Questions tagged constipation

Hi Sarah, Thank you for your enquiry. Your milk supply will gradually ease. You need to not stimulate your breasts at all as this will encourage m...

Hi Ashleigh, Thank you for your enquiry. A mild cramping feeling in early pregnancy is very common. It does not indicate any problems. The nail fu...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Paracetemol is safe to take during pregnancy. You take it as prescribed and it is safe for you and the baby. B...

Hi Setty, Thank you for your enquiry. It sounds as if you are really looking in to everything very thoroughly. Being overweight can lead to infert...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. You need to see your GP for a check up. You may have a skin condition that needs more treatment than just moisturi...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. If you are overweight at the start of the pregnancy it is not unusual not to gain much if any weight. The baby is ...

Hi, This may be the ligaments stretching that help hold the uterus. This is very common. Best wishes, Alex

Hi Rosie, Thank you for your enquiry. You need to see a physiotherapist and also do regular pelvic floor exercises. There may be a device that can...

Hi Cathy, In the majority of cases the contractions will start first. These may be only very mild and 10 – 15 minutes apart. You may then ta...

Hi Julie, I am sorry to hear that things are still so difficult with your son, and I`m sure by now you must be exhausted! It`s hard as we struggle...

Hi, Thanks for contacting our organisation. I am sorry, but we are not able to determine whether your child has reflux or not as we are not traine...

Hi Brioney, Try using our settling techniques they offer a clear and repetitive message that it`s time to sleep. Cheers, Maree

Hi, How do you put Jaymen down to sleep at night initially this may be the problem. He needs to go into his cot awake and fall asleep indpendently...

Hi Silvia, Thank you for your enquiry. From what you have described this behaviour is very normal for a newborn baby. It is advisable to only brea...

Hi Jessica, Thank you for your enquiry. Your belly is measured at each visit and this usually equals around the same size as you are weeks –...

Hi Nic, Thank you for your enquiry. It can be very tiring experiencing these sort of contractions in late pregnancy. The good news is that it is p...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Braxton Hicks are present from around 20 weeks so you may be experiencing some of these and they may be causing so...

Hi Nicoll, Thank you for your enquiry. This discomfort may be due to the position of the baby at the moment. You can try doing some pelvic floor e...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Endometriosis can affect a woman’s fertility and it is related to fibroids. The fibroids do not cause infert...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. If you are experiencing this regularly you need to have a check up. If it was a one off it could be related to som...

Hi Nina, My 20 month old loves pistachios, and we often have ground nuts and seeds in our cereal and smoothies; however we are very luck to be all...

Hi, Yes it is very common that bubs once they really get going on solids that they refuse milk feeds (by that I mean of course formula or breastmi...

Hi Belinda, Never easy when you have a little one with an allergy and egg does tend to turn up in all sorts of things. It will depend on whether ...

Hi Evelyn, Fortunately there is a much better way and that is following a feed/play/sleep routine. This means feed baby when she wakes and due( a ...

Hi, It does sound like it could be, I have attached some information for you on this and I hope this helps. Cheers, Maree Night Terrors and o...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Every pregnancy is different and also your circumstances are probably different this time too – caring for a...

Hi Rachel, Thank you for your enquiry. There are quite a few instances where this has happened. As long as you have stopped taking the pill now, e...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. You need to see your carer for a check up. The swelling is fairly common in late pregnancy and can be difficult to...

Hi Nerralee, The fussy eating stage can have you in tears, I really do understand, I have a five year old only just coming out of this stage. Jus...

Hi , Good timing, I am just bringing out a tip sheet on cows milk and weaning for Huggies as I get asked about this topic VERY regularly. It soun...