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  • Your Pregnancy3 min read
    Greetings from New Zealand
    Us Terhoevens arrived in Auckland, New Zealand at the end of August last year. First, more about us: my husband, Rick, and I both work in the actuarial field in the insurance industry. Our three boys are Roald (18 months), Nicholas (4) and Christophe
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    Super Spoils!
    We love spoiling our readers, and this month we did a double spoil. In the bag with your magazine, you get two free supplements. Your Emergency & Safety Guide 2024 is essential reading for all parents. Keep it handy and refer to it often. Thank you,
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    #growing
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    Send Us Your Pics Winning Photo
    Send a high-resolution photo of you and your bump, and you could win a Dis-Chem Baby City gift card worth R580. Email your entry to sharing@ypbmagazine.com with the subject “Baby City”. Include your ID number, contact details and nearest Dis-Chem Bab
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    Win
    Send a short letter and photograph to us at sharing@ypbmagazine.com Bramley's Magnolia range of body care products is exactly what you need to make your skin the best it can be. Enriched with Bramley's signature Bio-Pharm oil and Vitamin E oil which
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    BOLD & DOTTY
    Use washi tape to stick pictures to the wall. They are fun, colourful and easy to remove. ■
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    5 Tipsto Dodge Theflu
    Just by being pregnant, you are at a higher risk of catching the winter bug. That's because your immunity (which fights infection) is under greater pressure when pregnant, according to Dr Peter Vincent, a GP based at the Medicross Tokai Family Medica
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    #coverstarsearch
    The closing date for newborns (0-3 months) is 30 April 2024. We need two winners in this category. One winner will appear on our June & July cover, and the other on the next cover of our sister magazine, Baba & Kleuter. The new born can be of any sex
    Your Pregnancy2 min read
    What not to Eat
    Most foods are safe. But there are some food and drinks that should rather be avoided during pregnancy. Seafood can be a great source of protein, and the omega-3 fatty acids in many fish can promote your baby's brain development. Avoid raw, undercook
    Your Pregnancy3 min read
    Granulated Sugar Substitutes
    Children who consume too much sugar almost always become adults who consume too much sugar. Sugar's reputation has certainly tanked. It has become such a scary no-no for so many people that manufacturers of convenience foods are increasingly using ar
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    Two Necessary Needles…
    It stands for non-invasive prenatal testing. According to Dr Liani Smit, Cape Town-based medical geneticist working with Mediclinic Precise, “Chromosomal abnormalities are common and can occur in upto 1 in 150 live births. The risk for some chromosom
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    Human Dads Are Unusual
    Dr Reddy's Mental Health Helpline 0800 21 22 23 Pharmadynamics Police & Trauma Line: 0800 20 50 2 Adcock Ingram Depression & Anxiety Helpline 0800 70 80 90 Suicide Crisis Line 0800 567 567 SADAG Mental Health Line 011 234 4837 Akeso Psychiatric Respo
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    Q&A KANGAROO MOTHER CARE
    My baby was premature and after a very traumatic birth I went to see her in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). The nurses asked me to put her on my naked chest. I was so surprised and not really ready for it. What's this all about? I saw other p
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    New Life
    Welcome to the world of parenting. Once you hold your new baby in your arms, nothing will ever be the same again. From this day forward, every decision you make will be geared towards putting your baby first. That is the reason this little booklet ex
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    Thank you, Theoni
    Conscious Birth: Inner Wisdom for Modern Mothers by Theoni Papoutsis – a seasoned Joburg-based doula and hypnobirthing teacher, neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and coach – blends the wisdom of mind-body synergy with a no-nonsense approach,
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    Play It Safe
    ■ Keep a list of emergency numbers at all your landline phones, and also save these numbers on your cellphone. Using the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency) at the beginning of each of these contacts makes these numbers easy to find in an emergency. ■
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    Basic First Aid Tips
    From you cell phone you will reach a call centre with an automated menu. Don't be put off. It helps prioritise treatment so you can be referred to the best emergency service closest to you. Emergency situations can be very scary, particularly when th
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    The 4P's of Labour
    This is the route your baby will follow as they head for the outside world. The passageway is made up of the pelvis, cervical opening and birth canal. During the first stage of labour, the first“door” your baby will move through is the cervix, which
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    Drug-free Pain Control
    During a natural labour, free from fear and mistrust, you produce a cocktail of hormones that include prostaglandins, adrenaline, catecholamines, endorphins, oxytocin and cortisol. These hormones regulate uterine contractions and trigger emotions and
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    Expert Advice
    Collaboration and consistency are the key to a successful partnership in caring for babies and children. There's nothing worse than a child picking up on a weakness in alignment between their caregivers and playing them off against each another in a
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    Dry Through The Night
    Most parents who've been through the process of night-time potty training with their children will tell you that this can be a messy and frustrating ordeal. The reason why achieving dry nights can be such tricky business is because night-time dryness
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    TIME FOR A nanny?
    Having a conversation with your partner about your needs is essential before you start interviewing. Don't leave the process to the last minute either. Get the ball rolling at least four to six weeks before the nanny's ideal starting date. Ask yourse
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    NIGGLES … And How To Overcome
    Have you ever been warned not to sit on a cold or wet floor as it causes piles? Well, your chance of developing these during pregnancy increases by 100 percent! Piles – also known as haemorrhoids – are enlarged blood vessels in the anal canal. Lots o
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    10 Discipline Don'ts
    1. Never make up rules on the spur of the moment, and don't punish your child for not knowing and not following that rule. 2. Don't punish your child with no warning – unless they're doing something to endanger themselves or others. Always give two w
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    WORK YOUR PELVIC FLOOR (anywhare, anytime)
    Muscle fibres that are exercised become more elastic with careful and repeated contraction and relaxation. It is important that the pelvic floor has a good muscle tone and elasticity. The pelvic floor will stretch and recover more easily after birth
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    Emergency First Aid
    Anaphylactic shock is a severe whole body allergic reaction to a substance such as some foods (peanuts), stings or drugs. Anaphylaxis happens immediately after exposure to the allergen. It is severe and involves the whole body. It's terrifying and ac
    Your Pregnancy1 min readDiet & Nutrition
    5 Kinds Of Foods You Should Be Feeding Your Toddler
    FISH (tuna, salmon, sardines) contains high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids for mental health. Serve as fish cakes or in pasta for kid-friendly options. YOGHURT (without added sugar) contains probiotics, which are essential for intestinal health, to k
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    The Big Question
    Your pregnancy guide says you should gain about 12kg while you're with child, and you're starting to get really worried because the needle on the scale is edging on 15kg… Don't worry unnecessarily, says Dr Liza Fowler, a gynaecologist at the Louis Le
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    Safety First
    The moment your children are born, you watch them. And the second they start to crawl, you watch them some more. When they start to walk, you pick up the pace along with them. By the time they're running and jumping off rocks, so are you. But no matt
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    A Word From Our Expert
    LEIGH-ANN SILBER REGISTERED DIETITIAN When you fall pregnant, your immune system changes, so that it can protect both you and your developing baby. Some parts of your immune system are enhanced, while others are suppressed. This creates a balance tha

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