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Breastfeeding after adoption
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/05/2009 00:56:16
In some cases, it can be possible to breastfeed when you have adopted a newborn baby.
before or just after the arrival of the baby. Some women may find it helps to get medical help from their doctor. Some drugs can synthesise the body's natural stimulants which bring about lactation. An American website all about adoption has some
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Blissful Birth Natural Labour and Birth
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/11/2008 01:13:43
Blissful Birth can help teach you to relax and cope with the pain of labour and birth more naturally
When many first-time parents-to-be think of pain relief they immediately think about drugs and epidurals because of the fear of pain in childbirth . However, as the big day approaches, many women begin to realise that having as natural a birth
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No period but a negative pregnancy test?
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/01/2010 10:30:02
Even regular women can have missed or late periods. What are the causes and when should you seek treatment?
oestrogen levels include travelling, excessive exercise, stress, illness or losing weight.3. Your ovaries aren't working properlySometimes the ovaries simply fail to work. There are drugs which can help this and they are often prescribed as the first step
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When your waters break
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/08/2009 01:19:12
Although women have visions of their waters breaking in Tescos, the reality for many women is that they don't break until much later.
area as some doctors like to move faster, while others may be happy to 'wait and see', but offer drugs to stave off infection. If they do, these drugs with not harm your baby, whereas an infection will.Clean yourself up but avoid having a bath
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Your preconception sex health checklist
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/07/2009 01:22:32
Even if you have no obvious signs of an STD, infections can affect your long-term chances of conceiving and are worth checking out.
are at risk?The groups of highest concern are those who were highly sexually active between 16 and 24, those who have had more than four sexual partners, and those who have had other forms of sex (eg anal sex or used sex toys for anal sex). Drug use or a
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Progesterone and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/09/2009 01:13:41
The complex hormonal balance needed for successful conception includes all-important progesterone.
drugs on the market now which can be prescribed to better control levels of progesterone in your body. Some are natural progesterone treatments. However, given that progesterone is also used in the composition of birth control pills, you should take any
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What is Restless Legs Syndrome?
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/04/2006 12:50:53
Some people suffer from RLS through their life but pregnant women are more prone to it. What is it and how can you deal with it?
) and then massaging the legs, as some people find this helps.In extreme cases, a GP may prescribe medication but there is no one medicine that works for everyone and these can be pretty heavy drugs that a pregnant women would be unable to take.If you do suffer from
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What is placental insufficiency?
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/08/2006 01:20:58
The placenta is the source of all nourishment to the fetus during pregnancy, but what happens when it doesn't perform effectively?
to pin down one reason why it might happen, though it can be linked to various things, including drug or alcohol abuse, pre-eclampsia, having long-term high blood pressure, infections or poor nutrition of the mother, diabetes or problems with kidney
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Green Baby's natural sheepskins
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/11/2006 02:25:52
Keeping your baby surrounded by materials that are as natural as possible can have a great effect on them.
The experience of having a baby, even if you're in hospital surrounded by machines that go 'Ping!' and with pain relief drugs to hand, comes down to the most amazing, natural sharing moment you can have. And once you are home with your baby, it
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Pain killers in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/04/2007 01:44:26
During pregnancy, back ache, sore limbs, headaches and other discomforts might tempt you to pain killers, but what is safe?
for combatting flu and some aches and pains.Due to side effects, some more 'powerful' drugs are not advised during pregnancy. For example, pain killers like Ibruprofen and Nurofen may affect the baby, and aspirin has a blood-thinning effect which may be harmful
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