was an extremely dangerous situation for both mother and child. Alice (real name withheld) was rushed to…

Foetal Distress

By Babylove Network | June 29, 2021

On 16th August, Angelina, a 23-year-old first-time mum, delivered a macerated (already decomposing) stillborn baby. The baby had died of foetal distress, a condition where the oxygen supply to the baby through the placenta and umbilical cord is compromised, causing heart deceleration or inactivity. This condition is especially common when a woman has induced labour…

Daddy’s girl

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

I had missed my period for two weeks and had every reason to get worried —especially because I had not planned tor this pregnancy. I went for the test with my cousin, praying and hoping that it turned out negative…shock on me, it was so positive! My reaction? I laughed a lot! Maybe because I…

Love massage

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

Massage usually relaxes and provides relief. It is a way of making, you feel good and it improves your, mood and improves good blood circulation within baby. To totally achieve that, consider the following… Do Mum tips ❖ Let there be constant communication between you and the person doing the massage so that you can…

Breathe for easier labour

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Breathing in rhythm increases the amount of oxygen you and the baby need. It also helps you cope with the contraction pains, conserve your energy and equip your baby with enough oxygen to cope with the stressful labour process. How to breathe Breathe in, have a slight pause, then breathe out. The length and depth…

I regret my decision – Grief after an abortion

By Babylove Network | June 25, 2021

A true story as narrated to Emma Odaba by Rahab* (*not her real name) 22-year-old Rahab had an abortion because she wanted to maintain her ‘dignity’; she did not want people to see her pregnant out of wedlock. However, two years later she regrets it, saying that having the abortion was the worst mistake she has…

My placenta failed to come out

By Babylove Network | July 2, 2021

Florence Anyango thought that giving birth to her fifth born would not be a difficult affair since, after all, she had already given birth four times before without any complications. She was totally unprepared for the rude awakening awaiting her, writes Emma odaba When Florence got pregnant last year (2007), she was devastated. She already…

Pregwits 32

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

Across 1 The roof of the mouth 4 Infection of the body by pathogenic bacteria 6 Degeneration and death of tissue 8 Women or mothers who traditionally help other women to deliver their babies 11 A prefix meaning ‘inside’ or ‘within’ 12 Means white and is the regressed form of the corpus luteum. 13 A…