Neven Maguire’s simple chicken curry

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Everyone will love this  tasty, light and delicious curry devised by Neven Maguire for the First 1,000 Days Recipe Book, a collection of healthy and nutritional recipes perfect for before, during and after pregnancy – not to mention tasty enough to tempt everyone in the family! This curry will be a definite crowd pleaser if you’re entertaining and it’s super simple to…

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Five foods to boost your pregnancy

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Once we’re eating for two, it can be difficult to know what’s going to help or hinder our baby’s development. If you want to give your baby the best start in life – before they’ve even been born – try incorporating these five pregnancy super foods into your diet. Avocado This has been the year of the avocado…

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All you need to know about colic

Colic. Do I have to go on? It’s one of the most common issues affecting newborns, but parents rarely get the support they need to get through those hours when their baby is in discomfort and pain. It can be a very emotive subject with parents not knowing why their once happy, placid baby is…

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At last: some good news for us older mothers

We’ve long been told that we need to be having babies earlier in life as the risk of birth defects increases as we get older. Not to mention the very real drop in fertility as you head into your late thirties and early forties. Yet the trend is most definitely towards waiting until you are…

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One reason why your libido is low

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Has your libido been slacking lately? Fear not, the answer could be as simple as you not getting enough sleep. A new study has found a direct relationship between how much sleep a person gets and their level of sexual desire or libido the next day. Libido research Researchers assessed the sleeping habits and levels…

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Breastfeeding: There IS support out there

There is no doubt that when it comes to feeding your baby, breast is most definitely best. But despite most of us knowing this, Ireland has a very low breastfeeding rate. A recent study found that while more than three quarters of Irish mothers will try breastfeeding their new baby at least once, by the…

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5 questions answered about smear tests and pregnancy

It’s not something you generally think about when trying for a baby, but what happens if your smear test letter arrives through the letterbox while expecting or breastfeeding? We take a look at what you should do… Why do I need a smear test? Cervical screening, or a smear test, looks for for changes in…

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