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Conception: When to Seek Help
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/08/2008 02:47:10
If you have been trying for a baby for a while, when should you start to seek medical help?
. It's good to have a rough idea what to expect so you can brace yourself for disappointment in the early months of trying. That's not to say it's impossible to get pregnant straight away, but it does take around six months on average, and 12 months
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Can acupuncture help in labour?
By Maria Muennich on 15/12/2009 01:18:46
Can the ancient Chinese art of needles help to make giving birth a little easier?
in several acupuncture points. This stimulation is most commonly applied with very fine needles. Useful contactsThe British Acupuncture CouncilTel: 020 8735 0400 E-mail: info@acupuncture.org.ukWebsite: www.acupuncture.org.uk/British Medical Acupuncture
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“Dad” hormones help men bond with their babies
By Kimberley Smith on 16/08/2010 13:36:27
Levels of “fatherhood” hormones rise in new dads found to help them connect with their newborn babies
New dads’ patience, empathy and ability to bond with their babies as helped by two hormones commonly found in new mums. A new study has linked the rise in hormones prolactin and oxytocin to the behavior shown by new dads as they develop a
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Help your newborn to sleep enough at night
By Maria Muennich on 25/02/2010 14:15:57
How much does your newborn need to sleep and how can you help him get enough?
whether your baby is getting enough sleep or too much, whether she needs more or less stimulation and how you can help him get the sleep he needs and hopefully a little for yourself along the way.Why it seems like your baby isn't sleeping enoughNew babies
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Will raspberry leaf tea help me go into labour?
By Daniella Delaney on 02/06/2011 15:39:01
Pregnant and looking for ways to bring on labour? If other mums have told you to try raspberry leaf tea, find out whether it works or if it's just an old wives' tale
It's a commonly held belief that drinking raspberry leaf tea or taking raspberry leaf tablets will help to bring on labour.In fact, although it's often recommended by other mums and mums-to-be as a way to get pregnant, raspberry leaf tea doesn
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Parents help create Tommy’s advice for premature birth
By Kimberley Smith on 16/01/2012 16:43:13
Baby charity Tommy’s enlists the help of parents with premature babies to help prepare others for the arrival of an early baby
From tomorrow a new guide will be available to help prepare parents expecting a premature baby. Created by Tommy’s the baby charity, it contains information and advice as well as real life stories from parents who’ve been through the experience
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Trying to get pregnant? Why walking, gardening and cycling could help
By Sophie Westnedge on 18/04/2012 10:01:51
Research suggests that moderate exercise regimes could help when trying to conceive
could help women who are trying to conceive.Researchers observed more than 3,500 women, aged 18 to 40, who were trying to conceive. Approximately 70% eventually became pregnant, and the quickest to conceive were those who were doing moderate forms
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Wedding village helped Lily Allen cope with losing her baby
By Jayne Braithwaite on 05/07/2011 11:18:52
Lily thanks village community for helping her deal with her pregnancy loss
Lily Allen has revealed how the kindness and love of the community in tiny village Cranham, Gloucester, helped her deal with losing her baby last year. The singer, who was six months pregnant when she suffered a viral infection and lost her baby
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NICE obesity guidelines encourage doctors to help mums’ manage weight
By Kimberley Smith on 28/07/2010 13:56:09
Doctors to give more info help to overweight mums-to-be and new mums, to lose weight between pregnancies
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidelines to health professionals to help advise the growing number of mums-to-be and new mums who are overweight or obese.Overweight and obese mums-to-be are at a higher risk of a
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Taking your vitamins does help conception, new study finds
By Kimberley Smith on 05/12/2011 12:32:19
Vitamin and mineral supplements found to double women’s chance of getting pregnant
and selenium, were more than twice as likely to get pregnant as those not taking supplements.The study involved 56 women undergoing IVF aged between 18 and 40, who had all been trying to get pregnant for a year using fertility treatment.Half of the women were
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