The No Bullsh*t Guide

If you have just found out that you are expecting a baby, congratulations! It really is such an exciting time. There are so many fun things to start planning and dreaming about in the first trimester, but important decisions need to be made too, such as how you envisage your maternity care working out. Once […]

11 years ago

So, you have found out that you are pregnant – huge congratulations! You are probably now wondering what kind of hospital care will best suit you – and if you should use the public health system, go semi-private or fully private. The range of maternity services on each tier above varies from hospital to hospital, so […]

11 years ago

I know, I KNOW – as if being pregnant wasn’t tricky enough, what with the swollen feet, random strangers being really over-familiar and annoying and oh god, the hell that is morning sickness. And now, I give you another (teeny but very irritating) thing to worry about – pregnancy haemorrhoids. What is a haemorrhoid? A haemorrhoid […]

11 years ago

Whether you need to travel for work or you fancy a trip away, just the two of you, before the baby comes, being pregnant doesn’t at all mean that you can’t travel. Of course, you have to check with your doctor before you plan any kind of a trip abroad while pregnant, but if you […]

11 years ago

We recently covered general Morning Sickness In Pregnancy (or ‘All Day Long Sickness’ to some!) which can mean feelings of nausea and/or vomiting during the early stages of your pregnancy. Most women who suffer from morning sickness do so without any complications but in some cases (approximately 1 in 100), the vomiting becomes so severe and prolonged […]

11 years ago

When I was pregnant with my first child, I continued to attend my regular GP until a friend asked me if I had signed up to the ‘free combination care scheme’. I hadn’t. In fact, I had never heard of it or knew what it was – how could I when I’d never been pregnant […]

11 years ago