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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Clear answers to the questions that come up in pregnancy, after the birth and in your baby's first year, from morning sickness to sleepless nights.
Baby development month by month in the first year
The first smile, sitting up, the first steps: what most babies do by 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months, and when to talk to your paediatrician.
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Bottle feeding: how to make up formula safely
Water, temperature, cleaning bottles and how to bottle feed your baby by following their lead.
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Starting solid foods: when and how
Around 6 months, with three signs of readiness: how to start your baby on solid foods, what to avoid until one year and what to make of the family’s advice.
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Safe sleep for babies
How to put your baby down to sleep safely and lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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The baby blues and postnatal depression
How to tell the ordinary low days after birth from postnatal depression, what the signs are and where to get help.
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Breastfeeding: the first few days
Colostrum, skin-to-skin contact, how often your baby feeds and how to tell your baby is latched on well.
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Recovery after birth: what is normal
Bleeding after birth, stitches, your pelvic floor and the 6-week check: how your body heals and when to get help straight away.
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Hospital bag checklist: what to pack for the birth
The full list of things for labour, for the days after and for your baby, and when to pack your bag.
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Your baby’s movements in pregnancy
When you first feel your baby move, what it feels like, why you do not need to count kicks and when to call straight away.
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Signs of labour: how to tell it is starting
Contractions, your waters breaking and the other signs that labour is starting, when to call the maternity unit and when to call straight away.
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Ultrasound scans in pregnancy
The dating scan and the anomaly scan: when they happen, what they check, what they feel like and whether they are safe.
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