I am not a vegetarian so nobody ever talked to me about iron deficiencies, especially after pregnancy. During  pregnancy, blood volumes (the quantity of blood circulating the body) increase by approximately 40%. This is largely due to an increase in plasma (the liquid part of blood) which grow faster than red (or white) blood cell volume. A decrease in red blood cells also amounts to a decrease of hemoglobin, resulting usually in anemia.

Signs of anemia usually cause fatigue, a rapid heartbeat, and paleness of the skin, gums and around…

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It’s OK. I know you go to bed at 10pm these days. But you can still get really creative with your tea-brewing prowess. Different herbal teas, which sometimes contain thousands of beneficial active compounds, have their own distinctive healing uses.

Camomile is one of the most widely used herb teas, highly regarded for its digestive and calming properties. An excellent remedy for menstrual cramps is an infusion of camomile flowers (you can use either bags or loose flowers if you have a strainer) with a few slices of ginger. This…

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Lack of sleep seems to consume my daily thoughts. Going out at night, something I used to enjoy doing a lot, is now weighed up against valuable hours of shut-eye. They say most parents lose over 400 hours of sleep during the first year of parenting… I spent hours watching 3am television with a child firmly attached to one of my breasts…

Part of the problem is my propensity to martyrdom, especially when it came to my first child. Falling into the camp of attached parents who…

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