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Lavender in Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/05/2008 02:25:43
It's important to relax and enjoy your pregnancy when you can and lavender is a wonderful way to help!
During pregnancy, you have the best reason in the world to keep as healthy as possible. Yet somehow, it no longer seems like a chore! Wanting to eat and drink the right things and simply look after yourself become so much more important. Even when
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Top 10 must-have pregnancy apps
By Anna Lewis on 24/02/2012 13:38:15
We’re living in a digital age, so check out our top 10 apps to help you get through those important nine months
50,000 Names (Free)Exactly what it says on the tin; this app provides 50,000 baby names to inspire you during the tricky task of naming your baby. And if you just can’t make up your mind on your own, why not hit the random button? (Fingers crossed
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Pregnancy and your relationship
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/10/2009 03:22:45
Pregnancy, like other stresses of life, can take their toll on a relationship. It's important more than ever for you both to feel suppported and strong for the family life ahead, but how?
'd be amazed how many baby product manufacturers are re-positioning their wares to appeal to the dad these days!Importantly, though you may quite rightly feel your partner has a right to feel unsexy or less often in the mood for sex during her pregnancy, it
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Facebook provides lifeline to isolated new mums
By Jayne Braithwaite on 19/05/2011 11:24:02
New mums are increasingly reliant on social networks, parenting websites and online forums to make and keep friends, finds NCT survey
of their first child, and despite the support available online, there is no real substitute for face-to-face interaction with other parents who live near you,’ explained Sally Horrox, from the NCT.Perversely, 32% of mums surveyed didn’t feel it important
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Making the Most of Pregnancy Bath Time
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/11/2009 02:27:11
An achy back, swollen legs, itchy tummy and feeling hot and bothered? Here's five tips to make bath time your daily spa treat
and physically. Just think how many people extol the virtues of a water birth - it's powerful stuff!It's important in pregnancy for you as a person to allow some me-time, so why not turn the necessity of bathtime into a daily treat?Five ways to make bathtime
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Winter Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/09/2010 01:32:53
Pregnant over the cold winter months? Tips for staying warm, comfortable and healthy during a winter pregnancy.
How to have a healthy winter pregnancy Coughs and sneezes… Most of us expect to get some kind of cold during the winter months, but when you are pregnant, it's important to keep yourself as healthy as possible. If you get a small cold, you
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Five easy ways to boost energy in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 17/08/2009 01:13:01
Making another human being can put quite a strain on the system so here are some simple pick-me-ups to help keep you going and maybe even put a spring in your step
and perk up your body and it's important that you don't over-do it when pregnant. Walking, swimming and pregnancy yoga are all great ways of exercising during pregnancy, for other ideas see here. Try and get thirty minutes of gentle exercise every day
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Pregnant women benefit from strong community
By Kimberley Smith on 03/08/2010 13:27:11
Mums-to-be from strong communities have lower stress and better health, finds study
A strong community around a mum-to-be helps keep you healthy, a study has found. Regardless of social background, pregnant women who come from tight-knit communities tend to be less stressed and have lower blood pressure than those who don’t feel
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Pregnant women do the nursery DIY
By Kimberley Smith on 28/09/2010 13:58:56
Mums-to-be more likely to build nursery furniture without their partner’s help
their baby’s nursery furniture alone, especially given the fact that the majority of mums did so in their third trimester when rest is of the utmost importance,” said Jill Tovey from BabyChild.org.uk. “It can be frustrating when your other half isn’t getting
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Miriam Stoppard's new pregnancy and baby books
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/09/2006 14:41:59
The glamourous celeb doctor offers useful advice and tips in these handbag-sized guides to pregnancy and parenting.
are always important if they make us feel better or more confident about our pregnancies.These days, few of us live that close to mums, aunties or sisters who have already been through pregnancy. And when we do, we might find that the advice our mums can give
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