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Secondary Infertility
When you’re already a parent, you don’t expect to have difficulty getting pregnant but at least one in ten parents will find it hard to conceive again. It’s a subject that is rarely discussed and it often comes as a real shock to parents to discover that they are experiencing what is known as secondary infertility.
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How to Boost Your Chance of Getting Pregnant
If you’re trying to get pregnant, you’ll want to...
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Precious Babies – Parenting after Fertility Issues
Once your baby has arrived, there can be no...
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Ovulation Predictor Kits
Positive results indicate likely ovulation within the next 12-36...
Rhesus Factor and Anti-D Prophylaxis
Anti-D is given as an injection and is made from blood plasma collected from blood donors. It works by destroying any rhesus positive blood from the baby present in the mother's circulation before she can make her own antibodies, hence why it is important that it is administered promptly, within 72 hours, of any suspected potentially sensitising event.
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Routine Antenatal Care – 37 to 42+ Weeks
If you decide to go ahead with Induction of...
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Routine Antenatal Care – 28 to 36 Weeks
A routine antenatal appointment is offered to all women...
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Routine Antenatal Care – 12 to 25 weeks
If you have decided that you would like to...
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)
Most couples, regardless of whether they’ve had a baby before or not, have some concerns about labour and birth, of course. Those planning a VBAC often have increased anxiety and doubts. The flag that’s raised is concern over uterine rupture. It’s worth quickly mentioning that this can happen at any birth, and the risk is increased if syntocinon...
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Staying at Home in Early Labour
You will probably come to realise that this stage...
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Choosing a Homebirth
Did you know that having a homebirth is said...
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8 Tips for an Easier Labour & Birth
There are no guaranteed ways to ensure that your...
Latest & Featured Articles
Controlled Crying – History & Evidence
whilst many parents report more unbroken sleep at night after three or four nights of sleep training, research has not found any long lasting positive effects. Indeed many parents report significant sleep regressions several months after trying the technique and experiencing initial positive effects.
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Introduction to Baby Led Potty Training
Baby-led potty training is the art of following your...
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Baby-Led Potty Training – FAQ’s
When baby-led potty training is informed and supported, our...
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Why we Shouldn’t Judge Other People’s Parenting
I may not be perfect, but I am...
A Mother’s Account of Why She Believes in Gentle Parenting
Why do I believe in gentle parenting? Because I have been lucky enough to reap the benefits of the seeds I have sewn and there is no greater feeling that realizing you have helped mould a human being you would be proud and honoured to know, even if she wasn’t your child.
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Introduction to Baby Led Potty Training
Baby-led potty training is the art of following your...
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Baby-Led Potty Training – FAQ’s
When baby-led potty training is informed and supported, our...
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What to do When a Toddler Bites, Hits, Shoves or Throws
The easiest and most obvious way to deal with...
The Importance of Playful Parenting
Playful Parenting helps with the toughest aspects of parenting: tantruming toddlers, biting preschoolers, anxious third-graders, out-of-control preteens. Playfulness resolves our battles over getting dressed and ready in the morning, soothes our frazzled nerves at the end of a long day, and restores family harmony.
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Advice for School Starters – Smoothing the Transition
It might be their first step away from you...
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Six Steps To Work Towards Gentle Parenting
As adults we command respect from our children, and...
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What to do When Gentle Parenting Isn’t Working
Gentle parenting is hard, it is an investment, an...
