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Seven Fashion Tips for Stylish Mommies
Being a new mommy is a whole new, sweet, exciting, terrifying and amazing life experience that women embrace wholeheartedly. But it is a well-known fact that not all women regain their pre-baby waistline and thighs. As a matter of fact, baby fat takes a few months to disappear, while your prenatal body lines still need time to make their comeback. Are you bound to wear leggings and oversized t-shirts for months to come? If your pre-pregnancy outfits don’t fit, and your pregnancy outfits don’t fit either, what is left to do than layering slouchy clothes over and over to hide all the sins? Well, you may not be the same…
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How to Deal with Incontinence Whilst Pregnant
Pregnancy is an exciting time, but it is also nine months of changes. As the baby grows, it will place pressure on all your organs including the bladder which can lead to accidental leaks of urine. Pregnancy incontinence is common, with some women also finding control of their bladder difficult after the birth too. The good news is that with exercises and incontinence products such as those available from HARTMANN Direct, you can manage incontinence so that you can still enjoy life – and your pregnancy. Why pregnancy incontinence happens We urinate by relaxing the muscles around the urethra, allowing urine to flow from the bladder out of the body.…
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What to Expect when you’re expecting
With pregnancy come many more surprises than just the baby’s sex and eye colour. Not only will your clothing sizes change, there are so many other possibilities the next nine months holds. Even with all the information available related to pregnancy, it can still be difficult to determine what your pregnancy will mean for you or if something you are experiencing is common or unique to you. To help ease some of your possible concerns and help you navigate through the next three trimesters, we’ve put together this guide of pregnancy experiences to help you begin to figure out what to expect when you’re expecting. Physical Changes Physical changes are…
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Supporting Your Breasts Throughout Pregnancy
It’s hard to accurately explain the level of change your breasts will go through during pregnancy, even if their outward appearance doesn’t seem that affected. On average, a woman’s breast size will grow by one cup during the course of a pregnancy but this is not set in stone, in fact some women report that their breasts barely change at all. But even if your breasts aren’t growing in size, you’re likely to notice that there are other changes afoot. Tenderness, tingling sensations and sensitivity are all side-effects of your breasts beginning to prep for milk production. Once you experience these symptoms then you breasts are likely to grow. But…
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Debenhams and Dr Miriam Stoppard Nuture range -Finally, pretty maternity bras!
When I was pregnant with Baba, my already big boobs swelled to the point of being boulders. They felt heavy and sore, and needed even more support than usual in an attempt to avoid them reaching the news. Maternity bras were the only answer, but many still had a really old-fashioned,ultra structured look to them. In addition, I had always worn boned bras for support, and yet I was now reading evidence that this was a bad thing during pregnancy and needed to look at a softer option. Confused? You bet I was. Which is why I think the Dr Miriam Stoppard/Debenhams collaboration on a range of maternity/nursing bras is…