Should bars refuse to serve pregnant women?

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We all know the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant, but some mothers do drink and some have been known to binge drink or drink the way they did before becoming pregnant, some mums to be are indeed alcoholics. Should bars and even shops be obliged to refuse pregnant women alcohol. Yes you could argue [...]

Do you need a Parenting Program?

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Have you gone to an antenatal program? Yes? Well you wouldn’t be alone; around 99% of women go to antenatal classes. On the other hand, have you gone to a postnatal class or ‘mother’s group’? No? Well you wouldn’t be alone in that answer either with studies showing only around 14% of all mothers attending [...]

Dreams during pregnancy can be frightening

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Those strange dreams that seem to happen during pregnancy can cause great alarm and distress for some mums, especially when they are vivid frightening dreams that include our unborn baby. Dreams are our brains way of remembering everything that is going on around us, when we are having a baby we are under great emotional strain, is [...]

Smoking Whilst Pregnant

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I’m a strong believer that smoking when pregnant is selfish,disgusting and unhealthy for the unborn child.I believe that a mother’s responsibility is to protect her unborn child and not pass on all the toxins that are in a cigarette‘s. A baby doesn’t have a choice to inhale the cigarette.

Kissing your stresses away while pregnant can have a positive effect on the baby

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Being an expectant mother is one of life’s most amazing things. It could even be THE most amazing…  Especially if it is your first pregnancy, your head is likely to be full of zig-zagging thoughts and questions: “Do I know enough to give my child the best possible start in life?” “Will the child be healthy?” [...]

Why I am scared of having another baby: Prenatal Depression

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Finding out I was pregnant again knocked me for six. I knew my body was going to be under severe pressure but to be honest it was my mind that I was frightened about the most.I have always suffered with nightmares and what some would call flash backs ( from past trauma). If I left [...]

Heartache Of Miscarriage

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At the age of seventeen I was sexually assaulted, I became pregnant and had an abortion. I then met someone who I thought would be the love of my life, again I fell pregnant,  I can not explain how happy we both were.  I then started to bleed,  I went to my local early pregnancy [...]