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Becoming Jatelo’s Mother

By Babylove Network | July 4, 2021

At the time of this interview Veronica’s baby was three weeks old. Though still in pain, (she had a C-section) she was eager to share her experience with Pregnant’s Rebecca Njoki DELIVERY time may be a harrowing experience for many women, but not all of them can honestly say that they could have handled it…

STOP mother to child HIV infection

By Babylove Network | July 1, 2021

MILLIONS of children are estimated to die each year around the world, as a result of AIDS-related infections. Most of these children are born of mothers who do not know their HIV status, or mothers who though aware of having HIV, do nothing to protect their babies from infection. Most children born by HIV-positive mothers…

Celebrating birth 21

By Babylove Network | July 7, 2021

My Experience It started on Tuesday, 6th January 2009 at midday when I was attending antenatal exercises when I felt some stomach cramps. At first, I thought it was the trouser I wore that was pressing my stomach so thereafter, I went home and wore a dress but the cramps did not stop. Then I…

I Will Never Give Birth Again!

By Babylove Network | June 26, 2021

Labor pains get first-time mum, Sophia, into a vowing mood Every woman, whether she has given birth or not, fears labor pains. Some say the pains are unbearable while others will tell you it wasn’t too bad. Yet others say they have forgotten the pain. But not so for Sophia (the second name withheld). After…

Lisa Rolls Helberge

By Babylove Network | June 26, 2021

Explains the differences between  pregnancy and birth practices in Kenya  and the United States of America My husband and I started trying to get pregnant immediately after we got married but it took us about a year before I conceived. I had been trying to get pregnant by using an ovulation kit and I thought…

It’s identical twins for TV presenter, Joy!

By Babylove Network | June 23, 2021

This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. It’s identical twins for Joy! Celebration time with identical twins for Metro TV’s ‘Grapevine’ presenter and her husband Moses Wanjala Joy left home for an appointment with her doctor. ‘I was to be admitted…

Constipation — Dealing with it

By Babylove Network | June 18, 2021

Constipation is quite common in pregnancy and just after the birth, writes Kepha Nyanumba – Nutritionist, AAR Healthcare. As a pregnant woman’s body prepares for the birth of the baby, weight gain, food cravings, and hormonal changes can make pregnancy difficult. Constipation during pregnancy is probably the last thing you want to worry about. It…

When is the right time to have a baby?

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

When is the right age to have a baby? There is always uncertainty as to when the right time to have a baby is. Time has become a crucial consideration today what with women furthering their education and engaging in careers and professions as involving as their male counterparts. Certain pointers in having and rearing…

Jennifer Barassa ‘Bidanya-nothing better’

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Motherhood is tough, challenging, complicated, yet so effortless, satisfying and rewarding—again in a convoluted sense. Jennifer Barassa (Now 56) gives Brenda Wangwe a recap. Apart from yearning for simsim, peanuts and fruits, abhorring petrol fumes and wishing that the then classy Lux soap and Lady Gay lotion would diffuse into thin air, my pregnancy was…

What they mean

By Babylove Network | June 28, 2021

Going through a court case can be quite taxing emotionally and even financially. The jargon that crisscrosses your ears doesn’t make the situation better. It would help if you got to understand the legal vocabulary in the process of your legal actions, as it would in one way or another help make communication faster. We…