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The first 100 days after birth
A new baby is an exciting event, but it also comes with a great deal of uncertainty as you take your little bundle home and have to take care of their every need. Doula Donna Bland has some advice for brand new parents. Becoming a parent is one of the most exciting...
Pampers Premium Care Baby On Board winner pays it forward
When expectant mom Lorrel Singh was announced as the Pampers Premium Care Baby On Board winner on 4 September, she was overcome with emotion as she knew how much this prize would help her in her own pregnancy journey. Now to spread the love, she is helping other...
How to pump like a pro
Pumping your breast milk doesn’t have to be fraught with frustration. Dietician and lactation consultant Carey Haupt shares some tips to make the job easier. Whether you are expressing milk for a baby in NICU, or at work, or just to quickly go to the shops, no one...
Getting to know mom and Huggies ambassador Linda Mtoba
We spent some time getting to know mom, Huggies Ambassador and host of brand-new parenting show LIGHTS Camera Baby, Linda Mtoba. She let us into her busy life juggling her business and life with her beautiful baby girl, Bean. Q. Can you tell us a little bit about...
My sugar baby: Unpacking gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes wasn’t something that mommy influencer Reevana Govender had planned for. She writes about her experience. Getting the news that I had failed my standard glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks came as a shock to me and being diagnosed as a gestational...
Pregnancy superfoods
It is important to ensure that you are getting the right nutrition for you and your baby during pregnancy. Darshan Pather spoke to dietician Deidre Lindeque about the best pregnancy power foods to include in your diet. ‘Eating for two’ during pregnancy is a myth with...
Biomedical Sponsored Advertorial: Skin-to-skin in a bottle
Skin-to-skin contact is usually referred to as the practice where a baby is dried and laid directly on their mother’s bare chest after birth, both of them covered in a warm blanket and left for at least an hour or until after their first feed. There is a growing body...
Homebirth: what you need to know
Giving birth at home was the norm until about halfway through the 20th century, when hospital births became more common. Doula Donna Bland looks at what this choice entails. Women have many birth choices available to them today, including homebirth. Although there are...
HELLP syndrome and why I am NICU mom
The prospect of having to spend any time in the NICU is a scary one. Carey Haupt writes about her experience. As a first-time mom, I had never heard about Hellp Syndrome, and I had no idea that it would make such a profound impact on my life. So, if you are like I...
