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Does Your Body Need An MOT?

Posted on by Emma Reed

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If it’s not broke, don’t try to fix it, right? Well, it turns out that approach could actually be very wrong – especially when it comes to taking care of your health. Speak to any health professional about it, and a strong picture emerges – regular medical check-ups can and do save lives.

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What To Expect If Your Waters Break Early

Posted on by Emma Reed

At 30 weeks pregnant, the last thing I expected to happen was to have my waters breaking this early. The pregnancy has been a little up and down due to the presence of Group B Strep but as this was known about and I was monitoring myself for any changes I just assumed everything would be ok up until my due date.

I first felt something at around 7pm but as I hadn’t experienced my waters breaking during my first labour I just assumed that I’d had a little urine leakage… just an oops moment! However, ten minutes later and I felt the same thing.

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My Pregnancy, Birth and Aftercare Journey

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When I became pregnant the first time I remember it all being such a whirlwind of excitement and expectations as well as having that slight tinge of nerves that I was going to be a Mum. However, when it came to actually being pregnant and getting through the birth I didn’t have any worries or anxieties. I had a lot on my plate with work and I had the attitude that millions of women had done this before so there was no reason that I couldn’t too! So with that, I only read

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