Questions tagged parent

Hi Jodie, It can be worrying when you experience complications during pregnancy. It sounds as if you are doing everything that you can to ensure t...

Hi, There are a few causes of the baby not growing to the size it should for its age. It can be form other conditions that the mother may have suc...

Hi, Strep B is a normal vaginal flora that is present in about 75% of all women at sometime. It is not anything that you catch or anything that is...

Hi Tania, The pelvic pain could be form the position of the baby at the moment – the baby’s legs could be kicking down in that region....

Hi, You really need the results of the scan properly explained. I am unable to correctly explain what this may be as I need to see the full report...

Hi There, There can be times when your food affects baby`s bowel habits. Generally though this is only for a short time. So if the colour of you...

Hi, You might want to give our It`s Time To Sleep settling techniques a go they are all hands on and no leaving baby at this age but teach baby to...

Hi There, Sounds like you have a little gal who loves her food, which is fab! Its` common that bubs reject breast or bottle in favour of solids; ...

Hi There, there really aren`t any specific food group requirements at this age, to be honest much of what you are doing is offer taste and textur...

Hi Tracey, Yes, certainly if you are continuing with formula you could swap over to a toddler formula. You may also find that moving onto smooth...

Hi Rebecca, sounds like you are both going great, well done to you. How much a baby will eat greatly varies from one bub to the next, depending o...

Hi Wendy, Yes formulas can be a bit of a trial and error situation. I do know that Nan are one of the few formulas that have worked on their prote...

Hi, If you are getting painful regular cramps you need to have a check up. If it is irregular then it tends to be more pre labour type cramps that...

Hi, Some babies are just poor daytime sleepers. You could try our It`s Time To Sleep settling program for Newborn to 6 months, the patting techniq...

Hi, Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, it is not one that has an easy answer, because all children are different. It is like everything w...

Hi, From about 6 months a baby should be able to sleep 7pm to 7am without and overnight feed so she is waking out of habit for the bottle now. If ...

Hi There, Sounds to me as though you are both going just great. Two to three milk feeds a day at 9 months is pretty much what you would expect. ...

Hi Marilou, She simply does not know how to sleep without you. It does become a cycle and then difficult to break the habit. When you sit with her...

Hi Maysaa, This can be quite difficult to work out but you are still very early so an early ultrasound will be able to quite accurately predict yo...

Hi, Varicose veins can cause much concern and discomfort especially during pregnancy. The stockings will help support your legs as will resting ea...

Hi, Demand feeding is fine but you need to know if it is hunger or comfort he is looking for. Try following a feed/play/sleep routine so you can w...

Hi There, Yes if you are breastfeeding and drinking say more than a cup of caffeine containing drink (tea, coffee, coke etc) this passes quite qui...

Hi There, It sounds like you are both going great, if I were your friend I would be following what you are doing… I have some tip sheets on...

Hi, The dummy is ok so long as he is not waking because he has lost it then it can become a problem. Wrapping also helps. Try to follow a feed/pl...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. You can check if you have colostrum present in your breasts by gently squeezing behind the nipples. This is great p...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Fortunately in the early weeks of pregnancy your baby is very well protected from much of what happens. Your baby s...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. The feelings that you are experiencing is from the rapid hormone changes that occur in your body in early pregnanc...

Hi Lisa, Yes five days is a while but given the consistency of her motions in fact it seems okay. None-the-less I would have a chat with your ...

Hi There, Well to me things sound fine, there will often be times when a baby’s appetite will alter, generally temporarily, baby is your ...

Hi Nicole, Yes fussy eating is really common from about 18 months onward and it really can have you pulling your hair out. Its hard to say at thi...