Pregnancy Clinic
Did your pregnancy dreams include visions of a neat rounded belly, and little kicks that made your heart flutter? While it's true that pregnancy has its share of wonderful moments and experiences to cherish, it also has a raft of less than fabulous pregnancy symptoms - including many you'd rather not discuss in public and many you'd probably like to forget (which you will, by the way, since forgetfulness is another symptom).
There are pregnancy symptoms you expected (like morning sickness – which also arrives in the evening) and symptoms you almost definitely didn't (like constipation, nosebleeds and bleeding gums). It's probably reassuring to know that you're not alone suffering these ailments - you're actually joining millions of other expectant women who are also wading their way through a different selection of pregnancy complaints. But it also helps to have some tried and true remedies at your (swollen) fingertips that will allow you to navigate around the majority of pregnancy grumbles.
Parties & Celebrations
Special first outfits for baby In the excitement of the moment, your newborn baby looks as beautiful naked as they ever will with clothes on. However, choosing a first sleepsuit to take to hospital with you can mean a lot in those last calm days before the birth. Photographs of your new baby will be looked at again and again, so those first little outfits never get forgotten.
Travel
Overseas travel during pregnancy
Although you might not intend to go on the most ad...
Professional care
Choosing a private obstetrician
In the course of a regular pregnancy via the NHS, ...
Parties & Celebrations
5 things that make a great baby shower
Remember Rachel's baby shower in Friends? Nat
Professional care
Selecting a maternity nurse
Some women find the support of a maternity nurse, ...
Pregnancy Health
Postnatal exercise
Celebrity mothers who show off their miraculous weight loss and perfect bodies within weeks of their babies being born send out the wrong message to many mums.
Travel
Car, train, boat, plane: safe pregnancy travel
Using the time before your baby arrives to visit friends and family can be important to you. However, whichever form of travel you use, make sure you keep yourself and your baby healthy. Also make sure you have checked out our *Overseas travel in pregnancy article if you are planning a longer journey.
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