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Celebrating birth 24

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

My labor started on 5th May 2009 at night. I went to my doctor’s clinic on the 6th May and he told me I was 3 cm dilated and I needed to check myself into hospital. After that clinic, I went to the office to hand over and from there I went to the hospital,…

Nurturing your inner strength

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Searching for meaning and answers to questions is a process that is critical In your personal growth. Have you ever wondered what constantly makes you wake up each morning and perform the tasks you do? Or why is it that you can face everyday despite the challenges that come with pregnancy? Where does all the…

It’s Nathan- Says Susan Mwangi

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Discovery My body felt different and sickly almost all the time. My appetite just dropped. Tests confirmed I had urinary tract infection (UTI), which is common when one conceives. Further tests conformed I was going to be a mummy. Was it planned? No. It was such a surprise. What has changed so far? My body…

Picking your baby’s name

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

One only needs to attend baby- dedication services in the local churches to appreciate the diversity of baby names. Society has slowly moved from the likes of Jane, Mary, Peter and John to more indigenous ones. Spiritual meanings in names such as Baraka, Neema, Imani, Amani and Nuru abound too. While some names leave the…

What’s the real cost of delivery?

By Babylove Network | June 23, 2021

What’s the real cost of delivery? Babies are quite a costly affair and nowhere does this manifest itself better than when paying the maternity fees at the hospital after delivery. You may have heard ‘of a person being detained in hospital because of non- payment of hospital dues and wondered, ‘Didn’t this woman know she…

Sexy Valentines

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

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…

From Shrill to Shrill!

By Babylove Network | July 8, 2021

A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE AS WITNESSED BY A MATERNITY NURSE Lydia was wheeled by her husband into labour and delivery section shrilling at the top of her lungs. To try and restore the hospitals rattled calm, I quickly guided them to a room. There was fear in her eyes and definite anxiety in her vocalization…

Mixed blessings

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Nine months have borne fruit of a healthy baby. Friends and family flock around you and the newborn to celebrate with you. But before you know it, the initial excitement paves way to the rigors of new parenthood. Rebecca Njoki highlights some of these challenges. Whose time? New mothers find themselves attending to the newborn,…

I got the POWER

By Babylove Network | July 8, 2021

I got the POWER Some time in May, Nora Ndonye was bound in a two-week spell of nauseating headaches and fatigue that would just not budge no matter how much she rested. Going to hospital in a bid to establish her body’s bizzare behaviour, she was handed the news that she was pregnant. Well, it…

Celebrating Birth 14

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Meet Joy Wanjala’s newborn! My Experience I was booked for a caesarean operation for 29th of April 2008. I had the opportunity of choosing the dates as it coincided with my twin sons 17th month birthday (we celebrate every month). My admission was on 28/04/08 and I was totally anxious. Having gone through a CS…