Impetigo is a common skin infection caused by staphylococcal or streptococcal bacteria.How to spot itSmall blisters containing a pale fluid develop - most commonly on the face or around the nose, but they can appear anywhere on the body.When they burst, they leave a yellowy crust...
There's a lot going on inside your baby's head. As soon as he's out of the womb, he is trying to make sense of all the new stimuli bombarding him. Judith Woodhead, child psychologist at the Anna Freud Centre in London, says, Tiny babies put all their senses to good use immediate...
Many young mums dont even consider breastfeeding. They think of it as old-fashioned or a bit earth mother-ish, the Infant Feeding Survey found in 2005. Only around half of mums aged 20 or younger even attempt to breastfeed their baby. One young mum who was determined to breast...
todder that he was perfectly happy with how things were previously and he'll soon get used to it again.Babyexpert.com top tip:It'll help get your morning routine off to a better, less stressful start if you get up half an hour before your toddler
Teething can start in babies as young as three months and some babies already have a couple of teeth in situ when they are born.Most babies, however, start teething around six months.Middle bottom teeth are normally the first to appear, followed by middle top teeth, then the top ...
No working mum can be perfect, but every working mum can be great. How? By finding ways to deal with the stress, workload and time shortage that usually comes with the territory.Try these techniques which will free up time for you to enjoy your job AND be a more relaxed mum.1. F...
So you're going to be a mum again - but this time there are some fears mingled with the joy. How will your beloved firstborn take the news there's another baby on the way?'It's normal to be worried about how your first child will cope, and if you could ever love a second baby as ...
However quickly your child grasped the essentials of potty training, it is perfectly normal for night-time dryness to take longer.There are ways to help it along, but patience on your part is essential.The vast majority of mums start potty training their children during the day b...
Ear infections are the most common cause of earache in young children.They are more susceptible to this condition because the Eustachian tubes - which connect the ears to the back of the nose and help to drain mucus - are smaller and more horizontal than in older children.This me...
From the age of six months your baby should be pretty well settled into his own routine.Hopefully, you'll be getting a better night's sleep by this stage but even so, many mums still find it a shock when baby drops his usual morning and afternoon long naps and spends most of the ...
