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Asian Post-natal Practice of the Confinement Month

The confinement month is an Asian practice whereby new Mums are confined to the home for a period of one month after the delivery of their babies. This period is for the new mother to recover from the ordeal...

7 comments    health family healing
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Postpartum Girdle

I have to start out by saying that I have never used a postpartum girdle, but I am beginning to wish that I had . Until very recently I didn't even know that they existed. As I was browsing around I came...

0 comments    baby pregnancy back pain
Me doing breathing exercises...just before baby arrival!74

We're Pregnant!

A few years back....a male friend of mine stood with his wife and exclaimed,"We're pregnant!" I raised his shirt....put my hand on his belly and said "I don't feel kicking?" He said "Tom you are so silly...it...

52 comments    pregnancy pregnant male
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How to find the perfect Doula for you

'Doula' is a Greek word meaning 'woman caregiver'. A Doula is a birthing companion, who provides emotional support and care for the mother before the birth, as well as during and after. the relationship...

0 comments    pregnancy useful new baby
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Know Someone Who Might Have the Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression?

  Know Someone Who May Be Experiencing the Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression? Do you think you know a new mom that may be experiencing the baby blues or even postpartum depression?  A large number of...

2 comments    baby depression depressed
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MumCentre's Blog

Did you know that your offcially pregnant 2 weeks after the Last Menstrual Period if You have a regular Cycle? with conceptio, Your body is beggining to change to prepare for the growing embryo. MUMCENTRE.COM

0 comments    family parenting baby
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Getting rid of PMS

 I believe PMS is a condition of the 21st century, because we no longer want to have a dozen or so children. We menstruate far more times than our predecessors and therefore have to put up with hormonal...

0 comments    women's health
basic picture of how the baby lies within the amniotic fluid and where the placenta lies51

yummy mummy

labour, first trimester, post-natal

1 comment    labour first trimester post natal
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Bring up the kids

Oh god the many mistakes I made along the way, I always thought I would Know what to do when I had a baby after all I was 3rd eldest of 7 had looked after my brothers, changed them, bathed them ,and put them...

2 comments    family children fun
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The Natural New Mother's Toolkit

Preparing for the arrival of a new baby is a special, precious time and some mothers feel at their closest to Nature at this point. Whether planning for a natural birth or not, Nature has its own tips and...

0 comments    health family food
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