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Angel Waruinge; Tahidi High’ TV series actress ‘Miss Morgan’ talks about her pregnancy and new-born

By Babylove Network | June 18, 2021

By Damaris Irungu Photographs by David Namu Styling, hair and make up by Rose Ntong’ondu ‘I was sitting at home with my partner watching a movie,’ Angel narrates ‘That was last year, late in October. Suddenly, out of the blue, I craved mango with chilli and I asked my partner where we could get some.…

First Word 32

By Babylove Network | July 10, 2021

The year began with lots of sunshine, some mounds of dust and sweaty brows. That was cleaned by splashes of the long desired rain. The showers have lessened since; and the cold is now contemplating to express itself fully. So much about the weather. Standing in the middle of the year, we have a view…

Esther & Quincy Timberlake – My bump says it all

By Babylove Network | July 2, 2021

Jolly pleasantries are making their way around Pregnants boardroom. Our person of focus calmly reclines on her seat and looks around quietly. She doesn’t seem anxious about unravelling what’s beneath her gentle bump; like the lady who knows that in Africa men go before, she lets Quincy take the cue. Quincy takes the platform rolling…

Strength of a Woman

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

She did it 14 times Marriage is a holy covenant; entered into by two people who have mutually agreed to love each other ’till death do us part.’ However, life does not always let this happen. Marriages have been known to happen for convenience, and more so for economic reasons. And then there are those…

Malezi Bora-Afya Leo ni Uzima Kesho

By Babylove Network | June 30, 2021

What Is Malezi Bora? It is an initiative by Ministry of Health and partners to promote use of routine health services for mother and child in all health facilities. You can promote good health and well being of children through the following key steps: Healthy pregnancy: As soon as you know you are pregnant, visit…

Calm amidst Labour

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Mercy* a midwife, was as cool as a cucumber on the day she was due to have her own baby She sat in front of the television with a bowl of ice cream and enjoyed watching movies, waiting for the time she could hold no more! She narrates her story to Pregnant. I believe it…

I regret my decision – Grief after an abortion

By Babylove Network | June 25, 2021

A true story as narrated to Emma Odaba by Rahab* (*not her real name) 22-year-old Rahab had an abortion because she wanted to maintain her ‘dignity’; she did not want people to see her pregnant out of wedlock. However, two years later she regrets it, saying that having the abortion was the worst mistake she has…

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…

The tireless ‘We’

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

Anne Ngatia knows that despite sleepless nights, moods taking a life of their own and spells of amnesia, pregnancy should not make you less productive in the office. Team spirit should remain upheld and deadlines met as well. According to Anne, the stretching that comes with being expectant is only meant to tough out the…

Just a little more weight for conception

By Babylove Network | June 26, 2021

Recently, I came across an interesting but puzzling e-mail in our Q & A mailbox from one of our readers. It read in part, ‘ … I have been trying to conceive for close to one year in vain. When I went to see a doctor, he told me that it was likely that I…