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Savvy mom’s budget-friendly food tricks

MORE than ever, moms these days are looking for ways to save and make their dollar stretch. They’re sticking to or creating budgets for their family like never before.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Choosing the right baby name

IT’S one of the first and most important decisions you will ever make for your child; a decision that will last them for the rest of their lives. What they are known as, what people call them, and all of the feelings and perceptions that your chosen name gives, will be the air around them during their entire life.

BUN IN THE OVEN: We have no idea

IT’S funny that by nature most of us wrap ourselves up in our own little world, safe and doing our own little thing, and living within the confines of our own situations and circumstances.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Top five things you shouldn’t do before baby

HAVING a baby is going to change your life in so many beautiful ways. The moment you find out you’re pregnant you enter a totally different world, constantly bombarded with information, physical and emotional changes and a new type of worry.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Judge me not

LAST week, fans of David Beckham went nuts when a picture of his four-year-old daughter Harper sucking a pacifier was published. The photo sparked lots of negative comments about the consequences; speech impediments and deformation of the teeth caused by sucking a pacifier for an extended period of time. Beckham fired back telling his critics that no one has the right to judge another parent.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Staying comfortable during the third trimester

WHEW, you made it to the third and final leg of your pregnancy. Can’t say that it’s easy, but I promise, it’s worth it.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Love for the boys

ALMOST eight years ago, I gave birth to my first child, a boy. From that moment on, I learned how beautiful and amazing it is to be a mother of a boy.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Breezing your way through pregnancy

IT’S A fact that pregnancy takes a toll on a woman’s body. It can tire you out, make you feel sluggish and just plain ‘blah’ sometimes.

BUN IN THE OVEN: How to cope with unwanted pregnancy advice

IF YOU’VE ever been pregnant before, you will know how eager people are to offer you some advice on being pregnant and what to expect after you have the baby.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Staying positive with so much negativity

EVERY Day, if we’re lucky, we wake up to another day.

BUN IN THE OVEN: How to survive the first eight weeks with a newborn

BRINGING home baby can be a bit intimidating, especially for first-time mothers. Even second-time mothers can feel a bit overwhelmed and intimidated to try to manage life from one child (in some cases a toddler), to two children.

BUN IN THE OVEN: UNEXPECTED CHANCES

IN life some things happen suddenly and without warning. Life can change in a matter of seconds; it’s important to never take things for granted.

BUN IN THE OVEN: Colour blind

IT IS amazing that we live in a world that seems to be so much more tolerant of differences than before. We support causes, lend our time, and sometimes money to bring awareness to a whole slew of causes and coloured flags. We’ve become seemingly accepting of religious and sexual orientation differences for the most part. But have we really?

BUN IN THE OVEN: Top things not to say or do to a pregnant woman

EVERYONE knows that pregnant women can be a bit touchy, but in their defence, they do have a very good reason – pregnancy hormones. For some, those pesky hormones make you feel like a 15-year-old adolescent, up and down just like a roller coaster.

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