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Hayfever in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/05/2010 01:42:23
The hayfever season starts in the spring. So what are the alternatives to medication, if the pollen gets to you?
For some hayfever sufferers, pregnancy will actually alleviate their symptoms and they may pass through the summer months unaffected. However, while some women will see no change in their usual hayfever pattern, the most severe cases of hayfever
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Allergies and your baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/09/2008 02:07:00
What should you look out for and what are the most likely allergies?
taking any regular over-the-counter drugs to counter the symptons. If you usually get hayfever, you will need to do your best to avoid situations which aggrevate it as hayfever drugs will be off limits.If you are sensitive to foods, you will probably
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Spring Pregnancy
By ThinkBaby on 17/05/2008 01:21:42
The weather heats up, pollen is in the air – how to cope with a spring pregnancy!
There is so much to enjoy about spring: lighter nights, warmer weather, beautiful flowers and walks in the park after the dull months of winter… But with it comes hayfever, pregnancy ankles swelling up with the heat, and having to find cooler
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Low-fat yoghurt in pregnancy could be bad for your baby
By Kimberley Smith on 19/09/2011 13:47:40
More chance of asthma and allergies for your child if you choose the low-fat option in pregnancy
regularly ate low-fat yoghurt were 60% more likely to have developed asthma by the age of 7. They were also found to have a three times higher risk of developing hayfever.The researchers believe this study suggests that the full fat in dairy products may
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Coping with shortness of breath in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/03/2006 01:37:20
At first it feels frightening, then you get used to it, but getting out of breath in late pregnancy is no fun.
inhaler treatment for asthma but this did not seem to be in any way related to that. However, I made sure I kept up my twice-daily inhalations so that other chesty conditions like hayfever and coughs would not aggrevate the breathlessness.
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Migraine in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/12/2006 02:01:55
Migraine's are never fun, but how should you deal with them when you are expecting a baby?
It's one thing to have to deal with Headaches in pregnancy and quite another to have to manage the nightmare of migraine.Like other conditions such as back pain and hayfever, migraine is something which women can either find gets better or worse
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Buyer's Guide to Pregnancy Pillows
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/02/2008 00:02:50
Getting a good night's sleep is precious in pregnancy, but do you really need a special pillow?
.Other things to look forIn this day and age, you are rarely going to find duck down specialist pillows, but still, whatever bedding you are using, do try to opt for ‘hypoallergenic’ types. Even if you don’t usually have asthma or other problems like hayfever
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