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My experience in Mount Carmel Hospital was absolutely fantastic. I didnt have an easy pregnancy, I got gestational diabetes which was picked up very early by the antenatal team. I attended the endocrinologist and together with Anne the diabetic nurse, they ensured that it did not cause any complications. Daily emails and visits to the Dietician ensued. It was a fantastic service, I was helped...

I myself was a Mount Carmel baby. Dr. Karl Mullen delivered me into the world at 20.20 on Sunday October 12th, 1986. Exactly 25 years later to the day, I found out that I was going to be a mum. The choice of hospital was obvious for me. From the moment we met with Bairbre for our booking appointment, I knew we were in for a journey filled with really positive and happy memories. We had our first...

Hi There I am brand new to mummypages. I am looking for a buffet warming tray for an upcoming communion and cant find one anywhere so I thought I might post here! Yes I know I missed a groupon offer a few weeks ago! I would even love to borrow one if someone was willing as they are something that is only used a handful of times. I would look after it well I promise! Living in Meath but close to...

It's so sad to see that a massive high street retailer would use a stick thin model to promote their fashion line. Just when you think the pathetic 'size zero' era has moved on, the fashion world go back to this horrid promotion of what is clearly unhealthy and so totally not a realistic image for most people. Who knows if this model is 'just born this way' or whether she has...

Why did you choose Mount Carmel Hospital for your maternity care? I chose Mount Carmel Hospital as my sister in law had her three children there and spoke very highly about the standard of care, I felt there was a calm atmosphere when I came to visit her at the hospital. Were you aware of the Special Care Baby Unit in Mount Carmel Hospital and the critical care we can provide to premature babies...

Hey ,everybody.. We have recently moved into Dunlaoghaire and just wondering is there anybody from this area, so we could chat up and maybe meet up for coffee and so? Have a good day, spring is coming finally..

Mothers Are all Slightly Insane’… J.D. Salinger As I write my first ever blog, it is 10.30pm and Lenny has been asleep in HIS OWN BED for at least 3 hours now… optimism courses through my veins as the prospect of a night’s sleep minus a toe up my nose, may become a blissful reality… My little bedmate Lenny is in fact a 20 month old toddler with a penchant for sleeping in a horizontal...

What would your kids do if you took away all their toys and games, and left them with what experts are calling a ‘pocket playground’ which is made up of pencils, paper, beads, thread, blocks and plasticine (they say this can be used for 50 activities!!) A report in the UK suggest that parents spend way too much time and money on kids these days, estimating that there is a spend of just over...

I'm posting this not to scare mums but when I read it this week, it reminded me of two things. Firstly, to be aware of the signs of meningitis and secondly, to always go with your gut feeling. In January of this year, a UK mum Michelle had, what I can only imagine was the most frightening experience of her life, her little girl Erica, who was just 3 years old got Meningitis. Erica had gone to...

I don't really like tattoos, and I really dislike when people get names of their other half emblazoned on themselves (Melanie Griffith I'm looking at you!). And I'm surprised at the growing trend of people getting tattoo wedding rings. I'm not sure why a person would prefer it to an actual ring. It has nothing to do with the fact that the relationship can end and you're left...