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Review: Jané Powertwin Pro 3-wheeler Tandem
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/02/2007 02:31:59
A great twin buggy for use with two newborns (as a travel system), or one baby and a toddler. Plus the tandem design makes it easier to get through doors.
Jané Powertwin Pro 3-wheeler Tandem Flexible and easy to adapt with a new baby and a toddlerNot much to fault, though the weight is 14.8kg Features: Front seat has two recline positions, back seat has four (and is higher up than on many tandem
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Alcohol in early pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/08/2007 01:31:51
If you find out you're pregnant after you have had an evening or two out, should you worry about what you have drunk?
Baby article on booze-free alternatives. Remember, too, that even soft drinks can be full of unpleasant additives like saccharine. The Food Standards Agency offers safe guidelines on food and drink during pregnancy and recommend a maximum of one or two units
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Newborns get blood test for rare, serious illness
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/02/2007 02:55:19
New babies will now get a blood test within two weeks of birth, for the rare but potentially fatal disease Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCADD).
periods because once it has been burned up, their body will not rely on its own resources to keep the body going.It is passed on when two people have the defective gene and have a child together. They may well be completely unaware of the risk
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Book review: Blooming Beautiful
By Sarah Lawson on 07/11/2006 01:49:51
TV presenter Melanie Sykes has had two children. Here she offers her beauty and health tips to turn a glamourous pregnancy into a yummy mummy experience.
keeping your body beautified as your first major project of parenthood, then you may well find some inspiration here.OrganisationThis book is divided into two parts. The first is five chapters about being ‘Big & Beautiful’ during pregnancy. It addresses
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What is premature ovarian failure?
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/02/2007 02:38:38
Even women in the 20s can find themselves with the symptoms of menopause, and whilst most women will at some time in their lives skip a period or two, there are signs you should do something about as quickly as possible.
All women are born with all the eggs they are ever going to produce, but even by the time we are born, the supply has depleted. However, for most women, the supply of eggs ensures they will ovulate regularly from their early teens to some time between the age of 46 and 55, when t...
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What is the 5-in-One Vaccine?
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/01/2009 10:56:05
At two, three and four months, your baby will be called to have the 5-in-0ne or DTaP/IPV/Hib vaccine, but what is it for and why does your baby need it?
sometime between 3 and 5 years. NB At the same time as the two-month and four-month 5-in-One appointments the PCV injection against flu is also given. At the three-month appointment, the MenC injection (against Meningitis C) is given as well as the 5-in
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Recognising 'false labour' signs
By Sarah Lawson on 17/05/2009 01:09:28
Most women only have two or three babies at most, so how are we expected to know the difference between a false alarm and the real thing? Here's how to read the signs.
Every woman is different. Your best friend might have had her waters break and be holding her new baby in her arms in less than five hours. You on the other hand, might get symptoms that feel a bit like contractions for weeks before anything happens.Understand the Signs of Labour...
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Birth stories: International arrivals!
By Becky Seery on 17/01/2008 01:59:20
Ever wondered how maternity services in other countries compare with what happens in the UK? Sharon tells us her experience in part two of our latest birth story trilogy...
was actually in the uterus, but there wasn’t a lot to see. Two weeks later I had another scan to check for the foetal heartbeat, and there it was! Once the fertility specialist was satisfied that everything looked good we booked an appointment with our OBGYN
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Review: Your Baby Month by Month
By Sarah Lawson on 10/07/2007 01:00:25
Dorling Kindersley's excellent new guide to the early years, from birth to 24 months
Your Baby Month by Month by Su Laurent and Peter Reader GP A useful guide to health, play and development of babies and toddlersNot much to fault Features: Month by month chapters covering the first 24 months of life, areas covered include developmental milestones, stimulating y...
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Watch your unborn baby grow week by week - 1st Trimester of your pregnancy
By Liz Jarvis on 06/06/2011 17:05:28
From the early signs of pregnancy follow your baby's growing fetal development in this week by week guide with pictures through your 1st trimester
Your pregnancy week by weekCongratulations, you’re pregnant! Welcome to thinkbaby’s week by week guide to your growing baby’s development. Here you can discover all the amazing things that are happening inside your womb while you’re waiting for your baby to be born. Check out you...
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