Exercise is highly recommended for pregnant women as it helps prepare the body for the demands of a changing body and labour. The most popular exercise routines for women include swimming and brisk walking as well as special yoga classes, tai chi and pilates. One of the lesser-known exercises that can work wonders for pregnant [...]

When you get to the end of your pregnancy you are generally uncomfortable, tired and a little bit over it all. Mostly though, you just want your new baby out in the world with you. There are a few natural induction methods that you can try to get labour started. Please remember that any attempts [...]

Babywearing is the broad term used for carrying your baby in some sort of sling or carrier, over carrying them in your arms or pushing them in a pram or stroller. Babywearing has becoming increasingly popular over the last few years with a great variety in carrier types. Many parents become quite obsessed with babywearing [...]

When you’re trying to conceive a child there may be the wish in the back of your mind for a certain gender. Of course everyone wants to have a healthy and happy baby, but sometimes we desire a specific gender and there are actually ways to go about swaying your chances of conceiving either a [...]

You and your partner have decided to have a baby. You’re both excited about the prospect of the pitter-patter of tiny feet and you want to tell the entire world. Or do you? There are good and bad points for sharing your news with friends and family, which I will share with you today. The [...]

Sometimes as a breastfeeding mum you feel like your supply is lacking, particularly of an evening after a long day. You don’t need to worry about your supply if you have some Lactation Cookies at hand. The main ingredients of the lactation cookies are galactagogues (which are substances that promote lactation) and there are a [...]

My due date came & went without a hint of labour starting. I wasn’t surprised though as my first child was eight days late. When I was two days overdue I had a long appointment at the hospital, where I had a stretch & sweep done & found out I was 3cm dilated, so at [...]

There’s a lot to be said for men taking certain vitamin and mineral supplements while they are trying to conceive. Generally, with most couples, the female partner will start taking some form of prenatal multivitamin formula (like Elevit or Blackmores Pregnancy & Breastfeeding etc) or at the least a folate supplement (like Fabfol), as soon [...]

One essential of parenthood is the nappy, or baby bag. The great big bag that you see parents lugging around with them, slung over tired shoulders or strapped over the handles of the pram. The problem is, that while you see all of these parents out & about with their bags, as a new parent [...]