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Can you Really Influence the Sex of Your Baby?
By Sarah Lawson on 09/11/2009 01:54:42
Boy or Girl? Some people believe you can deliberately affect the chances of having one of the other
From old wives' tales to scientific studies, many people through the ages have enjoyed speculating on whether or not you can reliably increase your chances of having a boy or a girl. In 2008 a study was published which suggested that high calorie
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Vegetarians and vegans in pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 01/08/2009 03:24:11
Many vegetarians and vegans are probably more nutrition-aware than most other people, but are there specific pregnancy demands?
If you are vegetarian or vegan, the chances are that you already think more about what you are putting on your plate than a lot of other people, and that nutritional balance is part of your life. However, as pregnancy can produce unusual cravings
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Pregnant Women Stay Home in the Snow
By Sarah Lawson on 09/02/2009 01:57:46
A survey shows that many pregnant women are staying in to avoid falling in icy conditions
Dairy Week, two thirds of those asked said milk was the item they least wanted to run out of, with Bread coming in second with 38%. One in five people say they have bought milk locally to make sure they’re not caught short.Curiously, the survey shows
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Pampers join with UNICEF to fight tetanus
By Sarah Lawson on 17/11/2006 11:59:26
Buying a pack of Pampers nappies this winter can help fund UNICEF's vital vaccination programme to protect pregnant women and babies.
rare disease.Now Pampers are helping up to six million people get the right vaccinations to improve worldwide protection against this terrible disease. The vaccination programme is aimed at protection against maternal and neonatal tetanus, which can
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The truth about Mother's Day
By Sarah Lawson on 08/03/2007 02:10:00
Greetings card company Hallmark have done some interesting research about Mother's Day...
that they are about to become a new mother themselves helps build a real bond with their own mum, for others, it's yet another excuse to argue! And then there are mothers-in-law...According to new research done by Hallmark, a third of people in the UK have never told
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Swine Flu Vaccines in Pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 26/10/2009 12:15:41
Now that the swine flu vaccine is being delivered to GPs' surgeries, pregnant women will be among the first to get the jab
reported about swine flu in pregnancy in the spring, but as pregnant women are amongst those groups of people at higher risk from suffering complications, any woman who is or thinks she might be pregnant is advised to keep in touch with current advice
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Zodiac Baby Names
By Sarah Lawson on 19/01/2009 01:59:31
Celeb astrologer Russell Grant has written a book all about names that suit your baby's astrological profile!
of wonderful names, but also puts forward the notion that particular names suit the personality of particular sun signs.Indeed, Grant comes up with some examples of people who have changed their names later in life, to ones which better suit their sign (even
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'For Mum' CD for a groovy Mother's Day
By Sarah Lawson on 05/03/2007 01:13:13
EMI Gold's collection called 'For Mum' will appeal to a good few grandmas as well as mothers-to-be!
People tend to think that more blokes buy music CDs than women, but us girls have tastes too and collections like this are huge sellers.If you're pregnant and you're finding that strong scents like perfume are irritating your senses, or you're a new
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Naturally Nurturing Sleep Clinic
By Sarah Lawson on 07/11/2006 01:44:12
Any parent who's suffered sleepless nights will tell you that any advice on baby sleeping that works, is worth trying!
for some people, that day takes longer to arrive than for others!Once a baby has settled into a feeding routine, finding a more regular sleeping pattern can make a big difference to a new mum's recovery from the birth, and to the energy both parents can
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Why pregnancy exercise is good for your baby
By Sarah Lawson on 06/07/2009 01:50:34
If you take the right precautions, regular exercise can be beneficial in pregnancy for you and for your baby
endorphins. They help to drive us in times of exercise, shock or other extreme emotions. Some people call them our 'natural pain killers', but the rush they produce when we have pushed ourselves even a little, during exercise, can be passed on to a baby in a
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