Aromatherapy For Babies »
As a clinical aromatherapist, I often hear from my clients that as much as they love using essential oils, they are unsure which ones are safe to use for their babies & children and in what doses. I have also found that most children benefit from aromatherapy as they will be quite willing to tell [...]
Rush to recover with RUSH low fat flavoured milk »
99% fat free and with 30% less sugar than regular flavoured milk
We all know that milk and dairy products are an important part of a healthy balanced diet but did you know that milk, including low fat flavoured milk, may also be a useful rehydration drink after exercise and promote muscle growth and recovery?
There has [...]
It Wasn’t Until »
It wasn’t until we needed to find some stones to irrigate the tulips we were planting that it really hit me how much different my children’s city upbringing would be to my own country childhood.
They say hindsight is a wonderful thing and in my opinion, never more so than when you become a parent. Growing [...]
The story of Liliana Angel »
I recently had a beautiful baby girl and wanted to share my story with your readers to perhaps help another mother not suffer the loss of losing a child. I’m a very healthy, average 24 year old female. I’ve had two previous, healthy little boys who are both thriving. When I became pregnant a third [...]
So you’re preggers hey? »
So you’ve peed on a little stick to reveal those delightful two blue lines and it’s confirmed. You are definitely, well and truly up the duff. Look out sister, you are in for the ride of your life. From this point on get used to being poked and prodded by midwives and doctors and get [...]
Kathy Walker - Questions Answered »
Question:
My 19mth old daughter screams in the car and when seated in her pram.
This has been going on for around 3 months now and we were hoping as she got a bit older it would stop. Instead it is worse. We don’t know how to stop it. We give her a [...]
Flexi Bath - no storage required »
Trust the Danish to come up with this clever new baby bath design. Not only does it look super stylish, but it folds flat and can be easily stored away without consuming precious space in your home.
Sometimes all the ‘stuff’ a young child requires makes us feel our homes are being over [...]
How to do pelvic floor muscle exercises correctly »
How do you really do pelvic floor muscle exercises properly?
Pelvic floor muscles are specifically targeted to the core issues surrounding weak pelvic floor muscles. To determine how strong or weak your pelvic floor muscles are, you may need to be assessed by a continence physiotherapist. This assessment process involves finding out how well the muscles [...]
Infant Massage may help save babies’ lives »
In the wake of new research linking Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to abnormalities in the brains of babies, the International Association of Infant Massage, Australia (IAIM) has released an urgent call for further exploration into the role that touch plays in the development of babies’
brains.
Breakthrough research, conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard [...]
The Santa Hangover »
I do have to wonder how long it will take before Leo stops asking if Santa will come back tomorrow. Leo has just passed the three-and-a-half mark and this Christmas just gone was the first one where he really ‘got it’.
One thing you need to know about Leo is that he has [...]
