and irritability are prominent symptoms, the condition used to be called PMT (premenstrual tension). Since other symptoms have been recognised as having the same hormonal basis, the wider term PMS is now being used. Other common symptoms include breast tenderness

If you have a young baby, your health visitor will be strongly advising you to feed him milk exclusively for the first six months. This has been the recommendation of the Department of Health since 2003, who deemed it the healthiest start for babies. But now a leading paediatrici...

of lactase production. Secondary lactase deficiency can last as little as a few weeks or can be permanent. Congenital lactase deficiency is extremely rare and occurs when a baby is born without enough lactase to digest breast milk. Babies suffering from

Bottlefed babies tend to be more prone to tummy upsets, so it’s important to practice good hygiene when making up your baby’s bottle. Wash your hands before starting and make sure the bottles you use are clean and sterile. Make up feeds as and when you need them to minimise the r...

levels of bacteria present, so it's important to sterilise as much as possible.Your baby's feeding equipment, like breast pumps, bottles and weaning items, plus soothers, teething rings and small plastic toys can all be easily cleaned using Milton

IVF again?A: Very pleased to hear you good news and we hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well. Life will be very different with a new baby in the house, and you may not be so keen to start so quickly. If you are going to breast feed, we advise you

fed, he will still wake at that time for a feed out of habit. If you continue the dream feed and persuade him to wait longer for his next feed, he will stop waking up. This usually takes around 3-5 days. Breast or bottle at the dream feed? You can

exclusivly fed breast milk.I should also add that the hospital and midwife care has been amazing, I can't thank them enough for the professionalism and the amazing personal care I received during my pregnancy, birth and even now 18 weeks on

, either.’ ENJOY AN EGG Eating eggs during pregnancy can improve your baby’s memory and help to protect her against breast cancer later on, research has found. A US study on pregnant mice revealed that the nutrient choline, found in eggs, helped the babies

baby?* Breast or bottle - Be clear about whether you hope your baby will breast or bottle feed. If you don't want your breastfed baby to be given a bottle, then say so.* Putting baby to the breast on delivery? Think about whether you would like