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Stocking your first-aid kit
By Maria Muennich on 18/09/2007 07:18:48
Essentials for your family's first-aid kit, useful products and helpful tips
bandage Plasters - you'll need these in a in a variety of sizes and shapes. Hypoallergenic dressing tape / zinc oxide tape Sting and bite treatment Antiseptic hand gel - to use to sterilise your own hands before treating a wound. Scissors
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Polyhydramnios: symptoms, causes and treament
By Maria Muennich on 15/11/2009 01:00:30
What are the implications of an excess of amniotic fluid for your pregnancy and birth, and what can you do?
-partum bleeding as polyhydramnios can increase the likelihood of severe bleeding after birth.How is polyhydramnios treated?Treatment for polyhydramnios depends on the underlying cause of the condition, how significant the amount of excess fluid is and your
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Can acupuncture help in labour?
By Maria Muennich on 15/12/2009 01:18:46
Can the ancient Chinese art of needles help to make giving birth a little easier?
in certain key body surface areas known as acupuncture points. Acupuncture involves stimulating the points that represent whatever internal organ, muscle etc. requires treatment, in order to rebalance the body's qi. An area to be treated may be represented
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Pregnancy and dental care
By Maria Muennich on 29/03/2007 06:43:31
Why caring well for your teeth in pregnancy is more important than ever, and how you can do it safely
several times during the pregnancy if possibleAre dental procedures safe when pregnant?It's not only safe to go to the dentist during pregnancy, but more important than ever that you do so. Most dental treatments will be safe for pregnant women, but your
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Being a chilled-out Mama-to-be
By Maria Muennich on 02/07/2008 00:13:23
There are lots of sensible ways to stay cool and refreshed in the heat and plenty of fun ways that double up as a bit of mama-indulgence too, so dive in
excuse is there for booking yourself a pedicure? We're not talking about just a slap of polish on the nails here, but a full spa treatment where feet and toes are treated to old skin being sloughed off, massage, tidying, trimming and finally a little
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Aromatherapy for sleep in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 16/11/2009 01:06:37
Natural scents to help you sleep
and are well worth giving a try.Off-the-shelf aromatherapy sleep treatments designed specifically for use in pregnancy are nowadays readily available (do look for products made with essential oils), such as those by Neal's Yard, Miriam Stoppard and Avent
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Cystic Fibrosis check now for all newborns
By Maria Muennich on 01/12/2007 13:06:58
Early detection should help to provide more effective health care for those babies affected by the inherited disease
of affected babies, and the new screening programme aims to identify those who do need help as quickly as possible. A baby diagnosed early with Cystic Fibrosis can be helped in terms of early treatments and therapies, dietary advice, preventative measures
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Coping with oily pregnancy skin
By Maria Muennich on 03/03/2006 11:28:36
If your pregnancy skin has more bleugh than bloom then don't make the mistake of treating it harshly
own fresh mask.Treatment from withinFor treating from within make sure you're drinking lots of water for a start as this is one of the best beauty treatments going for oily skin: It's boring but true. For pregnancy you should in any case be getting a
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Fetal development for twins: The first trimester
By Maria Muennich on 19/09/2008 01:41:45
How twin pregnancies occur and how your babies develop in the early weeks
is fertilised and then implant successfully in the uterus. These twins are really just like any other siblings except that they are the same age as each other. These days the majority of fraternal twins are the result of fertility treatment, which raises
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Relax! 10 ways to de-stress when you're pregnant
By Maria Muennich on 05/06/2008 01:40:55
Physical challenges, pregnancy discomforts and inevitable life-changes can all make for stress when you're pregnant, here's ideas for relaxing and avoiding the stress in the first place
prized sensation of weightlessness. 7. Spa therapy - Going for spa treatments works on several levels to relax and de-stress you. First and foremost the treatments are specifically designed to ease both body and mind using water, massage, aromatherapy
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