Anti-bacterial Soap – offers no benefits ?

How interesting is this! As everybody goes around spending a fortune on hand sanitisers and big corporations pocket the profits, heres an interesting article I recently read. Anti-bacterial soaps do kill bacteria and microbes — but so do plain soap and water. A U.S. FDA advisory committee found that use of antibacterial soaps provides no benefits over [...]

Perfect Skin

When I was pregnant we thought a lot about what skin products to use on bump and baby. My lovely brother in law also an amazing editor had worked on a documentary about cosmetics and what hides inside them. During a visit he told us about the documentary and recommended checking out the American Environmental [...]

Swine Flu & Pregnancy

I didn’t plan to write on swine flu as I do believe the media are giving us plenty of coverage on this topic. But having chatted to friends and family I do think its a big concern and one that may increase over the coming months here in Ireland. While pregnant there is a whole lot [...]

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• With just a few weeks to go…..I am still wondering should I purchase the everloving rennie. I think every mum I have spoke to has talked to me about heartburn. Have never had it before so not sure what I should be looking out for. I hear though I’ll definitely know when I have it. So its light, energy giving food for me for the next couple of weeks. I find smaller meals more often is best. Fish is so important to eat – pregnant or not. I love fish pies, anytime of year. Comforting and gentle. You can also cook them as light as you like. Leave out the cream and replace with light crème fraiche. At this stage of pregnancy the lighter and easily digested meals are best. #