Monthly Archives: May 2007

Splash About Competition Winners

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    A big thank you to all those who entered the Splash About Competition. As always the turn out was fantastic. So the question was:   What Sun Protection Factor (SPF) is the All-in-One Sun Protection Suit and all the products Splash about produce?   And the answer was:   SPF50+ With the help of [...]

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Children not exercising enough

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Children not exercising enough Children living in inner-city areas are not getting enough exercise, the British Heart Foundation says. A study funded by the charity found more than half of schoolchildren asked watched TV or played computer games for more than four hours every day. Less than half said they exercised at break or walked [...]

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SPD

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Hello, don’t know how much of a rarity male members are on here as I’ve not yet negotiated all of the forum yet but I’ll get there eventually.  My name is Barry, I live in Fife and I’m on here because my wife has had SPD/chronic pain since the birth of our last child 4 [...]

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Angry with my MP

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Pre-birth apples ‘benefit babies’

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Pre-birth apples ‘benefit babies’ Children of mothers who eat plenty of apples during pregnancy are less likely to develop asthma, research suggests. The University of Aberdeen project quizzed 2,000 mothers-to-be on their eating habits, then looked at their child’s health over five years. They found that those who ate four or more apples a week [...]

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Win Float Jackets with Splash About!

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Its competition time again!   This month weve teamed up with Splash About to offer prizes to three two lucky Madmums!   Plus everyone who enters this competition will receive a discount code to get 10% off their next order with Splash About over

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Aspirin cuts pre-eclampsia risk

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Aspirin ‘cuts pre-eclampsia risk’ Taking aspirin throughout pregnancy could reduce the risk of the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia, a major study suggests. A University of Sydney team analysed data on more than 32,000 women for a study published in The Lancet. The results suggested cases of pre-eclampsia, which is caused by a defect in the [...]

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Womb infection after ERPC.

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Warning – miserable, self indulgent whinge bag post ahead…I’ve been to the doctors today as I’m still bleeding 4 weeks after I had my ERPC following a miscarriage. Turns out that he thinks I have a womb infection – Endometritis to be precise. So at least that explains why I’ve been feeling like poo.My tummy [...]

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Ovulation pains?

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Hi Hoping someone can advise me again Is it normal to experience dragging aches/pains on left and right, and in legs slightly during ovulation? I don’t know for sure when i ovulate as only been ttc last few months, but I’m on day 14 now and these are the pains I’m getting right now. It’s [...]

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Experts back folic acid in flour

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The UK’s official food watchdog is backing the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects such as spina bifida. The proposal will go before the board of the Food Standards Agency next week for ratification. If passed, ministers will then decide whether to press ahead. Scientific research shows that folic acid [...]

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