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Win Huggies® nappies and Pink Lining change-bag
To celebrate the launch of the unique new drylock technology, Alfie is giving 2 of his fellow babies the chance to win a Huggies® nappies and Pink Lining change-bag prize pack, worth £100!
Competition ends 31st May 2012Groups
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posts related to: diabetes
Question: Effect of father’s diabetes on foetus
Q: ”What effect does the baby’s father having diabetes have on the foetus?” The causes of diabetes are not completely understood. From the research that has been done so far, it is clear that both type 1 diabetes (juvenile onset or insulin-dependent diabetes) and type 2 diabetes (adult onset or non-insulin-dependent) are caused by a combination…
Posted in Conception, Preparing your body, Question & Answer
Tagged Baby, diabetes, diabetic, Gene
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Question: Too much amniotic fluid
Q: “I am 27 weeks pregnant and have been told that there is too much fluid around the baby. One of the suggestions was that it could be Diabetes, the other was that the baby might not be swallowing properly. If the correct diagnosis is the latter of the two, what sort of long-term problems…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy
Tagged Amniotic fluid, diabetes, identical twins, Polyhydramnios
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Question: Low amniotic fluid levels
Q: “I am 31 weeks pregnant with twins and, at my 30 week scan, one of the baby’s reports said that the amniotic fluid was ‘subjectively reduced’ (the other said ‘normal’). When I asked about this, I was told that it was nothing to worry about but no explanation was given. Can you shed some light…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Tests, Question & Answer
Tagged Amniotic fluid, diabetes, fluid, scan, Twins
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Amniotic fluid
During pregnancy your baby is surrounded by a substance called amniotic fluid which helps protect both the baby and the uterus. It is this fluid which is referred to when people talk about waters breaking. It has many important functions but sometimes there can be problems. Read on to find out more about this amazing…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged ABS, AFE, Amniotic band syndrome, Amniotic fluid, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, diabetes, Foetal abnormalities, leaking membranes, Multiple birth, Oligohydramnios, Polyhydramnios, triplets, TTTS, Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
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Antenatal blood tests
You will be offered a variety of blood tests during your pregnancy. By testing your blood, a great deal can be deduced about the likely health of yourself and your baby. Whenever possible the taking of blood tests is timed so that you don’t need lots of needles on separate occasions! Blood group Usually at…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Tests
Tagged anaemia, antibodies, Blood disorders, CVS, Cystic fibrosis, deafness, diabetes, Down’s syndrome, Genetic disorders, German measles, hepatitis B, HIV, Miscarriage, Rh disease, Rhesus factor, rubella, Sickle-cell disease, Thalassaemia, Toxoplasmosis, Ultrasound, Vaccination
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Later antenatal appointments
Following on from the booking appointment your appointments are usually every four to six weeks until 34 weeks and then, every two weeks until the birth, although in some areas, and depending on your pregnancy, you may have more appointments. This is what usually happens at these later antenatal appointments: You will have a chance to ask any…
Posted in Antenatal Care
Tagged antibodies, blood test, diabetes, Fertility, Midwife, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, Prenatal development
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Alcohol and medicines in pregnancy
Alcohol The most recent research shows that drinking alcohol heavily or frequently can seriously harm your baby’s development. When you drink, alcohol reaches your baby through the placenta. But your baby cannot process it as fast as you can, and is exposed to greater amounts of alcohol for longer than you are. Too much exposure…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Online antenatal classes, Pregnancy Health
Tagged Alcohol, antenatal class, asthma, Baby, baby development, babyworld online antenatal class, diabetes, Drug addiction, epilepsy, Foetal alcohol syndrome, illegal drugs, medicine, Midwife, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, welcome class, x-rays
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Sugar sense for families!
Children do not need to eat large amounts of sugar, yet we in the Western world are consuming ever-increasing amounts of the stuff. It’s not always obvious, however, how much we are eating and where it is hidden. In this piece, we look at the role sugar plays in children’s diets and how to control a potentially…
‘Teeth4Life’ message to parents
THE EARILER good habits are formed the easier they are to maintain - that’s the message which the organisers of National Smile Month 2010 are trying to get across to parents. The British Dental Health Foundation is urging parents to help their children realise the importance of learning a good oral health routine at a young age so they…
Posted in Baby Health
Tagged brushing, Child Health, dental health, dentist, diabetes, gum disease, Health, heart disease, Listerine, National Smile Month, oral healthcare, Teeth, Teething, Tooth, tooth brush
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Stem cell storage
Storing your baby’s stem cells might provide a lifeline if they fall seriously ill in future. Here we investigate this relatively new private health service… Stem cells – the basic building blocks of human life – are already being successfully used as part of the treatment for childhood leukaemia and various forms of cancer but they also…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Labour and Birth
Tagged Bone marrow, bone marrow transplants, Cancer, childhood cancer, Cloning, Cord blood, cord blood bank, Department of Health, diabetes, Elizabeth Harrison, Health insurance, heart disease, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HIV, Human Tissue Authority, insurance policy, leukaemia, marketing manager, Medical Research Council, MHRA, Midwife, Nottingham, Parkinson's, Placenta cord banking, Queen's Medical Centre, Stem cell, Stem cells, Stephen Baines, Tushar Majithia, Umbilical cord
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