Ask the breastfeeding expert – your questions answered
We recently held a Facebook Webchat with the lovely Nikki Khan, a practising midwife since 1989 and the Expert Midwife for Ergobaby. Nikki runs her own Early Pregnancy, Antenatal & Postnatal...
View ArticleNew mum, baggy tum? Get your body beach ready!
Hitting the beach having had a baby can be a scary prospect. Whilst there are the lucky few who snap straight back into shape without a stretch mark in sight, for most of us there are a few extra...
View ArticleInvesting in your child’s financial future…
While we can’t guarantee that our children will become millionaires, there are some simple steps that parents can take to really help set up their children for a good financial future. From Junior...
View ArticleSangria and sunshine: will your holiday drinking affect your child?
If you’re jetting off to somewhere hot and sunny (and given the UK weather recently, we really hope that you are!), you may be looking forward to the sun, the sea, the sand and also the opportunity to...
View ArticleIs breastfeeding in public still taboo in the UK?
Whilst breastfeeding in public is slowly becoming more and more accepted, and criticism is becoming less tolerated, it seems in the UK we still have a way to go before attitudes and prejudices are...
View ArticleMaking life simpler for breastfeeding and expressing mums
When I was breastfeeding my baby boy nearly 15 years ago now, expressing milk was not as sophisticated as it is today. I found myself spilling, leaking and sometimes losing the precious liquid. I used...
View ArticleAre you a lonely parent?
Having a baby is a magical time, yet it is also a time of huge change and adjustment. Your ‘old’ life can soon feel like a dim and distant memory and you may feel cut off from old friends and hobbies...
View ArticleThe Graco team debut their range for 2016
Sometimes my work takes me to some special places with some great brands. I was very kindly invited to visit the Graco stand at the Kind+Jugend show in Cologne, Germany. I have never been to the show...
View ArticleIs stress the main cause of smoking after childbirth?
For many women, our battle with nicotine begins when we find out that we’re pregnant. More aware than ever of the hazardous effects not only to us, but also to our unborn child, cutting back or...
View ArticleEight easy ways for new mums to exercise
Yes, yes, in an ideal world, we’d not only have time to go to the gym or go for a run, we’d actually want to! We wouldn’t find excuses to skip exercise and we wouldn’t feel torn between looking great...
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