Nutritional Therapist Jackie Lynch shares her advice on the best foods to eat if you are trying for a baby… If you’re looking to start a family, then it makes sense to ensure that you and your partner are giving yourselves the best possible chance, by eating a healthy diet that is full of the ...
Celebrities have a lot to answer for – we copy their fashion, we seek out their beauty secrets and we name our children after theirs. While traditional names such as Jack, James and Sean still top the list of popular boys names in Ireland, with Emily, Sophie and Emma reigning supreme as the top three ...
There are historical accounts of baby massage being used in ancient civilizations as far back as 3,000 years ago. The word ‘massage’ originates from the Arabic word meaning ‘to stroke’ and in India, the art of baby massage has been passed down through the generations from mother to daughter. Although we don’t know exactly where ...
If you’ve seen the hit CBeebies show Baby Jake, you’ll know that it follows the imaginary adventures of a baby whose giggles and gurgles are translated into words by his six year old brother, Isaac. Most parents will think that this is simply fiction and it is just not possible to understand their baby’s facial ...
What do WAG Coleen Rooney, TV star Nell McAndrew, model Sophie Dahl and DJ Edith Bowman all have in common? Answer – they are all expecting baby number two. Are you considering having another baby and asking yourself, is this the right time? Exactly when the right time is to have another baby is the ...
As a parent, it’s natural to long for the day your baby starts sleeping through the night, and you get to properly recharge your batteries. Unfortunately there’s no biological alarm clock in your new baby set to go off at three months, telling him/her to start sleeping eight hours straight. Every child’s sleep pattern ...
Once upon a time, after an uneventful pregnancy, a serene new mum took an extra deep breath and effortlessly popped out her baby. She then dressed him in the hand-crafted sleep suit she had knitted during labour (the shortest in the hospital’s history) and immediately began Googling recipes for homemade florentines to serve to her ...
At the moment of birth a child’s nervous system is not completely formed. It will develop as it comes into contact with its environment. That environment begins with contact with its mother and the quality of the first experiences between a mother and child can determine the level of attachment between the two. May I ...
Words by Danielle McLaughlin A friend had her four children in quick succession, with barely breathing space between her pregnancies. Happily pregnant with baby number four, she decided it was time to tell her eldest, then almost five, the joyful news that another little brother or sister was on the way. Warm in the glow of anticipated ...
