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OHbaby! magazine brings you the OHbaby! Empowered Parents Podcast. We're bringing our experts to you with advice you can trust, so you can feel empowered through your parenting journey. Sharing interviews and personal stories from real parents and …

Conception: the basics

Conception: the basics

Dr Andrew Murray from Fertility Associates lays out tactics for a good-quality and successful conception (it’s a bloke thing).  To make a baby you need three ingredients: eggs, sperm and the ability to get them together. This is true for any type …

Signs and symptoms of pregnancy

Signs and symptoms of pregnancy

What are the signs and symptoms of pregnancy The signs and symptoms of pregnancy are caused by two hormones that are produced during pregnancy: progesterone and HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). 🗸 The first and most reliable sign that you are …

Your Ultimate Hospital Bag Checklist

Your Ultimate Hospital Bag Checklist

EXCITING TIMES! There is a frisson of excitement that goes with the very practical task of packing your hospital bag! It compels you to run through every possible scenario to think what you might need. Luckily for you we’ve been there and done …

First few weeks guide

First few weeks guide

You've read everything you can get your hands on about pregnancy, but what really happens in those first few minutes, hours, days, and weeks after your baby's birth? Specialist obstetrician/gynaecologist Dr Anil Sharma reveals some of the things you …

What to expect with a newborn

What to expect with a newborn

Your emotions Immediately after the birth your first responses and interactions with your baby will probably be the most important that ever occur. Its tiny and vulnerable body will stir many emotions in you In the days following the birth there …

What to expect if baby will be induced

What to expect if baby will be induced

Nearly a third of mums need inductions to bring their babies into the world. Obstetrician Dr Emma Parry outlines what to expect. Induction of labour is the process of bringing labour on earlier than it would naturally happen. It is very common and …

The 3 stages of labour explained

The 3 stages of labour explained

OHbaby! expert obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Celia Devenish outlines what to expect in the three stages of a “normal” birth process. Most first-time mums will view the impending delivery of their baby with mixed feelings — excitement as well as …

Birth stories: three beautiful & unpredicable births

Birth stories: three beautiful & unpredicable births

Three mums tell Sarah Tennant how, once they’re on their way, even earthquakes, power-cuts and fractured bones won’t stop a baby’s arrival! Birth is unpredictable. The instructor at your antenatal class will tell you this. Your midwife will tell …

Baby sleep: self settling & resettling

Baby sleep: self settling & resettling

Babies love to be held close. So think of yourself as your baby’s buffer; your presence confirms that their world is safe and they’re secure, which in turn helps your baby to build their sense of trust and confidence. This is the hallmark of …

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