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Toddler Slumber Rules
One of the most challenging aspects of becoming a parent involves disrupted sleep, and many first-time parents are keenly interested to get an answer to the question, “When will my baby sleep through the night?”
The Alluring Tumi Mhlongo
Tumi Mhlongo gives us her take on the growth that comes with being a mother
10 Ways To Exercise As A Family
It is easy to let exercise and fitness slide from the list of priorities when work demands and managing your household consumes all your time. That’s why we’ve come up with fun exercises that the whole family can partake in
Family Traditions
Bring a little magic into your family, and make memories last a lifetime
Your Baby's First Ever Test Apgar (/10)
It’s hard to imagine, but your baby will receive their very first test only seconds after they’re born. This test, known as the APGAR, is given to every new born across the world to evaluate their immediate needs and physical condition
A Recurring Itch
Your body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy, which is why pregnant women often get thrush – especially in their third trimester. Dr Mathabe answers your questions about this irritating condition
In The Bag!
With two young children of her own, LOREN STOW has been through it all. She gives preggy moms a definitive guide of what to pack for the hospital trip!
Belly Mapping
Making your baby’s position in utero a more personal and enjoyable discovery
The Hidden Senses
We all know about our five senses – smell, touch, sight, taste and hearing – but very few people know that we actually have another two senses that make a big difference to our development
Age & Fertility
People believe science is more advanced than what it actually is in terms of age and fertility. Our expert Dr Rodrigues answers your questions on fertility and ageing
Cruising With The Family
Maybe a holiday on a cruise ship with the family is something you should look into
Sechaba Gqeba
Radio presenter and voice-over artist
Ready Set Baby!
Taking the giant step to starting life’s next adventure, MELISSA JANE COOK probes important conversations before ha4ving children.
Preparing The New Father For Labour And Birth
“It is much easier to become a father than to be one.”
Sleep Solutions
According to DR SUMAYYA EBRAHIM children would have spent more than half their life asleep by the age of two years. The importance of sleep overall cannot be suffi ciently emphasised, and this is even more signifi cant in the life of little children.
The Child Friendly Game Lodge
An Extraordinary encounter with South Africa’s bushveld awaits you at Mabula Game Lodge, located just two and a half hours’ drive from Johannesburg in the Malaria Free Waterberg region of the Limpopo Province. Revel in the sheer variety of animal, bird and plant life; the diverse landscapes ranging from grassland plains to rocky outcrops creating an ideal habitat for the free roaming Big Five and all the little creatures that contribute to a magical wildlife experience you’ll never forget.
BPA-Free Bottles... Best For Baby
As a parent you want to ensure that everything you do for your baby is the very best. What you use to feed them with is no different. Bottles will be a big part of your child’s life for the first few years, and as such it’s important to know a thing or two about BPA.
Get Lice Infestation Under Control
When your little one comes home from school with tiny white specks on their head, you might have officially made it to the yuck factory of head lice
Tighten & Tone Your Pelvic Floor
Most women have heard of Kegel exercises, but it simply isn’t something that is usually prioritised – that is until they become part of the one third of all women who experience pelvic floor muscle weakness
Is Sex Making You Sick?
Do pain, swelling, itching, burning and sometimes even blisters after sex leave you saying “Not tonight, honey”? Here’s a reason you may not have thought of – you might actually be allergic to your partner…
Essentially Woman
A woman’s vagina should become as much a part of her unique identity as her smile and attention to her feminine hygiene is as important as her dental hygiene!
The Road To Safety
All parents want their little ones to be secure; Katherine Swift explores car safety as you transport your most precious cargo around
#4 Things Your Baby Is Trying To Tell You
All babies communicate naturally through body language and gesture – read on to learn what your baby is trying to say!
40 Weeks Gestation
It’s becoming clearer that what we believe to be ‘full-term’ is actually not – a pregnancy is meant to last for 40 weeks and not 38
Your Body, Your Rights!
Advocate Veerash Srikison advises on our right to live a peaceful protected life as an integral part of being citizens of this country
Mommy Makeover
Having a baby is often the happiest time in your life. However, many mothers find it hard to accept their body changes post pregnancy.
Body Changes
The good, the bad and the ugly: 15 things they don’t tell you about pregnancy
Family Planning & Fertility Education
If a woman can fall pregnant once (or twice) with ease, and carry the pregnancy to term, then she’s fertile and will be able to fall pregnant gain without any issues... right? Not so, says Fulvia Stoltz who explores changing the nature of the conversation
Full & Fabulous
Nabila Mayet-Cassim says you can carry a baby, be healthy and look great if you have a few extra curves here and there
Why All Those Weird Dreams Before Birth?
One of the stranger ‘symptoms’ of pregnancy is having vivid, weird dreams, especially shortly before the birth. We look at why they happen and what you can do about them