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Mja Mzito Journals 46

By Babylove Network | June 21, 2021

A pleasant shock -Evelyn Nyakio My fiancé and I had not planned to get pregnant but we did. In fact, because of my naivety. I learnt that I was pregnant at two months and even then, it was my partner’s sister — who was also pregnant — that urged me to have a pregnancy test.…

Skin changes – Which symptoms should you ignore?

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

A good man is without sin, and a good skin without blemish.” But let’s face it: flawless skin is like a saint on earth, desirable but virtually impossible to acquire. During your pregnancy, hormonal changes will affect every system of your body. Your skin, like any other part, will not be spared. You may develop…

Birth spacing. Is there a perfect interval?

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

Birth spacing.  Is there a perfect interval? Birth spacing is the interval between the delivery of a baby and the conception of the next. Dr. David Kiragu, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, discusses birth spacing. What is the proper interval? One cannot be rigid about the recommended birth interval because different individuals have different health status…

Your baby’s soft-landing

By Babylove Network | June 18, 2021

You’re expecting. Congratulations! What an exciting, and perhaps overwhelming time. There may be a million thoughts running through your head. These may include wondering if your baby is a boy or girl, thinking about how and when to share the news with family and friends, to worrying about the financial implications. While parenthood is occasionally…

Keeping danger away!

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

Bedroom Many accidents that occur in the bedroom can be avoided. The majority involve poisoning, falls and fires. The following tips can be useful: Keep all poisons away from the reach of children. Poisons in the bedroom include medication, cleaning agents and personal care-products. Children are inquisitive and can ingest personal care-products by accident. All medication…

Lillian Okomo-Once smitten twice eager

By Babylove Network | June 28, 2021

How did it feel when you found out you were expectant? Was it planned or was it a surprise? I knew I was when I missed my period, regardless of them being very irregular. I just felt differently. So I bought a pregnancy test kit which showed two lines after the test. I was very…

Urinary Incontinence – Keeping it to yourself does not help!

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

We have talked many times about incontinence, namely,the involuntarily loss of urine. It is a highly intimate sphere that is hardly touched upon. Many people hide symptoms of bladder weakness for three, even five years, and just try to live with their problems. They give up travelling, entertainment or even avoid contact with other people,…

Men speak out about their pregnant wives

By Babylove Network | June 21, 2021

I think I felt betrayed when my wife told me she was pregnant. I felt like she had got herself pregnant deliberately, yet we had agreed that we would only have one child due to the harsh economic situation. But it happened, and there is nothing I could have done about it. My only wish…

Breastfeeding with HIV- the details

By Babylove Network | June 28, 2021

I remember in the year 2003, a cousin’s girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy and promptly named him Marc Viviene Foe, after the Cameroonian player who collapsed on the pitch and died shortly afterwards during the semi- finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup in France. The story is not so much about the footballer’s name…

Passing your EDD – Should it worry you?

By Babylove Network | June 29, 2021

I passed my EDD by nine days. My boyfriend was to be my birth partner but he freaked out on the material day and my mum became my birth partner. My mother arrived when I was being induced and she decided to stay with me. We chatted for a while but when the pain increased,…