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Iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer has launched an online advice tool which gives pregnant women advice on maternity bras and breast health, tailored to their exact stage of pregnancy. The tool is available online within the Lingerie area of www.marksandspencer.com and features advice from Julia Mercer, Lingerie Technical Manager at M&S. It allows users to select how many weeks’ pregnant … [Read more...]
When I first delved into the world of clothI had no idea of all the amazingly fancy nappies out there. I quickly I saw how easily addicting cloth nappies can be. I personally chose cloth for environmental reasons but quickly discovered that the facts and figures concerning cloth nappies and carbon footprints are all over the place. I have read that cloth nappies have a similar, if not higher, carbon … [Read more...]
Did you know that your old prescription glasses can help provide sight for children & adults in 3rd world countries? Almost every glasses wearer has the odd pair or two of glasses tucked away in a draw that are simply gathering dust. Those glasses can be recycled and sent to developing countries to provide someone with the vision they once provided you with. Spex4less an online supplier … [Read more...]
We are lucky that many of us have easy access to health care services. In the UK we take our vaccinations for granted, we get a letter through the door, we make an appointment, we go to a clean doctors surgery and have a needle stuck in our arm. Its standard procedure and something we are used to. But its not like that all over the world. In many third world countries every year around 59000 lives … [Read more...]
I recently had the chance to be part of a conference call with two lovely ladies, Mary Steen (Midwife of 23 Years, Professor of Midwifery) and Maggie Redshaw (Developmental Psychologist) to discuss what is known as Haptonomy. Now when this was first mentioned to me I had absolutely no idea what it was and so listening to Maggie and Mary was insightful and fascinating. So what is Haptonomy? Well … [Read more...]
I have a friend. She's pregnant. With twins. She also has diabetes. She is currently in labour. For the past 72 hours I have observed on twitter what I am going to name, the "mummy experts". My friend has reguarly been updating her statuses showing her fustration at how plans are being changed (whole way through she was told planned c-section they are now letting her labour naturally), being … [Read more...]
Kids today are doing everything earlier arent they? We hear it all the time. Having boyfriends and girlfriends earlier, sitting exams, staying home alone etc. And as I have recently discovered, using technology! My son from the word go was very technologically minded, he would grab at the TV gadget, would play with the keys on the phone and turn the TV on and off. Recently he has started nursery, … [Read more...]
Its one of the hardest words to say isnt it. Especially as a mother. To ask for help, to ask for advice, to not know everything and not have the answer. As a new Mum who'd had an emergency c-section at 16 I was determined that I wouldnt ask anyone for help because if I did someone would take my baby from me, or they would say I told you so. I struggled. I fought. I battled. But one day it got … [Read more...]
Tweigh/twā/Verb To find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.... and erm Twitter! I was 'dossing around' on Twitter last week and ended up chatting to the lovely Emma Collins (@EmmaCollinsPR) about weight, dieting and the usual. Before you know it, we'd decided to set ourselves a fitness goal, PUBLICLY! The only method of weighing myself, Wii Fit, was out of batteries, … [Read more...]
Sickness, common in newborns isn't it? Well as a new mum I didn't know that! And it shocked the hell out of me, especially when we quickly realised that in fact we were getting far more of the white stuff coming back than was "normal". More a less from the word go my son was sick after his milk. "Its normal" that's what everyone said. Gradually it got more and more, the volume increased as we increased … [Read more...]
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