Articles of Interest
I would like to share with you some articles which you may find interesting.
How To Choose Effective Pain Relief in Childbirth
Extract: The intensity of labour hits quickly and hard, and it can last for such a long time. It is tiring and hard work and most women go through a stage of wishing or even begging for it to be over already. So it's quite normal to want to reach out for the painkillers to ease the struggle, but I truly believe that childbirth is the only time when painkillers can be detrimental rather than beneficial. Painkillers slow down the natural progress of labour. The pain is there for a reason, to bring your baby into the world and it's worth trying to work with the pain rather than against it. more.........
How Charting your Temperature Can Increase Your Chances of of Conception
Extract: One of the easiest and cheapest ways to check is by charting your cycle.
Charting takes a while to get used to but can be a very useful tool in tracking
ovulation, many women chart while also checking their cervix and cervical
mucus so they can get a clearer picture. more.......
Increasing Your Chances of Pregnancy
Extract: 4) Don't let trying to conceive take over your life: Yes, do try
what you can to improve your fertility but remember you have a
life and take time out to enjoy yourself. Spend some time with
people who are not interested in getting pregnant or babies, take
a holiday, try a new hobby or evening class. Just do something
that is not related to getting pregnant so you can take your mind
off it at some point. more.........
Understanding the Ovulation Cycle and Conception
Extract: The time when an egg is released from a woman's ovary is called ovulation
and at this time the cervix, which is the opening to the uterus becomes soft
and open to allow the sperm to pass through. The cervix is usually blocked by
cervical mucus but around ovulation this becomes thin enough for the
sperm to get through. more............
How Birth Order Determines Our Personality
Extract: Everyone has heard the terms, ‘typical middle child,’ ‘classic only-child behaviour’ and ‘overachieving first born’. Does the order in which children are born have a lasting effect on their lives?
The Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler first set out the importance of birth order, and although he never set out any scientific support for his theories his ideas were to influence others such as Michael Grose, an Alderian-trained parenting expert, who wrote ‘Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it.’more........
