How To Massage
LEGS
• 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...
Feeding and Burping the Baby
Whether feeding your newborn by breast or a bottle, it is recommended that babies be fed on demand whenever they seem hungry. The baby...
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...
Identifying Infant Behaviour Cues
Behaviour cues refer to the signs that infants give to tell you what they need.
Engagement Cues that your baby is ready to interact with...
Handling a Newborn
After you deliver your baby, you now have a new responsibility, which is taking care of your newborn. Your baby looks so fragile and...
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...
How to Establish Routines for your Baby
You’re not the only mum that wants to know how to create a successful bedtime routine for the baby. All mothers want that. Oh,...
Solids Feeding Guide
Solid foods should add to, not replace, breast milk or commercial iron-fortified infant formula, which are nutritionally superior for young babies. Let your baby’s...
Iron Deficiency
One of the worrying trends that seem to be arising is babies who are being found to be anaemic by the end of their...
Common Questions on Newborn Care
Newborn cleaning and grooming
1. How should I care for my baby's genitals?
• Change diapers regularly.
• Change any stool diaper immediately to avoid a diaper...