Talking and playing with your baby: helping them find their first words
How to talk and play with your baby at every age up to 3, why screens do not replace conversation, and how to raise a child with two languages.
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Baby
Your baby's first year: sleep, feeding, development and health.
Baby car seats: why a mother’s arms are not enough
Why your baby needs a car seat from the drive home from the maternity unit, how to choose and fit one, and why it never goes in front of an airbag.
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Reflux in babies: when bringing up milk is normal
Why so many babies bring up milk after feeds, what helps, what to avoid and when to see the paediatrician.
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Diarrhoea and vomiting in babies: how to prevent dehydration
How long it usually lasts, how to keep your baby hydrated, why juice and cola do not help and the signs that need a doctor or emergency care.
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Coughs and colds in babies: what helps and when to worry
Why babies catch so many colds, how to help at home, why antibiotics and syrups are not the answer and the breathing signs that need a doctor straight away.
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Teething: when teeth come through and how to help
At what age teeth appear and in what order, which signs are teething and which are not, what helps and why raki, honey and necklaces are a no.
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Baby vaccinations: how they work and what to expect
How vaccines protect your baby, why several at once do not overload them, what to do on vaccination day and answers to the most common fears.
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Caring for your newborn: the cord, bathing, nappies and swaddling
How to care for the cord until it falls off, how to wash your baby safely, how to prevent nappy rash and why legs should not be wrapped straight.
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Jaundice in newborns: when it passes and when it does not
Why many babies turn yellow in the first days, how to check at home, why sunlight by the window is not a treatment and the signs that need a doctor straight away.
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How much do babies sleep, from birth to one year
How many hours babies sleep at each age, why they wake at night, when they start sleeping longer and how to help them tell day from night.
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Colic and crying: how to cope
Why babies cry, what colic is, how to soothe your baby and how to look after yourself when the crying does not stop.
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Fever in babies: when to worry
How to take your baby’s temperature, what to do at home, why vinegar or alcohol rubs are not advised and when to see a doctor straight away.
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