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By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

Why do househelps hide pregnancy?

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

Many househelps in Kenya hide their pregnancies. They go to great lengths to ensure that the employer cannot even ‘sniff it’, let alone see. It is common knowledge that most househelps who become pregnant while living in their employers’ houses usually find themselves in difficult situations. Most employers do not take kindly to the idea that the househelp…

Expressing breast milk

By Babylove Network | June 29, 2021

There are only two ways by which milk can be normally released from your breasts: by expressing or by breastfeeding. The action of squeezing milk from a breast is known as expressing breast milk. It can either be manual (by hand) or automated (by an electric pump). Expressing breast milk is an art that you…

Pregnancy Yes-Yeses – part II

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

As promised we bring you the second part of foods that are good for pregnant women Hero No.4: Vitamin D Vitamin D is an important part of our normal diet, it has the important properties of increasing calcium absorption and thereby encouraging healthy bone growth. It has also been shown to help in preventing certain…

Fridah Njoki- Changing for divine

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

If there is a time eating is important, it is during pregnancy. How is your eating at this time? My eating habits have really changed. I can hardly have enough of my food. I have also had seasons of cravings; there was a time for sugarcane, then cakes. Potatoes also had their time, and now…

Deep frying rules

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Have you ever eaten food whose smell made your mouth go drippy; but when you were about to clear your plate you felt your stomach turn, heave, churn and heave again? Well, if the food was deep fried, some rules must have been broken in the process. The following are guidelines to ensure that your…

Beatrice and Charles Bukeko alias ‘Papa Shirandula’

By Babylove Network | June 22, 2021

This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. Beatrice and Charles Bukeko alias ‘Papa Shirandula’ Blessings after 4 miscarriages Charles Bukeko is well known for his TV series ‘Papa Shirandula’ aired every Thursday at 7.30 pm on a Kenyan television station. He…

Will I be a good mother? Jane Awour ponders

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

You are going to be a mother!’ Seven little words that change a woman’s world. My boyfriend and I are in a stable relationship but the thought of starting a family had not crossed our minds. Pregnancy came as a surprise to me, especially because I had been using contraceptives. I found out about my…

Mum, Sorry -I’m Pregnant!

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE PREGNANT OUT OF WEDLOCK? When Margaret Njoki discovered she was pregnant, she knew exactly what to do. Get an abortion. What she did not know was how to face her mother if she decided to keep the baby. How did you find out that you were pregnant?…

Trusting the compass

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

Recently, I experienced a four-hour flight aboard a beautiful and inspiring plane, ‘Mama Africa’. I encountered what they called turbulence and was obviously scared stiff. I did not understand that turbulence was simply a group of fierce clouds defending its territory. In that same flight, I encountered a complete contrast: A literally breathtaking view. For…

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