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AROMATHERAPY TO AID CONCEPTION

November 1, 2011

On average for a normal healthy couple trying to conceive it can take anything up to 18 months to get a result and your GP won’t see you if their is no medical history before you have been trying for a year! In our modern western world fertility is on the decline, this is due [...]

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COUGHS & COLDS?…… NOT IN OUR HOUSE!

September 19, 2011

Well it looks like autumn has well and truly arrived! An immune boost with essential oils at this time of year can be a very easy, yet vital thing to do. It may seem like your little one has one cold after another all winter. Young children haven’t built up their immunity to the 100’s [...]

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AROMATHERAPY PRE HOLIDAY TIPS

July 7, 2011

Hurrah its summer and you are hopefully looking forward to your long awaited and well deserved getaway! However travelling with children is very different from when you went away with friends or partner BC (Before Children)! How much stuff do you need to take? If you are travelling with babies it may seem that you [...]

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OXYTOCIN, BREAST FEEDING & MASSAGE

June 20, 2011

Oxytocin is the hormone released as you breastfeed and research shows that breastfeeding helps mothers bond with their babies. It is released into the blood during labour to promote lactation and floods the brain during a feed. A recent study undertaken at Warwick University showed that during  breast feeding  the extra release of Oxytocin created a ‘positive [...]

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HOW AROMATHERAPY CAN SUPPORT A NEW MUM AND HER ABILITY TO BREAST FEED

June 2, 2011

Breast feeding is one of the most natural things to do. We are able to sustain our babies from the production of our milk and create a long lasting bond. So why is it sometimes so hard to achieve this natural process? New baby’s and mums have to learn how to do it properly. The baby [...]

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POST NATAL DEPRESSION – BEATING THE BLUES WITH MASSAGE & AROMATHERAPY

April 1, 2011

So you have waited 9 expectant months for this to happen, you are sent home from hospital or maybe your baby was born at home.  For the first few days it all seems to pass in a blur, hopefully you’ll have some support from your partner; they will have been allowed to take some time [...]

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SPRING CLEAN – HOW ESSENTIAL OILS CAN PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP

March 4, 2011

from the seed offers massage to everyone, you don’t need to have a bump to come and have a massage. Spring is definitely in the air and you may be feeling a little sluggish still from all those winter carbs and heavy layers of clothes. As the daffodils and crocus’s push their way through injecting some [...]

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THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF TOUCH – BABY MASSAGE & ITS BENEFITS

February 2, 2011

Baby massage can make a real difference in the early months of parenthood.  Instead of struggling through various complications, parents can learn techniques which can help health conditions such as colic, teething, sleeplessness and emotional stress.  Baby massage also enhances and promotes the emotional bond between parent and child. In many cultures massage is a [...]

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HEALTHY HAPPY MUMS MAKE HEALTHY HAPPY BABIES

January 20, 2011

Did you know that if you are 25 weeks + pregnant you are entitled to a one off payment from the government of £190.00?  It’s called the health in pregnancy grant and the idea behind is that you use it for you and your babies health. It’s not means tested and the only stipulation is that you are [...]

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