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Taking the guesswork out of meals, snacks and drinks for toddlers
Do you struggle to know what is the best and right meals, snacks and drinks for your toddlers. With advice coming from every angle it can be hard to work out an overview of what is the best combination of foods for your toddler to give them a healthy diet. A nutritionally balanced diet containing…
Posted in Infant and Toddler Forum, Toddler Tagged Child Health, constipation, decay, infant and toddler forum, iron deficiency, Nutrition, obesity, Toddler Leave a comment
Let’s talk about poo!
It’s a subject that pre-children most of us would go out of our way to avoid, yet the arrival of your little bundle of joy heralds discussion of many previously unspoken things, from sore nipples, to piles from pelvic floors to breast milk and yes, poo! Beginning with day one and that all important meconium,…
Posted in News Tagged childhood constipation, constipation, ERIC, News - Baby and Toddler Leave a comment
Blooming unpleasant pregnancy side effects
I wish I could tell you I’m blooming, but some unpleasant pregnancy side effects have emerged this week. I won’t beat around the bush, I’ve got a haemorrhoid. A little fleshy pea-sized lump. Sorry, too much information, I know. Apparently it’s very common in pregnancy, caused by the weight of the baby on your interior…
Posted in Guest Blogs Tagged blog, Case study, constipation, Diary, haemorroids, hypnobirthing, Mindy Miller Second Trimester, Mindy Miller's Blog, Pregnancy, Snoring, Yoga Leave a comment
Avoid piles in pregnancy
Piles. One of the less attractive side effect of pregnancy and something that we, as bashful Brits, don’t really like to discuss. However, with up to 25 per cent of the population [i] being affected by piles, there is no need to be embarrassed! Piles, or haemorrhoids, happen when increased pressure is put on the veins in…
Posted in News Tagged constipation, diet in pregnancy, fibre, haemorroids, Nelsons, News, News - Pregnancy, piles, severe constipation Leave a comment
Question: Constipation in pregnancy
Q: “I am aware that it is common to suffer from constipation in pregnancy. However, is it usual for it to be persistent over a long period of time? I am also worried that my stools are not hard and small as described in many books, but mostly soft and thin, although still very difficult to…
Anaemia in pregnancy
Anaemia is a condition in which you don’t have enough red cells in your blood. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin, which carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. If your haemoglobin levels are very low, your body tissues won’t be getting enough oxygen. During pregnancy, the number of red blood cells you have increases,…
Piles during pregnancy
Piles – or haemorrhoids – are veins in your anus (back passage). People often make jokes about piles, but if you suffer from them they are not at all funny and can be very uncomfortable. Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of the veins around your anus relax and stretch. Blood flow is sluggish,…
Posted in A-Z of pregnancy health, Pregnancy Health Tagged a-z-pregnancy-health-p, anus, constipation, Hemorrhoid, itching, Midwife, pain, pharmacist, Pregnancy, Proctology, varicose veins, Vein Leave a comment
Pregnancy Problems
During pregnancy your body goes through a massive set of changes, affecting all your organs and body systems. These changes are so dramatic and far-reaching that it’s perhaps not surprising that many pregnant women develop pregnancy problems. These pregnancy problems are not usually serious and tend to disappear without any treatment during pregnancy or within a few weeks (or even…
Constipation in pregnancy
It is very common to become constipated while you are pregnant. The pregnancy hormones which soften all your muscles and ligaments make the muscles of your intestines relax so that they cannot move food through your intestines as quickly as usual. Another reason for constipation is that as your pregnancy progresses and your womb gets bigger, it puts…
Posted in A-Z of pregnancy health, Pregnancy Health Tagged a-z-pregnancy-health-c, anaemia, constipation, fibre, Iron, Laxative, Pregnancy Leave a comment
Bedwetting
Bedwetting affects over half a million children and young people in the UK between the ages of 5 and 16. For many children the problem resolves spontaneously before they reach school age, but some children take longer and they seek help to become dry at night. It is known that the tendency to wet the bed can run in…
Posted in Potty training, Toddler Tagged Bedwetting, constipation, Daytime wetting, ERIC, overactive bladder, Sleep, Toilet training, Urinary bladder, Urinary incontinence, Urine Leave a comment
