You might think that birthing preparations start and end with getting the nursery ready and producing a birth plan, but there's actually plenty that you can do to prepare your body for the physical and mental challenge ahead and give yourself a head

planned caesarian rather than an emergency caesarian.

the end of your 29th week of pregnancy and no later than the birth date of your baby.You’re not under any obligation to tell your employer how much maternity leave you are planning to take and your employer should assume that you are taking the full 52

lifting your baby may be difficult at first but that doesn't mean you won't be able to care properly for her, and the development of intimacy between the two of you needn't suffer because of a the operation. It's a good idea to plan your day around being

of his plans the MP made reference to the relatively low rate of breastfeeding in the UK and to incidents where breastfeeding mums have been asked to relocate to the toilets to feed their children, or have faced verbal and even physical abuse for public

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Whether you have a caesarian section by choice or it becomes a medical necessity and is either planned in advance or an emergency during labour, it can often leave you with questions about what might happen if you have another baby. It is possible

If you're expecting your first baby you may be surprised to hear that you'll need a car seat even before your baby is born, as you won't be allowed to take your baby home in a car without one. Even if you don't own a car yourself, if you're planning

where you're giving birth, but you still may not have decided whether you're trying for a natural birth or having a planned caesarian-section. About 50% of twins are delivered by caesarian, often planned but that still leaves 50% of twins that are born

and would ideally like to carry on with it as far down the road as possible.. but I also want to have enough time to get myself and the nursery organised before the baby arrives... If, like Sophie, you're wondering when you should plan to give up work