Dealing With Common Childhood Dermal Conditions
While a baby’s skin is commonly described as soft and smooth, there will be times during the developmental stages when it will look and feel less than perfect. Sometimes, environmental factors may be the cause for this and at other…
Folic Acid – The Invaluable Pregnancy Nutrient
Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B vitamin. It is essential to the body especially in the role of cell production and division, including the production of red blood cells. In pregnancy, folic acid prevents neural tube defects…
Health In, Sickness Out!
Keeping your little ones healthy and happy is a duty every responsible parent takes on without a second thought. While there are many aspects to bringing up children who are strong, healthy and happy, the two outstanding areas that need…
Labour pain management: Regional Anesthesia
When it comes to labour pain, women generally experience and tolerate it differently from one another. For some women, focusing on their breathing and relaxation techniques is all they need to get through labour and childbirth while others may need…
The ABCs of D
Vitamin D helps with bone growth and development. Nicknamed the sunshine vitamin, children get most of their vitamin D from sunlight. This vitamin can also be obtained in decent quantities from foods such as milk and cheese. Since babies and…
Gold Standard Nutrition: Why Breast Milk Is Incomparable
Breast milk is truly, nature’s gift for every child. It is specially designed to cater for all a baby’s nutritional needs in the first six months of life. For maximum benefits, breastfeeding should be initiated soon after the birth of…
Baby Top to Toe Care
A newborn baby has the most vulnerable skin and delicate hair imaginable. Hence, when it comes to taking care of a baby, particularly at bathtimes, it has to be done gently and mindfully as newborn skin and scalp are still…
Postnatal Care & Supplements
Most of the time, attention to pregnancy care is focused on the nine months of pregnancy. Postnatal care is important as well! The postnatal period lasts six to eight weeks, beginning right after the baby is born. During this time,…
Healthy Pregnancy Supplements For Your Baby & You
Every pregnant mum wants the best for her unborn baby. While nothing beats the nutrients obtained from fresh food, it’s next to impossible for many modern mums to rely fully on their everyday diets for all the important nutrients they…
Ways To Slim Down After Childbirth
Almost all new mums will feel the urge to lose all or some of the weight gained during pregnancy, for it’s natural to yearn for one’s pre-pregnancy body back. There are many aspects of postnatal slimming and many ways to…
