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Homeopathic remedies – First Aid

For babies, tablets should be crushed between two clean teaspoons and dissolved in 2fl oz of warm water, giving a teaspoon full as a dose. For young children, the tablets should be given crushed. Chamomilla is available in drop form. Homeopathic remedies can also help in emergencies. Obviously, they should not replace professional medical help.…

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Win a Breast Aid

Breast Aid – Reflects your body heat naturally – for the prevention & cure of breast pain and related problems including; mastitis, engorgement and soreness. Breast Aid pads are the ultimate natural aid for all Mums who want to breast-feed their babies easily and comfortably, and make this unique time with their babies pain and…

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Question: Groin pain in pregnancy

Q: “I am 17 weeks pregnant with my third child. I am having trouble walking – my groin is really painful when I walk (It feels like it did when I was about 36 weeks pregnant with my first two). It affects my groin and the tops of my legs. As I work full time in…

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Question: Upper abdominal pain in pregnancy

Q: “I am 33 weeks pregnant and have been experiencing a pain at the top of my bump. Is this normal?” A: The most likely cause of your pain is compression of your lower ribs by your enlarging uterus. This usually occurs sometime after 30 weeks of pregnancy, can be one-sided or bilateral, and is often…

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Question: Bleeding after a miscarriage

Q: “I had a miscarriage five days ago. I was ten weeks pregnant with my first baby. My GP said that the bleeding should stop ‘in a few days’ and if it did not, I should go back to see him. The bleeding has not stopped yet – I keep thinking it has, but then it…

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Question: Long-term pain after a caesarean

Q: “I had a caesarean nine months ago, which went horribly wrong as the epidural had lost most of its strength. Since then I still get awful shooting pains in my right side and it is still very tender to touch. My stomach area is still very large and swollen – in fact I still look…

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Question: Pelvic pain

Q: “I am 26 weeks pregnant. For the last 10 days I have been suffering from excruciating pain in the front of my pelvis. I can hardly walk. Getting out of bed or up from a chair is agony. My consultant just said that this is a problem that some pregnant women get – but I…

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Question: Period-like pains

Q: “I am now in my sixth week of pregnancy, is it normal to have almost period-like pains during this time?” A:Yes, it’s quite normal for you to be having period-like twinges. If you have any bleeding with them, though, you should contact your doctor or midwife. Although some slight bleeding around the time you…

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Taking your baby's temperature

UK Mums favour pain relievers

UK mothers stand out across Europe, favouring pain relievers as one of their first responses to child illness Insight from a new independent study on European temperature taking commissioned by Kaz Europe SA, the manufacturer of Braun thermometers, shows that 57.6% of UK mothers give their children pain relievers upon the onset of illness compared…

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Spotting and bleeding during pregnancy

Spotting and Bleeding in pregnancy

Spotting or bleeding from the vagina during pregnancy may be a cause for concern. There are a number of possible causes – many of them aren’t serious, but some are. You should consult your doctor or midwife as soon as possible if you notice any bleeding, so that you can get prompt treatment if it turns out to be…

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