If you are a regular reader of my pregnancy diaries you will know that I suffer from low iron levels and have to take iron tablets for the remainder of my pregnancy (and most likely a while afterwards, if my experience after little man arrived is anything to go by). In turn this also makes me feel ill, with symptoms such as headaches and dizziness. Now like many people I hate taking tablets, but had been recommended to try a certain liquid iron supplement by a few friends. So when the lovely people at Nelsons invited me to try Spatone, …
#GiveAHug | World Prematurity Day 2013
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Women being ‘paid’ to breastfeed?
I’m sure a lot of us by now will have come across the recent story in the news about the incentive for new mums to encourage them to breastfeed, or at least read somebody’s opinion on it. It seems the majority of my friends have relatively the same opinions on it, that they think it is a silly idea. (I’m not planning to get into a debate on breastfeeding here, I am purely talking about this scheme). Personally, I agree to a huge extent. I think that if a woman really wants to breastfeed (or at least try) then she will do …
The ‘Berry’ Pregnancy Diaries – week 24
Wednesday 6th November – 24w Well today is V-Day – happy v-day to us! Makes it seem all the closer now… I’m also at the time of year when I’m full of cold so I’ve spent the day wishing I could call in sick, no such luck though. Friday 8th November – 24w 2d I had a slight ‘episode’ today. I was doing just fine until I went for a shower, and whilst in there I came over all faint & dizzy. I wasn’t going to be long so just carried on, but when I got out I was shaking, …