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Nappy rash can become the bane of many mum’s (and baby’s) lives, and without any doubt prevention is the best solution, so explanation is the key. Nappy Rash is erythema…

So many times when we’re pregnant people ask if we’d like a boy or a girl, and so many times we politely reply in our politically-correct manor synonymous with this…

Every country’s baby Vaccine regimes are a little different, dependent on the risk factors in that country. This is an overview explanation of some of the most common recommended, and…

Oftentimes the predicament of dealing with our dearly loved red-faced squawker can result in us self-reprimanding our seeming inability to solve the riddle of what the heck is wrong with…

What is Diabetes? Most of us before becoming pregnant have heard of Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, but don’t necessarily know what they are. Then, once pregnant, we are usually…

I find it amusing that by each springtime I’m feeling well and truly bored with cooked winter veggies and really looking forward to some crisp salads. Then by fall I…

Our ‘cutaneous membrane’ (skin) is a marvelous organ … it is waterproof, stretchable, pliable, washable, pretty tough, and automatically repairs its own small cuts and minor burns. Combined with sweat…

Brand new babies can arrive with some very strange and bizarre looks indeed, which are usually all within the realms of ‘normal’. Then, within the first weeks of life babies…

Do you tie a knot in all your empty plastic bags? One of my best friends had done it for years, and as a new mum it took me a…

By Sue Glassey & Kathy Fray Six Weeks is what all the experts say, even after a C-section. Boy was I ignorant, or is that gullible? However, believing what was…

Some women’s breasts over-produce milk, creating a let-down volume that is too great for their baby’s needs and capabilities – hence the saying, “I had milk for Africa!” This phenomena…

Often when pregnant with our first, we wonder how we will change as a woman after the arrival of our own precious squawking bundle of cuteness. We know our body…

Some people have an innate ability all their life to pack lightly – and I’m unashamedly not one of them. So this article is about being totally and utterly prepared…

Veggies, veggies, veggies … the bane of many a parent’s (mother’s) life, of trying to encourage children to eat their veggies! But I must admit in our household we have…

Ah, the toddler . . . a fully mobile being with virtually no commonsense! For most parents — especially the stay-at-home mum — toddlerdom contains some of our most physically…