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Eve’smama, a company that offers help to mothers from when they discover they are pregnant up to six months after delivery, is launching a group forum for mums; bringing together moms and moms to be to discuss and share ideas on what to do during the baby’s first months and share what has worked for them as parents.
 Lucy Muchiri, an emergency nurse midwife who runs Eve’smama, says she decided to launch the forums to bring together moms in the same scope to bond, share ideas and discuss what has worked for them. Lucy started Eve’smama two years ago because she saw mothers’ need for information. Lucy conducts one on one sessions with pregnant mothers and those who have already delivered, tackling issues on pregnancy, delivery and basically dealing with the baby for the first six months. Though the sessions are mostly by first time mothers, Lucy says she also gets some who have had a baby before but did it ‘just by chance’ and therefore want to be informed and ready for their second delivery. She also sometimes gets clients who are not yet pregnant but want to be prepared for pregnancy. The training, done at the client’s house or her house depending on what the client wants, is usually a series of session, mostly four sessions before birth ,and two after delivery, but this also depends on a clients’ needs. Lucy says she has also worked with many mothers after giving birth, who never attended the classes before delivery and do not know how to deal with issues such as the baby crying. All the series of training can be done in a week and one can therefore enroll before the last month of pregnancy. Lucy recommends that one takes the classes between the thirtieth and the 32nd month; because it easier to apply what has been taught, as one might forget if trained earlier than this. One can however enroll before this but have one class pushed to just before one is about to have the baby. The sessions lasts for up to two hours and are charged at Sh500 per session. The baby talk, which will be held on 10th July at All Saints Cathedral Kindergarten, will focus on preparing baby’s first three months; covering such issues as a recovering after delivery and how to cope with it, childhood conditions that affect the baby such as nappy rash, heat rash and blocked nose as well as breastfeeding. There will be a panel consisting of a pediatrician, two mid wives and an experienced parent who have had kids before to share with the audience on overcoming the challenges. Eve’s mama also plans to introduce group classes where mothers will be trained in groups rather than the one on one sessions. The forum will start at 9am-12pm and will be charged at Sh500.Deadline for registration for the forum is 5th, but walk ins on the forum day will not be turned away. Contact Lucy on 0717 616160 or
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I have read about your project with interest and I wish you every success in
what you are doing. I am a Kenyan living in Ottawa, Canada (moving back to
Nairobi this July - next month) and I have a 20 month old. I received the kind
of assistance pre- and post birth of my child and found it very helpful. So I
fully support what you are doing.
1. I wanted to find out if you have the book called "What to Expect when you
are expecting" and "What to expect in the first year". It is a
series of books that are very popular in Canada and which document month by
month the development of babies from pre-natal to toddler years. If you dont
have a copy, I would be willing to bring you one for free - just let me know.
2. Secondly, I wanted to find out if you are familiar with Doula services or
labor coaching. It is quite common here and you might want to introduce it in
your practice. A doula is not the same as a mid-wife; rather, it is someone you
hire for the period of childbirth to help out with for instance, breathing
exercises, labor positions, encouragement, advice on lactation, etc..
3. I am not a child birth practitionar and neither do I want to get into the
field, but I would be very interested in being a volunteer for your program, to
share experiences and give encouragement, especially to new mothers.
Please get back in touch with me ...