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- The IVF Hangover: An Emotional Aftermath Nobody Warns You About
From injections to pregnancy and beyond, IVF can leave lasting marks. We explore the physical and emotional impacts of IVF during treatment and after it ends, and how to care for yourself along the way. - Making a Baby With Science: An IVF Deep Dive
What actually happens during IVF? From eligibility and referrals to injections, egg collection, embryo grading, and frozen transfers, a clear, human guide to how IVF really works. - Postpartum Hair Loss – Is It All In Your Head?!
Around three months after giving birth, many women are alarmed to find their hair starting to fall out. It’s a kick in the teeth –… Read more: Postpartum Hair Loss – Is It All In Your Head?! - We Need To Talk About Pregnancy Loss
On average, one in every four pregnancies ends in loss, and yet miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss are still taboo subjects in many cultures. As… Read more: We Need To Talk About Pregnancy Loss - Does Paracetamol During Pregnancy Cause Autism? Science Baby’s Reality Check
Last week, a certain loudmouth in America told pregnant people to stop taking paracetamol (or “acetaminophen” or “Tylenol,” pick your flavour, they’re all the same… Read more: Does Paracetamol During Pregnancy Cause Autism? Science Baby’s Reality Check - Introducing: The Science Baby Podcast 🎙️
When I first became a mum, I found myself constantly Googling everything about babies: sleep, feeding, milestones, and the quirky little things I never expected.… Read more: Introducing: The Science Baby Podcast 🎙️ - Moms Carry a Little Bit of Their Babies Forever: The Science of Fetal Microchimerism
During pregnancy, fetal cells can remain in a mother’s body for decades. This phenomenon, called fetal microchimerism, shows how pregnancy changes you forever. - Does Morning Sickness Indicate a Girl? Exploring the Myths
Very few folk tales about pregnancy and birth are actually true, but if someone’s told you that morning sickness means you’re having a girl, there may be some truth in it. Science Baby explores the science, and the data from our own survey. - Take Part in Science Baby’s 2025 Parenting Survey
Hello parents, and everyone else! I hope 2025 is treating you well. I wonder if I can ask a favour…? One of the things that… Read more: Take Part in Science Baby’s 2025 Parenting Survey - Why I’m going back to contraceptives after 10 years of infertility
The thing that they don’t tell you about trying to conceive is that it seriously messes with your head. Despite the vanishingly small likelihood of conceiving naturally, and the fact that we don’t even want another baby, I’m catapulted into two-week wait hysteria every month, because I’m stuck in a rut. Now, contraception in my 40s seems the logical way out. - What does heartburn in pregnancy mean for baby?
There’s this funny phenomenon in western society. Whenever people find out you’re pregnant, they suddenly feel the need to ask intrusive questions, share unsolicited advice… Read more: What does heartburn in pregnancy mean for baby? - Baby’s Super Sense of Smell
It’s a fact. Newborn babies smell fantastic. And I mean that in more ways than one! Firstly, and perhaps most famously, you’ve got that delicious… Read more: Baby’s Super Sense of Smell - Breastfeeding babies are cannibals
Did you know that babies are actually cannibals?! When you think about it, is there anything more magical than growing a baby? You literally start… Read more: Breastfeeding babies are cannibals
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