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Introduce solids without impacting breastfeeding
As your baby gets bigger and seems hungrier, you may wonder how or when to introduce solids without impacting breastfeeding. There are different approaches you can take to introducing solids, such as baby-led weaning, the traditional method of introducing new tastes in puree form or a combination of both. Regardless of which method you decide…
Mumlin and me
We spoke to Katy Hymas, the inspiration behind the award winning ‘Mumlin’; a fantastic and much improved alternative to the good old muslin. Katy is also a writer and mum to twin boys! In the beginning… I set up a PR Agency when I was 26 (Cherry Pie PR) and twins were not written in…
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Dream Feeding
It’s talked about like the mystical, magical wonder of regaining a few more longed-for hours of sleep while your baby is still too little to go through the night, but what exactly is dream feeding, how does it work and is it for you? What is Dream Feeding? As the name suggests, dream feeding involves…
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Win a New Deluxe Newborn Gift set from Dr Brown’s
Dr Brown’s goal is to provide the best technology-driven products available whether a baby is fed on expressed breast milk or infant formula. So if you’re looking for a really superb present for a newborn baby look at the new Dr Brown’s Deluxe Newborn Gift Set. The set comprises three 240ml bottles, two 120 ml bottles, a range of teats, two storage…
The three second rule?
While processed foods are often seen as bad, for busy mums they are much safer than natural foods if dropped on the floor. That’s because the higher the salt or sugar content the less chance any harmful bacteria will survive, as a study carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) on behalf of cleaning experts…
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Question: Breastfeeding second baby
Q: My baby is already a year old. I am still feeling guilty that I didn’t breastfeed. I tried and tried and tried for 17 days after she was born, but she just refused to breastfeed. I had several nurses, my mum, my sister-in-law and my husband helping me with this problem, but even they couldn’t…
Question: Baby crying during feeding
Q: “My daughter is 10 weeks old and cries half way through each feed. She becomes very distressed and is very hard to calm down. She has being doing this for five weeks. My health visitor put her on soya milk which helped for a couple of weeks but the problem has now started again. She…
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Question: Baby’s falling weight gain
Q: “My eight-month-old son’s weight has dropped from the 75th centile to the 9th. I’m still breastfeeding him although I’d like to stop. He reluctantly drinks 3-4oz formula at a time and at some mealtimes he refuses to eat anything. Have you any suggestions as to how we can increase his weight?” A: There are…
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Question: Baby falling off the breast
Q: “Sometimes when he’s feeding, my seven-week-old son will struggle and ‘fall off’ the breast. He then gets upset and cries. This goes on for a while, and then suddenly he’ll either sleep or feed. Is there a reason for this? What should I do when it happens?” A: Without seeing your son, it is a…
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Win a OXO Tot Sprout Highchair and feeding equipment
New TV series “How To…Prepare for your baby’s arrival! — SKY 201 and Freesat 403 from Tuesday 7th February at 7:30pm, repeated Sundays 6.00pm – has teamed up with OXO Tot, to offer you the chance to win a Sprout Highchair and feeding equipment from their award winning and universally designed OXO Tot feeding range.…
