Edition Contents
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!
List of articles in this edition
Short but painful
Anne Wambua finally had her baby; a bouncing baby boy. She shares her birth experience. My wish to have a Noel baby was not granted. And so January found me still pregnant. And tired. All I wanted to do was lie down and sleep, at least almost half the time. But when the doctor gave…
First Word 22
I sit in my office seat swinging from side to side, gazing beyond the window wondering what I can say about Fathers’ Day. Hmm… I want to be honest—as honest can be. and have no cliche in my presentation. I got it. Back to the good old days. Then. I was a happy girl, young,…
First Word 47
Saying I love You…in colour. From the obvious, red is the colour of blood and a ruby. From philosophic perspectives, besides danger – so you stay away from it, red spells beauty, passion, fire, sacrifice, socialism and communism (in this case togetherness and selflessness). The Chinese and many other cultures make it the face of…
Celebrating day 1
Winnie and Hillary’s new Baby Girl! My Due Date Experience. Today is 5th August 2006, it is my Expected Delivery Date(EDD). Am feeling, surprisingly, very energetic. I woke up today morning and felt am on top of the world. Unlike other days, i woke up unusually, early maybe because I’m so anxious about this birth.…
Men in labour
Can daddy take the heat in the delivery room? some are enthusiastic partners, others nervous and sweating, reluctant watchers. Is fathers presence in the delivery room a good idea? To be or not to be in the delivery room is almost becoming a disrespectful question for many fathers. Every ‘liberalized’ man wants to ensure his…
Friendships have expiry dates-because time flies
I was at a cyber cafe in Westlands trying to print a document when I looked up and saw an old friend. My first thought was, he looks busy… do not interrupt him. However, my heart over-ruled the thought and I called out to him. We talked for over an hour about our past experiences,…
Coping strategies during labour
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…
