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Baby Body Fit coffee morning

February 22, 2012

Baby Body Fit will be hosting a coffee morning in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. It will take place in Frangos Restaurant on the top floor of Dundrum Town Centre on Friday March 23rd at 11am. All mothers and buggies are welcome to this family friendly fundraising event. There will be an area cordoned off in Frangos, bottle and [...]

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Bump and Beyond Mid West Pregnancy and Baby Expo

February 17, 2012

The Bump and Beyond Mid West Pregnancy and Baby Expo will be taking place on March 11th 2012 in the Limerick Strand Hotel from 11am to 6pm. This event caters for new parents and parents to be and offers a great opportunity to learn about all the latest products and services. There will be local and [...]

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Protest at Facebook HQ over breastfeeding censorship

February 6, 2012

Parents and breastfeeding supporters this morning gathered outside Facebook HQ at Hanover Quay in Dublin to protest against Facebook censorship policies which have resulted in some images of mothers breastfeeding being removed from the site. Facebook released the following statement defending their policy: We agree that breastfeeding is natural and we are very glad to know that it [...]

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Dublin’s dolls hospital to close

February 3, 2012

The Dolls Hospital and the Teddy Bears Clinic is to close it’s doors tomorrow after over 70 years in business. The Dolls Hospital originally opened on Mary Street in 1939 and moved to it’s current location on George’s Street in 1984. For three generation The Dolls Store has been there to repair much loved dolls [...]

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Little Dish

January 27, 2012

Little Dish, the UK’s fastest growing fresh kids’ food company is looking for Wonderfully Outstanding  Mothers (or WOMs) to help them spread the word about their delicious range of toddler meals in local communities. Three Little Dish WOMs will be paid to find out what mums want for their kids; tasting sessions, coffee mornings, nursery visits and [...]

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European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

January 26, 2012

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week runs from the 22nd until the 28th of January 2012. It is a European wide initiative led by European Cervial Cancer Association (ECCA). To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, the Irish Cancer Society is encouraging all women aged 25-60 to arrange their free smear test with their GP or family planning [...]

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Haiti Week

January 20, 2012

Haiti Week was officially launched in Dublin on October 9th 2011 by President Bill Clinton. It will take place between the 21st and 28th of January during which time fundraising events and activities will take place throughout Ireland. January 2012 marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake which killed over 300,000 people and displaced more [...]

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Breastfed babies ‘more challenging’

January 19, 2012

A recent study of the temperament of 316 babies has found that breastfed babies cry more, laugh less and are generally more difficult to manage than bottle fed babies. Bottle feeding has been found to be more akin to comfort eating which will result in quieter babies but can also lead to over-nourishment which in turn [...]

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