Breastfeeding children ‘does not make them more intelligent’

Puuulleeeaseee! What are these people on? Women breastfeed their babies because it is what is considered nutritionally best, not because they want them to ‘brainy’. Whether you breastfed or not I’m not sure how this story is helpful or supportive. Breastfeeding is a big parenting topic, (which we are yet to cover) and quite honestly I [...]

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Shape up with Powerpramming Liz Stuart’s post baby workout

Most of us don’t know where to begin when it comes to getting back into shape after giving birth – the  sleepless nights, endless feeds and non-stop nappy changing means the last thing you feel like doing is exercise.  Post-baby exercise can mean more than just getting back into your jeans – it’s also a [...]

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Overdue and looking for natural ways to get the labour going?

Independent midwife, Melody Weig from Birth Rites answers YOUR questions. I am overdue but do not want to be induced, do you know of any alternative therapies used to get an overdue labour started? Harriet, London “Only 4% of babies are born on their due date which shows our method of calculation is only a [...]

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Beautiful natural skincare range for mums and babies from Bloom and Blossom

We have just discovered this lovely brand of natural skincare for mum and baby – Bloom and Blossom, its prices are reasonable for the quality of the products.  Their USP is that they use minimum number of ingredients to achieve the maximum results. All products are made in the United Kingdom and ingredients are of [...]

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Pregnant and want to know which books to buy?

Most mums-to-be feel confused at the number of books out there to help you get to grips with being pregnant so we asked the UK’s first independent midwife, Melody Weig, of Birthrites to give us her top reads. NB: We know this is a long list so we would suggest just buying a few and [...]

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My top 5 pregnancy jeans

Rock that jean look throughout your pregnancy, dressed up for the evening or dressed down for day. You can get them over the bump or under the bump whichever suits you best, just make sure they keep your bum cleavage under wraps. If you want to blow the budget justify it as a wardrobe staple [...]

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The benefits of birthing in water

Independent midwife and Mumzine expert Melody Weig discusses the benefits of birthing in water. Most of the women I work with retreat to a birth pool at some point in labour. This cocooned environment allows her the support and space to find her right way to respond to labour and birth. Below are some of [...]

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Questions for a midwife

We all know how hard it is to get any face to face time with a midwife to discuss your pregnancy and worries and concerns. Every month we are going to be putting the top 10 questions posed by our readers to Melody Weig, the UK’s first independent midwife. To submit a question email margherita@gorillaconsulting.co.uk

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Newsflash on swine flu vaccine and pregnancy

This is a must read for any pregnant mothers considering having the vaccine. Following on from our post last week on the safety of the swine flu vaccine in pregnancy reports of miscarriages after H1N1 vaccination are already coming through from the US.

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Hypnosis for Labour and Birth

Independent Midwife and Mumzine expert Melody Weig explains the benefits of using hypnosis in labour and childbirth Hypnosis can reduce the length of labour by 2-4 hours, according to research published in the Journal of Family Practice in 2001. In addition, the research found that women who had hypnosis had less complications in pregnancy, lower [...]

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