Addressing Pregnancy Stress If you notice your stress levels are on the rise, turn to these stress-relieving techniques. Pregnancy comes with all sorts of stresses and strains. Here are some easy ideas for alleviating anxiety and stress: Music The power of music to relieve stress and maintain an emotional [...]
Maternity Leave Matters During your maternity leave, you get the precious time to recover from birth and to bond with your new baby. Since maternity leave is such a significant time, it’s important to understand how much leave you’re legally allowed to take, what your employer’s maternity leave policy [...]
How To Include Dad During Pregnancy Pregnancy from your partner’s perspective Approach your pregnancy together as you prepare for your parenting journey, says Sister Lilian. While pregnant women often receive plenty of attention, their partners sometimes feel a bit left out or don’t know what is expected of them. [...]
Check-Ups And Tests To Have During Pregnancy While pregnancy is a natural process and not an illness, regular medical check-ups are important. Whether you choose to see your doctor throughout your pregnancy, or prefer to see a private midwife, only going to a doctor early and then again later [...]
Calcium In Pregnancy Calcium is one of the most necessary minerals during pregnancy and is constantly in demand. Your developing baby needs calcium for his growing bones, teeth, heart, muscles and nerves, and if it’s in short supply through your diet, Baby will begin drawing it from your bones, [...]
Self-Care 101 Finding balance while being a partner, parent, and friend is not easy; that’s why we asked writer and very busy professional Marjorie Arnold to share her self-care thoughts with readers. To start off, we need to understand what self-care is, what it entails and how to practise [...]
Dad's Labour Of Love You’ve been waiting nine months for this moment… The day when you finally get to meet your new little baby. Amidst all the frenzy and anticipation, the Sister Lilian Centre’s tips will help soon-to-be Dads to keep things running smoothly. Preparation is better than cure… [...]
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Tummy Grumbles In Pregnancy Is constipation, heartburn, or bloating troubling you, Mom-to-be? ‘Morning sickness’ nausea is a well-known pregnancy niggle, but there are other lesser known – and equally uncomfortable – tummy troubles too.1. BloatingIncreased progesterone and eating more processed comfort foods may cause fermenting and gas.What to do:Limit processed [...]
Do South Africans Care More About Their Cars Than Their Births? We are notoriously famous for not questioning poor service in South Africa. Even if we mumble and grumble, we seem to settle for second best – and service providers get away with murder a lot of the time. [...]
