May/June 2008 Newsletter
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45 Hours To Choose Baby's Name
What's in the News?
Eat More If You Want A Boy
A woman's diet when she conceives may well influence the gender of her baby. Research suggests a high calorie diet around ovulation and regular breakfasts - might increase the chances of giving birth to a boy. The researchers say the modern trend to opt for low-fat hence lower calorie diets might explain why fewer boys are being born in developed countries. In the past 40 years there has been a decline in the proportion of boys being born in industrialised countries, including the UK.
The study by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford focused on 740 first-time pregnant mothers in the UK, who were asked to keep records of their eating habits before and during the early stages of pregnancy. They found that 56% of women with the highest calorie intake around the time of conception had boys, compared to just 45% among women with the lowest energy intake. Women who had sons were more likely to have eaten breakfast cereals and were also more likely to have eaten a higher quantity and wider range of nutrients. It is known from IVF research that high levels of glucose encourage the growth and development of male embryos while inhibiting female embryos. In humans, skipping breakfast depresses glucose levels and so may be interpreted by the body as indicating poor environmental conditions and low food availability.
Dr Allan Pacey, a fertility expert at the University of Sheffield, said there was good evidence that nature had subtle ways of changing the sex ratio of a population in response to a variety of circumstances. "I would urge women to not to start starving themselves in order to try influence the sex of their baby...It has been observed in some animal studies that even small changes in female diet can affect the life long health of the offspring, so it is important that the mother has appropriate nutrition at the time of conception and throughout her pregnancy."
45 Hours To Choose Baby's Name
British parents spend nearly 2 days trying to decide their children's names long before they are born.
A new survey by Abbey shows that the parents spend a massive 45 hours on average thinking about what to call their baby. That's an amazing 30 million hours every year.
Just under one-third of parents believe that picking the right name is crucial for their child's confidence while a further two million think the right name will increase their child's chances of success later in life.
'There is no doubt that children's names reflect people's aspirations and parents believe names can affect career prospects,' said Steve Shore of Abbey.
Parents are now finding it so difficult to pick the right name that 28% of them are looking to baby names books and websites to help, with less than half that number naming baby after a family member. A further 10% of parents readily admit that their babies are named after a famous person or celebrity.
Recent surveys show Grace, Ruby and Olivia as the most popular names for girls with Jack, Thomas and Oliver in the lead for boys.
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New Products
Ella's Kitchen
Ella's Kitchen offers a range of delicious organic baby food, packed in easy-to-use pouches, which do not need refrigeration. Made from pure and simple organic ingredients, they contain no additives, just pure vegetable and fruit purees.
They have 4 new flavours that have been added to our website by popular demand, they are:
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- Ella's Kitchen Organic Spinach Apple and Swede
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Baby Passports
Have you got your baby's passport yet? If not, why not visit Paspic who will guarantee that your baby's passport photo will be accepted by the Passport Office
To find out more, visit our Shopping Partners page.
Special Offers
Visit our Special Offers page for some great summer offers on bespoke holiday villas, cottages in the UK, Ireland and overseas, and resorts in Spain and Cyprus.
Competitions
Why not visit our competition page for the chance to win one of five copies of the book The Rough Guide to Travel with Babies and Young Children or a Samsonite Travel Cot worth £35.
Closing date for both competitions is 31 July 2008.
with kind regards,
The TinyTotsAway Team
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