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...
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...
Bonding With Your Baby: Its Importance and Ways of Bonding
Majority of first-time mothers look forward to having an immediate bond with their baby after delivery. Some mums get to experience deep attachment to...
How To Massage
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• Start with your baby’s legs as this is a non-invasive part of the body and you can keep good eye contact and make...
Bonding and Soothing Techniques # Baby’s Homecoming
Bonding with your baby is not only pleasurable to you and your baby but also provides a sense of security to your baby and...
When is Infant Massage not Appropriate?
Anytime your baby cries or is irritated, your first instinct will be to give a massage. If you do it well, the young one...
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...
What Is Infant Massage?
The systematic application of touch is called massage. Massage of a newborn can be done with or without a lubricant to reduce the friction...
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A new mum asked me the other day why the hospitals nowadays insist on the mother staying with her baby and discourage the baby...
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