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Your perineum & how to look after it
By Debra Stottor on 17/08/2010 01:08:16
Your perineum is important in childbirth and may be sore after giving birth, so it's good to find out about it now!
in place.Pour warm water on your perineum as you wee - The water will dilute the urine so that it doesn’t sting.Keep maternity pads in the freezer - so they are cool and soothing when you put them on. You could also spray them with cooled witch hazel from
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3 Christmas birth stories
By Catherine Bruton on 25/12/2007 01:05:10
3 mums tell us all about their experiences of having their babies on Christmas Day!
in the wee small hours of Christmas Eve!The first thing I remember was being told "It's a girl!", which was so funny as everyone had been convinced I was carrying a boy! Because she was early they whisked her away to check everything was OK, but finally
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Review: Fuzzi Bunz cloth nappies
By Maria Muennich on 30/08/2006 13:37:21
Nappies don't really come much simpler to use than this
well to prevent leaks of wee too, but here we have to offer a caveat. To be sure of avoiding leaks you need to follow the usage and washing instructions as otherwise you can damage the outer or affect the performance of the fleece. In our own use we
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Baby development: Your twenty-two-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 05/10/2007 23:22:44
We're busy making things - even first friends...
's just done a wee, but when she needs to do one. Communication / emotional developmentFor a while now your toddler has been able to follow simple one-step instructions, such as "Can you bring me your teddy?" but by around this time she should be able
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Baby development: Your twenty-three month-old
By ThinkBaby on 12/10/2007 11:57:56
We're beginning to make sense of time
will already be happily coming to you and telling you that they need to do a wee or a pooh - or whatever they call it - or asking for their potty. A few are already fully toilet trained by this age. Communication / emotional developmentYour many months
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What is an episiotomy?
By Maria Muennich on 28/08/2008 10:20:14
How and when this surgical cut during labour is performed, why it may sometimes be considered necessary and what you can do to avoid having one
nether regions are quite swollen. You can help recovery and ease discomfort in the same way that you would for natural tearing: Pour warm water on your perineum as you wee - the water will dilute the urine so that it doesn’t sting the cut. It's a good
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Troubleshooting: Sleeping
By Debra Stottor on 04/12/2008 01:48:51
The first year of your baby's life brings all kinds of erratic sleep patterns - for your child AND you! Here are tips for common problems
-fed, you could offer cooled boiled water (or possibly watered down formula) so that she has the comfort of sucking, but doesn’t get back into the habit of having an extra meal in the wee small hours. As long as you are consistent in your approach, she
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New Mum: Getting into a Routine
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/08/2009 02:26:56
Small new habits within your daily life with your new baby can help you both cope in the early weeks after birth
but just wait until six months when your child is eating solids! Nappy changing can be back breaking, it can be a tetchy affair for your baby, and it can take forever if a runny poo has leaked or your cute little darling decides to wee when the nappy's off
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Baby development: Your eighteen-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 07/09/2007 07:47:03
Half-way to two! Achievement mounts on achievement as we look at the no word, and how to avoid it
is ready to start using the potty include being able to tell or show you when she's doing, or about to do a wee or a pooh, showing an interest in other people's use of the toilet, and demonstrating that she has an understanding that certain things belong
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Fetal Development: At a Glance
By ThinkBaby on 15/06/2009 01:59:21
What's happening when inside that growing bump!
fully developed and the fingers and toes now moving freely. In fact, that goes for the foetus in general, who will only lie still for around six minutes at a time.Oh, and there’s an awful lot of stress on your kidneys at this time – the foetus wees every
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