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Fetal development - week 38
By ThinkBaby on 19/05/2005 in 0-41 weeks
Congratulations! you've made it!
would be done to slow it down or stop it. Your baby will start to lose her vernix coating by now, but will probably still have a little in the folds of her skin at birth.You might notice your baby having hiccoughs in the final stages of pregnancy
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Fetal development: Week 29
By ThinkBaby on 27/05/2005 in 0-41 weeks
The developing senses
are different and fetal growth rates vary, this is meant only as an approximate guide to development. If you have any concerns about your developing pregnancy then speak to your doctor. Preparing for birth Three stages of labour - Help prepare yourself
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Fetal development: Week 27
By ThinkBaby on 27/05/2005 in 0-41 weeks
Sound reactions
by making the lungs more efficient.If you haven’t already then this is a good time to think again about what kind of birth you would like, and to write or revisit your birth plan.Remember that this is the last week that you can travel by air without a note
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Caesarian sections: the how and whys
By ThinkBaby on 12/02/2010 in Labour & birth
When a c-section might be necessary or recommended and what's involved
than those of a vaginal birth. Figures from the NHS present c-section as three times more likely to result in a fatality for the mother than a vaginal birth, however, the fatality rate is still very, very low and you need to remember that c
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Weaning signs: is your baby ready?
By Clare Firth on 01/10/2012 in First steps to weaning
From waking at night to stealing food from your plate, we explain the signs that your baby is ready to move on from milk
when they’ve doubled their birth weight, which usually happens at around six months old. Don’t take this as a sign on its own, though, as babies gain weight at different rates; in fact, if your baby is slow to gain weight, you may be advised to wean
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Home Birth?
By Jane34 on 17/03/2008 in forum
the birthpoolinabox www.thegoodbirth.co.uk. Good luckJulie Thanks a lot for all the fab info Julie, It's really useful. I'm so fortunate, the county I live in really encourage home births and it has the highest home birth rate in Scotland. Just need my body
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does big feet mean easier birth?
By ali on 27/02/2007 in forum
will be going to have a high rate of natural births so got all this to look forward to then!!alix hi all,im a size five and after a horrendous 8days in hospital,with the labour from hell and pre-eclampsia a surgeon finally came and looked at me,he took one look
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Pregnancy exercise: Signs you're overdoing it
By Maria Muennich on 02/11/2009 in Pregnancy exercise
Exercise in pregnancy is fantastic for most mums-to-be, but you do need to stick within your limits and be well aware of when you're working your body too hard
Exercise in pregnancy is great for most mums-to-be, helping to keep you supple, fit and in good shape for the coming birth, and it's good for your baby too. But while your body isn't so fragile during pregnancy that you need to stop exercising
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Femme TENS
By ThinkBaby on 02/02/2007 in Advertorial
Whether you are looking for ‘Simplicity’, ‘Functionality’ or the Ultimate Digital TENS unit Babycare TENS has something to suit you.
own intensity dial – Pulse Rate and Pulse Width – these are adjustable. Another feature is the detachable ‘booster button’ which when utilised provides you with that little extra surge of pain combating power. All this tohand in one unique, portable
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BabyBjörn Launch the Colourful Spirit Range
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/09/2008 in Products
If you likes BB's carriers for their quality but thought black and blue were a little too sensible - check their fabulous new Spirit range!
your body size and the size of your growing infant through the months. It's suitable to use from birth (minimum 3.5kg so some premature babies may be too small for it at first) up to the age where your baby weighs 11kg (babies growth rate varies greatly
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