Curing common illnesses when you're pregnancyWhile relatively few medicines have been proven positively harmful during pregnancy, most medicines fall into the bracket of those not proven safe either and so caution is advised before taking any

In an unpredictable climate like ours, using fake tan is often a way to feel brighter on days when you feel grey. It's understandable that when you're lugging your bump around, in pregnancy, you might be tempted to reach for the fake tan

for your first trimester when your baby’s most vulnerable. When it comes to a tan, chemicals in fake tanning creams and oils are safe, but tanning pills are not. Avoid sunbeds as you may overheat. 3 Plan aheadTowards the end of pregnancy, if you visit

problem before pregnancy. A no-problem way of faking it is to use a more temporary body stain or bronzer, which washes off and doesn't penetrate the skin. Tanning pills are an absolute no-no during pregnancy.