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As a new mum one of the first things I bought was a Baby On Board sticker, in all honesty I was very indecisive when it was time to shop for my baby. I wanted to buy everything in the shop even though I had not even found out the sex of my baby and […]
I remember when I first gave birth to my baby, I delivered in an hospital abroad and after my baby was born, he was placed on my chest for the skin to skin contact. While we were doing that the nurse asked me if I wanted my baby bathed or not and I said not […]
Lullaby Trust, an organisation providing expert advice on safer sleep for babies, is warning against parents who might fall asleep on the sofa or in an armchair while holding their babies saying that it can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by up to 50 times. Current NHS guidelines advise that parents should ‘never sleep […]
Last week, we reported a case of a 1 week old baby that died from meningitis caused by herpes. Another mother noticed that her baby was in a lot of pain and he had cold sores taking over his face and mouth. Initially the doctors told her that he was probably just having fever or hand […]
Most working class mother would tell you that the key to them being able to keep their sanity when working is having a good childcare/ daycare center to take their child. Most mothers take their children to a particular daycare center based on referral from other moms that also use or have used the daycare […]
Growing up, I remember my youngest brother being tongue tied, the sad part was we did not notice it until he was about a year old. At first we just thought he was just a late talker but it was getting worrisome as months went by, probably because he was already a very active child […]
As a new mom it is always advised that you breastfeed your baby exclusively for six months but after the six months then come the dilemma of what food to begin to introduce to your child. Guinea corn also know as Sorghum has been said to not only have a lot of health benefits for […]
In April of this year, we had an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria with over 800 people dying majority of the victims were children between the ages of 5-12 years. In America, a baby girl who was just 18 days old died from viral meningitis which her mother believes she contacted when she was kissed […]
A gynecologist/obstetrician, Dr Nathaniel Adewole, has urged women with B-negative blood, who have had miscarriage before to always take Rhogam, a drug, during subsequent pregnancies before delivery. Adewole told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that taking Rhogam, a special immune globulins, could help prevent rhesus incompatibility in mothers who are negative “if the father of […]
When I was pregnant with my first child, google was like my best friend, I wanted to know everything there was to know about being pregnant and taking care of a newborn baby. In my numerous research I found an article about the dangers of using a blanket for a baby. What is so worrisome […]
