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Fetal development for twins: The first trimester
By Maria Muennich on 19/09/2008 01:41:45
How twin pregnancies occur and how your babies develop in the early weeks
in the first two trimesters 1-4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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Pregnancy the second time around
By Maria Muennich on 28/09/2009 00:42:20
How will this second pregnancy differ from your first, and what should you be particularly aware of?
of pregnancy while also being a mum and doing your usual work. There's the coaxing toddlers (back) into bed, tidying toys, laundry and all the rest waiting for you at the end of the day - and you thought you didn't have enough time to rest and put your feet up
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33 weeks pregnant - seven weeks left
By Maria Muennich on 27/08/2008 00:57:55
49 days to go until your due date and you're probably feeling a little cramped in there
midwife or doctor to rule out premature labour. Some mums-to-be will already have started producing first breast milk, or colostrum, and the consequent breast leakage can be a little surprising when you experience it for the first time. Leakage is usually
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Bringing up Baby: new parenting series on C4
By Maria Muennich on 20/09/2007 14:42:38
What do Truby King, Dr. Spock and Jean Leidloff have in common? Not much other than that they all believed they knew the best way to bring up a baby - Channel 4's new series puts them all to the test
to between the two world wars and was widely popular in the UK into the 1950s. King's method is a stiff-upper-lip approach that has parents feeding their babies every four hours on the clock and leaving them to cry in-between times, having them sleep
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Buyer's Guide to Cloth Nappies
By Maria Muennich on 27/02/2009 01:52:40
What's on offer and what to look out for when buying reusable cloth nappies.
a sewn-in booster which makes for easier washing and drying than nappies with no separate absorbent layers. FasteningsPins are still used by a few mums but the modern-day version of the pin is the 'Nappy Nippa', this is a plastic fastener which
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Potty training your toddler
By Maria Muennich on 25/10/2007 12:40:19
Is your toddler ready to potty train, and if so, where do you start?
're dealing with other people's disapproval, whether it's from your parents, your child's nursery or other mums. While the parental advice market is awash with techniques promising to potty train your toddler in x days or weeks, remember that the best approach
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Coffee in pregnancy - new study
By Maria Muennich on 21/05/2010 02:07:59
New research results may lead to some confusion, but the essential message of moderation remains unchanged
guide, the 200mg limit will be reached by 1-2 cups of brewed coffee or 2-3 cups of instant coffee.Apart from uncertain risk factors associated with high caffeine consumption in pregnancy, other reasons to cut back are that caffeine interferes with your
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The first 48 hours after birth for baby
By Maria Muennich on 12/04/2008 02:32:10
How your baby adjusts to life outside the womb
The first forty-eight hours after birth are usually particularly intense, emotional and demanding for the whole family. Just as you as a new mum are going through a period of recovery from the birth, adjustment to your new reality and getting
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39 weeks pregnant - just seven days to go
By Maria Muennich on 07/05/2011 00:27:03
Your due date may be seven days off, but baby is most likely to come sometime in the next two weeks, and more likely late than early
you need now. What you really need, in whatever many days or weeks are left to you, is to try to fully charge up your batteries ready for the birth and for those challenging first days as a new mum. It's not surprising if you're having problems
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38 weeks pregnant and counting
By Maria Muennich on 30/05/2011 01:33:28
Your due date is 14 days away and you're probably ready for it all to be over. But be prepared to wait a little yet
how they can naturally help to kick-start labour but it's your baby who decides when she's ready to appear, and if she's not ready then no amount of spicy food or sex will shake her out of there. While mums due around the same time as you, or even
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