The potential of the blood found within a baby’s umbilical cord and placenta is becoming the talk of many expectant parents. Doctors and scientists have proven that the umbilical cord is extremely valuable, and today pregnant couples are faced with two competing choices about the use of their baby’s cord…
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Having a baby is going to be a very exciting life change, but what if your birth doesn’t go exactly as planned? For everything you need to know about C section recovery to put your mind at ease, read on… Having a baby is an extremely exciting and poignant time…
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When you are pregnant, you don’t really think much past the birth do you? I know I just focused on getting to that point of having my baby in my arms. When I was writing my birth plan, I filled in a few postnatal sections, such as feeding method and…
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Our first daughter was born in 2006. It was a planned pregnancy, and we were over the moon when we discovered we were expecting a little girl. We planned a water birth at the local midwife led unit, and spent hours decorating the nursery, choosing a pushchair and buying little…
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Welcome to the latest instalment in my Birth Stories feature. Today we have the the story of Dara’s arrival into the world, shared by mum Neve from We The Parents . I am deeply grateful that each of my two children’s births were positive and deeply affirming. I’m going to…
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