What to Include in Your Home First Aid Kit for Baby
Babies are delicate beings that need a lot of care and attention as they grow up and become independent. However, taking good care of...
Caring For Your Premature Baby
Premature babies require special care.
Kangaroo Mother care is an effective way to meet a premature baby's needs which include warmth, frequent breastfeeding, protection from infection, stimulation,...
Undescended Testicles
The testicles are the two organs that hang in a pouch-like skin sac (the scrotum) below the penis. Normal testicles form when the baby...
Spina Bifida
This largely means "cleft spine," and is characterized by the incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or meninges (the protective covering around the...
How to ‘KANGAROO’ Your Newborn
Kangaroo care is defined as a method of holding a diaper-clad newborn in skin-to-skin contact, prone and upright on the chest of the parent.
The...
Allergies in Babies
When I was a little girl, I wondered why my skin looked rough, and was constantly itchy. I envied my friends’ smooth skin that...
Common Ailments
Colds and other illnesses
Babies can get colds just like the rest of us. A cold is caused by a virus and usually results in...
Food for weaning: Mash Vs Blend
At the onset of weaning many Kenyan mums battle with the decision on whether they will blend their baby’s first foods or mash them....
Texture Transition guide
The most suitable consistency for an infant's or young child's food depends on age and neuromuscular development of the jaws.
Beginning at 6 months, an...
Treatment Options for Cleft Lip and Palate
Since this condition is present at birth, the doctor will have a plan of treatment depending on the severity of the symptoms. These treatment...














