Bumps & Babies

bumps & babies is packed with useful in-depth articles to help you understand more about the choices you face during pregnancy, labour and the early days of parenthood.

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In your latest issue of bumps & babies

• Food fads or facts?
  Get to grips with what you should and shouldn't be eating while pregnant.
• Your week by week pregnancy guide
  From conception to birth - find out how your body is changing and how your baby is developing.
• Testing, testing, testing
  Understanding the different antenatal tests you may be offered
• Sex during pregnancy
  Feeling frisky, but think it may be risky? We look at the ins and outs of sex while you're pregnant.
• Working through it
  Work out your maternity entitlements.
• Where will your baby be born?
  A hospital birth isn't the only place where you can give birth. You may also want to explore your options around birth centres and home birth.
• Putting labour pain in its place
  We look at ways of coping with pain in labour.
• Breastfeeding - a natural start
  Support and information on how to breastfeed your baby, including a visual step-by-step guide to breastfeeding.
• Early days babycare
  Some tips on coping with washing, bathing and dressing your baby - as well as getting to grips with nappy changing.

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