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He abandoned me while I was pregnant… but now I am happily married!

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

He abandoned me while I was pregnant… but now I am happily married! My first born Brian is 10 years old; I got him out of wedlock. His dad abandoned me when I was seven months pregnant and immediately after he held a wedding. I did not suspect that he was cheating on me. The…

Speak… on a pregnant note 21

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

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My second baby at 38!

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

Getting her second child at the age of 38 has brought Catherine Mwangi immense joy and fulfillment. She shatters the fear that many women harbor in regard to getting children at an advanced age. Her message is that it’s never too late. The desire to have my second child at 38 was prompted by a…

Rev. Jesse Kamau ‘When I was pregnant’

By Babylove Network | June 24, 2021

‘I was in my final year in school of theology some time in 1969 eager to begin church ministry. Basically all was well, save for the missing rib, which got me praying and preparing. And during one of my visits to Tumutumu Church Hospital in Nyeri, the answer to my long silent prayer captured my…

The beauty Within

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

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…

I had labour pains for 2 days!

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

Mid-November. Scared, uncertain and prayerful. My due date was just a week away and I recall asking my friends in college how painful labour was. Some of them were married with kids. ‘Not painful’, ‘Scary!, ‘Okay’, ‘Don’t even ask!’ were the various responses I got. While some responses raised my spirits, others got me more…

Getting fit for labour

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

As you may already be aware, carrying your bump around can wear you out so much that even lifting a finger takes great effort. However, you still need to take some time to exercise. Regular exercise actually helps to boost your energy levels, which will enable you to get through your daily tasks and cope…

Omega 3 – A lifetime of good health

By Babylove Network | June 22, 2021

What is Omega-3? These are groups of fatty acids characterised by the presence of double-bonds in the alpha carbon chains. The two important groups are the Omega- 3 and Omega-6, due to the location of the double- bonds in the molecule. They then constitute the polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) Source They are not synthesised and…

Facing a caesarean section

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. Pauline Chola is now in her fourth pregnancy. She says her husband is prepared for this C-section, unlike the previous one, which was necessary after her baby was found to have failed to turn…

Did you know? 17

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

That twins develop a special relationship way before they are born. An Italian psychotherapist videoed twins in the womb and captured them stroking and patting each other through separate amniotic sacs. That the youngest person ever to give birth is Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo. She gave birth to…