Fertility can be a bit of a grey area – we all know it won't last forever, but what can we do to maximise it? Do we have any influence at all? Bumps & Babes asked three experts for their opinions on how to boost your chances of fertility and conception: Dr Livingston, a TCM specialist, Dr Nichole Mahnert, an Ob/Gyn, and Dr Missy Chua, a Naturopath.

Jon Robinson from www.makethisworkout.com joined Bumps & Babes on July 11 to offer us some working-out tips with our babies. Here is a summary of the the exercises and routine he suggested we follow with our babes to get back in shape while we hang out with them! 

Anyone who's been here a while knows that the Shanghai summer does strange things to skin and hair... Skin starts looking grey and tired, and hair goes limp, or frizzy, or both! This is not a good look. It can be worse when you're pregnant or breastfeeding because your hormones are all over the place, and because baby's nutritional needs come first, leaving less over for you to nourish your body with. Olya Eastman, founder and director of the natural, seasonal skincare company Delicious and a mother herself, says this doesn't have to be the case. On June 6th she joined Bumps & Babes Pudong to tell us how to care for our skin and hair using natural, seasonal ingredients that don't cost a bomb, to give us back the glow we all deserve.

Good health starts with you. To coincide with International Women's Day, Bumps & Babes Pudong invited Dr. Mai from Shanghai United Family to talk to us about caring for female health.

In 2008, breast cancer caused 458,503 deaths worldwide -- 13.7% of cancer deaths in women. As part of breast-cancer awareness month last October, Bumps & Babes invited MK to talk to us about breast cancer risks and prevention.

Do you sometimes look in the mirror and wonder what happened to the former you? Do you struggle to make time for yourself with all the challenges that motherhood presents? Being a mom changes everything. It changes your lifestyle, your body, your relationship with your partner, your sleep patterns, your income, your priorities, your very sense of self. On October 26 Bumps & Babes invited Cecile Mazourine, a life coach, Adela Stoulilova, a holistic lifestyle coach and Sandra Richefort, an image consulting specialist to talk to us about how to deal with all the changes that motherhood entails and regain balance and wellness.

Having a baby can be both exhilarating and exhausting. It can bring much happiness, but it can also challenge you in ways you never expected. Soon after giving birth, many women feel weepy and moody. Dr. Paul Wang from Shanghai United Family Hospital joined Bumps & Babes on August 10, 2011 to talk to us about how to identify the baby blues and deal with them. Here is a complete summary of the key points he made during his presentation.

Your body experiences a lot of changes during pregnancy and it is not rare to feel back and pelvic pain during and after pregnancy. Dr. Ben Tay from the Institute of Western Surgery joined Bumps & Babes on July 13, 2011 to talk to us about the causes and what steps to take to relieve the pain.

On May 18th Carrie Jones and Melinda Weber from the Community Centre Shanghai joined Bumps & Babes Pudong to talk about Mamas Blues and the additional difficulties mothers face in Shanghai without the support of their family and friends back home

On April 20, 2011 Ellen Swabey, a nutritional therapist, joined Bumps & Babes Pudong Talks to provide information on nutritional strategies for weight loss after pregnancy and birth.

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On May 24, 2010 Bumps & Babes invited Mary Rizkalla PPT from Shanghai United Family Hospital to talk to us about our bodies after giving birth. Below we offer a short summary of the main topics covered as well as some of the most important Q&As.