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While many start as good intentions or at least are meant to be harmless (thinking storks here) pregnancy myths can create unexpected problems for new parents who are having to adjust the huge changes which pregnancy and parenthood bring. Pregnancy myths In family lore my grandmother was told by her new mother in law that having sex twice on the same night would result in twins. (I am left wondering where quads came from, presumably those who are very athletic). Ancient beginningsGoing as far back as ancient Egypt, wheat and Barley was used to test for the gender of the...

Many new mums wonder how long they should breastfeed for? It's not an easy thing to do contrary to what I thought when I had my first baby.   The Benefits of Breastfeeding While not everyone can breastfeed, and formula milk is safe and meets your infants’ nutritional needs there are clear benefits to Breastfeeding.As well as being a perfectly balanced nutritional source, with the right mix of proteins, fats vitamins and minerals. Breast milk is full of protective antibodies which boost your baby’s immune system. Formula milk cannot do the same. What is also important is that the proteins can...

Teething! Not something we have been looking forward to but something we will inevitably have to contend with over the next two years. Here are some of the things we have tried so far and what has worked and what hasn’t worked for us.  

Recently we have been bombarded with information about how much damage we are doing to the environment and just what the effects are. After bringing my son home I was horrified to see in the first week our waste was doubled just because of nappies and wipes so I was determined to go as green as possible. These are the pro’s and cons and a general day to day schedule of what being green involves for us.   Cloth nappies I really wanted to cloth nappy as I think not only would it be good for the environment but it...