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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…

A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Pregnancy

By Babylove Network | July 3, 2021

Pregnancy is an exciting time, filled with many new discoveries and changes. You learn something new every day. The interesting thing is that each pregnancy is different. I have carried three pregnancies to term and the second and third felt like I had never been pregnant before! However, pregnancy and childbirth place great demands on…

Stand for your life

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Standing up lessens your likelihood of dying in the next three years. According to research, those who stay seated for more than 10 hours a day have 40 per cent chances of succumbing to illnesses in three years. Cardiovascular disease, which causes deaths of more than 16 million people in the world, has been associated…

Stretch Marks…’Help!’

By Babylove Network | June 22, 2021

They are ugly, sneaky and bothersome. They take away confidence and it takes a lifetime to get rid of them. What therefore should a woman do to keep stretch marks at bay? Nobody wants to develop stretch marks but when you are pregnant you know that along with nausea, fatigue, backache and frequent urination, stretch marks…

Loving every step of it

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

Loving every step of it I had a bout of food poisoning that lasted long and I hence decided to go to the hospital with my fiance Andrew. Additionally, I wanted to find out why I suddenly had a high fever, and also why I had recently missed my periods. I thought these symptoms might…

Dear Doctor ‘P’ 19

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Send you questions to: pregnant@integral-advisory.com Answers are provided jointly by our team of doctors. Our Team of Experts Dr. Blassio Omuga Lecturer, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Based at Doctor’s Plaza, Clinic No 18, Kenyatta National Hospital Dr. David Kiragu Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Based at KAM Health Services IPS Building, 1st Floor,…

Sex during pregnancy

By Babylove Network | June 25, 2021

A reader recently enquired whether having sex while pregnant can stimulate a miscarriage. There seems to be a lot of uncertainty among couples on the place of sex in their relationship once pregnancy is confirmed. For some, the thought of having sex while pregnant is repulsive; for others it is scary, while some say that…

My Struggle with Uncontrollable Bladder

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

Roseline Atieno reports her interviews with two women who suffer this condition, known medically as vaginal fistula. Jemimah (not her real name) has been operated three times. Her problem with urinary incontinence or fistula, started when she was 16 years old, in 1998, after she delivered at home. She lived with the condition until 2005,…

He does most of the cooking

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

I remember craving nyama choma that day. So my family and I rumbled out of town for a treat. The first bite of a juicy rib made me so nauseated that I suspected something in my body had altered. I went for a pregnancy test the following week, and my suspicion confirmed. I was three weeks…

Natural pain relief-Breathing as a labour pain reliever

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Each woman and each medical practitioner has a different story about labour. One thing that, however, remains constant is the labour pain. How you prefer to have your baby matters less; the pain, you will still feel. While some mothers would opt for drugs to relieve themselves of the pain, a good portion of us choose…