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Self Employed and Thinking of Starting a Family?

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by Helen on February 21, 2011

Business Plus Baby has always been about starting a business after you’ve become a mum. But what do you do if you’re already self-employed and are thinking of starting a family? My own experience is that I was self-employed for six years, then employed for two years, then I had two babies close together, then [...]

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What do you do? At dreamgenii® we sell a range of products that serve to make pregnancies, births and children more comfortable all over the world.  We focus on products that genuinely work to make parents’ and children’s lives easier, delivering products that are born out of genuine need – that genuinely work. When did [...]

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Self-Employment During Your Maternity Pay Period

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by Helen on December 13, 2010

Many mums get their inspiration to become self-employed whilst on maternity leave, and a large number will go on to have more children, after they have set up their business. But are you aware of the rules regarding self-employment during a maternity pay period? In follow-up to her previous article “Self-employed? Protect your right to [...]

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Ten Ways to Stretch Your Maternity Pay

by Helen on May 20, 2010

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It’s not easy starting a business when you’re on maternity leave, so here are a few tips to make your money go further. You are entitled to free prescriptions and dental treatment while you’re pregnant and a year after the baby is born. Don’t forget to book in a dental check up before your child [...]

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Two years ago I started my first maternity leave utterly convinced that I’d be back at my desk six months later. I couldn’t afford to take any longer than that off work, or so I thought. Here’s what really happened – I’m still laughing about how naive I was back then! A month into my [...]

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Tell me more… An antenatal teacher helps pregnant women prepare for birth using techniques like hypnotherapy, visualisation, relaxation, exercise or yoga. A therapist might use therapies such as reflexolgy, reiki and massage to do the same. These techniques may also be used to help women recover after the birth, to adjust to motherhood or get [...]

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