{"id":192714,"date":"2023-07-26T18:13:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=192714"},"modified":"2023-07-26T18:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T15:13:54","slug":"ivy-namu-reveals-willis-raburu-chose-the-day-their-baby-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/ivy-namu-reveals-willis-raburu-chose-the-day-their-baby-was-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy Namu reveals Willis Raburu chose the day their baby was born"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ivy Namu and Willis Raburu welcomed their first child, Mali, on July 4th, 2023. The couple had intentionally chosen that date for Mali&#8217;s birthday, and Willis was adamant about being present for the birth, even though he was not allowed in the operating room due to COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/Ivy-Namu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/Ivy-Namu.png 456w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/Ivy-Namu-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ivy described her pregnancy as challenging, as she suffered from heartburn throughout. 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