Recent content by moragmac

You could clean it, dry it, then take a pair of long socks, put one on like a glove over that hand but underneath her top, then the other on top....it should stop her picking at it and causing it to break down and become infected...xx

The staff are there to reassure you, more than likley all is fine...but..why not ring labour ward...it will settle your mind....better to be safe...your little one is sooo precious...

I have often thought as both a mum and health staff member, that reality is never part of what is preached....such as contractions are not painful, all mums can breast feed, and mums only wake to the sound of their own crying baby...you have to laugh...Personally I take the view that it is far...

I always just found it hard to remember to do them...lol. Hence the pelvic floor repair I had a year or two ago...but after 4 vaginal deliveries..they had certainly been over-worked !!

My first baby, completely overwhelmed me, my heart felt like it could burst- it was so full of love for her. I wondered how I could ever love another- as my heart was allready full. Then with no 2, 3 the 4....I found that I grew a new heart each time, so now I have 4 hearts palpitating with...

It can take a while for your muscles underneath to tighten up, basically your pelvic floor is a bit like a trampoline that has been used by all the kids at the local primary school...a bit saggy !!. Keep doing your exercises, and see how it is by your 6 week postnatal check...your GP could refer...

So Sorry you are feeling low...it's more common than you think. Not everyone feels full of love and joy initially, for some it takes time...and it doesn't mean you are a bad mum either. Have you tried telling your Health Visitor, it could be early postnatal depresion, or maybe she would have a...

:eh: As a health visitor I get frustrated that the 'research Findings' we are sold as good practice, have often been done in other countries....we need to understand the experiences of of U.K parents , and put it in words that are plain english ! I am undertaking a study into the psychological...