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...
Feeding Your Baby After Going Back to Work
Cup Feeding
You can choose to cup feed your baby which is usually the recommended way as it has the following benefits:
• Easy to clean with...
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...
Your Newborn’s Face and Head
Right after the baby was placed in her arms, she whispered, "My baby really has a funny shaped head."
After birth, your little one may...
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...
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...
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...
Hosting Baby’s Big Days
In our African culture, we prepare big events to celebrate every milestone. So, within the first year of your baby’s life, you will have...
Choking
Dislodge the blockage
• Hold your baby so that he is lying face down along your forearm with his head lower than his bottom...
Vaccinations/Immunizations
Immunization is to administer a vaccine into a healthy person that will prevent that person from getting a certain disease. Though breast milk offers...
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Infant Eczema
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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....
