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.

General Health Complications Associated with Pre-term Babies

Preterm babies are usually expected to have health complications associated with their early arrival. However, this is not always as the case as some...
Visitors after Baby Kenya

Visitors at Home

Once you get home, you will be busy settling in and bonding with your little one. Bonding occurs during the sensitive time in the...

Down Syndrome

The first physician to diagnose and describe this syndrome was known as John Langdon Down and thus the condition was named Down syndrome.  This...

Cuts and Scrapes

No matter how careful you’re as a parent, it’s impossible to protect your child from cuts and scrapes. Children are naturally adventurous and playful,...

Baby Sleeping Habits

Babies will actually sleep about 16 hours or more! Newborns typically sleep for periods of 3-4 hours. Don't expect your little one to sleep...

Features of a Good Diaper Bag

A diaper bag is a storage bag with many pocket-like spaces that is big enough to carry everything needed by someone taking care of...
Skin Care Tips

Skin Care Tips

Here are a few tips to consider: You don’t have to bathe your baby daily with soap. Newborns especially have delicate skin and a...
VACCINATIONS

Common Childhood Diseases that are Prevented by Vaccinations

In Kenya, babies have to get about ten to fifteen vaccinations from the day they are born and into toddlerhood. These vaccines are introduced...

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...
Nutritional Requirements

Nutritional Requirements

Complementary foods should provide sufficient energy, protein and micronutrients to cover a child's energy and nutrient gaps so that together with breast milk, they...

Baby Pee and Poop Chart: What to Expect After Birth

Congratulations on your bundle of joy. You must have felt like the last trimester had a million days! Now, once you bring your blessing...

Mum Travelling Without Baby

You have just resumed work after maternity leave, and that email comes that ‘requests’ you to attend a 3-day conference at a different city...

Prevention of Jaundice

Have you ever seen small babies with yellow eyes? Do you know why Kenyan mothers are encouraged to expose their little ones to the...
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