Browsing archives for January, 2009

Working During Pregnancy

+Mom's Tips 30 January 2009 | View Comments

The days when you were expected to quit your job once you found yourself pregnant are long over. Pregnant women are still very much part of the office landscape right up until their eighth month! Excellent health care has partly allowed this to happen but unfortunately necessity also has many mothers working well into their [...]

Coping After a Stillbirth

+Mom's Tips 27 January 2009 | View Comments

Sometimes a baby is still born. This is not a topic that is talked about too much because it is so tragic. Still if this has happened to you then you will definitely identify with this article. I also wrote this article to help you deal with a friend who may have had this unfortunate [...]

10 Things to Do Before Conceiving

+Mom's Tips 24 January 2009 | View Comments

So you have decided to have another baby. That’s great. Here are ten things you need to consider. 1. Get a Preconception Health Check Up. Ten years ago this was unheard of but nowadays it is usual to get check up to make sure you are healthy enough to have a baby. Not only you [...]

Do You Have Indoor Air Pollution?

+Mom's Tips 21 January 2009 | View Comments

In the winter we are all sealed up and it is hard to get fresh air. Indoor air pollution is considered by many experts to be one of the main threats to health in the twenty first century. People are getting ill in what are called “sick buildings”. To make matters even worse, statistics show [...]

Healthy Sugar Substitute

+Mom's Tips 18 January 2009 | View Comments

My kids have sweet tooths and so do I and my husband. Still we all know how sugar is supposed to be bad for you. The first thing that you have to do is cut the level of refined sugar that you take on board every day. This means that you must cut right back [...]

Dealing With Shingles

+Mom's Tips 18 January 2009 | View Comments

Shingles can be quite common in the winter and your kids can get them easily. You are also at risk. Shingles (otherwise known as Herpes Zoster) is a painful, blistering rash caused by the chickenpox (varicella) virus and it is common during the colder seasons. It usually only affects a very limited area of skin [...]

Paying A Nanny A Fair Salary

+Mom's Tips 15 January 2009 | View Comments

As I mentioned a few days ago I was thinking of hiring a nanny for my kids so I can go back to work which means I have had to do some research into how much they expect to be paid and what I can afford to pay. So what exactly is a fair salary [...]

Hiring a Live In Nanny or Couple

+Mom's Tips 12 January 2009 | View Comments

Are you considering hiring a live in nanny? I am because life has just gotten a bit hectic lately and see no other way of getting back to my job. There are many nannies and people looking for live in couple jobs – especially on the internet. Many of these individuals put up their profiles [...]