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List of articles in this edition
Belly business…
The 5 o’clock alarm tore through the still morning, the shrill cutting through my ear drums with razor edge cruelty. I was jolted to wakefulness, and instinctively swiped a punch that stilled it. I peered my squinted eyes forlornly at the time and cursed silently. I threw a quick glance at Panda under the blunt…
The beauty Within
Personal encounters with family and friends who are expectant in recent months have left me reeling with concern about general attitudes and perceptions towards pregnancy. One friend confided in me that she had been told she was fat (how else is a size 12 five-month pregnant woman supposed to look like?): while a relative of…
Leaky moments – from bladder weakness
To understand leaky issues, which come with bladder weakness (urinary incontinence), it helps to know how your urinary system works. Our kidneys help us to filter substances from the blood stream, sending waste liquid (urine) to our bladder. The bladder is a muscular bag, capable of stretching like a balloon, to hold 350ml or a…
I’m happy to say… no stretch marks!
“My mother gave me a lot of advice with my pregnancy, so even though Lilitha was my first, it wasn’t that stressful. My mom told me to use Bio-Oil and it worked brilliantly! I used it on my stomach and thighs and everywhere else that my body was stretching, and I’m happy to say… no…
HEART BURN
SOME people believe that if an expectant woman suffers heartburn, she is carrying a child with long hair. This also implies that the child will be a girl. However, these suspicions have no medical backing. Some babies have been born without hair, yet their mothers suffered heartburn while pregnant. For some, it sounds somewhat confusing…
Dangerous bleeding
Due to retained placenta Giving birth is a miracle of nature, and is loaded with many uncertainties which can develop at any stage of the process One- such problem is the retained placenta which may occur in the third stage of labor when the placenta and membranes are supposed to be delivered. Nature of the…
Sexy Valentines
GUIDED BY AN EXPERT By Esther Muthoni – Childbirth Educator Sex has been said by some to be better than ever during pregnancy due to more sensitivity of the woman’s genital area, leading to multiple orgasms. Well, for a good number of couples that is not the case, making them to postpone to months after…
Oh … the joy!
After trying in vain to conceive for a year, Daisy Ojijo could not wait to tell her husband when she discovered she was pregnant. She shares her experience with Pregnant. Can’t wait… For the baby’s arrival and to resume my hobbies e.g. traveling. I had to give up partying late into the night and of…
