Baby

Your little one is home and parenting begins. As a parent, you are the most important person in your child’s life. You notice when your baby smiles for the first time, rolls over, sits, walks and begins to talk. These moments mean that your child is learning!

Babies grow and develop quickly during their first year of life – everyday is a learning session. Here is a list of some things babies can do by 12 months of age. Remember that every baby is different. Your baby will develop at a rate that is right for him/her.

How to Clean your Baby’s First Teeth

Baby’s first teeth generally appear any time from around 5 months and 27 months and need to be kept healthy to allow your baby...

Risks Of Premature Births

There are several risks that come whenever your baby is born too early.  However good management and intervention given to the mother can lessen...
Bonding with Baby

Is Mother-Child Bonding Automatic After Delivery?

Babies are born ready to bond but that cannot be said of their mums who might experience a combination of feelings after delivery. It...

Holiday Travel: Helpful tips for air travel with baby

In Kenya, planning for the holidays as new parents can seem daunting especially if you are travelling with your baby. Air travel seems to...

Tracking your Baby’s Progress

Your baby’s motor development is an individual process. Infants usually acquire motor skills in the same order, but the rate at which they achieve...
Colic Massage

The Colic Massage Routine

This is an easy to follow routine that research shows will provide stimulation of the digestive system (through pressure and stroking) and relief of...

Swaddling Your Baby – What You Should Know

I bet you’ve come across a swaddled new born. Most Kenyan mothers cover up their babies so tight all the way up to the...

Handling a Newborn

After you deliver your baby, you now have a new responsibility, which is taking care of your newborn. Your baby looks so fragile and...
Hernia

Hernia

Is there a bulge in the groin or scrotum which gets bigger when your son cries?  Is there a big bump on the cord...

Unsafe Foods You Should Avoid Feeding Baby

As your baby grows, you introduce more solid foods, fruits, and snacks to the diet. Your child is learning to eat, so; the two...

Basic guide to travelling with multiple children in Kenya

Travelling with children by road in a personal car or using public means needs careful planning if the trip is to be enjoyable for...
Vaccinations

Danger Signs to Look Out for After Vaccinations

From birth, babies are subjected to many vaccines that are administered all the way until they reach toddlerhood. In Kenya, most babies go through...

Iron Deficiency

One of the worrying trends that seem to be arising is babies who are being found to be anaemic by the end of their...
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