in pictures.You Many women will have started their maternity leave by now. If you’re in this position, make the most of this chance to get some rest before you become a mum – there won’t be much time after your baby is born!You may feel very swollen

is keen to debunk the idea that nervous women are somehow harming their chances of being mums.Jacky says that you often hear how someone adopted a child "and then she got pregnant, or they went on holiday and they got pregnant. Anything that reduces people

Pregnancy fitness expert Amanda Hargreaves is on a mission to get mums-to-be moving. ‘The idea that exercise is bad during pregnancy is simply not true,’ she says. ‘There are so many ways for women to stay fit, safely and easily.’ Try these simple

. Your hormone levesl will return to normal within two or three months, but here are our top tips for giving your skin a helping hand:Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydratedApply moisturiser morning and night - new mums are currently saving money

Film star Nicole Kidman and country music star husband Keith Urban followed up their trip to the Golden Globes in Los Angeles this week by announcing the birth of a new biological daughter, born with the help of a surrogate mother.Faith Margaret Kidman Urban is the couple's secon...

Orlando Bloom's wife, super model Miranda Kerr has released an intimate online image of herself breastfeeding her newborn baby Flynn, who was born on January 6, weighing 9lb 12ounces.The image, which the couple posted on her blog from Miranda's beauty website, koraorganics.com, s...

weekly basis, to allow mums to work a few days while on maternity leave, without losing a whole week's money.The Government plans to increase paid maternity leave again, to one year, by the end of the current parliament.What about dads?Currently fathers

A straightforward natural labour with the least intervention is top of every mum-to-be's wish-list, but in some situations induction is necessary or advisable.Why might you be induced?The most common reasons for induction of labour are as follows

, sudden swelling, severe headaches or pain in the top of your abdomen (these can be signs of pre-eclampsia).Contractions. From 20 weeks onwards, many mums-to-be experience Braxton Hicks 'practice' contractions, when the womb seems to harden for a minute

, sudden swelling, severe headaches or pain in the top of your abdomen (these can be signs of pre-eclampsia).Contractions. From 20 weeks onwards, many mums-to-be experience Braxton Hicks 'practice' contractions, when the womb seems to harden for a minute