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.

Diapering Essentials

As you prepare to receive your baby, you and your partner have to make critical decisions concerning the baby. For instance, you need to...

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...

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...

Salt in Baby’s Food

Dietary salt is an inorganic compound consisting of sodium and chloride ions. It is found naturally in many foods or added to foods because...

Finger Foods

Finger foods are small pieces of food that your baby can pick and bring to the mouth with their fingers. Giving your baby finger...

Crawling

It is exciting and funny to see your little one trying to figure out how to move from point A to B. He may...

Safe Hygiene Practices for Baby’s Food

Your baby’s health is your greatest concern right now. Apart from sterilizing the utensils and every surface you place the baby on, you must...

Nursing the Umbilical Cord and Circumcision Wounds

An infant is delicate and the thought of a wound on them can be challenging especially to the first-time mother. However, nursing an umbilical...

How to Encourage Your Baby to Talk

As you bond with your baby in the first months, you’ll start hoping he can talk back. You will eagerly look forward to the...

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...

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...
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...
How to sleep train your baby

How to Sleep Train your Baby

In Africa and Kenya in particular, our culture influences how we train our babies to sleep.  Most of us soothe our babies and will...
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