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Written by Joanne Robinson
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 Mum-of-two Joanne Robinson reveals how to take young children around Hampshire’s wealth of museums and actually have fun.It’s a cold wet morning with the January drizzle spitting from the grey
sky. Your toddler has trodden playdough into the carpet, the baby’s
Weetabix is dribbling down her chin, and if you have to spend the
entire morning trapped in the house you’ll go stark raving bonkers.
What to do?
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Atopic eczema and babies…
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Written by Jo Lawrence and Annabel Smoker
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 Eczema, or dermatitis as it is sometimes called, can affect all age groups. Research has shown that 60-70% of children are clear of the condition by the time they reach their mid-teens. What is atopic eczema?The word atopic means ‘out
of place’. Eczema comes from the ancient Greek meaning ‘to boil over’.
Atopic eczema is thought to be a hereditary condition and it is
associated with asthma and hay fever. These are ‘atopic’ conditions.
Children with atopic eczema are sensitive to allergens in the
environment which are harmless to others. These include the house dust
mite, dander from pets, feathers, grass and pollens.
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Written by Jacqueline Lowery
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 Meningitis is an illness that causes a great deal of concern amongst the general public, health care professionals and all those caring for babies and young children. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the lining surrounding the brain. Septicaemia is blood poisoning caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and multiplying uncontrollably. Types of meningitis include:
Bacterial meningitis is very serious and needs urgent treatment with
antibiotics. Any bacteria has the potential to cause meningitis. In
the UK the most common is the meningococcal bacteria followed by the
pneumococcal bacteria.
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Written by Claire Bates
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 Claire Bates loved being pregnant. She loved her bump, loved the experience and yearned to meet her son. But what happened next changed her, her family and her friends forever. Here she tells of life with the son who will probably never call her Mummy. I can remember it so clearly. I was sat by the fire at my parents’ home - Noah was still crying.I uncurled myself from the ball I’d made on the hearth rug and looked up slowly at my Dad....and begged him to kill my son.I can’t bear to think of that moment. I feel a wrench in my gut. Sick
and ashamed. But I now know it was the moment everything cleared.Noah Elliot Bates was born at 1908 on Boxing Day 2002.
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Written by Claire Bates
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 There’s not a mother on the planet that hasn’t got a horror story about their baby falling off the bed, down the stairs, out of its bouncy chair or off the sofa. We think we will never be ‘one of those parents’ who turns their back even for a second - but it happens. So much so, that statistics from ROSPCA, the Royal Society for
Prevention of Accidents, show that every year almost 4,000 people die
in accidents in the home - and 2.7 million arrive at accident and
emergency departments seeking treatment.
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Written by Jacquline Lowery
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 There are many issues for women with epilepsy, not least planning a family. Are there risks of taking medication or having a seizure (fit) while pregnant? Should you take any special precautions? In this article we outline topics you should discuss with your Doctor or nurse specialist, and show you where to get more information. It is always recommended that pregnancies are planned, allowing parents
time to make informed decisions for themselves and their baby. This is
even more important for women with epilepsy.
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Hampshire Mum Pregnancy Diary Part 1
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Written by Claire Bates
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 Claire Bates is basking in the beautiful glow of an idyllic pregnancy. Kinda.In the first of our series of the ‘Diary of a Real Mother’ she muses the ‘joys’ of waddling, waxing and wailing. It’s definitely not a Brazilian and it’s waaaaay off a Hollywood.Mind you, looking at it through my youngest’s duck-shaped, somewhat
misty, toy bath mirror, makes things a little more difficult. Now the question is, what do I do with it? If I wax it, will the
consultant think I’ve tried too hard? If I leave it, will they think
I’m a slutty German shot-putter type who dreams more of Olympic gold
than a neat bikini line?
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Written by Helen Holmes
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 Most women in the UK assume that they will have their baby in hospital, but there are other options. Baby Hampshire talks to local midwife Chalotte Morris about the benifits of giving birth at home.“When women come in for their first appointment most of them are
automatically thinking of having the baby in hospital, hardly any are
aware that they could have a home birth and many are surprised that
they are allowed to.“In fact women don’t actually have to decide where they’re going to
have their baby until they are in labour. We can go and assess people
at home and if they are doing well, they can make the decision there
and then. The home birth rate in Winchester is about 4.8%, around twice
the national average.
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Baby's Bedtime - one mother's perspective
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Written by Jo Windsor
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 As
first-time parents-to-be, my husband and I, like so many others before
and after us, suddenly faced the frightening prospect of sleepless
nights - not the occasional, one-off due to unforeseen circumstances,
but the continuous, nightly ritual of not getting our regular 7-8 hours
a night of good, sound sleep. We were worried! e were also absolutely
determined to do everything within our power to ensure our
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Written by H Renouf
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 “I wanted flexible childcare, that puts my children’s needs first, accommodates my children together and is able to adapt to my changing working needs. I have discovered a solution and would like to share it with you.”My solution comes from a Registered Childminder. Helen looks after my
children in her family home – does lots of fantastic activities with
them, and they love being with her.
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