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Coping with post natal depression

Question: Traumatic birth experience

Q: “I feel a sense of panic and anxiety every time I think about the birth of my second baby three months ago. I just can’t seem to shake off the trauma of the experience – even though it was not a particularly horrific one! I am not depressed generally. What can I do to put…

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National Deaf Helpline

Evening Helpline support for families of deaf children

The UK’s only Helpline for families of deaf children, and the professionals who work with them, is now open Monday to Thursday 9:30am-9:30pm, and on Friday 9:30am-5pm. Parents of deaf children can now get access to expert information on childhood hearing loss in the evening, as the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) extends the opening…

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Postnatal depression: help from partners and friends

Practical help from partners and friends Look after the babies, for example take them out for a walk in the buggy so your partner can have half an hour to herself. Play with them while she has a shower/ bath or gets dressed. Help with the baby-related chores, especially towards the end of the day…

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Multiple and twin babies

20 questions about twins

When parents find out that they’re expecting twins, their initial reaction is often one of shock. Regardless of whether or not this is a first pregnancy, most couples have a lot of questions that they need answering. Nurse, and mum of twins, answer your most common queries. How common are twins? Twins occur in about 1 in 80…

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Twins: How to cope during the first year

Having twins, triplets or more is a wonderful but exhausting experience. Linda, mum to Emily and Melissa, shares her survival strategies… For the first year I lurched from one day of feeding, changing, winding, and more nappy changing to the next. The only way to make sense of the chaos is to organise yourself. Try and…

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Twin babies

Why twin mums must learn a new skill

Twins mums must adapt to many things but, above all Susannah Peel mum of twins, must learn to ask for help. We would rather admit to having plastic surgery or an illicit affair before admitting we need help to raise our kids. Why not make your New Year resolution to call for back up?! Multi-tasking down to a fine…

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Nursing bras for pregnant women

Beautiful bras for pregnancy and nursing

Helping Mum Feel Fabulous! Royce Lingerie’s Comfort bra collection is a range of beautiful wirefree bras to suit women of all shapes and sizes. And as they’re all completely non-wired, they are ideal for pregnancy. Each bra in the range has been carefully designed to offer superb fit and perfect comfort – as well as looking gorgeous! In sizes…

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Support bras during pregnancy

One of the problems, and bonuses, of pregnancy is that your breasts will become bigger and heavier throughout the 40 week period. The typical woman will gain an extra two inches under the bust and two inches across the bust during pregnancy, while her breasts can become 1½lbs heavier. Find out what to look for in a support bra…

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Support groups : F

Fair Shares City Works Alfred Street Gloucester GL1 4DF Tel: 01452 541 337 Fax: 01452 541 352 Email: fairshares@blueyonder.co.uk www.fairshares.org.uk You give a few hours of your spare time when you want to, doing things that you enjoy. You receive the opportunity to get some help when you need it and satisfaction from making life…

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Coping with abortion

Abortion support

Support organisations for women coping with abortion. British Victims of Abortion 5 St Vincent Place Glasgow G1 2DH Tel: 0141 226 5407 Fax: 0141 221 7707 Helpline: 0845 603 8501 (10am-4pm daily, 7pm-10pm evenings) Counselling and help offered to those experiencing physical and emotional difficulties after an abortion. Crossroads Pregnancy Crisis Centre Arowdene Road Brixton…

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