Products to ease pregnancy

Keep your baby bump Beautifully Delicious and soak away the pregnancy stresses with the Coconut and Shea Bath Soak and follow up with their Coconut and Shea Body Butter.

Available on sale in selected Boots, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrison’s.

Online nursery furniture and bedding retailer 4little1s.com, recently conducted a fun survey amongst mums, finding out if curry had helped start labour.

The findings showed that 80 per cent of mums had tried out a curry to help their baby along, though only 50 per cent actually said it did help.

The most successful curries were the madras and vindaloo.

Natal Hypnotherapy CDs and courses are proving popular with women anxious to avoid the epidural.

Self-hypnosis used by mums are similar to those used by athletes. The techniques combine deep relaxation and guided visualisation to prepare the mind and body for a less painful and less interventionalist birth.

For more information visit: www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk

Exuviance has a range of products perfect for pregnant skin. For women with ‘the mask of pregnancy there is the Skin Brightening Gel with mulberry root and licorice!

For spots and outbreaks try the Blemish Treatment Gel.

If your baby, bump or bladder is keeping you awake at night then the Intensive Eye Treatment Pads will help those tired eyes and dark circles.