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Recipes : pregnancy recipes : 21-24 Weeks

You will look pregnant now and it can be tempting to eat for two. Your body has become more efficient in taking nutrients out of food, so you do not need to eat much more than usual. You do however, need to eat a varied, healthy diet. The recipes are taken from The Complete Pregnancy cookbook by Fiona…

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Change is the name of the game

‘Change is the name of the game’ <<<continued from page 1 Gabby admits that parenthood has been an even bigger life-changing experience than she and husband Kenny expected. “To say life frequently resembles a whirlwind would be something of an understatement”, was how the glamorous face of ITV soccer put it.” But no matter how…

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Hang loose!

A hammock needn’t be merely a seat on which you recline on a tropical beach. For babies, hammocks are a realistic and practical alternative to cots and moses baskets. The gentle rocking motion of a hammock is hard to beat when it comes to sending your baby to sleep, and its shape means that your…

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Britain at bottom of breastfeeding leagues

22 May 1999 The latest research shows that Britain is at the bottom of the European league tables when it comes to breastfeeding, with fewer mothers feeding their babies here than in any other European country. In Britain the poorer you are, the less likely you are to breastfeed your baby – only 50 per…

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Hope for infertile women

Childless couples affected by the woman’s infertility could still have a child that is genetically theirs, using a donor egg, researchers have claimed. The new technique, which has not yet reached the stage of producing a baby, allows doctors to change the genes of the donated egg by ‘gluing’ on the genes of the mother-to-be.…

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male fertility

17th September 2008 Beer,wine, coffee and nuts all contain high levels of chemicals linked to male infertility,a study has found. The bar-room drinks and snacks are loaded with phytoestrogens- naturally-occurring plant compounds implicated in falling sperm counts. Instant coffee powder, Brazil nuts, peanuts, brown ale and red wine scored particularly highly for the chemicals, the analysis,…

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Water aerobics helps with labour pains

Doing aqua-aerobics during pregnancy can ease the pain of childbirth, research shows. Women who did three classes a week were over twice as likely to decline an epidural, a study found. It is thought the stress-busting effect of exercise helped. Researchers tracked the pregnancies of 71 women. Around half were asked to attend three 50-minute…

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Win The Snowman and Father Christmas Goodies

Win The Snowman and Father Christmas Goodies Release of the Snowman™ Coin launched by Raymond Briggs This year sees the re-release of the Isle of Man’s delightful Christmas 50p of The Snowman which was launched in 2003 at Pobjoy Mint by the creator of the children’s story, Raymond Briggs. 2008 marks the 30th Anniversary of…

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Breastfeeding protects against pneumonia

21 May 1999 Breastfeeding protects against pneumonia A study carried out in Brazil and reported in the BMJ shows that breastfed babies are far less likely to suffer from pneumonia than formula fed babies. This study looked at babies admitted to hospital with pneumonia and compared the numbers being breastfed and bottle fed. Bottle fed…

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