colicky baby, coping with colic

3 ways to cope when your colicky baby is driving you insane

Having to cope with a colicky baby can put a great strain on new parents. At a time when you should be bonding as a new family, coping with colic can literally strain a relationship to breaking point as both parents feel upset, frustrated and angry that they are unable to do anything to soothe…

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mental health after giving birth

Looking after your own mental health after giving birth

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from Monday 10 May to Sunday 16 May 2021. With this in mind I think it is important to stress the importance of looking after your own mental health after giving birth. Post pregnancy can be a turbulent time when emotions run high. You may be suffering the ‘baby blues’…

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reflexology can help improve fertility, infertility concerns, fertility,

How Reflexology Can Help Improve Fertility

How Reflexology Can Help Improve Fertility Ladies come to me with lots of concerns regarding their fertility. Some ladies have been trying to get pregnant for years, others for a few months.  It could be a first time pregnancy, or 3rd pregnancy.  Some ladies have been through terrible traumas, such as miscarriage or still births. …

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Stress

Stress and how it manifests in the body

In our modern rushed lifestyle, we are susceptible to a continual build-up of tension, anxiety and fear.  This results in stress. Our bodies can usually handle a certain amount of stress. But Stress can increase in our bodies, if not absorbed by external forces. One of the most important benefits of reflexology is its ability…

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survive morning sickness, pregnancy nausea

4 Tips to help survive morning sickness

Looking for tips on how to survive morning sickness? Nausea in the early stages of pregnancy is very common. Although this is usually referred to as ‘morning sickness’ it can actually be experienced at any time of the day or night, with some unfortunate ‘mums to be’ suffering from it all day long! Morning sickness…

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Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) 

SPD (Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction) in Pregnancy Explained

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, or simply known as ‘SPD’, is pain and discomfort found in the pelvic or groin area, usually occurring during pregnancy.  It is sometimes referred to as pelvic girdle pain. Symptoms of SPD (Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction) SPD pain can be at the front of the pubic bone, on just one or both sides. Women…

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