where the stress is in your life. You may not be able to fix it, but if you can see what's causing it, you can work out a way to manage it. Even if it's just having a soak in a long hot bath before dinner, listening to music or finding a yoga class

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For an easier labour, try making some simple changes to your diet:1. Two weeks before you're due, add complex carbohydrates such as brown rice and oatcakes to your diet to boost your energy levels.2. Raspberry leaf tea can help relax and tone up your uterus for labour. It's safe ...

isolated and stressed, as well as riding a rollercoaster of emotions with all the appointments, scans, procedures and raised/dashed hopes to deal with.Counselling is a very good way of dealing with the emotions of fertility treatment in a safe, blameless

Now you're expecting, there are a few healthy eating rules you might like to adopt and superfoods to add to your shopping list to help keep you feeling good, and give your baby the best possible start. Here's the lowdown. Forget eating for two! Eating extra for your baby is a myt...

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HAVING SEXThought to work because semen contains prostaglandins (also contained in the pessary often used in an induction to soften the cervix ready for labour). Sex can also trigger the release of the hormone oxytocin (given by drip sometimes during induction to make the womb co...

Christianne Raymer took her family of five to a Keycamp holiday parc at Les Genêts, St Jeans de Monts in the beautiful French Vendee.Going on holiday with three small children usually requires military precision planning. It’s not just deciding what to take, it’s trying to fit it...

When breastfeeding milk can build up in your breasts because its being made faster than it’s removed which then causes milk stasis. Because of this breast tissue can become swollen and inflamed. The inflammation can quickly progress to an infection, which is known as mastitis. Ma...

GAS AND AIR (ENTONOX)You inhale a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen - also known as a laughing gas - through a mask or mouthpiece. It can be used at any point in labour and is best used at the start of each contraction, just to take the edge off the pain. PROS: It takes just 30...