2010

Dear Friends

As August is marching on, we hope to see some warmer temps and less rain! It certainly has been a wet winter. Here at The Frog Prince we are ever optimistic and have some end of winter specials to tempt you into town!!

Winter Clothing Sale - A selected range of our winter stock will be on sale from 19th Aug! All remaining Rookie, Green Bean, Fred Bare, Pure Baby and more will be discounted by an outstanding 25%! Take this opportunity to but some fabulous brands for a brilliant price.

Winter Maternity Sale - All our winter maternity clothing is now discounted at a massive 50% off - come in now and grab some gorgeous gear to see you through your pregnancy in style!

New on our website... Click below to see the latest additions to our website
http://www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/10/163/Vanchi-Tote-bag
http://www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/10/164/Vanchi-Hobo-Bag
http://www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/44/Blankets
http://www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/11/154/Sleeping-Like-a-Baby-by-Pinky-McKay
http://www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/32/Bathtime

New Shoes on the way - Keep an eye out for some new shoe styles from Pediped, Hoof and Bobux. As the seasons change, these brands are offering some great shoes for your wee angel. As your baby takes it's first steps, quality shoes are an important part of this experience. Come in and see us for advice and we can show you all our available options. We will always try to find the right pair of shoes to best support your childs feet.

Books - As usual Adele has added some stunning books to the Frog Prince collection. We have both of the "I'm a Big Sister" and "I'm a Big Brother" books at present. They present a fun and upbeat view of family life when a new baby is added to to home. This is a great book for any potential big brothers or sisters!
www.thefrogprince.co.nz/store/15/51/I-m-A-Big-Sister (RRP$19.99)

FYI...

PMS, PMT, Premenstral Bad Times!!!! Whatever you like to call it, some of us ladies have a terrible time just before or during our periods. It is something which is hard to combat and it happens every month, whether we like it or not! In fact, I would comment that one of the best parts of being pregnant was not having my period for over a year!!!

The symptoms which we sometimes see can be both physical and pyschological. I have read through a few articles and made a short list of some of these....

Psychological: Anxiety, Irritability, Feeling "out of control", Tearfulness, Depression, Forgetfulness, Exhaustion, Feelings of aggression or anger, Panic attacks, Changes in sleep patterns, sex drive and appetite.

Physical: Headaches/migraine, Feeling/being bloated, Weight gain, Tender breasts, Abdominal pain, Swelling of the hands and feet, Backache and painful joints, Nausea, Epilepsy, asthma, migraine and cold sores may worsen.

You may suffer from some, all or (if you are lucky) none of these during your time of the month. If you do have some of these symptoms, it is important to try and assess how best to manage them. If it is very serious (either physically or pschologically) you may need to seek advice from a health professional. You shouldn't have to suffer alone. If they are minor (like me), then you need to find simple solutions to mitigate the effects of PMS. If you get anxious and "panicy" - perhaps spend time doing a relaxing hobby, to take your mind away from stress. Some women find that regular exercise helps to lift the symptoms and also a taking up a "PMS" diet of foods such as regular snacks of fruit, vegetables, cereals and calcium-rich foods is helpful, as is cutting out coffee, chocolate, alcohol, salt and fats has been said to help. These are not proven total "fix-its" for PMS, but it certainly wouldn't hurt!!!

Much of what I have read is all about taking control of your condition and being pro-active. This can probably be applied to many aspects of our lives, but at that time of the month it can be hard to implement without a bit of support. Family can be great here if you take the time to communicate with them.

I hope this "blurb" is useful for some of you out there - for a full article on the subject, click here: http://www.babycenter.com.au/preconception/activelytrying/pms/

Take care out there and Happy Days to you all.

The Frog Prince Team :-)