Questions tagged parents

Hi, If you think that you may be pregnant and have missed a proper period by a week or more you can do a pregnancy test. They are very accurate if...

Hi, You do not need to disclose that you are pregnant when applying for a job. You could try for a casual position that may be of a shorter term s...

Hi, Your tiredness may be caused by a low iron level. Check your blood results and if you are low in iron you may need to take a supplement. Other...

Hi, Colostrum is present in your breasts from around 16 weeks. It can be more noticeable in some women than others. If you are leaking you may nee...

Hi, They will put a drip or a cannula in so that they have access to a vein so that they can give you medications quickly and effectively. The dri...

Hi Mel, You can sleep in any position that you find comfortable. The only reason sleeping or lying on your back is considered dangerous is that th...

Hi, Castor oil is not recommended as it can cause diarrhea and it is not what you want during labour. You could try nipple stimulation – reg...

Hi Bec, As you say there could be many possibilities, a single one or even combinations. If it has been a one off then possible that what ever t...

Hi There, This is just as one mum to another, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that baby bottles and drink bottles last at the most 18 mo...

Hi Felicity, So from the list on Huggies what about things like freezing a smoothie and taking a snack, you could do the same with sago, rice, ta...

Hi There, It is possible that your toddler has made a negative association between food and home and on this basis I would recommend a good early...

Hi Jo, This is an area I have been asked a lot about and have put together a fact sheet on it, which is now on my web site (www.sneakys.com.au un...

Hi, Try not to worry just yet. You are still in the morning sickness phase of the pregnancy. Soon this will ease and your appetite will return. ...

Hi Amy, There are ventricles in the brain and the heart. It could be either. Many irregularities are often picked up during an ultrasound and most...

Hi Jodie, Signs of twins are experiencing more severe morning sickness than expected, an overwhelming tiredness and showing further along than exp...

Hi, The antibiotics may not have been strong enough to stop the infection or they may have been the wrong ones. You need to visit your GP or local...

Hi, There is no real reason to wait except for dates. This may not seem an issue now but it can be when you are pregnant. If you do not want to wa...

Hi Renae, It is very common that little ones go off their usual eating routine when they are unwell or recuperating, or teething can affect their...

Hi There, It sounds like you are both going great. At the end of the day it is the total amount that your bub drinks that is important (of cours...

Hi There, It is very uncommon for fully breatfed bubs to be constipated. Keep in mind that constipation refers more to dry, hard stools than to ...

Hi There, Oh I sympathise, its hard enough when it is you but when its your little one… I have to admit I haven`t had experience with such...

Hi There, They are funny arent they, they can seem to pick up on new routines so quickly. I am wondering if he would take expressed BM in a bott...

Hi Liz, I guess the thing to keep in mind is variety. Ideally over the day baby will (as solids increase) eat a variety of foods. This way you ...

Hi, At this age you might expect him to be in bed by 7 – 730pm. To change what is happening you would need to stop offering this overnight b...

Hi, The breast feed isn`t the problem it is when you feed baby to sleep they look for this comfort when waking on their light sleep so you need to...

Hi, Not sure how old baby is so take a look at our It`s Time To Sleep settling program for the appropriate age group it will take you step by step...

Hi, The breast feed isn`t the problem it is when you feed baby to sleep they look for this comfort when waking on their light sleep so you need to...

Hi, To change what is happening you would need to stop offering this overnight breast feed, he is waking out of habit for it now. You also need to...

Hi Dana, You poor thing you and Madelyn must be exhausted. I don`t quite know what to say it would seem you have had every proffessional available...

Hi, There is a one percent chance of falling pregnant when using the pill and this is usually when it is not taken as recommended. If you are ill ...