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When am I fertile?
By ThinkBaby on 17/03/2009 01:33:33
When you start trying for a baby it can almost be shock to realise that you can have sex and not get pregnant after all
Until they decide the time is right to start a family, most women will have spent the entire span of their reproductive lives trying their hardest to avoid conception, and for the majority that means using a contraceptive. We have been warned so often that it can ‘only take one t...
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You're due - don't just sit there!
By Louise Rogers on 06/07/2006 01:56:04
As the due date approaches, and then passes, you realise that going into labour isn't a finely timed blast-off. Still, there's lots you can do!
favourite baby names, find out why due dates aren’t an exact science (you will be wondering this by now!). You could also email all those friends you didn’t have time to catch up with while you were pregnant (but they’ll only really want to hear from you
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Safe Sleeping for Babies
By Louise Rogers on 20/10/2009 02:16:00
Raised awareness now means babies are more likely to sleep safely in their cots, but there are a few useful start points for every parent.
, author of The Science of Parenting (Dorling Kindersley, £16.99), believe that co-sleeping can be beneficial to your child’s long-term mental health, giving a stronger sense of security, and increasing the likelihood of your child growing into a calm
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Review: Raising a Happy Child
By Sarah Lawson on 13/06/2007 09:17:04
Steve and Shaaron Biddulph's inspiring and reassuring book is a parenting bible of good sense and caring ideas.
back and take stock, and be re-inspired in our family lives.Voices of experienceIn this book, Steve and Shaaron Biddulph do not set themselves up to be experts in the field of science (though between them they have many qualifications including
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Your child's 'five a day'
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/04/2007 02:12:22
It's not always easy to get your child to eat five pieces or fruit and veg everyday
Trends in food science come and go, but one message never changes: fresh fruit and veg are good for us. The 'five a day' message - we should all be eating five portions of fruit or vegetables every day - is more recent but a useful guideline
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Father's Day is This Sunday!
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/06/2008 05:05:39
New dads, old dads, grandads, dads-to-be – they all need a bit of recognition once in a while, just like us mums do…
the pain of childbirth, but they do come in pretty handy for lots of other superheroic duties like nappy changing, going on the midnight drive to get baby off to sleep, etc. So check out the lovely series of Dan Dare-themed goodies from the Science Museum
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Plastic baby feeding bottle safety
By Debra Stottor on 26/09/2008 01:24:33
Bisphenol-A is an ingredient in many plastic bottles including feeding bottles, but is it safe for your baby or not?
in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the Yale University School of Medicine, said. "The correlations are there. There is more diabetes and more heart disease in people with more BPA, but people who are eating a lot of things out
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Father's Day is Coming – Theatre Gift Tokens
By Sarah Lawson on 12/06/2009 01:07:11
Need a quick parent-pressie fix? Take this quick quiz to find out what kind of theatreland dad you've got!
your dad like to receive from his children?a. Car washing items b. Theatre trip c. Nail clippers2. Which of these family outings would your dad prefer?a. Interactive Science Museum b. Changing of the guards at Buckingham
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10 of the best ways to get your tot to eat five a day
By Laura Lee Davies on 24/11/2010 05:47:25
How to get your child to eat fruit and vegetables
Trends in food science come and go, but one message never changes: fresh fruit and veg are good for us. The 'five a day' message - we should all be eating five portions of fruit or vegetables every day - is more recent but a useful guideline
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Dressing your baby in winter
By ThinkBaby on 02/11/2010 10:00:00
Making sure your baby isn't too hot or cold is essential indoors and out.
adults feel the cold more than others, this isn’t a hard and fast science and you should still keep a regular eye on whether your baby seems unusually hot or cold.Hats offYou were probably lectured about the loss of heat through your head when you were
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