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Home births becoming more popular
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/04/2006 in Labour & birth
Statistics show an increase in home births. Welsh Assembly aims for 10 per cent of births to be at home by 2007.
) to offer this flexibility.Forty years ago, home births were far more common, with gas and air being the main source of pain relief. Now home births are popular amongst women who want an active birth (that is, moving around, using physical movement
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Feeling more fat than pregnant?
By Memme on 23/09/2009 in forum
of water then they won't feel as hard till baby is more squashed up in thereyou get lots of gas when baby is pushing upwards on your tummy, hope some of this helps a bit I know its not much I've tried to understand your post right!! take care and good luck
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Feeling more fat than pregnant?
By Maria Muennich on 18/09/2009 in Your pregnant body
Most pregnant women go through at least a few 'fat days' in pregnancy, so here's a few ideas for boosting your body image
certain to make you feel fat, and will probably make your weight gain more noticeable to others too. This may not be until the second trimester, but it can be quite early for some mums, particularly when it isn't your first pregnancy. For that awkward time
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Home births becoming more popular
By Laura Davies on 29/01/2007 in forum
, the midwifes were great , there was no pressure placed on you . The birth is more relaxed and after its great cause we all just tucked up in bed and went to sleep with no one fussing. In my mind as long as your having a good pregnacy the midwifes are suppotive
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Miscarriages -3 or more in a row?
By Vicky Webb on 12/04/2008 in forum
if it's to get my results, as they took blood from me after I miscarried and had to take the placenta away for tests aswell, (I actually managed to get to 15 weeks last time before I then miscarried) or if it's to start more tests?? I'm sure I will find
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Dads need to be more involved, say midwives
By Kimberley Smith on 15/11/2011 in Pregnancy for dads-to-be
Royal College of Midwives to publish guide to help dads become more involved in pregnancy, birth and their new baby
Dads are too often left out of the process of having a baby, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The organisation is to publish a 16-page guide full of advice and tips for dads-to-be and dads, to help them feel part of their partner’s pregnancy and the birth of thei...
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Embryo regulator favours tests for more diseases
By Laura Davies on 10/05/2006 in forum
Do you think the current laws are good or that more tests (or less) should be allowed?
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Talkback: Should sperm donors get more recognition?
By Claire D, bump, baby Grace and Christopher! on 21/10/2010 in forum
No! Do blood donors get paid for saving lives daily? No because we are ''Donors'' as in, we ''donate'' blood. If donors were to get paid, I agree that egg donors, should get more as they go through a lot, they don't just visit the toilet and give a
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More than 5 children of the same sex
By Reets on 13/11/2008 in forum
Channel 4 documentary
Do you have more than 5 children of the same sex? Are you desperately wanting one of the opposite sex?Are you in the late stages of your pregnancy (over 7 months) and keeping your fingers crossed that your baby is a girl or boy?If you would like to
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Having a boy more likely with IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 29/09/2010 in IVF & fertility treatments
IVF increases chances of having a son, new study finds
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG), looked at 14,000 births following fertility treatment in Australia and New Zealand between 2002 and 2006.The researchers found that a lesser-used method of IVF, known as ICSI, is slightly more likely to result in a baby girl
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