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Janet Sibanda
Depression in pregnant women.
in Pregnancy & Childbirth
The Ultrasound I discovered I was pregnant in October 2013. Having had two consecutive miscarriages earlier on in the same year I wasn't too excited about the pregnancy. I sobbed that evening. Holding my stomach, I pleaded with God to not go through the now-familiar process of losing a baby again.
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Apr 11, 2021
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Managing Sutures Afterbirth
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Sutures, what are they? Source: ZNFPC- The herald Being a new mom is quite an exhilarating and yet such an intricate role in the home which demands us to be the best version of ourselves for ourselves, the baby, and those around us. However, many women can relate to the apprehensions of experiencin
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Feb 17, 2021
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Janet Sibanda
An Open Letter To My Unborn Daughter
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Photo cred:alamy.com Beloved Daughter I hope this letter finds you well. As I was pondering on your birth, growth, and future, I couldn’t help pen this letter to express my emotions, feelings, and the little wisdom I have mustered from my twenty-seven years of existence on earth. Mindful of the f
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Dec 17, 2020
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Safe Haven Zimbabwe- from birth
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My name is Sihle Nyashanu and I am a mum to 2 boys affected by autism. The elder one (17) is more of a high functioning autistic child whilst the younger one (13) is on the severe end of the spectrum. Autism Spectrum Disorder (AS) ranges from those who are mildly affected to those who are severe
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Nov 17, 2020
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They Say Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice– It Did for Me
in Pregnancy & Childbirth
It was early Sunday morning when I felt a shooting pain rip through my abdomen. It was June 3, 2018. My day was planned down to the hour. I had done quite a bit of traveling in the weeks prior to this day, so I was glad to finally have the time to catch up on writing stories. It was supposed to
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Oct 16, 2020
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My Journey with Autism
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Hearing those cries the day I gave birth was the most beautiful thing to happen to me. Giving life, the pain, feeling responsible was the beginning of an unknown chapter in my life. Motherhood was difficult but beautiful, I looked forward to seeing my baby girl every moment. She was a delight and
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Oct 15, 2020
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Janet Sibanda
Children and Natural Haircare
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When it comes to children and haircare, always remember that children are all unique and different and therefore their hair care needs to be customized to suit each individual child. While some children may enjoy the haircare and grooming process, quite a lot of them don’t and these are some of t
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Sep 10, 2020
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A Working Mother is Worthy
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“The workforce needs a human face; not the metallic, robotic, and cold environment that it is now.” Janet Sibanda. Many years ago, when I was a practicing lawyer, I had to leave a job that I loved and enjoyed, not because I had found a better opportunity or because I was moving up the corporate lad
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Aug 14, 2020
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Janet Sibanda
Healing from Loss
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When a human being dies, their loved ones or those who are very close to them often experience indescribable trauma; pain, and suffering. However, the loss of a baby is more tragic; whether the loss is as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, cot death, or if a child
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Jul 12, 2020
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Baby skin vs Adult skin
in Babies & Toddlers
source: essence.com I remember my first pregnancy and the anxiety that came with it. Everything had to be perfect before the arrival of my bundle of joy. The hospital bag had everything I needed for the baby's arrival, including a whole range of skincare products. It's funny how a tiny human being
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Mar 12, 2021
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Natural Post-Partum Care - Part 1
in Pregnancy & Childbirth
Giving birth is a powerful and intense transformative process. Your body goes through some major changes that necessitate a postpartum healing process. These changes are both physical and emotional and much like during your pregnancy, your healing process also has a lot going on. Along with having
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Feb 10, 2021
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Being An Educator and a Parent
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In spite of the global dynamics and complexities of the 21st century, the family remains the primary socialization unit while the school perennially holds the fundamental role of being the secondary socialization agent. Against this background, it suffices to say the family and the primary school
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Nov 27, 2020
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Kwakanaka here ikoko?
in Pregnancy & Childbirth
The journey to fatherhood differs from man to man and from generation to generation. Personally, being around the 40-year mark, I occasionally imagine how my father coped at my age? With a child, about to get married, and already having had several children, with several mothers. My past shaped
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Nov 05, 2020
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Diary of a Pregnant lady
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Of all my pregnancies I must say, my first was the easiest with regards to food. I could eat anything I wanted and boy would I try everything. On a daily basis my food routine looked like this: • 7:45 am Get to work, check everyone's lunchboxes.. pick what I want… (God forbid anyone should say no
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Oct 15, 2020
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Sleep Tight Little Baby
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Link to podcast here Janet: And get started and welcome again to our listeners. We are here at Mwanangu~Mntanami looking at a new topic and I'm so excited to have this special person with us. If I could have had you in my life, Alana, I would have had you a long time ago. Today we're interviewing
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Sep 23, 2020
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Say Cheese
in Pregnancy & Childbirth
You may listen to the podcast here Host- Janet Sibanda (JS) Interviewee Dr Farai Maisva (FM) JS: Hello. To our subscribers, our readers. We want to welcome you to a special edition of our weekly blog post. Today, we're not going to be doing our usual written work. We're going to be having a po
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Aug 20, 2020
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Wholesome Nutrition for Pregnancy
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photocred: Thiago Borges You are expecting! Congratulations, Makorokoto, Amhlope! So, what should you be eating to support you and your little human? At the same time, how do you deal with nausea (kumira moyo/ukneka), vomiting (kurutsa/ukuhladza), cravings and dislikes as the reaction/s to food, s
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Jul 23, 2020
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Exercise in pregnancy
in Fitness and Nutrition
There are many advantages of exercising throughout pregnancy, but before you start training, you must ensure you have clearance, to start any sort of exercise program, from your Gynecologist or health care provider. After receiving the “go ahead” from your Gynecologist, the next questions you need
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Jun 26, 2020
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