Motherhood

Everyone knows that our children are our first priority; but we often forget to look after ourselves as much as we should. Huggies realise that mums have needs and interests as well, so the articles in this section of the Huggies site are all about mum. Having a baby changes everything for you and the parenting journey has lots of love and laughter, but it's not always easy. Being a mum is a whole new role and can bring with it many new challenges and adventures; and a healthy and happy mum helps to make a healthy and happy family.

We have launched with an article about new age mothers groups, which are a growing phenomenon. You may see more about this trend in a few magazines, and more particularly a story about a group of Huggies mums that took their on line group to the next level.

We will be adding to these articles over time so come back and see what's new.

New Age Mother group	Your Health / Taking Care of mum	Fitness and Exercise
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Dr Oz and Dr Roizen, and their views on saving your newborn’s cord blood

In their book ‘YOU: Having a Baby’, the two doctors have highlighted the importance of cord blood stem cell preservation and recommend it very highly to all parents who are about to give birth. >> read more ...

Benefits of having a newborn take swimming lessons

Norwegian and UK researchers have found that babies who have taken swimming classes grow up to have better gripping, reaching and balancing skills than those children who have not learnt swimming as infants. >> read more ...

Breastfeeding your newborn could save lives and money

A study in the US has revealed very startling finds. It says that if 90% of US women breastfed their babies for the first 6 months, the lives of 900 babies per year would be saved as also will be billions of dollars. >> read more ...

Breathing techniques during childbirth

This is for those who just never could make it to antenatal classes on time. Brush up on the theory of breathing techniques during labor, and when it is time for the practicals, you will not only have something to help yourself along, but something to concentrate on. >> read more ...

Childbirth demystified

Suddenly it will be time to meet your little one. Suddenly before you know it, the big day is today! How prepared are you for childbirth? >> read more ...

Emergency childbirth at home

Though this is a very very rare case (about 1 in 200 cases), you might consider studying up on what to do if you cannot get to the hospital for whatever reason. For peace of mind if not for anything else. Here are a few tips to help you deliver your little baby at home yourself. >> read more ...