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Out of the box
[03 November 2008] - In business and in your career thinking out of the box is an asset. Why is it then that we try and get our children to think inside the box? Read more »The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact
[11 February 2010] - There are now a multitude of studies that show that mothers and babies should be together, skin to skin (baby naked, not wrapped in a blanket) immediately after birth, as well as later. The baby is happier, the baby’s temperature is more stable and more normal, the baby’s heart and breathing rates are more stable and more normal, and the baby’s blood sugar is more elevated. Not only that, skin to skin contact immediately after birth allows the baby to be colonized by the same bacteria as the mother. This, plus breastfeeding, are thought to be important in the prevention of allergic diseases. When a baby is put into an incubator, his skin and gut are often colonized by bacteria different from his mother’s. Read more »
The Johnson’s Baby Baby Sense Seminars - Cape Town
14 August 2010 The annual Johnson’s Baby Baby Sense seminars will bring together the leading experts in baby care and parenting. Read more »The Johnson’s Baby Baby Sense Seminars - Durban
04 September 2010 The annual Johnson’s Baby Baby Sense seminars will bring together the leading experts in baby care and parenting. Read more »
Pudding & Pie
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Dr Michele Broadhurst
[22 July 2008] -Michele is a people's person, with great canine affections. She is a chiropractor with a private practice in Table View. She believes in a healthy, active yet balanced lifestyle and is a keen kite boarder.
She understands the pressures on your body from being pregnant, and that rehabilitation is required to regain all the muscle control you had before; not to mention her work with babies, toddlers and children.
She has just returned from America where she did a course on chiropractics for animals. She says that the experiences she has had with animals instilled the basics of her profession. She has been treating pets for a while as part of a fund-raising campaign for TEARS.
She is married and loves her two trusted canines companions to bits.
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You might ask yourself why did I start this web site, am I so much of a know it all mum? Do I have so much to say? The answer these questions are no and yes.
I do not necessarily know more about motherhood or parenting than anyone else, but I do have a lot to say. I don't think I am qualified to provide you with advice and guidance but I do want to share some of my experiences from which you might learn or at least laugh at.
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Your Pregnancy Bible
The most authoritative and up-to-date sourcebook on pregnancy and early parenthood, created by a team of experts – doctors, midwives, health visitors and researchers – under the direction of a practicing obstetrician.
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