Becoming a parent is a life changing experience, and it can sometimes feel like you need a degree in parenthood to get to grips with all the new information you have to take on board as you prepare for your new arrival.

From old wives tales to new medical research, many mums-to-be find themselves overloaded with information and advice about what they shouldn’t and shouldn’t do during pregnancy and birth, and it can be hard to know exactly which advice to follow and which to take with a pinch of salt!

But obviously it is important to follow the right advice both for your health and that of your unborn baby. Maternity expert Dr Gwyneth Lewis, sorts the myths from the facts to help you make the right choices to ensure your pregnancy and birth go as smoothly as possible giving your baby the best start in life.

Back advice and sleep website www.backadvice.info offers top tips to give you sweet dreams

A recent study found that as many as 30% of the adult population are affected by sleep problems, with the over 65s recognised as particularly badly disrupted*. In fact, according to a study conducted by the University of Leeds, roughly half of the UK’s mature population complain of insomnia*.

On 1 April 2009, the new Gas Safe Register^TM replaces the CORGI gas registration scheme as Great Britain’s gas safety authority.

Our competition winner, Ben Polhill, 30, a community sports coach from Chichester, is super-handy with a dishcloth and couldn’t be a more lovely, photogenic man.