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Eating soil during pregnancy – PICA disorder: causes & dangers

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

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…

Celebrating birth 19

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

MY EXPERIENCE – ALBELTA WAMBUA I checked into the Nairobi Women’s Hospital on Monday 4th 2008, for induction as I was feeling really exhausted at 38 weeks with a lot of anxiety, my labour was induced at about 9.00 am, by 8pm I was 3 cm dilated, and was given medication, the night was calm…

It’s identical twins for TV presenter, Joy!

By Babylove Network | June 23, 2021

This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. It’s identical twins for Joy! Celebration time with identical twins for Metro TV’s ‘Grapevine’ presenter and her husband Moses Wanjala Joy left home for an appointment with her doctor. ‘I was to be admitted…

Are Pregnant Brides the New Fashion?

By Babylove Network | December 22, 2006

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…

My brother Baraka

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

Mama Imani, fondly known as Teacher Neddy, is expectant again. Her hair is full on her head and she is getting rounder by the day. She is ready for her bundle of joy, almost anxiously so. And she is not the only one waiting. Her little girl, Imani, the prospective big sister, has joy the…

Fighting Boredom Expectantly

By Babylove Network | July 3, 2021

What do you do when you find yourself at a place called idle, heavy and out of it? Run? But then you are too heavy. Hide? If only you could but you can barely bend to dry/lotion your feet. Scream? Oh no, you cannot afford to wake those peaceful asleep-at-last toddlers that give you a…

Let her be…

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

Pregnant bellies fascinate the human mind. From the uncanny urge to touch a stranger’s bulging belly, to the simplest act of generosity like giving a pregnant woman way in the queue are all acts that show how we hold pregnant women in awe. I recently had an urge to touch my sister-in-law’s extremely good looking…

Uterine Rupture – What it is and why it happens

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

Uterine rupture is a tear in the wall of the uterus, most often at the site of a previous caeserean section (C-section). In a complete rupture the tear goes through all layers of the uterine wall. The consequences of uterine rupture can be dire for mother and child. Fortunately, these ruptures are relatively rare for…

About breech presentation and what it represents

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

What is breech presentation? In normal labour, we expect the head of a foetus to emanate first from the birth canal. Breech presentation refers to when the hind parts (buttocks or feet) present first at the birth canal during labour. The types of breech presentations  Extended or footling breech – the legs of the baby present…

Shy Moments 2

By Babylove Network | June 21, 2021

My five-year old daughter asked me why my stomach was growing so big, and I told her that I was going to have a baby soon and the growing baby was filling my stomach. A few weeks later just around my due date I was entertaining some guests when she asked me, ‘Mummy, will the…