What to Expect When You’re 30 Weeks Pregnant

Now that you’re 30 weeks pregnant, your belly is much bigger than it once was. It may actually be getting in your way when you want to sit down or look at the floor. The extra size may also make it more difficult for you to get up from the sofa and you may find that you have to wiggle your way to the edge before you can stand up. Along with your belly getting bigger, at this stage of your pregnancy, you may get tired more quickly and have to take a nap in the middle of the day. If you are working,... Read more »

The Great Debate - C-Section Versus Natural Childbirth

This is a relatively new debate. Up until a few years ago the done thing was to go the way nature intended and push like you’ve never done before. You puff and pant your way through the most excruciating pain of your life, stretch parts of your body that it seems the world and his wife want to look at and then experience the sensation of your body ripping in half to get that tiny soft baby into your arms at last. If you are a normal woman, you will then find yourself with the dreaded jelly... Read more »

Taking the “Labor” Out of Labor

It’s fairly common knowledge that women, while going through pregnancy, deal with many physical and emotional changes, but what is less understood, is why these things happen. From morning sickness, back aches, fatigue, as well as riding the proverbial emotional roller coaster as her hormones change. Of course, most mothers would be quick to point out that the joys of motherhood far exceed the temporary discomforts and emotional distress of the pregnancy process. Nevertheless, all the pain... Read more »

Great Buys For Your First baby

There is no doubt that one of the joys of being pregnant is the shopping that goes with it! Although it is not all glamorous, there is a real excitement in preparing for your new baby. The most important purchase will be your pram - something that will be used everyday. Travel systems are the most popular choice and if you are looking for a stylish and practical pram it is hard to beat a Mamas & Papas pram. The Pliko Pramette is one of their best sellers and great as the pram folds umbrella... Read more »

The Joy Of Childbirth

There have been many things seen and recorded through history that take your breath away, from the pulling down of the Berlin wall to the release of the concentration camp victims. However, there is nothing in life that will show you the miracle of life such as childbirth. It will fill you with wonder, it will make you cry and it will instil a feeling that you have never experienced before and will never forget. For all but the hardest person, the memory of their child’s birth is the one defining... Read more »

Fertility Problems and Vitamin C

The roll of Vitamin C has been recognised as an essential part of normal fertility in men and women and as such is hardly one of nature’s fertility secrets. The effects are due to Vitamin C’s roll as antioxidant as well as playing part in certain biochemical reactions resulting in normal sperm function. It is well known that that a Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy with symptoms of bruising easily, bleeding gums and hair loss and used to affect sailors who were out to sea for months.... Read more »

Specialty Breastfeeding Clothes Are Comfortable And Convenient

Your baby’s cries for milk can come at any time and specialy designed breastfeeding clothes can make the whole experience a lot easier. Breastfeeding clothes are designed to be convenient and comfortable. The clothes make your breasts quick and easy to access. Whether you choose a specially designed shirt or breastfeeding bra, these clothes can make the early months of motherhood much more pleasurable. One of the most necessary pieces of breastfeeding clothes that a nursing mother requires... Read more »

Weight Loss After Childbirth… Does The Work Ever Stop?

During your pregnancy, you will likely put on twenty-five pounds… ugh! Some women unfotunately put on a lot more. After the baby is born, you will likely feel like you still look pregnant. It can appear this way for several weeks while your uterus shrinks back down to size. Months after you have your baby, you might find that you are still carrying extra weight. Weight loss after childbirth can take time to happen unfortunatley. Remember, it took you up to nine months to gain all that weight;... Read more »

Vegetarian Pregnancy Diet, An Abundance Of Health

If you are pregnant, there is no reason to change your dietary values if you are a vegetarian. You received your appropriate nutrition through dairy and vegetable produce before your pregnancy, you can now follow a vegetarian pregnancy diet. A vegetarian pregnancy diet will assure your receive the necessary vitamins and minerals essential for your health and your baby’s health. Vegetarians are very familiar to healthy eating way of life. These same practices can be adapted to your pregnancy,... Read more »

Infertility - Over Emphasised as a Medical Condition

When we are little boys and girls our first inquiries about our -whence- are answered by the authoritative dogma of the “silver spade” with which we were dug up (analogy “The Stork”). By degrees the fact comes forth. The public however, remains for ages in the silver spade condition of mind with regard to the science of the fact; and the doctors foster it by telling us that the whole subject is medical property…. So you finally arrive at the doctors office after years... Read more »