Ovulation usually occurs about 14 days after your period, but if your cycle is longer or shorter than 28 days your fertile period will be later or earlier accordingly.During your monthly cycle the body goes through various changes to prepare for getting pregnant.The cycle is most...

Who wouldn't want a festive trio of eye shadow, lip gloss and nail varnish, in a fun cracker-shaped gift box? It's the perfect Christmas treat for any mum-to-be!Available from Marks & Spencer.Compiled by Catherine HudsonMake-up Filled Christmas Cracker, £9.50

million people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are thought to have been infected. It is estimated that 10% of all sexually active young people are currently infected with chlamydia. What are the symptoms?Seventy per cent of infected females, and 50

?’, tiredness, flatness and even weepiness. This is known as the baby blues, and around half to two-thirds of all new mothers experience it three or four days after giving birth. Doctors believe it is probably caused by the large and rapid changes in female

is regularly called upon by the Government to speak on the subject of home business and she advises Regional Development Agencies on how to encourage and support homeworking. At a time when the Government is keen to double the number of female entrepreneurs

for hunting, while a female's was more drawn to the reds and pinks of fruits and berries while foraging.Born with a caulIf a baby is born with a caul - a section of the amniotic membrane draped across the head and face - good luck will follow it all the days

!'Janie Ford, 34, mum to Harriet, 21 months.5 Ways girls develop differently to boys1. At birth, girl babies are already four to six weeks ahead of boys in terms of development.2. Female skin is significantly thinner than male skin, this means they seem to like

. ‘If he is, leave him. If he's not, go to him quickly. Don't leave him upset or he'll start to see his cot as a prison and may not happilygo into it next time.'It’s a gender thingBoys and girls are different and male and female brains work in very

Apprentice host Alan Sugar has spoken out about laws protecting women saying that employers should be able to ask female applicants about their plans to have children. He says that it turns interviews into a 'psychological charade' with employers

is playing with a child who has threadworms, or touches a surface with worm eggs on then puts her fingers in her mouth, the eggs may be swallowed.Once in the bowel, the eggs develop into 1cm-long worms that look like white cotton threads. The female worm