If you’re pregnant this Christmas you may be feeling like you’re missing out on the fun stuff. Usually, Christmas might mean Prosecco, partying and present shopping until you drop. However, now that you’re pregnant, Christmas might feel full of nothing but “I can’t”, “I’m too tired” or “brb, I need to pee”. That’s why we’ve …
Trying to think of baby names and wondering what are the most popular names in Ireland in 2019? You’re in the right place! The Central Statistics Office (CSO) have compiled a list of the most popular baby names registered in Ireland in 2018. The CSO pull these statistics annually and measure the changes in order …
At UltraScan, we preform our Early Pregnancy ultrasound scans from 8 weeks gestation. In this scan, we look at how many foetuses and gestational sacs are present, we also confirm your baby’s heartbeat and estimate your due date with impressive accuracy. For this reason, we often refer to these scans as “Dating Scans” as we …
The Importance of Sleep You may find that you’re struggling to get good quality sleep during your pregnancy. This can be caused by a wide range of things and leave us feeling like a restful night’s sleep is a thing of fairytales. Sleep is extremely important during pregnancy as this is the time when our …
Parental Leave in Ireland In Ireland, we are lucky to have laws which entitle us to time with our new baby. Every mother is entitled to 42 weeks of Maternity Leave, 26 weeks paid and 16 weeks unpaid. Every father is entitled to 2 weeks of paid Paternity Leave, to be taken at any time …
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When you know, you know Every mother experiences the beginning of pregnancy differently. Some mothers report being struck down by morning sickness just 1 week after conception, and some mothers just sail through to birth without a single symptom (lucky ducks!). Many women say that they just knew something was different, they just knew they …
Goodbye Wine Bottle, Hello Baby Bottle You’re on the hunt for an Early Pregnancy Scan or “Dating Scan” which means one thing: you just found out recently that you’re pregnant! Congratulations to you and commiserations to your local shopkeeper from whom you buy wine. If this is a planned pregnancy then you might have had …
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Gender Reveal Parties: Sharing The Excitement Ah, the Gender Reveal Party, the super cute soiree that’s sure to leave your nanny saying “we never had the likes of this in my day!”. In Ireland, we have grown to love a good Gender Reveal Party over the last few years with over 40% of expectant mothers …
