Posted by: gidday on: September 27, 2008
Breastmilk is best for babies.
It’s easy to digest, it boosts their metabolism, increases the child’s IQ and lowers risk of leukemia.
This said, the next question is – Is it the best for mommies?
But nobody asked.
I have come to discover that, apart from the positive advertising by-lines, no one ever bothered to discuss the truth about [...]
Posted by: gidday on: September 15, 2008
Post partum Depression or “baby blues” is exactly what the name says – its depression that hits women after giving birth or usually during the first natal week.
Its a condition that hits about 60 % of women who have just given birth but rarely talked about and at times, for the ignorant, even condemned. (Remember [...]
Posted by: gidday on: September 13, 2008
Nothing can prepare you for the first sight of your child.
You wonder for nine months how she will look like. Will she take after her dad or will she take after you? You devise ways in which to somehow manage and control her DNA, be it through food (eat lots of oranges and apples) or [...]
Posted by: gidday on: September 8, 2008
And so it has come to pass.
Nina Samantha was born on Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 2:48 pm, by emergency ceasarian section. She was 6 lbs. and 48 cm. long.
I saw three (3) pairs of hands literally dig in to my uterus to fetch her.
She kissed me for a second before these same hands again [...]
