From the urine sample you give your doctor to confirm you're pregnant, to the weekly samples you give at your ante-natal check-ups just before the birth, every mum-to-be gets plenty of practice at weeing into a test-tube! But what does it mean

Any pregnant woman knows that giving urine samples becomes a regular habit over nine months! There are good health reasons for urine samples in pregnancy but weeing into a bottle is never easy!Lisa Griffiths was inspired to develop the 'We Collect

Cystitis is a common problem which affects about half of all women at some point in their lives. It is not always obvious you have the infection but it can be detected if looked for in a routine urine sample test.Being pregnant can be a prompt

Having eaten nothing but his own body hair, excreted bodily fluids and anything else floating around his amniotic fluid for nine months, your baby's got quite a challenge getting used to a new feeding regime once he's born. His First Nappy is really quite something to be behold, ...

Changing a baby's nappy is a sitcom gag classic. However, while all new parents may dread this complicated looking ritual, they soon get so used to it that they find themselves happily discussing poo at breakfast, on the phone to friends, in cafés - everywhere!What colour is baby...

develops diabetes later in life.)Because all ante-natal check-ups include urine sample tests for 'sugar', it can be quite easily detected even if the woman has no history of diabetes.What are the symptoms?The presence of sugar in the urine, whilst occuring

Something that any couple trying for a baby usually buy, long before booties and a buggy, is a pregnancy testing kit.Just as the one your doctor will confirm a pregnancy with, these are done based on a simple urine sample. However, different kits

have usually started your period.)Unlike some urine samples which have to be taken from your first loo visit of the day (!), Clearblue is one of the tests you can do at any time, which is useful if you don't want to sit and wait! All you do is hold

First Response Early Pregnancy Test Kit You can use a First Response kit and get reliable results six days before your next period is dueNot much to fault! Features: You can use the test with a urine sample taken any time of the day; has a 'window

.When would I need antibiotics?With a baby, whilst medication can be dangerous, in some cases, the infection poses a greater danger.If you develop a chest infection or a urine infection, for example, there is a risk of premature birth or fetal damage. Whether