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Who's who of pregnancy care
By Maria Muennich on 20/03/2006 12:50:21
Doctors to doulas, which health professionals will be responsible for your care and what your other options are
Throughout pregnancy, birth and into your first few weeks as a new mum you are likely to come in contact with a range of different health professionals responsible for your care, though who exactly you see will depend largely on how your pregnancy
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Chidcare options: An overview
By Maria Muennich on 23/04/2009 04:49:00
When it comes to returning to work, sorting out the right childcare for your child and circumstances it top of the agenda
privately or by the state. Nursery places aren't cheap. The average is around £142 per week across the UK, with London places frequently costing significantly more. However, in some areas of the UK they compare favourably with average childminder costs when
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A partner's guide to being pregnant
By Maria Muennich on 21/08/2009 01:13:53
What every man should know - or - Wake up and smell the coffee
pregnancy, tongue (placed loosely) in cheek of course...It's been a hard day's night It might be no bigger than a pea, but this princess is not exaggerating the exhaustion your child is causing in these early weeks. It's no mean feat to go from a single cell
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Men: A partner's role in early pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 10/08/2009 01:07:03
You might not think that there's much you can do to help your partner in the early months, but there is...
, there is an incredible amount happening in these early weeks, in fact, by the time your partner is twelve weeks' pregnant (around the time of the first scan for most people) your baby will have formed all of his or her essential parts and will be a baby in miniature
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Childcare - planning head
By Maria Muennich on 20/08/2010 22:54:27
What are the pros and cons of the various childcare options once you have had your child?
for parental references. Other nurseries are run privately or by the state. Nursery places aren't cheap. The average is around £152 per week across the UK, with London places frequently costing significantly more. However, in some areas of the UK
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Help your newborn to sleep enough at night
By Maria Muennich on 25/02/2010 14:15:57
How much does your newborn need to sleep and how can you help him get enough?
When you're being kept awake at night then it might seem to make sense to try to keep your baby awake as much as possible during the day, so that he'll need to sleep more at night. But, particularly in the early weeks, most babies do need a lot of sleep
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Sleep training real experiences: Part two
By Maria Muennich on 14/11/2007 13:19:47
Contentedly going to sleep alone and sleeping through the night?
on the breast for sleeping, in our second installment Maria tries to teach her son to (happily) go to sleep on his own. Why sleep train?There were two reasons for getting our 12-month-old to sleep without needing us with him. Firstly because if he had us
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The first 48 hours after birth for mum
By Maria Muennich on 03/12/2009 01:55:54
Your baby's finally here and the centre of all attention, but what's going on with mum?
during contractions, as is quite common, then you may have popped a couple of blood vessels in your face and have a few red facial blotches as a result. These will clear up in about a week. Even if you're not breastfeeding, it's usual for your breasts
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Pregnancy the second time around
By Maria Muennich on 28/09/2009 00:42:20
How will this second pregnancy differ from your first, and what should you be particularly aware of?
muscles lost tone with your first pregnancy, it's normal for your waistline to expand and your bump pop out earlier this time around. You are likely to need maternity clothes several weeks earlier, but don't worry, this doesn't mean that you'll end up far
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Sleep training real experiences: Part one
By Maria Muennich on 18/10/2007 13:27:24
It can be exhausting if your baby starts to rely on the breast to fall or stay asleep, here's how one mum tries to break the habit
Sleep training experiences: part one Sleep training theories can often sound deceptively easy, but how to real mums get on with adapting them to their own needs? In our first installment Maria tries to break the feeding to sleep habit
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