Mums share the worst comments they’ve received while pregnant

Despite advances in medicine and technology, there is still a disappointing number of people who believe they are the authority on pregnancy and birth — and they can’t wait to give you a nugget of their wisdom.  A post on the parenting forum, Mumsnet has collated some of the weirdest, silliest and rudest comments made […]

The Shettles method: Can you choose the sex of your baby?

Couples trying to conceive will sometimes turn to the ‘Shettles method’ to determine the sex of their baby. Does it actually work? I remember on my way to the hospital to have my second child, the taxi driver asked me to put out my hand. Which I did, palm faced downwards. This apparently indicated I […]