Burping Your Baby
Burping, an important aspect of feeding an infant, helps to get rid of some of the air that babies tend to swallow during their feeds. In some babies, not being burped frequently and too much swallowed air can lead to…
Family Friendly Weekend Events (6-7 April)
The school holidays may be over, but that doesn’t mean that the fun has to stop. There are still plenty of exciting events and activities happening this week to keep you and your family entertained. MAP Fest Suitable for kids…
Stretch Marks: Inevitable or Avoidable?
You find out you are pregnant and you are over the moon. You are excited about your little one that is growing in you and you read up all there is to know about safe pregnancy. Whilst it is essential…
Birth Control: What Not To Believe
As humans, we tend to believe all sorts of ideas and myths and when it comes to pregnancy and birth control, it can be quite blurry as to which are the facts and which are just not true. Let’s see…
Let’s Not Get Low On Iron
If there is a single nutrient that is often taken for granted and almost sidelined without much consideration it’s the mineral, iron. A deficiency in it however, can prove to be grave, especially in pregnant women. It’s just as important…
Smart Apps For Pregnant Women
Get techy mommy, for these days, phone apps can provide a myriad of info and services for pregnant women! Here are a few we like. What To Expect When You’re Expecting by Everyday Health Inc rated 4.6 Free The world’s…
Cook and Freeze Delicious Make-Ahead Meals
Pregnancy can take a toll on you, especially when it comes to feeding your family and yourself. There may be times when you feel like a master chef and then there may be times when you just don’t feel like…
Pregnancy Health: Ditch The Nasties In Your Diet
Did you know that more than 60% of us in this planet are unwittingly ingesting loads of chemicals each day due the pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics and other chemicals used while growing our food? We haven’t even touched on processing and…
Beauty Secrets In Your Pantry
As women, we’re naturally inclined to take care of ourselves. What we use on our skin though, may be nowhere near ‘natural’. Chemicals in most conventional skincare products can and will be absorbed into the system, where they can wreak…
Why Some Kids Fall Sick More Often Than Others
Elsa, (not her real name), 28, finds that her toddler Ryan is always falling sick compared to other kids his age. She notices too that Mary’s child Liam (not their real names), who is about the same age as Ryan,…
