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If you're struggling to get pregnant after a prior smooth fertility journey, you're not alone. Getting pregnant again isn't always filled with passionate sex and exciting pregnancy announcements. Sometimes getting pregnant again is really hard - and for some people, it's impossible. Under the umbrella of infertility, there are two types: primary infertility and secondary infertility. "Primary infertility is used to describe those who have never been pregnant before," explains Dan Nayot, MD, an ob-gyn and the chief medical advisor at Bird&Be. If you have been pregnant before and given birth but are now having trouble conceiving, "you're considered to...

Two easy, economical dishes of chicken and spring greens pie and chicken and vegetable stew both make great use of a tin of soupThese dishes are designed to make life easy; they can be batch-cooked and frozen, are packed full of flavour and areguaranteed crowdpleasers. The stew can include any seasonal vegetables you like, such as crisp asparagus, sweet peas or baby spinach.Follow @FullTimeMeals for more filling and budget-friendly recipes from Tom Kerridge. Continue reading...

I shared it on my Instagram a while back: I’m currently on a strict diet. Because I’ve had a lot of complaints again in the last 1-2 years and this didn’t get better. I got a lot of reactions and questions when I told this. So I want to update you on how this is going in a series of blogs in the near future. Too long in the elimination phase A bit of background: I have been eating low FODMAP for a long time. Since 2015. I have tried several times over the past few years to reintroduce FODMAP...

Taking up the prime spot at Ga-Hock Eating House is Ga-Hock Roasted Meats. You will not miss the stall if you are coming from the main road. I heard the roast meats here are fantastic so I ordered a plate of wanton noodle ($4) to try. There is no one before me and I got my order in under five minutes. I let out a little gasp when I saw the staff ladle some dark sauce into the plate but I am too late to stop him and the deed is done.  Honestly, I am not a fan of such dark sauced noodle. My plate...

For some chicken owners, hatching and raising new chicks themselves in an incubator and then in a brooder is all part of the lifestyle. For others, it is a chore, major drudgery. If that describes you, why not let nature take care of it as it always has? Some hens are much more prone than others to sitting on and hatching their eggs, and then raising their chicks, and for naturally expanding the size of your flock they can make your life a whole lot easier. Keep reading and I will tell you all about 12 such breeds that you...