Monthly Archives: March 2012

Pregnancy Week by Week: You and Your Baby, Week 2 Early Days

The latest instalment from NaturalChildbirth in their Pregnancy Week by Week series, this week Dr Lindsay Reid  discusses the early stages of pregnancy, symptoms and side effects.

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Wednesday Wisdom; Naughty Words

This week’s Wednesday Wisdom post comes from Elaine Halligan of The Parent Practice. With the Easter Break almost upon us, you may be shocked by some of you younger relatives use of language, or rather misuse.  Elaine shares some of … Continue reading

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Pregnancy Week by Week: You and Your Baby, Week 1 Conception

We continue our NaturalChildbirth week by week pregnancy guide with Dr Lindsay Reid .  This week she tells us about conception and all the changes going on in your body at this time.

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Pregnancy Week by Week: You and Your Baby – Introduction, Pre-pregnancy weeks

A new regular on the blog, Pregnancy Week by Week from NaturalChildbirth. Each week you’ll be taken through the stages of pregnancy, what to expect, what to avoid and, of course how to stay well. Click on the NaturalChildbirth link … Continue reading

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Breast is Best – But is it Realistic?

Many of you will have already seen the research by University of Aberdeen and the University of Stirling about unrealistic ideals of breastfeeding solely to 6 months, if not read The Guardian article here. So in order to put this into perspective we asked a … Continue reading

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Wednesday Wisdom – Childbirth options, Elective C Section

Today’s Wisdom is dispensed by Eleanor Copp a Midwife & Clinical Hypnotherapist. As a Hypnotherapist in Private Practice I meet with women and Couples during their pregnancy. These are couples who have recognised that some difficulties exist when contemplating their upcoming … Continue reading

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Wednesday Wisdom – Reduce Nipple Pain, Breastfeeding

This week we’re going back to a basic but still popular topic, one that our experts are never short of advice for, how to help reduce pain when breastfeeding. The post is written by Geraldine Miskin, an Independent Breastfeeding Counsellor with … Continue reading

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