The time to change my naughty ways has come so fast, and in the build up to the day that I am starting to change my exercise and eating habits I have inevitably gotten worse in the panic. The Mum Tum Challenge is nearly upon me and I find myself …
Read More »OMG, this Mum Tum has to GO!
I hope you all had a great Easter holiday! I had a great one, but I found all those Easter eggs adding to this mum tum and it was the final straw for me. Being a naturally skinny person I now find myself with this flabby, stretch marked tummy and …
Read More »Is Herbalife Safe for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding?
So here are two questions that have been on our Facebook page regularly: Is Herbalife safe for pregnancy? Is Herbalife safe while breastfeeding? The fact is that I can research this and write a great article on it for you. Gather all the facts and present them to you. However …
Read More »Teenage Pregnancy in South Africa 2013/ 2014
According to Times Live teenage pregnancy in South Africa for the financial year 2013/ 2014 was about 21 000 girls, including 717 primary school girls. Read the article here. The teenage years are a difficult time for most adolescents. A teenage pregnancy will affect every aspect of the girl’s mental …
Read More »Post Natal Depression (PND)
Post natal depression can be confused with Baby Blues. Baby Blues affects about 80% of mothers and this is when you feel weepy, moody, tired and/ or anxious during the first week after giving birth, these feelings usually disappear within a few days. According to PNDSA (Post Natal Depression Support …
Read More »Deworming Your Baby Or Child: 4 Things You Need To Know
Deworming your baby regularly is important. Ideally your baby should be dewormed every 6 months from 12 months of age. When you deworm do every member of the household including pets! It is important to deworm regularly even if there is no sign of a worm infestation, or it is so …
Read More »New Speed Laws For Taxis In South Africa
It has come with a relief that there are new speed laws for taxis in South Africa. We have found the article on News24.com that we thought you might enjoy reading and raising your opinions on: As I understand it from the 1st of December 2016 all taxis, busses and …
Read More »Another Milestone! Today I Turned 5
Another milestone: today I am 5 years clean and I am not ashamed to say I am an alcoholic and an addict. I cannot believe how my life has changed in the last 5 years. I would like to say a special thank you to everyone in my journey, especially …
Read More »Hi, My Name Is Lynne
Hi, my name is Lynne and I’m an alcoholic and addict. I have said those words so many times in meetings and in rehab that sometimes now when I meet someone I often almost automatically blurt this out! For a very long time I was resentful and angry because I …
Read More »Was It PND Or Baby Blues?
Did I suffer from Post Natal Depression or was it Baby Blues? To be honest I will never really know, but I think I suffered from PND for the first 6 months after the birth of my baby girl. All I can tell you is my story and what I …
Read More »Post Natal Depression – What I Went Through – Written By Lee-Ann Laufs
I hope that this little story of my post natal depression helps someone out there. I want you to realize that PND is not a myth, its not something people are faking, its very real and its very horrible. My name is Lee-Ann and it took me 3 pregnancies to …
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