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Review: Clearblue pregnancy test kit
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/07/2006 01:28:13
A simple kit with reliable results - you can see if you're pregnant or not by testing on the day you period's due.
:www.clearblueinfo/ukClearblue are a major brand name in pregnancy testing kits and, whilst no kit on the market should be any less reliable than another, Clearblue does have a good success rate in being able to tell you whether you are pregnant or not.With Clearblue you don't need
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Do babies have a sense of humour?
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/10/2009 01:04:35
First smiles might be more about an impending burp than merriment, but do babies really know how to have fun?
Although in the first weeks a baby is not likely to knowingly grin at you, you don't have to wait long for baby smiles to begin to appear.An alert child who is engaged in your company – who you talk to and exchange eye contact with during all kinds
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Expert questions pureed baby food
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2007 01:56:45
A former health visitor who works with Unicef claims that mashing baby's first foods is unneccessary.
is the deputy director of Unicef's Baby Friendly policy, Unicef have issued a statement on their website making it clear that the only advice Unicef offers is that it is advisable to give a baby only milk and no solids for the first six months of life. For more
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What Should I Do When I Find Out I'm Pregnant?
By Laura Lee Davies on 21/06/2009 02:02:17
If a home test kit tells you you're pregnant, what should you do next?
will then be referred to a hospital and a midwife team for ante-natal care, and appointments can be made for you to have a dating scan (which takes place around 10 to 13 weeks). You will also be immediately eligible for free prescriptions, but need to register
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All Newborns to get Hearing Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/03/2006 09:53:29
A reliable, safe hearing test at birth is to be rolled out across England after regional UK successes.
The NHS have announced that all babies will be given a hearing test at birth.Currently, some hospitals do screen for hearing impairment at birth but in the past, many children have had to wait for these tests until they were toddlers, by which time
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Built By Wendy - fab funky maternity gear
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/05/2006 14:10:00
If you fancy dressing your bump in something different, this US website is lots of fun.
with celeb babies), they have shops in new York and Los Angeles, but they also sell online and will ship internationally.The prices aren't ultra cheap, but converting them into pounds from dollars, you can certainly get something stylish and different for a
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What is placenta praevia?
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/12/2006 01:13:50
Sometimes, placenta grows across the opening of the uterus. This is called placenta praevia, and can be dangerous for mother and baby.
.If the praevia is identified early in a pregnancy, a 'watch and wait' policy is usually advised, because the placenta may well move up and no longer be a concern by your due date. Only ten per cent of women who are found to have a low-lying placenta at an early
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The official definition of 'infertility'
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/04/2007 01:42:12
Three months? A year? Or more? How long do doctors wait until they will diagnose 'infertility'?
, and their most recent figures were gathered between April 1st 2003 and March 31 2004.Out of 100 couples trying to conceive naturally, through regular sexual intercourse and without any form of assisted conception, 20 per cent will conceive in the first month
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Milk intake when weaning
By Laura Lee Davies on 31/01/2008 01:52:59
It's important to get the balance right between milk and solid food pnce you start weaning...
milk feedsAlthough this should happen at around ten to 12 months, try to be instinctive about this as each child is different. If your baby is enjoying solids but needs more encouragement, try to space out milk feeds, going down to about 20fl oz of milk
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ThinkBaby's first coffee morning!
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/05/2008 11:52:12
We had a great time meeting ThinkBaby members at our recent Tippitoes 'sample and share' morning
the parents and babies give them a hands-on try.It wasn't a selling session, just a chance to have a go and see what people thought of the products, while getting to meet other ThinkBaby members and their children in a casual setting, over coffee and a pastry
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