Knowing what to say to somebody who has miscarried can be quite difficult, in fact even after going through this myself, I wouldn’t know what to say either. There is no specific ‘right thing’ to say. I can however point you away from the things hat I wouldn’t recommend saying. Even though you think they [...]
Tags: Grief, Miscarriage
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Clogged, or blocked milk ducts are another breastfeeding pain that some nursing mums have to deal with. The breast is filled with milk ducts that carry the milk through the breast and out the nipple and when one of these milk ducts get clogged it can be a very painful experience. A clogged milk duct [...]
Tags: Blocked Milk Ducts, Breast Feeding, Breast Feeding Problems, Mastitis, Thrush
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When did you find out your due date? How did you find out? Did the doctor use your last menstrual cycle and the “Wheel of Pregnancy” tool to figure it out for you? Or were you 100% sure about your date of conception and use a calculator that way? Did you date your pregnancy by [...]
Tags: Baby's Due Date, Due Date, Estimated Due Date, Induction, Pregnancy, Sweep
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Most women have a straightforward pregnancy and labour, and 8 out of 10 women give birth vaginally. Whilst some people know they want to use all available pain relief from the minute they find out that they are pregnant whilst it is becoming more common for women to chose a natural child birth. Once you’ve [...]
Tags: Birth Plan, Hypnobirthing, Labour, Lamaze, Lamaze, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Blog, Water Birth
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I have been coming across the term ‘hypnobirthing’ more and more frequently, and curiosity finally got the better of me so I’ve had a look into it to learn more about it. Hypnobirthing is not what it sounds – no-one stands over you with a swinging pocket watch so you can give birth while mimicking [...]
Tags: Birthing, Child Birth, Hypnobirthing, Labour, Meditation, Natural Child Birth, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Blog, Relaxation Techniques, Visualisation
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