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First-time mum Winnie Bore talks about her due date and pregnancy

By Babylove Network | June 22, 2021

It’s 8 August 2006. Today is Winnie Bore’s Expected Due Date (EDD). What is it like? What are her plans? Today is your expected day of delivery. How are you feeling and are you planning to go to the hospital? Actually today am feeling very energetic and I don’t know why. I woke up in…

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…

Not again! Yet again…

By Babylove Network | July 6, 2021

This is what I said after leaving the delivery room, 7 am not sure I want another one! Not in a few years.’ That was one and a half years ago. I am now 20 weeks on and not thinking much about my confessions from the delivery room; or about the pregnancy which coupled with…

How twins are conceived

By Babylove Network | June 17, 2021

Even to those who already have twins, how twins are conceived remains a topic of awe. Excitement, uncertainty and disbelief are common feelings among parents who learn they are expecting twins. It is even more awesome when an ultrasound scan was not done and the existence of the twins is unknown until birth. Some women…

Juliet Mbindyo- Intact regardless

By Babylove Network | June 27, 2021

Has your eating changed? Yes. Now I have snacks in between meals. Otherwise, I have no cravings as such. How is your social life? Is it different from what you had before? My social life hasn’t changed. I’m still doing what I used to. Friends and family still have the same access to me. I…

Infidelity during pregnancy – Views by Dr. Frank Njenga

By Babylove Network | June 18, 2021

Infidelity during pregnancy – why do some men stray, develop cheating tendencies and eventually become unfaithful to their wives when expecting a baby? Pregnant Magazine sought the views of Dr. Frank Njenga, a leading Nairobi-based Psychiatrist. Is infidelity during pregnancy common? The truth of the matter is that some men and women do drift away…

Anxious for a girl

By Babylove Network | July 8, 2021

Katini Oiro SEVEN months into my pregnancy, I developed high blood pressure. I was having a severe headache and had difficulty in walking. The doctor prescribed bed rest. There was just one problem—I had too much to do at work! When I found out I was pregnant, I was somewhat disappointed because we were undertaking…

First Word 15

By Babylove Network | July 5, 2021

Hi! It is great news for dads in Kenya as they officially head off to the new world of paternity leave! So, is the law really an ass as popularly quoted? Many years ago when I was in high school, I came across the novel Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dickens (1812-70). One character in…

Men speak out about their pregnant wives

By Babylove Network | June 21, 2021

I think I felt betrayed when my wife told me she was pregnant. I felt like she had got herself pregnant deliberately, yet we had agreed that we would only have one child due to the harsh economic situation. But it happened, and there is nothing I could have done about it. My only wish…

Birth defects

By Babylove Network | July 9, 2021

At one time while attending to a mother in labour, I was impressed by the progression of events. Fairly well growing spasms, no signs of emergencies, good dilation as the baby sinks into the cervix, enough energy to push and viola! We are done—only that there is no cry…. Why? Because what we have is…