During my pregancy with my first child, I couldn't get enough reading material on childbirth and bringing up babies. I bought every magazine going and made careful note of all the product ratings and reviews, what to pack in my hospital bag etc. I became an expert on everything that could go wrong and on all the different varieties of pain relief available. Many of these magazines are extremely repetative, giving similar advice month after month, feeding the anxieties of first time mothers and on occasion filling their minds with useless rubbish. I decided to take a more relaxed attitude with ...
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