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Stretch marks knock confidence of 50% of mums
By Kyrsty Hazell on 16/09/2010 14:44:06
Survey reveals that scarring and stretch marks after birth cause women to feel self-conscious
New research has found that one in two women suffer low body confidence due to stretch marks, and the majority felt that they weren’t given adequate advice from midwives or nurses post-birth on how to prevent or treat the scarring.With stretch marks
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Is my bump growing at the normal rate?
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/07/2009 01:49:30
Because we are all different shapes and sizes, how can we measure that our baby is growing healthily inside us?
There is a broad guide to how much weight you will put on in pregnancy, but again, it can depend on your size and your physique. You can expect to put on about 13kg at most but preferably not less that 10kg as the added weight should all be naturally
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Pregnant women get through 25,000 litres of stretch mark cream – that’s 113,000 gallons!
By Kyrsty Hazell on 16/11/2010 16:21:56
Poll reveals how much money mums-to-be spend on maternity goods – and how many vitamins and oils they use
Being pregnant can be expensive, as a recent poll by My Voucher Codes has found, after 1,147 mums-to-be admitted to splashing out around £342 on maternity products during their pregnancy.With vitamins, folic acid and iron supplements being
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When Will my Bump Show?
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/01/2009 16:37:32
How long into pregnancy does it take for you to start really looking pregnant?
lose a few pounds before you start to get that bump!!!)How else will pregnancy affect my body?When will I start to 'look' pregnant?Whether it's because you are excited about being pregnant and want to show off your bump, or you're self-conscious about
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When will I start to look pregnant?
By Kimberley Smith on 05/10/2010 01:10:08
When will your pregnant bump start to show?
your bump, or you're self-conscious about looking pregnant in front of family, friends and workmates before you're ready to break the baby news, don't expect to see any visual sign of a bump much before your second trimester (after 13 weeks
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Feeling more fat than pregnant?
By Maria Muennich on 18/09/2009 01:28:16
Most pregnant women go through at least a few 'fat days' in pregnancy, so here's a few ideas for boosting your body image
One day you catch sight of your pregnant self in the mirror and what you see is round: a rounder face, weightier boobs, protruding tummy and, to cap it off, your bum spreading sideways to balance you out. You don't think so much 'pregnant' as 'fat
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