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Reduce stress and anxiety in pregnancy through relaxation
Tips & Advice 26 Jun

Relaxation in pregnancy – 10 Tips

by The Honest Midwife
Why reduce stress and anxiety during pregnancy? Women often feel anxious or stressed when pregnant. When being over anxious all the time the stress can affect the baby’s emotional development...
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Swollen ankles in pregnancy
Uncategorized 05 Mar

Easing swollen ankles in pregnancy

by Warrick Bastard
Pregnancy can be an exciting time however, it is rarely without challenges. From pregnancy sickness to backache, pregnancy can at times be downright uncomfortable. Just when you think you have...
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Breathing exercises
Tips & Advice 17 Aug

6 Benefits of Breathing Exercises

by The Honest Midwife
Breathing Exercises: 5 Benefits of using breathing techniques for mother and her unborn baby, plus 1 breathing exercises in labour. These will give emotional support during pregnancy.
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Mothering Sunday Grandma with Grandchildren
Blog 26 Mar

The History of Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) and “going a-mothering!”

by The Honest Midwife
Giving thanks to the incredible women in your life on a day of thanks and appreciation is just the best. Mothering Sunday and Mother’s Day both have different origins; although...
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Lip balm being applied to prevent dry lips
Blog 12 Dec

7 Facts! How to Prevent dry lips and chapped lips.

by The Honest Midwife
Natural Lip Balms are so important to prevent dry lips for all the family - women, men and children - as our lips are exposed to the elements all year...
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Applying Natural Lip Balm
Tips & Advice 15 Jul

7 Benefits and How to Use Lip Scrub

by The Honest Midwife
Here is all the information you need to know about sugar lip scrub. Why they’re important! How to use them and their benefits. Make Motherlylove Sweet Lips Scrub an important...
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pregnancy diabetes - testing blood sugars
Tips & Advice 03 Jun

Pregnancy Tips: Gestational Diabetes is not the end of the world. By Emma Cripwell

by Emma Cripwell
When I heard from our doctor 26 weeks into my pregnancy, "You are, unfortunately, a Gestational Diabetic", my heart almost stopped beating.
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Skincare in pregnancy
Tips & Advice 01 Jun

PREGNANT? HELPFUL ADVICE ABOUT SKINCARE PRODUCTS FOR PREGNANCY

by The Honest Midwife
When pregnant, your hormones bring about amazing changes to your body, hair, skin and almost every part of your body. When you are pregnant you want to feel calm and...
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Tips & Advice 28 May

How to avoid sore nipples when breast feeding

by The Honest Midwife
Is expressed hind breast milk was more beneficial than ointments?
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Blog 23 May

Relaxing Hand and Arm Massage for Pregnancy

by The Honest Midwife
This hand and arm massage in pregnancy is the best gift you can give a pregnant lady. Warning can be addictive.
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Exercise in Pregnancy
Blog 19 Jan

Exercise during pregnancy is good for both you and baby! by FittaMamma

by alexandra
Whilst you might be offered plenty of conflicting advice about what you can and should do to stay active, experts (including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) agree that you...
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Blog 16 Oct

Top tips for photographing your new baby in hospital/ home by Photographer Jess Wilkins

by jan
REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR CAMERA If you are expecting and packing your hospital bag or planning your home birth. I urge you to include a camera, memory card & batteries...
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Preventing Perineal trauma
Tips & Advice 12 Aug

Pregnant? Worried about Perineal tears? Great Tips for you.

by jan
Great Tips you can use to reduce perineal tears When pregnant your body begins to get ready for the birth of your baby, hormones (progesterone and relaxin) are softening your...
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Blog 27 Jun

“You’re glowing!” – The glamours (or not) of pregnancy

by Emma Cripwell
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HOW TO CONTROL SNORING IN PREGNANCY
Tips & Advice 08 May

Pregnant and Snoring? What To Do? 5 TIPS

by The Honest Midwife
5 ways to help you stop snoring during pregnancy This is a dilemma when it happens when you are pregnant and especially when you disturb your partner.
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Blog 23 Apr

“Swallowed the Breadfruit”

by Emma Cripwell
As you can probably envisage, a breadfruit is a large, round fruit that looks something like a melon. My husband and I first heard this expression when we announced our...
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Pregnant why use aromatherapy
Latest Tips & Advice 11 Apr

Pregnant? Natural aromatherapy oils for your pregnancy

by The Honest Midwife
In pregnancy moisturising and nourishing your skin with pure natural carrier oils will keep a healthy glow and allow the skin to be supple and stretch.
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Pregnancy Blog 1
Blog 29 Mar

Pregnant in Barbados

by Emma Cripwell
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Blog 05 Dec

Home Birth Today and 1946

by jan
A large Dutch home birth study showed the benefits and safety of home birth
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Massage the perineum from 34 weeks
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The importance of Massaging the Perineum in Pregnancy

by jan
RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED THAT OVER 85% OF WOMEN HAVING A NORMAL BIRTH SUFFER SOME PERINEAL TRAUMA. Studies have shown that by massaging the perineum from 34 weeks of pregnancy, the...
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