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Babies help you make new friends
By Kimberley Smith on 18/11/2010 14:49:15
Having a baby brings couples closer and gives mums the chance to make new friends, according to new survey
Having a baby strengthens your family ties but often leads to losing touch with old friends, according to a new survey of mums by Aptamil.Around 80% of the 4,200 mums surveyed felt having a baby had brought them closer to their partner and 62% said
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How babies develop in the womb – new discoveries
By Kimberley Smith on 09/09/2011 12:25:53
New research shows when babies first feel pain and when they learn to smile
Babies begin to feel pain between 35 and 37 weeks of pregnancy, a new study has discovered. At this time babies start to be able to tell the difference between the sensation of touch and pain.By measuring brain activity for babies between 28 and 35
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First baby costs £4000 says new survey
By Kimberley Smith on 27/04/2010 18:04:43
First time parents faced with a huge bill to afford a baby
£4000 is the average cost of a baby to first time parents, says a new survey of 2,891 parents in the UK by Philip’s AVENT.With the excitement of a new baby on the way, many parents find they are spending hundreds of pounds before they’re even
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Parents of a new baby lose out on 6 months of sleep
By Kimberley Smith on 23/07/2010 14:18:39
New parents lose 6 months worth of sleep in first two years, finds survey
Having a baby causes new parents to miss out on the equivalent of 6 months of sleep over the first two years of their little one’s life. A survey by Silentnight beds has found that most parents sleep for less than 4 hours a night for much
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A Cornish name for David and Samantha Cameron’s new baby?
By Kimberley Smith on 25/08/2010 12:09:15
Cameron's daughter makes an appearance 3 weeks early on Cornwall family holiday
today to pick a Cornish name for their new baby girl. The Prime Minister and his wife are celebrating the arrival of their fourth child, three weeks early.The baby was born by caesarean three weeks before her due date after Samantha went in to labour
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New guidelines to check for baby jaundice
By Kimberley Smith on 20/05/2010 13:55:38
Blood tests for all newborn babies with suspected jaundice recommended by NICE
babies and 60% of those born at full-term. On rare occasions, it can be fatal.Jaundice is caused by a waste product created by red blood cells called bilirubin. A baby’s immature liver can have trouble removing this from the body and it becomes deposited
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Victoria Beckham gives up gym for new baby
By Kimberley Smith on 29/06/2011 11:11:10
Victoria and David running out of space as they prepare to welcome baby No 4
Victoria Beckham has reportedly given up her gym to make space for the arrival of the Beckham's baby baby girl, due next week.A unnamed "friend" of the couple told the Mirror that Victoria had reluctantly agreed to move her gym to the garage to make
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Christmas 2011 sorted - for mums-to-be, new parents and new babies
By Kimberley Smith on 05/12/2011 14:50:56
We've taken all the leg work out of Christmas presents this year with gorgeous choices in our fab gift guides - hope everyone's been saving up!
Cute Christmas outfits for babies10 adorable teddy bears for baby's first ChristmasCommemorative gifts for your baby's first Christmas10 perfect gifts for babies aged 0-6 months10 perfect gifts for older babies - aged 6-12 months...And something
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New mum breastfeeds wrong baby after hospital mix up
By Kimberley Smith on 29/02/2012 10:29:31
Two babies were briefly mixed up and given to the wrong mums after being taken away by nurses to settle
A mum in from Nottinghamshire was left breastfeeding the wrong newborn, after hospital staff mixed her baby up with another.The two newborns had both been taken from their mums to be cared for by hospital staff to allow the women to rest
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New £300 pregnancy test reveals baby’s sex at week 7
By Kimberley Smith on 02/11/2010 14:21:17
A new blood test can tell if your developing foetus is male or female much earlier than current ultrasound scans
Mums-to-be may soon be able to find out the sex of their baby almost as soon as they realise they’re pregnant with a new blood test at seven weeks.The blood test checks for male Y-chromosomes in the mum’s blood. If they are found, the foetus is male
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