Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Things To Know
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To date, there has been £268 million invested in breast cancer research – and there’s no stopping! Research Breast Cancer Now are currently funding over 70 projects worth just over £24 million to discover how they can prevent breast cancer, save lives, and help people to live well with […]
Coping With Anxiety After Loss While TTC & In Early Pregnancy
Trying to have a baby and the early days of pregnancy can be nerve wracking for most parents. If you’ve experienced a previous loss at any stage during pregnancy, trying to conceive and early pregnancy are times when you can feel even more anxious.
A Guide To Your NHS Antenatal Appointments
You’ll have a number of antenatal appointments during your pregnancy, and you’ll see a midwife or sometimes an obstetrician (doctor specialising in pregnancy). Here we have created a guide on the standard Antenatal appointments in the UK, please note that some pregnancies require extra Antenatal appointments. If you’re pregnant with your first baby, you’ll have […]
Amy-Kate’s Caesarean Section Story
With April being #CaesareanAwarenessMonth, and around 1 in 4 pregnant women in the UK having a C-section birth, Amy has shared her story with us. “My birth wasn’t what I hoped or planned for but it’s still mine, and no matter what it’s also the way I met my son. I’m proud of myself and […]
Jasmine Cutropia’s Stage 3 Endometriosis Story
Endometriosis impacts approximately 1.5 million people worldwide. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Endometriosis can affect women of any age, including teenagers. The cause of endometriosis us not known and it can take a long time for […]
What Is The Fourth Trimester?
Everyone knows that pregnancies last three trimesters – so what exactly is the Fourth Trimester? The fourth trimester is the 12-week period after you have had your baby. Not everyone has heard of it, but every mother and their newborn baby will go through it. It is a time of great physical and emotional change […]
