Category: English
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Pregnant again and ‘going off the rails on the crazy train..’
If you’re asked how many weeks pregnant you are and you need to do a quick calculation, resulting in a ‘vague ball-park answer, this is likely NOT your first pregnancy.It isn’t that you’re not entirely overjoyed by the notion of being pregnant again, it’s just not a novelty like it was, and let’s face it,…
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Summer and Sweaty…. Six Kids at Christmas
I love Christmas, doesn’t everyone? I love the sacredness, the socializing, the weather (even though I do fantasize about a white Christmas), and the simple fact that a year has been achieved and is in the bag!But don’t get me wrong, I do resent the pressure and the forced ‘jolly’ imposed by the commercial drivers…
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Top 3 Postnatal Recovery Questions on Every New Mum’s Mind
Q: My doctors told me it generally takes 6 weeks to recover from a natural birth and 12 weeks from an abdominal C-section, is that the same for everyone? A: Pregnancy and childbirth are meant to have many both physical and emotional changes, and there are many things to consider by the word “Recovery”. Any concerns…
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Common screw-ups you don’t want to make in the labour ward
No longer the cigar-pending, jumpy but blameless and innocent bystander. Labour is a massive task, requiring the greatest support and it’s dad that’s expected to be up-to-date and on-task. Having complete and comprehensive labour know-how, whilst remaining entirely peace-loving is dad’s duty. Sounds supernatural, and it is. However, as much as your partner might strive…
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Labour’s coming? Don’t miss the signs!
There’s so much to be absorbed and fascinated by when your body’s toting new life. Pregnancy’s remarkable and entirely captivating!But what happens when pregnancy’s drawing to a close and that baby is ready to leg-it out of there? A mere 5% of babies are born on their due date, which therefore leaves the majority of…
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Things you won’t remember before labour day
It’s funny the things that end up front and centre when forecasting the day of your baby’s birth.For many mums-to-be, the highest priority is to name your new little human, for others, paint colours for the nursery. By all means, go for it, I wouldn’t dare block the ambitions of a soon-to-be-lioness! However, there are…
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About Babywearing (a.k.a baby carrier / baby sling)
What is baby wearing? Baby wearing is a way of carrying or wearing your baby, it can be in a baby sling or in another form of carrier. In recent years, the popularity of baby wearing is growing, and most of the parents prefer to use baby sling or baby carrier to wear their babies…
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7 Things you didn’t know about breastmilk
Breastmilk is unquestionably the perfect food for young humans as it is specifically designed for them! I really had very little clue as to the value of my breastmilk, when I first started breastfeeding. I had heavily rested on the fact that someone else had done the research. I figured women had been doing this…
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HOW TO SLEEP LIKE A BABY, WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING ONE
Welcoming parenthood, also welcomes a world of sleeplessness, but did anyone tell you that the sleep would start to be sapped well before bub arrives? With a boulder for a stomach, continual pummels from the inside and an eternal need to pee… it’s a miracle that a pregnant woman catches any shut-eye at all. So,…
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Breastfeeding – What I wish I could have told myself
Perhaps no one could have prepared me for breastfeeding, even if I had have been a little more tuned in. I mean, If there was a degree obtained through childbirth education, I had graduated with Honours. At the time, I couldn’t get enough of the stuff. Labor signs, contraction management strategies, physiology of birth, the…